[Qscada-developers] R: Exciting news

[Paolo S. <pao...@ya...>]

Hi James,=0Aback in Italy, but still busy.=0AI=B4m here even if it seems I=
=B4m diseppeared.=0AThanks for your help and effort=0Atake care=0Apaolo=0A=
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ovembre 2006, 22:14:49=0AOggetto: [Qscada-developers] Exciting news=0A=0AHe=
llo Everyone,=0A=0A=0A=0AJovan: have you guys  what tools/languages we shou=
ld all install, to=0Awork on Qscada?   I need this info to begin recruiting=
 coders and=0Atesters. I have been invited to speak at a=0Alocal group that=
 refers to themselves as 'the 2600 club'. Mostly=0Akids and older (adult) k=
ids that love linux. Hopefully there is=0Aand interest in controlling hardw=
are and  One of=0Amy ideas is to get embedded developers on board that are =
familiar=0Aor willing to learn about embedded micro-controllers to we can i=
mplement=0Aplc type functions on micros including but not limited to full=
=0APID controls.=0A=0AIf you guys are ready, I'm going to propose to these =
guys, who are=0Ainterested in accessing and controlling remote hardware, co=
nsider=0AQScada, as a project of interest. Since Paolo is quite busy at the=
=0Acurrent time, we need a software oriented person (Jovan?) to=0Akinda spe=
ar head where we are going. I think iain is the admin=0Aand consumerate gen=
too guru (grin) and I'll be the hardware guy=0Abuilding an online playgroun=
d for folks to hang out and articulate=0AQScada with actual hardware=0A=0AI=
 hope to motivate the local (Tampabay) linux talent into this venture,=0Acu=
lling through the masses and finding a few that capable. If we get=0AQScada=
 to a point and have a core team contributing, we can put=0Aup QScada for g=
oogle funding it as a 'Summer of Code' opportunity.=0AOnce we have somethin=
g to show, I'm going to start looking for=0Afunding, so some of the 'softwa=
re guys' can focus on QScada on=0Aa serious basis.=0A=0A=0AI'm still bogged=
 down on the document I'm trying to develop, but it's=0Amore due to a lack =
of time not lack of ideas. Hopefully, It'll be=0Adone next week as I have a=
 few days of slack time to finish the=0Afirst draft.=0A=0AOn another note, =
I'll be getting a fiber drop from Verizon, in the next=0A30 days, so I have=
 to get (2) dns servers up and get ready to install.=0AIt'll be a multi meg=
abit per second drop with about 5 usable(published/=0Aroutable IP address) =
dedicated to QScada.=0AI'm leaning towards  (3) hardened systems with SElin=
ux(on Gentoo) and=0Aiptables/netfilter  on the firewall and DJBDNS on the (=
2) dns servers.=0AHaving actual hardware for folks to remotely access to de=
velop code on=0Aembedded linux controllers as well as PLCs, should be an at=
traction.=0A=0AHere's a list of what I've accumulated so far:=0A=0A19"rack,=
 din rails large UPS=0A=0A(2) ethernet flat hubs, one unmanaged switch.=0A(=
2) Lantronix serial(232/485) to modbusTCP (ethernet) converters=0A(2) Newpo=
rt serial(232/485) to modbusTCP (ethernet) converters=0A(2) Cyclades TS100 =
serial(232/485) to modbusTCP (ethernet) converters=0A(1) Automation Direct =
PLC 05 with 4 ch of analog I/O=0A(4) 24VDC power supplies=0A(2) bench power=
 supplies (current/voltage adjustable)=0A(6) video cameras (usb, ntsc, ethe=
rnet)=0A(1) H.264 encoder (could use help getting the backend linux=0Abased=
 software to compile under gentoo   (c/c++) sources=0A(1) TS-5500 (ethernet=
) running a 2.4 embedded linux kernel=0Ahas an AMD elan SC520 processor.=0A=
http://www.embeddedarm.com/epc/ts5500-spec-h.html=0A(1) microchip MPlab ICD=
2 and a pikdev 18F456 chip w/ ethernet=0A(1) 8 port digi serial port expans=
ion board.=0A(1) atmel AT91 dev board=0A(4) old 586 pcs we can used as embe=
dded x86 based controllers.=0Awith serial and parallel ports , ethernet and=
 hard drives.=0A(suggestions on which kernel/rtos/linux to put on these=0Am=
achines is welcome)=0A(1) usb-serial converter=0Ahttp://www.ftdichip.com/Pr=
oducts/EvaluationKits/USB-Serial.htm=0A(1) CF writer, smart media writer an=
d various support hardware.=0A=0AOn thing I'm looking for is a pci or pc-ca=
rd based oscilloscope card=0Athat runs under gentoo, so we can capture wave=
forms and display them=0Aover the net or convert them to an image so we can=
 send them to=0Ahardware oriented folks.=0A=0AI also have access to a prett=
y nice logic analyzer, but cannot dedicated=0Ait to the project, only gain =
sporadic access on off hours.=0A=0AI have a few discretionary dollars for a=
dditional equipment purchases=0Aas warranted. Any soft of PLC's we can cobb=
le together out of old PC's=0Aor purchase used PLCS would be keen. I need t=
o start collecting sensors,=0Asuch as temperature, pressure, voltage, curre=
nt, etc etc to have=0Ato interface to the water cannon.=0A=0AI'm also going=
 to rework my well equipment (pumps, water softener,=0Achlorine pump, UV li=
ght) and 24VDC valve control so that it can be=0Amonitored over the interne=
t with something that is qscada but looks like=0Athis demo:=0Ahttp://server=
.scadabase.com/demo.html# (click the demo link) very cool!=0A=0A=0AI'm read=
y to setup a development net for QScada, any and all=0Aideas are welcome.=
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