Transformation of IEC 61131-3 to IEC 61499 based on a model driven development approach

Migration From PLC to IEC 61499 Using Semantic Web Technologies

“…However, no generic rule or migration guideline is provided. A model-based transformation and semantic correction from IEC 61131-3 to IEC 61499 is proposed by Wenger et al [10] [11]. Authors proved that with IEC 61131-3 and IEC 61499 libraries available, it is possible to transform source IEC 61131-3 model into an internal E-core model and then write it in the target IEC 61499 XML model.…”

“…Therefore it is important to provide an easy migration path for existing PLC programs into IEC 61499 compliant platforms as the first step towards widespread adoption of the new standard. There exist several migration approaches [8][9][10][11][12] but none of them provides a generic rule for automatic generation an IEC 61499 system from code developed for various PLC brands. Although most vendors claim their PLCs are compliant with the IEC 61131-3 standard, none of them is compatible with each other [13].…”

Ontology Model for Migration from IEC 61131-3 PLC to IEC 61499 Function Block

“…Another approach is to covert from the source code level [5]. In this approach, IEC 61131-3 PLC functions and system configurations are converted into XML format.…”

Semantic correct transformation of IEC 61131-3 models into the IEC 61499 standard

“…Based on this fix an automatic routing of the FB event connections is described which is able to convert the actual IEC 61131-3 execution order. The transformation process which is used to generate the desired IEC 61499 outcome is based on the model-driven transformation process described by Wenger et al [9] which uses an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) description of the IEC 61131-3 project as input model and generates a convenient XML IEC 61499 model.…”

“…The concept used to overcome the problems according to the standard libraries is based on the library match described in [9]. This library match lists those FBs differing in input and output names or FB Type names in a convenient XML file and combines the FB representations of IEC 61131-3 with those of IEC 61499.…”