General-purpose control board

Abstract

A general-purpose control board includes a core module and an expansion module such that a product can be manufactured efficiently even if a component mounted on a product-specific printed circuit board is replaced with an alternative component. A CPU of the core module includes a program that realizes cumulative specifications required to control a plurality of products anticipated in advance. A plurality of functional logics that control sensor circuits and motor circuits from a plurality of manufacturers, which are mounted for each apparatus, are implemented in FPGAs mounted on the core module and the expansion module. The CPU automatically determines which manufacturer's sensor circuit and/or motor circuit have been mounted, and notifies FPGAs of the determination result, to select and use one of the plurality of functional logics implemented in the FPGAs.

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