| EZSeries CE Touchpanel Feature Comparisons with C-More |
| Sl No. |
Features |
EZAutomation
EZSeries CE Touchpanel |
Automation Direct
C-More |
| 1. |
Open Platform HMI |
Windows CE Open for use by customer  |
Even though CE Platform but closed to the user  |
| 2. |
Edit HMI Application on HMI itself, No Laptops |
Yes, With Unique Built - In Quik Edit
change colors, sizes, tag/address, Add or Delete Screens.. |
No |
| 3. |
View Video on HMI |
Yes, Mpeg Video |
No |
| 4. |
View Word Files |
Yes |
No |
| 5. |
View Excel files |
Yes |
No |
| 6. |
View Power Point files |
Yes |
No |
| 7. |
View PDF Files |
Yes |
No |
| 8. |
View .Mpeg Videos |
Yes |
No |
| 9. |
Web Browsing |
Yes |
No |
| 10. |
Custom VB or C++ Applications |
Yes |
No |
| 11. |
.Net Compact Framework Support |
Yes |
No |
| 12. |
Remote Monitoring & Control |
YES, with $99 PC software |
NO |
| 13. |
Send Emails Automatically |
Under Development |
Yes |
| 14. |
Ease of Programming |
Eziest and Fastest programming |
2 Times Longer in a Benchmark test |
| 15. |
On-Line Programming |
YES, No Downtime what so ever to make a change !! |
NO |
| 16. |
On Screen Recipe Edit |
YES, allows fine tuning of Recipe on Touch Panel, without PC |
NO |
| 17. |
FDA Compliant |
YES |
NO |
| 18. |
Display Brightness |
See Individual Model, 10% - 20% more Brightness than Best in class for most Models |
See Individual Model |
| 19. |
Bulb Life |
10% - 20% more Life than the Best in Class for most Models |
See Individual Model |
| 20. |
Backlight Field Replacement |
Can be done but cumbersome |
Little easier still cumbersome |
| 21. |
Outdoor Readability |
Low power consumption, Transflective, 6" and 10" Models starting $1499 |
Not Available |
| 22. |
Touch Screen Resolution |
Analog resistive
|
Analog resistive |
| 23. |
Built - In Anti Glare screen |
Yes, No effect on visibility |
No, Optional Anti Glare Cover reduces Visibility |
| 24. |
Hard Surface Touch Screens |
0.090 inch Thick |
Paper thin Touch Screen |
| 25. |
Brightness at Elevated Temperatures |
Best in Class, TFT Models rated from 55 - 60 Deg C |
50 Deg C |
| 26. |
PLC / Network Drivers |
90% of Installed PLCs and Networks including DH + / RIO, Modbus Plus, CC Link, Profibus, DeviceNet, SRTP, etc. |
Mostly Limited to Basic Drivers for Low End PLCs, No Drivers for Siemens and High End Allen Bradley |
| 27. |
Ethernet Protocols |
7 : EtherNet/IP for ControlLogix, MicroLogix and SLC 500, Modbus TCP/IP, SRTP, DirectLogic Ethernet, EZPLC on same Model |
Limited ContolLogix, DirectLogic, No MicroLogix, Modbus TCP/IP, No SRTP |
| 28. |
Data Acquisition |
EZ Data Acquisition for any Tag thru RS232 or Ethernet Port, Data stored in Compact Flash or logged to Main Frame Computers through Ethernet, Historical Data can be viewd right on the panel, $99 EZ Daq Software for trending in Excel |
Limited Data collection in NotePad need transfer to a PC from the flash card or the USB Drive, 3 rd party software to go to Excel, Data cannot be transferred through Ethernet, Historical Data can not be viewed on the HMI |
| 29. |
OEM / SI Utility |
YES, OEM/SI can upgrade user program without having Programming software |
NO |
| 30. |
Design Protection for OEM/SI |
YES, Entire Project password protected |
NO |
| 31. |
Alarm Management and History |
Free placement of Alarm banner and advanced Alarm History management |
Alarm banner fixed |
| 32. |
Recipe Management |
Available across all Models |
Available across all Models |
| 33. |
Animation Objects |
YES |
YES |
| 34. |
Project Simulation |
YES |
YES |
| 35. |
Foreign Languages / Unicode Support |
Yes, All Fonts, Langauges and sripts supported by Unicode |
Limited to 10 Langauges, doesnot Support Unicode |
| 36. |
Flash Memory |
32 MB |
32 MB |
| 37. |
RAM Memory |
64 MB |
256 KB |
| 38. |
Memory Utilization |
Extremely Condensed Vector Graphics Less than 1KB for this guage !
 |
Bitmap Graphics need huge memory |
| 39. |
Same Hardware and Software for all Models |
YES, Same Feature set across entire Family |
YES, But some Models do not have HIgh-end Features |
| 40. |
3-D Objects |
Some of the best looking Objects in an HMI |
Some of the best looking Objects in an HMI |
| 41. |
Trend Object |
Copyrighted Trend Object with VCR type control to review past history |
|
| 42. |
Bitmap Buttons |
YES across all Models |
YES across all Models |
| 43. |
Photo Editor within Programming Software |
YES, Patent Pending |
NO |
| 44. |
Monitor Tag Values in PC when connected to PLC |
YES, Real-time monitoring |
NO |
| 45. |
Pick and Apply Styles |
YES, Saves lot of time |
NO |
| 46. |
Display Tag Names/ adresses on Objects |
YES, Great trouble shooting aid |
NO |
| 47. |
Overlapping Objects |
YES |
YES |
| 48. |
Thumbwheel for Numeric Entry |
YES |
YES |
| 49. |
Symbol Library |
4000 Built-In symbols |
4000 Built-In symbols |
| 50. |
Multi-state Bitmap Object |
YES |
YES |
| 51. |
Multi-state Indicator Objects |
YES |
YES |
| 52. |
Instant Mouse Over View of Colors |
YES, Great time saving tool saves trial and error |
NO |
| 53. |
Visibility Control for all Objects |
YES, Saves screen space |
|
| 54. |
Modem Support |
YES, Convenient for simple Dial-up connection |
NO |
| 55. |
Transition from Dedicated Operating system to Windows operating system |
EZ Touch and EZCE Touch Panel have a seamless transition. Programming software is the same. HMI Applications are transparent and thus can be run on either panel |
No |
