Distributed HMI facilitates Web-enabled publishing, support.
September 25, 2007 -
Leveraging availability of Internet, IP networks, and web browsing software, Interact Xpress(TM) enables distributed HMI software, remote support, and application sharing. Solution suits multi-site, multi-station, and standalone machine HMI applications. Graphical runtime interface with HMI development tools can be accessed from HMI panel or Internet Explorer®, allowing supervisory stations to be created by publishing local HMI screens to supervisory software or web browser.
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Original Press release
Parker Hannifin Corp, Electromechanical Automation Div.
27 Seaview Blvd.
Port Washington, NY, 11050
USA
Distributed HMI Simplifies and Reduces Cost of Web-Enabled Publishing and Support
Parker CTC's new Interact Xpress(TM) eases global OEM support by providing a robust HMI solution that leverages web-based publishing with widely-available browsing software.
Rohnert Park, CA, July 25, 2007 - Parker's Electromechanical Automation Division, a leading supplier of motion control technology announces the release of a new, affordable human-machine interface (HMI) solution that fully leverages the wide availability of the Internet, IP networks and web browsing software to enable Distributed HMI software, remote support and application sharing. Interact Xpress(TM) combines a rich, graphical runtime interface with HMI development tools that can be accessed from either the HMI panel or any PC running Internet Explorer®.
Interact Xpress offers an affordable solution for multi-site, multi-station and standalone machine HMI applications where remote control, monitoring and support are desirable. Supervisory stations can even be created by simply publishing the local HMI screens to supervisory software or a simple web browser. Bundled with Parker CTC' new XPR PowerStations, Xpress eases the implementation of distributed HMI in remote station applications for oil and gas pipelines, power transmission, and wastewater treatment, as well as larger machines with multiple HMI stations, such as printing and paper converting machinery.
Xpress HMI applications are developed, edited, published and run in an HMI that is a web server, allowing users and OEMs to easily publish upgrades and applications to any global location with an Internet or IP connection and a web browser. This web integration also simplifies implementation of remote diagnosis for support of machinery anywhere in the world.
With Xpress, HMI applications can be served and edited remotely from any PC running Internet Explorer ¯ in real time. In this scenario, the HMI designer/editor is able to support multiple runtime versions in a web published development, eliminating version control issues. In addition to offering users online editing capability, development tools can be used offline to work on applications when a live Internet connection is not available.
With its inexpensive development software, unlimited tags and more than 35 device communication drivers included, distributed HMI implementation costs will be significantly reduced with Interact Xpress, when compared to more complicated Windows runtime systems. Xpress even allows applications to be developed, modified and published from the runtime system itself, using multiple levels of secure access to manage and administer system changes.
Xpress allows unprecedented runtime client performance through the use Adobe Flash® technology and takes advantage of this ubiquitous web browser plug-in to present an intuitive HMI development environment and generate highly rendered runtime graphics and animations
Interact Xpress software is pre-installed and bundled with Parker CTC's new XPR PowerStation hardware, which is designed to optimize the performance, storage and connectivity features of Xpress HMI. The NEMA4/4X-rated XPR PowerStations are available with 6", 8" and 10" TFT touchscreen displays, embedded fanless CPU, 256 MB DRAM and a full range of standard features
including: CompactFlash storage, USB, RS-232/422/485 ports and a 100BaseT
Ethernet port. With standard 128 MB CompactFlash storage, XPR models
feature non-rotating storage media and fanless operation for high system reliability.
Interact Xpress HMI software will join InteractX(TM) and original Interact software to round out the Parker CTC line of HMI solutions, which range from simple pushbutton panel replacement to advanced HMI multitasking and database applications. Inspiring the look and feel of Interact Xpress, InteractX is a Windows-based, unlimited tags HMI software product that was honored as Control Engineering magazine's 2003 Editors' Choice and Engineers' Choice awards in the HMI software category.
About Parker Electromechanical Automation A division of Parker Hannifin Corporation's Automation Group since 1987, Electromechanical Automation is a pioneer, developer and manufacturer of full-spectrum computer-based motion controllers, servo/step motor drives, servo motors and human-machine interfaces, positioning systems, gearheads and gear motors. These products automate the manufacturing of a significant fraction of the world's goods and services. Electromechanical Automation products are sold via independent authorized Automation Technology Centers-a group of nearly 100 professional, highly trained organizations with more than 135 points-of-presence throughout the world-or directly from Electromechanical Automation by logging on to buy.compumotor.com. An informative and up-to-date Web site with downloadable libraries, tutorials, and background information on motion control and automation is located at www.parkermotion.com.
About Parker Hannifin
With annual sales exceeding $9 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 50 consecutive years, ranking it among the top five longest-running dividend-increase
records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's
Web site at parker.mediaroom.com or its investor information site at www.phstock.com.
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