SCADA vs HMI vs PLC
SCADA, HMI, and PLC get used almost interchangeably in job postings and casual shop-floor conversation, but they aren't competing technologies, they're three different layers of the same control system, each doing a distinct job.
SCADA, HMI, and PLC get used almost interchangeably in job postings and casual shop-floor conversation, but they aren't competing technologies, they're three different layers of the same control system, each doing a distinct job.
Inductive, capacitive, and photoelectric sensors all answer the same basic question, is something there?, but they sense completely different physical properties, and picking the wrong type is one of the most common causes of unreliable machine behavior on the plant floor.

Deploying AI at the edge using TinyML enables real-time predictions on microcontrollers for maintenance, gesture control, and anomaly detection. As industrial systems evolve toward greater autonomy and speed, there’s a growing demand for computing capabilities that can function directly at…