IM (Intelligent Manufacturing) oriented edge computing controller and work method thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to an IM oriented edge computing controller and a work method thereof. The controller comprises a firmware layer, middleware and an application layer; the firmware layer drives abottom layer device, gathers and classifies collected data information, and sends the obtained data to an intermediate layer; the middleware provides the operating and development environment, constructs an equipment model according to the data, and provides equipment state data, logic control, control algorithms and the equipment model for the application layer; and the application layer receives program configuration of a host computer, controls equipment according to the equipment state data, logic control, control algorithms and the equipment model provided by the middleware, and realizesinteraction with an edge server via an onsite bus or real-time Ethernet. The controller is not only suitable for a robot or PLC in certain model, and standardized and modularized design ideas of thecontroller are suitable for control application of different types of industrial equipment. The interface and computing capabilities of industrial production equipment can be improved, and the applicability of the industrial equipment is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an edge computing controller oriented to intelligent manufacturing, which belongs to the field of industrial control. Background technique [0002] The global industrial manufacturing field has set off a wave of digital transformation. Through digitization of operators, manufacturing equipment, production environment, and process flow, a large amount of production data is generated, an interconnected industrial manufacturing system is built through networking, and the manufacturing industry is improved through intelligence. economic and social value. Intelligent manufacturing is based on data as the production factor and intelligent analysis of data, so as to realize intelligent decision-making and operation of production, and realize continuous intelligent optimization of process production process through closed loop. However, there are currently more than 6 industrial real-time Ethernet technologies and more than 40 industr...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] Current industrial controllers, such as robot controllers, CNC machine tool controllers, PLCs, etc., are custom-developed for a specific industrial equipment. The functions of the controllers are fixed, the level of intelligence is low, and software upgrades can only be performed locally.

At the same time, for end users, the open development interface is very limited

On the other hand, due to device heterogeneity, the controller and the controlled device match one-to-one, and the interconnection and intercommunication between devices is difficult, so it is difficult to meet the demand of edge computing for data flow.

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