Virtual IoT | Introducing an open plaform for your SCADA project
Eclipse SCADA provides a platform independent, comprehensive SCADA solution from the connection to the field devices, through the data enrichment in the SCADA server, and the visualization for the user interface. What is SCADA?
The German wikipedia entry to the term SCADA puts it very succinct: SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) is defined as the monitoring and control of technical processes by means of a computer system. This can reach from the nimble control panel of a single machine like a CNC mill or a heater to the large scale control of the electrical grid, oil pipelines and chemical or pharmaceutical factories. A SCADA system therefore has to be able to access a large range of different devices connected in many different ways. The original decision to base the only somewhat vendor independent SCADA technology on Windows has left its legacy. Nearly all of the existing SCADA software, especially anything which has to do with HMIs is tightly bound to the Windows platform. For this reason we decided to make the openSCADA, the predecessor to Eclipse SCADA, platform independent by basing it on the Java platform, so it provides a platform independent solution from the server to the HMI (Human Machine Interface). All the major parts which Eclipse SCADA is made of, are usable independently and can be used on a pick and choose approach. A major part of Eclipse SCADA is the development of industry standard protocols. These protocol implementations are usable completely standalone without reliance on other Eclipse SCADA technology. Altogether it means, Eclipse SCADA might be the optimal solution for your SCADA project!
