HMIs feature intuitive operating concept

The successor to the GOT1000 HMI range is designed to increase plant productivity and energy efficiency while reducing total operating costs. In particular, the GT27 series is characterised by an intuitive operating concept with multi-touch function and gesture control.

HMIs from the GT23 series offer a balanced price/performance ratio, and Mitsubishi Electric now offers models with flush, clean, white front panels in direct response to requirements from the food industry.

The fully updated GOT2000 series hardware and software incorporates customer requirements and includes improved basic functions to enable higher levels of performance and plant efficiency. Faster processors in the GT2000 operating panels give them very fast monitoring and boot speed. There is also a large internal storage capacity for data logging and special backup/restore facility. The multi-touch function affords a high degree of flexibility to screen layouts and adds security when two point switching is deployed.

Mitsubishi Electric has also expanded the range of communication options offered by its new GOT2000 series. Along with Ethernet, two serial interfaces (RS232 and RS22/485) and an SD card slot, USB connections on the front or back add to flexibility, and additional functionality provided includes the backup and restore function for parameters and programs.

An optional WLAN interface enables the HMI to be accessed remotely via PCs and tablets. Just like their predecessors, the GOT2000 operating panels have special FA transparency function, enabling PCs connected via the HMI to establish a direct link to Mitsubishi Electric Automation devices such as PLCs, frequency inverters or servo motors.

Initially, the GT27 range includes 8.4, 10.4 and 12.1in high-resolution displays with 65,536 colours; the GT23 operating devices are available in 8.4 and 10.4in models. Screen design is implemented by using the latest GT Works3 software which also forms part of the iQ Works integrated development environment. The work involved in screen design can be reduced considerably by using the ready-made templates provided in GT Works3.

The plug-and-play system of the GOT2000 series provides compatibility with all Mitsubishi Electric automation products and the PLC parameterisation via HMI ensures optimised integration. These functionalities give users maximum flexibility in plant design while reducing engineering development costs at the same time. The GOT2000 series is also backward compatible as the dimensions of these models are identical to their predecessors and existing GOT1000 project data can be transferred to the new HMIs quite easily. All these features support significant cost savings and a user-friendly migration.