Answer / manikandan.d

PLC can control only one system at a time where as DCS can
control multisystem at a time DCS has its own database while
PLC does not. it has to use SCADA or MMI. scan time for PLC
is less than 10ms where as scan time for DCS is less than 100ms.

Answer / umashankar soni

PLC - is programmable logic controller
DCS - Distributed control system

The main difference between the two is there size i.e. in
market PLC is available in wide range of size from few IO's
to as large as you require,DCS is not.

PLC was earlier used to control sequential operation
only,whereas the DCS was for loop control.

Scanning time of PLC is very fast then that of DCS so where
the fast control is required the PLC is preffered as in
grid control system.

DCS comes with its graphis system where as in PLC
additional MMI softwere is require.

Answer / jose martin

Number input/output(Field tags) quantity can be used in DCS
are high.
but Plc it does not.

Answer / waqas

PLC is Programmable Logic Controller
DCS is Distributed Control System
PLC is just a monitoring/controlling device for a specific
application and it controls through its IO blocks.
DCS covers a wider aspect and it gathers information form
many PLCs and perform operations as per the Machine
Operator instructions.

Answer / naresh patil

PLC is control the any one system at time but DCS can
monitoring & control many system at a time.

Answer / bf chauhan

Basic difference is that PLC have 2 software for operation
one is SCADA Software and other is Programming software
while DCS has only one software which work as programming
as well as graphic building.

Also PLC mostly used where descrete IO are more and Analog
IOs are less while DCS are preferred where descrete IOs are
less and Analog IOs are more.ie. DCS is more suitable where
no. of closed loop are more.

Also DCS has have greater flexibility than the PLC.Analysis
of the process and report generation is better in DCS
compared to PLC.

Answer / vishal

PLC programmable logic controller
DCS distributed control system

Answer / mithilesh kumar

in plc if system is failed then plant tripped

but in dcs it never happen bcause in dcs redundancy is
available.if one system is failed then other system
recover.

scaning time of data it's totaly depends upon types.
ie data is analog or digital.

Answer / azad

The Main difference between PLC and DCS is SCAN CYCLE. PLC can able execute the instructions as one by one. whether DCS can make it as a page by page. So scanning time is reduced in DCS compare to PLCs.

Simply, If you have up to 10K I/O's you can go for PLC.
If You have more than that choose DCS.

Answer / ahmed

For understanding difference between plc and dcs watch this video.

why gray colour is choosing to all instrument panel.why not choosing other colour?

1 Answers   Reliance,

How can we check Zero of DP type Level Transmitter onside?

7 Answers   Birla,

hii my name is sujith...i am preparing for HPVL GET 2010... so ,,,pls help me by send any previous questions or material to my site.....(Msujith_12@in.com) thank q

0 Answers  

What is the calibration procedure of Drum level transmitter if range is 0 to -400 mmh2o in lab?

0 Answers  

when the instrument tapping on pipe line is located below and transmitter is located above the tapping point for liquid service transmitter, what should we do, is there any additional drain valve is required??

2 Answers  

How to convert 4 wire level transmitter connection to 2 wire.

2 Answers  

What is the difference between mmwc and mmwg?

0 Answers  

why we use double acting valve and where?

1 Answers   Aker Solutions,

flow transmitter formula?

0 Answers   BEMCO, Siemens, Yokogawa,

what is mean by live zero and dead zero

3 Answers  

why do we use 4-20 ma current why cant o-20ma

6 Answers   Southwest Cheese,

what is proportional & what is proportional band

1 Answers   Nimir,