From: Mike N. 

On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:46:16 -0500, RobertB  wrote:

>I wonder what they're using them for (at Ford, that is)? I would have
>thought they used PLCs on the assembly line.

   The sequencing they refer to is more suited to higher level
database-driven and interconnected systems like a general purpose computer.
But some PLC architectures are migrating into a merged solution where the
control functions run on a realtime bulletproof core or plugin card, while
the rest of the PC runs windows.  MTBF is perhaps not up to critical
24X7X365 yet, but fits nicely in many industrial applications.

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