From the course: Introduction to PLC and Industrial Automation
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Industrial automation components - Ladder Logic Tutorial
From the course: Introduction to PLC and Industrial Automation
Industrial automation components
- Industrial automation components include everything involved to complete the task or processes needed. Components include controllers like programmable logic controllers or PLC and distributed control systems or DCS. Field industrial devices like sensors, actuators, motors, vision cameras, et cetera. Industrial communication and networking. Human machine interface or HMI. Supervisory control and data acquisition software or SCADA. Even personal computers, tablets, or any monitoring devices. Here's an example of a general layout of an industrial process. Having a process with different sensors and devices connected to a controller, and then using a software to program and monitor the process. Now, having this many components and devices, there is a simplified way to organize them into levels. Let's see how it is done in the next video.
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