Configure the Web HMI

This topic covers how to configure and open the Web HMI application with a web browser.

  1. Launch the In-Sight Explorer and connect to a vision system or sensor.
  2. On the Sensor menu, select HMI Settings to open the HMI Settings dialog.

    1. Select HTTP from the HMI Mode drop down list.

      Note: For information about how to set up the HTTPS connection, refer to Configure the HTTPS Connection.

    2. Specify other settings in the HMI Settings dialog, if different from the default.

      Note: For detailed information, refer to HMI Settings Dialog.

    3. Click OK to close the dialog.

      Note: You must restart the vision system or sensor after you change the HMI settings.

  3. (Optional) Create an EasyView within In-Sight Explorer to add buttons, checkboxes, tool results, interactive graphics controls to the Web HMI, and to allow users make simple changes to the job directly from the Web HMI.

  4. (Optional) Create a Custom View Settings Dialog of the spreadsheet.

  5. Configure the views for the Web HMI application. You can customize which views are visible in the Web HMI application and the order of the views when you click Switch View in the Web HMI application. For more information, see Run Mode Controls Pane.

    1. On the Edit menu, select the HMI View Selection. For more information, see HMI View Selection Dialog.

    2. Select the Views you want to display in the Web HMI application.

    3. Use the Up or Down button to specify the order of the views when the Switch View button is pressed.

      Note:
      • The Web HMI application does not support the Current Image and Last Failed Image (Horizontal) and the Current Image and Last Failed Image (Vertical) options.
      • To toggle the Run Mode views, you must first enable the Allow View Selection option in the HMI Settings dialog.
      • To make the EasyView and/or the Custom View available in the HMI View Selection dialog, you must first create an EasyView and/or a Custom View within In-Sight Explorer and save it with the job.

  6. Open the Web HMI application.

    There are two options for opening the Web HMI application:

    Option 1: Enter the Web Address into a Web Browser

    1. Open the web browser.

      Note: Supported web browsers: Google Chrome™ browser, version 64 or greater and Microsoft Edge, version 44.x or greater.

    2. Enter the IP address and port number of the selected vision system or sensor in the web browser's address bar. Web Address Syntax: http://<IP Address>:<HTTP Port>/

    Option 2: Use the Open Web Browser View Option

    1. From the In-Sight Network pane, right-click the selected vision system or sensor. For more information, see In-Sight Network.

    2. Click the Open Web Browser View to open the Web HMI application of the selected vision system or sensor. For more information, see Open Web Browser View.

  7. Log on to the vision system or sensor.

    If prompted, enter the user name and password to log on to the vision system or sensor.

  8. (Optional) Access the Web HMI with the Standard View Connection.

    An In-Sight vision system or sensor can connect to only one application with the Standard View Connection. If both In-Sight Explorer and the Web HMI application are connected to the same vision system or sensor, the In-Sight Explorer application is always in the Standard View Connection mode, and the Web HMI application is in the View Only Connection mode with a Locked access.

    To access the Web HMI with the Standard View Connection, you need to disconnect the vision system or sensor in the In-Sight Explorer. Once the vision system or sensor is disconnected, the Web HMI application is automatically converted to the Standard View Connection mode.

    Note: After disconnecting the vision system or sensor from the In-Sight Explorer, it might take up to 30 seconds for the Web HMI application to convert to the Standard View Connection mode.