Measurement and signal module
Give the project a trustworthy view of material and machine state.
Machinery integration / Project resources
Automation retrofit for fruit processing machinery
Make machine states and ownership explicit without assuming that different controllers already speak the same language.
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Identify the existing control estate
Record controller and HMI versions, ownership, backups, communications and permitted access. Do not assume an open protocol or editable program.
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Specify observable states
Describe the meaning, origin, validity and acknowledgement of ready, running, unavailable and cleaning states. Separate process coordination from safety-rated functions.
- 03
Verify failures and recovery
Agree who validates loss of communications, bad instrumentation, power interruptions and restart. Functional requirements need project-specific engineering before code or commissioning.
Define the project records
- Signal and responsibility schedule
- Functional design review
- FAT/SAT and backup/restore evidence
Inspect handoff ↗
Control and machine coordination
Define responsibilities across independently controlled machines.
Valve and route interface
Make each permitted material path unambiguous.