Expert system for generating SCADA configurations

This paper aims to describe the structure and implementation of an expert system meant to aid in the process of designing SCADA systems. The article describes the benefits of using an expert system to handle most of the tasks involved in this process. A structure for the expert system is presented and an in depth example is presented to illustrate how the expert system works. The expert system is a core component of a SCADA development tool, that would do more than just offer the user a GUI to draw the HMI, or a GUI to write the PLC logic, the CAD tool can do some of the developer´s tedious tasks by itself leaving the engineer with more time to concentrate on the overall solution and how to optimize that.