Objectives

4DIAC pursues the following main objectives:

• Provision of a common basis for development, industrial appliance and research of IEC 61499,

• Provision of a package containing a runtime environment for different embedded control platforms as well as the corresponding engineering environment,

• Provision of real-world examples at prototype level to increase the acceptance of IEC 61499 in industry,

• Providing an incentive for the use of IEC 61499 within industry and

• Stimulation of the cooperation between research institutes and industry.