MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

An adapter device which operatively connects a selected controlled machine to a central control unit via a network, the device being composed of a first group of adapter device components, including a central processing unit, memories and input/output devices, constructed and assembled solely on the basis of the operating characteristics of the central control unit; a further adapter device component constructed in accordance with the operating characteristics of the selected controlled machine, the further adapter device component being removably connected to the first group of adapter device components to produce the adapter device. The further component is produced by: providing representations of control commands which the central control unit is constructed to produce for any controlled machine; providing representations of instructions which the selected controlled machine must receive in order to respond to each of the control commands; and coding the further adapter device in accordance with the representations of control commands and the representations of instructions for causing the adapter device to perform conversions between the control commands and the instructions.