IEC 61499: primer course EN presented by Franz Höpfinger

IEC 61499 vs. 61131: Unpacking the Architectural Revolution of Distributed Control and Industry 4.0 Quelle: Franco Antonio Cavadini auf LinkedIn, Post vom 04.11.25

Anatomy of a Smart Machine Source: IEC 61499 Discover the modular Anatomy of a Smart Machine (Industrial-Process Measurement and Control System or IPMCS ). We dissect the physical architecture, starting with interconnected devices and their internal, independent resources (which contain a scheduling function ). The software core is the application model , built as a function block network . Learn...

The Unstoppable Counter: Why IEC 61499's ECTU Guarantees Safe, Event-Driven Control (and Never Overflows) Source: IEC 61499. Master safe, event-driven control! Learn how the IEC 61499 E_CTU (Event-driven up counter) Function Block guarantees reliability. We explain how its Execution Control Chart ( ECC ) uses a tight guard condition (CU [CV<65535]) on the unsigned integer ( UINT ) CV to pre...

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Decoding Industrial Control: Function Blocks, Object-Oriented Principles, and the Power of IEC 61499

E_REND: Event Synchronization in IEC 61499

Decoding the E_SR Function Block: The Unsung Hero of Industrial Automation

Decoding E_PERMIT: The Unsung Hero of Industrial Automation's Safety and Reliability

Unpacking E_T_FF_SR: The Secret Toggle Switch of Industrial Control Systems

E_SWITCH: The Unsung Hero of Industrial Automation's Modular Design