An earlier ARC Advisory Group column dealt with server-level virtualization in Collaborative Process Automation Systems (CPAS), the company’s process automation system model. Here, we will addres..
An earlier ARC Advisory Group column dealt with server-level virtualization in Collaborative Process Automation Systems (CPAS), the company’s process automation system model. Here, we will address the impact that virtualization has on process controllers, I/O systems, and process field devices—the parts of an automation system implemented as embedded systems.
The relatively complex embedded systems found in process controllers use microcontrollers or full-fledged microprocessors. They are networked and may download to the operating system and application software via network services.
With the development of multi-core microprocessors, semiconductor suppliers can now support virt
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