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 for 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