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• Application for HMI
• Controller with one HMI devices
• Controller with several HMI devices
• Control with one HMI device
• An HMI device which is directly connected
• to the controller via the process bus is
• referred to as a single-user system.
• Single-user systems are generally used
• near production, but can also be deployed
• to operate and monitor independent part
• processes or system sections.
• Controller with several HMI devices
• Several HMI devices are connected to
• one or more controllers via a process bus
• (e.g. PROFIBUS or Ethernet).
• Such systems are deployed, for example,
• in a production line to operate the plant
• from several points.
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• Application for HMI
• HMI System with centralized
• functions
• An HMI system is connected to a PC via
• Ethernet. The upstream PC assumes
• central functions, e.g. recipe
• management. The necessary recipe data
• records are provided by the subordinate
• HMI system.