Innovative Unique Features

• Readable in Direct Sunlight
• Patented HMI on-line edit, No downtime
• Only Sunlilght readable HMIs that can talk to AB’s DH+, Devicenet, Profibus and all other Ethernet protocols
• Upload HMI program from USB without software and cable in EZ3 and EZW models.
• Best looking objects and animation.
• On-Screen Recipe Edit.
• Remote Monitoring and Control, Smart phones & Ethernet.
• Communicate to all PLCs, including DH+ & EtherNet/IP.
• Dual PLC Drivers with automatic tag conversion.
• Mfr. cost reduction & IP protection for qualified customers.
• Most Rugged 0.090” thick anti-glare touch screen.
• Fastest touch response time of any HMI.
• Unique Visibility tag for best screen space utilization.
• Unicode for multiple languages.
• Easiest Programming Software, design time in hrs not days.
• Full Project simulation on your PC. Custom start-up screen.
• “C level” scripting and logic expressions.
• Data-logging, Recipes, Emails, USBs. Free Chart recorder in EZ3 and EZW models.
• Most advanced Alarm management and logging.
• Pass-through programming for all PLCs.

EZ Sunlight HMI Features & Benefits

Readable in Direct Sunlight

These HMIs with 6" sunlight readable display at 800 NITs and 10" Sunlight readable at 1000 NITs are ideal for use in direct sunlight in an outdoor evironment such as Beach, dry kiln or the deck of an oil rig or battle ship.

Patented HMI on-line edit, No downtime.

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.

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.

Only HMI that can still talk to AB’s DH+

Allen Bradley/Rockwell is no longer supporting its DH+ protocol originated in 1980’s. Whereas there are over one million nodes in manufacturing plants all over the world on PLC2, PLC5, SLC 500, Control Logix, Compact Logix and Micro Logix PLCs, there is no other HMI on the market that still supports the DH+ protocol. It is because of EZTouch HMIs that these plants do not have to change their networks to EtherNet/IP, saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Dual PLC Drivers with automatic tag conversion.

All EZTouch HMIs now have the capability to simultaneously talk to two PLC networks. For example, EtherNet/IP on one side and Modbus RTU on the other side. Tags are automatically converted. This allows the two networks to communicate to each other through EZTouch.

As Rockwell is wanting to have all DH+ installations to be converted to EtherNet/IP, this dual driver capabiltiy of EZTouch HMI is extremely useful in cutting costs of conversion from DH+ network to EtherNet/IP network. EZTouch interfaces with the older PLCs such as SLC 500 while allowing it to communicate to the new PLCs like ContolLogix and CompactLogix added to the production line.

Best looking objects and animation.

EZTouch HMIs have the best looking objects simulating real life panel actuators and indicators. And the animation of process is great.

Most Rugged 0.090” thick anti-glare touch screen.

All EZTouch Sunlight readable HMIs 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.

Mfr. cost reduction & IP protection for qualified customers.

EZAutomation has an extremely innovative service for its qualified customers. Many OEMs and System Integrators want to protect their intellectual property incorporated into their HMI. Since you are buying directly from our factory, for a certain minimum volume per month and a service fee, we can load your program and do a brief quality test of the HMI prior to shipping. This service cuts down your manufacturing cost of programming each unit prior to installation on the machine. This includes giving your product a unique part number of your choice to protect your investment in the purchase of your HMI by any third party. Call the Factory to find out the cost of this service per unit and other details.

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.

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.

Full Project simulation on your PC.

EZTouch programming software allows you to preview and test your entire project by our Project simulation feature on your PC itself before loading it up in your EZTouch. It’s a great time saver for programmers.

“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, Recipes, Emails, USBs. Free Chart recorder.

EZTouch Sunlight readable HMIs can store HMI/PLC data on USB or micro SD card and remotely retrieve this data real-time over Internet using AVG File Manager. The USB drive or the micro SD serves as a free chart recoder saving the cost of an external chart recorder costing hundereds of thousands of dollars.

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 Sunlight readable 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 HMI which can be viewed on one or multiple large screens in a control room.

On-Screen Recipe Edit.

All EZTouch HMIs feature an on-screen recipe edit where you can edit the recipe on the HMI itself without needing to connect to a laptop with programming software.

Remote Monitoring and Control, Smart phones & Ethernet.

All EZTouch Sunlight readable 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.

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.

Pass-through programming for all PLCs.

All EZTouch HMIs allow pass-through programming of any device connected to the HMI, whether it is a PLC, PAC or a Drive. PLC Programming software of any make, for example Rockwell can pass through the same programming port as the EZTouch programming software making it very convenient to program the whole control system through just one port/connection.