Статья IoT Analytics «Soft PLCs: The industrial innovator’s dilemma» о том что Soft PLCs пусть медленно но отнимают долю рынка у “hard PLC”. Понимая это вендоры “hard PLC”, в последние 5 лет начали активно предлагать свои решения Soft PLCs
In short
- Software is increasingly replacing hardware in industrial environments
- Software-based controllers (Soft PLCs) today are reliable, powerful and flexible.
- Soft PLC adoption is expected to double between 2019 and 2025, posing an “innovator’s dilemma” for incumbent industrial automation vendors.
- Actions taken by incumbents will prevent significant disruption in the near-term, but the long-term threat of soft PLCs will remain.
https://iot-analytics.com/soft-plc-industrial-innovators-dilemma/