An automated storage unit publishing system may include a recording device for recording information on a storage unit memory chip; a bin plate with a storage unit bin and a casing bin; an assembling mechanism movably attached to the bin plate, the assembling deck comprising a shuttle for removing a selected sized casing from the casing bin and a recorded flash memory chip from the chip bin and assembling the two into a single unit using pressure; a printing device for printing marks, indications or decoration on the casing, and a gripping device for placing the finished unit in an output mechanism.

A distributed automation control system includes a network for connecting members of the system to a central server for communication between the members and the central server. The members can include a device controlled by a microcontroller in communication with the network, a mobile object digitized to communicate with the central server via the network, and a facility component in communication with the central server. A member can be assigned to one or more groups of members for group learning and for generating a group heartbeat. Each member defines a safety volume which is monitored by the central server. When the safety volume of one member overlaps the safety volume of another member, the central server initiates a responsive action which can include ceasing the operation of at least one of the members.

A distributed automation control system includes a network for connecting members of the system to a central server for communication between the members and the central server. The members can include a device controlled by a microcontroller in communication with the network, a mobile object digitized to communicate with the central server via the network, and a facility component in communication with the central server. A member can be assigned to one or more groups of members for group learning and for generating a group heartbeat. Each member defines a safety volume which is monitored by the central server. When the safety volume of one member overlaps the safety volume of another member, the central server initiates a responsive action which can include ceasing the operation of at least one of the members.

A distributed automation control system includes a network for connecting members of the system to a central server for communication between the members and the central server. The members can include a device controlled by a microcontroller in communication with the network, a mobile object digitized to communicate with the central server via the network, and a facility component in communication with the central server. A member can be assigned to one or more groups of members for group learning and for generating a group heartbeat. Each member defines a safety volume which is monitored by the central server. When the safety volume of one member overlaps the safety volume of another member, the central server initiates a responsive action which can include ceasing the operation of at least one of the members.

A distributed automation control system includes a network for connecting members of the system to a central server for communication between the members and the central server. The members can include a device controlled by a microcontroller in communication with the network, a mobile object digitized to communicate with the central server via the network, and a facility component in communication with the central server. A member can be assigned to one or more groups of members for group learning and for generating a group heartbeat. Each member defines a safety volume which is monitored by the central server. When the safety volume of one member overlaps the safety volume of another member, the central server initiates a responsive action which can include ceasing the operation of at least one of the members.

A system and method for tracking actions of mobile assets used to perform a process within a facility includes a plurality of object trackers positioned throughout the facility to monitor, detect and digitize actions, including movement, of a mobile asset within the facility. The mobile asset includes an identifier which is detectable by each object tracker to track the movement and location of the detected asset in real time. Each object tracker includes at least one sensor for monitoring and detecting the asset and its identifier, where the input sensed by the sensor is transmitted to a computer within the object tracker for time stamping with a detected time, and processing of the sensor input using one or more algorithms to identify the asset ID and the asset type associated with the detected identifier, and the asset's location in the facility and interactions at the detected time.

An integrated controller for motion control and motor control comprises a first processor, a second processor, a cache and a shared memory. The first processor is configured to run an operating system and at least perform motion control. The second processor is configured to at least perform motor control and normally not run the operating system. The cache is coupled to the first processor and the second processor. The shared memory maps onto the cache. The first processor and the second processor are configured to share the shared memory and accordingly perform data transmission via the cache during the periods of motion control and motor control. The first processor, the second processor and the cache are integrated in a same chip.

An integrated controller for motion control and motor control comprises a first processor, a second processor, a cache and a shared memory. The first processor is configured to run an operating system and at least perform motion control. The second processor is configured to at least perform motor control and normally not run the operating system. The cache is coupled to the first processor and the second processor. The shared memory maps onto the cache. The first processor and the second processor are configured to share the shared memory and accordingly perform data transmission via the cache during the periods of motion control and motor control. The first processor, the second processor and the cache are integrated in a same chip.

An automated storage unit publishing system may include a recording device for recording information on a storage unit memory chip; a bin plate with a storage unit bin and a casing bin; an assembling mechanism movably attached to the bin plate, the assembling deck comprising a shuttle for removing a selected sized casing from the casing bin and a recorded flash memory chip from the chip bin and assembling the two into a single unit using pressure; a printing device for printing marks, indications or decoration on the casing, and a gripping device for placing the finished unit in an output mechanism.

A control system includes a control device that repeatedly performs a series of pieces of processing including I/O refresh processing and program execution processing. The control system includes: a first obtainment unit that obtains a first sample value group collected by repeatedly performing the I/O refresh processing in a first control period; a second obtainment unit that obtains a second sample value group collected by repeatedly performing the I/O refresh processing in a second control period longer than the first control period; a determination unit that determines whether a first frequency component in the first sample value group and a second frequency component in the second sample value group are substantially identical to each other; and a change unit that changes the first control period to the second control period under a condition that the first frequency component and the second frequency component are substantially identical to each other.