Siemens Comfort Panel SIMATIC HMI Comfort interface

2024-11-08

Introducing the Revamped SIMATIC HMIComfort Panel Family

The SIMATIC HMIComfort Panel family represents a groundbreaking redesign of touch and key panels, showcasing widescreen displays ranging from 4 to 12 inches. Irrespective of the size chosen, these devices come with a suite of exceptional features that remain consistent across the entire range.

Key Highlights:

High-Resolution Displays: All panels boast vibrant 16-million-color, high-resolution displays with wide viewing angles and brightness adjustable from 0 to 100%.
Versatile Display Sizes: With identical frame cutouts for all widescreen sizes, customers can upgrade their display size by 40%, enabling enhanced visualization of application content and facilitating innovative operating concepts, such as ergonomically positioned menu bars on the display's side.
Energy Efficiency: The dimmable displays conserve energy and offer new applications, especially in sectors like shipbuilding.
PROFIenergy Profiles: Standardized PROFIenergy profiles streamline coordinated and centralized shutdown of devices during inactivity.
Minimized Engineering Effort: WinCC V11 simplifies engineering by integrating HMI and controller mapping within the TIA portal.

Application Areas:

The SIMATIC HMIComfort Panels are high-end HMI devices tailored for advanced tasks in both PROFIBUS and PROFINET environments. With customizable display sizes ranging from 4, 7, 9 to 12 inches, these panels can be oriented horizontally or vertically and installed on virtually any machine for exceptional performance. Additionally, ExZone 2 hazardous-rated panels can be utilized in dangerous areas without the need for extra enclosures.

Device Versions:

The SIMATIC HMIComfort Panel series encompasses:

KP400 COMFORT: A 4-inch key panel with a 480x272-pixel display resolution, compatible with OP 77B.
KTP400 COMFORT: A 4-inch touch panel featuring a 480x272-pixel touchscreen and 4 additional function keys, compatible with TP 177B.
TP700 Comfort: An 800x480-pixel touch panel compatible with TP 177, MP 177, and TP 277, but offers 40% more display area.
KP700 Comfort: An 800x480-pixel key panel compatible with OP 277.
KP900 and TP900 Comfort: Both featuring the same display resolution as the 7-inch devices, their larger screens are ideal for distant viewing.
KP1200 and TP1200 Comfort: 12-inch devices with a PC-standard 1280x800-pixel display. Their runtime software includes archives, scripts, an Internet browser, and upon delivery, support for PDF reader, Excel, and Word files.

Installation and Setup:

The SIMATIC HMIComfort Panel's touch panels can be installed and operated in either landscape or portrait orientation. Simply select the preferred direction during configuration. Please note that some devices can only be configured with the new HMI software, WinCC V11.