CNC controller for a cutting machine

Author

Hace, Ales ; Jezernik, Karel

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Maribor Univ.

fYear

2004

fDate

26-26 June 2004

Firstpage

361

Lastpage

366

Abstract

The paper addresses the field of factory automation within the scope of flexible production systems. The controller has been built on the open QNX real-time operating system for PC architecture. The commonly accepted graphical user interface environment of Microsoft Windows serves as the front-end of the HMI. The controller and the HMI are interconnected by the Ethernet TCP/IP link that is extended to the office-level of factory automation. The application is thoroughly presented with the highlight on real-time features; the QNX real-time operating system and Ethernet TCP/IP technology for the use in a networked automated factory are also described

Keywords

computerised numerical control; cutting tools; flexible manufacturing systems; graphical user interfaces; local area networks; operating systems (computers); real-time systems; transport protocols; Ethernet TCP/IP link; computerized numerical control; cutting machine; factory automation; flexible production systems; graphical user interface; human-machine interface; real-time operating system; Automatic control; Computer numerical control; Control systems; Ethernet networks; Graphical user interfaces; Manufacturing automation; Operating systems; Production systems; Real time systems; TCPIP;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Informatics, 2004. INDIN '04. 2004 2nd IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Berlin

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8513-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INDIN.2004.1417362

Filename

1417362