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PLC for multiple sensors

James Rizkallah
Prodigy 10 points

I'm a mechanical engineer so I apologize in advace for my lack of knowledge in electical systems. 

I'm working on a project which requires me to control 30 - 60 ultrasonic sensors as well as collect data from them. I was able to use a arduino board to accomplish this with one individual sensor, however I'm running into trouble when trying to manage all of them at once. I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction for what architecture I need for this.  Would a PLC or a microcontroller be best suited for this? Thanks!

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    Guru 86785 points

    Hi James,

          I have worked for a company that deploys PLC for automating manufacturing processes. I have also worked with developing controls using microcontrollers. For your application, I believe that using PLC is more practical to use. PLC has a wide range of application, and I am sure that there are PLC that have expansions slots that can accommodate multiple sensors. Just check with the manufacturer. What's great about PLC is that it almost plug and play, and is easily setup, with proper knowledge. 

        However, some applications require the flexibility of developing a custom control using microcontrollers.

    -kel