PLCopen
Working group for Industry 4.0 functions established
The working group is to determine how PLCopen functions can be mapped to the 'administration shell' of Industry 4.0 devices.
The success of the further development of the Industry 4.0 concept depends, among other things, on the smooth interaction of a wide variety of devices. This means that the communication interface between the components is of central importance. To this end, the Industry 4.0 platform has defined a so-called 'administration shell' which, as a 'digital twin', contains all the data of the real building block. However, the exact functions and components are not part of the definition.
The PLCopen specifications contain a well-defined collection of basic functions as well as a framework that developers of automation devices can use to define their own function libraries. These tools are used to abstract the control functions and to achieve more reusable and structured software overall. The PLCopen specifications therefore supplement the areas that the Industry 4.0 platform has left open.
A new working group is now to develop proposals on how the existing PLCopen functions can be mapped in the Industry 4.0 administration shell. The first working meeting will take place on December 12, 2017 in Modena, Italy.
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