Vijeo Designer 6.2 — Quick Tutorial & Workflow Guide
Overview
Vijeo Designer 6.2 is Schneider Electric’s HMI/SCADA configuration environment for creating operator interfaces for Magelis HMIs and some PLCs. This guide gives a concise, practical workflow: project setup, screen design, variables/tags, animation, alarms, recipes, communication, runtime testing, and deployment.
Scripts: Use Java-based scripting for complex logic that the standard animation properties can't handle.
command. This launches a virtual HMI on your PC to test logic without hardware. Validation
Result: If your PLC fills the tank to 951 liters, a red row will appear in the viewer. The operator can press "Acknowledge" to stop the horn.
Conclusion: In this tutorial, we have provided a step-by-step guide to getting started with Vijeo Designer 6.2. We have covered the software overview, tutorial objectives, and a basic HMI project design. By following this tutorial, you should be able to create a basic HMI project and understand the key features and tools of Vijeo Designer 6.2.
If you are building your first application, focus on these four areas:
Displaying Alarms on Screen
- On your main screen, drag the Alarm Viewer component.
- Stretch it to the bottom 150 pixels.
- In properties, set Display Mode to "Active + History."
This report identifies every object, script, or action where specific variables are used, providing dynamic links to those locations.
Mastering Vijeo Designer 6.2: A Beginner’s Guide to HMI Design