Integrating sensors into control systems can be a tricky process. Not only is there a wide diversity of sensor types, but there are also competing electrical characteristics
I love programmable control systems. They are efficient and use less electricity than an equivalent analog wired control, and that wiring is going to be far easier for a digital control system.
Programmable systems are also easier to optimize, change, and improve in mere seconds without any new hardware required. I can access the data from nearly anywhere in the world and monitor vast operations with just a couple of network cables.