The GOT1000 series HMIs from Mitsubishi Electric offer users an array of enhanced productivity tools in addition to visualisation.  These high performance operator panels help reduce downtime, enable fast recovery from errors, increase availability and boost production efficiency.

Rather than simply flagging errors, the GOT HMIs help reduce downtime by providing a one-touch ladder jump function that shows exactly where in the ladder program the error is and its cause. The engineer can then quickly locate and fix the problem directly from the HMI. The ladder editing functionality allows program changes or corrections to be made simply and efficiently using the appropriate password.

It is also possible to back up the PLC program within the GOT terminal. If a PLC CPU should fail and need replacing or the program require restoring.  Once the PLC CPU has been changed, the program can be restored directly from the HMI, saving valuable time and effort and ensuring production is restarted as quickly as possible.

For more advanced system programming, set-up, configuration and diagnostics of other machine components, the GOT series HMIs combine advanced communications options with an ‘FA Transparent’ function that enables a PC connected to the HMI to link directly through to Mitsubishi Electric automation products; such as PLCs, inverters and servo drives.

The HMIs enable data from up to 2,000 data points to be logged from remotely connected devices. Data can then be stored or transferred on SD card or USB memory sticks or transmitted from connected FA devices via an optional MES interface unit to a SQL database server.

The GOT1000 series provides a comprehensive range of both panel mounted and portable HMIs, in screen sizes from 3.7” to 15”. The high resolution screens display complex graphics, photographs in Jpeg and Bitmap format, and PDF, PowerPoint, Excel and Word documents.  Other features include long-life LED backlighting, analogue touch functions, front-face USB port, an SD card slot and IP67 front panel.

Communications capabilities include RS232, RS422/485, USB and SD card ports as standard, with Ethernet available as an option. USB ports enable simple transfer of OS and project data, as well as allowing the connection of a keyboard and mouse.

Simplified HMI development and setup

Mitsubishi Electric has also improved the screen design process through the use of the GT Works software package. This offers an extended suite of intuitive programming, control and visualisation tools, with full support for the full GOT1000 family of HMIs. The main component is the user-friendly GT Designer program, which provides a comprehensive library of ready-to-use graphical objects and a large selection of fonts, enabling designers to produce highly effective user screens quickly and easily.

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