Function Blocks -- IEC 61499 Standard

Engineering Distributed Embedded Automation Systems with the New Generation Component Architecture

Function Blocks is a new exciting and powerful way of engineering industrial automation systems. This site provides educational and technical information about the IEC61499 Standard supporting and extending the new book:
IEC 61499 Function Blocks for Embedded and Distributed Control Systems Design by Valeriy Vyatkin
BOOK	-	here you will find book's table of contents and ordering information
TOOLS	-	software tools supporting IEC 61499
VALIDATION	-	research results on automatic verification and validation of function blocks
MATERIALS	-	lecture slides and other resources supporting IEC 61499 teaching and learning
LINKS	-	where else the expertise on function blocks can be found
ERRATA	-	spotted errors
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	-	my thanks to project contributors
CONTACT	-	Please use this link to report errors in the book, suggest improvements, share experiences, etc. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated and acknowledged !
Preview of sample pages: [page 19], [page 101], [Page 112], [Page 272] This site is under construction. Information will be further updated and new information will be added, including tutorial handouts, links to research activities, etc. Please register by e-mailing to info@fb61499.com to receive notifications of updates. License note: All materials located at this site are under copyright of V. Vyatkin and other proprietors. By downloading materials from this site you agree to use them entirely in educational purposes, either in industry or academia. All rights are reserved by the proprietors. Any reproduction is allowed only with their prior explicit permission. Valeriy Vyatkin, BlockDesign, © Copyright 2006, 2007; Web design: David Herreman, V. Vyatkin © Copyright 2007