What integration can provide
Common uses:
- Status and alarm display in the control room
- Trends and energy data
- Remote start, stop or setpoint changes where permitted
- Reports for management and maintenance
What must be agreed
Before wiring or configuration:
- The point list: which signals are exchanged
- The protocol and physical interface
- Who owns the data and who may write to the controllers
- Alarm handling and naming
- Testing and acceptance
Keep it simple and safe
Read-only data is simpler and safer than remote control. If control is allowed, limits and fallbacks should protect the machine and the process if communication fails.
Test and document
Test each point end to end and keep the point list and settings on record.
What to prepare
Information that helps us advise:
- Number, make, model and size of the compressors
- Current controllers and how they are connected
- Pressure settings and the lowest pressure the process needs
- Demand pattern across shifts and any known problems
Frequently asked questions
Which protocols are used?
Common industrial protocols are supported by many controllers, depending on the model. We confirm what your equipment offers.
Can the SCADA system start and stop the compressors?
Possibly, but it should be deliberate, with safeguards, and agreed with the operations team.
Who maintains the integration?
It should be defined at the start, including support and change control.
Field guide
BMS and SCADA integration: share data without risking control
Plants often want compressor status on the building management system (BMS) or plant SCADA. Done well, operators see running status, pressure and alarms alongside other utilities. Done badly, a remote command can start or stop a compressor at the wrong moment.
Typical data points
- Running, loaded and fault status for each machine.
- System pressure and, where available, flow and dew point.
- Common alarm and individual alarm codes.
- Hours and service due indicators.
Good practice
- Agree a points list and the communication protocol supported by each controller before ordering interfaces.
- Start with read-only monitoring. Add remote commands only where needed and with clear permissions.
- Keep machine protection inside the compressor controller; never rely on the BMS for safety shutdowns.
- Define what happens if communication is lost: machines should continue safely under local control.
- Test each point end to end and record the commissioning results.
What to send for a quotation
- Make, model and serial number of every compressor and dryer in the station.
- Running hours and a typical week of operation (shifts, weekends).
- Current pressure settings and controller type on each machine.
- Any alarm or fault history you have.
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