Useful ICS Links

Place for tools the community has submitted that make our job a little bit easier. ICS = Industrial Control Systems.

Tools

Hand tools, protocol converters and the like

Software

Utilities to make your work life easier

• RMMS - Modbus Master Protocol Modbus Free Windows
• Autohotkey Scripting Productivity Free
  • Powerful Windows keystroke scripting utility
• Simply Modbus Protocol Free/Paid
• N-Pulse Web Based Modbus
  • Interactive Modbus parser and tables

Blogs, Channels, and Other Sites

• Stephan Henneken Blog OOP TwinCAT Codesys
• The Automation Blog Hardware Review Training Videos Blog Podcast
• Control Global News Magazine Process Control
• Control Automation Podcast Blog Articles Forum
• AllTwinCAT Blog TwinCAT YouTube

Training Resources

• Contact and Coil Tutorials TwinCAT RsLogix
• Electrical Automation Hands On Omron TwinCAT RsLogix Siemens
• Oleg Mueller TwinCAT Youtube

Organizations

• ISA - International Society of Automation Standards Education

Cybersecurity

• SANS
• CISA - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Government Education
  • Advisories
  • Training Free
  • CISA ICS Monitor Newsletters Cybersecurity
  • CISA ICS Alerts Cybersecurity
  • CISA ICS Announcements Cybersecurity
• Controlthings.io Training Security Platform
  • Protocol List Protocols
• SCADAHacker Resources Paid Training Certifications
• Shodan Bad Practices
  • Internet trawler that shows insecure devices on the world wide web
• PLC Security Resources Best Practices
• NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology Government Best Practices Education Resources
  • ICS Guide Whitepaper SCADA
• Beckhoff IPC Security TwinCAT Cybersecurity
• Codesys Security Cybersecurity Codesys

Vendor Sites

Knowledgebases, forums, manuals

• Emerson Exchange DeltaV DCS Forum
• Beckhoff InfoSys TwinCAT Manual
  • Beckhoff TwinCAT TwinCAT
• Inductive Automation Ignition Forum
• All Codesys RSS Feeds Codesys

For Fun