PBCS: PLC based control systems Workshop

Session

Technology trends

15 Oct 2021, 14:10

Virtual workshop (Shanghai (China) [Virtual])

2. IEC61499 standard and an industry implementation: 4DIAC

Dr Alois Zoitl (JOHANNES KEPLER University (LINZ-AUSTRIA))

15/10/2021, 14:10

(2) Project development

As in many other areas, software is the function and innovation driver in industrial automation. The discussions around Industry 4.0 with the goal of networked and adaptable production have reinforced this. This leads to the fact that control software development is the main cost driver in industrial automation. In order to keep the complexity and the human effort manageable, a domain-specific...