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Model. Anal. Inform. Sist., 2015 Volume 22, Number 4, Pages 507–520 (Mi mais456)

This article is cited in 5 papers

On the expressiveness of the approach to constructing PLC-programs by LTL-specification

E. V. Kuzmin, D. A. Ryabukhin, V. A. Sokolov

P.G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Sovetskaya str., 14, Yaroslavl, 150000, Russia

Abstract: The article is devoted to the approach to constructing and verification of discrete PLC-programs by LTL-specification. This approach provides an ability of correctness analysis of PLC-programs by the model checking method. The linear temporal logic LTL is used as a language of specification of the program behavior. The correctness analysis of LTL-specification is automatically performed by the symbolic model checking tool Cadence SMV.
The article demonstrates the consistency of the approach to constructing and verification of PLC programs by LTL-specification from the point of view of Turing power. It is proved, that in accordance with this approach for any Minsky counter machine can be built an LTL-specification, which is used for machine implementation in any PLC programming language of standard IEC 61131-3. Minsky machines equipollent Turing machines, and the considered approach also has Turing power.
The proof focuses on representation of a counter machine behavior in the form of a set of LTL-formulas and matching these formulas to constructions of ST and SFC languages. SFC is interesting as a specific graphical language. ST is considered as a basic language because an implementation of a counter machine in IL, FBD/CFC and LD languages is reduced to rewriting blocks of ST-program.
The idea of the proof is demonstrated by an example of a Minsky 3-counter machine, which implements a function of squaring.

Keywords: programmable logic controllers (PLC), construction and verification of PLC-programs, LTL-specification, Minsky counter machines.

UDC: 517.9

Received: 03.08.2015

DOI: 10.18255/1818-1015-2015-4-507-520



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