Implementación de un módulo de simulación de procesos de control y automatización usando señales digitales y analógicas con interfaz de comunicación EasyPort para el Laboratorio de Control y Manipulación Automática.

Abstract

A control process and automatization simulation module was implemented using digital and analogic signals. Firstly, for the module development an investigation on the communication protocols to be employed, topology and data transmission and configuration between a computer and the devices of the Automatic Control and Manipulation Laboratory was carried out. Once the communication between the computer and the various laboratory devices was created, the programming process of each devices started. The system is designed to transmit control data to the electromagnetic modules. This was implemented in the simulation process stations of the Automatic Control and Manipulation Laboratory of the Maintenance Engineering School. The data transmission and reception process between the computer, the Easy Port device and the I/O implemented in the Automatic Control and Manipulation Laboratory was successfully configurated for the processes’ simulation and control. In addition, the working tests for each type of configuration and communication of the devices were performed employing LabVIEW, FluidSIM and EasyVeep software packages. It is recommended to get familiar, either reading this document or the manufactures technical guidebooks, with the usage base norms prior to the operation of the electronic equipment.