IP-based Software for Sensory Control and Data Acquisition

Sensory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems play a vital role in ensuring that distributed systems are maintained well. However, most of these system are specialized and have specialized or proprietary interfaces. The Sensory Control and Data Acquisition Total Environmental Management System (SCADA-TEMS) uses an IP-based interface for greater flexibility. This allow multiple networks types to have access to the SCADA-TEMS. The SCADA-TEMS uses the Simple Access and Control Protocol (SACP) that provides an interface for the different clients to access the system. Some of these clients are a Java client, web-based PHP client and a SMS-to-SACP gateway. The aim of this SACP is to provide a simple prototype protocol for controlling different external devices. The SCADA-TEMS also has a flexible and extensible pluggable module interface for adding new hardware. Keywords— Sensory Control and Data Acquisition, Com-