Using Tool Support to Visualize and Interact with IEC 61499 Control Software

Philipp Bauer; Lisa Sonnleithner; Elene Kutsia; Rick Rabiser; Alois Zoitl

doi:10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275595

Using Tool Support to Visualize and Interact with IEC 61499 Control Software

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Abstract

The field of industrial automation has witnessed a significant increase in software development and maintenance efforts in recent years. This can be attributed to the demand for shorter product life cycles and customized products, leading to increasingly complex applications. As a result, control software engineers are facing new challenges. In this paper, we present our tool for visualizing industrial automation software. It provides engineers with a unique perspective on their large-scale applications. The tool offers several benefits, including convenient tracing of control and information flow across multiple levels of hierarchy, applying metrics to the visualization, and various interaction methods. The tool is tightly integrated into an existing IDE, providing a unique workflow for software analysis and maintenance. We discuss the experiences of engineers of our industry partner, who have been using the tool, and next steps.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 28th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2023)
Place of Publication	New York, NY, United States
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350339918
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3503-3991-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275595
Publication status	Published - Oct 2023

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA
Volume	2023-September
ISSN (Print)	1946-0740
ISSN (Electronic)	1946-0759

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Fields of science

202017 Embedded systems
102022 Software development
102025 Distributed systems
102029 Practical computer science
202003 Automation
202041 Computer engineering

JKU Focus areas

Digital Transformation

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Bauer, P., Sonnleithner, L., Kutsia, E., Rabiser, R., & Zoitl, A. (2023). Using Tool Support to Visualize and Interact with IEC 61499 Control Software. In Proceedings of the 28th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2023) (pp. 1-8). (IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA; Vol. 2023-September). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275595

Bauer, Philipp ; Sonnleithner, Lisa ; Kutsia, Elene et al. / Using Tool Support to Visualize and Interact with IEC 61499 Control Software. Proceedings of the 28th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2023). New York, NY, United States : IEEE, 2023. pp. 1-8 (IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA).

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Bauer, P, Sonnleithner, L , Kutsia, E , Rabiser, R & Zoitl, A 2023, Using Tool Support to Visualize and Interact with IEC 61499 Control Software. in Proceedings of the 28th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2023). IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA, vol. 2023-September, IEEE, New York, NY, United States, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275595

Using Tool Support to Visualize and Interact with IEC 61499 Control Software. / Bauer, Philipp; Sonnleithner, Lisa ; Kutsia, Elene et al.
Proceedings of the 28th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2023). New York, NY, United States: IEEE, 2023. p. 1-8 (IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA; Vol. 2023-September).

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Bauer P, Sonnleithner L , Kutsia E , Rabiser R , Zoitl A. Using Tool Support to Visualize and Interact with IEC 61499 Control Software. In Proceedings of the 28th IEEE IES International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2023). New York, NY, United States: IEEE. 2023. p. 1-8. (IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA). doi: 10.1109/ETFA54631.2023.10275595

Using Tool Support to Visualize and Interact with IEC 61499 Control Software

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