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Best Practices for Networking Automation Computers
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From Advantech Corporation, Industrial Automation Group
Automation computers can be anywhere, and do very many things. Modern automation computers are connected to networks that may be connected to other networks throughout the plant, and via TCP/IP to the entire world. This is far different from the early days of automation. Those systems and even many systems today, were "islands of automation" in the plant. The operation of the controller was fundamental. There was little or no need to connect the controller to the rest of the control systems on the plant floor. What data was being collected was collected manually, using the operator-and-clipboard method. Now, an automation computer is almost always a network node on a network that connects the operation of the entire plant, and connects the plant floor to the enterprise. Products & Services
Computer workstations are client computers that connect to a network and share data with other machines. They are used in applications such as computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), graphic design, software development, medical imaging, and point of sale (POS) systems.
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Industrial computers are similar to personal computers (PC), but they are intended for use on a factory floor or in other harsh environments.
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