Competitive Analysis

Maple Systems' HMI530T
v.s.
Automation Direct
EZS8C-F

More features and a lower price make our HMI530T the EZ choice

Our customers want versatility and extreme function in an HMI without breaking their budgets. That was our guiding principal when we engineered our Silver Series operator interfaces. We set out to design a low-priced touchscreen operator interface that has robust function and quality features, and we exceeded even our own expectations.

We're so confident you'll love our HMI530T operator interface and its new, bright TFT touchscreen that we went head-to-head with Automation Direct's 8" color touch panel operator interface, the EZS8C-F:

Maple Systems' HMI530T Automation Direct's
EZS8C-F
Unbeatable Price
Base Unit $1,095 $1,065
2 MB Flash Standard $56 (1 MB)
1 MB RAM 4MB Standard $97
Operating Software $75 $139
Ethernet Standard $190
Total $1,170 $1,547

More powerful hardware
Display Type 400 cd/m2 TFT DSTN
Processor Speed 200 MHz 40 MHz
Flash 2 MB Optional
Operating RAM 4MB 512 KB
Additional Recipe RAM 128 KB None

More versatile features
Animations 32 Position Dynamic Animations None
Colors 256 Vivid Colors 128 Colors
Multistate Objects Yes Yes
Moving Objects Yes No
Unlimited objects per screen Yes No
Unlimited Object Scalability Yes No
Unlimited Object Placement Yes No
Popup keypads Unlimited user-defined One predefined numeric
Easy Windows®-like Operation Yes No
Screens 1,999 500-999
Online Simulation Mode Yes No
Macro Scripting Language Yes No

More for less…

Pay less - get more. It seems a novel concept in today's world, but its one of our core values. Our customers save money and still get a quality product that outperforms the competition by leaps and bounds. And that's a promise you can take to the bank.
The numbers speak for themselves...

  • 2x the colors
  • 4x more standard memory
  • 5x faster processor
  • Less money
  • More powerful, functional graphics
  • More design freedom
  • More ways to animate
  • Our TFT is lower priced than their DSTN!
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