Automated SCADA Functional Testing
Automated SCADA Functional Testing
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Hi guys,
Currently my company has a job with a large SCADA component. We're pretty strapped for resources at the moment and so I was wondering whether there was an existing product that could perform something along the lines of FAT? Just some sort of confirmation that our SCADA is configured and operating correctly.
Thanks in advance
Currently my company has a job with a large SCADA component. We're pretty strapped for resources at the moment and so I was wondering whether there was an existing product that could perform something along the lines of FAT? Just some sort of confirmation that our SCADA is configured and operating correctly.
Thanks in advance
RE: Automated SCADA Functional Testing
Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: Automated SCADA Functional Testing
I would expect if there was a product specific to SCADA there would be a company that sold it or provided the service. It's probably equipment specific as most configuration is, limiting the chances of a generic solution. I tried Google. Maybe Bing! has better luck finding such a company.
RE: Automated SCADA Functional Testing
RE: Automated SCADA Functional Testing
If you are referring to the front end system, your best bet would be to hire a consulting company. They can review the programming and advise on CRM procedures adn compliance. A company like Enersys could help.
If you are talking field elements, like PLCs, there are several test programs that can be used to poll the devices for registers, send commands, etc. THe full blown Version of ModSCAN allows you to build a rutamentary HMI page to poll several tags from a RTU. I use this to test remote devices.
RE: Automated SCADA Functional Testing
RE: Automated SCADA Functional Testing
Other BIT types include continuous BIT (CBIT) and initiated BIT (IBIT). CBIT monitors ongoing operations and hardware in the background, and may include things like checksums on calculations and data transfers, heartbeat monitoring on comm lines, etc. IBIT is used in maintenance when something has gone wrong and is initiated by an operator to determine whether a particular subassembly or module is malfunctioning. Generally, IBIT is more thorough that PBIT, but less thorough than FAT.
You might really be looking more for a PBIT functionality, that provides the operator some confidence that the system is reasonably operational and has a high probability of performing its intended function.
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RE: Automated SCADA Functional Testing