Design of Modular and Distributable Automation Software for PLCs

Oscar Miguel-Escrig, Isabel Roselló-González, Julio-Ariel Romero-Pérez

2023

Abstract

Design and maintainability of modular automation software are common concerns nowadays. Common practice in industry usually overlooks the design phase of software, jumping directly into the coding phase, which typically results in poorly readable and maintainable code. In this work, it is shown how modular and hierarchically structured design of discrete event control systems, which is supported by Grafcet models, can be subsequently implemented in several devices distributed across the fieldbus. Besides, the resulting software is more readable and maintainable due to its similarities with the proposed Grafcet model. An example is provided showing how a distributed application can be tested in a centralized fashion.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Miguel-Escrig O., Roselló-González I. and Romero-Pérez J. (2023). Design of Modular and Distributable Automation Software for PLCs. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO; ISBN 978-989-758-670-5, SciTePress, pages 135-141. DOI: 10.5220/0012183700003543

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco23,
author={Oscar Miguel-Escrig and Isabel Roselló-González and Julio-Ariel Romero-Pérez},
title={Design of Modular and Distributable Automation Software for PLCs},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO},
year={2023},
pages={135-141},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012183700003543},
isbn={978-989-758-670-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO
TI - Design of Modular and Distributable Automation Software for PLCs
SN - 978-989-758-670-5
AU - Miguel-Escrig O.
AU - Roselló-González I.
AU - Romero-Pérez J.
PY - 2023
SP - 135
EP - 141
DO - 10.5220/0012183700003543
PB - SciTePress