From CRT displays to CCFL backlit LCDs to white LED backlit LCDs, touchscreen HMIs have come a long way. There are many critical specifications to consider when deciding which HMI will best suit the application. In this webinar, presenters from AVG Automation explain how to select the best HMI solution for your next project.
You will learn:
- History and development of the technology
- Lifecycles of different displays
- The importance of picture quality
- When environment is a factor
2. Before We Start
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4. “Innovation by Design”
Evolution of HMIs and Their Use in Hot & Humid Environments
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5. Outline of Webinar
• Introduction of presenters
• Brief overview of AVG Automation
• Brief overview of FormFlex (EZAutomation customer)
• AVG / EZAutomation HMIs for demanding applications
• Technology behind HMIs and in particular its backlight
• Application example of EZAutomation controllers in hot & humid environment
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6. Installed Base of $1 Billion World Wide
Significant Highlights and Core Competencies...
• Established in 1968, AVG has introduced more than 500 innovative new products
• Extensive hardware, firmware, & software design capability, in Illinois, Iowa, and abroad
• Hold 20+ patents & 15 new pending
• AVG semiconductors, 10 million sqft. plant in Minsk, Belarus
• Thick film hybrids for analog precision electronics
• 40 layer PCB fabrication
• 3 EMS plants for complete turn key assembly & box build
• AVG Eagle, secure telecommunications
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7. FormFlex Bio
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Branches in the Netherlands, Canada, the USA, Spain, Mexico and Poland,
FormFlex supplied more than 3,500 projects all over the world. Total length:
45,000 kilometers (7,500 Hectares) of gutter.
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Provider of cultivation gutter systems, cultivation lifting installations and
logistical solutions for the Horticultural Industry.
Formflex is also the official North American dealer for various logistical
solutions from Metazet in the Netherlands. Featured are: an automated
Hanging Basket System, In Ground Chain Track System, M-Track, M-Truck,
and M-Trike.
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8. Winner of “Best HMI Award, 2008”
as nominated & voted by Control Engineers in North America
Inventors of the first Touchpanel in 1992
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16. Summary of CCFL vs. White LED
CCFL
• Max. temp of 50°C (122°F)
• Wet bulb temp of 39°C (85% humidity)
• 95% humidity at 60°C
• 200-300 Nits (Brightness)
• 500 Nits (Brightness)
• If CCFL bulb goes out, entire backlight
goes out
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White LED
• Max. temp of 60°C (140°F)
• If LED goes out, hundreds of other
LEDs still light up the display
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18. Hanging Basking System Environment
• Outdoors (Greenhouse)
• Summer temperatures reach 140 – 158 degrees Fahrenheit
• Exposure to direct sunlight on HMI & controller
• 90-95% humidity (Watering the flowers, vegetables, etc.)
• Complete hosedown / washdown of Greenhouse (NEMA 4/4x requirement)
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19. HMI & PLC Controller Uses
A color touch screen controller allows for user friendly navigation between
watering, loading, shipping and spraying the baskets that are on the system.
The controller has many useful options:
• Number of baskets on the system can be counted, which allows for the different
watering options.
• The ability to send the system back to the home position, so that all the options like
watering, loading etc. begin and end at the same spot.
• The controller will let you know the amperage the motor runs at.
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20. Front of control box on-site
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