Are HMIs the Forgotten Edge Gateways?

May 22, 2025

By Advantech

HMI Automation Human Machine Interface Display

HMI (Human-Machine Interface) software plays a critical role in automation systems, acting as the bridge between human operators and machines.

A Human Machine Interface (HMI) is a display device that allows users to interact with a system and exchange information. They are widely used in many industries, such as the automobiles, entertainment, electronics, medical equipment, banking, and service industries. In industrial applications, the major functions of HMI are real-time information exchange between humans and production equipment via programmable logic controllers (PLCs), variable-frequency drives (VFDs), and meters.

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