Title :
Modular client/server architecture in multipurpose manufacturing cells
Author :
Marino, P. ; Poza, F. ; Nogueira, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Technol., Vigo Univ., Spain
Abstract :
Shop floor communications networks are evolving towards the increased use of open connecting equipment, that meets standard protocols, under a client/server architecture. An implementation of a such communications server, based on a low cost PC with multiport and field bus cards, is presented. The first prototype has been designed as a black box transparent to flexible manufacturing plants, connecting with sixteen Scara robots and thirty programmable logic controllers
Keywords :
client-server systems; distributed control; field buses; flexible manufacturing systems; industrial robots; local area networks; programmable controllers; robots; Scara robots; field bus cards; flexible manufacturing plants; low cost PC; modular client/server architecture; multipurpose manufacturing cells; open connecting equipment; programmable logic controllers; shop floor communications networks; Communication networks; Communication standards; Costs; Flexible manufacturing systems; Joining processes; Network servers; Programmable control; Protocols; Prototypes; Robots;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Robotics, 1997. ICAR '97. Proceedings., 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4160-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICAR.1997.620274
