Modern industrial automation software design : principles and real-world applications

The main subjects in this book relate to software development using cutting-edge technologies for real-world industrial automation applications A hands-on approach to applying a wide variety of emerging technologies to modern industrial practice problems Explains key concepts through clear examples, ranging from simple to more complex problem domains, and all based on real-world industrial problems A useful reference book for practicing engineers as well as an updated resource book for researchers

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Kay Chen Tan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore.

Preface	p. xxi
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Acronyms	p. xxv
Part I Design Principles of Modern Industrial Automation Systems
1 Introduction	p. 1
1.1 Developmental Trends	p. 2
1.2 Classifications and Existing Products	p. 3
1.3 Functionality of Industrial Automation Systems	p. 5
1.4 About the Book	p. 7
2 Virtual Instrumentation	p. 9
2.1 Introduction	p. 9
2.2 Characteristics of VXI Instruments	p. 13
2.3 VXI Plug&Play (VPP) Specification	p. 14
2.4 Virtual Instrument Software Architecture (VISA)	p. 16
2.4.1 VISA model structure	p. 17
2.4.2 VISA characteristics	p. 18
2.5 Programming platforms	p. 19
2.5.1 Textual programming	p. 20
2.5.2 Visual programming	p. 20
2.5.3 Graphical programming	p. 21
2.6 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Network (PLPGN) Monitoring	p. 23
2.6.1 Overall structure design	p. 24
2.7 Hardware and Software Design	p. 26
2.7.1 Development requirements	p. 26
2.7.2 Development environment	p. 27
2.7.3 Configurations of system hardware and software	p. 27
2.8 Summary	p. 29
3 Component-Based Measurement Systems	p. 31
3.1 Introduction	p. 31
3.2 Component Technology	p. 32
3.3 Component-Based Industrial Automation Software	p. 35
3.4 Writing Component	p. 36
3.5 Case Study 1	p. 36
3.6 Case Study 2	p. 38
3.6.1 Definition of base class of instruments	p. 39
3.6.2 UI base class of VIs	p. 40
3.7 Summary	p. 41
4 Object-Oriented Software Engineering	p. 43
4.1 Software Development Models	p. 44
4.2 Object Orientation	p. 48
4.2.1 OOA/OOD	p. 48
4.2.2 Advantages	p. 51
5 Graphical User Interface Design	p. 53
6 Database Management	p. 59
6.1 Database Systems	p. 60
6.2 Relational Database	p. 61
6.3 Structured Query Language (SQL)	p. 64
6.4 Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)	p. 66
7 Software Testing	p. 69
7.1 Software and Industrial Automation	p. 69
7.2 Software Testing Strategies	p. 71
7.2.1 Black-box testing	p. 72
7.2.2 White-box testing	p. 73
7.3 Software Testing Processes and Steps	p. 73
7.3.1 Unit testing	p. 75
7.3.2 Integration testing	p. 76
7.3.3 Verification testing	p. 78
7.3.4 System testing	p. 78
7.3.5 Validation	p. 79
7.4 Software Performance Testing	p. 79
7.4.1 Availability testing	p. 80
7.4.2 Reliability testing	p. 81
7.4.3 Survivability testing	p. 81
7.4.4 Flexibility testing	p. 81
7.4.5 Stress testing	p. 82
7.4.6 Security testing	p. 82
7.4.7 Usability testing	p. 82
7.4.8 Maintainability testing	p. 83
7.5 Software Maintenance	p. 84
7.6 Summary	p. 85
Part II Real-World Applications
8 Overview	p. 91
9 An Object-Oriented Reconfigurable Software	p. 93
9.1 Introduction	p. 94
9.1.1 Evolution of reconfigurable software	p. 94
9.2 Design Requirements, Development Environments, and Methodologies	p. 105
9.2.1 Design requirements	p. 105
9.2.2 Development environments	p. 106
9.2.3 Development methodologies	p. 107
9.3 IMC System Structure and Software Design	p. 108
9.3.1 Overall structure of IMC systems	p. 108
9.3.2 Configuration-based IMC software	p. 111
9.3.3 Reconfigurable IMC software design	p. 112
9.3.4 Development tool selection	p. 113
9.3.5 Object-oriented methodology	p. 115
9.3.6 Windows programming	p. 118
9.3.7 Database technologies	p. 118
9.3.8 Relational database model	p. 119
9.3.9 Database management system (DBMS)	p. 119
9.3.10 Database application	p. 120
9.3.11 Delphi database functionality	p. 122
9.4 RSFIMC Architecture	p. 122
9.4.1 Data acquisition module	p. 124
9.4.2 Data processing module	p. 124
9.4.3 Data browsing module	p. 125
9.5 RSFIMC Functions	p. 126
9.5.1 User configuration	p. 126
9.5.2 Running status indications	p. 133
9.5.3 Alarm management	p. 134
9.5.4 Data exchange	p. 135
9.5.5 Visual database query	p. 140
9.5.6 Remote communication	p. 142
9.6 Summary	p. 144
10 Flexible Measurement Point Management	p. 151
10.1 Introduction	p. 152
10.2 System Architecture	p. 153
10.2.1 Overall architecture	p. 154
10.2.2 Interfaces with other modules	p. 157
10.3 Development Platform and Environment	p. 157
10.4 Measurement Point Management	p. 158
10.4.1 MP configuration	p. 158
10.4.2 Task configuration	p. 159
10.4.3 Dynamic configuration of MPs and tasks	p. 160
10.4.4 System running	p. 161
10.5 An Illustrative Example on a Serial Port Driver	p. 167
10.5.1 Serial port hardware driver	p. 168
10.5.2 Serial port system driver	p. 170
10.5.3 DIT maintenance for serial port system driver	p. 171
10.5.4 Hardware simulation terminal	p. 172
10.6 Summary	p. 172
11 A Blending System Using Multithreaded Programming	p. 179
11.1 Introduction	p. 179
11.2 Overall Blending System Configuration	p. 181
11.2.1 Hardware configuration	p. 181
11.2.2 Software configuration	p. 183
11.2.3 Multithread-based communication	p. 183
11.3 The Overall Software Design	p. 185
11.3.1 Design requirements	p. 186
11.3.2 Software structure	p. 188
11.3.3 VxD	p. 189
11.3.4 Front-end software	p. 189
11.3.5 Device management module	p. 190
11.3.6 User management	p. 190
11.3.7 Database management	p. 190
11.4 Field Experience and Summary	p. 190
11.4.1 Field experience	p. 191
11.4.2 Summary	p. 191
12 A Flexible Automatic Test System for Rotating Turbine Machinery	p. 197
12.1 Introduction	p. 198
12.2 Design Goals of FATSFTM	p. 199
12.3 Design Strategies of FATSFTM	p. 201
12.3.1 Hardware design strategy	p. 201
12.3.2 Software design strategy	p. 202
12.4 Test Software Development Process	p. 206
12.4.1 Requirements capture	p. 207
12.4.2 Analysis	p. 207
12.4.3 Design	p. 212
12.4.4 Programming	p. 219
12.4.5 Testing	p. 220
12.5 Function of FATSFTM	p. 221
12.5.1 Initialization and self-examination	p. 221
12.5.2 Data acquisition	p. 222
12.5.3 User configuration	p. 222
12.5.4 Running status indication and real-time/historical data analysis	p. 223
12.5.5 Alarm management and post-fault diagnosis	p. 224
12.5.6 Remote test	p. 227
12.5.7 Other system functions	p. 228
12.6 Implementation and Field Experience	p. 229
12.6.1 On-site implementation and field experience	p. 229
12.6.2 System benefits	p. 230
12.7 Summary	p. 232
13 An Internet-Based Online Real-Time Condition Monitoring System	p. 239
13.1 Introduction	p. 239
13.2 Problem Description	p. 241
13.2.1 Field data acquisition devices	p. 241
13.2.2 Field data acquisition workstation	p. 242
13.2.3 System servers	p. 243
13.2.4 Remote browsers	p. 243
13.3 Requirements Capture and Elicitation	p. 244
13.3.1 Data acquisition workstation software	p. 245
13.3.2 Analysis (diagnosis) and management workstation software	p. 245
13.4 Analysis	p. 246
13.4.1 Data-flow model	p. 246
13.4.2 Entity-relationship model	p. 249
13.4.3 Event-response model	p. 250
13.5 Transition to Design	p. 251
13.5.1 Choice of development strategies	p. 252
13.5.2 Choice of development environment and programming tool	p. 254
13.6 Overall Design	p. 259
13.6.1 Database design	p. 260
13.6.2 Overall design of DAQ workstation software	p. 263
13.6.3 Overall design of the A&M workstation software	p. 279
13.6.4 Design of Web server CGI application	p. 282
13.7 Detailed System Design and Implementation	p. 282
13.7.1 Implementation of DAQ module	p. 282
13.7.2 Implementation of data management module	p. 285
13.7.3 Communication module	p. 287
13.7.4 Multitasking coordination	p. 291
13.7.5 Implementation of Web server	p. 293
13.8 Field Experience	p. 295
13.9 Summary	p. 298
14 Epilog	p. 303
14.1 Middlware	p. 303
14.2 Unified Modeling Language (UML)	p. 304
14.3 Agent-based software development	p. 305
14.4 Agile methodologies	p. 308
14.5 Summary	p. 309
Index	p. 310

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