PLCs Directly Access Internet Information

  • Magazine Article
  • TBMG-36392
Published April 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
Language:
  • English

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are a workhorse of industrial automation for monitoring and controlling equipment and they typically are standalone or networked locally on a site. Some have gained extensive networking and communication abilities and newer PLCs can programmatically obtain Internet-sourced information like weather conditions or energy prices that can be used to optimize operations.