This is a new series of articles in which we will examine various aspects of the Pixsys web panel in Italy. First, we will introduce the initial setup after the OPEN-BOX is opened.
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WP615?
Pixsys’ WP615 is a web panel based on the Linux Yocto operating system that can complement devices with integrated web server functionality and HTML 5 page display. It is conceived as the ideal interface for Codesys and TwinCAT PLCs.
And connectivity includes two 10/100 Ethernet ports with separate MAC addresses to allow separation of the machine/plant network from the enterprise network (ERP, Industry 4.0, Internet access).
The WP615-A-p4 will be used in this article.
initialization
Wire 24vDC and ground to the Connector behind the panel.
Touch Calibration
When you first start up the panel, you will need to perform a touch calibration. Touch the POINT displayed on the screen.
The system is then rebooted.
The WP615 configuration screen will appear and the Default username and password will be:
- User：user
- Password：123456
Done!We Login to WP615 Dashboard.
Enabling VNC Server
Please enable the WP Settings>Remote Desktop option so that you can access WP615 from your own PC.
Display Style
You can change the display style of WP615 to Light or Dark in Session>Style.
This is the screen style of WP615 in Dark MODE.
terminal
Terminal operation is also possible directly from the WP615 Dashboard.
Buzzer enable/disable
You can also disable WP Settings>Buzzer>Buzzer as I work in the middle of the night and the Buzzer is a bit noisy.
Display Options
Screen brightness, standby time, etc. can also be set from WP Settings>Display Settings.
Network Configuration
Configure the Ethernet interface settings for the WP615 main unit. Click Networking from the Menu on the left. From this Networking screen, you can check the current network settings, load, and other information.
Then click the Edit button next to IPV4 for the Ethernet interface you want to configure.
Set Address to Manual for a fixed IP.
Set it up according to your actual application.
URL
Set the WEB Server you want to display in the WP615 Web Panel under WP Settings>URL.
You can then click on the Test URL button next to it to check if the WP615 WEB panel can currently access the corresponding URL.
The screen will look like the one below.
Note that once the URL is set, the initial launch screen of the WP615 Web panel will no longer display the Settings Dashboard, so when launching WP615 Web, you can access the Settings Dashboard by long pressing the STOP button on the right.
restart
Then, to restart the WP615 Web Panel, press and hold the upper left corner of the screen.
