IoT And SCADA: Is One Going To Replace The Other?

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IoT And SCADA: Is One Going To Replace The Other?
What is SCADA?
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Questions like, “Does IoT replace SCADA?”, “Can the two be integrated?” and “What is the difference between IoT, SCADA & PLC?” always arise.
Essentially, IoT should be viewed as a technology that is implemented on top of SCADA.
With the implementation of IoT, Industry 4.0 and the interaction with the well-established SCADA systems, these questions of uncertainty are being raised more and more.
So, SCADA is much like IoT.
And, as the fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us, implementing fourth generation SCADA with the revolutionizing technology of IoT seems very fitting.
Many of the functions of a PLC operate in correlation to those of SCADA and IoT.
Ease of installation, reduced cost, increased data accuracy and worldwide remote control and monitoring are all things that IoT offers heavy asset industries.
However, as IoT is a relatively new technology in relation to SCADA and PLC, its capabilities are naturally adaptable to modern industry demands.
That being said, when SCADA began, it allowed manufacturers’ systems to work together in real-time, much like IoT is doing now.
Information generated from SCADA systems acts as one of the data sources for IoT.
IoT is essentially a culmination of advances in the connectivity of hardware and data networks that SCADA provides.
In short, IoT begins where SCADA and PLC end.
Steyn also noted that “without the supportive innovations that IoT offers the SCADA and PLC platforms, it is possible that these technologies could, down the track, lose some necessity as more technologies come along that don’t consist of the same integrative nature that IoT carries.”
If you already have a SCADA system in place, you can integrate the IoT solution with your SCADA system and collect data from a Data Acquisition Systems (DAS) machine.
In the future, it’s likely that SCADA systems will evolve into those of IoT.
In the end, both SCADA and IoT involve sensors and data acquisition

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