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Warnings and Precautions

ComfileHMI is a WYSIWYG, HMI rapid development kit from COMFILE Technology, Inc.

• What is an HMI?
• HMI and PLC Development Process

• The ComfileHMI Editor is the WYSIWYG software development environment used to create HMI projects, and is available as a free download from COMFILE Technology's website. Download Now.
• Supports interfacing with the CUBLOC, MOACON, FA-DUINO, MODPORT, or just about any other Modbus-capable PLC or microcontroller. The MODPORT is a particularly suitable companion to the ComfileHMI as it does not require any PLC programming.
• Water-resistant and open-frame models are available. (About open-frame models)
• No branding on the hardware's front panel (logo-less). (About logo-less branding)
• Supports TrueType fonts for creating multilingual user interfaces.
• Supports PNG, JPG, and BMP image files.
• Water resistant front panel models support audio output (e.g. .wav files)
• microSD card support for additional memory (Included with purchase)
• Modbus TCP: Can operate as either a client or a server. Details
• Supports supervisory remote control from any device with a modern web browser.
• Remote Scripting. (CHC Only)
• Web API - Read from, write to, and otherwise control a ComfileHMI from any modern web browser, other ComfileHMI panel PC, or other web client. (CHC Only)

Please note that the demonstration in the video does not illustrate programming the MSB PLC. The MSB PLC is a CUBLOC-based product that is programmed using CUBLOC Studio. Please refer to the CUBLOC documentation. Download the MSB PLC source code used in the demonstration video above.

In addition to better performance and more memory, the CHC panel PCs also sport the following features not available on the CHA panel PCs:

• An SD card is not needed to run a project, but is needed for logging data
• Supervisory remote control supports multiple clients
• Remote Scripting
• Web API

• External Connections
• Dimensions
• Water Resistant Front Panel Model Installation
• Open-frame Model Installation

• Interfacing with the CUBLOC, example source code
• Interfacing with the MOACON, example source code
• Interfacing with the MODPORT, example source code
• Interfacing with the FADUINO, example source code
• Interfacing with the Arduino Uno & FADUINO-18TA/32TA, example source code
• Interfacing with a Generic Microcontroller
  • What is Simple MODBUS?
• Modbus TCP
• Modbus RTU Slave

• Exampe Projects

• ComfileHMI Editor Download and Release History
• ComfileHMI Editor Installation
• ComfileHMI Editor Main Window Overview
• Creating a New Project
• Modifying a Project's Properties
• Installing Windows Mobile Device Center (Windows 7,8,10) or ActiveSync (Windows XP)
• Deploying Project
• Project Simulation

• Adding a New Screen and Customizing its Properties
• Adding Shapes and Widgets to a Screen
• Arranging Widgets on the Screen

• Device Addressing
• Variables, Internal Memory, and Expressions
• Fonts (Multilingual Text)
• String Variable Control

• Control Button
  • Common Widget Properties
  • Lamp Effect
• Screen Transition Button
• Multi-action Button
  • Actions
• Numeric Input
• Lamp
• Toggle Switch
• Number
• Text
• Date and Time
• String Variable
• Text Builder
• Numeric Keypad
• Alphanumeric Keypad
• Progress Bar
• Log Viewer
• Knob
• Trend Graph
• Slider

• Lines, Rectangles, and Ellipses
  • Using Rectangles as Background Decorations
• Grid
• Title Bar
• Image
• Dynamic Image

• Text Resources
• Color Resources
• Image Resources
• Address Resources

• Global Events
• Screen Events
• Actions
• Action Groups

• Supervisory Remote Control - View and control one or more ComfileHMI panel PCs from any device with a modern web browser.
• Remote Scripting (CHC Models Only)
• Web API (CHC Models Only) - Read from, write to, and otherwise control a ComfileHMI from any modern web browser, other ComfileHMI panel PC, or other web client.

• System Functions