Setup SCADA Server on Embedded Linux

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Introduction

You can run a Fernhill SCADA Server on an embedded system that runs Linux.

Setup Instructions

Using a root account follow these steps:

  1. Copy the file fernhill-scada-server_4.37_armhf.tar.gz to the device.

    Note: If you are installing on a computer with the arm64 architecture, change armhf to arm64 in the above instructions.

  2. Run this command to extract the contents of the file: 
    tar -xvf fernhill-scada-server_4.37_armhf.tar.gz -C /

    Note: If you are installing on a computer with the arm64 architecture, change armhf to arm64 in the above instructions.

    Files will be placed in these folders:


  3. Run this command to start the Fernhill SCADA Server: 
    /etc/init.d/fernhill-scada start
  4. Run this command to ensure the Fernhill SCADA Server will start when the embedded device is powered up: 
    update-rc.d fernhill-scada defaults

Further information

User Rights on Linux

To learn about configuring user rights under Linux.

Fernhill SCADA Setup

To learn about the different setup packages.

Glossary

For the meaning of terms used in Fernhill SCADA.

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