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Industrial automation · manufacturing · OT — updated 2026-09-25

Scan time

One PLC read–execute–write cycle.

Time for one PLC scan: sample inputs, execute logic, update outputs, housekeeping. Deterministic scan (bounded max, watchdog-guarded) matters more than raw speed for interlocks.

See also: PLC · Watchdog timer

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