ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
Powerful and versatile : Gefran presents G-Vision , the new high performance multitouch HMI . G-Vision has a large range of bright widescreen TFT LED displays . The connectivity of G-Vision can communicate with all the main fieldbus protocols . Cybersecurity is guaranteed through the integrated firewall .
The Gefran G-Vision Range
SMART CONNECTED FACTORIES
Italian technology plast / April 2022
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Gefran – the Italian multinational group specialised in the design and production of sensors , industrial process control systems , electric drives and automation components – takes a further leap into the future of Smart Connected Factories , where HMI technologies make processes digital and enable people to make safer , more certain and faster decisions . The 4.0 paradigm requires simple and effective advanced interfaces which allow the operator to manage production systems that are increasingly interconnected and integrated , from multiple devices . In this scenario , Gefran presents G-Vision , the new multitouch capacitive Panel PC platform , UL certified , with integrated Web Server and 4.0 connectivity . In detail , G-Vision has a large range of bright widescreen TFT LED displays , suitable for any working environment , from 7 to 21.5 inches with a wide viewing angle . The solution allows the creation of scalable pages ( responsive in size ) and thanks to the integrated Web Server , accessible from any location , even through the Cloud . The Linux operating system combined with the 64-bit RISC quad core - 1.6GHz processors guarantees high performance of the integrated graphics libraries and allows numerous plug-ins and widgets , such as HTML browsers , PDF and video viewers , as well as the ability to create and print reports .
CONNECTIVITY AND SECURITY The connectivity of G-Vision can communicate with all the main fieldbus protocols ( EtherCAT , ProfiNET , Ethernet IP , Modbus TCP , CANopen , Modbus RTU ) and is Industry 4.0 compliant , thanks to the MQTT , OPC-UA and SQL protocols , the latter being useful for backwards compatibility projects . Furthermore , thanks to the integration of Node-RED , this product is also IIoT ready . G-Vision is managed within GF Project VX , the IDE ( Inte-
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