<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2956" dir="ltr"><span>Thanks Hugh,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2956" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2958">having the right nomenclature has brought up a lot more options in the search.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2956" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_3144">I like my idea of scrolling screens off buttons on the motor control joy sticks &</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2956" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_3192">may have to add that function to a touch screen as most HMI interfaces are</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2956" dir="ltr"><span>touch screens.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2956" dir="ltr"><span>Alan</span></div><br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2961"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2960"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2959"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_3112"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2962"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Hugh Fulton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Personal Submersibles General Discussion' <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 7, 2014 8:55 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Touch Screens & PLCs<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2963"><br><div id="yiv1456867366"><style>#yiv1456867366 #yiv1456867366 --
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#yiv1456867366 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2966"><div class="yiv1456867366WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2965"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2964"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_3111">They are called HMI interfaces and available with many PLC’s.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2968"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2967"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_3110">Otherwise there are a bunch of Tuff book options through Panasonic.</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></div><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2969"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div></div><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2970"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2972"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2971"><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv1456867366yqt9818433074" id="yiv1456867366yqtfd79984"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2973"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2974"> Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan via Personal_Submersibles<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 7 October 2014 8:10 a.m.<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Touch Screens & PLCs</span></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv1456867366yqt9818433074" id="yiv1456867366yqtfd25409"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2975"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2977"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2976">Some additional comments to my previous post are that I am</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2979"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2978">finding it hard locating a small touch screen for use in harsh environments &</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2981"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2980">don't necessarily need a touch screen, as it may be better to have scroll & function </div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2983"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2982">buttons operating either off my motor control joy sticks, or nearby.</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2985"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2984">So these scroll / function buttons would be wired in to the PLC first.</div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2987"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1412629721560_2986">Alan</div></div><div><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal"><br clear="none">Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><br clear="none">On 6/10/2014, at 7:26 pm, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:</div></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4825"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Hi</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4825"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">I'm looking at my touch screen & PLC options & I'm a bit clueless here.</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">I want to display about 50 inputs. (I note that Cliff's R300 system displays about 60.)</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Also I'm looking at using a life support system similar to a rebreather as per James</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Cameron, & this will need to have outputs from the PLC & a screen display.</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">I am wanting to go reasonably small with the screen size & have been looking at the</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">4" C-more touch screen.</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Operator_Interfaces/C-more_Micro-Graphic_Panels/4_inch_Panels_-a-_Accessories/EA1-T4CL">http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Operator_Interfaces/C-more_Micro-Graphic_Panels/4_inch_Panels_-a-_Accessories/EA1-T4CL</a></span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">It may be an option to use 2 of these screens as there are certain functions that I want displayed</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">continuously. There seem to be a lot of pluses with the C-more system as it is easy to</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">configure the screen & alarm set points, however the graphics look a bit basic.</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">They do state that it supports user generated graphics so it may be easy to create my own</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">where necessary.</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Are there any other good options out there? Or am I heading in the right direction?</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style="">Regards Alan</span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""> </span></div></div><div id="yiv1456867366yui_3_16_0_1_1412574457808_4810"><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal" style="background:white;"><span style=""> </span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;"><div><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal"></div><div class="yiv1456867366yqt9818433074" id="yiv1456867366yqtfd67234">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></div></div></blockquote><div class="yiv1456867366MsoNormal"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 10520 (20141006) __________<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.eset.com/">http://www.eset.com</a></div></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none">__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 10520 (20141006) __________<br clear="none"><br clear="none">The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.eset.com/">http://www.eset.com</a><div class="yiv1456867366yqt9818433074" id="yiv1456867366yqtfd28836"><br clear="none"> </div></div></div><br><div class="yqt9818433074" id="yqtfd98862">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>