Have you considered safety, and the regulations regarding such within Automation?
I totally agree IIoT has a place in the picture and can better perform many of the functions that a carried out using a PLC today.
I am fairly confident the PLC will not be replaced completely, due to a few things namely real time os, memory mapping, STL etc. I think its more likely as you say at the end of you post The PLC will evolve (and already is) to include many of the smart functions carried out by IIoT.
I totally agree IIoT has a place in the picture and can better perform many of the functions that a carried out using a PLC today.
I am fairly confident the PLC will not be replaced completely, due to a few things namely real time os, memory mapping, STL etc. I think its more likely as you say at the end of you post The PLC will evolve (and already is) to include many of the smart functions carried out by IIoT.