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Our high-brightness industrial panel PC with Wi-Fi checked all the boxes
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Aqua Sierra Controls worked with North Tahoe Utilities to complete necessary end-of-life equipment replacements and control system upgrades at a water treatment plant. Our PC solution met their three main requirements: a high-brightness display, Wi-Fi accessibility, and a Windows operating system.
Aqua Sierra Controls
Aqua Sierra Controls is an Instrumentation and Electrical Contractor specializing in process control automation for industrial and municipal installations.
Industry: Water/wastewater treatment
Location: California, USA
The Problem
During their large revamping of a utility control system, Aqua Sierra’s customer North Tahoe Utilities needed a PC-based HMI to run a simple Wonderware SCADA project as an interface. The PC needed to allow third-party software logging and reporting tools for the company’s utility management system. The control room facility is climate controlled with large windows and bright overhead lighting. The remote facility did not have Ethernet cabling to the PC location, however there was a Wi-Fi router connection nearby.
The Solution
Aqua Sierra chose one of Maple Systems’ High Brightness Industrial Panel PCs with Wi‑Fi and a Windows OS.
A Maple Systems’ HMI met all of their requirments:
- High Brightness Display: A high brightness display was a requirement in the remote facility because of the windows and overhead lighting. The bright 1000-nit display they chose allows viewing the display panel from almost any angle regardless of time of day and ambient light situation. Panel space was also a consideration, so Aqua Sierra chose a compact 10” capacitive touch screen to meet their needs.
- Wi-Fi Accessibility: The wireless option on the Maple Systems PC allowed Aqua Sierra to easily connect the display to the facility wireless network without running additional Ethernet cable to the PC.
- Windows OS: Because our PCs are customizable, they could add a Windows OS to accommodate their customer’s Windows-based application specific software.
Aqua Sierra has a long history of using Maple Systems products in their utility and water/wastewater projects, including our OIT text terminals and HMI touchscreens.
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Supported Products
High Brightness/Sunlight Readable Industrial PCs
Our Industrial High Brightness/Sunlight Readable PCs with 1000-nit TFT SVGA LCD touchscreens are designed for the brightest environments. These sunlight readable PCs are the touchscreens you’ve been looking for. In bright environments it can be nearly impossible to see what is displayed on a standard 200-350 nit backlit screen.