Feature: HMI


Quanrinted or lithographically patterned


HMIs in industrial setups


By Tim Taberner, IIoT Technical Sales Director, and ChiaHung Hung, IIoT Product Sales Management, Advantech Europe


T 16 July/August 2024 www.electronicsworld.co.uk


here is one system component that is often overlooked when considering the requirements of an edge-intelligence gateway. A lot of time can be spent considering the provision of an industrial rack or box PC to provide intelligence at the various edge points within a


system architecture. For geographically diverse architectures, consideration is given to edge computing via cellular routers, capable of hosting software for applications like protocol translation or AI inference. In many project discussions, the architecture will also


include some requirement for visualisation, either at local machine level, for site/production line overview or to monitor an entire system operation. These HMI devices are often viewed as local endpoints for data being sourced or created within other devices, and yet this misses an important opportunity to simplify overall system design by instead using the HMI device as an intelligent edge gateway in its own right.


HMI software is crucial HMI software, whether supplied as an integral part of a display panel, or as a separate software application for installation on a panel or industrial PC, is a fundamental component of automation architectures, providing information to engineers and operators, and allowing them to interact with the underlying processes and devices.


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