Design of an Operator Interface for Controlling the Installation of Ion-Plasma Deposition

The technology of ion-plasma coating is a continuous process that can be divided into three strictly consecutive stages. Compliance with the strict regulations of the technological process directly affects the quality of the finished product and the absence of defective products. Installation of ion-plasma spraying can operate almost automatically. However, some processes require an operator: loading and unloading a tool, selecting a recipe to work with, and setting up a plant. The automation system must implement a number of control algorithms that are simple from the point of view of software implementation on modern microprocessors. More significant is the possibility of modifications and adaptation of the developed software. In this case, it is necessary to have a computer and develop a human-machine interface to interact with the operator. Previously developed interfaces do not meet the requirements. This is explained by the fact that the task of developing an interface was considered separately from the task of developing an automatic control system. If automated control is implemented in such interfaces, then, as a rule, only with the help of algorithms for implementing sequential execution of operations according to specified conditions.