Re: [foxboro] Foxboro] Why do people use PCs to show DM/FV (Inspired by Dual headed Hummingbird displays)

Mark,

Re: Linux based HMIs, Remote displays using VNC.

So the issue is price more than anything? The use of Linux and VNC implies
that.

What's the right price point for an HMI?

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-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Blunier, Mark
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 12:21 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Foxboro] Why do people use PCs to show DM/FV
(Inspired by Dual headed Hummingbird displays)

> If you don't mind, I'd like to ask the community of users=20
> about how and why they use PCs to show FV/DM displays.

Why?  We want more displays, and buying Foxboro WPs is rather expensive.
And while the IT departments don't seem to mind, engineering doesn't =
have
the time to maintain MS Windows based machines.

How?  Install Linux (Debian) on old PC that are 'too slow' for current
MS Windows OS, that the IT department gives away.  We also display
DMs using VNC with a Linux box running a VNC server that 'displays'
the DMs.

> So, if you use PCs, would you please answer a few questions for me?
>=20
> =20
>=20
> 1)                How are the PCs used?
5 dedicated

couple dozen desktop PCs or thin clients using VNC.
=20
> 3)                What other types of HMI (beside WPs) should we be
> offering?

Linux based HMIs, Remote displays using VNC.

Mark
 
 
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