Innovative Web Panels and Control Panels with Scalable Performance

Kontron is expanding its Human Machine Interface (HMI) portfolio with new powerful Web Panels and Control Panels with Scalable Performance, targeting device and machine control as well as building automation. Characterized by an attractive design, IPS displays with high resolution in 7 inch, 10.1 and 15.6 inch, high brightness and capacitive multi touch technology.

Specifically designed for use in industrial environments, they feature a rugged touch screen in an aluminum or stainless steel frame, exhibiting IP65 protection on the front side. The devices of both product lines are based on Single- or Dual-Core Arm® NXP i.MX6 processors, offering scalable performance.

The Web Panels are suitable for flexible visualizations on devices and machines. They visualize HTML5 content via a performance-optimized browser based on Chromium. Alternatively they are available with the slim Micro-Browser from iniNet, which enables shortest reaction times for PLC controls with an integrated webserver from CODESYS.

The Control Panels provide on the rear various fieldbus interfaces and are optionally available with the CODESYS Soft-PLC to quickly and efficiently implement sophisticated automation and visualization solutions. If required, the devices of the Control Panel series can be supplemented with Web Panels to display visualization contents at other locations. Linux Embedded serves as the operating system.

The modular design allows easy adaptation to customer-specific requirements. A version with higher performance based on NXP i.MX8 processors is planned for the 2nd quarter of 2020.