Automated generation of modular plc control software from pid diagrams in process industry

Gennadiy Koltun, Moritz Kolter, Birgit Vogel-Heuser

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Abstract

Piping and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs) are commonly used in the process industry's detailed engineering to describe process flows and to serve as a basis for the systems design of processing plants. These diagrams (documents) serve as a basis for upcoming engineering activities, especially the development of control software. Changes in PIDs often entail adaption of the respective control software. Although these adaptions often realized manually, the development of control software is characterized by painstaking effort and a tendency to prolong projects. This paper therefore proposes an approach that segments PIDs according the ISA-88 standard. An implemented prototype subsequently generates modular control software based on the PLCopen standardized exchange format. Within an implemented prototype, the approach was evaluated on a sample PID derived from a representative lab-size demonstrator, which highlighted the ability to reduce time and costs during the development of control software.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering, ISSE 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538644461
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Nov 2018
Event4th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering, ISSE 2018 - Roma, Italy
Duration: 1 Oct 20183 Oct 2018

Publication series

Name4th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering, ISSE 2018 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference4th IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering, ISSE 2018
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRoma
Period1/10/183/10/18

Keywords

  • Automated Production Systems
  • Integrated Engineering
  • Modular Code Generation
  • PLC Control Software Vector-Based Engineering Document
  • Process Engineering

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