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AUTOMATIZACIÓN INDUSTRIAL
The system implantation was carried out this way. Before coordinating the different
elements it was necessary that they work correctly separately, so the first thing to be
done was to automate both robots separately and later they were coordinated.
Using the OSI model, the network protocol chosen for the communications between
PLCs (Programmable Logic Controller) and computer was Ethernet, and of all the
communications protocols there have been elected TCP and UDP.
The first PLCs net was formed with a link TCP between two of the PLCs, the one that is
handled by the user (PLC1) and the one of the crane (PLC2). After this success it was
included a new PLC in this net, the store’s PLC (PLC3), linked to the PLC1 with a
TCP.
The first tests realized with UDP links were between two CPUs, as the previous TCP
links, and it was possible to estimate that they were faster. Next, was created a UDP
multicast link between three PLCs, which also worked right. In the link UDP multicast,
the PLC1 is sending all the time a byte to the other two PLCs.
After these tests it is concluded that for this project both links (TCP and UDP) are
appropriated, because each one has an important quality. The UDP link does not need a
previous connection and is faster, whereas the TCP link is slower but is capable of
detecting mistakes, which makes a safety system.
As a general conclusion, it has been verified that the incorporation of a communication
net to the automated industrial processes allows a centralized control of all machines
and processes. Thanks to the implemented net, the user can control two robots of
different manufacturers (each one associated to a PLC) from an alone Programmable
Logic Controller separate from the others a distance that in this case depended on the
length of the Ethernet cable.