Yes. To communicate between a High Performance HMI and a Standard HMI, there are a couple extra steps to take. Refer to Tech Note 5033, “Multiple HMIs connecting to one PLC” for step by step instructions.
A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building.
Modbus TCP/IP uses TCP Port 502 on HMI devices.
We have both Advanced HMIs and High-Performance cMT models with built-in Wi-Fi functionality. The Wi-Fi models can connect directly to a Wireless Network. All other models require an Ethernet connection to a wireless router be added to the local network before they can be access wirelessly from smart devices such as Apple or Android phones…
The Ethernet ports on the Dual Ethernet model are configured via the system settings menu on the HMI hardware. This is the same process used to configure the Ethernet ports on other HMI models, except there is a separate tab in the system setting window for each port. The labels on the System Settings tab…
Maple Systems HMI models with built-in Wi-Fi can connect to a phone’s broadcast Wi-Fi Hotspot feature by enabling the Hotspot feature on your phone and entering the Wi-Fi network information from your phone into the HMI’s Wi-Fi network tab. Models without built-in Wi-Fi can also use your Android phone’s internet connection via USB tethering. You…
Uploading is the act of taking a project from the HMI and bringing it to the computer.
Originally developed for use as an in-vehicle network in passenger cars, nowadays Controller Area Network (CAN) is used in many other industries. This includes applications in any kind of transportation system (rail vehicle, aircraft, marine, etc.), in industrial machine control systems, in home and building automation (e.g. HVAC, elevators), in mobile machines (construction and agriculture equipment), in medical devices and laboratory automation, as well as in many other embedded and deeply embedded applications.
CAN communication protocols are based on a distributed scheme, there is no central unit, allowing a direct data transfer between any two or more CAN devices. In an automated industrial installation, CANbus is most commonly used as part of a control system connecting vital systems that may be spread throughout a facility.
A Maple Systems HMI with CANbus support, allows the operator to interact with the system. From there programmable logic controllers (PLCs) relay those commands through the CANbus interface to the sensors, actuators, motors or other mechanical systems that carry out the desired action.
Yes, our Maple Systems brand Micro PLCs and Modular PLCs use our free PLC programming software (MapleLogic) and can easily integrate with our HMI/cMT products via ethernet or serial cables, using common communication protocols such as a MODBUS TCP/IP or MODBUS RTU. This Tutorial will step you through how to Set Up your Maple PLC…
A media access control address (MAC address) of a device is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for communications at the data link layer of a network segment. MAC addresses are used as a network address for most IEEE 802 network technologies, including Ethernet and Wi-Fi. In this context, MAC addresses…
Transport Layer Security (TLS), and its now-deprecated predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), are cryptographic protocols designed to provide communications security over a computer network.
As long as all cMT HMIs are connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your device and you know the password of the target cMT HMI, you can connect to the cMT HMI with the cMT Viewer app. cMT Viewer software is designed to allow you to easily monitor multiple cMTs HMIs.