Development of electrical control system for glove knitting machines based on PSoC and FPGA

An electrical control system for glove knitting machines is constructed based on the Programmable System on Chip(PSoC)(CY8C29666) and the Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA)(EP2C5).The main technical characteristics of the two chips are introduced,and the principle of choosing chips is expatiated in combination with the functional demands of glove knitting machines.The design method of the electrical control system for the full automatic glove knitting machine is analyzed.The hardware frame and software flow chart are given.Especially,the advanced thoughts of the inner hardware re-configuration and the embedded system design are fully utilized,so that the peripherally hardware circuits and the control program are very simplified.The reliability and stability of the whole equipment are rapidly improved.