Title :
On criteria for distributing PLC control
Author :
Kouthon, T. ; Peraldi, M.A. ; Decotignie, J.-D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
In this paper, a criterion is introduced for distributing a Grafcet (function charts) diagram and optimizing its time performance in a distributed system. Grafcet diagrams are used to specify PLC applications. The criterion is based on the localization of the output devices controlled by the PLC application. The distributed system consists of distributed nodes connected by a synchronous real-time network performing broadcast communication. It is shown how a Grafcet diagram originally designed for central processing can be transformed into one that can be executed in a distributed system
Keywords :
computer networks; diagrams; distributed control; programmable controllers; Grafcet diagram; broadcast communication; distributed PLC control; distributed system; function charts; synchronous real-time network; time performance optimization; Actuators; Communication system control; Control systems; Distributed computing; Electrical equipment industry; Hardware; Industrial control; Programmable control; Real time systems; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1995. Intelligent Systems for the 21st Century., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2559-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1995.538384
