Open AccessCreating an ethernet communication between a Simatic S7-1200 PLC and Arduino Mega for an omnidirectional mobile platform and industrial equipment
Author(s) -
Adrian I. Marosan,
George Constantin,
Alexandru Bârsan,
Mihai Crenganiş,
Claudia Gîrjob
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/968/1/012022
Subject(s) - siemens , arduino , ethernet , embedded system , flexibility (engineering) , automation , industrial ethernet , computer science , simatic s5 plc , engineering , operating system , computer network , telecommunications , programmable logic controller , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics
The degree of automation in the industry increases more and more every year, trying to reduce more and more or even eliminate the collaboration with the human operator. The basis of all automatic industrial equipment is PLCs. This paper presents a method of extending the number of inputs and outputs of a Siemens Simatic S7-1200 PLC, using an Arduino Mega development board and an Ethernet communication. Following the realization of this communication, the number of inputs and outputs will increase considerably, being able to connect various sensors used for the construction of an omnidirectional mobile platform, but also for equipment for industry. The advantages of using this communication are multiple, both from a financial point of view and from the point of view of the flexibility and integration of robotic systems in industrial equipment.