Distributed Data Acquisition and Control by Software Bus

Increasing global competition forces manufacturers of products from alltechnical fields to guarantee a high product quality for a long period of time. At thesame time it is necessary to minimize production costs. In order to meet all theserequirements, on-line data acquisition and processing are of increasing importancein distributed automation systems. A software bus operating on industrial Ethernethas an ability to minimize operating costs by offering easy installation, scalability,high degree of reliability and remote monitoring and control.