Purdue — Field Devices and Controllers

Purdue — Field Devices and Controllers

Building on the last ICS Cybersecurity article A Sneak Peek into Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture , let’s learn about level 0 and level 1 of this architecture.

Level 0 — Field Devices Zone

Level 0 in Purdue model contains field devices, sometimes also called instrumented devices. These devices are responsible for measuring, monitoring or managing the industrial system or process

• Sensors — sensors are important field device that measures different aspect of physical surroundings …

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