Automation & Control
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition: software for monitoring and controlling wider industrial systems.
IN ONE SENTENCE
It gathers data from PLCs, RTUs and devices and presents trends, alarms and controls to operators.
In normal English
SCADA often covers entire plants, utilities or distributed sites rather than one individual machine.
Why would I use it?
Use it when operators need central visibility across many assets or processes.
THINK OF IT LIKE…
An industrial control room on a screen.
Related terms
PLC, RTU, historian, HMI
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