Storozh is the lightweight and modular SCADA for Linux and Windows.

Initially developed for inhouse use, it is now introduced for everyone.

The purpose of the "Storozh" software is collecting and processing of the telemetry information from the remote devices, dispatching events and generate controlling impacts according to the system state (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition).

Application areas vary:

• management of the automated equiment;
• emergency alarm systems (gas stations, dangerous manufactories etc);
• security systems etc.

Modular architecture of "Storozh" allows to use it either as a telemetry collector on the minimal PC equipment, as well as for graphical visualisation of the system status.

Platform:

• Operating system:
  • Linux/Unix (currently we provide builds for majority of popular Linux distributions);
  • Windows
• Hardware: virtually any Linux-capable. For now we distribute builds for i386 (PC-compatible) hardware. Contact us if you require builds for other platforms

Hardware requirements (x86/i386 architecture):

• CPU:
  • for telemetry collection -- 300MHz or more (tested on Vortex 486SX/300Mhz);
  • for graphical visualisation -- 500MHz or more (tested on Axiomtec GOT-5000 Geode LX/500Mhz series);
• RAM:
  • for telemetry collection -- min 16M, recommended 128-256M for normal OS operations;
  • for graphical visualisation -- min 256M, recommended 1G;
• Hard drive:
  • for software -- 10M;
  • for log files -- approx. 1-2G per year.

Supported protocols and input devices:

• MODBUS
• DCON
• Petrovend PV4
• Shield-3 series device protocol
• any textual-based protocols, like modem AT-commands (regexp-based module).
• input from GPIO-class devices (Linux only

Supported I/O interfaces:

• RS232
• RS485
• USB

"Storozh" can communicate with unlimited number of industrial microcontrollers and controlled relays that are connected to more than one serial ports of the computer.

Controlling functions:

• logging events to the log file;
• visualisation of the events on the screen;
• launch external programs, which allows you to do anything, like
  • audible alarms;
  • GSM calls and SMS'es;
  • controlling of the external devices via parallel port (LPT).
• sending frames to DCON and MODBUS devices

Linux was chosen as a software platform which has important advantages for the embedded systems:

• ability to install on the minimalistic equipment (limited size of the hard disk, memory and CPU performance) of any architecture;
• work in real-time mode;
• larger uptime compared to Windows
• portability across most of the Unix systems (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, QNX etc.);
• it is free.

Engaging Storozh Windows port on the existing computers all over the enterprise allows you to build a distributed HMI networks.

Currently we use Storozh along with Angstrom/Openembedded Linux distribution, which is 40-90M small in size (it depends whether we include X11 subsystem). If you need such a build along with the Storozh system, please contact us.