Quick Start Tutorial

This tutorial describes the steps necessary to design an HMI application, from installing
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
to compiling and running the application locally via the emulator.
The tutorial is divided into modules, each of which contains a purpose and preview of the result obtained by following the steps. Some modules contain resources to download to completely follow the procedures. The information in this tutorial details how to complete the project and understand how the system works.
The tutorial indicates some specific settings, for example the position of a graphical element or the value of a variable to display in pixels. These values are an example and show the result consistent with what is shown in the supporting images and videos.
Tutorial steps:
  1. Set up your first project
  2. Set the main window
  3. Navigating between panels
  4. Add dynamic graphical objects
  5. Import and display PLC variables
  6. Setting up alarms
  7. Configuring recipes
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