Title :
Experimental performance evaluation of Profibus-FMS in the manufacturing automation systems
Author :
Hong, Seung Ho ; Park, Tae Jin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Hanyang Univ., Ansan, South Korea
Abstract :
The fieldbus provides real-time communication among field devices in the manufacturing automation and process control systems. In this study, an experimental model of the Profibus-based manufacturing automation system is developed. The experimental model consists of two robots, two conveyor belts, NC machine, PLC, sensors and operator station. These machines are interconnected into the Profibus network and exchange their data through the services provided by FMS (Fieldbus Message Specification). The experimental model is used to measure the network-induced delay of variable and file data transmitted through FMS services. This study analyzes the network-induced delays at each sublayer of the Profibus protocol stack. The experimental results obtained from this study promote understanding the delay characteristics of the Profibus FMS
Keywords :
data communication; field buses; process control; protocols; Fieldbus Message Specification; NC machine; PLC; Profibus network; Profibus protocol stack; Profibus-FMS; conveyor belts; data exchange; file data; manufacturing automation systems; network-induced delay; operator station; process control systems; real-time communication; robots; sensors; Belts; Computer numerical control; Field buses; Flexible manufacturing systems; Manufacturing automation; Process control; Programmable control; Real time systems; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1999. ISIE '99. Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bled
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5662-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1999.796926
