Production-oriented software platform for distributed control

The background for developing an integrated software development platform for manufacturing is introduced. Production-oriented development policy is presented with an appropriate framework. A distributed production-oriented software platform model based on micro-computer hardware and supported by a real-time operating system and database was formed. The structure includes four parts: user interface, application management (operation management, network management), communication device and real-time database. A flexible software framework was constructed using the object-oriented design method and an interface standard. A distributed manufacturing system was developed in the second stage.