HMI's and Embedded Anybus technology

Today communication is a key function for almost any HMI. It can be communication to a PLC it is connected to, or as a field device on a Fieldbus or Industrial Ethernet network

Connected to the PLC . When connected as supervisory system, the HMI normally communicates in a mode where the HMI can access a wide range of data registers inside the PLC. This is normally done via propriety protocols, over serial or Ethernet media.

An HMI device can be connected as a field device, displaying production data and are then installed along a production line. When used as a field device, the PLC is normally master over the HMI which operates as a Slave/Adapter on the Fieldbus.

HMS offers several different Embedded Anybus products for HMI applications:

Anybus-M Master/ Anybus-S Slave
The Anybus-S and Anybus-M family of interchangeable communications cards are designed to allow one design to use either slave or master communications, something that is very useful in HMI applications. Anybus-Slave/Master, gives customers the freedom to select almost any Fieldbus or Industrial Ethernet to provide uplink and downlink communications to the HMI. Read more

Anybus-CompactCom
HMS' latest product development is a high functionally but low-cost embedded unit that integrate the complete communication technology, hardware and software, into a compact unit. The Anybus-CompactCom interchangeability gives manufactures of small HMI maximum flexibility and after one “design in” their product can support all major networks. Read more

Anybus-PCI
The Anybus-PCI cards are built on the Anybus-S and Anybus-M family of interchangeable communications cards, but formatted to fit a standard PCI slot, a common platform for HMI's. If your HMI is an Industrial PC with hardware support for PCI cards, the Anybus-PCI gives you access to the popular fieldbus systems, either as Master or Slaves. Read more