Remote human-machine interface
AssigneeSidel Participations
InventorsHervé PASQUIER, David GARIOU
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for managing a production line. The system includes at least one human-machine interface (HMI) connected to a programmable logic controller (PLC), or to a distributed control system (DCS) of a machine of the production line, and/or a portable device. At least one remote terminal is rigidly connected to the machine or to a safety enclosure thereof and connected to the HMI or connected to the PLC. The remote terminal can detect the presence of the portable device inside a predetermined perimeter and connect the portable device to the HMI and/or to the PLC of the machine. The system also includes a device for generating vibrations capable of generating vibrations when the HMI emits an alarm.
Claims15
A system for managing a production line, comprising at least one machine, said system comprising at least:
- one human-machine interface (HMI) connected to one or more of a programmable logic controller (PLC) of a machine of said production line, a distributed control system (DCS) or similar, and a portable device;
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- at least one remote terminal rigidly connected to the machine or to a safety enclosure of said machine and connected to the human-machine interface or connected to the programmable logic controller of the machine, said remote terminal comprising a detector for detecting a presence of the portable device inside a predetermined perimeter and a connector for connecting said portable device to the human-machine interface and/or to the programmable logic controller of the machine,
- wherein one or both of said portable device and a portable accessory, connected to said portable device and/or to the remote terminal, comprises a device for generating vibrations capable of generating vibrations when the HMI emits an alarm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.