EZTouch Original Comparison
4" TFT Color, EZ-EZAutomation vs EA3-AutomationDirect and HMI5043L Maple Systems
EA3 from AutomationDirect is manufactured in China whose price is invariably going to increase due to tarrifs. It is constantly going up and you will be well advised to take in to account this uncertainity of price and/or availabilty at all.
| EZ-T4C-FSE vs EA3-T4CL & HMI5043L | |||
| Feature | EZAutomation EZ-T4C-FSE - $449 |
Automation Direct EA3-T4CL - $340 |
Maple Systems HMI5043L - $344 |
| HMI On-line edit to change program without shutting down the HMI or the machine. This feature saves at least $2500 per HMI in just first 3 months of operations due to frequent screen changes. | Patented Online Edit  |
Feature Not Available  |
Feature Not Available |
| LED back lighting | 400 NITS, 75K Hrs @ 55°C |
370 NITS, 50K Hrs @ 25°C |
400 NITS, 50K Hrs @ 25°C |
| Dual PLC protocol to talk to two netwrks at the same time, to also act as a bridge between the two networks | Dual PLC Protocol |
Feature Not Available |
Feature Not Available |
| Touch screen | Rugged 0.090" thick anti-glare touchscreen |
Flimsy Touchscreen |
Flimsy Touchscreen |
| Edit recipe on screen without software | Onscreen Recipe Edit |
Feature not available |
Feature not available |
| No software needed to transfer PLC program | OEM Packager. No need of software to transfer program to PLC. |
Feature not available |
Feature not available |
| Protocol conversion between two networks | Protocol Conversion. Read and Write tags from 2 different PLC networks. |
Feature Not Available |
Feature Not Available |
| Logic expressions to save PLC code | Scripting / Expressions |
No Scripting / Expressions |
No Scripting / Expressions |
| IP protection service available for qualified customers to put their part numbers on the product, load their start up screen, and perform basic testing of the product getting shipped. | IP Protection |
Feature Not Available |
Feature Not Available |
| Program/Edit HMI screens from 50 ft away without a programming cable | EZ-WiFi Programming |
Not Available |
Not Available |
| EZPlantview software allows all panels in a plant to be monitored on Computer screens | Yes |
No |
No |
| Program Time in minutes | Eziest Programming software, no class required |
|
Not so good |
| Visibilty tag on each object to conserve display space | Yes |
No |
No |
| PLC pass-through programming to allow same HMI port and cable to program the PLC | Yes |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| Remotely monitor the Panel on any and all screens through Smart phones or Plant internet, or Intranet, or just ethernet | RMC, Yes |
Limited |
Limited |
| Quality Testing of each unit shipped | Mini HASS, temperature shock and vibration for each unit shipped |
No |
No |
| 24 Hour Burn Room | Each unit shipped |
No |
No |
| Made in America to create and sustain American jobs | Made in America, Free of Tariffs |
Made in China, Constant threat of Tarrifs |
Made in China, Constant threat of Tarrifs |