Schneider Electric offers two new applications to enable Magelis HMI users easy remote access via smart devices, such as an iPhone, android phone or iOS tablets.

The Vijeo Design’Air app allows users to mirror the HMI system on their smart device with option of  full control or read-only modes.  The Vijeo Design’Air Plus app gives users access to a separate set of screens within the HMI which are dedicated to the remote user.

Vijeo Design’ Air

Vijeo Design’ Air enables you to remotely connect to a Magelis HMI over a Wi-Fi network and have a graphical view of the HMI terminal on your tablet and smartphone.  During the design phase, you have the ability to set the HMI terminal to be detectable by Vijeo Design’Air. You can secure access to the HMI by requiring user authentication during login and you can also configure the HMI’s accessibility level to view only or full control.

After a connection is established, you can use some of the functionalities of tablets and smartphones to remotely interact with the HMI terminal. For example, you can perform touch or swipe actions to start or stop a process or to navigate between screens. You can also use pinch action to zoom in and out of a screen for better viewing.

 Vijeo Design’ Air Plus

Vijeo Design’Air Plus enables you to create a tablet/smartphone project specifically for the tablet/smartphone display size. At runtime, an operator can access the user application to display data and control automation processes on the tablet/smartphone.

You can use Vijeo Designer’s drawing tools to create and edit a visual representation of the automation process. You can draw shapes and parts, create libraries, and use the gradient feature to enhance the colour of the drawn objects, and set up an Alarm Panel for remote alarm monitoring.

Vijeo Design’Air Plus provides operators with the capability to select a user application, and on successful login, download and launch the tablet/smartphone application. The operator can view and monitor an automation process, and for example, change values in numeric displays and string displays. In the Alarm Panel, the operator can monitor and acknowledge alarms.

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