Hello viewers, welcome! I’m so happy that we can use our new webcast format to present some exciting news about innovations from the world of WAGO. This webcast will provide you with interesting information about the WAGO Touch Panels 600. You can use LiveChat to ask me questions at any time. If you prefer to watch the video at a later time, when the chat function is not available, please get in touch with our Service Team through “Contact” on the WAGO website. Before I go into the actual content, allow me to introduce myself. My name is André Kleine and I am the product manager responsible for out HMIs in general and specifically for the Touch Panels 600. So, let’s get started! In addition to the PERSPECTO® and e!DISPLAY® HMIs, which are already available for purchase, we are now offering a total of three different lings in our new series, the TP600. This means that we distinguish our Standard Line, on the one hand: these devices have a resistive front panel, which means that onefinger operation is possible. These were designed with more standard applications in mind, and also, for example, for cases in which operators have to work wearing larger gloves, because resistive technology has no problems with this. Next, we have our Marine Line, which differs from the Standard Line in that the front panel is completely black. This indicates that these devices also have black, anodized aluminum frames, which allows us to reduce reflections, meaning to reduce them to a minimum. The main application areas, as already inherent in the name, are marine applications; however, they are not limited to this, which means that these devices can also be used in conventional areas. Last, we have our Advanced Line. In contrast to the other two, these devices have a capacitive touch screen, which means they have a glass front panel. Operating them is similar to a smartphone or tablet. Multi-touch inputs are possible, as is gesture recognition, which makes these touch screens the devices of choice in those areas where these features can be used. We are currently offering the TP600 in variants ranging from 4.3 to 21.5 inches in size. The devices ranging from 4.3 to 10.1 inches are already available from our warehouse, and the 15.6 and 21.5 inch models will follow in the summer, when they will also be available. Before I discuss the differences, I would like to point out the commonalities. Namely, the entire TP600 series is based on a modern A9 quad core processor. This means, that we have a very high performance platform for your visualization and control tasks, in connection with 2 gigabytes of RAM in every device. In addition, the firmware on all devices is the same. This means that we do not distinguish between the individual variants: regardless of which ones you have, you can use our same firmware on all of them. That can often provide significant benefits, which I will discuss later in more detail. Furthermore, we rely on the open-source and very reliable Linux® operating system all variants, which is a commonality they share with our other controllers. I explained the differences between the various lines at the beginning. While I do not wish to go into that again in detail, this does, however, concern the touch technologies that we use. Within the individual lines, we distinguish between various hardware configurations with regard to the interfaces. In addition, the software functionalities differ between the various devices. I’d like to discuss that in more detail. The simplest interface variant is the PIO1. The PIO1 includes two ETHERNET interfaces and two USB 2.0 interfaces, so that I can connect an external keyboard or mouse, for example, when that is necessary. In addition, the devices have a microSD card slot on the side, so that I can expand the memory, or I can also use this to load the firmware. The PIO2 variant is virtually a PIO1 variant plus an additional audio output. This means that, if you want play back an audio file, for example, an alarm or a text message, then you can do that using a PIO2 device. The PIO3 variant has an entire additional level. This means, that an RS-232-/-485 interface, a CAN interface, and also onboard I/Os in digital form are directly located in this additional level. Which means that customers can decide in the application whether something is an input or an output, so they can adapt it individually to their own needs. For example, you can use the onboard I/Os if you have additional push buttons or LED displays on the control cabinet wall, so that you don’t first have to guide the wire to a terminal in the cabinet, but instead can wire directly from the door to the panel. This saves wiring and time costs. That concludes our section on interfaces. Now, let’s turn to software functionality. nitially, we’re going to distinguish here between web-, visu-, and controlfunctionality. Let’s start with web-functionality. This is pretty similar to the familiar functions you recognize from browsers, computers, or smartphones. This means that I’m using an integrated browser. I can create a favorites page, where I can store the most important URLs, which can be helpful. This allows me to easily switch between different web pages, or to specify a homepage, so that the device always starts with this visualization. The web server, that I am currently accessing, can be located in a controller – this is our standard practice – or it can be located in the cloud. This means that we can be very flexible; after all, it’s just a browser, and it can be accessed from anywhere. The Visu Panel is distinctly different from the Web Panel, because the visualization in this case is generated at the device itself. This means that I don’t have to first retrieve the graphics using the http protocol, because the visualization is present onboard. This provides very fast reaction times, because this intermediary communication is omitted. To display the variables, I first have to gather them from the surrounding controllers, and I can correspondingly assign them to the element using the e!COCKPIT project, which I am also using to project the Visu Panel. In addition to having the visualization on the device itself, another benefit is that I have separation between the visualization and control tasks. This means that the controller only has to work on control tasks, and the visualization is completely taken over and provided by the Visu Panel. This means, that if I now want to access other web clients in this visualization, I can do that using the integrated web server. The next upgrade level is the Control Panel, which means we’re talking about an all-in-one device. I have complete control functions integrated in the control panel, and there no distinction between this and a PFC with regards to projection. This means that the visualization and the variables are already on the device, and I can gather additional inputs and outputs and additional data via a coupler, for example. In this context, it is important to understand that, like with hardware variants, we can only get more. This is also the case with the software, that I can only get more functionalities. This means that a Control Panel is automatically a Visu Panel and is automatically also a Web Panel. This means that the browser is also present in the Control Panel, and, if I want, I can use the browser to access another controller for a visualization, and can then switch back to my onboard visualization. This also means that the devices with PIO1 are delivered off the shelf as Web Panels, the PIO2 devices are Visu Panels, and the PIO3 devices are Control Panels. However, starting with the PIO2, I can expand the functionality of the device through additional licenses. This means, that I can turn my Visu Panel into a Control Panel with a license, for example, a control license. At this point, it is important to mention that the PIO2 does not have NVRAM on the hardware side. This means that retained and permanent data cannot be stored at this point. However, if you only need the control functionality, then this would be a possibility, for example. We have an extremely high scalability due to the various interface variants, the different diagonals, and the diverse software functionalities. Which means that you can find the right device for your needs in our portfolio. The unique feature: ok, let’s start with the housing. We use very high-quality materials. This means that the back is made completely from aluminum, which secures the device robustly against mechanical influences. We also use very high-performance displays. This means that we provide a very high resolution here, so that starting at the 15.6 inch diagonal, we can already provide full HD resolution. Another aspect that I find very important is the viewing angle. We ensure that we provide a very large viewing angle. Why is that important? Because I don’t always stand in front of the display. And when I am standing off to the side of the display in order to observe the system, I still want to be able to safely see alarm messages or the like. This means that we use high-quality displays to guarantee this. At the same time, we ensure that the devices have a high viewing angle from all sides, which means that our devices can be installed vertically with no problems. This means that, if you as the customer have, for example, a system, where you need the device to be horizontal, and then you also have a system, where it would be better attached vertically, then you could rely on the same product. So, you don’t have to order two different products, because it is one and the same product. I can set the alignment using the onboard integrated Web-Based Management, and then you can use the device. In addition, the products are also very easy to mount. Because of the springs attached on the sides, the product snaps in to the control cabinet door during installation. Then, you can calmly fix the device to the control cabinet door using the additional clamping elements, and even the clamping elements themselves are clipped into the aluminum profile and therefore cannot fall out. This means, that you save time during mounting and you can do it very comfortably. It is very simple, and we attach a great deal of importance to the fact that you can mount the devices very easily. However, the unique features aren’t limited to the hardware, but are also part of the software in the devices. As already mentioned, we rely on the proven PFC technology. This means that the same technology, that you use in our controllers, is also used here. We do not differ here much from the controllers, which has the added benefit that features, that you are used to from the controllers, for example, are also directly available in our panels, or you can have them quickly delivered as add-ons. Since we rely on the same software, there are many added benefits. On the one hand, the PFC technology is perfectly suited for the system. This means, that since it doesn’t differ much from the controller, you will also scarcely notice the difference. This means that you also don’t have to learn anything new: customers, who already work with our products, can immediately orient themselves and begin working directly with our Control Panels, for example. On the other hand, we have the benefit of providing the same security features as for the PFC technology. For example, we have directly integrated the firewall, and you don’t have to buy an additional security package. Furthermore, a large benefit, that I mentioned at the beginning, is that all of the panels use the same firmware. This means that, because we make them similar to the PFC, packages or components that have been developed for a PFC, for example, can be quickly ported over. This means that we have high recyclability. This means that things don’t have to be completely rewritten, just because we changed the hardware; instead, you can reuse it. Especially if you have perhaps also worked with our Docker? Then you can easily port the Dockers, that were written for our PFCs. With regards to the “Docker”, there is another separate webcast about “Docker” technology. On the one hand, beginning in the summer, as I already mentioned, we will expand our portfolio with larger diagonal measurements, that means, as stated at the beginning, panels bigger that the 15.6 inch, or the 21.5 inch shown here. The availability will be, as stated, beginning in the summer. However, innovations are not limited to hardware. Our new firmware 16, which will be available soon, also offers new functionalities. For example, starting with firmware 16, we will be able to use BACnet through an additional license. This is discussed in more detail in a separate webcast about the topic of “Control Technology”. If you are interested, you can easily switch to this webcast. Furthermore, we are making an additional browser element available in the onboard visualization. Why is that important? I mentioned at the beginning, that we include a browser in any case for the Control Panels. This lets you switch between the onboard visualization and, for example, a third-party Web Visu. If you don’t want to do that, you can still use this browser element, which we have integrated into the system, to display the Web Visu from the PFC in the onboard visualization – which would be one possibility. The other possibility is that I can display, for example, a live image from a webcam. The webcam in this case would have to support an MJPEG format; however, you could then, for example, monitor your systems without leaving the device. That means, you could check whether, for example, a door is shut, or an area is free. You can check this, without leaving the device, which can be very useful. The biggest change, however, starting with firmware 16, is that we can also activate the multicore functionality in our runtime. This means that you, as the customer, will be able to generate your own task groups. You can then distribute these task groups to different cores. However, you can also leave it to the system to distribute them to the various cores. This means that you have several degrees of freedom here. On the other hand, we also have a new view function into the software engineering. You will be able to view the processor utilization on the cores live. This means that you can use the devices much more efficiently and at increased performance. I hope that I have been able to provide you with exciting new impressions from the area of HMIs. As I said, if you have questions, please feel free to use the “Meet the Speaker” function and ask me your questions live. I will then attempt to answer them, naturally, to the best of my ability. If you have questions later, then please contact your known contact person or our WAGO support team, who would be glad to help you with guidance and resources.