To put it simply, DCS is mainly used for process automation, PLC is mainly used for factory automation (production lines), and SCADA is mainly for wide-area needs, such as oil fields and pipelines that stretch for thousands of miles. If from the perspective of computer and network, they are unified, the reason for the difference, mainly in the application requirements, DCS often requires advanced control algorithms, such as in the oil refining industry, PLC has high requirements for processing speed, because it is often used in interlocking, and even fail-safe systems, SCADA also has some special requirements, such as vibration monitoring, flow calculation, peak and valley regulation, etc.
SCADA is the scheduling management layer, DCS is the plant and station management level, and PLC is the field equipment layer
PLC system, that is, programmable controller, is suitable for measurement and control of industrial sites, with strong on-site measurement and control functions, stable performance, high reliability, mature technology, wide use, and reasonable price.
The DCS system, that is, the distribution control system, is an international advanced large-scale control system in the 90s. It is suitable for industrial sites with many measurement and control points, high measurement and control accuracy and fast measurement and control speed, and is characterized by decentralized control and centralized monitoring, with networking communication capabilities, strong measurement and control functions, reliable operation, easy expansion, convenient configuration, easy operation and maintenance, but the price of the system is expensive.
SCADA system, that is, distributed data acquisition and monitoring system, is a small and medium-scale measurement and control system. It combines the two advantages of strong on-site measurement and control function of PLC system and networking communication capability of DCS system, and has a high performance-to-price ratio.
SCADA and DCS are a concept, and PLC is a product, and the three are not comparable
PLC is a product from which it can be used to form SCADA and DCS.
DCS is the development of process control, PLC is the development of relay-logic control system, PLC is the equipment, DCS, SCADA is the system.
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