Catalogue ..............................1 I. Product Introduction ....................................1 1. Major Function ..................................... 1 2. Core Highlights ..............................2 II. Product Specification ................................2 1. Product Parameter Specifications ..................................3 2. Product Model List .............................4 III. Description of Products ..................................4 1. Product front appearance ..................................7 2.
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......................85 13. How to handle RTSP cameras that can display images but cannot be controlled? ................. 85 14. How to handle RTSP access to Hikvision camera and configuration camera example path not displaying? ................................85 Appendix ...........................85 1. Self-shopping IoT network card binding domain name collection...
I. Product Introduction 1. Major Function HNC HMI embedded system is developed based on embedded Linux system and is an embedded system software that runs on industrial automation monitoring and management equipment. By running HNC configuration project, it can intuitively observe the on-site situation of the industry, communicate with various industrial control devices, and monitor the production signals collected from the industrial site.
WiFi supports 802.11b/g/n, optional Wireless network supports 4G full network connectivity (with built-in eSIM), optional Standard Standard Standard RFID Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Function Configuration Configuration Configuration Satellite positioning optional Microphone external built-in external built-in external built-in Speaker built-in 2.
③HMI A10/A10W/A10P/A10E/A10EW Figure 16 HMI A10 common interface ④HMI A10 Pro/A10 ProW/A10 ProPA10 ProE/A10 ProEW Figure 17 HMI A10 Pro common interface ⑤HMI A15A15W/A15P/A15E/A15EW/A15 Pro/A15 ProW/A15 ProP/A15 ProE/A15 ProEW Figure 18 HMI A15/A15 Pro common interface 4.2 Definition of Communication Interface Figure 1 Definition of nine pin serial port pins COM1/COM2 Definition of nine pin serial port pins Pin number...
Figure 2 COM3 Definition of serial port pins COM3 RS485 Pin Definition Pin number Definition Pin description RS485 communication "A+" COM3:A+ RS485 communication "B -" COM3:B- Signal ground wire COM3:GND 5. HMI electrical connection 5.1 power connection The HMI power interface is located on the leftmost side of the bottom of the device. The "24V+" of the switch power supply is connected to the "24V+"...
5.3 Serial connection The HMI serial port is divided into DB9 interface and RS485 interface, which can support RS232/RS485 communication simultaneously. Figure 21 serial communication interface IV. HMI installment and use 1. Panel installation Step 1: Prepare to install the panel 1.
2. Settlement installation Step 1: Determine the installation position and make holes 1. Measurement size: Determine the opening size on the panel based on the size of the HMI touch screen and installation instructions. 2. Marking position: Use a ruler and pencil to mark the position of the opening on the panel, ensuring that the marked size and position are accurate.
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Figure 22 HMI A7/A7 Pro Settlement installation Figure 23 HMI A10/A10 Pro Settlement installation...
3. Installation of external 4G card Step 1:The installation position of the external 4G card on the HMI is on the back of the HMI, and there is a hole on the right side of the back panel that can be opened. Figure 24 HMI 4G card backplane Step 2:After removing the back cover, press the card slot downwards to open it.
Figure 26 HMI Antenna Installation Diagram V. HMI Settings 1. HMI supporting software HNC HMI needs to be used in conjunction with HTCould Designer. Please download it from the official website of HNC Software - www.hncelectric.com 2. HMI background settings 2.1 Background setting entry method...
2.2 Project Settings The project settings mainly support downloading generated project operation files through USB flash drives, as well as accessing project screens of other smart connected devices in the local area network through device IP addresses. Network Connection Project Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on 【...
Figure 29 Generate USB drive running files ②USB Download Project Step 1: Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on【Project Settings】, and enter the project settings interface; Step 2: Click on【Download Project】to enter the project download interface; Step 3: Insert a USB flash drive and select 【 USB】 ; Select the project according to the requirements, click【OK】, and after successful download, the HMI device will automatically restart.
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①Set terminal name Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on 【Local Settings】, In the【Local Settings】 interface, you can see the 【Terminal Name】 . Click on 【Settings】 , enter the new terminal name, and press Enter on the keyboard. Terminal Name: Device Name. Figure 31 Setting Terminal Name Note: The length of the terminal name is 1-10 digits.
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③Set network timing Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on【Local Settings】, open network timing in the 【Local Settings】interface, and then click on automatic timing settings. The current time will automatically correspond to the network time. Figure 33 Setting Network Timing 1 Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on【Local Settings】, turn off network timing in the【Local Settings】interface, and then click on Change Time to manually enter the set time.
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【safety setting】: ①Download project password Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on 【Local Settings】 , open the 【 Download Project Password】function in the【Security Settings】interface, set the HMI download project password. After successful setting, users need to verify the password to download projects and update firmware, otherwise they cannot do related operations.
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Figure 36 Set password to enter the background Attention: When setting the password to enter the background, caution should be taken. If you forget the password, you need to contact technicians in HNC to clear it. ③LAN Access Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on【Local Settings】, switch to the【Security Settings】...
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Figure 38 Clear LAN access password ④Cloud management firmware and engineering updates require local confirmation (default off) After enabling this feature, when remotely updating firmware or engineering, it is necessary to apply for local confirmation. (a) (b) (b) Figure 39 Cloud management firmware update application After the application is successful, the local device will receive the corresponding message and pop up the following screen.
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Figure 40 HMI Remote download project prompt box Figure 41 HMI Remote firmware update prompt box ⑤Remote writing requires local confirmation (default off) After enabling this feature, when using cloud apps or cloud websites for remote operations, it is necessary to apply for local confirmation.
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Figure 42 HMI remote firmware update prompt box After receiving the application, the following screen will pop up locally. If approved, the device has remote write permission (default rejection after 120 seconds). Figure 43 HMI remote operation application prompt box...
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Figure 44 HMI remote operation authorization application in progress When applying for other devices again, the following interface will pop up. Figure 45 HMI prompt box An interactive identifier will appear in the lower left corner of the local device, which can be used to modify device permissions.
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Figure47:HMI has lost operational privileges 【Other Settings】: ①Set cloud online detection frequency Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on 【 Local Settings】 , switch to the 【 Other Settings】 interface, click on【Settings】on【Set Cloud Online Detection Frequency】, and select the cloud online detection frequency we need.
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Figure 50: Setting the Current Channel Server Figure 51 Channel Server Selection ③MQTT Proxy Clicking on MQTT proxy can enable or disable MQTT proxy. Enabling MQTT proxy will use HMI as a small MQTT server, with the server address being the Ethernet IP address or WiFi IP address of the device.
Figure 52 MQTT Proxy Figure 53 Configuration Engineering Server Settings [Sound Settings]: Users can activate the "buzzer switch", "power on music", "power on text music" according to their needs, and also set the sound volume. (1)buzzer switch Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on【Local Settings】, switch to the【Sound Settings】interface, turn on the "Buzzer Switch", and touch the device to emit a sound "beep";...
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Figure 54 Buzzer switch (2)Power on Music ①Engineering attribute settings Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on【Local Settings】, switch to the【Sound Settings】 interface, turn on the "Power on Music" switch, and when the device is turned on, the configured music will be played.
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and customize the startup music settings. Users can choose whether to turn on "stop playing music when entering the interface" according to their needs. Figure 56 Custom settings for startup music When selecting "Factory ", check "Clear device side custom music" to perform factory settings and clear existing custom music.
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Figure 58 Custom startup music (3)Startup Text Voice ①Engineering attribute settings Enter the HMI background settings interface, click on【Local Settings】, switch to the【Sound Settings】interface, turn on the "Power on Text Voice" switch, and when the device is turned on, it will broadcast the configured text content.
Figure 60 Text and Voice Settings ②Device Manager Settings Open HTCould Designer (version 39.0 or above), click to enter the device manager interface, enter the IP address of the device to be accessed, click on【Management】, click on【Power on Options】 , and click on【Custom Power on Voice Text】to make the settings.
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Figure 62 Restarting the device 【Firmware Update】: Update the firmware on the USB drive, enter the HMI background settings, click on【System Information】, select【Firmware Update】, enter the firmware upgrade interface, select【USB】, choose the appropriate firmware update package, click【OK】to upgrade the firmware. After the upgrade is successful, the device will restart.
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【Start touch screen calibration】: Click on 【Enable Touch Screen Calibration】 , and a pop-up will appear saying 【Enabling Calibration will restart the device, do you want to restart calibration?】Click 'Confirm' to perform touch screen calibration. Figure 64 Start touch screen calibration Please refer to section VIII.
Cloud settings are mainly used to bind devices to personal devices or enterprise devices. The premise of using this function is to ensure that devices can connect to the Internet normally. ① IoTBus Cloud APP: Scan the QR code to obtain it directly Figure 67: Download the QR code of HNC Cloud APP...
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Figure 68 Binding Cloud Settings QR Code Log in to the HNC Cloud APP on your mobile phone, enter the local device interface, click the button in the upper left corner of the main interface, and then click on the dropdown menu to scan.
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Figure 71 HMI Cloud Setting Binding Information ③Remote monitoring and control Open the HNC Cloud app on your phone and enter the cloud device; Find the corresponding device and click on【Direct Access】in the bottom right corner to remotely access the device. If the current...
Figure 72 Remote Access via Mobile APP 2.6 Network Settings Smartlink HMI supports a variety of network connection modes Ethernet, WiFi, 4G, through different networking modes, so that the Smartlink HMI connected to the Internet, remote access, remote operation, remote transparent transmission operation. ①Ethernet connection Go to the HMI background Settings screen, Tap【Network Settings】to enter the Ethernet Settings screen, Open the【Network Switch】, the network type includes DHCP and Static IP.
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Static IP: Connect the network cable, Select【Static IP】for the network type, Enter the correct IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS. Click【Save】. Figure 74 Static IP Settings Process tip: After the touch screen network port is plugged into the network cable of the external network, enter the background Settings - 【...
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After the connection is successful, a green check mark is displayed " "。 Figure 77 WIFI connection successful After the connection is successful, gray " "is displayed. Click the gray " " icon to set the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS static or dynamic. After setting, click 【 Save】 to set the IP address of WIFI.
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③Personal hotspot Click【Personal hotspot】to enter the personal hotspot interface, the HMI built-in network card can also share the WIFI hotspot for other users. Turn on the personal hotspot switch, set the hotspot name and password, and you can share the WIFI hotspot for other users. Figure 78 Personal hotspot Settings Set the hotspot name, click "Hotspot name", the hotspot name input box is displayed.
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Figure 80 Personal hotspot setting password Note: The hotspot name contains 6 to 18 characters, and the password can be left blank or 8 to 20 characters. Click Enter to enter the hotspot name, the password will not be displayed in the corresponding position, and a pop-up prompt will be displayed.
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Enable 4G: Turn on the 4G switch and pop up the "4G Option" pop-up window. Users can click "Enable built-in eSIM" or "Enable External SIM Card" as required. After clicking, the pop-up message "Closing..." when displayed "Setting succeeded", the device can access the 4G network. Figure 82 Enabling 4G eSIM card mode: When the eSIM card mode is enabled, Using is displayed on the right of the eSIM card information, and you can view the built-in eSIM card information.
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SIM card can be viewed. Figure 85 Enabling the SIM card Click【View data】, if the SIM card is not the Internet of Things card provided by HNC, the prompt "Failed to obtain data" will pop up.
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Figure 86 Viewing data APN Settings: Click "Default" on the APN, You can select "Default" or "Custom". If you select "Custom", you can modify the APN (Network access point) name, user name, password, and dial number as required. Figure 87 APN Settings DNS Settings: Background 4G DNS Settings function, to achieve self-configuration of DNS, to solve the 4G network automatically obtain probabilistic DNS anomalies, resulting in the 4G network cannot be used.
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Click【Settings】on the DNS page, the DNS configuration pop-up window is displayed. You can select the DNS server assignment mode. You can customize the DNS server assignment mode by selecting Manual. Figure 88 DNS Settings 1 Click the DNS server address input box to modify the value of the address. Figure 89 DNS Settings 2 After setting the DNS server address, click【Save】to save the DNS server address.
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Figure 90 DNS Settings 3 The DNS server is configured successfully. Figure 91 DNS Settings 4 Note: DNS information is not displayed when the signal strength is "No Service".
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Figure 92 DNS not displayed ⑤Network configuration model The new series HMI is available in the following four models with different network configurations. Standard version (example: A7pro) The HMI Standard Edition only has Ethernet, does not include WiFi/4G/ hotspot/routing module, and is only provided by the network cable.
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Figure 93 Route Settings The routing mode is not enabled: On the HMI background Settings screen, tap 【 Network Settings】 to enter the route configuration screen. Disable the route switch then the prompt "Closing..." will pop up, next hides the Internet access and external network information of the device. In this case, the routing mode is disabled.
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Wireless access Point mode: Enter the HMI background setting screen, click【Network Settings】 to enter the route configuration screen, turn ON the route switch, and the setting screen will pop up (it will pop up when the switch is set to ON from OFF, otherwise you need to click "Setting" to enter the setting screen), set the device Internet access mode to "LAN", set the external network supply mode to "Hotspot", and click "Save".
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Figure 96 4G routing mode Trunk mode: Go to the HMI background Settings screen, tap【Network Settings】to enter the route configuration screen, turn on the route switch, tap "Settings", set the device Internet access mode to "WIFI", set the external network mode to "Hotspot", and tap "Save", The message "Setting succeeded, 4G has been disabled for you"...
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Client mode: Go to the HMI background setting screen, tap【Network Settings】to enter the route configuration screen, turn on the route switch, tap "Settings", set the device Internet access mode to "WIFI", set the external network mode to "LAN", click "Save", and the prompt "Setting succeeded, 4G has been disabled for you"...
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Figure 99 4G client mode ⑦Network diagnosis External network access: Use network diagnosis, click the website , select the website to access, if the return information indicates that the device is connected to the network. Figure 100 Internet access LAN access: Use network diagnosis, click on the website, enter the corresponding IP address of the device you want to access, such as the IP address of the HMI communication PLC is 192.168.13.212, if the following information is returned, the successful access to the mutual communication.
Figure 101 LAN access VI. Configuration Project Connection 1. Engineering establishment This paper takes a new project as an example to realize HMI and Siemens 200smart Ethernet communication, and can achieve local access and remote access to HMI screen control PLC. Figure 101 LAN access.
HNC HMI A7 Pro (the model ending number -W or -E or -EW is a common operation platform) can be selected, and the screen resolution of the device used can be seen after selection. You can select an Angle as required. If the Angle is not set, the default value is 0°. Select LAN access to use...
Figure 105 Setting device communication parameters 1.3 Add New Variables After you click OK, a prompt box will pop up asking you whether to define variables for the device immediately. Select Yes to add a Q0.0 and VW0.0 respectively. Figure 106 Create new variable 1.4 Edit Screen Project browser select the main screen, in the right of the library - function components, drag "bit Settings"...
Figure 107 Edit screen If you need to write the VW value to the HMI, you need to select Input in the value display input attribute, otherwise only read-only attribute. (a) (b) (b) Figure 108 Meta binding variable 1.5 Debugging and Running The developed and edited project can be run and debugged through "online simulation"...
; Or click 【Programs】, expand the installation file【HTCould Designer】, and click【HNC Cloud HMI Manager】to enter the device management tool. 3. Supports effective HMI control using local and cloud management.
Figure 111 Local manager 2.2 Cloud Management In cloud management, users can log in by mobile phone or email. Device administrators and owners can manage current devices, but common users do not have device management rights. Users can log in to the device Manager by entering the correct account and password.
3. Project Download 3.1 Local Download Step 1: Go to the Device management tool. You can choose to use local management or cloud management, find the corresponding HMI, and click "Download Project". Figure 113 Local download project Step 2: In the confirmation download interface, you can choose whether to retain history and alarm records, whether to retain recipes, and whether to pack fonts for download according to your needs.
Figure 115 Download successfully 3.2 Remote Download Step 1: To use cloud management, you need the HMI to connect to the Internet and the cloud is online. Log in to the cloud APP account and password, find the bound HMI, and select Download Project.
Figure 118 HMI running screen Figure 118 PLC real-time monitoring 5. Local/Remote Access HMI Screen 5.1 PC Local/Remote Access PC Local Access: Method 1: Local management After downloading the project, check the project properties to run LAN access, you can enter the HMI IP address in the browser and press Enter to locally access the HMI screen (for example: 192.168.13.202).
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Figure 121 Browser LAN access PC Remote Access: Step 1: open the computer browser, type http://www.iotbus.net/#/login?language=en access to the HNC for IIoT at cloud platform, login password is selected to individual users into the platform. Figure122 Log in IIOT Smartlink cloud platform...
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Figure123 Select individual user Step 2: In the device list, select the corresponding HMI and click Enter device details. Figure124 Enter device details Step 3: Click "Access Project" in the device details to access the HMI screen remotely.
Figure126 Remote access to HMI screen 5.2 Remote Access on Mobile Open the HNC Cloud APP on your mobile phone, log in to the cloud device with the account password, select the corresponding HMI device, and finally click "Direct access".
Figure127 Remote access to HMI screen on mobile VII. Remote Transparent Transmission PLC In this paper, Siemens 200 smart transparent transmission as an example, in the case of successful Ethernet communication between HMI and PLC, then perform the following steps to achieve the remote download of PLC function.
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If the computer is supplied by Ethernet, check the Ethernet IP address segment to ensure that the Ethernet IP address segment is different from the PLC IP address segment. For example, if the PLC IP address is 192.168.14.133, the computer Ethernet IP address segment must be changed to other than 14. Figure129 Check the supply network segment1 Figure130 Check the supply network segment2 TIP:If the computer has WIFI function, the network mode can use WIFI first and then perform...
2. Open the Device Management Tool After the successful communication between HMI and Siemens 200 smart according to the previous project, open the configuration HTCould Designer - Tool - Device management tool, select Cloud Management, and carry out transparent transmission of the device. Figure131 Open the device management tool 3.
After connecting the device - select the corresponding PLC, and the transparent transmission mode is the transit mode by default. In this paper, select VPN, click Start transparent transmission, and fill in the IP address to establish a virtual IP address through the touch screen. Figure133 VPN Transparent transmission fill information Note: Click after start pass through.
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Figure134 Change adapter options Locate the Ethernet (in this case, Ethernet 2) where the virtual network interface TAP-Windows Adapter V9 is located. Double-click the "Ethernet 2" interface. Figure135 Enabling a virtual NIC Click【Details】, you can check the IPv4 address and IPv4 subnet mask information in the pop-up "Network Connection Details"...
Figure136 Check the IP address of the virtual NIC Note: When the result of the query is: The generated TAP-Windows Adapter V9 network interface is connected to an unidentified network, and its right-click status is displayed - The IPv4 address and IPv4 subnet mask in the details are consistent with the VPN parameter Settings, you can start transparent transmission of PLC devices.
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Figure137 Select the V9 communication interface Select the IP device connected to the Siemens SMART PLC and double-click the corresponding IP to connect the PLC. Figure138 Look up CPU After the connection is successful, you can see the connection status below, and you can download the PLC project.
Figure139 Check connection status Note: VPN transparent transmission support PLC and HNC products communication failure can also be normal transparent transmission; VPN transparent transmission supports all PLC devices in the same LAN with transparent transmission set IP address parameters. VIII. HMI Calibration...
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Figure140 Click system information Figure141 Tap to initiate touch screen calibration The touch screen calibration has failed, it can be operated according to the following ways. Method 2: Power off and restart the HMI. Enter the background Settings and re-calibrate. Step 1: Go to background Settings During the HMI startup stage, long press any position of the screen for 10s to automatically enter the background setting.
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Method 3: Enter the HMI background Settings for the mobile APP Open the HNC Cloud APP on your mobile phone, and access the HMI device from the local device or cloud device. Take the cloud device as an example, enter the corresponding HMI device, and then click background Settings - System information - start touch calibration.
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Mode 4: Computer LAN access HMI background Settings If the HMI and the PC are in the same LAN and on the same network segment, you can enter the HMI IP/setting (for example, 192.168.13.202/setting) in the browser to access the HMI background Settings - System information - enable touch calibration.
Mode 5: Configure the software Local device/cloud device to start the calibration mode If the HMI and the PC are on the same LAN and the network segment is the same, open the configuration software and click Device Management Tool ,Local management or Cloud management Select the HMI.
② Mobile terminal: If the HMI has a model with Wifi version, the mobile Wifi can connect to the hot spot of the HMI, and then open the HNC Cloud APP- Local device to find the HMI device. If the...
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local device does not appear, you can find the HMI device in the upper left corner of the local device Enter the IP address of the hotspot 10.5.5.1 to access the device page. Figure150 Personal hotspot name Figure151 Mobile LAN access...
Method 2: Access the project picture meta In the advanced pixel of HTCloud Designer, pull out the "function button" of the pixel, double-click to enter the properties, select the function【Enter system device】 , download the project to the HMI, click this button to enter the background Settings.
may not be a non-standard device according to the standard modbus protocol, and the communication may not be possible. Unreliable communication: Step 1: The communication timeout period and subcontracting length of the equipment can be adjusted. It is recommended to set the communication timeout period to 1500ms and the subcontracting length to 10, as shown in the following figure.
8. How to unbind the machine owner Akey in HMI cloud settings? Case 1: The A key identity of the user is known and the login account is available Mobile: open the HNC Cloud APP, click the corresponding device in the cloud device to enter the device details, then click the upper right corner to enter the edit device, and finally click Delete device.
Step 3: Wifi name and password do not contain Spaces and special symbols. 12. How to deal with VPN transmission failure to connect to PLC? Step 1: Check whether the computer network segment is in the same network segment as the plc, if so, it is recommended to modify the computer network segment or replace another network mode (WIFI).
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