Tag: SCADA

Secure Industrial Data Sharing with MQTT.box, PLC & HMI Across Separate Networks

Industrial Automation is rapidly evolving, and secure data exchange between control systems has never been more important.   In this project, we demonstrate how the MQTT.box from German manufacturer Wiesemann & Theis (W&T) enables secure communication between an AutomationDirect PLC and an AutomationDirect HMI, even when they operate on two completely separate network segments. The […]

A Wind Farm’s 4G Upgrade

“Legacy OT (Operational Technology) equipment such as controllers, monitoring devices, analysers, that gather data from site assets and communicate to the monitoring servers such as SCADA systems, were based on serial communications. They employed serial ports as means of comms channel/connection to the systems. With the advancement in OT networking, serial communication has now become […]