CANbus, Sensors and Instrumentation

Download datasheet The Wachendorff OPUS A4 HMI available from Sensor-Technik UK is an ideal dashboard display for critical vehicle-mounted CANbus systems. Combining a high-brightness 16:9 format TFT display with the ability to superimpose live video inputs from vehicle-mounted cameras, the OPUS A4 ensures that the operator is always aware of the status of his or her onboard systems, and can monitor the outside environment at the same time. Perfect for ... More...

Download datasheet (PDF) The OPUS A1 operator interface from Wachendorff has been specifically designed for use in inhospitable commercial vehicle applications. It combines a large bright landscape touchscreen display with a powerful 32bit processor in a ruggedised package to provide a flexible programmable platform for interfacing with all manner of vehicle-mounted systems from agricultural machinery to special-purpose vehicles such as snowploughs.  The display of the OPUS A1 is an easy-to-read ... More...

Download application note (PDF) Stabilising feet are an important feature of many larger fire-fighting vehicles, providing an essential base to enable the full deployment of ladders and access platforms. One manufacturer of such vehicles approached Sensor-Technik with a brief for a system to control both the stabilising feet and the access platform, thereby providing increased safety when the vehicle's platform was deployed to its maximum extent.  Sensor-Technik chose one of ... More...

Download application note (PDF)  Sometimes the key to satisfying an application is the additional service that can be added to an off-the-shelf product. And one such instance came when a manufacturer of agricultural machinery was looking for a human-machine interface for a hay-baling machine.  The manufacturer needed a CANbus interface with a bright and easy-to-read display that would make it easy for the tractor operator to visualise the status of ... More...

Download datasheet (PDF) When vehicle-mounted systems need both a powerful controller and an attractive user interface, then the MCP6 Series from Graf-Syteco is the perfect solution. This dual-processor operator panel has a 10.4in VGA TFT liquid crystal display with 16 fully programmable function keys, and bristles with interfaces, including two CANbus channels, two USB 2.0 lines, two UARTs for conventional serial communications and no fewer than four video inputs. Add ... More...

Download datasheet (PDF) The OPUS Thor operator interface combines stylish design with the ruggedness demanded by the off-highway operating environment, and is an ideal HMI and controller for designers of agricultural machinery. The IP65-sealed powder-coated die-cast aluminium enclosure houses a high-visibility 5.7-inch quarter-VGA TFT colour display, a membrane keypad with five softkeys and one hard-wired switch, and three encoders, each with pushbutton functionality to take control of all manner of ... More...

Download datasheet (PDF) The Micronor MR175 series handheld pendant station is a stylish, rugged and practical handheld control or programming console for a wide range of industrial and robotic applications. Typical uses include control of CNC machines, cranes, assembly lines, process control, welding robots or as a teaching pendant. The pendant station offers a wide range of controls as standard, including a master emergency stop switch, side-mounted left/right enable switches, ... More...

Download datasheet (PDF) The Graf-Syteco AT62 is a compact and stylish operator panel designed for simple and efficient machinery control, and is particularly suitable for vehicle-mounted systems. With eight freely programmable short-stroke tactile keys and a 240 x 64 pixel backlit liquid crystal display (LCD), the AT62 offers the flexibility of a graphical HMI with the power of a CANbus controller. Within a panel area of 196 x 110mm, the ... More...

Download datasheet (PDF) The Graf-Syteco AT13 Series is a low-cost universal operator panel for machinery or vehicle systems that do not need the expense of a full graphical interface. With six function keys, each with its own programmable status LED, this manual operator panel provides an easy-to-use front end for a variety of systems, with the flexibility of an onboard CANbus interface for ease of integration. The panel is ideal ... More...

Download datasheet (PDF) The AT8-series interface from Graf-Syteco is ideal as an in-vehicle control panel for CANbus systems. It combines a high-visibility quarter-VGA colour TFT display with programmable function keys to offer simple operator control of Controller Area Network systems typically employed in vehicle systems such as engine or transmission management or in vehicle mounted machinery such as lifting gear or agricultural equipment. The unit can be supplied with either ... More...

Download datasheet (PDF) The Graf-Syteco AT3-series is a high-quality graphical HMI (human machine interface) with a built-in CANbus controller. This ruggedly built operator panel is ideal for off-highway vehicles and construction machinery, where it can be used with I/O slave modules as the basis of a low-cost CANbus system. The HMI features a large 71mm-square LCD panel with low-power high-brightness LED backlighting. Operator input is via three pushbuttons and a ... More...