Real-time data display in SCADA systems - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Real-time Data Display in SCADA Systems

📖 Scenario: You work in a factory that uses a SCADA system to monitor machine temperatures. You want to create a simple program that shows the latest temperature readings from different machines in real time.

🎯 Goal: Build a program that stores machine temperature data, sets a threshold for alerts, filters machines exceeding the threshold, and displays the alert list.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a dictionary with machine names and their current temperatures

Add a temperature threshold variable for alerts

Filter machines with temperatures above the threshold

Print the list of machines that need attention

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Factories and plants use SCADA systems to monitor machine health and prevent failures by tracking real-time data like temperature.

💼 Career

Understanding how to handle and display real-time data is essential for roles in industrial automation, system monitoring, and maintenance.

1

Create the initial machine temperature data

Create a dictionary called machine_temps with these exact entries: 'Pump1': 75, 'Conveyor2': 82, 'Boiler3': 90, 'Fan4': 65, 'Motor5': 78

SCADA systems

# Create the machine_temps dictionary with exact values
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use curly braces to create a dictionary with machine names as keys and temperatures as values.

2

Set the temperature alert threshold

Create a variable called alert_threshold and set it to 80

SCADA systems

machine_temps = {'Pump1': 75, 'Conveyor2': 82, 'Boiler3': 90, 'Fan4': 65, 'Motor5': 78}
# Set alert_threshold to 80
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Just assign the number 80 to the variable alert_threshold.

3

Filter machines exceeding the alert threshold

Create a dictionary called alert_machines that includes only machines from machine_temps with temperatures greater than alert_threshold

SCADA systems

machine_temps = {'Pump1': 75, 'Conveyor2': 82, 'Boiler3': 90, 'Fan4': 65, 'Motor5': 78}
alert_threshold = 80
# Create alert_machines dictionary with machines above alert_threshold
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use a dictionary comprehension to select machines with temperature above alert_threshold.

4

Display the machines that need attention

Write a print statement to display the alert_machines dictionary

SCADA systems

machine_temps = {'Pump1': 75, 'Conveyor2': 82, 'Boiler3': 90, 'Fan4': 65, 'Motor5': 78}
alert_threshold = 80
alert_machines = {machine: temp for machine, temp in machine_temps.items() if temp > alert_threshold}
# Print the alert_machines dictionary
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use print(alert_machines) to show the machines with high temperature.