AdvancedHMI on Webpage

[mariley2250]

Not sure if this topic has come up before but does anybody know if its possible to setup AdvancedHMI on a webpage.

I have a few remote sites that i currently remotely log into from my PC via a VPN to monitor. AdvancedHMI works perfectly over this system but i would like to drop the VPN and also make the SCADA screens available via a webpage to my other employees.

I am sure that with a bit of porting on the modem i can achieve using advancedhmi without the VPN but I can help but think how awesome it would be just to have it on a webpage that is viewable on both a PC or a Smartphone.

Although my Visual Studio skills are not awesome i am willing to help with any development i can should people be interested in getting something like this going.

 

[Ibrahim]

Hi,

its was the best to get AdvancedHMI on the web interface.
and i have asked before this question, and the answer i got was (AdvancedHMI was not designed web interface)
and you can read this link.

http://advancedhmi.com/forum/index.php?topic=523.0

thanks

[mariley2250]

So it seems a pipe dream at this stage..

Would be a very good development if it could be done. I have used Magelis screens which allow a web server.

My ideal world would be this even if i had to install at raspberry pi or similar to get it working.

[Ibrahim]

Hi,

realy its good idea to get access the AdvancedHMI on http protocol, maybe in the future,
the Raspberry Pi,  its working, and i have test it both Raspberry Pi 2 and the old one.
both working, but the Raspi 2 is faster than the old one.

and you can find the instructions on how to do raspi with AHMI this link

http://advancedhmi.com/forum/index.php?topic=693.0


Thanks

[mariley2250]

Ibrahim

I think i have worked out a solution to get advanced HMI onto a webpage. I will do a test over the easter weekend and all going well i will post a tutorial.

[Ibrahim]

Hi Mariley2250,


that is good idea, if you can do or start how to access AdvancedHMI on http protocol.
and i hope you will get some others interest if you start it.

we hope you will share us with your new idea.

many thanks

[madmaxed]

Any update on a tutorial?

[mariley2250]

im very close. my problem at the moment is the following things.

1) i dont have a network enabled PLC that i can read over ethernet. Raspberry Pi with a serial to usb converter doesnt work the best if at all. i am awaiting an industrial serial to ethernet converter so once that comes final testing will happen.

2) i need to sort out a few java permissions so that the page is embedded into a web page and not a third party app that opens from a website.

I am very very close just awaiting parts and the time to develop it. i can assure you that it will happen as this is a major thing for me and my business.

thanks

[Maram Sakr]

Any update to get AdvancedHMI on web page?

[mariley2250]

Hi Maram,

I dabbled with it and had it working using a VNC server. Wasnt perfect but worked well. I have had very limited of time of late and it is on my agenda so i will hopefully get to it soon.
Thanks

[Mikefly95]

There is 2 possible solutions. Sorry work has me so busy trying to eliminate internal hard copy paper work i will not get to see the light of day or test anything for a long time so pretty much untested theories.

1. Easy way is have everything routed to a data base and create a web page with VS and interact with your PLC that way.

2. Create a web page and add AHMI as an existing item reference it. From there just create all of your functions on the AHMI project and make calls to them from your web forms.

Again this is just theories i have no time to test them Archie may just say they will not work but if one or any of you would like help proving either of these i would be more then happy to give you any time i have to spare. 

[Godra]

I am not sure if any of these ideas could be helpful as well (for those who can dedicate time and effort testing them):

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/916925/how-to-launch-an-exe-from-web-page-asp-net

[fohdeesha]

I've been running web-accessible advancedhmi for home automation with a lot of success recently, but I went about it another way.

I used Guacamole, a linux application that provides a remote desktop/vnc web interface. it runs on a linux system, and connects to a computer(s) of your choice (your pc running advancedhmi) via vnc/rdp.

Then it presents that vnc session via a nice html5 web page. It seemed a bit daunting at first to install but went pretty well and has been working great. The advantage is I can now just go to the url on my phone and control my house on the go.

you can see a picture here - http://i.imgur.com/6w4YdT3.png

You go to the url, log in with a username/password you set within guacamole, and it brings you right to the fullscreen hmi interface. the performance/response is native and you'd never know it was a vnc connection unless I said something. works great!

here's the software - http://guac-dev.org/