Implementación de un módulo de red industrial basado en el estándar interface sensor actuador controlado por PLC en el Laboratorio de Automatización Industrial de la Facultad de Mecánica.

Abstract

The objective of the present research is the implementation of an industrial network based on the AS-I standard (ACTUATOR SENSOR INTERFACE) controlled by a PLC for the Industrial Automation Laboratory of the Faculty of Mechanics. The network has been developed from its design with Solidworks and AutoCAD, which are software for mechanic modeling. Each equipment and element that composes the network has been selected by parameters of quality, operation, efficiency and performance, giving conditions for its control. For the programming it has been used TIAPORTAL software. The application of the AS-Interface to a material type selection process by a conveyor belt reduces up to 60% of the wiring, resulting in a more economical communication network, efficient, easy to connect and install, supporting any wiring topology. The sensors are connected to the input and output module, providing an easy way to identify its direction by an instrument called router; managing the maintenance of the industrial network in a very short period of time. It is concluded that the objectives have been fulfilled, also improving the reliability of data in the network due to the digital communication and remarkable reduction of cables. It is recommended when making the network connection, verify that the cables being connected are the indicated for each input and output, due that in the programming is declared the different types of variables of each sensor-actuator for its respective slave sensor.