Reviews for C-more Touch Panels EA9 Series

One of the best HMI screen I deal with my project. Very easy connection, nice and clear color display, easy setup.

My company builds custom automated equipment, ranging from large defense contractors to small stand alone systems. I've used most manufacturers HMI software - Allen Bradley, Maple Systems, Modicon, etc.. I always default Automation Direct HMI's (and Productivity PLC's), unless the customer's spec's dictate otherwise. The software has a lot of great features, and integrates seamlessly with the Productivity PLC's, as well as most of the other major manufacturers. It's easy to use, has a lot of great features, and it's reasonably priced. It's simple to migrate tag name databases into the program, and it has options like Modbus addressing for integration with equipment from other manufacturers. The fact that it connects with both the PC and PLC, with no communication issues is a huge plus. No separate "links" software required. What's not to love?

Very compact, low energy consumption. Easy to use. Manual could be a bit better, but Tech Support compensated nicely for what was not in the manual. HDMI resolution is a bit lacking if using a very large monitor, but has been sufficient for a 24 touch screen. The device s built in resistive touch screen interface works beautifully with my monitor (not purchased at Automation Direct). CMORE software is straightforward and married nicely to the P2 PLC I m using. The screen saver is lacking and forced me to develop a workaround, but I got it solved with the help from Tech Support (which in my opinion is unparalleled in the industry and a strong selling point.)

I really like the EA9-T10WCL It's an affordable unit that has a lot of capabilities, I work in some of the harshest environments possible Both in concrete and oil production facilities, For the 6 years that I've been using C-More touch screens I've had no problems with them. I highly recommend these units & the teck support is excellent . Keep up the good work.

Extremely functional and powerful unit for the money. A great value that we use to produce a very good looking and user functional HMI solution.

Excellent. I use them all the time. Never had a problem.

I have implemented several of these now with plans for at least 10 more. The pass-through feature made the last installation extremely easy while adding a second HMI to a PLC with only 1 serial port and no Ethernet. One thing I would like to see changed would be tag based min and max axis range in the Line Trend Graph instead of having to manually change them in the object properties.

We used this HMI for a trade show demo with 3 Applied Motion Products integrated motors running the Modbus/TCP protocol. Worked great. Software is easy to use. The scaling is a nice addition. Earlier, smaller C-More panels did not have scaling. We used Ethernet instead of USB for programming because it was easiest for us to leave the HMI in the Ethernet network with the integrated motors. The software found the HMI easily on our network. The software does not import project files from older versions of the C-more software but we were able to import the tag database which saved a lot of time. The graphics look great on this panel.

These HMI's are excellent. I am standardizing my plant with these. I have Panasonic, allen Bradley, maple systems, proface. I am ripping them all out one at a time and replacing with these. The "remote server" feature allows management to access all machines and processes connected by network and cell phones. The emailing feature is excellent as well. The direct "Tag" export to the productivity plc series allows rapid programming. I am also standardizing the plant with the p2000 processors. ripping out allen bradley, seimens, etc. The software is easy to program with. I have installed 11 or these in the past year and all are still on and not one problem. The datalogging feature is "fair" and my only complaint. The numerical data can only be datalogged and emailed in txt file format.

I LOVE these screens! I have been designing touchscreens for over 25 years now and would choose a Cmore over any other brand. I have used Panelviews, Panelmates, Red Lion and Omron screens and the Cmore is the easiest to use. Remote access is great. I have had Cmores communicating to multiple PLCs, and in two languages. Once my customer see how easy it is for me to make changes or additions, I am inundated with change and addition requests. I also like how the EA9's fit directly into the EA7-style cutouts. The EA9 software converts the EA7 files in a blink. You can't lose!