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FREE Software

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We offer multiple ways for you to test and learn our FREE configuration software platforms. After downloading the software – walk through our tutorials, watch our videos, use the sample projects, or even attend a webinar. All of these helpful tools are free and designed to help guide you through creating your first project, maintaining it, and ultimately becoming a life-long automation partner.

• HMI Configuration (EBPro) Software – Download, Connect, Run Simulation. Check out our article as we walk you through downloading the software, creating a project, and running the project with offline and/or online simulation.
• PLC Configuration (MapleLogic) Software – Explore our tutorial library for videos, sample projects, and step-by-step guides available to get you up and running today. No prior controls or programming experience necessary.
• HMI+PLC Combo (MAPware) Software – Quickly grasp the user-friendly features of MAPware-7000, by following step-by-step tutorials to guide you through the process, seamlessly.
• SCADA (Aveva Edge) Software – The AVEVA^™ Edge demo will run in “Evaluation Mode” for 40 hours before requiring you to purchase a license. It demonstrates the full capabilities of the software.

Now that you’ve explored the software, you may have questions on specific features or functionality…. Visit our Online Technical Resources to learn more.

Online Technical Resources

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We’ve compiled our most common technical support topics in one place to help you find the answers you need. From hardware to software, and everything in between, we’ve got you covered:

• Manuals & Guides – Our Manuals & Guides will help you learn more about our products. We have Operation Manuals, Programming Manuals, and Quick Start Guides on a variety of products and functionality.
• Controller Information Sheets – Maple Systems HMI software offers support of more than 400 controller protocols. Controller Information sheets provide instructions and settings for each protocol, allowing your Maple Systems product to communicate with a specific PLC model, including Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Omron, Idec, and many more.
• Controller/Communication Cables – We offer hundreds of custom communication cable drawings for the industry’s most popular PLC manufacturers. Whether you want to build your own cable or have us build it for you, we can provide you with exactly what you need.
• Technical Notes – Find documentation for PLC connectivity, email, setting IP addresses, alarms, recipe macros, and more.
• Solutions – Our Case Studies and Application Stories show real-life applications and how Maple Systems can help improve your company’s bottom-line. Read articles on the software’s key features, how we can connect your current or legacy system to the IIoT, or how our products can improve how you collect, analyze, and manage your data.

Now it’s time to connect to a PLC. Because our HMIs integrate with over 400 different PLCs and Controllers, we offer a level of versatility that you will not find in other HMI brands.

Connecting to a Raspberry Pi

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Integrate with a Raspberry Pi: You can use the Maple Systems Web HMI to remotely view and interact with the desktop operating system of desktop PC, such as a Raspberry Pi with the help of the Virtual Network Computing (VNC) protocol. This process entails using a local VNC server application and noVNC to enable the PC to function as a gateway for remote access the Web HMI can connect to and visualize.

Our Technical team put together a tutorial that shows how easy it is to set up our Web HMIs with a Raspberry Pi, you can apply the same setup to a desktop PC running Linux or Windows. Keep in mind that the installation and configuration process for a VNC server and noVNC may vary depending on the Operating System

Connecting to an Arduino

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Integrate with an Arduino: The Maple Systems Web HMI is able to connect to a web server hosted by a microcontroller like Arduino. Our Web HMI’s integrated browser is used as a means to control GPIO outputs of an off-the-shelf Arduino microcontroller and Arduino Ethernet Shield 2 module.

Our Technical team put together an article that will walk you through the process of connecting our Web HMI to an Arduino web server. We’ll also cover programming the Arduino to host a web server using custom code. You’ll find detailed wiring diagrams and program files at the end of the article to help you easily replicate the setup.

Connecting to a PLC

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Integrate with PLCs: With over 400 PLC & Controller communication protocols, and support for the Modbus protocol, our HMIs will easily integrate with your preferred PLC brands.

The entire list of supported PLCs can be found in our Free HMI configuration software, EBPro. You can also view and download Controller Information Sheets from our Support Center

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Create a SCADA Network: Maple Systems offers all the components you need to create your own unique level of supervisory data acquisition and control (SCADA), from the simplest stand-alone machine to sophisticated multi-device networked production line(s), all the way to enterprise-level operations and IIoT functionalities leveraging cloud connectivity.

To learn more about how our products work together to create scalable SCADA solutions, visit our SCADA solutions page.

You’ve downloaded the software, watched the tutorials, created a project, ran your project in simulation mode, but you still have questions… Feel free to contact our Sales or Technical Support teams for additional help.

Free U.S. Based Support

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If you weren’t able to find answers in our Support Center, you can ask a product or service-related question by:

1. Opening a case with our Technical Support by using our online Case Logger. From this page, enter as much information as possible and a member of our Technical Support team will contact you within 2 business days.
2. Call or email our Sales team. Email us at sales@maplesystems.com or call 425-745-3229. We are here M-F 6:00am – 4:30pm Pacific Time to answer your questions.

Whether you buy a unit now or not, we are honored that you chose to explore our software and learn more about industrial automation and how we fit into this growing industry.

Wide Selection of Products

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Conclusion

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Maple Systems is proud to be partnered with our local Colleges, STEM Programs, and Non-Profits, offering hands-on learning opportunities for our future creators, inventors, and innovators. Contact us today for more information on how to become a partner for our future.