Specifications

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The VIEW
On the Horizon
The PanelView Standard family is
expanding its communication offerings
to include new EtherNet/IP operator
interface terminals. With the addition
of EtherNet/IP, the PanelView Standard
family will provide NetLinx Open
Architecture capability at each level –
DeviceNet, ControlNet, and Ethernet –
for tighter integration with the control
system and cost-effective plant-wide communication.
PanelView 550T through PanelView 1400 EtherNet/IP
terminals will be able to communicate to multiple PLC-5E,
SLC 5/05, and ControlLogix processors, as well as other
EtherNet/IP devices using CIP protocol. They will support
an IP or DNS device address and use Assembly Object
instances to communicate with EtherNet/IP devices.
Up to eight consumer and eight producer instances will
be supported.
PanelView EtherNet/IP terminals will also share the
same high performance functionality as other PanelView
Standard family terminals including:
• PanelBuilder32 configuration software for quick
and easy screen configuration
• Screen Security
• Advanced Alarming
• Universal Language Support
• ATA Memory Card
PanelView Standard
Operator Interface with EtherNet/IP
Portable handheld devices – they’re everywhere, affording
users time savings and convenience. Walk down a busy
street or through an airport and you’ll see cell phones,
mini-TVs, video games, portable computers – information
and entertainment available wherever it makes good
sense. And the concept of having information at your
fingertips makes as much sense on the factory floor
as it does in the airport terminal. To that end, Rockwell
Automation is expanding its operator interface product
family to include the Portable Human Machine Interface,
or PHMI – a portable industrial device used to interface
with your machine or process. Think of it as like an
Allen-Bradley PanelView you can carry around, with
more features than ever.
Currently, most operator interface devices are mounted
to a fixed panel. If an operator or maintenance person
needs to move around a machine and also needs to access
the operator interface, they must move back and forth
between the interface and the area of interest. This is
time consuming and can be difficult. Their solution might
be to enlist the help of a second individual to monitor
and control the panel mount device while they move
about the machine, but now two people are required
to get the job done.
Portable HMIs will increase worker productivity by putting
the information and control of a machine wherever it is
needed. They’ll reduce machine set-up, downtime for
maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Imagine the ease of a PHMI:
• the operator takes the PanelView-type interface with
them as they move away from the control panel
• information and control wherever it is needed
• invaluable mobility for set up, maintenance, or
troubleshooting
• portable device outfitted with an emergency stop and
an enable switch for tasks where safety is a concern
Keep your “hands” open for the upcoming Allen-Bradley
Portable Human Machine Interface from Rockwell
Automation.
The Ease of PHMI –
Portable Human Machine Interface