Navionics Research Inc. is pleased to introduce a MODBUS/TCP and MODBUS/UDP CLIENT feature for its SCADA Server Software system! Has your Water Utility ever had the need to monitor Office and Plant Infrastructure, such as Power, Generator Status, Physical Security (Entry & Motion Detection), Office Temperatures, Utility Consumption (Water, Gas, Electricity Meters), and Water Salesmen. If … Read More →
Historical Data Presentation is one of the primary functions of a SCADA System. Today, I am excited to introduce a significant upgrade that extends the usefulness of the History Database Module of your SCADA System! — a new, powerful Data Export Module that provides the Operator and his Civil Engineers with access to raw, time-stamped data. The exported … Read More →
The SCADA Server is a vital component of the Water Utility – providing 24×365 critical services in the areas of realtime monitoring, historical trending, alarming, remote access, and supervisory control. It is noteworthy that Navionics Research’s SCADA Server design is not based upon a master/slave architecture. Therefore a loss of the Server will not cause … Read More →
One of the benefits of a well-designed SCADA System is the wealth of data that is made available to the Water Utility operator. Data is presented in the form of realtime graphical displays, historical trend charts, and alarm displays. However, the large amount of data has created a new problem: How to fit it all … Read More →
Navionics Resarch Inc. is pleased to introduce a minor feature upgrade that can improve your Telemetry History Viewing experience! In the past, pressing the History button for a particular telemetry site has always opened up a new History Viewer window by default in the middle of the screen and with the scroll bar positioned at … Read More →
Yesterday, in Part 1 of this series, we reported that a recent pump station upgrade resulted in a staggering energy cost reduction — reducing the average electricity charges from $345/month to less than $114/month! Since you have kindly returned today for Part 2, your consideration will be repaid with the details of how this feat was accomplished — and how … Read More →
Many customers use their SmartPhone for secure remote access; and the phones generally fit within the following most popular categories: Apple (iPhone, iPad) Android Microsoft Blackberry This article is directed toward customers who use either the Apple iPhone or iPad. After the recent release of iOS 8 for the iPhone and iPad, it was soon … Read More →
One of the most compelling features of the Navionics Research SCADA System is its robust remote access capability — it’s ability to connect the Water Operator with the SCADA System so that he/she may check on the status of the water treatment and distribution system, review alarms, and make operational adjustments. The dawn of the Smart Phones … Read More →
The Sensaphone Model 400 is a telephone alarm dialer device that is capable of calling out (with a computer-generated voice) to one or more (up to four) telephone numbers to annunciate an alarm condition, as signaled by discrete contact inputs. The Model 400 features four (4) input channels, plus integral power monitoring. Channel #1 is pre-configured by default … Read More →
A water utility SCADA system contains a wealth of historical data — data which is often needed for the completion of monthly EPA reports. Historically, these reports are prepared by hand with pen-and-paper — or by manually typing values into a computer form document. However, this article details a vastly-improved, semi-automated method of report generation in which the SCADA system … Read More →