How to display plc data on tv

Anyone know how production data is commonly displayed on a large tv screen? Compactlogix controller.

Thanks,
Klaus

By running FactoryTalk View runtime on a PC is one way, TV is just on the PC's VGA/DVI/HDMI output.

Don't some of the newer ethernet cards (for AB and others) come with built in web-servers and/or configurable web pages ? ie- you go to the HTTP address of the card and it brings up a web page that is configurable to show some statuses and I/O states.

I guess you'd still need a PC running a web browser, but for large display only, this would be very simple. (and all large TV's sold now have VGA inputs....)

-John

Not available yet, but shortly Red Lion will be introducing a "ProducTVity Station" with 720p & 1080 p/i outputs. It has a DVI connector and includes a DVI to HDMI adapter. (This is preliminary info and may change.)
I have seen it at a new product training day, very nice product.
Contact your distributor for details and availability dates.
It is similar to their Data Station.

RussB said:

Not available yet, but shortly Red Lion will be introducing a "ProducTVity Station" with 720p & 1080 p/i outputs. It has a DVI connector and includes a DVI to HDMI adapter.
I have seen it at a new product training day, very nice product.
Contact your distributor for details and availability dates.
It is similar to their Data Station.

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Awesome...so then we can get rid of our kludge of Windoze PC + KVM + mess of cables, drivers, and wall warts just to have a 17-19" touchscreen...

I'd say that most often this is implemented by using a PC running the client software of whatever SCADA or HMI platform is prevalent in the plant; I've seen big plasma screens running InTouch and RSView and Cimplicity. Some platforms offer a "read only" client license that's less expensive.

If I had to do this today and didn't have a standard HMI platform as a guideline, I would use Inductive Automation's Ignition Panel Edition and a cheap "nettop" class PC.

The O.P. didn't mention historical or trend or data, just "production data", so my guess is that he's looking at something like a Takt Time display.

OkiePC said:

Awesome...so then we can get rid of our kludge of Windoze PC + KVM + mess of cables, drivers, and wall warts just to have a 17-19" touchscreen...

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The TV could be as large as 42" or bigger, but it is still a TV not an HMI touchscreen. For this you may want to include some screens that are used by an HMI or iPhone/iPad.
I did not ask and the preliminary documentation I have does not say if one can use a large touch screen with HDMI connection.
You know Red Lion, when they can they will make it happen.

RussB said:

The TV could be as large as 42" or bigger, but it is still a TV not an HMI touchscreen. For this you may want to include some screens that are used by an HMI or iPhone/iPad.
I did not ask and the preliminary documentation I have does not say if one can use a large touch screen with HDMI connection.
You know Red Lion, when they can they will make it happen.

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Yes, the touch+driver portion of this would be the sticking point, but if there is enough demand and a method to get that to work (I am thinking USB or serial touch drivers in the Red Lion box)...the Red Lion folks will probably make it possible.

I am currently looking at setting up 4 LED 40" screens for four production lines
4 x HDMI - E/net extenders
1 or 2 Slave PC's
1 server PC
AB Historian
AB Desktop
Control logix PLC
Looks good on the surface
It does not matter which PLC al long as it is viewable on the network