Alarm Callout Systems
Alarm callout systems are imperative for industrial operations. An alarm callout system typically involves a server or device that polls and monitors a sensor or a system for certain conditions or thresholds. When the server [...]
Implementing Rolling Averages
When dealing with fluctuating data rolling averages are needed to even out the highs and the lows. For example a methane detector could bounce between 9% and 11% LEL with very little change in the [...]
Resistor Wattage for Converting Analog Input 4-20mA to 1-5V
Choosing the correct wattage for Converting Analog Input 4-20mA to 1-5V is very important. With higher DC voltages you can quickly reach the upper limits of your resistors and possibly blow them up. For [...]
SCADACore announces new Online Heat Stress Alarm Station
SCADACore announces the release of their own Heat Stress Alarm Station. The SCADACore Sentinel Online Heat Stress Alarm Station provides users with the ability to set local alarms to trigger beacons and sirens alerting [...]
Emerson Roclink 800 Login Shortcut Key
For someone that uses roclink as much as me it can get tedious having to enter the default User ID (loi) and Password (1000) over and over again. There is a little known Roclink 800 [...]
Converting Analog Input 4-20mA to 1-5V
There are essentially 2 ways to read Analog inputs: reading current or reading voltage. Current is generally the most common because it can reach longer distances across the wire without losing analog input signal. [...]
Sierra Wireless LS300 modem review
SCADACore uses several different forms of cellular communication for the SCADACore Live and Sentinel products. Unless you are very familiar with these products you probably do not know of their strengths and weaknesses. At [...]
New Checksum Calculator
SCADACore has released a new Field app to help users determine Checksum's of interfaced devices. It is often difficult to interface with device that have unknown protocols. With the Checksum CRC Calculator users can now [...]
Sierra Wireless Raven 1x CDMA Modem End of Life Migration
CDMA Network End Of Life Cellular providers accross North America have standardized on the GSM network for a variety of reasons (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407896,00.asp). As consumers we are left to find a [...]
Roclink 800 Viewing Numeric Representation of TLPs
There are two separate representations of the Roclink “registers” called TLPs (Type/Logical/Parameter). They can be viewed as either Text such as AIN A1, EU – Analog Input, A1, EU value, [...]