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Analysis of the use of industrial control systems in simulators: state of the art and basic guidelines
Juan A Carrasco1, Sebastián Dormido
1Departamento de Automática e Informática, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática, UNED. jacarras@iies.es
Abstract:
The use of industrial control systems in simulators facilitates the execution of engineering activities related with the installation and the optimization of the control systems in real plants. "Industrial control system" intends to be a valid term that would represent all the control systems which can be installed in an industrial plant, ranging from complex distributed control systems and SCADA packages to small single control devices. This paper summarizes the current alternatives for the development of simulators of industrial plants and presents an analysis of the process of integrating an industrial control system into a simulator, with the aim of helping in the installation of real control systems in simulators.
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