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公开(公告)号:US4901218A
公开(公告)日:1990-02-13
申请号:US164291
申请日:1988-03-04
申请人: Peter J. Cornwell
发明人: Peter J. Cornwell
IPC分类号: G05B19/418
CPC分类号: G05B19/4185 , G05B2219/31021 , G05B2219/31183 , G05B2219/31344 , G05B2219/31345 , G05B2219/31346 , G05B2219/31347 , G05B2219/31367 , G05B2219/31368 , G05B2219/31394 , G05B2219/32073 , G05B2219/34218 , G05B2219/35459 , G05B2219/35564 , G05B2219/35565 , G05B2219/36231 , G05B2219/37002 , G05B2219/37005 , G05B2219/37196 , G05B2219/37211 , G05B2219/37444 , G05B2219/37445 , Y02P90/083 , Y02P90/087 , Y02P90/12 , Y02P90/18 , Y02P90/185 , Y02P90/28
摘要: Factory machines such as CNC machine tools, co-ordinate measuring machines and industrial robots are connected in a local area network. Each machine controller is interfaced to the network via a communications adaptor which translates data, commands and programs between the Manufacturing Automation Protocal used by the network and the necessary machine-specific format. The communications adaptors are microprocessor-based and have additional input/output ports for controlling probes, other sensors such as temperature sensors and workpiece presence sensors, peripheral devices such as conveyors, and the "electronic handwheel" inputs of the machine controller. Controlling such devices from a program run in the communications adaptor rather than from the machine controller or from a computer on the network gives greater power, flexibility, convenience and potential for real-time control.
摘要翻译: 工业机床如数控机床,坐标测量机和工业机器人连接在局域网中。 每个机器控制器通过通信适配器连接到网络,通信适配器在网络使用的制造自动化程序和必要的机器特定格式之间转换数据,命令和程序。 通信适配器是基于微处理器的,并且具有用于控制探头,其他传感器(例如温度传感器和工件存在传感器),外围设备(例如输送机)和机器控制器的“电子手轮”输入的附加输入/输出端口。 从在通信适配器中运行的程序控制这些设备,而不是从机器控制器或网络上的计算机控制这些设备给出更大的功率,灵活性,方便性和实时控制的潜力。