C-More EA9 HMI Series Panel Define Custom Keypad

The C-More HMI Panel software uses popup system default keypads. I recently was asked to enlarge the keypad to make editing easier. We will now look at enlarging the existing system default keypads. This is especially good with touch screens over 10 inches. We will also look at how to define a custom keypad for … Read more

C-More EA9 HMI Series Panel Object List Recipe

The C-More HMI Panel software uses virtual components called Objects. These objects are programmable to simulate the functions that you require on your automation project. Pushbuttons, Switches, meters, and graphs are just a few of the objects that are available to you. The recipe object changes the value of a tag or multiple tags. We … Read more

C-More EA9 HMI Series Panel – PLC Settings

We will now look at the C-More panel settings for communication to the PLC. The C-More EA9 HMI (Human Machine Interface) Series Panel will communicate to the PLC directly through the tag database that we discovered in our first program. We were able to read and write individual bits in the PLC. Panel to PLC … Read more

C-More EA9 HMI Series Panel System Hardware

We will now look at the C-More EA9 system hardware. This will include unboxing and powering up our C-More unit. Human-machine interfaces (HMI) are made to display and control operations for our automation solution. Information is displayed in a graphics format. (Graphical User Interface – GUI) The HMI is usually part of the SCADA (Supervisory … Read more