There are two types of license keys for the InduSoft Web Studio HMI SCADA software. Hardkeys and Softkeys. The type of key you’re given will depend on how you intend to use your SCADA software, and whether you want to develop applications, or merely run them in industrial machines. Continue reading
InduSoft is always busy improving the tools that make developing applications easier and quicker, and we want to share our efforts with you! We’re working on creating one new symbol each week that you can employ in your applications. Please feel free to modify and share these symbols, and tell us what you want to see! We’re always interested in hearing from you what symbols or symbol libraries you’re looking for. Continue reading
InduSoft Web Studio is a powerful HMI/SCADA software with many different tools available to develop HMI and SCADA projects. Some of the best opportunities for casual training in InduSoft Web Studio are available right on the site in the form of sample applications. Feel free to take advantage of this resource for ideas on how to approach challenges using InduSoft’s tools. Continue reading
The long term goal for InduSoft Web Studio has always been the capability to develop once and deploy to multiple operating systems, including IoT devices. In Service Pack 1, InduSoft Web Studio sees several major improvements. HTML5 capabilities have expanded to include horizontal trends, and custom widgets, adding the flexibility and capability to interface with web based controls like never before. When you need more than a simple HMI, take advantage of the expanding, open ecosystem that InduSoft has created. Custom widgets allow users to host third party applications within the InduSoft Web Studio environment without necessitating Microsoft specific Active/X and .NET controls. Continue reading
Designing a top-notch interface for a touch-screen panel PC involves some careful planning. In addition to designing an HMI that is easy to use and intuitive, developers should also bear the medium in mind. Touch-screen technology represents some unique challenges to interface design, but by paying attention to details such as the physical environment the workspace and by adding in a margin of error, developers can design truly effective HMIs for touch-screen PCs. Continue reading
Are HMI and SCADA related to each other? How?
HMI and SCADA two terms for distinct industrial automation interfaces. HMIs are subsets or components of a SCADA system. Additionally, a DCS or Distributed Control System is very similar to a SCADA system, and may also use one or more HMIs as well. All these components are classes of, or describe parts of, an ICS or Industrial Control System, which is the general description of Automation. In modern control systems, there is a great deal of overlapping technology and functionality between these two classes of ICSs. Continue reading
InduSoft has just released a new SNMP driver for InduSoft Web Studio. This driver allows native communications with SNMP v1 and v2 Compatible Devices, such as switches, bridges, routers, access servers, computer hosts, hubs, and printers. Continue reading
Did you know that InduSoft has been creating monthly webinars for over four years? Or that we have posted tutorials for InduSoft Web Studio HMI/SCADA software for every major release since 6.1? Continue reading
InduSoft Web Studio SCADA software offers many tools for the localization of applications and the development of HMI or SCADA applications in multiple languages. InduSoft Web Studio allows applications to be translated and accessed during the runtime in any language, using the native language tables in the software and a translation tool such as Google Translate. This allows any application to be easily localized for use by operators with a variety of native languages. Continue reading
There are two ways to use images in InduSoft Web Studio. The first way is to copy the image from a program such as MS Paint to the clipboard and use