There are very many SCADA systems out there, far more than the number of PLC manufacturers. We have used: Siemens WinCC, Siemens Protool/Pro, Wonderware InTouch, FactoryLink, Rockwell RSView32, Rockwell RSViewStudio SE and ME, SoftPLC VIEWpoint, Citect, Fix, AFE, FLS ECS and many more

Protool/Pro SCADA System

1. Food Production
2. Automobile Production
3. Waste Water Handling
4. Clean Water Supply
5. Iron and Steel Manufacturing
6. Environmental Control
7. Oil and Gas Process
8. Power Generation
9. Chemical and Petrochemical Process
10. Brewing (Germination)
11. Packaging and Packing Machines
12. Many others.....

Our software makes Cream Crackers, clean water in Bristol, Liverpool and North and South Wales, cleans dirty water in Yorkshire and West Wales, flavours crisps, makes Beer, Club Biscuits, packs chemical sachets, monitors wraps and rewraps paper, water levels in London, packages chocolate fingers, control the motor industry, runs fast packaging machines and many, many others

We produce Vision Systems for the car and food industry, custom Visual BASIC and C++ programs for communication and general usage, plus we design web pages for the process control industry.

We hold Allen Bradley training sessions on all RSlogix programs (RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000 and Panelview) plus intermediate advanced courses such as Allen Bradley Communications (DH485, Data highway and DH+, DeviceNet and Ethernet).

We can also support training courses in the older programming software such as the AB6200 and APS SLC systems.

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We provide many regular Siemens training courses for all Siemens PLCs (S5, S7-200, S7-300 and S7-400). We provide beginner, intermediate and advanced training courses to suit all of your business, production and maintenance requirements.

We can also provide Siemens Profibus training sessions detailing how to create, link and diagnose faults on the Profibus system when linked to Siemens PLCs.

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We can program the entire Allen Bradley range. This includes Allen Bradley MicroLogix (RSLogix 500), PLC2, PLC3, PLC5 (5/10, 5/11, 5/15, 5/25, 5/40, 5/60 and all others, using RSLogix 5 or AB6200 software) , SLC 500 (5/01, 5/02, 5/03, 5/04 and 5/05) series (which use the RSLogix 500 software) and ControlLogix (Logix5550, Logix5555 series and later) systems plus FlexLogix and Compact Logix (all of which use RSLogix 5000). We also support the AB PLC3 and PLC2 systems.

We develop and install many different types of SCADA systems
(SCADA stands for "Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition").

There are over 300 "SCADA" systems sold in the UK, we can configure all of the most popular of these systems. Here are a small selection of some of them...

Communications

We have significant communications experience with all PLC serial and network links linking to SCADA and intelligent peripherals using point-to-point, multi-drop and network communications links.

RS232 Serial Links

Also called:

• RS423
• COM ports (on a PC)
• Siemens 3964R (sometimes)
• Allen Bradley DF1
• Many, many others

  RS232 type serial links link one PLC (or computer) to one other PLC (or other computer). PLCs always have custom protocols (often proprietary so the full details are not published). We specialise in linking PLCs and SCADA systems with unusual or unknown serial links.

• RS485 Serial Links

  Also called:

• Allen Bradley DF1 (on SLC 485)
• Allen Bradley SLC Programming
• Siemens MPI and Siemens PPI
• Siemens Profibus DP

  Occasionally called "networks" these are again software-wise similar to 20mA in that they have master (normally one) and slave links. Some systems (such as Allen Bradley SLC 5/03 (and below) PLCs) have extended RS485 which can cope with multiple master PLCs which then work in a token ring principle.

• 20mA Serial Links

  Also called:

• Siemens AS511
• Siemens 3964R (sometimes)

  Generally just Siemens use these nowadays. In software terms it's the same as RS232 except that you can have multidrop links (ie one master, many slaves). They are not as reliable as RS485, since one faulty link (or powered down PLC) in the chain can stop a large amount (sometimes all) of the network from working.

• Other networks

We also use the following:

• Siemens MPI, Siemens PPI (both of which are variations on RS485)
• Profibus L2, Profibus DP, Profibus FMS Networks, ASI, ASI safe
• Siemens Ethernet and H1 Networks (both programming and SCADA)
• Siemens L1 Networks
• Siemens AS511, 3964 and 3964R

Allen Bradley/Rockwell Networks

Data Highway Plus (DH+ for PLC5 and SLC 5/04, both programming and SCADA)

Remote I/O (RIO) (typically I/O links for PLC3 and PLC5 systems)

Rockwell 485 (SLC) Connections (SLC 5/01. 5/02 and 5/03)

Data Highway (PLC3)

ControlNet (typically used for control or I/O links for ControlLogix, FlexLogix or CompactLogix systems)

DeviceNet (a Fieldbus system, often used on SLC and PLC5 systems)