Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
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Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
The following are three well-known types of ICS systems:
Supervisory control Distributed control Programmable and data acquisition systems (DCSs) logic controllers (SCADA) (PLCs)
A SCADA system can be typically viewed as an assembly of interconnected equipment used to monitor and control physical equipment in industrial environments. They are widely used to automate geographically distributed processes such as electricity power generation, transmission and distribution, oil and gas refining and pipeline management, water treatment and distribution, chemical production and processing, rail systems, and other mass transit.
Typically confined to a geographic area or specific plant (e.g., manufacturing facility. They are characterized by large numbers of semiautonomous controllers. They share many similarities with SCADA systems, but they are typically confined to a defined area with a local control center.
Ruggedized industrial controller. Typically use specialized code that reacts in real time to inputs. May be stand-alone systems or included as components in SCADA or DCS infrastructure.