HMI One-Click Dashboard
It is possible to automatically generate an HMI dashboard with HMI Controls for all modules and parameters configured in the TwinCAT Analytics Workbench Configurator. The HMI Dashboard is based on the TwinCAT HMI and visualizes the PLC data from the runtime deployment.
 | The automatically generated One-Click Dashboard is only available with the new HMI version 1.12. An Analytics Runtime license is required in order to use the Analytics HMI Controls. |
- After configuring your Analytics Workbench project, an HMI Control can be selected for each algorithm.
- 1. Open the Properties window of the module and select an HMI Control from the dropdown list. You can change the display text for the title in the HMI dashboard (display text). You can also choose whether the control should be docked to the start page (Dock on Desktop). In the Solution Explorer all the controls to be generated are stored under the Manage dashboard structure and content in Analytics project
- 2. After completion of the configuration, click the Deploy Analytics Runtime command in the context menu. The Deploy Wizard starts and it is possible to set up the entire required configuration step by step for use.
- You can configure your HMI Dashboard on the HMI Dashboard tab.
- 3. Activate the Generate HMI Dashboard checkbox. It is also possible to create only one HMI project without a PLC. Furthermore, you can also assign an HMI Project Name to the dashboard and set a Dashboard Title as well as the Desktop Height and Desktop Width in order to generate a tailor-made dashboard that suits your needs. The remaining configurations are explained in Dashboard Configuration.
- As usual, the last tab shows you all the settings you have made for the generation.
- 4. Now you can start the generation process by clicking Deploy.
- The HMI generation begins immediately after runtime deployment (if selected). Each step for generating the HMI dashboard is also displayed in the overview window during the generation process.
- The dashboard opens automatically in your default browser.
Further Information
- Manage dashboard structure and content in Analytics project
- Use customized and own controls
- Configure user management and access rights
- Dashboard Configuration
- Modifying a generated dashboard in HMI engineering
- Configuration of the dashboard at runtime in the web browser
- Switching multiple machines in the HMI Dashboard
- Integration of a language switch