ЖУРНАЛ «СТА» №4/2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS CTA 4/2006 DEVELOPMENT/ Machine-building 46 Ob automated detonation complex for applying powered coatings By Tamara Gavrilenko, Andrey Kiryakin, Yurii Nikolaev and Vladimir Ulyanitskiy The article exemplifies an automated industrial detonation technology. A computerized detonation complex intended for applying powdered coat- ings is described that allows for programmable processing of a variety of machine parts and mechanisms, while automatically preventing hazardous situations and controlling process conditions. HARDWARE/ Industrial Controllers 52 Inexpensive and small-sized controllers for building automation systems By Vera Sklyadneva The basic characteristics and potential of DirectLOGIC programmable logic controllers widely used in building automation systems are considered. SOFTWARE/ Software Tools 54 HOMAG woodworking machines: the result of adherence to IEC 61131-3 and CoDeSys By Roland Wagner In the past, integration of automation components from various producers was a difficult and even dangerous deed. Only those companies ready for much debugging were able to automate their sophisticated equipment using programmable components from various producers. The activity of HOMAG AG, a German machine-building company, is an excellent exam- ple of using the idea of platform-independent design based on IEC 61131- 3, which offers new prospects for equipment unification. With IEC 61131- 3 and the CoDeSys complex, machine-building companies become free in selecting programmable devices without bewaring of their integration. 58 VXI-11 Server on the QNX Neutrino platform By Sergey Mineev and Sergey Fomin The client-server architecture is discussed as applied to distributed meas- uring systems. The role of VXI-11 specification in developing an embed- ded software for instrumentation is demonstrated. A manual for creating a software making it possible to control instrumentation via Ethernet by meeting a special standard is given. ENGINEER'S NOTEBOOK 66 PID controllers: design philosophy and modifications. Part1 By Victor Denisenko The article considers the philosophy of designing PID controllers, which have found wide application in process automation. Attention is also given to controllers for transport-delay systems, as well as to fuzzy and neu- ronet PID controllers. 76 Application of fieldbus systems in hazardous areas By Victor Zhdankin The article synopsizes the present-day concept of designing distributed networks to be used in hazardous areas and describes a method of esti- mating the intrinsic safety of the RS-485 interface. Q&A 82 Working with GENESIS32 SCADA. Part 4 By Anna Dolgova EXHIBITIONS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS 92 PTA-2006 trade fair in view of national projects 94 AMA at PTA-2006 SHOWROOM 95 SYSTEM INTEGRATION PROJECTS IN BRIEF 101 NEWS 12, 38, 56, 79 REVIEW/ Technology 6 LON technology By Nikolay Zhilenkov and Andrey Falkov Building automation is a specific area of automation that combines tech- nological advances with architectural features. Among the currently avail- able approaches to designing control systems, many are dedicated for building automation, the LON technology being one of them. SYSTEM INTEGRATION/ Building Automation 14 Automated system for supervisory control of engineer- ing services and communications in trade-and-entertainment complex By Andrey Bykadorov, Gennadiy Gladyshev, Kirill Naranov and Vasiliy Tykshaev The automated system for supervisory control presented in this article is intended for monitoring the state of life-supporting systems of trade-and- entertainment complex. The components and configuration of the system, as well as its performance capabilities, functionality, and communicative- ness, are described. 20 “Smart” villages By Niklolay Zhilenkov This article generalizes experience in constructing an intelligent system for controlling engineering services and intrusion alarm complexes of the Greenfield village and gives recommendations concerning the design of such systems and basics of appropriate software-hardware solutions. These recommendations could also be useful in municipal housing and communal services. DEVELOPMENT/ Building Automation 26 Biometrical access control systems: a stride to the future By Aleksandr Dremin The advantages of biometrical access control systems over conventional ones using magnetic cards and electronic switches are described. The BioSmart access control systems based on dactyloscopic identification is presented. The system offers wide functionality due to a flexible software and unique fingerprint readers with a capacitive scanner. DEVELOPMENT/ Electric Power Engineering 30 Conservation of 300-MW power units using automated chemical control By Sergey Popov The results obtained at the conservation of heat-and-power engineering equipment of 300-MW units by using octadecylamine are reported. The associated system for chemical control of heat carrier parameters is described, and a method of determining the conservation completion time is suggested. DEVELOPMENT/ Railway Transport 34 Automated system for controlling a bench for full-scale testing railways transport units By Victor Rozhentsev, Anatoliy Novikov, Vladimir Marakhovskiy and Aleksandr Shamanin The article describes a system for controlling loading parameters of 12-channel electrohydraulic bench intended for full-scale testing of rail- way transport units. The control system is based on an industrial comput- er and is equipped with highly reliable devices providing a desired accura- cy of measurements. DEVELOPMENT/ Urban Transport 40 Multifunctional microprocessor-based system for transscooter control By Aleksandr Semenov, Vladislav Tsvetkov and Aleksandr Elizov A control system for a Kenguru transscooter — a terrestrial transport vehicle for people with limited physical abilities — is described. The system satisfies the multifunctionality and design flexibility of the transscooter. The advantages of the PC/104-based hardware implementa- tion are shown. СТА 4/2006 www.cta.ru 104 CD-ROMs in this issue Iconics, PROSOFT