HMIs的排除ing Tools

Imagine using video as a diagnostic tool to troubleshoot one of your assembly lines. Here’s how it would work: A vision system would begin recording whenever an error occurs or a production process approaches a control limit.

这种情况不是遥不可及的可能性。制造商已经在使用它。

“工程师现在可以步行到HMI并播放视频录音以确定错误的原因并制定预防措施，”产品经理Deana Fu说Mitsubishi Electric Automation。

为了加快此类高级系统的实施，三菱为其图形操作员界面（GOTS）开发了预配置模板，以从Cognex。富说：“这些视觉摄像机可以直接连接到GOT，并且可以在屏幕上编辑参数。”

Modern HMIs can even take troubleshooting a step further by allowing engineers and technicians to monitor processes not only at the local display, but also through a remote connection. “We no longer have to bother with physically accessing the control panel to troubleshoot PLCs and VFDs,” Fu says.

凭借远程连接功能，工程师和技术人员可以使用远处的诊断工具，并花费更少的时间在现场解决问题。OI/HMI产品经理Tom Craven指出：“对于许多人来说，升级的费用是通过消除一次现场服务来支付的。”GE Intelligent Platforms。

这种监视不仅允许OEM提供更多的维护服务，而且还可以帮助那些真正出售原材料的人。克雷文说：“过去，这仅适用于批量销售。”现在，HMI可以在网站上报告计费和库存管理的实际化学用法。

The steady adaptation of consumer technologies is changing the calculus for decisions about HMI upgrades by expanding the decisions beyond just operating a machine, Craven adds. “Just as the phone is no longer only used for making phone calls, operator interfaces are no longer just a window into a machine, but a strategic portal.”