What are the differences between the C7E and C7X displays?

What are the differences between the C7E and C7X displays?

Arenal needed to update HMI's in the last five years for a few times. The reason is that the ProFace displays were not deliverable during Covid-19, so we had to find another brand.
We selected the Cimon C7E display. This is an old product from Cimon, South Korea, with a large installed base and readily available.
The technology however is based on Windows embedded, which is not supported or developed anymore by Windows.
Althought the display works well, Arenal found some issues in it with the intensive Modbus RTU use and the large application.

The new technology in the new C7X HMI from Cimon is based on Linux with quad core processors.
Arenal is the first user in the world and has significantly contributed to its developement.
There are however some issues in the intensive dual port Modbus RTU in combination with the large application program. It could be that in some cases, the stability is not perfect. In early October 2024, this had been solved as well.
By VPN remote access (Remote Monitoring) Arenal is able to update the firmware as well as the application, so we recommend all customers to have this available.

The C7E and C7X version have the same dimensions and same connections.

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