High-end operator devices for sophisticated HMI applications
SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels – Brilliant, intelligent and practical
SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels are designed for implementation of high-performance visualization applications on the machine-level. High performance, functionality and numerous integrated interfaces offer the greatest convenience in high-end applications.
The SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels are the first choice for solving complex HMI applications.
They feature state-of-the-art technology, outstanding performance as well as integrated functionality and come in high quality aluminum fronts from size 7” or larger.
SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels are seamlessly integrated in the TIA Portal via WinCC. This innovative engineering framework represents the key to the full performance capacity of Totally Integrated Automation
Brilliant displays in widescreen format
- Up to 40% larger visualization area than conventional displays: Complex operating screens can also be clearly displayed and divided into sections for application control and application monitoring.
- The high resolution, 16 million colors, and a wide viewing angle up to 170°, allow optimal readability and a detailed process display
- Minimized energy demand and maximized display service life: The brightness of the LED backlight can be dimmed by up to 100% to adapt to the lighting conditions of the application.
- The Comfort Panels which were the first widescreen SIMATIC product family received the well-known iF product design award in 2012.
Energy efficiency due to PROFIenergy
- PROFIenergy actively controls the current consumption of all automation components
- Disconnection of individual loads or entire production units when they are not required
- Coordinated switching ensures a high degree of plant reliability
- Continuous investment protection through easy integration in existing standards
Maximum data security if power fails
- In case of a power failure, Comfort Panels buffer sufficient energy to correctly terminate all active archives and to back up the data already archived in RDB format. This ensures the retention of all data in the archive in a cost-efficient manner and without the use of a maintenance-intensive battery.
- To fully ensure the retention of individual, not yet archived data, the use of an uninterruptible power supply unit is recommended
Precise diagnostics made easy
- Increased plant availability
- When connected to SIMATIC Controllers, diagnostic information can be read out directly via the Comfort Panel
- Cost savings – no additional diagnostic hardware is required
Practical
Easy to operate
- Intuitive, fast entries due to familiar and easy-to-operate operator control similar to that of a mobile phone keypad
- Eased user guidance thanks to function keys with LEDs
- Additional operating reliability through tactile feedback of all keys – for example important when working with gloves
More interfaces – less hardware costs
- Easy integration in existing system structures and networks thanks to PROFIBUS and PROFINET standard interfaces
– From 7“ device upwards: 2 PROFINET interfaces with integrated network switch
– From 15“ upwards: Additional third PROFINET interface - Audio In/Audio Out interface for playback of sound files via integrated Media Player
- Easy connection of external devices (printers, USB flash drives, mouse, keyboard, etc.) via 2 integrated USB host interfaces
Optimum convenience during commissioning and servicing
- Simple download of projects via low-cost standard cables.
- All Ethernet settings can already be made during configuration
- Continuously saved device image through automatic backup of all data on SD card
- Simple transfer of panel data to replacement device: Replug SD card – confirm – get going
The five Comfort Panel families
As part of our range of SIMATIC HMI products, we are offering numerous products that are perfectly matched to the special requirements of the respective location of use. For the food and beverages industry we supply, for example, devices with stainless steel fronts, and for industries facing particularly harsh environmental conditions, we offer fully enclosed devices with dust and splashwater protection in a rugged aluminum enclosure with high degree of protection IP65.
- Comfort Panels Standard
- Comfort Panels PRO
- Comfort Panels INOX
- Comfort Panels Outdoor
- SIPLUS Comfort Panels
SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels – Standard devices
All devices of the SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panel family are characterized by the same outstanding range of functions regardless the chosen size of the device.
Choose among 6 Touch Panels with display sizes from 7 to 22 inch, 5 Keypanels with display sizes from 4 to 15 inch and one combined Key/Touch device with a 4 inch display.
SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels PRO – Completely IP65-protected HMI devices
Siemens has extended its system range of completely IP65-protected HMI devices by SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels PRO (PROtected) for visualization and automation without control cabinets.
The panels with 12-, 15-, 19-, and 22-inch screen diagonals are equipped with the high protection type IP65, just like the PRO devices in the Simatic IFP and IPC series.
Thanks to high performance and functionality and numerous integrated interfaces, they offer the greatest possible convenience for high-end applications and are especially suited for realizing powerful visualization tasks in machine-related areas.
With the benefit of the flexible installation options – directly on the machine through special adapters, on a supporting foot, or on a bracket system – the user can easily operate the panels and always has the perfect view of both the panel and the process.
Components that can be installed on the PRO devices – consisting of basic device, expansion component, installation adapter, optional keyboard, and keyboard tray – now offer even more operation options. With customized system solutions with standard components, they make trouble-free adjustments to individual customer desires possible and convince with their simple installation and commissioning, easy engineering, and efficient operation.
SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels INOX and INOX PCT
Comfort Panels with touch screens and stainless steel fronts are designed for operator control and monitoring of food processing machines in the food, beverages and tobacco industry as well as in the pharmaceutical industry, fine chemicals and in other hygiene areas.
They are based on DIN EN 1672-2 “Food processing machinery – Safety and hygiene requirements”. The optimized frame profile and almost flush-mounting of the device on the control cabinet allow liquids to run off.
INOX PCT devices have a glass front and a projective capacitive touch sensor
Comfort Panels Outdoor – Extremely flexible for every outdoor application
The SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels have been developed specifically for demanding HMI applications under extreme ambient conditions. This makes operation and monitoring extremely flexible – for every outdoor area.
Whether in the oil and gas industry, on ships or in refrigerated warehouses: SIMATIC HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels, with 7- or 15-inch daylight readable widescreen display, provide everything you need for outdoor operation and monitoring.
SIPLUS variants of Comfort Panel Standard
In addition to the outstanding features of the SIMATIC HMI operator devices, the refined SIPLUS extreme variants offer:
- Resistance to aggressive chemical, biological, and mechanically active gases and salt mist
- Protected from condensation (ice formation is allowed!)
- High reliability across an extended temperature range, in the start-up phase as well as during operation
- Flexible adaptation to any application thanks to extended site altitude from –1000 to 5000 meters
- High productivity and investment protection through minimal downtimes and performance losses
SIPLUS variants of Comfort Outdoor Panels – Even more rugged than the rugged ones
The SIPLUS HMI Comfort Outdoor Panels offer the same convenience as the familiar standard comfort devices in combination with extreme equipment properties for flexible outdoor application:
- Reliable operation in a wide temperature range from -30 °C to +60 °C, for example in refrigerated warehouses or in desert regions
- Tested and certified for use under biologically, chemically and mechanically active substances (3B2, 3C4, 3S4) including salt mist, sand and dust
- High vibration and shock resistance, for example for use in vehicles or in the stamping machine and press sector
- Panel front in IP66 for high degree of protection against dust and water penetration, for example for use in the mining industry or on ships
- High UV resistance for long-term availability of function and optics, for example when used in mountain regions or close to the equator
- Bonded display (as tough as laminated safety glass) for maximum protection against air humidity (90%), condensation and thermal stresses, for example for use in tropical zones
