SCADA Web HMI Animation Grouping for PLC-Linked Screen Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional SCADA HMI systems face challenges in efficiently designing HMI screens with high-level animation effects due to the complexity of coordinating animation effects across multiple components, leading to increased man-hours in programming and reduced efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A SCADA web HMI system that groups components into integrated components, applying animation effects to the integrated component as a whole while maintaining individual effects for constituent components, using a web browser and processor to execute processing that includes generating, editing, and grouping components, and associating PLC signals with animation effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multiple components are individually programmed with animation effects, then high-level animation effects can be achieved, but the complexity of coordinating animation effects increases and man-hours increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual components into a single integrated component that can be programmed with animation effects as a group. This allows the animation effects to be coordinated automatically by the system rather than requiring manual coordination of each individual component, thereby reducing programming complexity and man-hours while maintaining the ability to achieve high-level animation effects.
2Device complexity
If components are grouped into integrated components, then coordination complexity is reduced, but individual component animation effects may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple components into an integrated component for group animation programming, but maintains the ability to apply animation effects to individual components within the group when needed. This dual capability allows the system to reduce coordination complexity through grouping while preserving the flexibility to apply individual animation effects when specific design requirements demand them.
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AI summary
A SCADA web HMI system generates an integrated component by grouping components including a first component and provides a first animation effect to the integrated component. The first animation effect is applied to the integrated component as a whole but not individually applied to components constituting the integrated component. The system provides a second animation effect to the first component. The second animation effect is applied to the first component but not applied to the components constituting the integrated component except for the first component. The system associates the first animation effect with the value of a first PLC signal and changes the appearance of the integrated component according to the value of the first PLC signal. The system associates the second animation effect with the value of a second PLC signal and changes the appearance of the first component according to the value of the second PLC signal.