User programmable PLC (programmable logic controller) serial communication extension module

A technology of serial communication and expansion modules, which is applied in the direction of program control devices, program loading/starting, instruments, etc. It can solve the problems of poor real-time performance of Linux, rising hardware costs, high speed and capacity requirements of CPU chip storage system, etc., to improve competitiveness , The effect of reducing the cost of software and hardware

Active Publication Date: 2012-10-03
傲拓科技股份有限公司
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The technical effect of this patented technology reduces cost for developing and debugging serial ports by reducing their size while improving its performance compared with older versions.

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This patented describes how it can work together by connecting several types of equipment through one interface called a serial bus (USB). However, this method requires that all these machines operate within certain specifications such as timing synchronization, data transfer rates between them, and memory access capabilities. To achieve compatibility across various interfaces, there must be some way to allow any device connected over those interfaces to perform operations quickly without interfering with other components being controlled by another machine. Additionally, current methods require expensive firmware modules like LAN cards and servers to handle complex network communicating applications.

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[0019] Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and specific embodiment the present invention is further described as follows:

[0020] After the programmable serial communication module exchanges data with the on-site intelligent equipment, the data is sent to the CPU module of the PLC through the internal bus of the PLC system. The invention includes: a bus interface unit, a user firmware download unit, a system data area, a system function library, a configuration monitoring unit, a module configuration file and a serial port communication unit written by the user.

[0021] (1) The bus interface unit serves as an interface for the serial port module to interact with the CPU module of the PLC. Analyze the configuration message and downlink data message from the CPU module, then write the configuration message into the configuration area in the system data area, and write the downlink data into the output data area of ​​the system data area; at the same time, write the ...

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The invention discloses a user programmable PLC (programmable logic controller) serial communication extension module, which uses a naked machine framework instead of an embedded operating system, and provides a serial read-write drive interface required by user programming and development and library functions such as a system data area read-write interface function, a soft timer operating function and the like; a user accomplishes works such as development, debugging and downloading of an application program of a communication protocol and the like and then performs module configuration, configuration file downloading, serial communication debugging and the like through an Ethernet interface and at the same time; and the Ethernet can provide communication functions of Modbus TCP communication or other communication protocols. As the embedded operating system is not used in a software layer, associated expenses of the operating system and works such as development and maintenance and the like of the operating system are reduced; and the user programmable PLC serial communication extension module has lower requirements on performances of a core CPU (central processing unit) and a memory system, so that development difficulty and cost of software and hardware are reduced greatly.

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