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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Karl Hess, Lichtenau, DE;
Tino Heber, Freiberg, DE;
Wolfgang Horn, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, DE;
Steffen Kirste, Chemnitz, DE;
Norbert Kosel, Chemnitz, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Abstract
Due to the diversity of the requirements to be met for controlling the movement of production machines, a system and method based on a range of hardware modules, which are provided with adequate computing capacity, a real-time operating system and specific basic functionality, a network (for example Profibus) for constructing a decentralized system with distributed control functionality and also operating and monitoring units with planned interfaces is disclosed. The invention comprises a configurable, distributable and programmable control software system for individually adapting the control solution to the client's requirements, with which the planned control solution is distributed among hardware modules and in which an engineering system used for management, configuration, programming, monitoring, debugging and commissioning.