Overview
- Excellent HMI functionality for demanding applications
- Widescreen TFT displays with 4″, 7″, 9″, 12″, 15″, 19″ and 22″ diagonals (all 16 million colors) with up to 40% more visualization area as compared to the predecessor devices
- Integrated high-end functionality with archives, scripts, PDF/Word/Excel viewer, Internet Explorer, Media Player and Web Server
- Dimmable displays from 0 to 100% via PROFIenergy, via the HMI project or via a controller
- Modern industrial design, cast aluminum fronts for 7″ upwards
- Upright installation for all touch devices
- Data security in the event of a power failure for the device and for the SIMATIC HMI Memory Card
- Innovative service and commissioning concept
- Maximum performance with short screen refresh times
- Suitable for extremely harsh industrial environments thanks to extended approvals such as ATEX 2/22 and marine approvals
- All versions can be used as an OPC UA client or as a server
- Key-operated devices with LED in every function key and new text input mechanism, similar to the keypads of mobile phones
- All keys have a service life of 2 million operations
- Configuring with the WinCC engineering software of the TIA Portal engineering framework
Note:
A 7″ and a 15″ Comfort Outdoor version are available. These devices have been specially designed for outdoor applications in difficult environments. Best display quality, even under sunlight, UV-resistant fronts and much more.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.siemens.com/comfort-panels
Benefits
- Integral component of Totally Integrated Automation (TIA):
Increased productivity, minimum engineering overhead, reduction in life-cycle costs- Can also be used in a vertical position where installation space is restricted (all touch devices)
- Reduction of service and commissioning costs due to:
- Short configuring and commissioning times through efficient engineering and fast project downloading
- Automatic backup via optional SIMATIC HMI memory card
- Long service life of the backlighting
- Maintenance-free design
- Data security in the event of a power failure
- Simple and user-friendly representation of process values thanks to, for example, input/output fields, graphics, trend curves, bar charts, text and bitmaps
- Graphics library is available with preconfigured screen objects
- Can be used worldwide:
- 32 online languages (incl. Asian and Cyrillic character sets) can be configured
- Up to 32 languages can be switched online
- Language-dependent texts and graphics
- Standard hardware and software interfaces for increasing flexibility and for saving on additional hardware:
- PROFIBUS and PROFINET onboard (with 7″ and above, two PROFINET ports with integrated switches, with 15″ and above additional interface with gigabit support)
- Two SD card slots for storing archives, user data and for automatic backup
- USB host interfaces for connecting USB flash drive, keyboard, mouse and printer
- With 7″ and above, audio out interface for use with the integrated media player
- Standard Windows storage formats (CSV) for archives and recipes permit further processing with standard tools (e.g. Microsoft Excel)
- Sm@rtServer for remote access between different SIMATIC HMI systems or mobile end devices
Application
The SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels can be used wherever machines and plants are controlled and monitored locally – in production, process and building automation alike. They may be used in all kinds of industries and applications. They are ideally suited to demanding visualisation tasks, and due to the integrated functionality, the right device can be selected for every application.
Design
KTP400 Comfort
- 4.3″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 480 x 272, 16 million colours
- 1 PROFINET and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Touch screen and membrane keyboard with 4 tactile function keys
- Innovative successor to the TP 177B Touch Panels 4″
KP400 Comfort
- 4.3″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 480 x 272, 16 million colors
- 1 PROFINET and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Membrane keyboard with 8 tactile function keys and system keyboard
- Innovative successor to the Operator Panels OP77B
TP700 Comfort
- 7.0″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 800 x 480, 16 million colors
- 1 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Touch screen
- Innovative successor to the TP 177B/TP 277 Touch Panels and to the Multi Panel MP 177 6″
KP700 Comfort
- 7.0″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 800 x 480, 16 million colors
- 1 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Membrane keyboard with 24 function keys and system keyboard
- Innovative successor to the OP 177B/OP 277 6″ Operator Panels
TP900 Comfort
- 9.0″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 800 x 480, 16 million colors
- 1 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Touch screen
- Innovative successor to the Multi Panel MP 277 8″ Touch
KP900 Comfort
- 9.0″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 800 x 480, 16 million colours
- 1 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Membrane keyboard with 26 function keys and system keyboard
- Innovative successor to the Multi Panel MP 277 8″ Key
TP1200 Comfort
- 12.1″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 1280 x 800, 16 million colors
- 1 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Touch screen
- Innovative successor to the Multi Panel MP 277 10″ Touch
KP1200 Comfort
- 12.1″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 1280 x 800, 16 million colors
- 1 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Membrane keyboard with 34 function keys and system keyboard
- Innovative successor to the Multi Panel MP 277 10″ Key
TP1500 Comfort
- 15.4″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 1280 x 800, 16 million colours
- 2 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch + additional interface with Gigabit support) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Touch screen
- Innovative successor to the Multi Panel MP 377 12″ Touch
KP1500 Comfort
- 15.4″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 1280 x 800, 16 million colors
- 2 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch + additional interface with Gigabit support) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Membrane keyboard with 36 function keys and system keyboard
- Innovative successor to the Multi Panel MP 377 12″ Key
TP1900 Comfort
- 18.5″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 1366 x 768, 16 million colors
- 2 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch + additional interface with Gigabit support) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Touch screen
- Innovative successor to the Multi Panel MP 377 15″ Touch
TP2200 Comfort
- 21.5″ widescreen TFT display, resolution 1920 x 1080, 16 million colors
- 2 PROFINET (2 ports with integrated switch + additional interface with Gigabit support) and 1 PROFIBUS interface
- Touch screen
- Innovative successor to the Multi Panel MP 377 19″ Touch
Function
- Display and changing of process parameters
- Function keys are used for directly triggering functions and actions in the key-operated devices and with KTP400. Up to 16 functions can be configured simultaneously on function keys. The function keys can also be used direct as PROFIBUS DP or PROFINET IO input peripherals.
- Process display:
- Vector graphic (various line and plane objects)
- Dynamic positioning and dynamic showing/hiding of objects
- Fully-graphical displays, plots, and bar graph display
- Display of up to 8 trends per trend field; trend curve graphic with scroll and zoom functions for accessing the history and flexible selection of the representation period; read ruler for determining current values and display in a table
- Comprehensive graphics libraries (SIMATIC HMI Symbol Library)
- Icons: slider, gauge, clock
- Cyclic function processing by alarm clock
- Multiplex function for variables
- Signaling system
- Discrete alarms and analog alarms (limit alarms)
- Freely-definable message classes (e.g. status/fault messages) for definition of acknowledgment response and display of message events
- Status and fault messages with message history
- Preconfigured message screen, message window, and message line
- Archiving of messages and process values (on SD/multimedia card/USB flash drive, etc. or network drives via Ethernet)
- Various archive types: Circulating and sequence archive
- Storage of archive data in standard Windows format (CSV)
- Online evaluation of process value archives using trend curves
- External evaluation using standard tools (MS Excel, MS Access) is possible
- Alarm log and shift log
- Print functions (see “Recommended printers”)
- Language change
- 32 online languages, 32 configuration languages including Asian and Cyrillic character sets
- Recipe management
- With additional data storage (on SD/multimedia card/USB flash drive, etc.)
- Online/offline processing on the panel
- Storage of recipe data in standard Windows format (CSV)
- External processing using standard tools (MS Excel, MS Access) is possible
- PG functionality STATUS/FORCE VAR in combination with SIMATIC S7
- Diagnostics display in combination with SIMATIC S7 supports fast troubleshooting
- Screen selection from PLC permits operator control from the PLC
- Display of HTML documents using MS Internet Explorer
- Visual Basic Script offers flexibility through implementing new functions incl. interfacing to tags (comparison operations, loop-through, etc.)
- Help texts for process pictures, alarms, and tags
- Arithmetic functions
- Limit value monitoring for reliable process control of inputs and outputs
Configuration
The configuration is implemented using the engineering software SIMATIC WinCC Comfort (TIA Portal).Integration
The SIMATIC HMI Comfort Panels can be connected to:
- SIMATIC S7 controllers
- Third-party controllers
- Allen Bradley DF1, Allen Bradley EtherNet/IP
- Modicon MODBUS RTU, Modicon MODBUS TCP/IP
- Mitsubishi FX, Mitsubishi MC TCP/IP
- Omron Hostlink/Multilink
- OPC UA client or OPC DA server
- Multi-protocol capability
- http communication with other SIMATIC HMI systems
- Over Ethernet (TCP/IP) to a higher-level PC, network printer
Note:
Further information can be found under “System interfaces”.Technical specifications
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- HMI Design Masterclass
- Triggering Fail-safe Actions on the Basis of Non-safety HMI
- Connecting SIMATIC HMI Panels with SIMATIC S7-400H (WinCC V13 and STEP 7 V5.5)
- Migration of plants with SIMATIC (TIA Portal)
- Which panels and flat screens does Siemens currently offer for hazardous areas with potentially explosive atmosphere
- Technical documentation SIMATIC HMI
- Comfort Panels FAQ's
- Most Important Documents and Links - Visualisation
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