Process Control

Process control requires the integration of a variety of computers with a vast array of control points. Everything communicates in real-time, including the embedded control systems. The technology of real-time CORBA enables this communication integration with minimal impact while meeting crucial deadlines and performance goals.

CORBA is designed to let different platforms – CPU, operating system and compiler – work together seamlessly. ORBexpress®, tailored to the diverse nature of the process control industry, is targeted to real-time and embedded systems, and available on the widest variety of platforms of any ORB.

The process control system components are made up of more than simple Ethernet and TCP/IP connections. With ORBexpress providing the ability to plug-in additional transports to the ORB, applications can make use of any media, like ATM, Firewire, Fibrechannel, serial, switched fabric and more, while retaining transparent interoperability.

This is why CORBA is used in applications like pick-and-place surface-mount technology assembly equipment.

Other process control applications include:

• • Manufacturing/Assembly
    
  • Test and Measurement
  • Real-time Device Control
  • Real-time Imaging
  • Factory Internet and Intranet