Real-time communication between PLC and Dymola for virtual commissioning application

The Industry 4.0 highlights the integration of new Information Technologies in industrial companies. Regarding the production field, automation controller components have a critical role to play. Indeed, one of the latest is to use the virtual commissioning approach to validate the complete operation of the systems before they materialize in the physical environment. The aim of this paper is to develop a real time communication interface between Dymola software and the physical B&R automation controller (PLC) using Modelica _ DeviceDriver library for a virtual commissioning of a real perfume production line.