Every system. Every site. One command center.
Monitor and control your generators, chillers, switchgear, UPS, and cooling plant from a single browser tab. Aravolta SCADA sits on top of your BMS and EPMS and gives your operators one screen for everything.
SCADA command center: generators, chillers, switchgear, and cooling plant in one view
Where SCADA sits
SCADA is the supervisory layer that aggregates BMS, EPMS, fire, security, and generators into one operator interface.
SCADA / HMI
Operator dashboards, alarms, control actions, historian
BMS
Cooling, HVAC, environmental, fire
EPMS
Power distribution, metering, UPS
Field Devices
Sensors, PLCs, RTUs, meters, IoT endpoints, CT clamps, analog inputs
What you control from one screen
Every mechanical, electrical, and environmental system in your facility. Monitor, alert, and take action without switching tools.
Unified HMI dashboards
Floor plans, system schematics, and live data overlays from any browser. Build custom views with drag-and-drop or use built-in templates. No dedicated SCADA workstations. No VPN required.
Cross-system alarm management
Conditional rules that span systems: 'if UPS load exceeds 80% AND chiller output drops.' Built-in cooldown and dedup logic to prevent alert storms. Routes to Slack, email, SMS, PagerDuty.
Remote control
Start and stop generators, adjust cooling setpoints, switch power paths, toggle breakers. Role-based access so not everyone can touch critical systems. Full audit log of every control action.
Historian and trend analysis
Every data point stored at configurable resolution. Overlay trends across systems. Correlate cooling output with power consumption with server load. Compliance-ready export for audits.
Alarms that mean something
A humidity sensor drifting 2% is not the same as a UPS on battery. Aravolta SCADA correlates alerts across systems so your operators see context, not noise.
Built-in cooldown logic prevents 500 alerts from a single chiller failure. Conditional rules span multiple assets and zones. Your NOC team sees the root cause, not the symptoms.
Control, not just monitoring
Most DCIM tools show you data. Aravolta SCADA lets you act on it. Start generators, adjust cooling setpoints, switch power paths, toggle breakers. All from the browser.
Role-based access control means your facility ops team can adjust setpoints while restricting who can touch generators. Every action is logged with timestamp, user, and before/after values.
Live in weeks, not months
Traditional SCADA deployments require proprietary hardware, specialist integrators, and months of configuration. Aravolta automates all of it.
Install the node
One hardware node per site. Connects to your BMS, EPMS, and field devices over BACnet, Modbus, OPC-UA, and SNMP. No rack-by-rack wiring.
Auto-discovery
The node finds every device on the network: generators, chillers, switchgear, meters, sensors. 42,000+ device profiles applied automatically. You provide credentials. We handle the rest.
Live in ~2 weeks
Full SCADA command center operational. Dashboards, alarms, control sequences, and historian configured. New equipment added later is detected automatically or onboarded within 48 hours.
No per-point pricing
We don't charge per data point. Every metric your equipment reports gets ingested: temperatures, pressures, flow rates, voltages, generator status, all of it. No decisions about which points are "worth" monitoring. If the device reports it, you get it.
Protocol support
Speaks every protocol your field devices use.
Also supports CT clamps, RS-485/RS-232, Form C dry contacts, and 4-20mA / 0-10V analog inputs for non-networked equipment.
Why not traditional SCADA?
- Proprietary hardware
- Per-point licensing
- Manual point mapping
- Siloed from DCIM and billing
- 6+ months to deploy
- Web-based, any browser
- All points, flat rate
- Automated onboarding
- Unified with BMS, EPMS, DCIM
- ~2 weeks to deploy
SCADA for data centers: common questions
New to how SCADA relates to the rest of the stack? Start with our guide to BMS vs EPMS vs SCADA vs DCIM, or see how Aravolta covers BMS and EPMS on the same platform.
What is SCADA in a data center?
SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) is the supervisory layer of a data center: it collects real-time readings from field equipment and controllers — generators, chillers, switchgear, UPS, cooling plant — and gives operators one interface to monitor conditions, manage alarms, review history, and send control commands.
What is the difference between SCADA and a BMS?
A BMS is a packaged building automation product scoped to cooling, air handling, fire, and security. SCADA is a more general supervisory control architecture built on field controllers, historically used for the electrical and mechanical plant. Many facilities run both; Aravolta unifies SCADA-style supervision with BMS, EPMS, and DCIM in one platform.
Does Aravolta SCADA replace my PLCs and DDCs?
Yes — including the hardwired ones. Aravolta's virtualized controllers run the logic that traditionally required PLC or DDC programming — setpoint changes, equipment sequencing, multi-condition rules like 'PDU output at zero and UPS bypass at zero, start generators' — in software, with role-based access and a full audit trail, so changes no longer need a controls engineer on site. For control loops that must keep running with no network dependency, such as fire suppression and emergency power off, Aravolta supplies its own standalone PLC hardware. The node's physical IO (CT clamps, serial, dry contacts, analog) covers non-networked equipment, existing third-party controllers can stay and run alongside the platform, and for greenfield builds Aravolta delivers the full BMS including panels, CTs, and controllers.
Can I control equipment remotely with Aravolta SCADA?
Yes. Operators can start and stop generators, adjust cooling setpoints, switch power paths, and toggle breakers from any browser. Every control action is gated by role-based access control and logged with timestamp, user, and before/after values.
What protocols does Aravolta SCADA support?
Modbus TCP/RTU, BACnet IP and MS/TP, OPC-UA, MQTT, SNMP, and REST APIs, with custom drivers available. For non-networked equipment, the on-site node accepts CT clamps, RS-485/RS-232 serial, Form C dry contacts, and 4-20mA / 0-10V analog inputs.
How long does a SCADA deployment take?
About two weeks for a typical facility. One node is installed per site, auto-discovery identifies equipment against 42,000+ device profiles, and dashboards, alarms, and the historian are configured. New device types encountered later are onboarded within 48 hours at no cost.
Do I need dedicated SCADA workstations or per-point licenses?
No. Aravolta SCADA is web-native, so any browser is a workstation, and there are no per-point fees: every metric your equipment reports is ingested at a flat rate.
Last updated: August 2026
Your facility deserves a real command center
Monitor and control every system from one browser tab. No proprietary hardware. No specialist integrators. Live in weeks.
- Sub-second data refresh
- Vendor-agnostic
- Live in ~2 weeks