PICMG Releases InterEdge, New Standard for Process Control Systems

This is an interesting recent standard released by PICMG and I think as industrial systems are going further increasingly with distributed systems involving sensors, indicators and feedback systems, against the PLC type systems these modularization along with interoperability will add value. It is not very much thought about problem and the processes are adapted to the down-times. Eye catching part is that the modules are as hot-pluggable cradles and mechanical dimensions are standardised. https://embeddedcomputing.com/application/industrial/industrial-networking-connectivity/picmg-releases-interedge-new-standard-for-process-control-systems

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PICMG Releases InterEdge, New Standard for Process Control Systems ...

In a recent announcement, PICMG, the consortium for open hardware specifications, released InterEdge, a modular architecture for process control systems (PCS). The IEC 61499 and IEC 61131-compatible InterEdge specification reportedly offers an interoperable, multi-vendor alternative to proprietary Industrial PCs (IPCs), Programmable Logic Contro...