HMI Settings Dialog

The HMI Settings dialog is used to configure the Web HMI settings.

HMI Settings Dialog Controls

• To display the HMI Settings dialog, click HMI Settings from the Sensor menu.

  

HMI Mode

• Disabled: Select this option to disable the HMI server. You are not able to use the Web HMI application if the HMI server is disabled.
• HTTP: Select this option to enable the HTTP Web HMI server.
• HTTPS: Select this option to enable the HTTPS Web HMI server.

Maximum View Connections

The Maximum View Connections setting is used to configure the maximum number of applications (In-Sight Explorer, In-Sight Display Control, In-Sight SDK, VisionView or Web HMI) allowed to connect to an In-Sight vision system or sensor (1 - 5, default = 2). If you change the number of the Maximum View Connections, you must restart the vision system or sensor for the changes to take effect.

Connection Mode

An In-Sight vision system or sensor can connect to only one application with the Standard View Connection and up to four applications with the View Only Connection.

Maximum View Connections	Standard View Connection (In-Sight Explorer, In-Sight Display Control, In-Sight SDK, VisionView or Web HMI)	View Only Connection (VisionView and/or Web HMI)
1	1	0
2	1	1
3	1	2
4	1	3
5	1	4

Standard View Connection

Allows any access level (Full, Protected or Locked). Typically, this connection mode is used by an application that performs various run mode actions such as editing interactive controls, placing the vision system or sensor online/offline, loading a new job or triggering the vision system or sensor.

If two or more applications are connected to the vision system or sensor, you can establish only one application with the standard view connection. If you set the Maximum View Connection to 1, the application is connected automatically with the standard view connection.

View Only Connection

Allows only Locked access. With this connection mode, the application can only view the operation of the vision system or sensor. All interactive controls, such as Trigger, Online/Offline, etc., are disabled.

HMI Settings

• HTTP Port: Specifies the port number to use in the web address of the selected vision system or sensor. The default port number is set to 8087, but can be changed to any available port on the server.

  Note:

  • The HTTP port number and the HTTPS port number cannot be the same.
  • For information about In-Sight reserved ports, see In-Sight Ports.

• Inactivity Timeout (Min.): Specifies the amount of time (0 to 60 minutes; default = 15) the Web HMI application can remain inactive before the application logs you off. To disable the Inactivity Timeout, set the number to 0.

  Note: The Inactivity Timeout setting does not apply to the vision system or sensor with the default credentials (i.e., the admin user with a blank password).
• Image Resolution: Specifies the image resolution (Full, Half, Quarter or Eighth) to use in the Web HMI display. You can improve the image transfer time by reducing the image resolution.

• Allow Local Storage: Specifies whether your web browser will remember the Web HMI configuration settings (image scale, image degrees, image offset and view settings). If the checkbox is selected (default), the Web HMI configuration settings are automatically saved each time you click the Switch View button or adjust the image display settings.

  Note: Check your web browser's setting to make sure cookies and DOM/local storage are enabled. Otherwise, your Web HMI configuration settings will not be saved, and you may receive an error message.
• Allow View Selection: Specifies whether the Switch View button is enabled in the Web HMI application.
• Allow Online/Offline: Specifies whether the Online and Offline buttons are enabled in the Web HMI application.
• Allow Live Video: Specifies whether the Live Mode button is enabled in the Web HMI application.
• Allow Trigger: Specifies whether the Trigger button is enabled in the Web HMI application.
• Allow Adjust Image: Specifies whether the Image Toolbar is enabled in the Web HMI application.

HTTPS

• HTTPS Port: Specifies the port number to use for the secure web connection of the selected vision system or sensor. The port number is set to 8443 by default, but it can be changed to any available port on the server.

  Note:

  • The HTTP port number and the HTTPS port number cannot be the same.
  • For information about In-Sight reserved ports, see In-Sight Ports.

• Cognex Network Server: Enter the host name or IP address of the Cognex Network Server. The host name and IP address information can be found in the Cognex Network Server Manager.

  Note: For information about how to install the Cognex Network Server software, refer to Install the Cognex Network Server Software. For information about the Cognex Network Server, refer to the Cognex Network Server Help File, which is installed with Cognex Network Server software.
• Password: Enter the password of the Cognex Network Server. By default, the password is 1234. The password can be changed in the Cognex Network Server Manager.
• Save Password: Select this checkbox if you want In-Sight Explorer to remember the password of your Cognex Network Server.
• HTTP Image Transfer: Select this checkbox to enable transferring images under HTTP mode (unsecure mode). When this option is enabled, the image content is not encrypted, but the image update rate is faster than using HTTPS mode (secure mode). By default, this checkbox is unchecked.
• Verify HTTPS: Click the Verify HTTPS button to verify the HTTPS connection between your In-Sight device and the Cognex Network Server.

• Status: Displays the information about HTTPS connection status between your In-Sight device and the Cognex Network Server.

  Note: For more information about the status message and possible solutions, refer to HTTPS Configuration Troubleshooting.

Filmstrip

• Show Filmstrip: Specifies whether the filmstrip is displayed in the Web HMI application. (default = checked)
• Save Images: Specifies whether the Save Image button is displayed in the Web HMI application. (default = checked)
• Status Icon: Displays the pass and fail results as status icons in the Web HMI application.

• Geometric: A pass result is displayed as a green circle and a fail result is displayed as a red rectangle .
• OK/NG: A pass result is displayed as a green OK and a fail result is displayed as a red NG .
• Check/X: A pass result is displayed as a green checkmark and a fail result is displayed as a red X .