Wireless communication based on Raspberry pi and Codesys for mobile robots using IoT technology

Abstract

The industrial environment is going through exponential changes, due to the diversity of technological solutions that appear more and more frequently and the increase of productivity at increasing capacities. Due to this fact in the industrial area the number of devices, processing systems, collaborative robots, mobile robots and industrial equipment is increasing more and more. Consequently, there is a need for communication and connectivity of entities, common physical or virtual functioning and decision making, all of which are fundamental to the transition to the new concept of Industry 4.0. This study presents how wireless communication can be achieved in a mobile robotic platform that serves an industrial sector with other equipment in the production area, such as industrial equipment, collaborative industrial robots or other mobile robots. Also in this paper is presented how to create an HMI interface for the mobile platform that can be accessed from a touchscreen display mounted on the robot or from any mobile device connected to the internet.