The interface between human and machine - the human machine interface or HMI for short - connects the world of automation with the individual requirements of the operator. Operator control and monitoring is about managing the process, optimizing machine and system operation, about availability and productivity.
Hardware
A finely graded range of HMI devices is available for local operator control and monitoring. These include Push Button Panels, Micro Panels, Panels, Multi Panels, and even Mobile Panels.
Push Button Panels
The innovative alternative to conventionally wired operator keypads. Supplied pre-assembled and ready for installation, the bus-compatible operator panels are the key to drastically reducing wiring times when compared with conventional methods.
Micro Panels
Designed specifically for applications with the SIMATIC S7-200 micro PLC, either with text display (TD) or pixel-graphics display, as operator panels (OP) with membrane keyboard or touch screen (TP).
Mobile Panels
The portable operator panels facilitate operator control and monitoring at the actual scene of the event with direct access and visual contact to the process. They provide simple and safe reconnection during operation or wireless freedom and can therefore be used flexibly on a machine or system.
Software
With the SIMATIC WinCC flexible and SIMATIC WinCC product families, SIMATIC HMI offers visualization and configuration software for the complete scope of applications:
SIMATIC WinCC
The process visualization or SCADA system (PC-based HMI system) for visualizing and controlling processes, production flows, machines and plants in all sectors – from the simple single-user system through to the distributed multi-user system with redundant servers and remote solutions with Web clients. WinCC is, at the same time, the information hub for company-wide vertical integration (process visualization and platform for IT and business integration).
SIMATIC WinCC flexible
Covers applications directly at the machine ranging from PC-based HMI solutions for single-user systems based on WinCC flexible Runtime through to the SIMATIC HMI operator panels. For configuring the WinCC flexible Runtime for PC as well as SIMATIC HMI control units, the WinCC flexible family also offers the integrated and scalable configuration tools WinCC flexible Micro, WinCC flexible Compact, WinCC flexible Standard and WinCC flexible Advanced.
It also offers an essential hub for applications close to the machine (until now this has been covered by the ProTool family) with respect to configuration efficiency and new automation concepts. For process-oriented plant and mechanical engineering as well as series production of machines, SIMATIC WinCC flexible 2007 also offers:
• Further productivity improvements (configuration efficiency) when creating HMI projects
• Implementation of innovative TCP/IP and web-based automation and HMI concepts
• Increase of the availability of the machines and systems through new service concepts
• Safe, flexible and world-wide access to process data
• New SIMATIC HMI devices
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