Sensaphone SCADA 3000 Users manual - Manual (Page 27)

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the Sensaphone SCADA 3000, the intelligent RTU and
software system for powerful, low cost SCADA solutions. The SCADA 3000 comes complete
with all the software you’ll need, in a single, integrated package. Your entire system is easier
to set up, easier to program and support, and much more cost-effective than other traditional
SCADA systems.
Flexible Communications
SCADA 3000 RTUs communicate with the host PC by standard data radio, ordinary phone
lines, or a combination of both. With an adapter, even cellular phone communication is pos-
sible.
Built-in Alarm Notification
The Sensaphone SCADA 3000’s complete set of communications options and capabilities can
save you expensive delays and downtimes. Whether you use phone lines or radio, the SCADA
3000 system can report alarms using custom voice, numeric pagers, alphanumeric pagers, fax
and even e-mail.
Powerful I/O expansion Possibilities
Standard on each SCADA 3000 are 16 universal inputs and 8 relay outputs. The universal
inputs can accept contact closures, 4–20mA transducers, 0–5Volt sensors, and even thermistors.
As your enterprise grows and you bring new machinery or facilities on-line, the Sensaphone
SCADA 3000 can expand to meet your needs. A variety of expansion modules are available to
add specialized inputs such as high speed pulse counters as well as additional universal inputs.
Outputs can be expanded to add more relay channels, or 4–20mA analog output channels. You
can add modules to the SCADA 3000 and expand up to a total of 144 I/O points.
Built-in Datalogging
Fully programmable time-stamped data comes standard with SCADA 3000, which not only
internally logs and stores data, but produces reports via phone modem directly to your main
computer or even a fax machine.
Powerful Programming Features
Ladder Logic, the most easily understood and universal control language in use today is made
even easier to use in the SCADA 3000. Standard ladder instructions are built in along with
counters, timers, and even analog capability. The free software package comes complete with a
Windows ® -based drag-and-drop ladder editor to significantly reduce your set-up time.
C-Programming
The Sensaphone SCADA 3000 has built-in C-programming to handle any control algorithms,
which may be too complex for Ladder Logic. Though the C-program can run independently
of ladder programs, we have built in the capability of both programs to share and pass
information back and forth for ultimate control. And, of course, the necessary software to
develop C-programs is included in our free software package!