Eric Nelson
Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator
I have a customer with over a dozen PanelView Standard 600 Keypad/Touch HMIs. They have been repairing and replacing them for years, and the operators all carry flashlights to see the ones with failing backlights.
I have been hounding them to upgrade, and they're finally entertaining this idea. I would love to replace them with Red Lion units, but they do not want to give up the keypads. Therefore, I think the only option is a PanelView Plus.
The existing units are catalog #2711-B6C2. Based on Rockwell's Migration Guide, the equivalent PV+ is a 2711P-B7C4A8, with a 2711P-RN6 communication module for the DH-485.
Does this sound correct? Are there any other things I need to think about? Is the 2711P-RAK6 cutout adapter the right one? What about the communication cable? The existing PV has the rectangular DH-485 connector (like a 1747-C10 cable), while the 2711P-RN6 module appears to have terminal blocks only. Page 25 of the PV+ manual says the 2711P-RN3 is the correct module for the 600. Which one is right?
I just noticed that there is a PanelView Plus, and a PanelView Plus 6. Now I'm totally confused...
-Eric
I have been hounding them to upgrade, and they're finally entertaining this idea. I would love to replace them with Red Lion units, but they do not want to give up the keypads. Therefore, I think the only option is a PanelView Plus.
The existing units are catalog #2711-B6C2. Based on Rockwell's Migration Guide, the equivalent PV+ is a 2711P-B7C4A8, with a 2711P-RN6 communication module for the DH-485.
Does this sound correct? Are there any other things I need to think about? Is the 2711P-RAK6 cutout adapter the right one? What about the communication cable? The existing PV has the rectangular DH-485 connector (like a 1747-C10 cable), while the 2711P-RN6 module appears to have terminal blocks only. Page 25 of the PV+ manual says the 2711P-RN3 is the correct module for the 600. Which one is right?
I just noticed that there is a PanelView Plus, and a PanelView Plus 6. Now I'm totally confused...
-Eric