LabVIEW For ARM Based System Automation

Embedded Systems are hardware and software components working together to perform a specific application. They exist in abundance in our modern society and play a vital role in our everyday lives. Automation has entered in every part of life. Industries, buildings, machines almost every system has been automated and efforts for automating every system is going on. Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) represent state-of-the-art microprocessor-based electronics that make up technologically advanced control systems with applications in virtually every segment of industry where automation is required. PLC has evolved as an important controller in industries these days because of its simplicity and robustness. It is used for controlling many mechanical movements of the heavy machines or to control the voltage and frequency of the power supplies. This paper presents a design for embedded PLC, and its use for system automation. The development of the embedded PLC is done with the combination of the LabVIEW software’s embedded module and the ARM Microcontroller. This PLC is flexible, robust, compatible to industrial components, cost effective and scalable to new technology.