Design Considerations for Effective Human Machine Interface Systems

Design Considerations for Effective Human Machine Interface Systems

Human Machine Interface (HMI) Systems provide the controls by which a user operates a machine, system, or instrument.

Sophisticated HMI Systems enable reliable operations of technology in every application, including high-speed trains, CNC machining centers, semiconductor production equipment, and medical diagnostic and laboratory equipment. HMI Systems encompass all the elements a person will touch, see, hear, or use to perform control functions and receive feedback on those actions. Today’s HMI Systems can include supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and alarming, as well as deliver information to and receive information from, other networked systems, such as materials-handling or enterprise-resourceplanning systems (ERP). ■