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Capstone
Resolver I
9 years ago
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Importing data from SCADA gateway

Hi,   I'm working with a client in the Energy industry who uses SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) to gather data in real time from remote locations to control equipment. He downloads...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Hi Capstone,

    To my knowledge, we are not able to directly connect to SCADA gateway and import data from there.

    In your scenario, try to use “Get Data->Web”  option in Power BI Desktop, enter Web URL and check if you can get any data. In addition, if your system has OData feeds available or database behind it, it is possible to connect straight to the OData feeds or the database from Power BI Desktop.

     


    Thanks,
    Lydia Zhang

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Anonymous
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9 years ago

Hi Capstone,

To my knowledge, we are not able to directly connect to SCADA gateway and import data from there.

In your scenario, try to use “Get Data->Web”  option in Power BI Desktop, enter Web URL and check if you can get any data. In addition, if your system has OData feeds available or database behind it, it is possible to connect straight to the OData feeds or the database from Power BI Desktop.

 


Thanks,
Lydia Zhang

  • Capstone's avatar
    Capstone
    Resolver I
    9 years ago

    Thanks Lydia, I will definitely check that with the client and see if its possible.

     

    Abhi

    • robertoz's avatar
      robertoz
      Advocate I
      8 years ago

      Hi Capstone,

      did you checked the direct connection of PowerBi to SCADA already?

      What was the result of it? is it possible?

      • Capstone's avatar
        Capstone
        Resolver I
        8 years ago

        Unfortunately I didnt find a way to connect directly to SCADA.