Delta HMI - Anyone try one?

My company is looking at upgrading about 20 PanelViews and we are looking at other alternatives. I was told about Delta HMI's, they seem good and are more cost affective than PV component or PV+.

I am looking for feedback if anyone everused one.

Thanks for any info or exp.

I would also be interested in hearing about these. We possibly have a system coming with a Delta HMI.

I dont know anything about Delta HMIs but have you looked at the RedLion G3 series ?

Hi

Delta HMI are very popular here.Very Low Price .
The problem is until now, they were look cheap.The mono chrome
was gray and the color look lifeless.
I used them for very simple application and project with no budget.I believe the HMI is the front of my work I could not let it look so ugly.
On Sunday I got one from the new models DOP-B.The colors look much better.The price was amazing 340USD for 5.7' colored.Free software.I did not like the documentation.For small project it look good.
I think you should check it with your PLC.
It is not fit 100% to AD.There is no V it call R.C is not working I had to use X & Y instead of C.(even C is appear on the software.)
I did not found how to use pop up.
I doing now a project of delta with omron so I guess I will be more clever at the end of this month.
I will try it with AB to see if I have major problems.
It work with Siemens S7200 but I do not like it.Again the driver is 100% fit.
The body (fram)is not small and slime like the new models.
You can buy few delta HMIs in price of one PV.

I tested The HMI with OMRON CP1L & AB ML1400 during the last week.
It work OK with both of them.
The color look good and most of the simple thing work OK.
The only problem I had with AB.According to the book the communication protocol should be 19200 8 N 1.
It is not work with that I had to change to 19200 8 E 1.
(that's the way AB work with Hakko)
I did not like the alarm display,but for simple application its OK.
The documentation are lack.
I do not plan to use it for complicated application only for few screen app.

ArikBY said:

I tested The HMI with OMRON CP1L & AB ML1400 during the last week.
It work OK with both of them.
The color look good and most of the simple thing work OK.
The only problem I had with AB.According to the book the communication protocol should be 19200 8 N 1.
It is not work with that I had to change to 19200 8 E 1.
(that's the way AB work with Hakko)
I did not like the alarm display,but for simple application its OK.
The documentation are lack.
I do not plan to use it for complicated application only for few screen app.

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Hello Arik,

Do you put extra setting to the Omron CP1L PLC in order for it to communicate with the Delta DOP-B series HMI?
I did tried to connect them using a RS232 cable, but the HMI keeps on yelling No response.

Can you please help? Thank you.

CH

I don't understand what you mean by extra setting.
If the cable is made in the way is show on the book it should work.
PM me your e mail I will send you project sample.

I don't know about the Delat HMI, but you couldn't pay me enough to use the PV Component. Any more, I mostly use Red Lion HMI's. There are some cheaper, but they look good, and have loads of power for the programmer

ArikBY said:

Hi
I believe the HMI is the front of my work I could not let it look so ugly.

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Absolutly Agree. Rule #1 - Make it easy for operators/maintenance. Rule #2 Management makes the purchase decisions, and they like flashy lights.

ArikBY said:

I don't understand what you mean by extra setting.
If the cable is made in the way is show on the book it should work.
PM me your e mail I will send you project sample.

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Do you set the DIP switch #4 to ON?
How is the configuration in the PLC settings -> Serial Port 1?
I was trying around with all these settings.

I have HMI delta DOP-B07S415 and i configure two trends in the trend history but the trend display the second one only
Also,the number of points in the recorder is very low although i make number of samples is 20000 with each 2secs

i hope help me

Brijm said:

I don't know about the Delat HMI, but you couldn't pay me enough to use the PV Component. Any more, I mostly use Red Lion HMI's. There are some cheaper, but they look good, and have loads of power for the programmer

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LOL. Yeah... I was really disappointed when I finally saw one that we used on a small machine last summer. God, they're simply an old-style PV with a new number!

OTOH, the cost of PV +6 is rediculous. I know my discount is not the best (hell, it is probably non-existant) but I was quoted nearly $6,000 for a PV +6 /1500 last month. Damm. I'm going to use a computer and View SE instead; a 100-screen View SE is only about 2/3 as much as the PV +6 /1500. Since I need the PC for some other things on the machine, this is not a big deal. Even if I didn't, however, the PC + View SE is roughly the same as the PV +6.

How hard is it to hook up a Red Lion to CompactLogix or to a uLogix or a SLC? I keep seeing good things about them here; I haven't ever used one though.