Complex production lines and
installations can often see key
components located at different ends
of a machine, in different rooms, or
even on different floors. In such a
decentralised system it can be
difficult to debug a PLC program
during commissioning or after a
modification without being able to
watch the machinery in operation.

The result is extended debugging
time or the need for two or more
personnel to coordinate their efforts.

The GOT1000 series of HMIs from
Mitsubishi Electric eliminates these
problems through a special FA
transparent function that enables a
PC connected to the HMI to link
directly to other Mitsubishi Electric
Automation Systems products, such
as PLCs, inverters and servo drives.

Now, wherever these components
are on the production line, engineers
can form a direct link to them from a
PC connected just to the HMI,
enabling both the GOT1000 terminal
and the PLC program to be
debugged in a single operation.

Touch panel operation is enabled
even when the PC is connected so
engineers can see exactly how any
modifications to the programs will
impact on the machine operation.