Honeywell has launched the Touchpoint Pro – a machine that makes gas control system design, installation, configuration and operation simple
Through a ‘building block’ approach, the Touchpoint Pro can adapt to each system differently, enabling enhanced gas and logic safety control. Ease of use and intuitive configuration ensures that installation, set-up and ongoing maintenance costs are reduced, providing a ‘no compromise’ solution designed to reduce the cost of on-site safety.
A building block technique can be used to create the system. Once the system has been set up, there are multiple features that simplify installation, setup and ongoing maintenance. Specially, the preloaded sensor catalogue, which contains a complete listing of all Honeywell Analytics’ gas sensors each with a full default configuration setting, is of great use.
The Touchpoint Pro can be freely configured to meet customers’ varying needs. Its modularity allows any system topology to be built, including centralised distributed I/O or a mix of both. The Touchpoint Pro Input/Output plug-in modules can be combined up to a maximum of 16 input modules (64 channels) and 32 output modules (128 channels). Modules can be located in any Touchpoint Pro enclosure and power distribution is via the communication/power Rail. Touchpoint Pro accepts analogue, digital and relay modules making it one of the most flexible controllers available.
Touchpoint Pro’s central controller has a WebServer interface, which can be accessed when it is connected to a network, allowing users to remotely view status and event history, and acknowledge, reset or inhibit channels. This feature offers the possibility of system monitoring and data analysis from a remote location using multiple devices including tablets, smartphones and remote computers. It has a full colour LCD touchscreen, and provides engineers with an intuitive solution to system set-up and deployment. Easily accessible icons, supported by drop-down menus ensure that even the most complex of system configurations can be commissioned with efficiency.
