Electronic Marshaling: A Way Forward?

An article in ControlGlobal.com discusses the relatively new concept of "electronic marshaling." It's one way to avoid the rat's nest of wiring created by traditional marshaling. Proponents of electronic marshaling say when you need to add only a couple of sensing points, you simply insert a personality module (one module per sensor). What do you think of the concept? Are you using it in your organization? What drawbacks do you see?

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