Title :
Exploring SoPC technology and RTOS issues for industrial motor control
Author :
Ben Salem, Ahmed Karim ; Ben Othman, Slim ; Bouain, Moktar ; Ben Saoud, Slim
Author_Institution :
LSA-EPT, INSAT, Tunis, Tunisia
Abstract :
In this paper, an embedded control unit based on the System on Programmable Chip (SoPC) technology is designed, using advanced FPGA chip with embedded processors. Ready to use Intellectual Property (IP) modules including open-source cores are integrated into FPGA in hardware design. Furthermore, a modular idea based on a commercial and open-source Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) is applied to software design. This co-designed RT control unit is validated on an electric motor. The implementation results demonstrate successfully the high level of flexibility of such advanced motor controller system with a deterministic response and an extended functionality. They also show the feasibility to use open-source SoPC for industrial motor control.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; electric machine analysis computing; electric motors; field programmable gate arrays; machine control; operating systems (computers); public domain software; system-on-chip; IP modules; RTOS; SoPC technology; advanced FPGA chip; advanced motor controller system; codesigned RT control unit; deterministic response; electric motor; embedded control unit; embedded processors; industrial motor control; intellectual property; open-source cores; open-source real-time operating system; software design; system on programmable chip; Computer architecture; Control systems; DC motors; Field programmable gate arrays; IP networks; Libraries; Program processors;
Conference_Titel :
Design & Technology of Integrated Systems in Nanoscale Era (DTIS), 2012 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gammarth
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1926-3
DOI :
10.1109/DTIS.2012.6232970
