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This page collects some of the frequently asked questions about fuzzyTECH and explains
some of the Terminology used on this web server. If you do not find the answer to your
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The World is Fuzzy: The flexibility that lies in the words and statements we employ is
widely used in society. In most western societies, the legal system consists of a certain
number of laws, each of which describes a different situation. For example, one law could
express that theft of a car should be punished with two years of prison. Another law could
define diminished responsibility. In one case in court, the judge must decide the exact
number of days in prison for a thief who stole a car while under the influence with a blood
alcohol level of 0.1%, who had a bad childhood, and was left by his spouse the day before.
As a specific law does not exist for each case, the judge has to combine all applicable laws
to derive a fair decision. This is only possible due to the flexibility in the definition of the
words and statements used in each law.
In most technical applications, one hardware platform (development computer) is used for
the developing the fuzzy logic system while a different hardware platform (target hardware)
is used to run the fuzzy logic system later. fuzzyTECH's user interface that is all the
graphical components you find explained on the pages of this web server, only runs on a
PC. System requirements: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 98
or Windows 95, IE 5.01 or higher 30 MB disk space, 16 MB RAM.
My fuzzy logic solution will run on a The fuzzyTECH Professional Edition as the
PC/Workstation. My application area standard version provides all design tools, fuzzy
is control engineering, sensor signal technologies, and interfaces to other software
processing, or technical data systems.
analysis.
Same as before, but my fuzzy logic The fuzzyTECH Professional Edition generates
solutions will be integrated as your complete fuzzy logic system as highly optimized,
portable C code with other software royalty-free C source code at the push of a button.
on different target hardware
platforms.
I would like to integrate the fuzzy The fuzzyTECH Professional Edition comes with a
logic system with other PC based large number of stand-alone runtime modules for
software other software packages that are provided "ready-to-
use". These include process automation,
measurement, and simulation software (InTouch,
InControl, Matlab, LabVIEW, WinCC, WinFACT,
DIAdem, Citect, VisSim, ..) and standard software
(Excel, VisualBasic, VisualC++, Access, ..). In
addition, all fuzzyTECH Editions provide the MS-
Windows standard software interfaces.
My fuzzy logic solutions shall run on The fuzzyTECH MCU-XX Editions generate your
a microcontroller/DSP that is a complete fuzzy logic system as native assembly code
member of one of the following or use an assembly code library. The code generators
families: ST-6, PIC, 8051, 8096, have been designed in close cooperation with the
80C196, 80C166, TMS-320, 374xx, respective silicon manufacturers. In contrast to the
HC05, HC08, HC11, HC12, . fuzzyTECH Professional Edition, only fuzzy
technologies that are relevant for embedded control
designs on a special hardware platform are
supported.
My fuzzy logic solutions will run on a The fuzzyTECH Professional Edition supports a
microcontroller that is not a member superset of the functionality of the fuzzyTECH MCU-
of the families listed above. XX Editions, but generates C source code that is pre-
optimized for an efficient implementation on 8, 16,
and 32 bit microcontrollers and DSP.
I want to optimize my fuzzy logic The fuzzyTECH Online Edition, all fuzzyTECH IA-
solution in real-time. XX Editions, and some fuzzyTECH MCU-XX
Editions (as RTRCD functionality) support
visualization and optimization of fuzzy logic systems
running on a target hardware in real-time.
I want to use fuzzy logic in industrial In cooperation with the Klockner-Moeller Corp.,
automation. INFORM has developed the "fuzzyPLC™" that
integrates conventional control techniques seamlessly
with fuzzy logic.
My fuzzy logic solution shall run on Inform and these manufacturers of control hardware
a programmable logic controller of have created dedicated fuzzyTECH Editions for these
Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Bosch, PLCs.
Hartmann&Braun, ABB, or on a
Foxboro distributed process control
system.
I want to integrate fuzzyTECH with Any fuzzyTECH Edition integrates with standard
other standard software, such as software by various MS-Windows supported links
data bases, spreadsheets, and (DDE, DLL,...). For MS-Excel integration, fuzzyTECH
programming languages. comes with a fuzzy logic assistant that completely ties
in with Excel and provides seamless integration.
Process simulations can be written in any MS-
Windows based programming language. A serial link
feature also integrates with software running on
different computers or on computer networks. A
programming language interface allows you to
customize fuzzyTECH in many ways using standard
programming languages such as VisualBasic or
Visual C++.
I want to integrate fuzzyTECH with Any fuzzyTECH Edition generates M code at a push
control engineering simulation of a button that can be used with standard simulation
software. software packages such as VisSim™ and
Matlab™/SIMULINK™. Also, an interactive interface
is provided free with any Edition of fuzzyTECH that
completely integrates fuzzyTECH-based fuzzy control
blocks within a VisSim simulation. Please call for
specific information!
Are there any License Fees for the Code generated by fuzzyTECH or for the
Runtime Modules?
No! There are no runtime license fees for any system you generated with fuzzyTECH. You
may use any fuzzyTECH generated C code, assembly code, and the fuzzy logic function
blocks in any way you want. You may also distribute the FTRUN modules with you
solution.
Inform Software Corp. in the U.S., INFORM GmbH in Europe, and Inform/TOYO in Asia
provide hotline support by phone, fax, and e-mail for licensed fuzzyTECH users. INFORM
also provides consulting services and design support on request. INFORM's project teams
have successfully supported numerous fuzzy logic applications worldwide over the last
decade. Please contact INFORM for a quotation.
fuzzyTECH is constantly being improved and expanded on new target hardware platforms
by INFORM's software engineers. New add-on Modules are developed that will support
specific application areas. All licensed users of fuzzyTECH can get the latest release of
their fuzzyTECH Edition as an Update any time. INFORM also offers software
maintenance contracts for all fuzzyTECH Modules and Editions. For an annual fee, the
latest release of fuzzyTECH is automatically sent to users up to two times a year.
Who Is INFORM?
INFORM is a software house and consulting firm in fuzzy logic and intelligent control with
offices worldwide. Please read our company profile.
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