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Monitor and Control up to 50 HMIs from One Device!

 
cMT Viewer is a client application that enables users to view and control select HMIs quickly and easily. cMT Viewer runs the HMI project on the client device. Only application data is exchanged between the hardware, acting as a server, and the client device – your smart phone or tablet.

cMT Viewer will run on the following client platforms: Windows
  • Windows
  • Android Smartphones and Tablets
  • Apple iPhone/iPad


This means that a single unit can be accessed by up to three client devices, running cMT Viewer from any of these platforms, at a time. Conversely, the same client device can be used to connect to any number of our headless HMIs. The cMT Viewer application on the client device will maintain a history of all headless HMIs previously connected to. To switch to a new headless HMI , simply select the project from the history list, and the project for that headless HMI will start to run.
Monitor Mode

Monitor Mode is a feature exclusive to the Windows version of the cMT Viewer application. It allows real-time data to be displayed from up to 50 headless HMIs simultaneously. Each headless HMI is displayed as a tile in a grid as seen below. This special overview screen is configured on window 3 in the EBPro project. As the headless HMI responds to data read from the PLC, the tile view will update on the cMT Viewer client. A user can simply click any of the tiles to immediately jump to the full project for that headless HMI.
Alarm Notification

In addition to the data displayed on window 3 of the project, the alarm feature can be used to alert an operator using Monitor Mode to an alarm on a particular HMI. When an alarm occurs, a red badge appears on the affected HMI tile. The operator can then quickly click on the tile and view the entire HMI application to get more information about the alarm.
The Monitor Mode feature is well suited to creating supervisory stations while using a Desktop PC or try a Maple Systems Industrial Panel or Box PC.

cMT Viewer and EasyAccess 2.0

EasyAccess 2.0 can be used with our IIot edge-devices . EasyAccess 2.0 combines the hardware, a cloud-based VPN server, and the cMT Viewer application to provide worldwide secure access to our IIoT edge-devices with an Internet connection. Once EasyAccess 2.0 is enabled on the device, it will reach out and establish a connection to the cloud-based VPN server. Users can then log in using the EA2.0 Client app from anywhere in the world to create a secure VPN connection between their device and the HMI. Using cMT Viewer over this connection allows the remote user to operate the device as if they were standing directly in front of the machine.

Want more information on EasyAccess 2.0? Click here.

Where Do I Get cMT Viewer?

  • Windows
    cMT Viewer is installed with EBPro. It can be launched from the Maintenance Menu in Utility Manager after selecting cMT Series in the top left corner:
  • Apple or Android Device
    The cMT Viewer application is available in the Google Play store and the Apple App Store. Simply search for cMT Viewer and follow the installation instructions for your device.
  • EasyAccess 2.0
    cMT Viewer is installed with EasyAccess 2.0 and will automatically be launched when connecting to one of our IIoT edge-devices. EasyAccess 2.0 can be downloaded here.


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