Programmable Logic Controller Block Monitoring System for Memory Attack Defense in Industrial Control Systems

Cyberattacks targeting industrial control systems(ICS)are becoming more sophisticated and advanced than in the past.A programmable logic controller(PLC),a core component of ICS,controls and monitors sensors and actuators in the field.However,PLC has memory attack threats such as program injection and manipulation,which has long been a major target for attackers,and it is important to detect these attacks for ICS security.To detect PLC memory attacks,a security system is required to acquire and monitor PLC memory directly.In addition,the performance impact of the security system on the PLC makes it difficult to apply to the ICS.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a system to detect PLC memory attacks by continuously acquiring and monitoring PLC memory.The proposed system detects PLC memory attacks by acquiring the program blocks and block information directly from the same layer as the PLC and then comparing them in bytes with previous data.Experiments with Siemens S7-300 and S7-400 PLC were conducted to evaluate the PLC memory detection performance and performance impact on PLC.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed system detects all malicious organization block(OB)injection and data block(DB)manipulation,and the increment of PLC cycle time,the impact on PLC performance,was less than 1 ms.The proposed system detects PLC memory attacks with a simpler detection method than earlier studies.Furthermore,the proposed system can be applied to ICS with a small performance impact on PLC.

Synthesis of Nonlinear Control of Switching Topologies of Buck-Boost Converter Using Fuzzy Logic on Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

An intelligent fuzzy logic inference pipeline for the control of a dc-dc buck-boost converter was designed and built using a semi-custom VLSI chip. The fuzzy linguistics describing the switching topologies of the converter was mapped into a look-up table that was synthesized into a set of Boolean equations. A VLSI chip–a field programmable gate array (FPGA) was used to implement the Boolean equations. Features include the size of RAM chip independent of number of rules in the knowledge base, on-chip fuzzification and defuzzification, faster response with speeds over giga fuzzy logic inferences per sec (FLIPS), and an inexpensive VLSI chip. The key application areas are: 1) on-chip integrated controllers;and 2) on-chip co-integration for entire system of sensors, circuits, controllers, and detectors for building complete instrument systems.

Application of PLC programmable control technology in the mine pit transportation system

This paper summarizes the definition, function, and characteristics of the programmable conlrol technology, and especially analyzes the operation mode of the 750V DC traction power supply system, the protection setting the defects of the original system and the factors influencing the safety of power supply. Aimed at the equipment of the PLC programmable control system used in the mine transportation system in recent years, combining parts of the PLC programmable control system equipment used and installed in Tong Ting Coal Mine, this paper introduces the role of the PLC programmable control system and the economic benefits and safety effect.

基于ControlLogix的PLC冗余控制系统设计

从Rockwell Automation工业控制网络的架构以及组网方式出发,阐述了基于ControlLogix5550控制器的PLC冗余控制系统的实现过程。

Design of PLC control system of RTG spreader in Qingdao Port Container Terminal

The control method of rubber tyre gantry （RTG） spreader in Qingdao Port Container Terminal is logic board control,which has many shortcomings such as expensive spare parts and high faults.This paper designs a new control system using programmable logic controller （PLC） centralized control to replace the original logic board control.The new system mainly contains complete ELME spreader control scheme design,hardware selection and PLC control program development.Its field application shows that the system has characteristics of high efficiency,low running cost,easy maintenance.

Research on rapid development platform of PLC control system

In the field of industrial process control,a fast-development platform for programmable logic controller(PLC)systems is designed in order to solve two main problems of rapid development of PLC control system and programmability of controlling software.In the aspect of design,the platform is composed of hardware controlling and software monitoring and is taking industrial computer as the core.Under the Windows environment,the platform establishes the control instruction set,develops the configuration function and visual programming function of the monitoring software and it integrates PLC controller based on Visual Basic software.In order to achieve the function of data monitoring,it has realized the serial communication between computer and PLC by using RS-485 and RS-232 serial ports line communication.The platform designs the intelligent instruction scheduling strategy by studying the encoding and decoding rules of the communication instruction set.It proposes a method for rapidly developing control programs by adopting the expert control mode,which enables clients to develop and modify programs conveniently by importing instructions in a non-coded manner.After experimental testing,the platform is proved successful achieving both the rapid development of PLC control system and the rapid modification of monitoring software.

Synchro Controller of Radar on FPGA

This paper mainly represents the realization of synchro controller based on the programmable logic devices FPGA by request of HF ground wave radar synchro controller under the instance of making the best of the virtues of FPGA. This design introduces the data communication between PC and synchro controller by PC Bus, which can carry the synchronous signals parameters to RAM of synchro controller, then according to the theory that the result of comparing counter value with signals parameters is the needed wave, we produce all waves HF ground wave radar needs, moreover all waves are produced time-sharing in order to save resources.

Real Time Control System for Metro Railways Using PLC & SCADA

This paper proposes to adopt SCADA and PLC technology for the improvement of the performance of real time signaling&train control systems in metro railways.The main concern of this paper is to minimize the failure in automated metro railways system operator and integrate the information coming from Operational Control Centre(OCC),traction SCADA system,traction power control,and power supply system.This work presents a simulated prototype of an automated metro train system operator that uses PLC and SCADA for the real time monitoring and control of the metro railway systems.Here,SCADA is used for the visualization of an automated process operation and then the whole opera-tion is regulated with the help of PLC.The PLC used in this process is OMRON(NX1P2-9024DT1)and OMRON’s Sysmac studio programming software is used for developing the ladder logic of PLC.The metro railways system has deployed infrastructure based on SCADA from the power supply system,and each station’s traction power control is connected to the OCC remotely which commands all of the stations and has the highest command priority.An alarm is triggered in the event of an emergency or system congestion.This proposed system overcomes the drawbacks of the current centralized automatic train control(CATC)system.This system provides prominent benefits like augmenting services which may enhance a network’s full load capacity and networkflexibility,which help in easy modification in the existing program at any time.

Evaluation of Selected Control Programming Languages for Process Engineers by Means of Cognitive Effectiveness and Dimensions

Different programming languages can be used for discrete, abstract and process-oriented programming. Depending on the application, there exist additional requirements, which are not fulfilled by every programming language. Flexible programming and maintainability are especially important requirements for process engineers. In this paper, the programming languages Activity Diagram, State Chart Diagram and Sequential Function Chart are compared and evaluated with regard to these requirements. This evaluation is based on the principles of cognitive effectiveness and cognitive dimensions. The aim of this paper is to identify the programming language suited best for controlling sequential processes, e.g. thermomechanical or batch processes.

THE DESIGN OF VMEBUS BRIDGE CONTROLLER WITH SHARC BUS

Targeting at the high expense and inflexibility to realize VMEbus bridge controller by professional Integrated Circuit (IC), this paper presents a scheme of adopting CPLD/FPGA (Complicated Programmable Logic Device/Field Programmable Gate Array) to design bridge controller between VMEbus and local bus. SHARC DSP (Digital Signal Processor) bus is an example. It has functions of nearly entire master/slave interface of VMEbus, and can act as DMA (Direct Memory Access) controller and perform block transfer in DMA or master processor initiative way without length limit. External circuit of the design is very simple. In comparison with special ICs, it has high performance to price ratio and can be easily applied to local buses of other processors with quite a little modification.

ControlNet在砂纸生产流水线中的应用

介绍了ControlNet技术在砂纸生产流水线中的应用。指出了老控制系统存在的诸多问题,并提出了基于ControlNet改造方案,给出了新系统的软硬件方案,着重介绍了速度连锁和张力控制方案。

ControlLogix综合实验模型设计

为实现PLC的多功能控制实验需求,以ControlLogix为核心,基于NetLinx开放型网络架构,进行综合实验模型总体结构与功能设计。在此基础上,论述电源控制、逻辑控制、变频调速、模拟量过程控制、数字量逻辑控制及现场总线网络组态6个主要组成部分的设计原理与控制过程,开发实现了ControlLogix综合实验模型。该模型具有变频调速、过程控制、逻辑控制和NetLinx网络通讯多项功能,既可为实验教学提供功能丰富的实验设备,也可为工业过程项目的开发提供有效的实验测试平台。

基于ControlLogix控制器的双电梯调度控制系统设计

针对双电梯系统的调度问题,设计并实现了一种双电梯调度控制系统。采用罗克韦尔自动化公司的ControlLogix系列可编程逻辑控制器以及PowerFlex40变频器,通过模糊控制方式实现基于呼梯信号优先度的电梯控制方法,利用FuzzyLogix toolbox开发了一套基于交流变频调速和可编程逻辑控制器的双电梯并联调度系统。仿真结果表明,该调度系统达到了距离较近先响应、长时等待先响应的要求。该应用考虑了人性化和实用化等因素,满足了设计使用需求。

基于5G多接入边缘计算的云化PLC系统架构设计与应用

随着工业控制系统对柔性化、扁平化的要求不断提升,以PLC为构建基础的传统工业控制网络在大规模接入、算力提升和部署灵活性方面均受到限制.针对这些问题,融合5G网络和边缘计算技术,设计了基于5G多接入边缘计算的云化PLC系统架构,阐述了该架构的运行机制和所涉及的关键技术;在此基础上,进行PLC系统的云化部署和调试,实现了工业现场、企业数据中心、5G网络和边缘网络的集成;最后,通过在某汽车制造公司产线改造过程中的应用,验证了所提架构的有效性.

基于PLC反渗透海水淡化控制系统的设计与开发

针对反渗透海水淡化系统工艺复杂、运维繁琐、对操作人员专业技能要求高的特点,研发了一套反渗透海水淡化控制系统。详细研究整个工艺系统中预处理、反渗透等关键工艺环节的原理及自动控制过程。从系统的硬件设计和软件开发两个方面进行详细阐述。硬件设计方面,根据装置规模和控制需求完成控制系统设备选型。软件开发方面,完成控制器及人机交互界面多套软件的开发。该系统成功应用于高校反渗透海水淡化教学实践课。应用结果表明:该系统设计合理、操作界面简洁方便,在稳定安全运行的同时可实现教学培训、故障处理等目的。该系统在提高海水淡化操作人员专业技能的同时,也对高校创新其他专业的实操培训课程提供了借鉴和技术支撑。

ControlLogix系统在方坯连铸工艺中的应用

鞍钢第一炼钢厂 2号方坯连铸机自动控制系统改建过程中 ,采用了美国罗克韦尔自动化AB公司新一代ControlLogix系统 ,其PLC具有很强的抗干扰能力。改建后的自动控制系统实现投产一个月就达产的佳绩。

基于TIA Portal的HMI+PLC虚拟仿真探究

文章提出一种在TIA Portal软件上集成人机界面(Human Machine Interface,HMI)和可编程逻辑控制器(ProgrammableLogicController,PLC)进行虚拟仿真的方法。该方法能够在现有的硬件条件下,使学生不受时间、地点等的限制,只需要在计算机上安装TIA PORTAL软件就可以进行虚拟学习,构建控制系统,进行硬件组态、编程、控件组态、仿真运行和程序调试等。最后,以十字路口的交通灯为例,采用基于实际物理设备和基于TIAPORTAL软件虚拟仿真两种方式搭建控制系统,完成项目的设计、组态、编程、调试和运行测试。主要任务是寻找方法构建虚拟网络,将虚拟运行的PLC与HMI设备联系起来,实现虚拟设备之间和软件之间的数据传输,达到与使用实际物理设备效果相同的目的。

基于PLC的仓库灯光指引系统

基于可编程逻辑控制器(Programmable Logic Controller,PLC)的仓库灯光指引系统,即利用灯光指引位置进行定位。该系统适用性广泛,不仅在仓储行业内使用,还可以应用在其他行业,为提高效率发挥重要作用。设计灯光指引系统可以实现客户端数据采集,客户端和下位机间的数据传输,以及下位机对LED灯进行驱动等功能。最后,系统利用不同灯号的不同颜色,表示不同功能的状态。

基于PLC的气动搬运机械手自动控制系统设计

为提高气动搬运机械手在复杂工厂流水线中的运行效率,该文设计了一套基于PLC的气动搬运机械手自动控制系统。在分析通用气动机械手将物品在不同位点之间搬运的运动流程的基础上,设计了自动控制系统的硬件架构。其中包含了可编程逻辑控制器(PLC)、伺服电机、传感器和交互屏等器件,并根据气动搬运机械手的运动流程,设计了相应的软件控制程序及界面。仿真实验结果证明,所提出的气动搬运机械手自动控制系统可以稳定地完成实验预设的功能需求,自动化程度较高。