MB HMI is a Human-Machine Interfaced (HMI) based on standard web technologies. This allows both local and remote HMI systems to be created using what has become today's standard for machine interaction - the web browser.
MB HMI is used to provide the web based HMI to the MBLogic automation server, and the primary documentation for it is provided there (see the link to "MBLogic" on the above menu). This page simply provides a overview of the technology.
MBHMI is based on the following web technologies:
MBHMI includes the following components:
Since MB-HMI is based on web standards, it is compatible with most modern web browsers. The following screen shots show the same web page when displayed on several different web browsers and operating systems (the MS Windows screen shots represent an older demo version).
Firefox on
Linux:
Epiphany on
Linux:
Opera on
Linux:
Midori on
Linux:
Google Chromium
on Linux:
Firefox on
MS Windows:
Opera on
MS Windows:
Google Chrome on
MS Windows:
Apple Safari on
MS Windows:
Some samples may show an older version.
A great many graphical and HTML HMI widgets which continuously update themselves live on the screen are available using standard web technologies. Here are some examples of what is provided with MBHMI. Any graphic may configured to be in any colour. The colours shown are examples only.
Pilot Lights:
Push Buttons:
Selector Switches:
Text and Numeric Displays:
Numeric Entry:
Strip Charts:
Background Images:
Pumps and Piping:
Tanks and Guages:
Custom Graphics:
Menus:
Alarms, Events, and Errors: