Title :
Object-oriented interface to MMS services
Author :
Glavinic, Vlado ; Motik, Boris
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Comput., Zagreb Univ., Croatia
Abstract :
The application of numerically controlled devices in production processes has stimulated an extensive development of communication means enabling the entire production plant to be supervised and controlled from a centralized place. In doing so, the key factor was to provide interworking of heterogeneous equipment of different manufacturers. The main standard organizing inter-device communication is the ISO´s Manufacturing Message Specification (MMS) defining respective services and protocols. The applications governing manufacturing devices interact with MMS by using a suitable API (application programming interface). We present one approach to MMS API, that is developed for use under Windows 95/NT
Keywords :
application program interfaces; centralised control; object-oriented methods; open systems; process control; production control; telecommunication standards; transport protocols; API; ISO; MMS services; Manufacturing Message Specification; TCP/IP; Windows 95/NT; application programming interface; centralized control; centralized supervision; heterogeneous equipment; inter-device communication; interworking; manufacturing devices; numerically controlled devices; production plant; production processes; protocols; services; standard; Centralized control; Communication standards; Communication system control; Computer industry; High performance computing; Operating systems; Production; Protocols; TCPIP; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1998. MELECON 98., 9th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Tel-Aviv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3879-0
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1998.699462
