Abstract:
Industrial automation (IA) is the vast area of embedded computing
devoted to industrial applications. Apart from many tailored solutions
(numerical controllers, hardware controllers, etc.) the scene is dominated by
programmable logic controllers, widely known by the abbreviation PLC, which represent the most wide-spread class of embedded computing platforms. In the past,
the progress in embedded technologies has determined qualitative breakthroughs in the performance of automation systems, their affordability and efficiency of their design.