Title: Implementing global automata in PLCs based on the IEC 61131-3 programming norm

Authors: Vasileios Deligiannis, Stamatis Manesis

Addresses: Laboratory of Systems and Measurement, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Rion-Patras 26500, Greece. ' Laboratory of Systems and Measurement, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Rion-Patras 26500, Greece

Abstract: Global Automata are a recently proposed approach on modelling contemporary industrial systems. They are based on automata philosophy and are specially orientated for industrial use. In industry the dominant controller is the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), which is a special aim computer suitably built for the application control tasks. The IEC 61131-3 Programming Norm describes all the well-known languages for programming PLCs and this paper presents a synthesis tool for implementing global automata in PLCs based on this programming norm. Differences on language semantics between several manufacturers are frequent since the international standard is an open frame. Due to this fact the presented synthesis tool gives an industrial engineer the general guidance to write the respective code from a global automaton.

Keywords: global automata; industrial systems; programmable logic controllers; PLCs; IEC 61131-3.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2010.034335

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2010 Vol.6 No.2, pp.163 - 186

Published online: 01 Aug 2010 *

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