How to create a Tile in pWidgets HMI

How to create a Tile in pWidgets HMI

Overview

This article will demonstrate how to create a tile in pWidgets HMI.

Requirements

  1. Access to pWidgets HMI
  2. pWidgets Admin account

Changing Default Directories and Extensions

  1. Open up your internet browser, e.g. Edge or Chrome
  3. Click Login button Top Right

  4. Enter username and password
    1. Info
      Default credential is "Admin" for both username and password
  5. Hover over blank Tile and click + Build Tile

  6. From the Machine Association dropdown, select a machine
    1. Note: Machine has to be in pWidgets software before adding to HMI
  7. Check Apply selected Machine as Tile Label if you want the Tile to be machine name
  8. If Apply selected Machine as Tile Label was not checked or you want to modify the tile name enter a tile name under Main Tile Label
  9. Choose a tile color under Select Tile Color
  10. Modify Display Options as needed
    1. Change numbers to how many Actions are Tiles you would like for this Tile

    3. The above will let you create 3 Actions or Tiles for this Tile
  11. Click Save Changes

  12. To create an action, review How to create a Basic Actions in pWidgets HMI



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