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Chapter 1 Overview
1.1 Introduction
Standard PCs and some industrial computers with a standard OS and hard- ware for the consumer market cannot provide the reliability required by industrial automation and embedded industrial control applications. How- ever, many engineers prefer to use PCs because of their advanced func- tions such as: analog control and simulation, database connectivity, web- based applications, and communication with
Open Architecture Designed for Automation
For applications demanding customized control,
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