In terms of standardisation, the focus in mechanical engineering will increasingly be on a modular machine design. This modular development should be reflected in both hardware and software. This creates a mechatronic approach - the aim being to simplify the engineering process and increase the reusability of the individual units. The demand here is for decentralised control architectures.

Decentralised control architectures

The automation system PSS 4000 enables you to reap the benefits of a decentralised control structure, without having to accept the increased complexity that would normally result when programs are distributed on different control systems. You benefit from simple handling and a high degree of standardisation.

Centralised project in the user program instead of a centralised control system

Instead of a centralised control system (as is the case with classic automation) a user program distributed in runtime is made available to the user within a centralised project. All network subscribers are configured, programmed and diagnosed via this centralised project. This enables simple, standardised handling across the whole project.