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PLC & Automation Systems Guide

The document summarizes the differences between various automation system components: 1) It describes the four units of a sample plant with their sensor and output requirements for a DCS system. 2) It lists the key differences between SCADA and HMI systems, such as SCADA's ability to communicate with other software and log data versus HMI only displaying collected data. 3) The six main modules that make up a DCS architecture are outlined as I/O modules, local I/O bus, controller module, communication module, data highway, and engineering/operator workstation.

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PLC & Automation Systems Guide

The document summarizes the differences between various automation system components: 1) It describes the four units of a sample plant with their sensor and output requirements for a DCS system. 2) It lists the key differences between SCADA and HMI systems, such as SCADA's ability to communicate with other software and log data versus HMI only displaying collected data. 3) The six main modules that make up a DCS architecture are outlined as I/O modules, local I/O bus, controller module, communication module, data highway, and engineering/operator workstation.

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Internshala PLC Programming Training

Solution Assignment - 7

Q1. Consider a plant with 4 units. Design a DCS system according to its generic architecture. The first
unit contains a temperature loop, the second unit contains a pressure and a level loop, the third unit
contains a flow loop and the fourth unit handles packaging and dispatch. List down the sensors and
output devices along with their types required for each unit and specify them in the DCS diagram.

Answer:

Q2. What is the difference between SCADA and HMI?

Answer:

SCADA HMI

Communication with other softwares is Can communicate with the controllers to


also possible to log data collect data and display it on screen
Stands for supervisory control and data Stands for human machine interface
acquisition

Used to collect data Can only visually depict data

Is an intermediate medium between Usually the terminal block in any system


machines and management to display the machine information

Q3. What are the different components in DCS architecture?

Answer:

There are six modules of this system starting from:


● I/O modules
● Local I/O bus
● Controller module
● Communication module
● Data Highway
● Engineering and Operator Workstation

Q4. What are the different components of SCADA?

Answer:

The components of SCADA are:


● Operator station
● MTU (Master Terminal Unit)
● RTU (Remote Terminal Unit)
● Communication Links
● Modem

Q5. Explain in detail the supervisory computer in DCS?

Answer:

The tasks performed by the supervisory computer are


● Determine process constraints using process models
● Determine present process state
● Determine new process conditions
● Determine impending alarm conditions
Q6. What is the difference between PLCs and PACs?

Answer:

PLC PAC

It is a single microprocessor device that is used It is a multiprocessor device that is built with
to control manufacturing, infrastructure, two or more processors like any other personal
transportation and machine/station control computer.
automation equipment operation.

Use programming languages like Ladder logic, easier to operate by IT Programmers using C,
FBD, Structured text, etc C++, etc and also use PLC programming
languages

limited memory have huge memory size for larger projects and
systems

used for smaller automation projects and other PACs utilize standard protocols and network
simple operations which do not need quick technologies like Ethernet, OLE for Process
scalability Control (OPC) and Structured Query
Language (SQL) for multitasking operations.

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