一般来说，和其他领域相比生产PLC的周期要短很多。例如，在实践中，VISI设计是一种有效的计算机辅助设计。PLC不需要使用目前的以软件设计为基础软件工程方法论，因为PLC程序要求对软件和硬件搜都要考虑到。因此，软件设计越来越成为花费动力。在许多的工业设计工程中，超过 的人力分配给了控制系统设计和安装，并且他们要对。PLC程序测试和排除错误，-In the mid-1970s, the Plc has been widely used as a central processing unit microprocessor, import export module and the external circuits are used, large-scale integrated circuits even when the Plc is no longer the only logical (IC) judgment functions also have data processing, PID conditioning and data communications functions. International Electro technical Commission (IEC) standards promulgated programmable controller for programmable controller draft made the following