OPC UA supporting the automated engineering of production monitoring and control systems

Control systems monitor and control production plants and manufacturing systems. Before they can be taken into operation, they have to be configured. To automate this process, which is called engineering, a standardized exchange format is required that forms the basis of the work of all those who ar...

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Published in2008 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation pp. 640 - 647
Main Author Schleipen, M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2008
Subjects
Computer architecture
Control systems
Monitoring
Process control
Production
Servers
Software
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ISBN9781424415052
1424415055
ISSN1946-0740
DOI10.1109/ETFA.2008.4638464

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Summary:Control systems monitor and control production plants and manufacturing systems. Before they can be taken into operation, they have to be configured. To automate this process, which is called engineering, a standardized exchange format is required that forms the basis of the work of all those who are involved in the project and that is understood by anyone involved. In addition, the contents to be exchanged have to be transmitted on the basis of a standardized communication mechanism with maximum efficiency. This article will present a standardized communication method capable of fulfilling these requirements. On the basis of an OPC UA framework acting as a communication, synchronization and processing mechanism, the opportunities of the unified architecture and its application in the automated engineering of control systems will be evaluated.
ISBN:9781424415052
1424415055
ISSN:1946-0740
DOI:10.1109/ETFA.2008.4638464