Touchscreen display for Raspberry Pi
A new 5-inch touch display can be plugged directly onto a Raspberry Pi board - and is therefore suitable for various portable or embedded applications.
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A new 5-inch touch display can be plugged directly onto a Raspberry Pi board - and is therefore suitable for various portable or embedded applications.

What is the optimum operating unit for industrial users? What is happening on the market? Computer&AUTOMATION presents a selection of new products from the operating & monitoring sector as a series of pictures.
Tablet PCs have already shaken up the market in the consumer sector. This is a trend that is also set to take hold in the industrial environment. But in production halls, the devices have to meet special requirements - especially in terms of robustness and interfaces.

Schurter acquires Aki Electronic - a Czech manufacturer of keyboards, touch panels and HMI systems. The aim is to further strengthen its position in the HMI market.

At Iconics, the Hololens is used in conjunction with a robot. To this end, the company has adapted its HMI automation products to the new technology.

Thanks to IoT and Industry 4.0, "things" are becoming connected - including HMIs. Exor is responding to this trend with the new X platform - with Node Red software and TSN standard.

The company Ininet has integrated additional functions into its web HMI editor. Managing Director Peter Brügger explains the benefits of this integration and what the collaboration with the Revolution Pi platform from Kunbus is all about.

Process visualization with augmented reality: An application example at Inosoft shows how the 'Hololens' from Microsoft can support workers in the operation and maintenance of a machine.

In the 2016 fiscal year, Siemens exceeded its forecast for the year, which had been raised several times, thanks to a strong industrial business. The company also expects a double-digit earnings margin in this area in 2017, despite a difficult environment.

The JSmart IoT Web-Based HMI device from Exor with PCAP multi-touch offers protection class IP69K. With the patented mounting via a standard 22 mm hole, the 12.5 mm thick display can be easily mounted anywhere on a machine or system.