• System requirements definition and review

• Control system architecture definition, including industrial networks (ethernet, ProfiBus, DeviceNet, SERCOS, EtherCAT)

• Drive systems development to support servos and VFDs over industrial networks

• PLC application development (Modicon using Unity Pro; GE-Fanuc using Proficy Machine Edition) using modern IEC61131-3 languages

• Development of custom User Defined Function Blocks (DFBs), which hide underlying complexity and allow the application programmer to focus on using a block with a simple user interface

• Vision Systems PLC interface

• Test Plan development and systems test reporting

• Systems integration testing support in client’s lab and commissioning support at end-user site

Nuclear Control Systems Engineering

• Computer System Requirements definition and review

• Design Requirements – writing & review

• Design Description document preparation & review

• Test Plan development; test reporting; system validation to requirements

• Leading of system level or detail level design reviews

• Development (design, testing, commissioning) of fully automatic robotic tooling

Electrical Engineering

• System requirements definition and review

• Power and control component specification and selection

• Servo & Variable Frequency AC drives specification and selection

• Industrial network architecture development

• Control panel layout, drawings, and fabrication

• Testing and commissioning

Motion Control Engineering

• Application development for control of robots, servo drives and VFD’s for custom robotic tooling/machines, palletizing, material handling, inspection, and monitoring

• Use of the latest technology to improve safety, efficiency and productivity of client’s processes

Industrial Data Acquisition

• Requirements specification development with client

• Structured application design

• Programming in IEC-61131-3 (PLC's), C, or Visual Basic

• HMI development in Wonderware, Intellution, WinCC (Siemens), or Monitor Pro (Modicon)

• Hardware / software integration

• Intranet / internet / fieldbus connectivity

• Distributed I/O via industry standard fieldbuses:
  • ProfiBus-DP
  • HART
  • Modbus
  • Foundation Fieldbus
  • DeviceNet

Software Engineering

• Software Engineering including requirements specification, structured system design, modular programming, structured testing, and system integration

• Structured Programming in IEC-61131-3, C, Visual Basic,and assembly languages

• Embedded development for PIC, Motorola and Rabbit Semiconductor micro controllers

• PLC application development in industry standard IEC-61131-3 language set (FBD, SFC, LD, ST)

Process Instrument Fieldbus Integration

MuSoft will integrate fieldbus connectivity into industrial measurement products, including:

• ProfiBus
• HART (including device descriptions, or DD's)
• Modbus
• Industrial Ethernet