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TheNewPLCGUY · January 12th, 2018, 03:37 PM

Hello I am working on a project and we have 4 assembly lines.Each line having a seperate S7-400 PLC.I want to show production data on the television.Can anyone give me some insights on this.
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks

robw53 · January 12th, 2018, 03:56 PM

Hi,

This answer is a Rockwell orientated answer, but it may be something that Siemens can also offer in there software offering.

I did the same thing using a small form factor PC, and factory talk view ME station. This basically game me a HMI on a TV. I then created a HMI application with a custom Resolution that matched the TV.

Rob

Bullzi · January 12th, 2018, 03:57 PM

Check out the Red Lion ProducTVity Station. It will output to a TV screen.

harryting · January 12th, 2018, 04:03 PM

There are tons of way to do this. What's your experience, budget, and requirement? That will narrow your search down.

Just to throw some out there...

- Raspberry PI

- commercial HMI package running on PC.

- LED message display board (I know, not TV but maybe better suited)

Helliana · January 12th, 2018, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robw53

Hi,

This answer is a Rockwell orientated answer, but it may be something that Siemens can also offer in there software offering.

I did the same thing using a small form factor PC, and factory talk view ME station. This basically game me a HMI on a TV. I then created a HMI application with a custom Resolution that matched the TV.

Rob

I have done the same and it does work well. However, I recently purchased a Redlion ProducTVity station and really like it. It seems to be easy to setup and offers a lot of extra features besides just the display. Plus, by the time you buy the PC and the licenses for windows and the hmi software, it comes out to about the same price and you don't have a PC to maintain.

robw53 · January 13th, 2018, 01:02 AM

Do you know of any good source of info that shows how these are setup? Video's PDF's etc?

I might have to have a look into these.

BITS N BYTES · January 13th, 2018, 01:00 PM

Weintek also has an interesting product for this application. Have't used it as yet.
http://www.weintekusa.com/globalw/Pr...oduct_mTV.aspx

Bullzi · January 13th, 2018, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Do you know of any good source of info that shows how these are setup? Video's PDF's etc?

I might have to have a look into these.

Are you talking about the ProduTVity Station? IF so you can find a lot on info on the Red Lion Web Site. It is programmed using the Crimson 3.0 Software which is a free download from the Red Lion Site.

makr8100 · January 13th, 2018, 04:10 PM

IMHO a nice solution would be Modbus to a Raspberry Pi, or something of the like. The Pi can run Win 10 and HDMI, so whatever your preferred HMI development environment is there's a way to get it on a large screen.

cardosocea · January 15th, 2018, 02:06 AM

Most PC's can output to a TV... one of the last projects I worked on, the overview page of the SCADA was so large that we used a TV instead to display it for the entire control room.

The issue will be on the budget side of things as you would generally need some sort of SCADA software to run on a PC for this.

ggc · January 15th, 2018, 03:14 AM

Haven't used them myself, but the Insevis software will integrate easily with a Siemens system, and the price is right.
http://www.insevis.com/products/software/

January 12th, 2018, 03:37 PM	#1
TheNewPLCGUY Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Cambridge Posts: 1	Display Production data on Television Hello I am working on a project and we have 4 assembly lines.Each line having a seperate S7-400 PLC.I want to show production data on the television.Can anyone give me some insights on this. Any help would be appreciated. thanks

January 12th, 2018, 03:56 PM	#2
robw53 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: south yorks Posts: 514	Hi, This answer is a Rockwell orientated answer, but it may be something that Siemens can also offer in there software offering. I did the same thing using a small form factor PC, and factory talk view ME station. This basically game me a HMI on a TV. I then created a HMI application with a custom Resolution that matched the TV. Rob __________________ "So far as is reasonably practicable” "Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted" Albert Einstein

January 12th, 2018, 03:57 PM	#3
Bullzi Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,285	Check out the Red Lion ProducTVity Station. It will output to a TV screen. __________________ There is never enough money to do it right but there is always enough money to do it again.

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robw53 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: south yorks Posts: 514	Do you know of any good source of info that shows how these are setup? Video's PDF's etc? I might have to have a look into these. __________________ "So far as is reasonably practicable” "Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted" Albert Einstein

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January 12th, 2018, 04:03 PM	#4
harryting Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 1,823	There are tons of way to do this. What's your experience, budget, and requirement? That will narrow your search down. Just to throw some out there... - Raspberry PI - commercial HMI package running on PC. - LED message display board (I know, not TV but maybe better suited)

January 13th, 2018, 01:00 PM	#7
BITS N BYTES Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 401	Weintek also has an interesting product for this application. Have't used it as yet. http://www.weintekusa.com/globalw/Pr...oduct_mTV.aspx

January 13th, 2018, 04:10 PM	#9
makr8100 Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: USA Posts: 14	IMHO a nice solution would be Modbus to a Raspberry Pi, or something of the like. The Pi can run Win 10 and HDMI, so whatever your preferred HMI development environment is there's a way to get it on a large screen.

January 15th, 2018, 02:06 AM	#10
cardosocea Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Fields of corn Posts: 973	Most PC's can output to a TV... one of the last projects I worked on, the overview page of the SCADA was so large that we used a TV instead to display it for the entire control room. The issue will be on the budget side of things as you would generally need some sort of SCADA software to run on a PC for this.

January 15th, 2018, 03:14 AM	#11
ggc Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Queensland Posts: 55	Haven't used them myself, but the Insevis software will integrate easily with a Siemens system, and the price is right. http://www.insevis.com/products/software/

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