Kikis Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Do you guys ever thought about the idea of a portable handheld model that will support only local and remote I/O (No I/O on board)? There are applications where freedom of movement is required. An example is the following:http://en.kinco.cn/productById?kind=1&id=88 It would be great to see something like this in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Joe Tauser Posted March 14, 2013 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 That is a neat doo-dad, but with a 5.6" display I don't know how "hand-held" it is. Still it's a good suggestion. It would be easy enough to mount a V570 or a V350-35-B1 in a small plastic enclosure and run the expansion cable and power wires in woven sheathing to make an umbilical cord. Joe T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2014 Simon Posted March 15, 2013 MVP 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 We have customers who mount Unitronics PLCs in boxes, with batteries and everything to make a stand-alone control box. It is about as "hand-held" as the example above, but then many "hand-held" robot programming pendants are a similar size. The idea of a compact, fully enclosed housing does have potential. We also get asked about "console mount" devices, that can be mounted easily in vehicles, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Joe Tauser Posted March 15, 2013 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 I believe adding a pair of these to the sides of the enclosure will fulfill the "handheld" description: Joe T. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikis Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 I found Joe's Suggestion very interesting so i tried it with a JZ10-11-PT15, a pair of cheap drawer handles and a plastic enclosure. Not aesthetically pleasing but very practical! https://imageshack.com/i/ewCFYTd7j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Joe Tauser Posted July 30, 2014 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Add a neck strap and you've got it. Necessity is the mother of invention. Joe t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikis Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 In general, it's better to use models with no on board I/O such as the V130-33-B1. Multi-core cables needed to wire the I/O's require more space resulting to bigger enclosure size selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Bereck Levy Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I found Joe's Suggestion very interesting so i tried it with a JZ10-11-PT15, a pair of cheap drawer handles and a plastic enclosure. Not aesthetically pleasing but very practical! https://imageshack.com/i/ewCFYTd7j Ok--that was a cool pic. What is the application? I basically live in Unitronics HQ...I rarely venture into the real world--what sort of applications require hand-held controllers? Mounted on moving vehicles sure...but hand-held? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikis Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hi cara, This is to control a stacking unit attached to an injection molding machine. The problem is that for some molds, the whole unit should be rotated by 180deg and moved to the opposite side of the machine. In this case and if Jazz controller was panel-mounted, there would have been not enough free space between the machine and the stacking system's control cabinet. As a result, it won't be possible for the operator to access the HMI. Another reason for using a "hand-held" controller is when you need to have direct eye contact with something you are controlling but this is not possible if you don't have freedom of movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT_ZX Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 What about running a VNC client on a tablet connected to the UniStream over WFI. Has anyone tried this? I'll have to take a tablet into the office just to see how well it works for myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EduMarg Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 TT_ZX. You can connect to a UniStream PLC using VNC through a Computer, Smartphone (Android and Iphone) and a tablet runing Android, windows 8 or a Ipad. If the computer is in the same network as the UniStream there should be no problem. UniStream does not support wifi, you must connect the Unistrem to the wifi hub or switch with a ethernet cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swb311 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I would consider remote mounting the PLC and using a tablet to remote control it, either using VNC with the Uni product line or Modbus/TCP with the Vision product line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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