在一个计算能力继续我的世界ncrease and costs continue to decrease, it’s hard to predict where the progression takes the industrial controls field. The latest offering from Intel should be cause for concern for the major suppliers of industrial control systems. After all, is there really a difference between a Beckhoff dual processor PLC CPU and the new Intel Edison with a 500mhz Intel Atom and a 100mHz Quark coprocessor.
Intel has launched a new postage-stamp-sized system-on-a-chip that is targeted to the maker market. At a price point of $20., this platform, like the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Beaglebone and others, will make their way into serious applications like CNC’s, 3D printers and more. This is all intentional and considered to simply be part of the “second industrial revolution”.
所有这一进步的问题是，20美元的价格点为产品开发团队或成熟的Salesforce留下了非常小的空间。将努力包装技术并使其更适合传统的制造环境。它不会像“通常一样的”业务“。
然而，这确实建议了关于控制行业的新方向即将出现。可能是一个没有人看到的，因为它是别的副作用;制造商运动。有趣的是，看看工业世界是否可以让自己从制造商世界进行细分。和疯狂的定价。或者我们将在工业市场成为较小，更便宜，设计更好的控制组件的受益者吗？硬件架构将是相同的，但更小，更高效。控制系统模块化和通信能力将非常无限。
在另一个核心和Windows 32或64上运行Linux的500MHz，另一个控制系统带宽。一些最先进的实时，多轴运动控制软件正常运行这个平台，只能以1000美元的价格点处于强大的外壳。它是否真的有所作为代码运行的情况？只要它的实时时间？
I don’t think so. And neither do tens-of-thousands of makers and hackers who are inventing the future of industry, and by extenstion, the future of industrial control.
这将是一个有趣的十年。
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