Monday, January 20, 2020

Differences between Microcontroller and PLC

As'salam o alaikum
Its a very common question of DAE and Engineering students that what is the difference between microcontroller and PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) ?
According to my study and work there are some following differences between MC (Microcontroller) and PLC.

Microcontroller:
  • Microcontroller is single chip device (having PU,RAM and ROM)
  • its special purpose device
  • approximately absolute from industry from Primary (Major) application
  • Microcontroller can't work alone (because its single chip device no any basic circuit)
  • Microcontroller can work in rough environment 
  • Low performance at high speed processing and large interrupts
  • Microcontrollercon't scan it all inputs at a time for output 
  • Instruction execution is line by line 
  • Mostly required to unplug Microcontroller from circuit for programming (but Some burning devices have ability to Program Microcontroller in circuit programming like Pik kit)
  • No indication of active I/O at all 
  • For simulation of Programming code for practice use Compiler first like MikroC then use Proteus for Simulation
  • Programming of microcontroller is in form of (algebra to write for I/Os, Conditions and actions in sequence. 


PLC (Programmable Logic Controller):
  • Programmable logic control have industrial domain
  • Special purpose controller
  • PLC industrial application device
  • PLC initially develop to replace Relay logic hardware
  • Wide adoption and use due to its Ruggedness and ability For rough environment
  • Good for real time operations
  • PLC scan and action time is very short
  • PLC instruction execution is parallel (Scan all the inputs at a time and Produce output same time according to input status.
  • In circuit programming ability
  • Indication of active input outputs
  • Working display at LCD
  • For programming & simulation practice LogixPro Software Free source is available which is compiler as well simulator
  • Proggramming of PLC is in form of symbols & blocks of I/Os, just connect, compile and run 

I noted these differences may some professionals not agree So plz Comment me with logic.
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