The new TwinCAT HMI system from Beckhoff Automation, Savage, Minn., ushers in a paradigm shift for modern HMI software, leveraging IT standards such as Microsoft Visual Studio for the engineering, HTML5 for the design and Websockets and HTTPS for secure communication.
The new TwinCAT HMI solution integrates the Human Machine Interface directly into the Microsoft Visual Studio environment. Programming is not required, as the graphic editor handles configuration.