Wireless Operator Panel - PLCS.net

Gianpiero · October 26th, 2011, 05:15 PM

Hi everyone,

I work in the onshore oil&gas industry and I'm currently designing a solution for automating a cluster of oil wells.

In my design I'd like the operator to enter the location (cluster) and park his car near the control shelter and produce a mobile operator panel from which he will select a configuration to connect to the local PLC via secure WiFi connection.

From this panel, which I expect to resemble a current tablet, he will be able to monitor all the variables, adjust some setpoints and automatically create a report of his shift.

Does anyone know if there is such a device in the market and which manufacturer makes it?

Thanks.

widelto · October 26th, 2011, 05:59 PM

Ipad has an application for that , please use the search utility.

Ken Roach · October 26th, 2011, 06:32 PM

There are a handful of tablet computer HMI applications. Probably the most polished one is ScadaMobile for iOS.

There are other HMI/SCADA platforms that include a mobile device-accessible screen set. Inductive Automation's Ignition is the most popular among Forum users, and Parker's Interact Express has a decent web browser interface.

JeffKiper · October 26th, 2011, 07:44 PM

Could you use a web browser? Redlion has a virtual HMI in there systems.

Gianpiero · October 26th, 2011, 10:14 PM

Thank you guys for your posts. Have anyone tried FactoryTalk View ME on a industrial mobile computer running Windows CE?

Ken Roach · October 26th, 2011, 11:39 PM

Yes, and I wouldn't do it twice. There's no mobile version of PV+ or PV+6 and the effort to get it licensed and running on another hardware platform was a big hassle.

RSView ME and SE do have the ViewPoint web server feature now, so that puts them in the category with browser-based mobile interface. I'm not sure if they have the write functionality set up (the original release was read-only for security).

October 26th, 2011, 05:15 PM	#1
Gianpiero Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Tome Posts: 2	Wireless Operator Panel Hi everyone, I work in the onshore oil&gas industry and I'm currently designing a solution for automating a cluster of oil wells. In my design I'd like the operator to enter the location (cluster) and park his car near the control shelter and produce a mobile operator panel from which he will select a configuration to connect to the local PLC via secure WiFi connection. From this panel, which I expect to resemble a current tablet, he will be able to monitor all the variables, adjust some setpoints and automatically create a report of his shift. Does anyone know if there is such a device in the market and which manufacturer makes it? Thanks.

October 26th, 2011, 05:59 PM	#2
widelto Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: barranquilla Posts: 1,446	Ipad has an application for that , please use the search utility. __________________ My two cents.

October 26th, 2011, 07:44 PM	#4
JeffKiper Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,832	Could you use a web browser? Redlion has a virtual HMI in there systems. __________________ There should be a minimum IQ before people can breed

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October 26th, 2011, 06:32 PM	#3
Ken Roach Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 8,581	There are a handful of tablet computer HMI applications. Probably the most polished one is ScadaMobile for iOS. There are other HMI/SCADA platforms that include a mobile device-accessible screen set. Inductive Automation's Ignition is the most popular among Forum users, and Parker's Interact Express has a decent web browser interface.

October 26th, 2011, 10:14 PM	#5
Gianpiero Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Tome Posts: 2	Thank you guys for your posts. Have anyone tried FactoryTalk View ME on a industrial mobile computer running Windows CE?

October 26th, 2011, 11:39 PM	#6
Ken Roach Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 8,581	Yes, and I wouldn't do it twice. There's no mobile version of PV+ or PV+6 and the effort to get it licensed and running on another hardware platform was a big hassle. RSView ME and SE do have the ViewPoint web server feature now, so that puts them in the category with browser-based mobile interface. I'm not sure if they have the write functionality set up (the original release was read-only for security).

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