Actor Framework Discussions
Actor Framework success story with ROV
I've used Actor Framework for a number of projects and the Subsea Cable Survey and Inspection ROV Control System was particularly successfully. The case study won an NI Impact Award and was recently featured on Control Engineering Europe.
The Actor Framework was used on the topside operator PC.
It ran multiple screens. There was one main screen which included a sub panel. Different actors could be loaded into the sub panel to control different elements of the system. Configuration, home screen, alarm screen, engineering screen, system screen etc.
It managed multiple network streams to the ROV.
It interfaced with a DAQ card and provided the ability simulate inputs and VI outputs by dynamically dispatching actors.
It managed multiple RS232 inputs and outputs.
It performed data logging.
It logged all User Interface changes (button clicks and value changes).
22 parallel processes/actors running with 5% CPU usage.
I want to thank the community and specifically AristosQueue for the support.
