TURCK has released the VT250 series of human machine interfaces, in the company’s first foray into the area.
According to TURCK, the HMIs provide provides visualisation, controlling and variable gateway functionality for communication between Fieldbus systems and real-time Ethernet.
The VT250 is the first model in the series, and was introduced by TURCK at the SPS/IPC/Drives show in Nuremburg. More units are expected in 2010.
The VT250 may be configured as a master or slave, regardless of the communication direction. The HMI is based on open standards like CoDeSys and FDT/DTM.
Physically, the HMI has a 5.7” TFT touch-screen in a 212 by 156 by 50mm housing. The back side includes a SD memory card slot, a back-up battery and the Fieldbus port that may be configured for Profibus or CAN bus communication.
According to the company, the two real-time Ethernet ports means the VT250 HMI may be used to set up a line topology. There is also a communication port supporting RS232 and RS485, and an additional USB port.