PanelView Component Selection Guide
PanelView Component graphical terminals are Human-Machine Interface (HMI) that provide visualization solutions and control of the devices attached to a controller, for low-level applications. These Component terminals can be used for applications with less than 20 screens and 100 tags. Large applications require more time to process the operations. These terminals can be connected directly to PowerFlex 4 drives through Allen-Bradley MicroLogix and Micro800 family controllers. The Component terminals with up to 10-inch colorful touch displays offer in-device programming ability in Unicode languages, viewing results within the terminal, displaying alarm messages, and inspecting history and recipe operations within the terminal. There are five different models of PanelView, which are C200, C300, C400, C600, and C1000. Each model further comprises multiple variants (catalog) based on the number of input keys, display sizes, and other features. Furthermore, PanelView Component terminals have a real-time clock, a battery with a minimum rated life of 5-year at room temperature for the real-time clock, a USB flash drive and memory card for file storage and transfer, and a wide range of software capabilities for monitoring and control.
Technical Specifications
Display
PanelView Component offers a display in different types and sizes which can be selected according to application requirements. Graphical terminals have a monochrome display in models C200, C300, and C600 (2711C-T6M) and a color display in C400, C600 (2711C-T6T), and C1000. The display sizes of these graphic terminals are 2 inches, 3 inches, 4.3 inches, 5.7 inches, and 10.4 inches, with a screen resolution of 122 × 32 pixels, 128 × 64 pixels, 480 × 272 pixels, 320 × 240 pixels, and 640 × 480 pixels for models C200, C300, C400, C600, and C1000, respectively. All models of graphic terminals have a backlight with an estimated life of 50,000 hours, except for the C400 model which has an estimated life of 40,000 hours. The backlight is non-replaceable and has status indicators of different colors based on the model.
Operator Input
PanelView Component HMI terminals have different operator input methods depending on the model. The C200 model 2711C-F2M has four function keys (F1 to F4), four direction keys (up, down, left, and right) and an enter key. The C200 model 2711C-K2M and the C300 model 2711C-K3M have ten function keys (F1 to F10) which can also be used as numeric keys (0 to 9), four direction keys, and three more keys for decimal, + or -, and enter. Terminal models C300, C400, C600, and C1000 offer an analog touch input for device operation. Analog touch screens identify a single touch at any time and average the mean position of multiple touch inputs.
Ports
PanelView Component devices also come with onboard programming and communication ports. For programming, in C200 and C300 models, a USB device port is available, whereas, for C400, C600, and C1000 models, a USB device port or Ethernet port is available. For communication ports, all models have RS-232 and RS-485 ports, which support multi-vendor communication for Modbus and Siemens MPI devices. In addition to the communication protocols mentioned prior, the C400, C600, and C1000 models also support an Ethernet port as a communication port.
Power Ratings
PanelView terminals are powered up by a DC voltage source of 18 to 30V. Terminal models C200 and C300 have a power consumption of 5W maximum (0.21 A at 24V DC). The C600 model consumes 3.5W maximum (0.14 A at 24V DC), while the C600 and C1000 models consume 10W maximum (0.42 A at 24V DC).
Environmental Specifications
PanelView Component terminals are designed to perform in a range of environmental settings. Like every product has its safe operating environmental boundaries, these devices can work in a surrounding temperature of up to 50 degrees Celsius and relative humidity of 5 –95%. They can bear a 2 g vibration with 10 to 500 Hz, a shock of 15 g for 11 milliseconds during operation, and 30 g during the idle phase. Other environmental specifications include ESD immunity, radiated RF immunity, EFT/B immunity, surge transient immunity, and conducted RF immunity.
Software Capabilities
The PanelView Component series offers many ways to program an application. It has a built-in programming software that proposes benefits, such as reduced start-up and service time. A personal computer (PC) can be connected to the Component terminal via a USB cable or Ethernet without installing software on the PC. For connecting a PC with the PanelView Component terminal via USB port, Allen-Bradley PanelView USB remote NDIS Network Device driver should be installed on the PC. A minimum requirement for a PC is to have Intel Pentium M 1400 MHz processor and a 512 MB RAM. The Component terminal comes with an IP address which is available on the configuration screen under Communications. The IP address is entered in the browser address. When connected to the terminal, many design and terminal operations can be performed through programs and operations. Operations include HMI application development in the design environment, viewing results, accessing system information, enabling login security, selecting start-up applications, changing display, communication and language settings, transferring files, and accessing and modifying terminal storage. The USB device port does not support normal run-time operations.
Configuration Modes
Terminal configuration can be performed in two ways: one through a design-time interface and another by a runtime user interface. Design-time interface requires a personal computer browser connected to the web service of the terminal, and the runtime user interface utilizes configuration screens available on the terminal. All system interface parameters are part of configuration data.
Configuration settings can be viewed or edited directly on the terminal. Any changes in the settings take effect immediately. The configuration settings available on the terminal interface include switching to the currently running HMI application, selecting the terminal language, choosing the current application, adjusting the brightness and contrast of the display panel, screen saver settings, restarting or resetting the terminal, viewing the system information, selecting the startup applications, changing the date and time, setting Ethernet network communication, and calibration of a touch screen (if supported).
Terminal Security
PanelView Component comes with terminal security as an essential feature for protecting configuration settings from unauthorized access or avoiding the risk of mishandling necessary settings, required for optimal operation of the applications, by someone less experienced. The security-enabled Component will ask for a username and password from a user before giving access to the terminal or the design-time environment. In addition to secure access to the terminal, the terminal has a feature to log out automatically if left idle for a specific amount of time, 30 minutes by default. Keeping your usernames and passwords safe and secure is a good practice because you cannot access the design environment without them. The terminal stores the username and password in a separate file which can be transferred to an external storage device like a USB, SD memory card, or a personal computer.
Communication
The PanelView Component C400, C600, and C1000 models possess an Ethernet port that connects a personal computer for application design and communication with a controller. An RJ45 connector is installed for Ethernet network communication. All models of the terminals have a serial RS-232 port installed that supports DH-485, DF1 full-duplex, and third-party point-to-point communications. For serial communication, the maximum cable length is 15.24 meters (50 feet) with a transfer rate of 19.2 Kbps. The RS-422/RS-485 port is also present in the terminal and supports point-to-point communication. A USB host port and a USB device port can be used to transfer application files, images, and fonts. Additionally, the USB host port can power USB peripherals directly from the terminal. The 2711C-RCSD memory card is compatible with the PanelView Component terminal.
Troubleshooting the System
System information displays the versions of the operating system, firmware, and hardware. It also shows the status of the battery, total power on time, and memory used for the connected terminal. During operation, the terminal displays an alert with an ID and a description which can be looked further in the manual to understand and solve the issue. PanelView Component Terminal alerts are well-defined and are described in different categories: communication, recipe, alert, and alarm. There are status indicators for startup process indication. The C400 terminal has an LED indicator on the front of the unit for power indication. To indicate any problem during operation, C400, C600, and C1000 terminals have a comm indicator and a fault indicator for communication and hardware-related faults, on the back of the unit. The LED blinking and sequential on and off states of LED indicators specify a different error, representing a specific condition. A complete reset can be performed on the terminal when a system refresh or recovery from severe application misbehavior is required. This is called returning to the out-of-box condition. This action removes all applications, logs, graphics, and user-installed fonts but does not restore any firmware upgrades.
Firmware Upgrades and Update Utility
You can upgrade the firmware of the PanelView Component terminals with ease. Firmware is an executable script with images downloaded from a website. It is stored in an external storage device i.e., a USB drive or an SD card initially, and copied to the flash memory of the terminal afterward. Firmware installation allows you to upgrade or downgrade firmware images as required. The firmware upgrade is a critical process. However, if not done correctly, could break the terminal. The storage device should not be disconnected during the upgrade, and power should not experience disconnection during the activity and in the succeeding terminal startup.
If a terminal goes into a non-operable state, applications can be used to perform a recovery. It also supports maintenance operations by communicating with the Boot Loader of the terminal via USB. All of the maintenance operations can be performed individually or together.
