FEATURE COMPARISON MATRIX
PC800 vs. Proprietary Controls |
| FEATURES |
Proprietary
Controls |
PC800 Control
|
|
| System Cost |
HIGH |
LOW: Roughly 1/3 of the cost
of a traditional proprietary CNC system |
| Ability
to retrofit with existing Servo Drives/Motors |
NO |
YES |
| Unlimited part program
storage |
NO |
YES |
| Graphical
Interface & Programming |
OPTIONAL |
STANDARD,
easy to use Windows based graphical operation and programming |
| Color, Touch Screen
Display |
OPTIONAL |
STANDARD: 15.1" color,
acoustic wave, touch screen, LCD |
| Repair
Part Cost |
HIGH: High
cost, single source availability for replacement parts |
LOW:
Off-the-shelf, low cost, standard components |
| Repair Part
availability |
Single vendor source, often
requires onsite service charges |
Readily available, standard PC
components which can be serviced by in-house personnel |
| Ease of
Upgradability |
LOW:
Requires proprietary parts and proprietary service from control vendor |
HIGH:
Standard PC components, upgrades like a standard PC by in-house personnel |
| CPU Processing
Speed |
Older generation CPU's |
Same as new PCs, currently 1.1
GHz CPU |
| Communications |
RS232
Communication at 19,200 bits/second |
Standard
Ethernet connection, 10,000,000 bits/sec - minimum 500 times faster than
RS232 |
| Easily integrated with
third party software/hardware |
NO |
YES:Standard Windows/PC
hardware & software platform |
| Plain
English Diagnostics |
NO: Cryptic
error codes/messages that require cross-referencing to manuals |
YES:
Integrated status screen to help troubleshoot electrical and mechanical machine
problems |
| Remote troubleshooting
& diagnostics |
NO |
YES: Built in remote access
software via modem |
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