BARTEC Touch Panel with 12.1“ widescreen LED display for hazardous areas

08 July 2012

BARTEC has extended its product range of POLARIS touch panel PCs for hazardous areas with a new 12.1“device incorporating a widescreen LED display. With a high resolution of 1280 x 800 pixel and a 16:10 display format, it provides more space for the visualisation and control of automation tasks. Due to the large display surface, complex processes can be represented more clearly and in more detail.

High-resolution displays with LED background illumination and touch-screen allow intuitive and comfortable handling. Even with large viewing angles or under unfavourable light conditions, the latest LED display technology guarantees an optimal contrast.

The touch panel is equipped as standard with a processor of the latest generation, the Intel Atom with 1.6 GHz. The pre-installed operating system is Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 is optional. Connection to the control unit or to the process control system via Ethernet, Profibus DP or via a variety of serial COM interfaces.

Due to the integrated keyboard adjustment for Windows, WinCC flexible, RS View or the BMS Graf pro version 7, which has been especially developed for the POLARIS series, the panel PCs are suitable for all visualization tasks. The BARTEC software enables the user to transmit projects via Ethernet, to use graphic lists or to handle an integrated user management.

POLARIS touch panel PCs can be used for the comfortable handling of devices such as mixers or dryers but also for the control and monitoring of complex machines such as reactors or centrifuges. All devices are admitted for application in zone 1 + 2 as well as in zone 21 + 22 and guarantee habitual PC comfort even in hazardous areas. They are especially suitable for use in the chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industry.