• DocumentCode
    3286572
  • Title

    PLC software modularity and co-operative development

  • Author

    Bonfatti, Flavio ; Gadda, Gianni ; Monari, Paola Daniela

  • Author_Institution
    Modena Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    775
  • Abstract
    The paper introduces a software design method to pursue modularity of PLC-based system control code. Modularity is a critical condition to support co-operative development of complex systems, where components supplied by a number of subcontractors are integrated to realize the envisaged plant. The method proposes a disciplined use of the SFC, FBD and ST languages of the IEC 61131-3 standard
  • Keywords
    IEC standards; data encapsulation; programmable controllers; software engineering; software standards; FBD language; IEC 61131-3 standard; PLC software modularity; PLC-based system control code; SFC language; ST language; co-operative development; complex systems; software design method; Automatic control; Control systems; Design methodology; IEC standards; Programmable control; Software design; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software quality; Subcontracting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Como
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6736-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AIM.2001.936764
  • Filename
    936764