From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.68.134.66 with SMTP id pi2mr29545027pbb.9.1427582833743; Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:47:13 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.140.37.116 with SMTP id q107mr391222qgq.23.1427582833257; Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:47:13 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!h15no523880igd.0!news-out.google.com!q90ni548qgd.1!nntp.google.com!z60no200716qgd.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:47:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=84.100.130.26; posting-account=O3LyFwoAAACc1uh60ZcOUmAGdDmGsEcV NNTP-Posting-Host: 84.100.130.26 References: <00d45b3c-0cde-4208-88a9-c79ec8100408@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Ada / Automation fellows From: slos Injection-Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:47:13 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:25313 Date: 2015-03-28T15:47:13-07:00 List-Id: Le samedi 28 mars 2015 12:43:09 UTC+1, bj=F6rn lundin a =E9crit=A0: > On 2015-03-27 22:59, slos wrote: > > Le vendredi 27 mars 2015 16:34:03 UTC+1, bj=F6rn lundin a =E9crit : >=20 > >=20 > > In another thread you said that you would be interested to give a try a= t "Ada for Automation"=20 > >on a Raspberry Pi. Have you ? >=20 > No - I'm sorry - to much of life takes time ... >=20 > > In my memory you are working in this field : > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_storage_and_retrieval_system > > And it is in my humble opinion where "Ada for Automation" would perfect= ly=20 > >fit since there is motion control, DB management, GUI... >=20 > I do work in that field - almost. > However we do not write the on-board software of the cranes/conveyor/agv > systems anymore. That business was taken over by the hardware vendors 20 > years ago. > We tell them what to do instead. > - pickup a pallet at location 123, put it at 345 and tell us when you > are done by reporting it as assignment 456 >=20 > So we are more of a transport organizer/super-wiser than the actual doer. >=20 > Like a manager with some employees. > We also tell the truck driver where to pickup and deposit - or pick >=20 > Now - depending of the vendor/age of device the actual telegrams may > look as above - telegram based - or more detailed - > * move to pickup location (123) and report back as asm 456 > * pickup a pallet and report back as asm 456 > * move to deposit (345) location and report back as asm 456 > * deposit the pallet and report back as asm 456 >=20 >=20 > > As you already know Ada, you are more than likely able to tackle the au= tomation tasks.=20 > > I can help ! >=20 > Thanks. However the world changes quite fast and the current trend is >=20 > * ERP systems like SAP or JD Edwards says they can do the WMS as well > * Hardware vendors like Knapp or Dematic or Vanderlande says they can do > the WCS as well. >=20 > Those areas are what we live on and the competition gets worse every > year. Unfortunately I don't see our involvement with lower level of > automation increase - more than communication with goods-to-man > equipment on a socket level - unless we sell hardware too. > Which we do not currently - and never has. So I do not see that coming. >=20 > -- > Bj=F6rn Hello Bj=F6rn, Future does not seem bright for your company. You are caught in between. Good luck ! BR, St=E9phane