Color coding standards (ISA-101) in SCADA systems - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define the color for an alarm state in ISA-101.

SCADA systems

alarm_color = "[1]"  # Color for active alarm

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Ared

Bgreen

Cblue

Dyellow

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Common Mistakes

Choosing green which usually means normal or safe.

Using blue which is not standard for alarms.

In ISA-101, the color red is used to indicate an active alarm state.

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medium

Complete the code to set the color for a normal operating state in ISA-101.

SCADA systems

normal_state_color = "[1]"  # Color for normal operation

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Ared

Bgreen

Corange

Dpurple

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Common Mistakes

Using red which means alarm.

Choosing orange which is for warnings.

The color green is used in ISA-101 to indicate normal operating conditions.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly assign the warning color according to ISA-101.

SCADA systems

warning_color = "[1]"  # Color for warning state

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Ablue

Bred

Cyellow

Dgreen

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using red which is for alarms.

Choosing green which means normal.

ISA-101 uses yellow to indicate a warning state, signaling caution.

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hard

Fill both blanks to define colors for 'inactive alarm' and 'acknowledged alarm' states in ISA-101.

SCADA systems

inactive_alarm_color = "[1]"  # Color for inactive alarm
acknowledged_alarm_color = "[2]"  # Color for acknowledged alarm

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Agray

Bblue

Cred

Dyellow

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Mixing red with inactive or acknowledged states.

Using yellow which is for warnings.

ISA-101 uses gray for inactive alarms and blue for acknowledged alarms.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a dictionary mapping ISA-101 states to their standard colors.

SCADA systems

isa101_colors = {
  "active_alarm": "[1]",
  "warning": "[2]",
  "normal": "[3]"
}

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Ared

Byellow

Cgreen

Dblue

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping warning and normal colors.

Using blue which is not standard for these states.

The standard ISA-101 colors are red for active alarms, yellow for warnings, and green for normal operation.