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Differences Between SCADA and HMI

Categorized under Industrial | Differences Between SCADA and HMI
SCADA vs HMI
In large industrial structures, it is impractical or even impossible to control the individual
parts of the system because, in most installations, the parts are often located very far from
each other. Thus the need arises to monitor and control them with SCADA and HMI. The
main difference between SCADA and HMI is their scope. HMI is actually just a part of the
larger SCADA system. Without SCADA, the HMI would be pretty much useless.
SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, which is an integrated
system that is used to control and monitor the workings of the individual parts of the plant.

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The SCADA often controls pumps, fans, and other machinery along with their other
characteristics. The controlling mechanisms are electronic circuits known as programmable
logic circuits or PLCs. The PLC controls the machine as well as polls the sensors for data. The

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data is then sent to the control room. In the control room, the operator needs to make sense
of the data as well as issue commands like turning the machines on or off. This is where the
HMI, or Human Machine Interface, comes in. The HMI is usually a graphical layout of the
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machines. The gauges show the normal range of operation as well as the abnormal range so
that the operator knows if the equipment is within the accepted operating range. The lights

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may indicate if the machine is working or not, as well as the occurrence of faults. The

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controls send the instructions to the PLC, which in turn control the machine.
The SCADA is the entirety of the system that
controls and monitors the operations of a
plant. But in general operation, most of its
parts are not really to be dealt with on a
regular basis. The majority of the time, only
the HMI is visible and interacted with. This
makes people think that SCADA and HMI are
the same or are different implementations of
the same system, when one is just an integral
part of the other.
Summary:
1. The HMI is just a part of the SCADA.
2. SCADA is a complete control system while the HMI is what the human operator
works with.
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