ISO 13281:1997

Industrial automation systems — Manufacturing Automation Programming Environment (MAPLE) — Functional architecture

The document specifies the functional architecture of MAPLE, a Manufacturing Automation Programming Environment. MAPLE is a vendor-independent neutral facility for the programming of multiple manufacturing devices and controls. For the programming of manufacturing devices and controls the following areas will be supported: Connection between various manufacturing data and manufacturing application programs; management of several manufacturing databases; sharing of manufacturing application programs and software tools.