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News Release from: Audon Electronics | Subject: Cutouch CT1720
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 June 2007
Quick-start touch-panel controller
Cutouch CT1720 combines touch panel, graphic LCD, and programmable embedded computer in a robust panel-mount unit
Available from Audon Electronics is the Cutouch CT1720 touch screen HMI Based on the CUBLOC "PLC-on-a-chip" processor, the Cutouch CT1720 combines touch panel, graphic LCD, and programmable embedded computer in a robust panel-mount unit
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Cutouch enables anyone to quickly develop HMI devices for industrial machines, factory temperature controllers, packing machines, robots, embedded control, and more.
Cutouch CT1720 is programmable in both Basic and Ladder Logic, allowing fast control, complex maths, updateable touch-screen graphics, and fast data-communication protocols to be easily implemented.
Ladder Logic offers real-time sequential processing and Basic supplies the number-crunching power.
Both the real-time processing powers of a MODBUS PLC and the 32-bit floating-point maths, graphic capabilities, and communication powers of Basic are now available in one product.
Cutouch CT1720 has 82 I/O ports, and can be expanded with add-on boards to suit almost any situation (wireless, relay outputs, etc.) Using an optional XPORT internet module, TCP or UDP packets can be monitored through the internet from anywhere, allowing users to update or provide customer service for products located anywhere in the world.
With Cutouch CT1720, Basic can be used to draw graphics and print characters to the LCD and receive touch-screen input.
Sensor signals enter through I/O or A/D lines, allowing you to turn relays on/off, output analogue values, or send RS232 communication very easily compared with traditional non-Basic controllers.
Cutouch CT1720 has 80KB Flash Memory for Basic and LADDER programs, 28KB for data memory, RTC, and one of the two RS232 serial ports can be used for download and debug.
With 8 channels of 10-bit A/D and 6 channels of 16 bit PWM, Cutouch CT1720 is ready-made for many industrial applications.
An internal battery provides safe data backup.
MODBUS support (Slave, ASCII) is also provided, making Cutouch CT1720 ideal for customised industrial use.
Implementing a touch screen and controller can often add up to a lot of time and expense, but Cutouch CT1720 allows you to program working touch-buttons within the first 5 minutes! If you are thinking about developing a device that uses a touch screen, Cutouch CT1720 offers a very quick way to get to a finished solution.
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