Some of systems synchronization use file replication mechanism from Master node to other nodes (automatic copying of files to many nodes). What needs to be configured on Windows side?
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Career paths.pdf
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Earlier during our Mentorship program we discussed Carrer paths in Automation.
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When you are in the beginning of your engineering path you may come to plant and amaze how systems and configurations behind it are big and complicated.
This also may frustrate you on thoughts how endless is what you need to learn.
But remember, what you see
1. Was build in years
2. Was build by teams or several people
3. Was build by using earlier projects templates
I want to focus on the 3rd part - using templates. No one professional builds things from scratch. When someone builds the logic he uses functional blocks and scripts from other projects. The same is with installation, HMI, even with drawings and documentation.
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This also may frustrate you on thoughts how endless is what you need to learn.
But remember, what you see
1. Was build in years
2. Was build by teams or several people
3. Was build by using earlier projects templates
I want to focus on the 3rd part - using templates. No one professional builds things from scratch. When someone builds the logic he uses functional blocks and scripts from other projects. The same is with installation, HMI, even with drawings and documentation.
SystemsConsult
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Trends affect process automation and industrial digitalization in the following:
- Cloud SCADA (SaaS)
- Digital twins and ML in OTS, APM and MES solutions
- AR/VR in HMIs
- Cyber Security (use of advanced logging, monitoring and SOCs in PCN)
- Cloud SCADA (SaaS)
- Digital twins and ML in OTS, APM and MES solutions
- AR/VR in HMIs
- Cyber Security (use of advanced logging, monitoring and SOCs in PCN)
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SCADA explained
SCADA is a software.
Mostly installed on Windows OS nowadays.
It allows Operator to monitor (read from PLC) and supervisory control the process (write to PLC).
Automatic control is implemented in PLC and not in a SCADA.
Major components of SCADA are:
⁃ Points database (stores cofiguration of plc read/write addresses; ranges; descriptions; alarms setpoints and priorities; history, trend and group configurations; scripting. Databases are offline and online running on SQL or Oracle mostly).
⁃ HMI (Mostly uses HTML technology: DeltaV and Experion)
⁃ Built-in set of drivers to allow communication with PLCs, gateways, etc. such as Modbus. (usually you don't touch drivers and it runs behind the scenes. However, it is possible to write your own C/C++ for proprietary protocols)
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You got the following binary code in your PLC register: 000000000111.
What will be the decimal number, or value you see after conversion?
What will be the decimal number, or value you see after conversion?
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Backup and Restore at process control networks
Backup is a process of creating a copy of your data to be able to restore it during failure or disaster.
Backups can be a file backup, configuration backup, database export or a whole system backup for PLC, SCADA, network devices and windows machines.
Smaller is backup faster is recovery.
Thus, if you work with files, it is rational to make a backup of just a file, rather than recovering the whole system in hours with a system backup.
Most PCN uses Acronis backup and restore for system backups.
It is must to have a written procedures for sites for backup and restore with details on criticality of systems, backups schedules, validation, storage locations etc.
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Which protocol is better to use for remote cisco switch configuration?
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List of Automation documents. There are many sources in internet explaining majors of them.
• Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
• Loop drawings
• Instrument Index
• IO list
• IO (Tag) assignment
• Logic Print-outs
• Cause and Effect Matrixes (C&Es)
• Control Narratives
• Functional Design Specifications
• ICSS Design Specifications
• System Block Diagrams
• Control Room Layouts
• ICSS Design Specifications
• Fire & Gas I/O Database
• System Block Diagrams
• Control Room Layouts
• Instrument Building(s) Layouts
• Termination database
• Site Plot plan
• Instrument data sheets
• Cable routing drawings
• Database formats
• Database update for I/O Schedules.
• ICSS system architecture
• Power consumption
• Heat dissipation
• Panel layouts
• Graphics
• Group displays
• DDS
• Functional Logic Diagrams
• Logs and reports (Type and Format)
• Configuration Manuals
• FAT Procedure
• SAT Procedure
• Functional Test Procedures (FTP)
• Site Installation schedules
• System installation
• Loop check schedules
• Loop checks procedure
• ICSS Startup/ commissioning schedule
• Startup/commissioning support
• Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
• Loop drawings
• Instrument Index
• IO list
• IO (Tag) assignment
• Logic Print-outs
• Cause and Effect Matrixes (C&Es)
• Control Narratives
• Functional Design Specifications
• ICSS Design Specifications
• System Block Diagrams
• Control Room Layouts
• ICSS Design Specifications
• Fire & Gas I/O Database
• System Block Diagrams
• Control Room Layouts
• Instrument Building(s) Layouts
• Termination database
• Site Plot plan
• Instrument data sheets
• Cable routing drawings
• Database formats
• Database update for I/O Schedules.
• ICSS system architecture
• Power consumption
• Heat dissipation
• Panel layouts
• Graphics
• Group displays
• DDS
• Functional Logic Diagrams
• Logs and reports (Type and Format)
• Configuration Manuals
• FAT Procedure
• SAT Procedure
• Functional Test Procedures (FTP)
• Site Installation schedules
• System installation
• Loop check schedules
• Loop checks procedure
• ICSS Startup/ commissioning schedule
• Startup/commissioning support
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Deloitte-asset-performance-management.pdf
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Asset Performance Management white paper
Automation books to read
Recently reviewed several books on Automation and IT topic. Strongly recommend for read.
Control Systems Engineering Exam Reference Manual:
A Practical Study Guide
Third Edition
For the NCEES Professional Engineering (PE) Licensing Examination
Bryon Lewis, PE, CMfgE, CCNA
A Guide to Automation Body of Knowledge. Nicholas P. Sands
CompTIA Network+. Guide to Networks
Jill West
Complete A+ Guide to IT. Hardware and Software
A CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1001) & CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1002) Textbook
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Projects, commissioning and operations.
One might have a question - where is better to start from: projects or operations?
I would say, for learning it is better to start in projects, then make commissioning of the same project.
In projects stage you learn how to design and there is a room for experiments and creativity.
In commissioning you learn a lot by fixing things to make them work.
However, it is true if you was involved from the project phase, otherwise you may lose hours investigating why someone wrote the code/design in particular way and not in the other way.
Also in commissioning you will find that many of design which was made during projects phase works different in reality (or even does not work).
In operations safety is a priority and every online change is a stress.
Much of time goes with collection of signatures and approvals for the change.
But operations show how things work together in reality, which you can simulate in no other environment.
Operations require different mindset.
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