HMI Charts

HMI Charts are HMI components that can be used to show data in a graphical way. Chart visualization is updated automatically at runtime based on values of linked robot variables.

Supported chart types are: Time series, Bar / Histogram, Pie / Circle, Indicator.

Adding a Chart

Charts can be added to a panel using the button inside the HMI Palette Toolbar.

Then use the side HMI Component Properties panel to configure the chart and its appearance, like for example the chart type and its colors.

Linking a Chart

HMI charts are linked to robot variables using Chart Data Seires.

Data series can be added and edited using the side Component Properties panel. Each chart can have any number of data series, and each data series is linked to a robot variable, for which name and type must be specified.

Valid linking examples for Universal Robots:

• my_variable # user defined variable

• get_standard_digital_in(0) # robot function

• my_function() # user defined function

• x + y # command with return value

HMI Chart Tutorial

Exporting Data

When you are connected with the Remote Desktop Viewer to a running Robpod HMI application, you can export and save chart data.

Right click on the chart, then choose:

• Save as, to save the chart as a png or jpeg image

• Export, to export data in CSV format.

Images and data will be available on your desktop PC for later usage.