Start HELIO

After Download HELIO, the next step is to install it on your your development PC or the target device. Don't worry, HELIO is easy to install because it's just a simple executable.

However, when it comes to launching and using it, things might feel a little different compared to more "traditional" tools. But hey, HELIO likes to think different!

On Windows

Extract the Downloaded Archive

Since HELIO does not require any installation, you are basically done after extracting it. What you get is the so called HELIO Runtime Directory. Just move this directory from your Downloads folder to a safe location on your hard drive.

Where to store the Runtime Directory?

Don't worry too much about where to store the HELIO Runtime Directory before your first run. HELIO stores its data in the HELIO Data Directory. So it is totally safe to move the Runtime later on.

If you want to keep things tidy you can learn about some best practices on the Multiple Runtime Versions page.

Please note: starting HELIO from within the Downloads directory can sometime cause trouble, so you might want to move it out of there.

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Start HELIO.exe

HELIO will run inside a new Terminal Window that should look like this:

Keep this Window open as long as you want to use HELIO HMIs or the HELIO IDE.

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Having trouble with the Windows Firewall?

Make Sure to Allow Access

HELIO opens a web server on your computer, which might prompt a Windows Firewall access request. Allow HELIO to communicate on these networks if you want HELIO to be accessible from a browser.

Adjusting the Firewall Later

If you chose the wrong option, you can change these settings later. Refer to the Microsoft Documentation to find out where to locate the Firewall settings.

On Linux

Extract the Downloaded Archive

Since HELIO does not require any installation, you are basically done after extracting it. You can move the HELIO executable to a safe location on your hard drive.

Don't worry too much about where to store it before your first run.

HELIO stores its data in the HELIO Data Directory. The HELIO executable should always have access to this data, regardless of where the executable is located.

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Start the HELIO executable

…using the Terminal of your choice. The output of a successful start should look like this:

On macOS

Extract the Downloaded Archive

Since HELIO does not require any installation, you are basically done after extracting it. You can move the HELIO executable to a safe location on your hard drive.

Don't worry too much about where to store it before your first run.

HELIO stores its data in the HELIO Data Directory. The HELIO executable should always have access to this data, regardless of where the executable is located.

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Start the HELIO executable

…using the Terminal of your choice. The output of a successful start should look like this:

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Sign Into the IDE

Open your browser…

…and go to http://localhost:8512. Whenever you start your HELIO instance the IDE will be available from there.

Check the Minimum System Requirements for a list of all the supported browsers.

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Provide Your License Key

If you start HELIO on a machine for the first time and haven’t activated it yet, HELIO will ask you for a license. Paste in the license key you’ve received from our team and submit.

Keep in mind that a HELIO Trial License can only be activated on 5 Seats.

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Sign into HELIO using the default IDE user

Click the Sign In button in the upper right corner. Enter the default IDE user credentials that come pre-configured with each HELIO runtime:

Username	eve
Password	eve

Remove this default user and create a user with a secure password using the IDE User Manager as soon as you've signed in.

Mission accomplished! HELIO is up and running. Time to run your first HMI…