Controlling CAN Servo Step Drives and Their Remote Monitoring by Using Protocol OPC UA

Abstract

The diverse requirements of customers in automation systems increase the need for improved adaptability, flexibility and of simplicity production processes. which creates new horizons for modern production systems. Fortunately, the achievements of the Industry 4.0 (fourth industrial revolution) have provided many solutions to these problems. In this study, an OPC UA-based solution is proposed for monitoring the working process of CAN servo drives. By integrating C++ based OPC UA libraries to implement common OPC UA functionality and developing protocol of interaction between the kernel of CNC system and OPC UA server. The aim of this work is to ensure the connection mechanism between OPC UA Server of CNC system and OPC UA clients which are currently existed on the market. This flexible model allows users to remotely tune and set up CAN servo drives and monitor their work.