Validation of Digital Control Strategies Across Multiple Platforms Using Texas Instruments C2000 Microcontrollers

In a globalized world where data plays an important role in system operation, process automation, decision-making, etc., the development of real-time control systems is essential because it allows operators or supervisors to know the current status of a process based on the physical variables that are part of it. Therefore, there is currently a wide range of software/hardware tools available through which control systems can be implemented to operate in real time, some of which are Arduino, ESP32, and PIC microcontrollers. As an alternative to the current limitations of the aforementioned systems, this paper presents a novel proposal for the implementation of digital controllers using Texas Instruments embedded systems, which is based on an experimental framework using different test plants for which different control strategies were designed. The results obtained highlight the ability of Texas Instruments microcontrollers to execute real-time control loops applied to different physical systems and operated under different parameters. In conclusion, it was evident that Texas Instruments embedded systems equipped with different microcontrollers are an interesting alternative in the development of control systems, not only on a small scale but also in industrial applications.