Lascar, SGD 43-A, PanelPilot Capacitive Touch Display with Analogue, Digital, PWM and Serial InterfaceIncludes:SGD 43-A (not Panel Pilot ACE);USB A to Mini USB;Mounting Kit.Application:Process;Automotive;Automation and Control;PLC / HMI / Data Acquisition.SGD 43-A is a capacitive touch display designed for use with PanelPilotACE Design Studio, a free drag-and-drop style software package for rapid development of advanced user interfaces and panel meters. This off the shelf display features a wealth of hardware interfaces, including four 16-bit bipolar analogue inputs (to a maximum of ±40V d.c.), eight digital input/output pins, two alarm outputs, four 8-bit PWM outputs, PID Control, multi-channel data logging and trend graphs, serial RS232 and accessories available for RS485 communication and four-channel thermistor temperature measurement.Users program the display using the free PanelPilotACE Design Studio software which allows the creation of anything from simple meters and dials, through to advanced user interfaces with control elements.Code-Free development for industrial display projectsThe PanelPilotACE Design Studio software provides a number of building blocks which allow users to drag-and-drop elements onto the screen to quickly create advanced display interfaces. From images to text elements, analogue style meters, touch screen navigation elements, logic statements, data logging, trend graphing and even complex maths, users can build up multi-screen interfaces without needing to write a line of code.There is a library of pre-defined elements such as meters, buttons and switches and users can create their own content by combining elements or importing graphics in a number of formats (including jpg, png, tif, bmp and gif). The software includes support for transparency and multiple layers.Hardware interfacing is similarly intuitive with hardware elements being dragged into a function builder where associations with graphical elements (such as a needle on a meter) can be defined. Here users can determine scaling for analogue inputs, define alarm triggers, behaviours for digital inputs and outputs and configure PWM outputs.PID Control:Use your display as a PID control unit. Set P, I and D coefficients, measure a process variable and use PanelPilotACE to correct to your desired set point.Ethernet FTP for Logged Data:Connect your display to an FTP server via an Ethernet cable allowing quicker and more convenient data collection.Multi-Channel Data Logging:10 logging channels allowing logging of any input to the device that can be defined numerically.Trend Graphs:Display data on graphs as it is logged. If you use an alarm threshold as one of your data channels, monitor logged data against alarm levels.Previewing and Uploading ProjectsThe software includes a ‘Preview in Emulator' function which emulates the hardware's inputs and outputs, allowing users to test their projects prior to upload. Projects are uploaded to the SGD 43-A via a mini USB port.