All our life is about communication

In practice, the controlling hardware platform inside every Cronus-PCS hardware is the same. We have named this proprietary PLC hardware platform of our own design / construction after the Greek god Apollon.

The Apollon unit is a super compact PLC, which houses a 900 MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU, 1 GB Ram and 16 MB memmory. A range of 15-bit high speed in/out analogue and digital channels corresponding with various sensor’s and actuator’s. The ARM CPU operate Linux Debian Jessie firmware and features a build-in CodeSys webserver. Depending on Hephaestus cabinet size visible through the 5" TFT touch sensitive graphical display (U2 and U3).

The GUI and user interface software is CODESYS.

The GUI, Graphical-User-Interface is principally all identical. Here shown a range of different software platforms.

Communication

The integrated webhost allows the user to access the Apollon PLC via:

• The integrated 5” TFT touch sensitive graphical display
• Wi-Fi / USB adapter
• IP/TCP from devices via Ethernet / LAN

PC communication

• ModBus / OPC-UA is the preferred communication interface with external devices.
• Access via Wi-Fi / USB adapter to the web interface, which will show up on the monitor when connected to external device.
• Apollon PLC is accessible from smartphones, Pads, PC via the Apache webserver.
• Data collection / acquisition / control via OPC-UA via Cassiopeia to PC platform running DasWare from Eppendorf, DeltaV or Lucullus software from Securecell. 

Apollon is the Greek god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases. Concerned with establishment of civil constitutions, associated with dominions and the giver of laws.