Droovers
Member
Hello all,
I am on my first automation project. I have to design a packaging machine which will pack a certain amount of metal parts coming from a vibratory deburring machine in plastic crates. By now I have selected the following components:
PLC: Eaton XC-CPU101-C128K-8DI-6DO
I/O modules: 16DI, 8DO, 1 extra serial port(RS232/RS485)
Load cell: HBM 1-FIT/1SA31/50KG digital load cell, connected via RS232 or RS485 to the plc.
Now I have come to the point to select an HMI. Important factors are costs, reliability, customer service and replacement availability. The HMI has to be able to contain about 50 recipes, containing 5 variables with a total of 22 bytes of data (2 integers, 2 bytes and a 16 character string). The HMI must also be capable of changing some general system parameters en visualize the process. With these factors in mind and after searching on Google and this forum the following products have come to my mind:
- Red Lion G307k200: ~€750,-
- Red Lion G306A000: ~€960,-
- Beijer iX T7a starterkit: €550,- (includes the software)
After my search I believe the Red Lion HMI's offers great reliability, great software and have a very helpful community. I am in doubt however whether the G307k200 will be able to save and edit all these recipes. About the HMI from beijer I couldn't find nearly as much information.
Could you guys tell me which HMI will be best suited to my application and why.
Thanks in advance,
Droovers
I am on my first automation project. I have to design a packaging machine which will pack a certain amount of metal parts coming from a vibratory deburring machine in plastic crates. By now I have selected the following components:
PLC: Eaton XC-CPU101-C128K-8DI-6DO
I/O modules: 16DI, 8DO, 1 extra serial port(RS232/RS485)
Load cell: HBM 1-FIT/1SA31/50KG digital load cell, connected via RS232 or RS485 to the plc.
Now I have come to the point to select an HMI. Important factors are costs, reliability, customer service and replacement availability. The HMI has to be able to contain about 50 recipes, containing 5 variables with a total of 22 bytes of data (2 integers, 2 bytes and a 16 character string). The HMI must also be capable of changing some general system parameters en visualize the process. With these factors in mind and after searching on Google and this forum the following products have come to my mind:
- Red Lion G307k200: ~€750,-
- Red Lion G306A000: ~€960,-
- Beijer iX T7a starterkit: €550,- (includes the software)
After my search I believe the Red Lion HMI's offers great reliability, great software and have a very helpful community. I am in doubt however whether the G307k200 will be able to save and edit all these recipes. About the HMI from beijer I couldn't find nearly as much information.
Could you guys tell me which HMI will be best suited to my application and why.
Thanks in advance,
Droovers