DCS的控制器和HMI(人机界面)通常是合二为一的,这也比较适合大型过程控制的监控室,这使DCS更显示出浓厚的PC根源。
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问题,包括操作系统的兼容与可靠如何并重。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,这样才可以使兼容和开放的优点充分体现。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
方案二:标准操作系统加PLC卡,这样当电脑死机时控制不会受影响,重启电脑并不影响PLC,同时PLC与PC之间通过共享内存或者双口RAM进行数据交互。使其可以有PC的开放和各种资源同时可以保证控制部分的可靠。
方案三:重新设计的硬件系统如模块化结构再加上软逻辑软件,使其硬可靠与PLC完全相同,只是使用了X86的和芯片组而已。
方案一,在一些特殊的应用场合有一部分市场,主要是在运控、图像、显示方面有其很大的优点;方案二是一个很保守的做法,但成本方面比较高;方案三其实已经是一个PLC 1.5、数控系统
数控系统的实现目前也有好几种方案:
方案一:通用PLC带数控功能
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