Guides

Guides are your secret superpower to handle common challenges and problems in engineering HMIs and products. They show how to utilize different components of HELIO to solve specific tasks for your customers.

Setup & Configure

Sign Into the IDE

Connect & Control Your PLC

Create a Connection to Your PLC

Import Data From Your PLC

Manage Access to Data

Access Control

Setup Users & Authentication

Define User Roles

Restrict Access to Data

Restrict Access to Pages

Restrict Access to Elements

Enable User Management in the HMI

Internationalization (i18n)

What Are Translations and Translation Keys?

Best Practices for Translating Your HMI

Using the ICU MessageFormat

Translate PLC Values

Messaging & Alarming

Basics: Storage, Codes and Levels

Configure Messaging Settings

Define Message Types

Trigger Messages

Display Active Messages Count

Access Active and Archived Messages

Recipe Management

Import PLC Variables

Define And Save Recipes

List and Load Recipes

Regulatory Compliance

Setup An Audit Trail

Record Data Events

Record Authentication Events

Record Recipe Events

Record Custom Events

Export An Audit Trail

Meet FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Requirements With HELIO

Managing Structured Data

What are HELIO Data Collections?

Building HMIs Without a PLC

Strategies for Defining HMI Data

Shape Your HMI Data Model

Define Placeholders for Lists

Connect to PLC Data

Guiding Operators

Eliminating Incorrect Input

Communicating Machine Status with Clarity

Advanced Visualizations

Dynamic Images Using SVGs

Modularity & Content Reuse

HELIO Components

Commissioning to Target Device

Set Up and Activate HELIO on the Target Device

Export from Development Machine

Initial Import to Target Device

Update a Project on a Target Device

Debug on the Target Device

HELIO Editions

ctrlX OS Edition

Upgrade HELIO

Before the Upgrade

Upgrade HELIO to 25.2.0