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Typical software development for manufacturing control is done either by specialists with considerable real-time programming experience or done by the adaptation of standard software packages for manufacturing control. This paper covers the experiences from the application of two software packages for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition for the control of a chemical plant. The software packages are: “Fix” from Intellution and “InTouch” from Wonderware Emphasis is placed on the practical software design cycle and the typical changes imposed on this by the application of the standard packages. It is argued that the SCADA and the PLC software must be developed in relation to a common specification for both applications although the development is done in two very different environments. Comparison of the software packages in relation to the process control specifications and the development effort is given.
Finally the application possibilities for these packages in relation to discrete parts manufacturing are evaluated based on the internal structure of the packages and the structural demands in this area.
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Basse, K.P., Christensen, G.K., Frederiksen, P.K. (1996). Software design practice using two SCADA software packages. In: Storr, A., Jarvis, D. (eds) Software Engineering for Manufacturing Systems. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35060-8_14
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