• Gefran India Private Limited

Universal Programmer/Controller

Gefran India offers a new Universal Programmer/Controller, GF_PROMER, an abbreviation of “Gefran Programmer.” This abbreviation summarises the goal that Gefran (leader in the design and production of automation components, sensors and drives) has set for itself: create a setpoint programmer/controller that is easy and quick to program and use for any user in any sector. Among the main user sectors are thermal treatment furnaces, climatic chambers, and autoclave driers. This goal has been achieved by using cutting-edge hardware and software technologies: high-resolution TFT colour, ¼ VGA screens, with GF_VEDO series touch screen and 3.5” and 5.7” monitor. Main characteristics include: intuitive graphics software, designed for guided, “no-manual” programming; copy/paste/delete functions to speed up programming; graphics functions that let users immediately display the programming result; monitor pages that allow control of process by checking trends of variables, setpoints, numerical values, event output state and clearance inputs on a single video page; channel display pages with bargraph, numerical data, information on the current control; ability to include/exclude any channel on the monitor pages (both trend and bargraph) to adapt the display to the user’s preferences with a simple click; and saving of parameters, export of historical data to USB. Actual control can be performed by Geflex series controllers, connected to GF_VEDO panels with high-speed Modbus RTU communication, or by installing GILOGIK II series analog and digital I/O modules directly on the backplane. GF_PROMER offers flexible hardware architecture, simple software configuration, immediate information with detailed graphics pages. Basic functions such as alarms management with acknowledge, clock/calendar for automatic start/stop of controls, saving of work recipes, export of historical data to USB, are standard features for unequalled flexibility. GF_PROMER programmers can be integrated in supervision networks with Profibus and Modbus TCP fieldbus and allow remote and web serving functions thanks to always-on Ethernet links.