Modelling Control Systems Using IEC 61499

Download or read book Modelling Control Systems Using IEC 61499 written by Robert Lewis and published by IET. This book was released on 2001-04-23 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IEC 61499 standard was developed to model distributed control systems. This book introduces the main concepts and models defined in the IEC 61499 standard, particularly the use of function blocks, covering service interface function blocks, event function blocks, industrial application examples, and future development. The book is written as a user guide for the application of the standard for modeling distributed systems, and will useful for those working in industrial control, software engineering, and manufacturing systems. Lewis is the UK expert on two IEC working groups. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.