V0N_hydro
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I have to decide between using factory talk SE and ME on 15" touchscreens.
There will be 3 touchscreens all displaying the exact same displays in different locations, and two desktop-computer based HMIs in two different locations.
If I use SE everywhere then I could potentially use the exact same screens, albeit at 1024x768, on the computers as the touchscreens, and the touchscreens would be panel mount industrial PCs with integrated touchscreen runnings Factory Talk SE Client.
If I use SE only on the desktop computers then I have to maintain a Factory Talk ME project as well and I would order PanelView6+.
The licensing and hardware costs seems to be a wash, comes out about the same as I am stuck using AB industrial PCs.
I imagine it might be awkward trying to use the same interface with the mouse and with touch, and it has been pointed out that 1024x768 is pathetically small for a desktop HMI, and I agree.
I have never used SE or ME or panelviews.
is ME much better suited to running on touchscreens? Will any potential time savings by using the same project on the touchscreens and the desktop HMI be offset by accomodating mouse and touch and the poor resolution?
thanks for your input.
This is a rephrased version of http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=84544
There will be 3 touchscreens all displaying the exact same displays in different locations, and two desktop-computer based HMIs in two different locations.
If I use SE everywhere then I could potentially use the exact same screens, albeit at 1024x768, on the computers as the touchscreens, and the touchscreens would be panel mount industrial PCs with integrated touchscreen runnings Factory Talk SE Client.
If I use SE only on the desktop computers then I have to maintain a Factory Talk ME project as well and I would order PanelView6+.
The licensing and hardware costs seems to be a wash, comes out about the same as I am stuck using AB industrial PCs.
I imagine it might be awkward trying to use the same interface with the mouse and with touch, and it has been pointed out that 1024x768 is pathetically small for a desktop HMI, and I agree.
I have never used SE or ME or panelviews.
is ME much better suited to running on touchscreens? Will any potential time savings by using the same project on the touchscreens and the desktop HMI be offset by accomodating mouse and touch and the poor resolution?
thanks for your input.
This is a rephrased version of http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=84544