The SCADA Gospel

Ian Wiese 9th March 1997

 

The SCADA Mail List Copyright © 2008

List Administrator Ron Southworth 8th March 2008

 

The Editted archives of the SCADA Mailing list

The SCADA Mailing List has been a forum for discussions relating to standards in the SCADA industry for many years. It has evolved into a valuable resource for SCADA professionals worldwide.

This book is extracted from the archives of the mailing list, dating from Jan 1997 to July 1997. The messages have been editted, and sorted so that common themes are collected together.

This version of the archive has been placed on the web as a reference resource for the betterment of the industry. The best way to assess the extent of the information in these archives is to browse the index.

The SCADA mailing list was commenced initially to promote discussion of standards in the SCADA industry, but any topics related to SCADA and automation are acceptable.

The industry is characterised by the lack of consistent adherence to standards. It is virtually impossible to achieve interoperability of equipment from different suppliers without special drivers and interfaces.

Standards do exist, but they are not complete. Where they exist they cover components of SCADA systems. Different vendors couple the standards together in different ways.

There have been many specifications produced which demanded adherence to specific internationally accepted standards, but there is no general acceptance of a subset of standards that should be used in any given application.

This is an industry problem. It can be solved but only by an industry wide approach to demand interoperability of equipment, especially with field Remote Terminal Units. It is surprising how few standards are required to achieve interoperability.

Since the original focus on standards, the interests of the subscribers have broadened, until today the list is widely regarded as an independant industry forum.


Table of Contents

The SCADA Gospel Archives

1. Discussion on RTU's

General

"Motorola MOSCAD-equivalent" third party RTU

RE: "Motorola MOSCAD-equivalent" third party RTU

Printer Port for DI

Re: Printer Port for DI

One to one small RTUs

Re: One to one small RTUs

Re: One to one small RTUs

Re: One to one small RTUs

RTU Role

Re: RTU Role

Re: RTU Role

Re: RTU Role Vs IED Vs PLC

E-Mail file conversions

Re: E-Mail file conversions

Re: E-Mail file conversions

Re: E-Mail file conversions

RTUs vs PLC

Differences between RTU and PLCs?

Re: Differences between RTU and PLCs?

Re: Differences between RTU and PLCs?

RE: Differences between RTU and PLCs?

RE: Differences between RTU and PLCs?

Suppliers

RTU suppliers

Re: RTU suppliers

RE: RTU suppliers

Solar

Specification of solar cells

Re: Specification of solar cells

Re: Specification of solar cells

2. Communications

GSM

RTU suppliers

Re: RTU suppliers

RE: RTU suppliers

GSM Short Messaging Service for SCADA

Re: GSM Short Messaging Service for SCADA

GSM Short Messaging Service for SCADA

Modems

Low temperature dialup modems

Re: Low temperature dialup modems

Re: Low temperature dialup modems

Terminal Servers

Terminal Servers for use with Windows SCADA system

Re: Terminal Servers for use with Windows SCADA system

Re: Terminal Servers for use with Windows SCADA system

Re: Terminal Servers for use with Windows SCADA system

Digiboard

Re: Terminal Servers for use with Windows SCADA system

Re: Terminal Servers for use with Windows SCADA system

Re: Digiboard

Re: Digiboard

Re: Digiboard

RE: Digiboard

RE: Digiboard

RE: Digiboard

Re: Digiboard

Re: Digiboard

X.25

X.25 Network for SCADA application

Re: X.25 Network for SCADA application

Inmarsat-C

Inmarsat-C

Re: Inmarsat-C

Re: Inmarsat-C

Re[2]: Inmarsat-C

Re[4]: Inmarsat-C

Data Radio

Data Radios

Re: Data Radios

Re: Data Radios

Re: Data Radios

Re: Data Radios

Re: Data Radios

(Fwd) Re: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

(Fwd) Re: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

Re: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

Re: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

Re: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

Re: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

Re: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

Re: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

FW: Redundant Radios Hook-up to single antenna

GE RF Radios - details

Re: GE RF Radios - details

Re: GE RF Radios - details

Re: GE RF Radios - details

Re: GE RF Radios - details

Re: Microwave Equipment Supply

What is multicast?

What is multicast?

Multicast - Broadcast and VSAT

Re: Multicast

Re: Multicast??

Power line carrier

(Fwd) Interface

RE: DNP vs. IEC vs. UCA

RE: DNP vs. IEC vs. UCA

RE: DNP vs. IEC vs. UCA

PLC Communications

PLC Communications Cards

Re: PLC Communications Cards

Protocol converter

General Protocol converter

Re: General Protocol converter

Integration of SCADA Data and Voice

Integrating Commercial Data Networks with SCADA

3. Protocols

DNP3

DNP 3.0 over TCP/IP and ethernet

Re: DNP 3.0 over TCP/IP and ethernet

Re: DNP 3.0 over TCP/IP and ethernet

Re: DNP 3.0 over TCP/IP and ethernet

Re: DNP 3.0 over TCP/IP and ethernet

Re: DNP 3.0 over TCP/IP and ethernet

(Fwd) DNP Test-sets

Re: (Fwd) DNP Test-sets

UCA vs DNP vs IEC870-5

Re: UCA vs DNP vs IEC870-5

Re: Unidentified subject!

Re: (Fwd) DNP behaviour questions

RE: 870-5-101 Technical Questions

DNP behaviour questions

IEC-60870-101 more interoperational than DNP3.0

IEC870

IEC 870

RE: IEC 870

RE: IEC 870 Source Code Library

IEC 870 Source Code Library

Re: IEC-870-5-101 and IEC-870-5-103

Modbus

Modbus protocol analyser

Re: Modbus protocol analyser

Re: Modbus protocol analyser

ModBus protocol

Re: ModBus protocol

Re: Modbus protocol analyser

Re: Modbus protocol analyser

Protocol Converters

Re: Protocol Converters

Re: Protocol Converters

searching for SCADA basics

Re: searching for SCADA basics

CDC Synchronous Protocol

CDC Synchronous Protocol

RE: CDC Synchronous Protocol

RE: CDC Synchronous Protocol

RE: CDC Synchronous Protocol

Protocol Specifications

RE: Protocol Specifications

ELCOM Protocol

ELCOM Users Group

Re: ELCOM Users Group

Indactic 33

Indactic 33 Protocol

Re: Indactic 33 Protocol

VDEW

RE: IEC-870-5-103

ICCP Protocol

ICCP Protocol

Re: ICCP Protocol

Intercentre communication

OPC

OLE for Process control ( OPC )

Landis & Gyr 8479 protocol

Landis Gyr 8979 protocol.

Re: Landis Gyr 8979 protocol.

RE: Microwave Equipment Supply

DMP

Re: Data Radio Modem Protocol "DPM"

Lonworks

Encapsulation of a Quantity using TCP/IP

Re: Encapsulation of a Quantity using TCP/IP

RTI Protocol

RTI Protocol

Redac 70 protocol

Westinghouse Redac Protocol

Westinghouse REDAC protocol inquiry

Re: Westinghouse REDAC protocol inquiry

AEG A250 PLC driver for FIX

Driver for Intellution FIX and AEG A250

4. Software

Java

java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

RE: java_in_scada

Re: java_in_scada

SCADA w/JAVA

RE: SCADA w/JAVA

HPUX to DEC Unix

Porting

Re: Porting

RTAP

RTAP

Re: RTAP

Re: RTAP

Re: RTAP

FIX DMACS

FIX DMACS QUESTION PRINTING

Re: FIX DMACS QUESTION PRINTING

GEFICS SCADA

The black art of GeFICS SCADA

Re: The black art of GeFICS SCADA

Wonderware

MoScad WonderWare

Re: MoScad WonderWare

Re: MoScad WonderWare

Re: MoScad WonderWare

Re: WONDERWARE

Re: WONDERWARE

Re: WONDERWARE

Re: WONDERWARE

Industrial SQL server of Wonderware

RE: Industrial SQL server of Wonderware

Re: Info on Wizon

Re: Info on Wizon

SCADA and the Web

SCADA and Internet

RE: SCADA and Internet

RE: SCADA and Internet

Re: SCADA and Internet

Re: SCADA and Internet

Re: SCADA and Internet

RE: SCADA and Internet

Re: SCADA and Internet

Re: SCADA and Internet

Re: SCADA and Internet

SCADA - Internet Integration

5. SCADA Technology

General Definition

Re: Definition

Building Automation

Small Scale SCADA

Re: Small Scale SCADA

Re: Small Scale SCADA

Re: Small Scale SCADA

Re: Small Scale SCADA

SCADA vs DCS

DCS and SCADA, what is the difference?

Re: DCS and SCADA, what is the difference?

Re: DCS and SCADA, what is the difference? - Andrew West's Discussion

Re: DCS and SCADA, what is the difference? - Andrew West's Discussion

More comment on DCS and SCADA, what is the difference?

RE: More comment on DCS and SCADA, what is the difference?

SCADA Future

Re: DCS and SCADA

Re: DCS and SCADA, Andrew West's Discussion

Re: DCS and SCADA, Andrew West's Discussion

Re: DCS and SCADA, Andrew West's Discussion

Process simulator

Process Simulator - SCADA

Re: Process Simulator - SCADA

Re: Process Simulator - SCADA

Reliability and hot standby

Fault Tolerance in SCADA and DCS

Re: Fault Tolerance in SCADA and DCS

Re: Fault Tolerance in SCADA and DCS

Re: Fault Tolerance in SCADA and DCS

Re: Fault Tolerance in SCADA and DCS

Re: Fault Tolerance in SCADA and DCS

Protocol converter

General Protocol converter

Re: General Protocol converter

SCADA HMI Input Devices

HMI, HCI, MMI request for information

Re: HMI, HCI, MMI request for information

References

References

6. Security

Cyber threat

Cyber vs physical attacks.

Re: Cyber vs physical attacks.

Model of Scada for building a mathematical model

Re: Model of Scada for building a mathematical model

Model of Scada for building a mathematical model

Re: Model of Scada for building a mathematical model

Re: Model of Scada for building a mathematical model

My SCADA Survey For Water Supply Systems

My survey on Cyber Risk to Scada and Water Supply Systems

Re: My survey on Cyber Risk to Scada and Water Supply Systems

New subscriber

Re: New subscriber

Re: Your message

Re: New subscriber

Re: New subscriber

Scada Survey

SCADA vulnerabilty -Reply

Re: SCADA vulnerabilty

Re: SCADA vulnerabilty

Analysis Patterns in SCADA Systems

Fwd: CERT Summary CS-97.05

Re: Cyber Survey for Water and SCADA

RE: Cyber Survey for Water and SCADA

RE: Cyber Survey for Water and SCADA

RE: Cyber Survey for Water and SCADA

Decision Variables for Scada systems

For the scada folks in the water business

Re: For the scada folks in the water business

Re: For the scada folks in the water business

7. Operations and Maintenance

Disaster Recovery Planning

SCADA and Telecom Disaster Planning

8. Industry Sectors

Electric Utilities

ELCOM-90 : rules for result code 128..254

DMS-Safety Switching Schedule

RE: DMS-Safety Switching Schedule

Re: DMS-Safety Switching Schedule

Re: DMS-Safety Switching Schedule

Gas Industry

Re: Gas Transmission Leak Detection

RE: Gas Transmission Leak Detection

Water Industry

Water and Waste Water

Re: Water and Waste Water

RE: Water and Waste Water

Re: Water and Waste Water

Re: Water and Waste Water

Re: Water and Waste Water

AWWA

FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

Re: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business (longish)

RE: FW: For the scada folks in the water business (longish)

9. General Issues

Employment

Positions Available

ICTNET - Spanish professionals

Catalan Institute of Technology

Contracting for SCADA

Re: Call for advice from joe

Re: Call for advice from joe

Re: Call for advice from joe

Requirements analysis

Requirements Analysis

Re: Requirements Analysis

Re: Requirements Analysis

Re: Requirements Analysis

RE: Requirements Analysis

Re: Requirements Analysis

FW: SCADA specification

Re: FW: SCADA specification

Re: SCADA specification

Re: SCADA specification

Re: SCADA specification

Re: FW: SCADA specification

Regisration of Interest

Fw: Registration of interest SCADA Equipment Supply

Mailing lists

other discussion groups

Re: other discussion groups

Re: other discussion groups

Re: other discussion groups

Re: other discussion groups

Re Real time java

Drafting Package

Best drafting CAD for engineers

Re: Best drafting CAD for engineers

Re: Best drafting CAD for engineers

Re: Best drafting CAD for engineers

IEC breaker Curves

IEC Curves

Re: IEC Curves

GIS and SCADA

Re: (Fwd) Integration of GIS and SCADA

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