We use them a lot. The main advantage is the fast access to screens, alarm sounds (it should be easier to configure) and the alarm indications, although if we have the possibility to turn on the red or yellow lights according to the highest alarm priority in the associated graphic would be an important enhancement from the alarm management point of view. I don't think of discontinuing them is a good idea. Regards Claudio -----Mensaje original----- De: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de chris miller Enviado el: Jueves, 17 de Marzo de 2011 10:24 Para: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: Re: [foxboro] Obsolescence and unavailability of 6 X 8 annunciator keypads We upgraded one of our systems in 2008 and eliminated the GCIO/AnK because they would not integrate easily (according to our field service tech) and thus was cost prohibative to purchase new and added cost of setup to get the old working. We ended up with the soft version and the operators don't use them for the reasons stated by Corey and Tim. We also did away with the touch screens. We are upgrading another system now and I will again be pulling the GCIO/AnK. The biggest advantage from my perspective to the AnK is the alarm sound because it is hard to duplicate thru computer speakers and you have to watch the operators as they may turn the volume down (on the speakers). All that said I have between 5 and 10 of them just collecting dust! Chris On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Lowell, Timothy <Timothy.Lowell@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > Well, they have FoxPanels, but it doesn't stay out of the way as you are > suggesting. It takes up way too much screen real estate to be useful. I > suppose you could dedicate a screen to FoxPanels, but that's a bit > excessive. > > Tim Lowell > Control Systems Engineer > Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company | 19100 Ridgewood Parkway | San > Antonio, TX 78259 > 210-626-4929 (w) | 210-439-5914 (c) | timothy.lowell@xxxxxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave