Description
This course will provide the student with the skills to take full advantage
of the Ovation® SCADA system. Students will learn the basic components
of an Ovation SCADA system. Items discussed will include SCADA servers,
remote terminal units, scan blocks, lines, ports, configuration tools, protocol
analyzers, and more. Students will establish communications using available
Allen-Bradley, MODBUS, or DNP 3.0 protocols. This course is intended for
technicians and administrators using the Ovation SCADA system.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, using the reference material provided,
the student will be able to:
Identify the purpose and components in an Ovation SCADA
system
Identify the licensing requirements of an Ovation SCADA
system
Use the configuration tool to access and modify the
system
Analyze the communication protocols used with an Ovation SCADA system
Utilze the protocol analyzer to interpret signal traffic
between the SCADA server and the Remote Terminal Units
(RTUs)
Interpret scan block data
Create Ovation graphics to interface to the Ovation SCADA system
Course Components
Module 1
Understand the purpose of the Ovation SCADA server
Understand the purpose of a Protocol Analyzer
Understand the purpose of the SCADA Configuration Tool or SCT
Module 2
Load the Ovation SCADA software on an Ovation station
Understand the licensing requirements of the SCADA system
Understand the different SCADA modules that are required on the SCADA workstation types
Identify the different protocols supported by Ovation SCADA
Module 3
Access the SCADA Configuration Tool (SCT)
Create a new config file
Create new SCADA lines, RTUs, scanblocks, and analog/digital/ packed points for use in the SCT
Perform consistency checks on SCADA config files
Perform basic troubleshooting of problems encountered in SCADA config files
Interface a SCADA config file to an Allen Bradley PLC and MODBUS protocol emulator
Module 4
Use the SCADA Protocol Analyzer to view communications between the SCADA server and SCADA devices
Launch the SCT from the command prompt
Module 5
Create Ovation graphics to monitor and modify SCADA status, communications
Create Ovation graphics to display SCADA server data and status
Use Ovation graphics to do warm and cold restarts and fail or restore SCADA lines
