[vwnc] VW and electronic projects (PIC/PLC other micro programming)

> Hi:
>
> I want to know if exist projects on VW focused on electronic,
> robotics, industrial control as PIC/PLC/Other processors programming.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Germán S. Arduino
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> Germán Arduino wrote:
>> Hi:
>>
>> I want to know if exist projects on VW focused on electronic,
>> robotics, industrial control as PIC/PLC/Other processors programming.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
>
> At the ESUG conference there were two hardware topics:
>
>
>
>
> Madeo: High-Level Tools and Object Methodology for Reconfigurable
> Architectures
> http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2008/Madeo?_s=oCivMfSXXXQBUVQW&_k=HZmw-i4H&_n&27
>
> http://vst.ensm-douai.fr/Esug2008Media/uploads/1/Presentation_Madeo_Loic_Lagadec.pptx
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Using Smalltalk for a Heat Control System
>
> http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2008/Using+Smalltalk+for+a+Heat+Control+System?_s=Le7sgZE95nsMLIMR&_k=0zdOXaH8&_n&28
>   http://vst.ensm-douai.fr/Esug2008Media/uploads/1/6-Left-HeatControl.pdf
>
> http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=Home_Heating_Control_in_Smalltalk_-_Audio&entry=3403371643
>
>
>
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> i believe that ControlWORKS is in VisualWorks.  At least, ten years
> ago there was a system like this with a name similar to "ControlWorks"
> that was in VisualWorks.  The advertising doesn't mention Smalltalk,
> but everything they say about it is compatible with it being in
> Smalltalk.
>
> http://www.adventact.com/products/controlworks/
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> That's by Adventa, and yes, it's still around, and they are a Cincom
> customer
>
> James Robertson
> Cincom Smalltalk Product Evangelist
> http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView
> Talk Small and Carry a Big Class Library
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 20, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Ralph Johnson wrote:
>
>> i believe that ControlWORKS is in VisualWorks.  At least, ten years
>> ago there was a system like this with a name similar to "ControlWorks"
>> that was in VisualWorks.  The advertising doesn't mention Smalltalk,
>> but everything they say about it is compatible with it being in
>> Smalltalk.
>>
>> http://www.adventact.com/products/controlworks/
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> i believe that ControlWORKS is in VisualWorks.  At least, ten years
> ago there was a system like this with a name similar to "ControlWorks"
> that was in VisualWorks.  The advertising doesn't mention Smalltalk,
> but everything they say about it is compatible with it being in
> Smalltalk.
>
> http://www.adventact.com/products/controlworks/
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> ControlWORKS is still around, and is a product of Adventa (my  
> company).
> It is indeed written in VisualWorks.  I'm a senior member of the
> ControlWORKS development team and I have been with the product from  
> its
> inception.  Writing programs for semiconductor equipment is a  
> challenge
> because a typical machine is controlled by multiple programs running  
> on
> multiple computers.  The programs must communicate with each other by
> passing messages, and each program must control its hardware  
> components
> in a highly asynchronous manner.  Smalltalk is very effective in this
> environment.  Smalltalk Processes are heavily used to implement the
> asynchronous control.  And we implemented our own remote object
> communication protocol long before anything like Opentalk ever  
> existed.
> Oh--and the program(s) also implements a UI for a human operator and
> also communicates with factory-level software applications (using
> standardized messaging protocols) for data collection, remote control,
> recipe management, etc.
>
> The VisualWorks development environment is lean and mean (compared to
> Eclipse, for example).  And Smalltalk, as a language, allows one to
> concentrate on solving the problem at hand instead of fiddling with
> useless language syntax like private, internal, external, etc., etc.
>
> Chris
>
> Ralph Johnson wrote:
>> i believe that ControlWORKS is in VisualWorks.  At least, ten years
>> ago there was a system like this with a name similar to  
>> "ControlWorks"
>> that was in VisualWorks.  The advertising doesn't mention Smalltalk,
>> but everything they say about it is compatible with it being in
>> Smalltalk.
>>
>> http://www.adventact.com/products/controlworks/
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> Chris Winemiller
> Adventa Control Technologies
> http://www.AdventaCT.com
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> ControlWORKS is still around, and is a product of Adventa (my  
> company).
> It is indeed written in VisualWorks.  I'm a senior member of the
> ControlWORKS development team and I have been with the product from  
> its
> inception.  Writing programs for semiconductor equipment is a  
> challenge
> because a typical machine is controlled by multiple programs running  
> on
> multiple computers.  The programs must communicate with each other by
> passing messages, and each program must control its hardware  
> components
> in a highly asynchronous manner.  Smalltalk is very effective in this
> environment.  Smalltalk Processes are heavily used to implement the
> asynchronous control.  And we implemented our own remote object
> communication protocol long before anything like Opentalk ever  
> existed.
> Oh--and the program(s) also implements a UI for a human operator and
> also communicates with factory-level software applications (using
> standardized messaging protocols) for data collection, remote control,
> recipe management, etc.
>
> The VisualWorks development environment is lean and mean (compared to
> Eclipse, for example).  And Smalltalk, as a language, allows one to
> concentrate on solving the problem at hand instead of fiddling with
> useless language syntax like private, internal, external, etc., etc.
>
> Chris
>
> Ralph Johnson wrote:
>> i believe that ControlWORKS is in VisualWorks.  At least, ten years
>> ago there was a system like this with a name similar to  
>> "ControlWorks"
>> that was in VisualWorks.  The advertising doesn't mention Smalltalk,
>> but everything they say about it is compatible with it being in
>> Smalltalk.
>>
>> http://www.adventact.com/products/controlworks/
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>
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> Chris Winemiller
> Adventa Control Technologies
> http://www.AdventaCT.com
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> KnowledgeScape is a adaptive optimization and expert control system in
> VisualWorks.  We interface to PLC and DCS systems using OPC or custom
> drivers and do high level control and optimization.  Our market focus is
> mineral processing plants, but we have done many projects in other
> industries too.  Our product uses multiple Smalltalk images that communicate
> with each other using a message bus we implemented with Opentalk.  A
> separate user interface image communicates to the server images to perform
> configuration reporting etc.  Our deployed user interface uses Widgetry, and
> makes heavy use of Cairo for graphics.  We see Smalltalk as a hugh advantage
> for us against our competitors.
> Mike
>
> Mike Hales
> Engineering Manager
> KnowledgeScape
> www.kscape.com
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:43 AM, Germán Arduino <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi:
>>
>> I want to know if exist projects on VW focused on electronic,
>> robotics, industrial control as PIC/PLC/Other processors programming.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>> Germán S. Arduino
>> http://www.arsol.biz
>> http://www.arsol.net
>>
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>Germán Arduino wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi:
>>
>>I want to know if exist projects on VW focused on electronic,
>>robotics, industrial control as PIC/PLC/Other processors programming.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>    
>>
>
>
>At the ESUG conference there were two hardware topics:
>
>
>
>
>Madeo: High-Level Tools and Object Methodology for Reconfigurable
>Architectures
>http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2008/Madeo?_s=oCivMfSXXXQBUVQW&_k=HZmw-i4H&_n&27
>
>http://vst.ensm-douai.fr/Esug2008Media/uploads/1/Presentation_Madeo_Loic_Lagadec.pptx
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Using Smalltalk for a Heat Control System
>
>http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2008/Using+Smalltalk+for+a+Heat+Control+System?_s=Le7sgZE95nsMLIMR&_k=0zdOXaH8&_n&28
>   http://vst.ensm-douai.fr/Esug2008Media/uploads/1/6-Left-HeatControl.pdf
>
>http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=Home_Heating_Control_in_Smalltalk_-_Audio&entry=3403371643
>
>
>
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> Hi:
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> I want to know if exist projects on VW focused on electronic,
> robotics, industrial control as PIC/PLC/Other processors programming.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Germán S. Arduino
> http://www.arsol.biz
> http://www.arsol.net
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