HMI and SCADA Systems in Industrial Processes

TEACHING UNIT 1. FUNDAMENTALS OF PROCESS CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEMS: SCADA AND HMI Historical context of visualization systems Advanced Industrial Management Systems: ERP and MES Preliminary Considerations for Monitoring and Control The Concept of “Real Time” in a SCADA System Concepts Related to SCADA Definition and Characteristics of Distributed Control Systems SCADA Systems vs. DCS Technical and Economic Feasibility of a SCADA System Current Market for SCADA Developers Industrial PCs and Expansion Cards HMI Operator Screens Characteristics of an HMI Screen Software for Programming HMI Screens Tablet PCs TEACHING UNIT 2. SCADA HARDWARE: MTU, RTU, AND COMMUNICATIONS General operating principle of a SCADA system Subsystems that make up a supervisory control system Components of an RTU, operation, and characteristics Telemetry systems: generic, dedicated, and multiplexers RTU control and communications software Types of RTU capabilities Interrogation, exception reports, and RTU-initiated transmissions Communications fault detection Phases of SCADA implementation at a facility TEACHING UNIT 3. SCADA SOFTWARE AND OPC UA COMMUNICATION Fundamentals of object-oriented programming Drivers, development tools, and runtime Development tools and the runtime program Using databases for storage Communication methods between applications: OPC, ODBC, ASCII, SQL, and API The evolution of the OPC protocol to OPC UA (Unified Architecture) Configuring OPC controls in SCADA TEACHING UNIT 4. LAYOUT DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES Symbols and diagrams Identification of instruments and functions Symbology used in process control Design of layout and distribution plans Types of symbols Examples of diagrams TEACHING UNIT 5. INTERFACE DESIGN USING STANDARDS Basic principles of automated system design Overview of selected standards and methodological guidelines Industrial design Design of control and display elements Colors used in control elements Location and use of control elements TEACHING UNIT 6. GEMMA: GUIDE TO RUN AND STOP MODES IN AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM Origin of the GEMMA guide Fundamentals of GEMMA Status rectangles: operating, stop, or fault procedures Methodology for Using GEMMA Selection of Run and Stop Modes Implementation of GEMMA in GRAFCET Method via Enrichment of the Base GRAFCET Method via Breakdown by TASKS: Vertical or Hierarchical Coordination Alarm Handling with GEMMA TEACHING UNIT 7. DEVELOPMENT MODULES Common Software Packages Configuration Module Operator Graphical Interface Tools Process Control Utilities Trending Display Alarm and Event Management Tools Event and Alarm Logging and Archiving Report Generation Tools Recipe Creation Tool Communications Configuration TEACHING UNIT 8. HMI AND SCADA INTERFACE DESIGN Initial Design Criteria Architecture Considerations for Screen Layout Choosing Screen Navigation Appropriate Use of Color Proper Use of Textual Information Appropriate Definition of Equipment, States, and Process Events Use of Process Information and Values Tables and Trend Charts Commands and Data Entry Proper Implementation of Alarms Evaluation of SCADA Designs