Control and Instrument

Control : Networks
Instrument : Sensors
 Control System Networks
PLC : Programmable Logic Controller
DCS : Distributed Control System
Programmable Logic Controller
Distributed Control System
 PLC vs DCS
Type Product Value Control center Operator System Customization Engineering

Low component value; Fast logic (~10 ms);

Manufacturing of Operator Completely
easy restart after no redundancy Bottom-up design;
specific items; Controller is heart intervenes customizable;
PLC outage; downtime does required; alarm flexible; generic
simple batch of system primarily to customization
not damage process sounds upon error solution
control handle errors typically required
equipment detection

Top-down design;
Operator Slower loop control Customized using
Transformation of High batch value; functional “out of
interaction is (~100-500 ms); functional blocks;
raw materials; downtime can damage HMI is heart of the box”; pre-
DCS continuous; failure redundancy often algorithms may not
complex batch equipment; difficult system defined functions
of HMI can result required; alarm vary with different
control restart after outage specific to
in outage sounds prior to error applications
application
 Instruments
Sensors
Transducers
Actuators
Valves
 Sensors
Temperature
Pressure
Proximity
Flow
Level
Voltage & Current
 Transducers
Transmitters
Signal Isolators
CT & PT
 Actuators
Positioner
Power Cylinder
 Valves
CV
SOV
MOV
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