Abstract
A present measurement and control system is very expensive, because machinery (sensor, motor, etc.) needs an exclusive line and software for operation. And it is hard to modify the software of the system flexibly when the machinery altered. Moreover it is difficult to control plural machinery at the same time.
Recently, the new system has developed. This system can measure and control plural machinery at the same time economically through the Internet. Name of this system is OpenPLANET (Open PLatform for Appliances NETworking).
In this paper, we applied this system to the Plant Factory. Especially we developed new sensor and machinery for distributed measurement systems.
In the future, this system (OpenPLANET) will realize a Low Cost Plant Factory.
