Baldor (IK) has added two advanced touch-screen operator interface panels to
its range of motion-control system building accessories. The panels provide display facilities for industrial machinery, capable of displaying sophisticated, quarter-VGA size, graphical, man-machine interfaces, or up to 16 lines by 40 characters of text.
The panels are fully supported by Baldor's Mint motion software for simple integration into motion-control-related application programs, and can be interfaced to motion controllers via RS232/RS422 or the CANopen
fieldbus.
The first new panel, the KPD009-502, features a bright TFT colour 5.6in (14.2cm) display (320 x 240 pixels), with an analog-resistive touch screen that can be configured to create interactive cells. The second panel, KPD009-501, provides the same basic capability with a monochrome display.
The new displays may be used with any of Baldor's wide range of motion controllers, which range from OEM options such as PCIbus cards, to ready-to-use controllers in packaged wall- or panel-mounting forms.
