FAQ

A25Yes, it is possible for small applications. You can configure HMI as Modbus RTU Master and IO modules as slaves and then exchange data between HMI and IO modules. For complex logic and control tasks, it requires to use PLC.

A26No.

A27Generally updates are supplied free of charge. Please contact factory/supplier for latest software updates.

A28Yes, it is possible. Please contact factory/supplier for latest firmware updates.

A29No, it is not possible. Use Ethernet or USB flash disk for this purpose.

A30Yes, RTC is available. Battery is rechargeable type and typical life time is 10 yrs.

A31Yes, it is possible. Use schedulers, set time and job.

A32Offline simulation: It is to test HMI application in PC before downloading application to HMI, without connecting PLC to PC. It is possible to enter some values for the tags via table to check the application.
Online simulation: It is to test HMI application in PC before downloading application to HMI, connecting PLC directly with PC. It works for 2 hrs. only.

A33Yes, it is possible from V1.2x onwards. We support 2 kinds of Printers USB Printer: Driver for PLC language 4, 5 & 6 is available. Any printer supporting above languages should work and they can be directly connected to HMI. The main applications include printing historical data, alarms in several pages. Please refer printer user manual for exact protocol details Line Printer: Driver supporting ESCP language is available. In this case, you need to connect printer to PC first and then connect HMI to PC via Ethernet. The main application of line printing is to print single line alarms/events. Please refer section 6.10 for more details.

A34Install “Historical viewer” software that is included with Panel Studio HMI editing software for this purpose.

A35No, it is not possible. First it stores data in either internal memory or SD card. Then, you can dump data from internal memory/SD card to USB stick.

A36Yes, it is possible, please refer HMI accessories catalog.