An Integrated System for Logic Controller Implementation Using FPGAs

At present, logic controllers use sequential programmable logic controllers (PLC) and industrial computers with scan strategies and special instructions for parallel events detection. Also, nowadays, reconfigurable devices improvement allows the implementation of parallel control strategies in a more natural way. This paper describes an integrated system for logic controller implementation using FPGA. It consists of a hardware card and a design automation environment which improves design performance. The hardware, as well as doing typical automation tasks, contributes to achieving additional characteristics such as simulation and monitoring. To show the integrated system applications, a real industrial project is undertaken