: Located on the left. It manages your target hardware, screens, variables, and scripts.
Add to your screen layout so operators can save, delete, or send recipes straight to production. Data Logging and Trending
Before drawing buttons, your HMI needs to know who to talk to: In the pane, right-click I/O Manager .
Getting started with is a key step for anyone working with Magelis (now Harmony) HMI panels. This software is the standard for designing, configuring, and deploying operator interfaces in industrial automation.
: Right-click a graphic to add "Visibility" or "Color" animations. For example, make a pump turn green when the Pump_Running variable is True. 6. Simulation and Download
To start a new application, launch the Vijeo Designer software and follow these steps:
In the property inspector, link it to a boolean variable (e.g., Light_Switch ). Adding a Numeric Display Drag a component. Link it to an integer variable (e.g., Temperature_Read ). Adding Gauges and Trends
The Toolchest library allows you to reuse graphical objects across multiple projects or multiple screens within the same project. You can create a library of your company's standard buttons, tanks, or motors and reuse them, saving significant development time and ensuring a consistent look and feel across applications.
Click . Vijeo Designer will generate the folder structure. 4. Understanding the Workspace
Variables act as the communication tokens between the HMI screen and the PLC code. Vijeo Equivalent Common Use Case Start/Stop Commands, Motor Running Status INT / UINT INT / UINT Sensor Readings, Speed Setpoints, Counters REAL High-precision Analog Data (Temperature, Pressure) STRING Operator Names, Recipe Titles, Serial Numbers Importing Variables Directly
Click the menu item and select Validate . The software scans for unlinked tags, overlapping addresses, or syntax issues within your scripts. Fix all messages listed inside the Error log window before proceeding. Running the Local Simulator
