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2. Programmable logic controller - Wikipedia

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   A programmable logic controller (PLC) or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes, such as assembly lines, machines, robotic devices, or any activity that requires high reliability, ease of programming, and process fault diagnosis.

3. PLC technician - Wikipedia

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   PLC technicians also find employment in the industrial engineering field where they are actively involved in the design and implementation of PLC control systems. Career opportunities for PLC Technicians include a wide range of manufacturing and service industries such as automotive, pharmaceutical, power distribution , food processing , mining ...

4. Instrumentation and control engineering - Wikipedia

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   Instrumentation and control engineering is a vital field of study offered at many universities worldwide at both the graduate and postgraduate levels. This discipline integrates principles from various branches of engineering, providing a comprehensive understanding of the design, analysis, and management of automated systems.

5. Industrial control system - Wikipedia

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   An industrial control system (ICS) 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 controllers to large interconnected and interactive distributed control systems (DCSs) with many thousands of field connections.

6. SCADA - Wikipedia

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   A programmable automation controller (PAC) is a compact controller that combines the features and capabilities of a PC-based control system with that of a typical PLC. PACs are deployed in SCADA systems to provide RTU and PLC functions.

7. List of automation protocols - Wikipedia

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   DF-1 - used by Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC-5, SLC-500, and MicroLogix class devices; DNP3 - a protocol used to communicate by industrial control and utility SCADA systems; DirectNet – Koyo / Automation Direct proprietary, yet documented PLC interface; EtherCAT; Ethernet Global Data (EGD) – GE Fanuc PLCs (see also SRTP)

8. Automation engineering - Wikipedia

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   Graduates can work for both government and private sector entities such as industrial production, companies that create and use automation systems, for example the paper industry, automotive industry, metallurgical industry, food and agricultural industry, water treatment, and oil & gas sectors such as refineries, rolling mills and power plants.

9. Simatic - Wikipedia

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   Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 PLC CPU with three I/O modules attached. As with other programmable logic controllers, SIMATIC devices are intended to separate the control of a machine from the machine's direct operation, in a more lightweight and versatile manner than controls hard-wired for a specific machine. Early SIMATIC devices were transistor ...