Archie
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I briefly mentioned this on another thread, but it has gained a lot of interest on other forums and groups so I thought I'd create a separate thread on here for the subject.
For those not familiar with a Raspberry Pi, it is a palm sized computer that was originally designed as a low cost education tool. They sell for $35 or less, depending on the model. After it's release it gained huge popularity in many other fields and has been adapted for many different uses.
I recently tested running AdvancedHMI on the Pi and it runs quite well. Since AdvancedHMI is a .NET application and Mono can run .NET apps without modification, it's only a matter of installing Mono on the Raspberry Pi. The surprising thing is the same application developed and run on Windows will run directly on the Pi. You can literally copy the exact same exe file onto a memory stick and run it on the Pi.
The Raspberry Pi makes a great HMI for those looking for something extremely low cost.
I recently bought a 7" display for $45 to connect to the Raspberry Pi. Attached is a picture of the bare hardware showing an AdvancedHMI application running on it and communicating with a MicroLogix 1100. The Rapberry Pi is on the right enclosed in a semi-transparent case with a USB memory stick plugged into it. On the left is the control board for the display. The two are connected with a standard HDMI cable.
I have also successfully tested it with TwinCAT PLCs and Compact/ControlLogix. I haven't tested it, but I'm sure the ModbusTCP and Omron Ethernet drivers will work just as well.
For those not familiar with a Raspberry Pi, it is a palm sized computer that was originally designed as a low cost education tool. They sell for $35 or less, depending on the model. After it's release it gained huge popularity in many other fields and has been adapted for many different uses.
I recently tested running AdvancedHMI on the Pi and it runs quite well. Since AdvancedHMI is a .NET application and Mono can run .NET apps without modification, it's only a matter of installing Mono on the Raspberry Pi. The surprising thing is the same application developed and run on Windows will run directly on the Pi. You can literally copy the exact same exe file onto a memory stick and run it on the Pi.
The Raspberry Pi makes a great HMI for those looking for something extremely low cost.
I recently bought a 7" display for $45 to connect to the Raspberry Pi. Attached is a picture of the bare hardware showing an AdvancedHMI application running on it and communicating with a MicroLogix 1100. The Rapberry Pi is on the right enclosed in a semi-transparent case with a USB memory stick plugged into it. On the left is the control board for the display. The two are connected with a standard HDMI cable.
I have also successfully tested it with TwinCAT PLCs and Compact/ControlLogix. I haven't tested it, but I'm sure the ModbusTCP and Omron Ethernet drivers will work just as well.
