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The Perils of a DIY Distributed Control System

2014-07-15 21:49:00| Chemical Processing

The debate over the virtues of DCS vs. PLC has been ongoing since these two architectures came into existence 40 years ago. For certain industries, a distributed control system (DCS) provides substantially more value as the basis for automating the plant than a programmable logic controller (PLC)-based system. As functionality differences narrow and price points align, the debate over these virtues is getting more intense and the arguments for and against each system are getting more and more murky. This white paper discusses the Top Ten issues to consider when evaluating a DCS vs. building your own DIY distributed control system using a PLC-based architecture.

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