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Make2Pack plastic surgery, name change, new, improved, gets more stains out!
As the Make2Pack group continues to make progress forward (we hope it is in a forward direction!), we have made some cosmetic and nomenclature changes to the “Shell” concept that we have been developing as seen in the “Old Shell” figure, prior to the April Dayton Make2Pack meeting.
The new and improved Make2Pack Automation Module in the next figure has more features and supports several different approaches to providing automation solutions that can be better adapted to the needs of a complex system.
As represented in the system diagram you can see the possibilities of using only the components required and many different ways of connecting the components together to provide a solution built on reusable modules that have a similar look and feel.
The Automation Module supplies the overhead to support all types of equipment control identified by the Part 1 ISA88 standard. That is where an Automation Module control object is hosted, and how they are connected together becomes a design choice. Of course any Automation Module that delivers basic control will exist as a Control Module structure. Automation Modules that deliver Equipment Procedural control (whether directed by a recipe phase or directed by other Automation Modules) can exist in an Equipment Module structure, a Unit structure, or a combination of both. As you can see there is lots of flexibility to satisfy any requirement.
The concepts are becoming firmer, and as the Part 5 Draft 5 evolves a much better understanding will develop. Care to be part of that effort? Those who are will be the ones with the chance to become “first adopters” and realize the greatest value!
Contact me using the link above to get involved. If you have comments to share, please use the tool provided below.
Make2Pack plastic surgery, name change, new, improved, gets more stains out!
May 12, 2008
As the Make2Pack group continues to make progress forward (we hope it is in a forward direction!), we have made some cosmetic and nomenclature changes to the “Shell” concept that we have been developing as seen in the “Old Shell” figure, prior to the April Dayton Make2Pack meeting. |
| Old shell figure shows how we were thinking about an automation module. |
The new and improved Make2Pack Automation Module in the next figure has more features and supports several different approaches to providing automation solutions that can be better adapted to the needs of a complex system.
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| New improved Make2Pack Automation Module, more flexible. |
As represented in the system diagram you can see the possibilities of using only the components required and many different ways of connecting the components together to provide a solution built on reusable modules that have a similar look and feel.
 |
| System diagram shows many ways to connect reusable modules. |
The Automation Module supplies the overhead to support all types of equipment control identified by the Part 1 ISA88 standard. That is where an Automation Module control object is hosted, and how they are connected together becomes a design choice. Of course any Automation Module that delivers basic control will exist as a Control Module structure. Automation Modules that deliver Equipment Procedural control (whether directed by a recipe phase or directed by other Automation Modules) can exist in an Equipment Module structure, a Unit structure, or a combination of both. As you can see there is lots of flexibility to satisfy any requirement.
The concepts are becoming firmer, and as the Part 5 Draft 5 evolves a much better understanding will develop. Care to be part of that effort? Those who are will be the ones with the chance to become “first adopters” and realize the greatest value!
Contact me using the link above to get involved. If you have comments to share, please use the tool provided below.
Posted by David Chappell on May 12, 2008 | Comments (0)
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