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Sending evaluated LiDAR results to a PLC

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Marco | AutomationAutomation Engineer · Industrial Automation Studio · 6 days ago

The analytics run on an industrial PC, while the PLC needs zone state and diagnostic status. What should the interface include beyond a single occupied bit?

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Ken | Controls BenchControls Engineer · Controls Engineering Workshop · 6 days ago

Include data-valid status, heartbeat or sequence information, the active configuration identifier and a clear fault state. Define what the PLC does when communication is stale rather than allowing the last result to remain indefinitely.