Industrial Feedback cum Control System through CAN Protocol

Industrial automation is a sector having vast possibilities for major improvements. The system described in this paper consists of a console master computer (CMC) which will monitor various physical nodes usually found in a large industry. The proposed work analyzes the capability of CAN networking which includes data traffic management. The CMC is designed using MATLAB 7.12; the CAN networking is supported using the Vehicular Network Toolbox. The proposed system using CAN has the advantages of being simple in its design which contributes to the overall low cost. The novelty of the work lies in the low cost approach, and fails safe methodology of CAN communication. The proposed system is capable of sending and receiving signals with the additional benefit of feedback mechanism .The proposed work is implementable in any industry with the cost advantage of CAN interface. The proposed work can be used as a cheaper and robust alternative to native technologies like PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). Moreover, the CAN network system is immune from the electrical interferences.