HMI Operator Panels

As your single-source provider, Siemens’ human machine interface technology SIMATIC HMI is engineered to meet the increasingly complex processes of your machines and systems. SIMATIC HMI is optimized to meet your specific human machine interface needs using open and standardized interfaces in hardware and software, which allow efficient integration into your automation systems.

Operator Devices

 


Equipped with a large number of functions and available in different performance classes, each SIMATIC Panel enables efficient machine-level operator control and monitoring of your plants.

The SIMATIC panel portfolio offers the right solution for every application, from a simple keypad panel through mobile and stationary operator interfaces right up to a performant all-rounder – rugged, compact and multiple interface options. Brilliant display screens and error-free ergonomic operation with either keypad or a touch screen operator interfaces provide added value.

Basic HMI

HMI devices with excellent price-performance ratio for simple visualization tasks.

Basic HMI is recommended for simple applications with a limited quantity scale and where the price-performance ratio is important in addition to a fast and intuitive operation. The devices offer a brilliant display quality and high-power visualization. This significantly facilitates the operation even of simple machines and equipment. Through turnkey and flexible solutions, you also save valuable time during installation and engineering.

Basic Panels are made for the cost effective implementation of simple visualization tasks on the machine level. Their basic features and functionality as well as the especially attractive price make them perfect entry-level devices.

With their sophisticated HMI basic functions, SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd generation are the ideal entry-level series for simple HMI applications.

The device series offers panels with 4", 7", 9" and 12" displays, and combined key or touch operation

The innovative widescreen displays are high resolution with 64,000 colors. They can be installed in portrait mode and are especially energy-efficient due to their 100% dimmable brightness.

 

The innovative user interface opens up a wide range of operations with improved usability through new controls and graphics. The new USB interface allows you to connect a keyboard, mouse and barcode scanner and supports easy archiving of data on a USB stick.

The HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation at a glance

  1. Ideal entry-level range for simple HMI applications
  2. Engineered in the TIA Portal
  3. Installation compatibility with SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels and existing SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 4“ and 6“
  4. Flexible scalability within the HMI range
  5. High-resolution, dimmable wide-screen displays with 64.000 colors
  6. Innovative user interface and improved usability thanks to new controls and graphics
  7. Touch / key functionality for intuitive operation
  8. Interface for connection with various PLCs
  9. Versions for PROFIBUS or PROFINET
  10. Archiving via USB stick

Improved process quality

Visualization allows for considerably increased process quality with compact plants or smaller applications. Featuring all important HMI basic functions, SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation thus open up completely new possibilities in terms of operation and monitoring also in the field of mechanical engineering at a particularly attractive price.

Like all other devices in our product range, Basic Panels  2nd Generation offer proven SIMATIC quality and, regardless of display size, numerous software functions as standard – for example, alarm logging, recipe management, trend functions and language switching.

SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation can be configured via SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) in the cost-efficient Basic Edition which already offers the outstanding usability and  unprecedented engineering efficiency of the Engineering Framework. The user can easily create visualization applications within short time.

As the software is scalable, he can start with a small solution and further expand it any time as required – for example by increasing the number of tags or change to panels of another performance range.

 

SIMATIC WinCC (TIA Portal) V13 SP1 includes new features for Basic Panels 2nd Generation such as:

  • Backup/Restore of all data directly at the Panel with a USB stick for quick and easy device exchange

  • Integration of a web browser in the project in order to communicate easily with web servers of PLC and Drives

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  • High resolution wide-screen displays

    SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation are available with high-resolution wide-screen displays from 4“ to 12“. These also support configurations with portrait orientation.

    Their high resolution and color depth of 64,000 colors facilitate improved process visualization. The displays’ brightness is dimmable up to 100 %, offering optimum flexibility.

    Innovative graphical user interface
    The new innovative user interface provides a great variety in terms of experiencing and operation. The new SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels feature user-friendly touch screens and particularly handy, freely configurable keys.

    Improved usability
    The new USB interface facilitates the connection of keyboard, mouse or barcode scanner and supports easy data archiving on a USB stick.

    Perfect interaction
    Thanks to a PROFIBUS or PROFINET interface, SIMATIC HMI Basic Panels 2nd Generation allow for connection with various PLCs. The visualization of applications of the Basic Controller SIMATIC S7-1200 offers particularly great added value.

 

Advanced HMI Panel-based

If you are looking for a panel-based solution for more demanding applications with larger quantity scales, make a decision for Advanced HMI. The user benefits from excellent functionality and a wide range of devices and applications, with key or touch operation. Both stationary and mobile solutions are available.


High-performance HMI devices with high convenience for demanding visualization tasks.

Comfort Panels


SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels are designed for implementation of high-performance visualization applications on the machine-level. High performance, functionality and numerous integrated interfaces offer the greatest convenience in high-end applications.

As part of our range of SIMATIC HMI products, we are offering numerous products that are perfectly matched to the special requirements of the respective location of use. For the food and beverages industry we supply, for example, devices with stainless steel fronts, and for industries facing particularly harsh environmental conditions, we offer fully enclosed devices with dust and splashwater protection in a rugged aluminum enclosure with high degree of protection IP65.

Standard Devices

 


All SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels universally provide the same high-end functionality. With high-resolution widescreen displays from 4" to 22", optionally available with touch operation or control keys, they can be optimally adapted to any application.

Outdoor Versions


The outdoor panels are specifically designed for outdoor use and certified for numerous industries. They are extremely robust, readable in all lighting conditions, and safe to use.

Stainless Steel Versions


Certified stainless steel equipment offers safety and purity for hygienic applications in the pharmaceutical, fine chemicals and food/beverage industries. Its smooth, splinter-proof surface with IP67K degree of protection is easy to clean and drains liquids quickly.

Mobile Panels


Take power and safety directly in your hands. When it comes to high-end mobile applications, opt for mobile panels. These are also for fail-safe machines and widely distributed plants. The process of communication can be hardwired or connected via Wi-Fi.

Power and safety in your hands

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Available with either a 4, 7 or 9 inch display and wired PROFINET connection, SIMATIC HMI Mobile Panels 2nd generation transfer the functionality and performance of SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels to mobile control units. Users benefit from more flexibility and convenience. Featuring16:9 aspect ratios and 16 million colors, the brilliant widescreen display provides clear, detail-rich visualizations, even of complex process and plant images.

The WinCC engineering tool in the TIA Portal with the new and innovative style editor ensures efficient configuration and optimal control within the corporate design. Also, the unique illuminated emergency STOP button, three-step enabling switch and flexible analysis options of the safety elements enable individual control unit integration within the safety architecture.

As such, they are ideally suited for small machines with small footprints. The compact connection box is easily mounted directly onto the control cabinet.

 

Advanced HMI PC-based

If production places particularly high demands on the quantity and type of information that must be processed and documented, a PC-based system is recommended. It offers the appropriate options for sufficient storage space, processing power, and data connectivity. The user can either opt for a centralized solution, in which the visualization and PC are a single unit, or for a decentralized solution with an industrial monitor as a thin client.


High-performance HMI devices for data-intensive and complex visualization tasks.

SIMATIC Panel PCs

The SIMATIC Panel PC portfolio optimally suited for visualization tasks directly on the machine or in the plant. The all-in-one Panel PC devices integrate an industrial PC and an operator panel. They convince through their robustness, performance, and a brilliant display. Various device families fulfill a wide range of requirements in manufacturing and process automation.


All-in-one panel PCs from SIMATIC – one series, a multitude of possibilities

 

Industrial Monitors and Thin Clients

Much more than just a simple industrial monitor! Siemens provides reliable and and extremely rugged LCD monitors with a multitude of uses: Whether as a desktop device for control centers, as a built-in unit for control consoles or as PC-based visualization and control solutions requiring a spatially divided setup of the operator panel and the industrial PC or server: SIMATIC industrial monitors and thin clients always offer you the optimal solution – as a stand-alone solution or also with several control stations in extensive visualization and control solutions.


The SIMATIC industrial monitors and thin clients always offer optimal solutions – reliable and highly rugged LCD monitors for wide-variety of applications.

Embedded Bundles / Software Packages

A range of hardware and software options is available for PC-based automation. Optimum interaction with SIMATIC IPCs is ensured by joint development and extensive system tests. Benefit from the resulting advantages with pre-installed bundles and freely configurable packages.


SIMATIC PC-based Automation offers ready-to-use embedded bundles with pre-installed and configured software and software packages, which are installed by the user, with attractive price advantages.