High-performance HMI displays provide information to operators in a concise and effective way that maximizes their ability to assess the state of a process. By minimizing visual distractions and irrelevant information, operators can more readily determine what actions they need to take. iFIX provides graphic tools including dynamos, a high-performance color palette, and a Web_HMI Toolbox that are designed to help you create pictures that follow industry guidelines for High-Performance HMI. The use of high performance graphic tools and settings are recommended for pictures intended for export to Proficy Operations Hub. However, you can take advantage of high performance tools and design principles when designing your traditional iFIX pictures as well.

You can export and save Proficy Operations Hub picture files to a folder. The exported files are in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format. When these exported files are uploaded to the Proficy Operations Hub server, they can be viewed in the Proficy Operations Hub browser client.

Once you have installed iFIX with support for Proficy Operations Hub and high performance graphics, a Operations Hub group appears in WorkSpace in the Tools tab in Ribbon view. The Operations Hub group contains two buttons to help you create and export Operations Hub pictures. In addition, high performance Dynamos are installed to help you create simple, concise graphics with minimal effort. For more information on using iFIX with support for Proficy Operations Hub, refer to the Creating Pictures for Export to Proficy Operations Hub section.