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Rockwell Automation introduced its new Allen-Bradley PanelView 800 family of graphic terminals, designed to help reduce boot-up time, increase installation flexibility, and save space.
The terminals, available in 4-inch, 7-inch and 10-inch display sizes, feature an 800 MHz CPU processor and up to 256 MB of flash and dynamic memory to help reduce boot-up time by up to half the duration than that of the previous PanelView Component terminals. The terminals also offer enhanced touch-screen responsiveness and can be configured in portrait and standard landscape mode for added installation flexibility.
The PanelView 800 graphic terminals are specifically designed for use with the Allen Bradley Micro800 and MicroLogix control systems. The terminals' high-resolution screens with LED backlights can display up to 65,536 colors, providing a sharper display for a wider range of applications. Built-in Ethernet and serial communications ports (RS232, RS422 and RS485) support easier controller connectivity, while USB and microSD ports enable easier file transfers. The terminals are also certified for Class 1, Division 2 hazardous locations.
The Connected Components Workbench software Release 8.0, which includes support for the PanelView 800 graphic terminals, gives machine builders a common environment to both program the Micro800 controllers as well as to configure the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex drives and Allen-Bradley Guardmaster safety relays.
The standard edition is free, and Release 8.0 includes support for the Guardmaster 440C-CR30 safety relay Ethernet plug-in for communications to Micro800 and Allen-Bradley CompactLogix controllers; the Micro800 high-speed counter plug-in feedback axis to help ease motion programming; and Micro800 DeviceNet scanner plug-in diagnostics to help ease troubleshooting DeviceNet-connected devices.
Users can also purchase the developer edition, which includes an archive manager to track the project with a timestamp and description, making device management easier. The developer edition also offers a more enhanced Micro800 programming experience, with intellectual property protection, user-defined data types, a spy list to monitor variables easier, and the ability to make program logic changes while in run mode.
Keywords: Graphic Terminals, Touch-Screen Responsiveness, Ethernet Plug-In, ARC Advisory Group.