1st Edition

Networking in Japanese Factory Automation

Edited By Koichi Kishimoto Copyright 1989
    112 Pages
    by Routledge

    106 Pages
    by Routledge

    In Japan information technology has been a vital part of manufacturing for decades. A central factory computer provides a production plan and shop minicomputers and microcomputers in the factory run machines that manufacture products. It has become necessary to connect computers installed at different locations to enable information exchange between different sections. This requires an intracompany network with large memory capacity and high-speed communication capability to process documents, drawings, and image data, as well as conventional code data: a local area network (LAN). This volume discusses the ring-type LAN; the TOSLINE-8000 high-speed optical data highway for high-speed real-time control systems; the TOSLINE-2000E, a compact, low-cost independent local area network; the status of MAP, a communications protocol for manufacturing automation established by General Motors and MAP activities in Japan

    1. Information Network in Japanese Factories Koichi Kishimoto  2. A Fiber-Optic Ring as Backbone for CSMA/CD LANs  Hiroshi Tanaka  3. A High-Speed Optical Data Highway for Industrial Control Systems Yoshio Sashida  4. An Optical LAN for Factory Automation Systems Yoshio Sashida  5. An Improved Mini-MAP LAN for CIE-Integrated Process-Control System  Yasuhisa Shiobara  6. Standardization:MAP Activities in Japan Koichi Kishimoto

    Biography

    Koichi Kishimoto