第1 页 共13 页 Developing a Hybrid Programmable Logic Controller Platform for a Flexible Manufacturing System Abstract: In this article, we present the design and implementation of a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) control platform based on a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a personal computer (PC)-based visual man-machine interface (MMI) and data acquisition (DAS) unit
The key aspect of an FMS is its flexibility to adapt to changes in a demanding process operation
The PLC provides feasible solutions to FMS applications, using PC-based MMI/DAS, whereby PLCs are optimized for executing rapid sequential control strategies
PCs running MMI/DAS front-ends make intuitive operation interfaces, full of powerful graphics and reporting tools
Information from the PC can be distributed thr