Multi-Vendor Remote Monitoring and Control System for Hydraulic Drive Systems

Abstract

The main idea of this paper is to interface two most powerful technologies LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench) ,PLC(Programmable Logic Controller) and internet control which are ruling the industries and lead to many new features like acquiring data at faster rate, controlling the process accurately, providing multi-tasking operations, remote controlling and several other features. The aim of this paper is to provide more effective and efficient process control and automation by interfacing Allen-Bradley PLC with LabVIEW 10.0 software using OPC Server which is a complete communication server providing plant and floor device connectivity for a wide variety of platforms. Also to control the industrial processes remotely with web publishing tool which can implement a powerful real-time performance monitoring and control system using graphical programming with LabVIEW. Thereby creating a multivendor system, in Automation Company which can choose and apply the best products and systems for any given application often requires investing a significant amount of money on system integration. A Hydraulic Drive System is connected to PLC I/O module and controlled remotely through Internet using OPC as an interface between PLC and LabVIEW.