A Novel Microcontroller Unit to Monitor and Control Batch Processes for Safe Operation

Abstract

Most of chemical plants use PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), to monitor and control their processes. On the contrary, a small-scale, low-cost 80C196KC MCU (MicroController Unit) was designed to handle high-speed calculations and fast I/O (input/output) operations with high-efficiency. Presented herein is a low-cost monitoring and control system using a 80C196KC MCU for the safe operation of the small sized chemical batch processes. This system uses the internet and the LabVIEW graphic program language to access, monitor, and control the batch.