Description of application for integrating a Sebalog D data logger in SCADA To integrate a Sebalog D data logger in a SCADA system, the

following preconditions must first be met. 1. The data logger must be GSM-compatible. 2. It must be possible to transfer data between the data logger and an FTP server. 3. The SCADA system must be capable of reading .csv files. Recording data As far as the data logger is concerned, there is very little difference in the application compared to normal use. The logger is first placed at the measurement point and connected to a sensor. These sensors can vary greatly. The spectrum of sensors supported by the data logger ranges from simple pulse transmitters (magnetic or optical), transducers in flow measurement equipment, analogue sensor technology (0/420 mA) to temperature and pressure sensors. The measuring interval, i.e. how often the data is saved, is then defined and this can be anything between one second and 24 hours. Data transmission When the connection to the sensor has been made, the GSM module on the logger is activated and the target address of the data is saved. Because data is transferred to an FTP server using GPRS, the GSM card used must support this form of communication. The actual data transfer is comparable to sending an email with a mobile phone. The standard data receiver is an FTP server which can be any kind of computer with an addressable Internet connection. Because, as a rule, the SCADA systems themselves access such a server to send and receive data, the target folder for the logger simply needs to be created on this server. The access rights for data transfer are assigned by the relevant administrator. If, contrary to expectation, no FTP server is available, free server access can easily be set up with various Internet providers. As the data quantities are relatively small, the size of the server or the connection is of no great importance. The usual facility such as 5 GB of memory with 300 MB of traffic is more than sufficient for dozens of loggers. The target address of the data as well as the access data is ultimately saved on the data logger. The Sebalog D will now start to store the collected data on the server in regular intervals, derived from the particular log interval, or at least once a day. Incorporation in SCADA The measurement data stored by the data logger on the server can now be converted automatically or manually into the IT standard format csv (comma separated values). SebaKMT provides Windows-based conversion software for this. This software can be set so that it reads the data from the FTP server at regular intervals and can store it in any given folder. This is then used as the data source for the SCADA system. Windows-own functions such as Autostart and Scheduled Tasks assist the software in performing the regular query.

When the data is converted into csv and stored, the data source, i.e. the directory in which the data can be found, must be defined in the particular SCADA system. As a rule, this process is simple to perform and can be done by the system administrator. Day-by-day operation When the source folder in the SCADA system is selected, incorporation of the measurement data is completed. The procedure of collecting, sending and converting the data and storing it in the SCADA source folder takes place automatically after setup and needs no action on the part of the user. With normal operation (data updated on the server daily), the data loggers battery should last for approx. 5 years. If it is necessary to save data more frequently, we recommend that an additional battery is used or a permanent electricity supply.