Touchscreen technology is familiar to everyone that uses bank ATMs, but the latest Magelis HMI from Telemecanique, a brand of Schneider Electric, is the smallest industrial colour touchscreen ever.
Measuring just 3.8 inches, the touchscreen is amazingly easy to read thanks to its high-legibility QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) screen. The unit has function keys on screen that are large enough for even gloved hands and the screen displays text, from 7 rows of 10 characters up to 30 rows of 40 characters, as well as graphics with eight tonal levels.
A genuinely pioneering product, the Magelis XBTGT features not only a touchscreen but also six function keys built into the fascia. Users can, therefore, combine the intuitive user-friendliness of the touch-screen with the convenience of robust function keys for accessing frequently used options.
High-end HMI functions, including recipe management, data logging, historical trending and alarm management, can now be implemented easily and inexpensively with the new HMI.
The Magelis XBTGT is, for a limited period, available as a starter pack, providing users with even greater savings. In addition to the XBTGT terminal itself, this pack also includes programming software and connecting cables at no extra charge.
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