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1 Introduction
General functionality
The days of simple text displays and multi-functional control buttons
are gone. A modern and attractive design is required. But such in-
vestments into the future have often been rejected for commercial
reasons previously. However, with increasing functionality, the de-
mands of the machine users rise in terms of handling, visualization
and diagnosis.
With the Ventura Vico KUHNKE Automation now offers a very cost ef-
fective way to use a comfortable operation panel which is directly fitted
on the machine. Your small machine or automatic system will immedi-
ately receive an added value. Other typical applications are a second
work station in conjunction with a panel or industrial PC in large or dis-
tributed machines and visualization of drive controllers programmed
with CODESYS. With its low depth, the Ventura Vico is particularly
suitable for control and display tasks in confined spaces.
A truly modern visualization system, consisting of a coordinated hard-
ware and software package should not only master the basic function-
ality. It should also enable well-designed user interfaces with sophisti-
cated ergonomics. Concept creator, operator and service technicians
should form a perfect team and work together with a tool that allows
them all opportunities. Customers always have good ideas, so change
management must be easy.
Such requirements place high demands on process visualization. It
must be intuitively usable, easy to learn and clearly structured. For
visualization of data from a CODESYS control unit the Ventura Vico is
optionally equipped with the software package CODESYS V3 HMI or
VisiWinNET. Ventura Vico offers an elegant and cost-effective solution
to match all these requirements
