Introduction to Human Machine Interface (HMI) for Industrial Automation

The human-machine interface (HMI) is the software application running in the operator consoles that permits operators to visualize the process. This new ISA course will provide an introduction to the primary aspects of HMI configuration:

Best practices in information presentation for process equipment
Text
Numbers
Historical trends
Alarm information
Presentation of related on-demand information, including reports and links out to other documents, will be covered. A basic overview of best practices in scripting will also be provided.

2009 Course Schedule
Special Offer for April 2009 Course Offering Only!

All registrants receive a complimentary copy of HMI software utilized in the classroom/laboratory exercises (A $3,000 value)!

Main Topics Covered:

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Graphics & Controls: HMI Hierarchy Design | Classes of Displays | Navigation (Displays, Popups, Shortcut Menus)
Trends: Historical Data Collection | Working with Live and Historical Trends | Failover between Data Sources | Specifications for Third-party Software
Alarms: Alarm Information Presentation | Alarm & Event Data | Alarm Summary Display Specification | Alarm Logger | Specification
Reports: Alarm and Event Reports | Historical Process Data Reports | Distributing Reports
Scripts: Display Level Scripting | Server Level Scripting | Object Animation | Shortcut Menus
Human Engineering: Human Factors in Console Design | Lighting | Human Physiology | Human Interaction Models | Best Practices in Presentation

You Will Be Able To:

Design a graphical hierarchy for navigation
Design a HMI system with varied classes of display types
Design each of the major classes of display types
Understand best practices in HMI
Understand and design for key communication errors
Build the basic components of a HMI, including displays, objects, popups, and shortcut menus

Classroom/Laboratory Exercises:

Learn how to build a GUI
Learn how to construct a Tag Table
Configure a system
Connect to a PLC
Build Data Logs and Shift Reports
Secure your HMI

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