TeleLab - remote automations lab in real time

Automation is rapidly evolving, having a profound impact in the way we do work. Such development and the rapid integration of automation systems into most of the engineering processes call for constant, efficient training into automation and control systems. However, this kind of equipment is very expensive, constantly limiting both universities and private companies to have training facilities that are not widely available or, definitely, to not being able to have these facilities at all. The present paper establishes a scheduling/connection scheme for real remote automation laboratories based in common automation protocols for connection, image acquisition systems, and their publication for remote access in real time, interconnecting all the elements by a server, reducing the needed space for traditional automation laboratories, the staff needed to operate it, and the overall cost of equipment required, as well as allowing the lab practices to be customizable.