IEC 61499: primer course EN presented by Franz Höpfinger

Anatomy of a Smart Machine

6 min · 31. okt. 2025
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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 how the central software unit, the function block (FB), uses event-driven execution and the Execution Control Chart (ECC) to achieve robust and precise control. #IEC61499 #FunctionBlocks #IPMCS #DistributedControl #SmartMachine #Automation #ECC #EventDrivenControl #ControlSystems #DeviceModel #ResourceModel #FBNetwork

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