DCS的控制网络通常都是封闭的，通过一个历史数据库或者网关与外网交互，同时DCS对于工程师站、操作员站的定义比PLC工程体系要更为清晰和明显。
PLC：
小型微型PLC倒没什么冲突，因为结构和低成本的原因与其它两类产品完全不同。但中大型PLC因为大量使用PC_BASE技术使其与DCS和IPC+软逻辑基本上没有差别，只是因为这些厂商大多之前就是PLC厂商而且客户群都是PLC的客户，所以他的产品就叫PLC。
IPC+软逻辑：
在十几年前美欧的几个专家在这个问题有过一段很长时间的争论，围绕了一个问题是IPC+软逻辑如何实现才是合理的，因为当时主要有几种声音，一种是完全反对IPC在控制中的使用，因为显而易见的可靠性问题，包括操作系统的兼容性与可靠性如何并重。另一种是完全支持IPC在工控中的应用，并认为要使用标准的PC软硬件，这样才可以使兼容性和开放性的优点充分体现。后一种是一种折中的方案，把PLC插入IPC内，做为IPC的一个板卡。在实现上面也有这么几种方案：
方案一：标准操作系统，包括WINNT（含XP、2000、NT等）、linux、DOS，加软逻辑软件
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