PLUG AND PLAY IN CONTROL LOOP DESIGN

Most modern control systems have libraries of building blocks for control loops. A high functionality and a high degree of flexibility can often be achieved. Unfortunately, it requires quite a lot of knowledge in control loop design and in the function of the participating building blocks to construct and maintain the control loops. In this paper a standardized interface for the signals between the building blocks is presented. It is shown that control loops can be configured and maintained with less detailed knowledge and a more reliable result with this interface.