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JUMO variTRON 500

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JUMO variTRON 500 is a modular automation system that integrates a CODESYS PLC, advanced process control, and data logging into a single, flexible platform. Thanks to its extensive range of I/O modules, apps such as smartWARE Setup, Web Cockpit, and Program App, and its connectivity to analysis tools and cloud services, it is suitable for applications ranging from simple tasks to complex automation installations across multiple industrial sectors.

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Modular. Flexible. Intelligent.

Initial setup of the JUMO variTRON 500

This video series guides you step-by-step through the complete commissioning of a JUMO variTRON 500 (Version 8) system—from hardware installation to PLC programming and cloud connectivity.

Manfred, a technical trainer at JUMO, uses a real-world project featuring a variTRON 500 CPU, a web panel, and I/O modules to demonstrate how to configure visualization templates, control channels, program generators, and tools such as:

smartWARE Setup, CODESYS, and Web Cockpit.

Get started now with Video 1 and set up your first variTRON system in minutes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeNnw48710I

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Basic Setup

Start with the essentials: hardware, standard template, and initial settings to get your variTRON 500 up and running in minutes.

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2. variTRON System Overview

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3. Hardware used in the series

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4. Load the display template

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5. Using JUMO smartWARE Setup

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Visualization and Web Applications

Configure intuitive web interfaces and diagnostic tools—such as Web Cockpit—to operate and monitor the system without complications.

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6. JUMO Web Cockpit: Diagnostics and Service

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8. Creating Process Screens with CODESYS WebVisu

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12. Secure HTTPS Access on variTRON

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JUMO variTRON 500

JUMO variTRON 500 is based on the modular JUMO JUPITER platform. The central processing unit, together with the JUMO input and output modules (including the controller module), form a comprehensive system and provide a PLC (CODESYS V3.5).

https://www.jumo.group/us/en/products/productdetails/705002

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Programming and Advanced Functions

Add PLC logic with CODESYS and generate process programs for complex applications such as climatic chambers or ovens.

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7. Extend the Application with CODESYS

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9. Implement a sequential control

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Data Logging and Cloud

Record process variables and connect them to JUMO Cloud or smartWARE Evaluation for remote analysis and real-time dashboards.

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10. JUMO smartWARE Evaluation

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11. JUMO Cloud

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Do you have questions? Contact us!

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Bradley Hanson

Automation Engineer

+1 315-480-9840

https://www.jumo.group/us/en/about-us/contacts

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Do you want to see real-world success stories with variTRON 500?

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Temperature and Humidity Control in Seed Storage

Discover how a wireless system based on variTRON helped reduce losses in seed storage by improving preservation conditions and extending shelf life.

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Optimizing Temperature and Level Control in Composting Plants

Discover how variTRON—featuring a PLC, hydrostatic probes, and wireless sensors—eliminated constant supervision at composting plants by optimizing remote processes.

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