PPT Slide
An RTU is simply a dedicated computer that is located in some
remote place that communicates with a central
A SCADA system (Supervisory Control And
Data Acquisition) like Arcata’s normally has many
An RTU runs its own program over and over. It checks its
sensor inputs and compares them with the commands in its
program. If something needs doing because a local
sensor value changes, then the program tells the RTU to