Hello folks,
Ever wondered what makes this PLCs work? Which MicroProcessors/ MicroControllers goes inside? Are the Custombuilt?
What OS do they have? Who manufactures them? Sometimes I think that we PLC programmers area at the application end and the lasting impression we have is from the compiler we use for respective PLC. We decide the better one only from the couple of instruction differences.
May be the Embedded software/ VLSI,ASIC community laughs at our forums/ discussion as we would do if our dumb customers start a forum on the Systems we commissioned at their plant and starts discussing who is better? This thought moved me so much that I am even thinking of persuing an Embedded Systems Course. Your response on this will be appreciated.
(I know my collegues are laughing at me........ )
I have heard that Siemens uses Motorola Processsors for their PLCs and even AB does the same. Is it really so? I think this information is not easily accessible. I would like to have it if anybody have an idea about where to find it.
Thanks for reading all this and sorry if you think you wasted your time......... Yes, I didn't really mean the later part!!!!!!
Ever wondered what makes this PLCs work? Which MicroProcessors/ MicroControllers goes inside? Are the Custombuilt?
What OS do they have? Who manufactures them? Sometimes I think that we PLC programmers area at the application end and the lasting impression we have is from the compiler we use for respective PLC. We decide the better one only from the couple of instruction differences.
May be the Embedded software/ VLSI,ASIC community laughs at our forums/ discussion as we would do if our dumb customers start a forum on the Systems we commissioned at their plant and starts discussing who is better? This thought moved me so much that I am even thinking of persuing an Embedded Systems Course. Your response on this will be appreciated.
(I know my collegues are laughing at me........ )
I have heard that Siemens uses Motorola Processsors for their PLCs and even AB does the same. Is it really so? I think this information is not easily accessible. I would like to have it if anybody have an idea about where to find it.
Thanks for reading all this and sorry if you think you wasted your time......... Yes, I didn't really mean the later part!!!!!!
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