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How to Build a Basic HMI and Connect it to a Modbus Slave by Udemy
Build your very first Human Machine Interface and animate it by connecting it to a Modbus Slave device
Course Highlights
- Understand the basics of a Human Machine Interface
- Become familiar with key software applications
- Understand the basics of an HMI Development Application
- Create an HMI Application
- Add Data Points to an HMI Application
- Add and Configure Graphical Objects to an HMI Application
- Animate Graphical Objects in an HMI Application
- Monitoring Communication between the HMI App and Modbus Slave
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
5 Topics
Introduction & Course Guide
Accessing Attached Resources and Setting Optimal Video Resolution
What is a Human Machine Interface (HMI)?
The Very Cool Stuff we are going to do in this course
What is an HMI Development Application
3 Topics
Downloading Modsim32 and Virtual Serial Port Kit
Downloading Winlog Lite
Downloading the Winlog Lite Documentation
9 Topics
The Plan for our first Data Connection
Configuring Modsim32 and Virtual Serial Port for Single Data Point
Creating A Winlog Lite Project
Configuring Channels and Devices
Configuring a Gate (Tag)
Modifying the Modbus Gate address due to Offset
Creating a Template and LED Object
Running the HMI Application
Making our Basic HMI more user-friendly
4 Topics
What we are going to do in this Section
Creating a New Gate for the Modbus Coil
Adding a Switch Graphical Object to the Template and Running the HMI
Adding Output Feedback to the HMI
8 Topics
What we are going to do in this Section
Adding a Numeric Gate linked to an Input Register (Analog Input)
Adding a Gauge Graphic to show Tank Level
Adding a Tank and Pipe Graphic for better Process Visualization
Running the HMI Application
Considering an Analog Output (Holding Register) linked to a VFD
Adding the Gate and modifying the Template to handle the Analog Output
Running the updated HMI Application
1 Topic
Set the Start-Up Template and Monitoring Modbus Communications
4 Topics
The PLC DL05 set up that we will be using
Setting the PLC Modbus Port and Modifying the Channel/Device in the HMI
Modifying the Gates and the Main Template in the HMI
Running the updated HMI Application
1 Topic
Bonus Lecture
How to Build a Basic HMI and Connect it to a Modbus Slave
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