From field sensors through PLCs, RTUs, DCS controllers, and HMIs to SCADA systems—you'll follow the complete path of data and control actions, so nothing feels like a black box anymore.
Real-world examples from power plants, utilities, water treatment, and manufacturing plants. Plus Field Notes, Common Mistakes, and Troubleshooting Tips that teach you the judgment usually learned the hard way on the job.
Understand the security concepts and design principles you'll encounter in real facilities, so you can protect critical infrastructure with confidence.
Written for People Like You—Not Control Theory Textbooks
You know the basics of automation, but when experienced engineers start talking about control loops, interlocks, and OT networks, you're nodding along while silently wondering what they really mean. This book changes that. Across 23 chapters, Industrial Control Systems Explained breaks down how PLCs, SCADA, DCS, HMIs, and OT networks actually work—in plain language, from the perspective of a practicing control systems engineer. Each topic is grounded in real examples, and every chapter ends with a summary and review questions so you can actually retain what you learn. No vendor-specific programming manuals. No heavy math. Just the system-level understanding you need to work confidently alongside experienced engineers and go deeper into any specialty you choose.
About the Author
This book is written by a practicing control systems engineer with years of hands-on experience in real industrial facilities. The author understands the exact moment when IT and cybersecurity professionals, technicians, plant operators, and early-career engineers realize they need to understand how industrial control systems actually work. That's why every explanation, example, and troubleshooting tip in this book is designed to bridge that gap—giving you the practical foundation you need to move confidently into OT roles and contribute meaningfully from day one.
Stop Feeling Like the Newcomer in the Room
Get the practical, system-level understanding of industrial control systems that takes years to learn on the job. Download this free resource today and start building the foundation you need to work confidently in OT environments.
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