INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS SCADA PLC MASTERY - Expanded Project Guides

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This folder contains deep-dive guides for each project in the learning path.

Overview

These guides expand each project into a full learning guide with theory, architecture, implementation phases, testing, and extensions.

Project Index

# Project Difficulty Time Key Focus
1 The Modbus Protocol Investigator Level 1: Beginner 1-2 weeks Industrial Networking / Protocol Analysis
2 The Software-Defined Virtual PLC Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks Software Engineering / Embedded Simulation
3 Traffic Light Controller (Logic Simulator) Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks Control Logic / State Machines
4 The HMI Dashboard (SCADA Visualization) Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks Web Development / Data Visualization
5 Chemical Tank Level Control (PID) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks Control Theory / Physics Simulation
6 The “Kill Switch” (Safety Instrumented System) Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks Safety Systems / High-Availability
7 Modbus Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks Cybersecurity / Packet Inspection
8 The OPC UA Bridge Level 3: Advanced 1-2 weeks Protocol Translation / Middleware
9 Digital Twin (Physics Simulator) Level 4: Expert 1-2 weeks Simulation / Graphics
10 SCADA Historian (Time-Series Database) Level 2: Intermediate 1-2 weeks Data Engineering / Persistence

Prerequisites

  • Basic programming and system fundamentals
  • Comfort with command line tooling