Parallel Bus Control for Spinning Factory Data Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
In a spinning factory, serial communication interfaces between machines can lead to information loss and production slowdowns due to poor connections, maintenance interruptions, and device failures, resulting in delivery delays.
Innovation Solution
A control system with parallel bus communication lines, including transmitter and receiver lines, transceivers, control, address, and data buses, and a power supply line, allowing multiple apparatus to communicate data simultaneously and independently, enabling direct data delivery and command transmission without relying on previous machine information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If serial communication interface is used between machines, then device complexity is reduced, but information loss and communication interruptions occur leading to production slowdown
Solution Approach 1:
The communication system is segmented into multiple independent parallel channels (multiple transmitter lines and receiver lines) instead of using a single serial communication interface. This segmentation allows data to be transmitted through multiple simultaneous pathways, reducing the impact of any single channel failure and eliminating the sequential transmission bottleneck that causes information loss and delays.
2Ease of manufacture
If serial communication is used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but delivery delays and production efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The communication system transitions from one-dimensional serial transmission to multi-dimensional parallel transmission by introducing multiple simultaneous communication channels. This dimensional expansion allows multiple data streams to flow concurrently through the communication network, dramatically increasing information throughput and eliminating the sequential delays inherent in serial communication while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
3Ease of operation
If a machine is in maintenance causing communication interruption, then ease of operation is improved, but information transmission reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The parallel communication architecture provides built-in redundancy that cushions against communication interruptions during maintenance. When one communication channel is interrupted due to machine maintenance, the system can continue operating through alternative parallel channels, preventing information loss and ensuring continuous data flow without requiring complete system shutdown or causing production delays.
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AI summary
The present invention concerns a control system (100) for a spinning factory (200). Said control system (100) comprises a plurality of apparatus (110) configured to process prepared cotton into yarn and a plurality of parallel bus communication lines (120). Said plurality of parallel bus communication lines (120) comprises a plurality of receiver lines (121, 122, 123) and a plurality of transmitter lines (126, 127, 128) configured to receive and to transmit data parallelly on said plurality of receiver lines (121, 122, 123) and said plurality of transmitter lines (126, 127, 128) respectively, and each apparatus (111, 112, 113) of said plurality of apparatus (110) comprises a transceiver (114) configured to be connected to said plurality of parallel bus communication lines (120) such as to receive and/or to transmit data parallelly.