Industrial software refers to the software used in the industrial field, including systems, applications, middleware, embedded, etc. Generally speaking, industrial software is divided into programming languages, systems software, application software, and middleware in between. The system software provides the most basic functions for computer use, but it does not target a specific application field. Applications, on the other hand, provide different functions depending on the user and the domain they serve.
Industrial software is broadly divided into two types:
- embedded software and non-embedded software. Embedded software refers to acquisition, control, and communication software embedded in the controller, communication, and sensing devices,
- while non-embedded software refers to the design, programming, process, monitoring, and management software installed in general-purpose computers or industrial control computers.
Especially embedded software, applied in military electronics and industrial control, and other fields, the reliability, security, and real-time requirements are particularly high and must pass strict inspection and evaluation. Special emphasis is also placed on software related to designing, such as CAD, CAE, and so on.
In addition to the nature of software, industrial software also has distinct industry characteristics. With the continuous development of the automation industry, through the continuous accumulation of industry knowledge, the industry application knowledge as a key element of the development of the automation industry gradually becomes the main factor for enterprises to adjust the economic structure and change the mode of economic growth.
1, industrial software is inseparable from the support of technology
Industrial control software of different industries, its service objects are not the same, iron and steel industry is aimed at the metallurgical industry, and its control software is difficult to apply to the machinery industry, and vice versa. A good set of industrial control software, not only can meet the needs of the current process, but also the controlling idea, there is a certain sense of advance, in a certain time will not lag behind.
2. Industrial software should be supported by an industrial data knowledge base
Industry data knowledge base refers to the collection of experience accumulated in the industrial production process which supports the industrial control software. In particular, it needs to be pointed out that the collection of key knowledge, software, know-how and data in the production process of the industry is also the basis of China’s automatic control system installed with “China brain”. Its main contents include: after collecting all kinds of data in the production process, the empirical calculation formula, technical know-how, various accident handling experience and various operational experience, operation manual, technical specification, process model, algorithm parameters, coefficients, weight proportion allocation, etc. It includes not only the technical specifications, operation specifications, and national standards in the form of documents but also the core software content and solution tools such as empirical formulas and model algorithms.
The development and production of industrial control software products for different industries are rising, the data knowledge base of various industries is becoming the core of industrial control software, the development and expansion of basic elements, which is our advantage, the construction of industrial data knowledge base, will make the industry knowledge into the power of industrial control software development. And promote the technical level of our industrial control software to better complete the transformation from low-end to high-end.