IEC 61499 is a standard for modelling distributed control systems for
use in industrial automation, and is already having an impact on the
design and implementation of industrial control systems that involve the
integration of programmable logic controllers, intelligent devices and
sensors.
Modelling Control Systems Using IEC 61499. 2nd Edition provides a
concise and yet thorough introduction to the main concepts and models
defined in the standard. Topics covered include defining applications,
systems, distributing applications on the system's devices, function
blocks, structuring applications, service interface function blocks,
event function blocks, and examples of industrial applications.
This second edition has been significantly updated to reflect the
current second release of IEC 61499, including changes in the function
block model, its execution, and the newly standardized XML exchange
format for model artefacts, and to reflect lessons learned from the
author's teaching of IEC 61499 over the last ten years. This book will
be of interest to research-led control and process engineers and
students working in fields that require complex control systems using
networked based distributed control.