ClearSCADA
We are proud to be a ClearSCADA Partner with Schneider Electric.
ClearSCADA is an integrated SCADA host platform that includes: a polling engine, real-time database, historian, web server, alarm redirection for text messaging and email, and a reporting package. Because this is all integrated it greatly reduces license costs and configuration effort.
To explore ClearSCADA advantages, please check out the following product features. To start planning your ClearSCADA project today, contact us!
ClearSCADA is an integrated SCADA host platform that includes: a polling engine, real-time database, historian, web server, alarm redirection for text messaging and email, and a reporting package. Because this is all integrated it greatly reduces license costs and configuration effort.
To explore ClearSCADA advantages, please check out the following product features. To start planning your ClearSCADA project today, contact us!
Product Architecture
There are 3 components to ClearSCADA:
Integrated Platform
Major components that are integrated into the ClearSCADA server include:
Drivers and Protocols
Telemetry applications generally use open standards such as MODBUS, DNP3 and IEC870 because they are spread out over a wide area and are designed for intermittent communications which quite often occurs. ClearSCADA leverages the full potential of these protocols, including features such as synchronising RTU real-time clocks, uploading event data or data log files and backfilling this automatically into the ClearSCADA historian, providing communication statistics and alarms, etc.
Integrated Development Environment
ClearSCADA’s windows client application, known as ‘ViewX’ is dual purpose and any workstation can be used for development simultaneously.
SCADA Security
When a user logs on to ClearSCADA they only get access to the level within the database hierarchy that has been pre-determined for them. If there are other areas of the configuration that they are not allowed to view or control then this will be locked out. The security model in ClearSCADA is object based and is therefore granular down to a single point or object level. It does not matter which client application or interface is used to gain access, any request for data complies to the data security model.
Logic and Calculation EngineClearSCADA has a unique proposition in this area and offers a built-in IEC 61131-3 logic engine. This programming language is commonly found in PLC/RTU controllers and is an industry standard so it should be familiar to many engineers. ClearSCADA includes:
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Reporting
No SCADA package is complete without providing reporting capabilities but the reports that users need are so varied that the report application generally ends up being quite complex to configure. So the ideal scenario is that the SCADA package offers several options; ClearSCADA has a rich suite of industry standard open interfaces such as ODBC, OLE-DB and OPC which can be used by any third party reporting package or Microsoft Office.
Web Access
The web client supports;
Alarm Management
It is normal to expect that SCADA/HMI software includes some form of alarm monitoring so it comes down to the feature set that separates basic functionality vs advanced. The redirection capability is an advanced feature and built into the server at no extra cost. It is ideal for unmanned SCADA monitoring as it alerts the right person when a critical event occurs.
Business System Integration
ClearSCADA is an open SCADA platform with many options for integration with business systems. If you wish to navigate between applications such as ‘click on object’ in ClearSCADA graphic you can hyperlink to another application. The same applies for reverse direction, this time the hyperlink would be a URL and display the associated web page in WebX. This is ideal for navigating between GIS, asset management software and SCADA.
Industry Standards
When you are looking for a new SCADA platform one of the things that should be high on your priority list is compliance to industry standards. This not only ensures long product lifecycle but it will be easier to find engineers that understand the technology. Let’s look at some examples:
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