Controllers claim unlimited possibilities

A B and R Industrial Automation Corp product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jan 7, 2005

Available now from B and R Industrial Automation, the Power Panel product range meets a wide range of customer requirements.

A wide range of customer requirements can be met with the Power Panel product lines.

Whether used as simple operator terminals, for visualisation with standard operating systems or as complete automation systems with integrated drive technology, stand-alone or networked, the possibilities are unlimited.

The B and R Power Panel 200 devices offer all the functions of a controller, including modular fiedlbus interfaces and input systems which range from analogue resistive touch screens to various keyboard devices.

All devices are equipped with an efficient 266MHz processor, Ethernet 10/100, serial interface, USB interface and CompactFlash slot.

The user can choose from a wide variety of devices with touch screen, function keys or a combination of touch and keypad with an available display size of 5.7, 10.4 or 15in.

Depending on the visualisation requirements, the user has the option to select either a horizontally or vertically formatted Power Panel.

Devices with a 15in diagonal screen are furthermore equipped with an alphanumeric keyboard.

Custom overlays are also available on request to accommodate the customer's corporate identity.

Power Panel 200 embedded Power Panel 200 devices integrate both control and motion technology.

These devices are equipped with up to two slots for interface modules that can communicate to I/O points, intelligent servo drives and third party devices, thus providing the customer with a total control solution.

Additionally, communication performance in the sub 1mSec range can be achieved.

The Power Panel series supports CANbus, Profibus DP, X2X Link, and Ethernet Powerlink connections.

The devices in the Power Panel Light/Compact series provide a new economical solution in the high performance class of compact QVGA operating units with integrated controllers.

Power Panel Light devices are primarily intended for applications which rely on CANbus or X2X interfaces for connecting peripherals without requiring Ethernet.

Devices from the Compact series are additionally equipped with a 10/100 Ethernet interface, making network connections possible to a higher-level computer or other devices.

B and R Automation Studio is used for programming the entire control task as well as configuring the visualisation component.

Particularly impressive combinations can be implemented using the Power Panel 200 along with one or more Power Panel 100 devices in terminal mode.

The Power Panel 200, containing all the control functions including visualisation, is located on one side of the machine while the Power Panel 100 takes care of a second visualisation task on the other.

The visualisation, motion and control program are all stored on a single CompactFlash drive, making necessary software changes and maintenance more efficient.