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dhiru
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PLC vs DCS

02/06/2008 12:43 AM

can anyone tell me the difference b/w plc & dcs ...???
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Re: PLC vs DCS

02/06/2008 1:02 AM

he Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is king of machine control while the Distributed Control System (DCS) dominates process control. If you manufacture plastic widgets, you speak PLC. If you produce chemicals, you speak DCS.
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Re: PLC vs DCS

02/06/2008 3:49 AM

Yes. Most on-line encyclopaediae can.
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Re: PLC vs DCS

02/07/2008 6:18 AM

PLCs have their full control from a central place (CPU) as in case of the human brain, while in DCS the processing and control is distributed in diferent coordinated places, for example (DPU) Distributed Processing Unit.
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