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Operator Panels (All Sizes)

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(79 reviews)

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Review for EA1-S3ML-N

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(5.0)

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Would you buy this item again? Yes

Scott in TIBURON, CA wrote :

4/11/12

Very easy to set-up. No additional power supply is a plus!

Review for EA1-S3ML

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(3.7)

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Would you buy this item again? Undecided

David in WALLACE, ID wrote :

3/9/12

Neat way to get an HMI up and running quickly, but limitations quickly become apparent, mostly in the software that doesn't allow one to work around any of the fairly fundamental limitations of the pre-defined control element. Examples: although numeric readouts allow you to specify where to place the decimal point in a fixed-point parameter, analog meters and bar-graphs don't, which means extra overhead in the PLC and an extra memory location. The touch screen only works for pre-defined "pushbuttons" but not for other elements. Given the tiny display area of the micro panel, it would be nice to let the user touch a graphical readout of some sort and bring up a screen with more detail about that parameter or process. All elements have a programmable "visibility" option. Why not a "touch" option as well? There are other things that would be trivial for the designers to do in software, but are awkward or impossible now because they didn't include them. Another issue is the serial interface. I can understand not including Ethernet on the low-end units, although the way things are going, everything will need Ethernet soon, but I spent many days trying to put the panel on the network to connect to a DL06, using a BB-elec RS232/Ethernet bridge, and a serial-to-TCP converter running on a computer, with no success. The bridge alone was problematic, possibly because of timing issues. The DL06 should comprehend modbus TCP, and the various parts of the system that I looked at seemed to have data in the correct format, but I never could get it to work. I understand the intent of the micro panel is to use a simple serial link only, but we really need a low-end HMI with built-in Ethernet. The bottom line is this device is quick and easy if you want to do something simple that's within the limited range of what it was intended to do, but don't try to get clever with it.

Review for EA1-S3ML

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(4.7)

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Would you buy this item again? Yes

Roy in CONROE, TX wrote :

3/8/12

Good value for entering data. Can move through screen to fast and easy. color on screens show machine state fast and easy. red,alarm green,all systems normal. yellow, manual mode. and so on. Great for machines that run many setups. change over at touch of button or screen. RJ12 cord goes in tite spots with out having to solder new end on.

Review for EA1-T4CL

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(4.3)

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Kevin in YUMA, AZ wrote :

2/14/12

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1 person found this review unhelpful.

Review for EA1-T6CL

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(4.0)

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Would you buy this item again? No

Marc in SHERBROOKE, QC wrote :

12/7/11

320 X 240 pixels is very low resolution for a 6 inch screen. My GPS got the same amount of pixels in a 3.5 inch screen, I will not talk about my iphone... The screen is 32K colors but library from the software didn't offer that much. The software doesn't offer the possibility to mix color for objects of the library. You have to take one of the 128 colors the library has to offer. There is only 3.2MB of user memory, if you plan to do something nice and use pictures of 32k colors in your project you will be limited. The software offer no possibility to turn off the backlight. It is expensive for a product made in China.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Review for EA1-T4CL

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(4.0)

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Philippe in TORONTO, ON wrote :

11/10/11

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1 person found this review unhelpful.

Review for EA1-S3ML

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(3.0)

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Would you buy this item again? Undecided

David in WOODINVILLE, WA wrote :

11/4/11

This is the fourth EA1-S3ML that I have purchased in the last two (2) years to replace ones that have failed. One was under warranty and Automationdirect replaced it quickly. The other three were not under warranty. I would think that the life expectancy would be better.