Allen-Bradley PanelView 800 graphic terminals

The Allen-Bradley PanelView 800 family of graphic terminals, available in 4″, 7″ and 10″ display sizes, features an 800 MHz CPU processor, up to 256 MB of flash and dynamic memory to reduce boot-up time, making it two times faster than the previous PanelView terminal. The terminals also offer improved touch screen responsiveness and can be configured in portrait and landscape modes for greater installation flexibility.

The graphic terminals are specifically designed for use with the Allen Bradley Micro800 and MicroLogix control systems. The terminals have high-resolution screens with LED backlights and can display up to 65,536 colours. Built-in ethernet and serial communications ports (RS232, RS422 and RS485) support easier controller connectivity, while USB and microSD ports make file transfers easier. The terminals are also certified for Class 1, Division 2 hazardous locations.

The Connected Components Workbench software Release 8.0, which includes support for the PanelView 800 graphic terminals, gives machine builders a common environment to program the Micro800 controllers, as well as to configure the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex drives and Allen-Bradley Guardmaster safety relays.

Release 8.0 includes support for: the Guardmaster 440C-CR30 safety relay ethernet plug-in, for communications to Micro800 and Allen-Bradley CompactLogix controllers; the Micro800 high-speed counter plug-in feedback axis, to ease motion programming; and Micro800 DeviceNet scanner plug-in diagnostics, to ease troubleshooting DeviceNet-connected devices.

Users can also purchase the developer edition, which includes an archive manager to track the project with a time stamp and description, making device management easier.