Big HMI capabilities in a compact, affordable
package
New 8" and 10?TFT display EPX PowerStation packages unlimited tag InteractX
Windows?HMI on a hardened Industrial PC platform
Milford, Ohio, February 2006
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Parker Automaton-CTC has announced the release of its new open platform EPX
PowerStation in February. This CTC-designed and manufactured PowerStation is an
Industrial PC with an 8?or 10" TFT display and analog resistive touchscreen.
Pre-installed and licensed with award-winning InteractX Windows?HMI
unlimited-tag runtime software, EPX08 and EPX10 PowerStations combine the power of the
standard Windows XP Pro operating systems with a hardened x86 hardware platform.
With standard 4.0GB Compact Flash storage, the EPX runs a fully-functional
Windows XP Pro OS and InteractX HMI software using non-rotating storage media
for higher system reliability. Where applications demand higher storage
capacity, EPX PowerStations are available with a 40GB or 80GB hard drive storage
option.
Running CTC’s InteractX Windows software, the EPX PowerStation packages a
powerful, open platform HMI solution in a small footprint ?and reasonable
price. InteractX’s unlimited-tag runtime system supports over 60 communication
drivers, fully rendered and scalable graphics, multi-language support and
industry-leading tools for easing 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and E-Signatures.
Its intuitive, object-style development system enables real-time data
acquisition, enhanced user administration, operator/event tracking with network
security auto detection and complete tag editing, as well as integrated VBA and
Active X tools for easy customization.
Each EPX system includes a full range of PC hardware features such as embedded
Celeron CPU, 512MB DRAM, 64MB APG Video memory, external Type II CompactFlash
slot, bootable USB ports, RS-232 and RS-232/422/485 ports and 100BaseT Ethernet
port. These features allow EPX systems to be configured for a wide variety of
communications and application needs.
The NEMA4/4X- rated EPX is sized to fit the cutout dimensions of several
popular operator panel products, making it an ideal drop-in replacement or
alternative HMI for many existing machines. Like all PowerStations, each EPX
unit comes with Parker-CTC’s standard 24-month warranty, free technical
assistance and CTC Online Forum for product update support.
About Parker CTC
Since 1980, CTC has been designing, manufacturing, and marketing both hardware
and software to provide factory-floor, machine-operator-interface solutions for
automation projects worldwide. With annual sales exceeding $8 billion, Parker
Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control
technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide
variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company
employs more than 50,000 people in 46 countries around the world. Parker has
increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 49 consecutive years,
among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500
index. For more information on CTC brand products from Parker, contact: Parker
Automation-CTC, 50 W. TechneCenter Drive, Milford, OH 45150. Phone:
513-831-2340. Fax: 513-831-5042. Internet: www.ctcusa.com.
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