HMI Features & Benefits
Innovative High-End Features
- 300 NITs, 50K Hrs @ 40°C
- Patented HMI on-line edit, No downtime
- Tiny EZminiWifi installed on the HMI allows Laptop to program HMI from 50 ft. away.
- EZTouch EZ5 HMIs in a plant or multiple plants have the capacity to be monitored using EZPlantview software.
- Most Rugged 0.090” thick anti-glare touch screen.
- Unicode for multiple languages.
- Free Easiest Programming Software, design time in hrs not days.
- “C level” scripting and logic expressions.
- Data-logging, Emails, USBs.
- Remote Monitoring and Control, Smart phones & Ethernet.
- Communicate to all PLCs, including Ethernet IP.
- Unique Visibility tag for best screen space utilization.
- Free Program conversion from EA9 or CM5 C-More HMIs to EZ5 for Orders more than $4000
EZ5 Features & Benefits
Patented HMI on-line edit, No downtime. 
Watch it in action.
All HMIs except for EZtouch, require the machine or process to be shut down to make a change in the HMI program. While a new program is being uploaded to the HMI, it is non-functional and hence the machine can’t be allowed to operate during this time. Every time the HMI program is edited, there is machine down time of typically an hour. All EZTouch series HMIs have a patented on-line edit exceptionally innovative feature that allows the HMI program to be edited without the machine missing a beat.
In a recent study, more than 2/3rds of control
engineers stated that after the HMI is
installed in a machine or process, the plant user, system integrator or OEM requests
some change in the screen design at least 10
times in the first 90 days following installation.
Even if you were able to make the change in
half-an-hour, machine/process will be down
by 0.5 hr. each time change is made. Taking
downtime at even a low cost of $1000/hr.,
the patented unique HMI online feature in all
EZTouch HMIs, saves you at least $5000 in just
first 3 months of operation.
300 NITs, 50K Hrs @ 40°C
When evaluating HMIs for you Machine or Application you should look at the overall cost of ownership. EZTouch displays all have LED backlight which is lot more durable in fact it is rated at 50K Hrs while operating at 40°C as compared to most of our competition's 50k Hrs at 25°C. In addition, EZTouch displays have a higher brightness of 300 NITs as compared to 230 to 250 NITs from others. In short, EZTouch HMIs last twice as long.
Tiny EZminiWifi installed on the HMI allows Laptop to program HMI from 50 ft. away.
This tiny little module that plugs into one of the serial ports in the HMI (we recommend installing on every HMI) allows a programmer to connect his/her laptop to the HMI without a cable. So many times, it is not so easy to reach the Operator console to connect the programming cable to the HMI. Combination of our patented On-Line Edit feature and EZminiWifi becomes an exceptionally innovative solution to making changes on HMI screens without having to open up the control cabinet and connect the Programming cable.
Model Selection
EZ5 is available in 4", 7", 8", 10", 12" and 15" displays.
Most Rugged 0.090” thick anti-glare touch screen.
All EZTouch HMIs except the 12” model have an extremely rugged customized touch screen that is 0.090” thick as compared to paper thin touch screens used in our competitor’s products, increasing the durability of the EZTouch touch screen.
Unicode for multiple languages.
All EZTouch HMIs have a Unicode feature for multiple languages, that is each Object can be displayed in different languages. This allows every operator of the HMI to be able to communicate to it in the language of his or her choice.
Free Easiest Programming Software, design time in hrs not days.
There is a reason why our company is called EZAutomation and our HMI is called EZTouch. We make it so easy to learn our programming language that no user, hundreds of thousands so far, thank you, ever had to attend any class to learn the programming. Most of our competitor’s products, like from Rockwell, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Unitronics, Schneider, Maple and others require a 3-5 day class to learn how to program their products. Our programming language is so intuitive and so simple that the design time for any screen and the entire project is reduced to hours instead of days.
“C level” scripting and logic expressions.
This unique feature in all EZTouch products off loads a very substantial burden on the PLC and reduces PLC scan time, number of rungs, and size of memory, as these calculations can be done essentially off-line in HMI.
Data-logging, Emails, USBs.
EZTouch EZ5 can store HMI/PLC data on EZ5s USB or micro SD card and remotely retrieve this data over Internet using AVG File Manager.
Most advanced Alarm management and logging.
*New Feature: EZTouch now provides an Alarm database, Alarm preview, Alarm history, Alarm count, Alarm protection and a special feature to send Alarm directly to EZMarquee. It also allows for the EZtouch HMI to email or text alarm messages.
Plantview Capability
All EZTouch EZ5 HMIs in a plant or multiple plants, have the capability of getting monitored by using EZPlantview software allowing all critical parameters to be collected and displayed in the individual EZ5 HMI which can be viewed on one or multiple large screens in a control room.
Remote Monitoring and Control, Smart phones & Ethernet.
All EZTouch HMIs have a remote monitoring and control feature where you can monitor and control the functionality of an HMI remotely via a Smart phone with iOS or Android OS. RMC can also be done over Ethernet connection in all EZTouch HMIs.
Communicate to all PLCs, including Ethernet IP.
EZTouch HMIs have the highest connectivity to a PLC with serial protocols, Ethernet protocols such as Ethernet IP, Modbus TCP/IP, GE SRTP, Siemens ISO, K-sequence and of course the EZ Protocol. Serial protocols cover 98+% of all PLCs in the market.
Lowest cost, powerful Soft HMI for any Windows based PC.
EZAutomation also offers a phenomenal soft HMI that features all the great objects and connectivity of EZTouch HMIs. It is extremely innovative in that it does not have any limitation on number of tags or number of screens. Data logging is all local in the PC it is installed in. If the PC has a serial port, it has connectivity to all PLCs. If the PC has only Ethernet, all Ethernet protocols are available for communication.
Unique Visibility tag for best screen space utilization.
EZTouch HMis have an extremely innovative Visibility tag on all objects. Object appears on the screen only if the visibility tag is true. Along with EZTouch’s feature of overlapping objects, visibility tag is a great space saver on the screen.
Free Program conversion form C-More
EZTouch is the predecessor of C-More which was copied from EZTouch hence it's size and mounting dimensions are same as EZTouch. It's programming software is also quite similar, however over the years some differences have developed. In order to further facilitate change over from C-More EA7 or EA9 or CM5. EZAutomation is offering Free program conversion for orders greater than $4000. It is at the discertion of EZAutomation therefore please check with us before we make the conversion. We will ofcourse need your C-More program file.
Patented HMI on-line edit, No Machine Shutdown, No downtime!
You wouldn’t buy a PLC today
if it didn’t have On-Line Edit...
...So why should you have to buy a Touch
Panel without On-Line Programming?
Only the EZTouch® has On-Line Programming
1. After a machine upgrade including a new PLC and Operator Interface, our System Integrator asked the Machine Operator what he would like to see better yet. The Operator said the new “computer” was great with all
the colors but he missed the old pressure gauge.
2. Our System Integrator immediately pulled out his notebook computer, hooked it up to the Touch panel, launched his programming software and put it in On-Line mode.
3. And then, right in front of the operator’s eyes, moved the other objects on the screen and put an Analog Meter exactly to the operator’s color taste, without ever having to shut down the machine.
4. All this took less than 2 minutes.
Operator: “Now that is nice!”
Let’s get these on all the machines.”
PLC Communications and Drivers
The EZSeries HMI Touchpanels communicate to more PLCs and Networks than any other HMI. Allen-Bradley panels talk to mostly AB PLCs, Siemens panels talk to their PLCs, Mitsubishi HMIs communicate mostly to their PLCs and so on.
Industrial Ethernet is fast becoming the hardware communication platform for an increasing number of plants all over the world. But Ethernet without the proper supporting protocol (software driver) is like having a great vehicle without tires. Not so with EZAutomation, our EZTouch EZ5 Series HMIs can communicate to all major ethernet networks including but not limited to:
• Allen-Bradley Ethernet I/P to Controllogix and Compactlogix
• DF1 protocol over Ethernet for Micrologix & SLC 500 series PLC's
• Siemens Ethernet ISO over TCP/IP
• Modbus TCP/IP
• SRTP for GE networks
EZTouch EZ5 HMI Supported Drivers: |
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AVG / EZAutomation: Allen Bradley: Automation Direct: |
Control Technology Corp (CTC): CTC 2600, 2700 and 5100 (CTC Binary) IDEC: Computer Link Mitsubishi: Modicon / Schneider: Omron: Host Link Adaptor Siemens: |
Remote capability over PC, Tablet or Smart Phone (Apple iOS and Google Android)
If you need assistance, be sure to visit the RMC Support page.
EZ RMC™ Remote HMI is an application designed for your mobile devices on both iOS and Android platforms, for the monitoring and control of your EZTouch HMIs from EZAutomation.net. Enjoy direct access to your EZTouch HMI from anywhere at the tips of your fingers, on your phone or tablet. The EZ RMC™ Remote HMI is available on both the iTunes App Store as well as the Google Play store.
Features:
- Realtime View and Control of your EZTouch HMI panel
- "Pinch" style zoom for more in-depth view of your HMI project
- Save screenshots directly from the App
- Multiple user accounts can be configured for each panel project, with multiple levels of security, including either only Viewing ability, or both Viewing and Control
- Record your most used panels in your Favorites for quick access, and designate one HMI for direct access by default when the App is opened
Compatibility:
- iOS App works with all iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) running iOS version 6 or later
- Android App works with devices running OS version 4.0.3 - Ice Cream Sandwich or later
