Process flow control with structure diagrams - simple, clear and efficient
Process flow control based on structure diagrams provides you with a powerful tool for visualizing, controlling and automating complex processes. Especially in industrial automation technology, visual diagrams such as flow and status diagrams offer clear advantages - from development to maintenance.
What advantages does the process flow control solution with Delphin offer you?
- Simple visualization of complex processes: Structure diagrams make even extensive processes understandable and comprehensible - ideal for planning, analysis and communication.
- High transparency and traceabilityEach process step is displayed graphically, which enables complete documentation and simple optimization.
- Fast implementation through "Programming by Selection": Programming without code - select from knowledge lists with a click instead of writing commands or learning syntax.
- No programming knowledge required: Even technically experienced users without a software background can create complex applications independently.
- Time and resource savingsShorter development times and easier maintenance thanks to a modular, graphical structure and intuitive operation.
- Direct hardware accessSeamless connection to Delphin measuring and testing devices for real-time data access - read and write - directly from the application.
- Scalable and flexible: From simple switching functions to extensive test bench applications with visualization, parameter input and reporting.
- Intuitive user interfaceSophisticated design of the ProfiSignal software for rapid implementation of projects - even with complex requirements.
Realize your processes faster, safer and more efficiently - without programming effort, but with full control. Typical areas of application are
- Test bench automation
- End-of-line tests
- Long-term and durability tests
- Measurement data acquisition and evaluation
- Climate chamber and environmental tests
- Research and development
- Process monitoring
- Energy management
- Environmental measurement technology
- Production automation
Practical example of process flow control
Automated test bench control for air conditioning components
An automotive supplier was looking for a solution for automated testing of air conditioning components such as evaporators and compressors. The aim was to test temperature cycles, pressure curves and long-term loads in an efficient, reproducible and documented manner - without manual effort and without traditional programming.
The implementation was carried out with ProfiSignal Klicks and the Delphin measurement and automation systems. The entire test sequence was graphically mapped using structure diagrams - including start conditions, loops, decision logic and error handling. Thanks to "Programming by Selection", users were able to compile test sequences from predefined function blocks at the click of a mouse without having to write any code.
The user interface enabled intuitive input of test parameters and live visualization of temperature, pressure and flow values. The Delphin hardware took over both the precise measurement data acquisition and the direct control of actuators such as valves and heaters. After each test cycle, a detailed log was automatically generated and archived in a database.
The result: significantly less effort, greater process reliability and complete traceability. New test variants could be implemented directly in the laboratory without external programming - flexible, efficient and future-proof.