what is Distributed Control System ?
Different business and organizational initiatives choose different methods of operation. While some thrive within a system that is centralized and operates from a pre-determined core, others prefer and work better within a system that is not integrated physically at one place. The latter is referred to as a distributed control system. In such a distributed control system, all the different systems within an organization, manufacturing or processing or otherwise, are handled at different ends. The break-up of the processes is throughout the line of action and each step along the way is again headed by one or more than one controller. Network thus created is integrated with the use of state-of-the-art technology and that of computers. The network is responsible for the assimilation and interconnectivity between the various areas of the organization. The dedicated input modules receive the vital information and after consideration, it interacts with the dedicated output modules, to instru
