Patent ID: 8019546

Claim:
A system of detecting tsunami conditions using communications for a supervisory control and data acquisition system, wherein the system comprises: a. an enterprise server; b. a plurality of buoys, wherein each buoy comprises a remote terminal unit, wherein the remote terminal unit comprises a sensor that collects information on oceanic conditions and the remote terminal unit stores digital data representative of the information in a memory area for transmission, and wherein each remote terminal unit further comprises: i. an analog-to-digital converter for converting the information into the digital data representative of the information; ii. a processor in communication with the analog-to-digital converter and the memory area, wherein the processor operates upon the digital data according to a predetermined function, and wherein the processor selectively moves the digital data to the memory area; iii. a command register for storing communication commands, wherein the command register is in communication with the processor such that the processor moves the digital data to the memory area when the command register contains an enabling communication command; and iv. a bidirectional port in communication with a communication software and the enterprise server for transmitting the digital data to the enterprise server from the remote terminal unit via the communication software, wherein the bidirectional port receives the digital data from the communication software such that the processor reconfigures the remote terminal unit; c. wherein the communication software links the enterprise server with the plurality of buoys, and is adapted to simultaneously handle multiple types of telemetry and different protocols associated with the plurality of buoys, wherein the communication software collects the information on oceanic conditions from the plurality of buoys, and wherein the communication software initiates an alarm when the information signifies tsunami conditions; and d. a configuration software for configuring and reconfiguring the remote terminal unit using configuration commands, wherein the configuration commands are communicated using the communication software.