plc作为通用工业控制计算机，是面向工矿企业的工控设备。它接口容易，编程语言易于为工程技术人员接受。梯形图语言的图形符号与表达方式和继电器电路图相当接近，只用plc的少量开关量逻辑控制指令就可以方便地实现继电器电路的功能。为不熟悉电子电路、不懂计算机原理和汇编语言的人使用计算机从事工业控制打开了方便之门。
4系统的设计、建造工作量小，维护方便，容易改造
plc用存储逻辑代替接线逻辑，大大减少了控制设备外部的接线，使控制系统设计及建造的周期大为缩短，同时维护也变得容易起来。更重要的是使同一设备经过改变程序改变生产过程成为可能。这很适合多品种、小批量的生产场合。
5体积小，重量轻，能耗低
以超小型plc为例，新近出产的品种底部尺寸小于100mm，重量小于150g，功耗仅数瓦。由于体积小很容易装入机械内部，是实现机电一体化的理想控制设备。
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