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

Tag-based addressing

Named variables vs fixed addresses.

Modern PLC style: symbols like Line1_Mixer_Speed instead of fixed register numbers. Self-documenting and refactorable; gateways map tags to Modbus or OPC UA addresses at the boundary.

See also: PLC · OPC UA

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