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Products:
Web HMIs have conquered the world of automation
S-Web with embeddedWindows touch panels
start with Saia®Micro-Browser
To use the web technology with fixed devices, cus-
tomers began to use standard Windows touch pan-
els for S-Web applications.
It didn’t go well. The available resources
and computing power were not enough for the
sophisticated JAVA virtual machine in Internet
Explorer or Firefox. When a Windows Touch Panel
was powerful enough, the ventilation fans would
break down.
Another disadvantage were the operating con-
ventions of Java or Windows. For example, the
«
Windows Help» associated F1 key does not
match the touch screen. The solution was a
web browser optimized for plant and machine
operation. This was pre-installed in addition to the
standard browser on the CPUs for Embedded Win-
dows produced by Saia-Burgess itself from 2004.
S-Web with Saia®Micro-Browser web panel,
based on the Saia operating system
In addition to the high hardware requirements of
Windows and Java, a number of other points needed
to be considered critically. Frequent version changes
and updates can lead to incompatibilities that are
risky and expensive. That’s not consistent with lean
automation, nor does it bring peace of mind. Saia-
Burgess developed the proven Saia® PCD-CPUs for
the new Saia®Web-Panels MB on the basis of the
hardware architecture and the operating system. MB
stands for Micro-Browser.
The touch panel series Saia ® Micro-Browser range
in size from from 3.5" to 12". The technology and
thus the life cycle are completely in the hands of Saia-
Burgess Controls.
The touch panel series Saia
®
Micro-Browser range
in size from from 3.5" to 12". The technology and
thus the life cycle are completely in the hands of
Saia-Burgess Controls.
Since 2009, S-Web HMI technology is also available in a 1,9" format embedded
in the parent device. The software tool is the same as for the large panels.
The application runs the same on the PC browser as on the local display.
Thanks to the Saia®Micro-Browser technology,
web technology has also become an attractive
option for production machines.
Since 2004: EmbeddedWindows Touch Panel
with Saia®Micro-Browsers allow for the use
of the Web technology now permanently in-
stalled in industrial machinery and equipment.
Field level
system tchnology
Automations
level
Manage-
ment level
S-Web withWindows PC
= replaces SCADA
Windows
Notebook
= Service tool
S-Web S-Web with
EmbeddedWindows
Touch panels
This solution has worked well and was very success-
ful. This web HMI also influenced the world of series
machines.
Since 2004
Since 2007
Saia®
Micro-Browser
WebPanel
S-Web mit
Windows
Notebook
= Servicetool
S-Web mit
EmbeddedWindows
Touch Panels
