Dashboard Configuration

HMI Dashboard tab

The HMI Dashboard tab contains all the configurations for the dashboard.

Configuration

HMI generation Settings

Generate HMI Dashboard	Enables the generation of the HMI Dashboard, if enabled. This automatically activates/deactivates the checkboxes Create Bootproject and Activate PLC Runtime on the TwinCAT PLC Target tab.
Create only HMI Project (No PLC)	Creates only one HMI project and not a PLC project, if enabled.
HMI Project Name	Name of the TwinCAT HMI project.
Dashboard version	Selection of the dashboard version.

Dashboard Options

Dashboard Title	Title of the HMI Dashboard, which is displayed in the dashboard header.
Desktop Width	Width of the target screen in pixels.
Desktop Height	Height of the target screen in pixels.
Create Start-Page	Creates a start page for the dashboard that displays a map with all machine locations. The location data is adopted from the machine management data.
Show current time	Creates a clock in the dashboard header that shows the current local time.

Dashboard Styles

Dashboard Layout	Defines the layout of the dashboard. Dock requires the "Dock" property of a module to be TRUE. Dock Left: fixed left column Dock Right: fixed right column Without Dock: no fixed column
Dashboard Sorting	Defines the sorting of the dashboard. Space Saving: arranges the controls without free space. Control Type: arranges the controls by Control type. Control Size: arranges the controls by size from large to small. Filled: arranges the controls so that the entire screen is filled. Network Groups: groups the controls by network and summarizes them on a screen. Grouping begins at the defined level (0 = All, 1 = First Level...)
Control Distance	Determines the minimum distance between controls in the grid.
Dashboard Theme	Defines the topic of the HMI dashboard, affects controls and backgrounds: Light: bright skin, especially for day mode. Shiny: similar to the bright skin, color gradient in the controls. Dark: dark skin, especially for night mode.
Header Color	Specifies the color of the dashboard header. This contains a color gradient if Color Gradient is enabled.
Control Style	Defines the style of the controls: Round: The controls have rounded corners. Flat: The controls have angular corners.
Change default Background Image	If enabled, a customer-specific background image can be set for the HMI Dashboard. If nothing is defined, the default image is used.
Use Logo	If enabled, a logo is added to the dashboard header. A customer-specific image can be defined for the logo.

Languages

Languages	Selection of languages available in the HMI Dashboard.
Select Default Language	Default language for the dashboard.

HMI Server

Publish to TwinCAT HMI Server	Publishes the dashboard to a TwinCAT HMI server, if enabled.
Address	Enter the IP address or host name of the TwinCAT HMI server.
Port	Enter the port of the TwinCAT HMI Server (by default 1010 without encryption and 1020 with encryption).
User	Enter the user name.
Password	Enter the password. (The administrator password must be set once on the HMI server via the configuration page).
Validate Connection	Press the button to validate your server connection.

	In order to publish to a remote HMI server, the HMI port and IP of the development computer must be shared in the HMI server. Also an inbound rule with the HMI ports must be set up in the Windows firewall from the remote PC.

IDE tab

On the IDE tab, you can select which IDE (Visual Studio® or TwinCAT XAE Shell) is to be used for generating the PLC and HMI. In addition, it is possible to generate HMI and PLC in two different solutions.

Keep IDE open	Keeps the IDE open after generation, if enabled.
Target IDE Version	The IDE target version for PLC and HMI.
Create HMI in another IDE	If enabled, the HMI is generated into a second solution. A different IDE can be selected.
Requirement: TwinCAT or TwinCAT HMI must be installed in the selected IDE.

Click Next to display the Summary tab, then click Deploy to start generating the dashboard.