Hi Guys, has anyone here had any experience using Automation Directs Headless HMI's. I work for an OEM and we've been using AB's PanelView+ 7 Performance panels for a few years now and are now looking at other options which are a bit more flexible (resolution wise). Our local AB reps have recommended their PanelView 5510. Standard functions we normally use on the PV's are :
1. Popup Device Faceplates (passing tags/parameter files)
2. Data Logging (trends)
3. Alarms (active alarms and alarm history)
4. ActiveX (not used so often)
5. VNC (remote access)
6. FTP
The thing which I don't like about the PV 5510's is that it uses ALMD for alarms and I believe we'll have to upsize our controllers to handle all the alarms which is going to be an added cost to us. I recently looked at the Automation Directs EA9-RHMI headless units which I quite liked. Is there a downside to this if I changed over to the Automation Directs headless unit from the PV+? I know that I would have to re-develop everything from scratch if I went this path but that would be same even if I chose the PV5510 since they use View Designer and theirs no utility to convert a FTView project . Would appreciate if anyone who has done this before is able to share their experience.
1. Popup Device Faceplates (passing tags/parameter files)
2. Data Logging (trends)
3. Alarms (active alarms and alarm history)
4. ActiveX (not used so often)
5. VNC (remote access)
6. FTP
The thing which I don't like about the PV 5510's is that it uses ALMD for alarms and I believe we'll have to upsize our controllers to handle all the alarms which is going to be an added cost to us. I recently looked at the Automation Directs EA9-RHMI headless units which I quite liked. Is there a downside to this if I changed over to the Automation Directs headless unit from the PV+? I know that I would have to re-develop everything from scratch if I went this path but that would be same even if I chose the PV5510 since they use View Designer and theirs no utility to convert a FTView project . Would appreciate if anyone who has done this before is able to share their experience.