I've built systems with Beckhoff and Control Logix and both have advantages, the Beckhoff system you can do a lot of fancy programming, Reading UDP packets, wirting files, as well as real time communications and handling the processes.
BUT:
Unless you write script... the Ladder is PANTS
Retentive Data is Flaky during a black start
If you don't commit to bootstrap you loose the program changes on power restart.
Getting Online (error tracing) sometimes Beckhoff want you to download and you loose everything.
Serveral Times I've said if I built this with Allen Bradley we wouldn't have these problems!.
BUT:
Unless you write script... the Ladder is PANTS
Retentive Data is Flaky during a black start
If you don't commit to bootstrap you loose the program changes on power restart.
Getting Online (error tracing) sometimes Beckhoff want you to download and you loose everything.
Serveral Times I've said if I built this with Allen Bradley we wouldn't have these problems!.