Upgraded HMI Includes Multimedia Video and Sound Capabilities

Feb. 20, 2013
HMI has been designed to strengthen productivity and efficiency by tightly integrating both multimedia and HMI functionality in a single platform.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. has added an extensive range of advanced capabilities to its GT16 Series Human Machine Interface (HMI). The GT16 Series HMI offers many features designed to meet the increasing pressures of manufacturers, processors and OEMs for high performance, ease of use and lower total cost of ownership. 

These include remote access, multimedia video and sound capabilities, multi-language text and graphic support, alarm management with conditional sequencing, front-mounted USB port and embedded diagnostics and maintenance functions.

The GT16 has been designed to strengthen productivity and efficiency by tightly integrating both multimedia and HMI functionality in a single platform to deliver visualization for machine, factory and enterprise-level applications.

GT16 terminals are available in six sizes, ranging from 5.7 inches to 15 inches and feature high-quality display technology with up to 65,536 colors. GT16 hardware features include an advanced CPU and graphics engine, integrated communication ports (RS422/485/Ethernet) and power supply, front-mounted USB ports (USB host/device), compact flash and option slots, and built-in 15MB flash memory.  The compact platform offers an upgradable operating system and a real-time clock.