Remote 2015Monitoring & Control

SCADA Mobility RedefinedContextual HMI with Proximity Services

Edward Nugent

PcVue Inc.November 6, 20125

SCADA Components

Resources Control Room & Field Operators Equipment status (i.e. valve, switch) before

manipulating Confirm equipment has been put in

maintenance mode Verbal description of equipment

schematics Compare SCADA status with equipment

indicators Testing or calibrating a measurement or

control element Safety

Danger of miscommunication resulting in maintenance on live equipment

Timeliness Transferring manual data collection to

spreadsheet or the SCADA

Mobility Issues Today

The Rise of Mobile Devices

Number of mobile device users has exceeded workstation users

Customers are rapidly adopting mobile devices to access SCADA information and notifications

Human interaction with mobile devices is fundamentally different than workstations

A new approach for mobile SCADA is needed

General Business Mobility

Big Data Need mobile data monitoring solutions Data sets are large and complex

Large Volume & Growth of Data Growth of video traffic Sensor traffic Other sources of data traffic

High Velocity of Data Increased connectedness Mobile applications Unrelenting time-sensitive traffic

Source Frost & Sullivan’s Test and Measurement Research 2014

Mobile Workers in the UK 44% not equipping mobile workers properly

Access to required information is limited

Source Virgin Media Business research 2014

Impact to SCADA

Substation IED’s supply a wealth of new information of each distribution asset. Loading Performance Operating status

Strong risk of too much information for operators. May ignore it May be confused by it May make bad decisions because of it

Only provide information that is “actionable” Avoid duplicated information

Source: Marcelino Madrigal, Robert UluskiWorld Bank Publications, Feb 4, 2015

IIoT Myths

Myths

1. All process control functions will be in the cloud.

2. Field devices will all be talking to each other from all over the world.

3. Enormous amounts of new data will be created.

4. Everything will be wireless

Truths1. IIoT is an infrastructure

Open system Interconnecting intelligent devices

via IP addressing A mixture wired and wireless

2. May be more efficient for moving large data Possibly of moving data to the Cloud Objective is Big Data Analysis May create new useful information Not yet proven

3. On-site control will still be on-site Operation and troubleshooting will not

be done from the cloud.4. Enhancements to mobile devices are

needed. Users and devices need better mobility support

while in motion.source: IIoT insights from Herman Storey– Control Engineering August 2015

The Real-Estate Problem

Early 21st Century Control Room

1980’s Control Room SCADA Information

Controls Rooms have more graphic displays as information has grown in volume and complexity

Mobility means downsizing

What is the Answer?

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The right information securely presented to the right person at the right location at the right time

The Answer Is ….

SCADA MOBILITY REDEFINEDThe Mobility Infrastructure

Proximity & Location

Services

Geolocation Outdoors Long established for earth

coordinatesGPS adapter on mobile device

Micro-Location IndoorsGeo-tagsNFCQR CodesWi-Fi PositioningEmerging technologies

Proximity Services for Mobile Workers Relying on HMI, SCADA or BMS systems Set of application servers Smart mobile device app

Uses Available Infrastructure Indoor and outdoor positioning services IP based networks

Redefining Mobility

Input to the Mobility Server User’s credentials User’s present location

Output from the Mobility Server Contextual information and controls Tracking of mobile workers and assets

Image source: NYU Facebook

The Mobility

Server

Contextual Logic Engine Associate actions and events to location Deliver SCADA information and controls Links to contextual documentation

Equipment Supervision and Monitoring Industry specific protocols

OPC, Modbus, BACnet, DNP3, IEC etc. Web Services

Archive Location History Include equipment in proximity of location

Securing Mobile SCADA

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Use cybersecurity best practices with additional mobility validation When entering a zone, validator tags provide

additional identity verification Validation tags must be present for user

access to secured actions Mobility Server

Manages user rights Maintains audit trail

User’s actions User’s locations

Automatic update or revocation of rights Based on real-time location When disconnected user data is not stored

on mobile device

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Contextual Information &

Controls

Certifications and Operation

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Navigation and Routes

Safety & Efficiency

Maintenance responseDispatch most qualified resource Local view of status of equipmentMaintenance records and logs on

for the job at handAutomatic display of HMIBased on equipment proximityParticular value for unstaffed sites

Remote Monitoring & Control

Track of workers locationSafetyEfficiency of dispatch

Simplified commissioning

Spatial relationship of assetsParticularly for geographically

distributed equipmentAdaptive zone controls location and profile of worker

Remote Monitoring & Control

Alarm on restricted zone entrySafetySecurity

Contextual SCADA

is the Future of Mobility

Commissioning

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Operation and Maintenance data

Tracking and Guidance- Assets & people (maintenance teams)

There is a need for a new SCADA Mobility Infrastructure The Workstation HMI approach via

browsers is not sufficient Smart mobile devices have built in

capability to detect location Location and user profile enables an

enhanced mobile HMI solution Knowledge of the mobile workers

location and surrounding assets has the benefit of tracking positions

SCADA Mobility Server is critical to the infrastructure Data acquisition via industry protocols Aggregate/process/treat the data Contextual filtering & tracking Control user rights Generate reports & dashboard metrics

Summary

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Redefining SCADA Mobility

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Solution Components

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