Industrial control system
Videos
An industrial control system is an electronic control system and associated instrumentation used for industrial process control. Control systems can range in size from a few modular panel-mounted cont
Panel mounted controllers with integral displays. The process value (PV), and setvalue (SV) or setpoint are on the same scale for easy comparison. The controller output is shown as MV (manipulated variable) with range 0-100%.
Siemens Simatic S7-400 system in a rack, left-to-right: power supply unit (PSU), CPU, interface module (IM) and communication processor (CP).
A pre-DCS era central control room. Whilst the controls are centralised in one place, they are still discrete and not integrated into one system.
A DCS control room where plant information and controls are displayed on computer graphics screens. The operators are seated as they can view and control any part of the process from their screens, whilst retaining a plant overview.
A programmable logic controller or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines,
PLCs for a monitoring system in the pharmaceutical industry
Compact PLC with 8 inputs and 4 outputs
Modular PLC with EtherNet/IP module, discrete and analog I/O, with some slots being empty