Product

The MC803Touch is a human-machine interface designed to control equipment like bucket lifts and fire truck ladders. The interface is linked by networks to sensors and computers. Main technical specifications: - 7-inch color sunlight-readable touch screen that can be operated with gloves - Backlit ten-key keyboard - 1 ARM IMX Micro 800MHz processor running on Linux (for the multimedia and networking functions) - 1 32 bit, 30 MHz microcontroller running on a specially-developed operating system (for the I/O and CAN network functions) - CAN, Ethernet, USB, and RS232 networks - Video and audio capabilities - 54 analog and digital I/O - Operating temperature range of -20 °C to 70 °C - IP65 rated for water tightness Innovation developed during the project: In certain situations, operators must run their own bucket lift (or fire truck ladder) from the control panel on the ground. This can occur during a major fire, for example, to protect operators from potential explosions. To run their equipment efficiently, operators need to be able to see the images from the video and thermal cameras in the bucket while monitoring the equipment settings on the ground. This project focused on developing a better-performing video management system capable of superimposing information on the video feed and streaming the feed via Ethernet between the different MC803Touch screens installed on the equipment.

L'histoire du produit

ASCOREL has a 25-year history of developing increasingly advanced high-performance products for bucket lift manufacturers. Initially, the company’s products focused solely on managing tipping risk. However ASCOREL gradually expanded its solutions to overall equipment management with features to address all safety aspects, movement, secondary equipment (emergency lights, fire hoses), remote maintenance, automation and servo control, black box functions, and more. The development of the MC803Touch was the next evolution in this trend. It is designed to make operating increasingly complex equipment simpler. The MC803Touch has been on the market for a year. However, the version released offers limited features. This Easytech project gave ASCOREL an opportunity to improve the performance of the company’s existing HMI. Several technological problems were solved, positioning ASCOREL to offer additional features to its customers.