RE: [Embedlets-dev] Interesting related info

[James C. <ca...@vi...>]

>One of the related initiatives (see home page) is an XML format for the PLC
>languages. This would be a natural gateway to convert PLC implementations
to
>Embedlets.

Agreed,.. I think (despite others protests) that PLCs's are a terrifically
natural embedlet application. I have said before PLC ladder logic is
actually deceptively object orientated in its concept, are componentised
with well defined interfaces, have a large market and user base familiar
with using graphical tools to view their solutions, .. and are ONLY just
starting to standardise and their efforts to do so, as encapsulated into an
XML document help us understand the problem domain and solutions to problems
we haven't even yet thought about.

I think PLC's are a rich field for embedlet's. Also could prove to be an
easy marketing target - demo to existing PLC manufacturers looking for a
competitive advantage.

Of course, the downside is well established solutions doing a darn fine,
well tested and do the job. The question is what do we do that they don't do
already? that would be compelling enough to switch or suplement their
solution space.

James Caska
http://www.muvium.com
'Java Bred for Embedded'







> -----Original Message-----
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> Christopher Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:48 PM
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> Subject: [Embedlets-dev] Interesting related info
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> Topic tags:[ARCH][JAPL][WIRING][DOCS][MGMT][STRATEGY][NEWBIE]
> _______________________________________________
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> Topic tags:[MARKET]
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> Here is an group providing standards and a forum for PLC
> manufacturers. This
> market, I feel, is a natural for integration with (and displacement by)
> embedded java, as I think James pointed out. There is a page on the world
> wide market as of 1995 projected to 2000:
>
> http://www.plcopen.org/publication_press/wwmarket.htm
>
> One of the related initiatives (see home page) is an XML format
> for the PLC
> languages. This would be a natural gateway to convert PLC
> implementations to
> Embedlets.
>
>
> Christopher Smith
> OopScope
> 805-276-0598
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