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Basic Overview Of Siemens HMI Software

Written By Unknown on Thursday, May 22, 2014 | Thursday, May 22, 2014

By Marci Glover


Human-computer interaction (HCI) is a multidisciplinary scientific field that deals with the development, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use, as well as to study various aspects of its impact. In the field of computer supported collaborative work, emphasis is placed on the ability of systems to support collaborative interaction of a group of people. The system may be based on the Siemens HMI software.

Human-machine interaction (HMI) is a parent field which deals with similar issues but generalizes the interaction between humans and the machine. An important aspect in this field involves the usability of software and hardware. The standard EN ISO 9241 (especially Part 110 and 11) defines which requirements are placed on the usability of software or hardware.

In any case, in this context of human-machine interfaces, usability and accessibility aspects are of primary importance. With the advent of digital instrument clusters, it is becoming increasingly important to conduct in-depth study of HMIs in the automotive industry. In computer science, the term GUI (Graphical User Interface or GUI) indicates the layer of modern operating systems that allows interaction with the user through graphics rather than with keyboard commands (command line interface, CLI).

HMI places less emphasis on objectives, procedures and physical activity. The problems tackled by HMI operations are a natural extension of the classical objectives of engineering psychology, except that new problems have a significant cognitive, communication and interactive nature, not previously considered in engineering psychology and helped advance the field in various directions.

As an example, when driving the driver uses the steering wheel and accelerator to determine direction and speed. The steering, throttle and dashboard instruments in this example, are the human-machine interface. The vehicle reacts to the interaction. An important aspect of human-computer interaction entails ensuring user satisfaction.

Industrial computers, PLCs are still largely equipped with pushbuttons and LEDs. In the car, people first interacted with simple mechanical means and the evolution of computing and robotics led to more sensors and information available to the driver who has to choose the action to perform via the steering wheel, brake pedal and various switches (lights, cruise control).

One can observe that the HMI are increasingly disconnected from the actual implementation of controlled mechanisms. Alan Cooper distinguishes three interface paradigms: technological paradigm - the interface reflects how the controlled mechanism is built. The paradigm of metaphor that can mimic the behavior of an interface as an object of everyday life and thus already controlled by the user. Idiomatic paradigm that uses interface elements in stereotyped behavior, consistent and therefore easy to learn but not necessarily modeled on real-life objects.

Researchers are involved in the development of new methods of design, experimentation with new hardware devices, prototyping new software systems, exploring new paradigms for interaction and the development of theories and models of interaction. In a study of Personal Information Manager (PIM), human-computer interaction makes it an expansive information environment - people can work with various forms of information to understand and effectively influence the desired changes.




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