ClearSCADA can communicate with SCADAPack outstations using one of several drivers. The driver that you need to use depends on the type of SCADAPack device(s) with which ClearSCADA is to communicate.
If ClearSCADA is to communicate with SCADAPack E outstations, or 386 eNET outstations, your system needs to run the DNP3 driver, along with the DNP3 SCADAPack E extension driver. Use these drivers to enable ClearSCADA to communicate with these SCADAPack outstations using the DNP3 protocol; with the DNP3 SCADAPack E extension driver providing support for extended SCADAPack DNP3 functionality. Refer to the rest of this driver guide and the ClearSCADA Guide to the DNP3 Driver for information on configuring your database accordingly. (586 eNET outstations are now known as SCADAPack ES outstations and Magna eNET outstations are now known as SCADAPack ER outstations. Both types of outstation are models in the SCADAPack E range of outstations.)
If ClearSCADA is to communicate with other (none E) SCADAPack outstations, your system needs to run the SCADAPack Modbus driver, to enable ClearSCADA to communicate with those devices using the Modbus protocol. For more information, see the ClearSCADA Guide to the SCADAPack Modbus Driver. (SCADAPack E outstations also support the Modbus protocol, however the E Modbus support is not compatible with ClearSCADA’s SCADAPack Modbus database items. For ClearSCADA to communicate with SCADAPack E outstations using the Modbus protocol, use the 'standard' and ‘Generic’ Modbus database items with ClearSCADA’s SCADAPack Modbus driver, or use the Simple Modbus driver.)
For ClearSCADA to communicate with other (none E) SCADAPack outstations using the DNP3 protocol, use the ‘standard’ and 'Generic' DNP3 database items provided with ClearSCADA’s DNP3 driver (as opposed to DNP3 SCADAPack E items). The DNP3 support provided by other (none E) SCADAPack outstations is not compatible with ClearSCADA’s DNP3 SCADAPack E range of database items. For information on ‘standard’ and 'Generic' DNP3 items, see the ClearSCADA Guide to the DNP3 Driver.