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ET-7000/PET-7000 AIO Series User Manual, version 1.0.1 beta3 Page: 146
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6.3. SCADA
SCADA stands for Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition. It is a production automation
and control system based on PCs
SCADA is wildly used in many fields e.g. power generation, water systems, the oil
industry, chemistry, the automobile industry. Different fields require different functions, but
they all have the common features:
Graphic interface
Process mimicking
Real time and historic trend data
Alarm system
Data acquisition and recording
Data analysis
Report generator
Accessing ET-7000/PET-7000 module
SCADA software is able to access ET-7000/PET-7000 devices using Modbus
communication protocols, and can communicate without the need for other
software drivers.
Famous SCADA software
Citect, ICONICS, iFIX, InduSoft, Intouch, Entivity Studio, Entivity Live, Entivity VLC,
Trace Mode, Wizcon, Wonderware ... etc
In the following sections 3 popular brands of SCADA software are introduced
together with the detailed instructions in how use them to communicate with
ET-7000/PET-7000 series module using the Modbus/TCP protocol.