Rocket Power Utility SCADA

High Performance Event-Driven SCADA Management

The Rocket SCADA Management System provides features that are typically found only in large systems at a large price. The Rocket is built on a modular system of components, the core of which is a high performance event engine capable of continuously processing thousands of events every second while running on a standard desktop PC. This event engine is complemented with a host of other standard and optional components such as Real-time Data Viewer, Real-time Trending, Historical Data Logging, Historical Trending, a Communication Server, Data Simulation, an Automation Engine, MODBUS Master & Slave functionality, OPC Client & Server, grid-based Configuration GUI, and a fully graphical Human Machine Interface.

• Comprehensive Feature Set The Rocket is a complete SCADA management system, in most cases virtually eliminating the need for 3rd-party applications.
• High Performance and Capacity The Rocket's efficient data collection, processing, distribution and storage result in high performance and high capacity.
• Scalable The Rocket runs on wide range of hardware platforms. Expandable to accommodate growing system needs.
• Modular and Open Architecture The Rocket's modular software architecture supports the addition of components as system needs change. Third-party components can be added through industry standard interfaces like OPC. Functionality can be distributed over multiple computing platforms so that one machine is dedicated to data collection and processing, while another machine hosts the user interface.
• Powerful Automation Engine The Automation Engine function block interface makes it easy to develop sophisticated automation programs, while scheduled and event driven processing provides ultimate flexibility for program execution.
• Event Driven Architecture Event Data Collection and Processing architecture means efficient use of processing power to get the most from your hardware platform. Event based architecture means no data is lost or missed due to changes occurring between scans. This makes it ideal for use in scenarios such as the Power Utility industry where data loss is not acceptable.
• Sequence of Events Recording Record analog and digital value and quality change events with microsecond timestamp resolution as they occur. SOE data is recorded by the high performance Native Historian supporting event through-put up to 10,000 events per second, assuring accurate and complete event records. Use Rocket Log Viewer with its outstanding data filtering capability to drill down through all that data to find the information you need.
• Microsecond Timestamp Resolution All data entering the system is time-stamped with microsecond resolution. Separate timestamps are kept for the field timestamp provided by the end device as well as the time when the data entered the system. When an event is logged, these timestamps are recorded along with the time at which the event was recorded. This gives you complete information and maximum versatility when searching the SOE logs.
• Online Editing Making configuration changes without shutting the system down to apply the changes provides a convenient way to fine tune your system without incurring downtime. Many properties can be changed and applied while the system is operational, maximizing system uptime and minimizing the impact of maintenance activities.
• Communication Protocols Interface to your RTUs, IEDs, protection devices, sensors, other field devices and master stations with Rocket's suite of communication protocols. For connecting devices with obscure protocols, the Rocket provides OPC connectivity that enables selection of the appropriate communication driver from a wide range of OPC-based solutions.
  • MODBUS Master and Slave (Serial and TCP/IP)
  • OPC Client and Server
  • DNP Master & Slave
  • IEC 60870-5-101/104 Master and Slave availability is planned for 2010
  • IEC 61850 Client and Server availability is planned for 2010

NOTE: If you are using a protocol that we currently do not support, we can develop a custom application for you. Contact us for details.

• Communication Server The Rocket's Communication Server offers functionality that provides an ideal solution for many connectivity issues facing Power Utilities:
  • Our Virtual Port capability supports pass-through communication to remote IEDs so that you don't need to travel to site for maintenance or retrieve device-specific data.
  • Internal Serial to Ethernet conversion means less equipment for higher reliability and less cost.
  • Our unique ability to multiplex protocols over a single serial port means that you can communicate with remote sites over a single radio link, reducing your communication costs and providing numerous opportunities for data collection or control that were not available before.

For more information, see the Features & Benefits, DA and AR System, Substation Automation, Power Utility Solutions, and Cost Effective Solutions pages.