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Do you also have supply chain problems due to global component shortages? Are you unable to produce because you are missing an important component – such as a PLC or an HMI panel? We have... Read More

  Last week, a critical security vulnerability in the Java logging library log4j was made public! One first thing: No SpiderControl product is or was ever affected by this! Log4j was never used with the... Read More

  An underestimated factor: We are currently seeing once again that formerly hyped web technologies such as SilverLight and Java are being banned from browsers. Web HMIs that were developed on the basis of these... Read More

    I4.0 Integration Suite part 13: Generating a PDF report from a web HMI Reports are very often needed in automation: Measurement protocols for QA, packing slips, invoices, orders. Such reports should be generated... Read More

We look forward to seeing you in personally at the fair again. By the way, we are new in hall 7 stand 119! Not only has our stand become bigger, SpiderControl has also gained many... Read More

  Web visualisation from S7-1200*/S7-1500* without runtime fees and industrial panel operation at the same time! The SpiderControl HMI Editor allows easy design of HTML5 HMI directly on the embedded web server of the S7-1200*/1500*... Read More

  In many production companies, production data is still recorded by hand. End-to-end digitalisation requires large investments and external know-how. But there is another way: The ‘SpiderControl I4.0 Integration Suite’ can read data from older... Read More

  This can display old Java Applet based HMI, such as CODESYS Webvisu V2.3 or WebVisit. Based on the same technology, we offer you an editor tool – specific for the conversion to HTML5 –... Read More

We will be exhibiting at SPS smart production solutions from November 23 to 25, 2021! You will find us this year in hall 7, booth 119.  If you still need entrance vouchers, just let us... Read More

  Many HMI projects have similarities with each other to a certain extent. Ultimately, however, they have to be programmed exactly to the customer’s requirements every time. What possibilities are there for significantly reducing the... Read More

  Automatically generate an HTML5 industrial HMI from an Excel sheet using SpiderControl (SCADA including SpiderPLC). Here’s how: As a code generator via the web API. Then import the HMI into the PC-based editor and... Read More

  Live workshop in the home office! On 14.10.2021 Peter Brügger presented the first live workshop in the home office. With hands-on technology! Just have a look at the recording as well! The SpiderControl I4.0... Read More

During the workshop, the basic concept of the ‘I4.0 Integration Suite’ will be explained and it will be shown how to connect variables from a PLC directly to the various function blocks. The target is... Read More

  This video is part of our online academy series and shows how to connect to a DB with an FB either for reading or writing. The FB can process any SQL query as input... Read More

  Our I4.0 Integration Suite is a comprehensive low-code tool for developing solutions to integrate OT with IT. The implementation of I4.0 projects requires an easy connection of applications from the IT level (ERP, Accounting,... Read More

Our solution consists of a powerful SCADA server and a simple browser-based FBD programming tool and is targeted at programmers from the PLC sector. The SCADA server includes all common drivers for communication with the... Read More

The highlights of the I4.0 Integration Suite at first glance! The tool speaks the language of automation. I.e. it can be programmed in the same way as a PLC and the associated visualization. Existing API’s... Read More

    This video shows how to connect the SpiderPLC with an MQTT broker in the cloud and how to work on the same topic with another FB. These FBs use one external nodeJS process. Read More

  Sending a ping to a PLC using the external mblib processes. An I4.0 solution is only suitable for industrial use, when all subsystems involved are monitored and a computer failure is recorded by the... Read More

  Automatic start of NodeJS as an external process from the SpiderPLC when restarting or when a process stops. A JavaScript function is then called from a function block to demonstrate how JS functions can... Read More

iniNet offers the Codesys Converter PC HMI Editor for the conversion of Java applets in the Codesys Web Visualization V2.3. … Read more in the press release.   Read More

Web visualizations require a lot of memory and performance? Not with the MicroBrowser! The MicroBrowser is a web client for every operating system – from Linux, Raspian to up to the latest Microsoft Windows version... Read More

  This video shows how to configure a historical trend recording in the SCADA server with SpiderControl and how to visualize it in the browser using the HMI macros. A simple and a powerful control... Read More

  This part shows how an FB can read out designated cells (row/col) from a csv file. It also shows how to set up a logic to implement a double loop to go through such... Read More

  This example shows how to calculate a daily, weekly or monthly consumption value from a counter. It uses a clock to generate the trigger and shows how to store the calculated values to a... Read More

  Use FB’s to read and create recipe files. Recipes are lists of variable names and their values. This video is part of our Online Academy series.         Read More

Digitalization and Industry 4.0 are still handled far too abstractly today. Basically, it’s quite simple: Wherever manual intervention is still required today to allow one software to interact with another software, this has to be... Read More

Test our new PLC editor Web-visu converter! Click here for the link. Read More

  CSV file logging allows for writing all desired process points to a csv file. The respective FB can be triggered whenever a set of variables shall be written. The ‘SpiderControl I4.0 Integration Suite’ is... Read More

  If you have converted your CODESYS V2.3 HMI with SpiderControl, then you are up to date. You can visually enhance your HMI with SVG vector graphics and also add features such as Repsonsive and... Read More

  CODESYS Webvisu V2.3 still uses Java applets, which are no longer supported in the new browsers. iniNet now offers an editor tool specifically for this conversion at a SPECIAL PRICE: For only 450.- Euro /... Read More

  In today’s world, we are surrounded by uC’s. They are used in embedded systems and they are usually programmed for one specific purpose. uC programming needs complex tools and highly skilled engineers. What if you... Read More

All SpiderControl components are available for integration into OEM products! Use the compact and high-performance SpiderControl embedded components to expand your products with web technology and programming. Find out more here. Read More

You want to have your own Spider Web-HMI Editor? The functions and the user interface of the programming tool can be drawn and implemented using the SpiderControlTM PLC Editor (PC-Tool). Simple logic functions are programmed directly... Read More

Graphical programming and online debugging via USB / Serial Do you need a very simple programming possibility on a single-chip MicroController – from 128 kB Flash, 80 kB RAM? The networked architecture of Spider PLC... Read More

  The new video shows the configuration of the alarm recording in the SCADA server as well as an alarm list macro that allows the real-time display of the alarms, the history and the CSV... Read More

  Another important function of the new PC HMI Editor: Objects and groups can be assigned to a layer and then switched to invisible or non-selectable. This function simplifies the work with the editor when... Read More

  Now you can use the SpiderControl PC HMI Editor to group any objects into a tile, which are then automatically adapted to the display size in Responsive Design mode. By the way, this tile... Read More

SpiderControl can now convert an existing Wago/CODESYS Webvisu (V2.x) from the less supported Java Applet technology to HTML5! You can download the existing Web-Visu directly with SpiderControl from the PLC, convert it and write it... Read More

CODESYS V2.x Webvisu: Convert Java applets on the PLC to HTML5! CODESYS Webvisu V2.3 still uses Java applets, which are no longer supported in the new browsers. The new SpiderControl HMI Editor now for the... Read More

The SpiderControl AutomationBrowser can be programmed with an integrated functional block logic to force a jump to a specific URL, to block the touch screen or to switch on/off the back light. The integrated SpiderPLC... Read More

PC HMI Editor Training: Table scrolling with indexed addressing. This video shows how an array from a PLC can be dynamically displayed and scrolled in a table using indexed addressing or how any PPO variable can be dereferenced... Read More

This video shows how to copy, move and delete files with the SpiderPLC. It also explains the different folders that can be accessed. The SpiderControl I4.0 Integration Suite’ is a comprehensive tool chain which enables automation professionals with... Read More

The SpiderControl AutomationBrowser allows for a seamless navigation from a HTML5 Webvisu on a PLC  to a web-cam, which is linked directly with its H264 / rtsp:// URL (which is supported by almost any webcam).... Read More

This video explains how to connect to external PLC’s, how to configure drivers (PLC1:…) and which internal variables can be used in both the SpiderPLC (R,S,F Registers) and the SCADA server (izels:OTF variables). The SpiderControl... Read More

Today we present you our new video: Introduction to the editor functions. The SpiderControl PC HMI Editor creates industrial HTML5 web HMI on almost all platforms. This video shows an introduction to the editor functions: The... Read More

Simply install our tutorial project with numerous examples. We have prepared a project in Function Block Diagram, which shows you many interesting examples. This video shows how you can upload and start the project “Fupla1.scp”... Read More

In this video the first steps are explained: which components are part of this product, how and where to install them and how to start them. The SpiderControl I4.0 Integration Suite is a comprehensive tool... Read More

Have a look at our new video to see – how easy it is – to use the I4.0 Integration Suite. And become an I4.0 expert, too! Here you can find the video. Here you can... Read More

We have made simple examples of different topics for you and explained each of them in short videos. Visit our Online Academy and become an I4.0 expert! Here you can find the Online Academy.   Read More

SpiderControl PC HMI Editor Tutorials Part 2: Introduction to the editor functions The SpiderControl PC HMI Editor creates industrial HTML5 web HMI on almost all platforms. This video shows an introduction to the editor functions: Changing... Read More

Web visualization from S7-1200*/S7-1500* without runtime fees and simultaneous industrial panel operation. The SpiderControl HMI Editor enables the simple design of HTML5 HMI directly on the embedded web server of the S7-1200*/1500* PLC. Because you... Read More

The new version of the AutomationBrowser for Windows 10 now offers the option of protecting all settings (URL links, etc.) with a password. It is also possible to show or hide a touchscreen keyboard at any... Read More

Python with PLC’s: Edge Computing inside SCADA calls Python functions SpiderControl SCADA Server: SpiderPLC inside SCADA calls Python functions by using Functional Blocks. This video shows how to add your own Python code and connect it... Read More

The new version 7 of our PC HMI editor for Simatic contains many new macros, including these two functions that are often used for automation. You kill two birds with one stone: the same HMI... Read More

Using Raspberry Pi as basis for a SCADA web server, common industrial communication protocols such as OPC UA, ISO-on-TCP and Modbus TCP can be supported. Read more in our new press release. Read More

Visualize fast processes with a y = f (x) plot? This is now possible with the new Oscilloscope Macro from SpiderControl! The PLC can record a fast process in an array and then update the... Read More

Do you want to continue using your existing CODESYS V2.x Web-Visu Applets under CODESYS V3 / e!COCKPIT? With SpiderControl it is possible. You will need the SpiderControl PC HMI editor and SpiderControl SCADA server for... Read More

SpiderControl can easily be connected to your existing code. The “user.dll” (or shared library) makes your SW Web ready today and protects your existing investment! Take full advantage of the SpiderControl eco-system: pure HTML5, affordable... Read More

SpiderControl PC HMI Editor: New version 7 now available! The new version offers a graphic selection of the extensive macro functions. The macros are explained directly in this selection and are partly animated so that... Read More

HTML5 web HMI on S71200/1500: Now trend and alarm lists are also possible! The SpiderControl HMI Editor enables the simple design of HTML5 HMI directly on the embedded web server of the S71200/1500 PLC and... Read More

Since a few days, our new license shop is online. Here you can purchase software licenses, such as licenses for AutomationBrowser, conveniently and around-the-clock. Please visit the new licence shop directly. Click here to enter... Read More

How to use: Passwords and Log-Ins with SpiderControl. SpiderControl is an HMI editor for HTML5 web visualization in the field of automation. This video shows how to create passwords and user levels and how to... Read More

Would you like to: Make all variables available on OPC UA? Retrofit to old plants? The SpiderControl SCADA Server now also includes an OPC UA server. This makes it possible that all variables from all... Read More

This video “Historical trends with SpiderControl HTML5 Web HMI” shows how to configure a historical trend recording in the SCADA server withSpiderControl and how to visualize it in the browser using the HMI macros. A... Read More

For all of you, who could not attend the embedded world 2020 in Nuremberg, we have a short virtual tour on our booth. Here we will give you an overview in just about 3 minutes.... Read More

The new video on the theme: PLCnext Web-server for WebVisit & SpiderControl is online. It shows how the SpiderControl Web-Server allows you to use your existing WebVisit HMIs on the PLCnext platform and much more.... Read More

Control system on the PLC: HTML5 SCADA Server runs on Wago PFC100 and PFC200 PLC! Turn your Wago PLC into a SCADA server and use the advantages of the SpiderControl visualization. Variables from the local PLC... Read More

Our SpiderControl SCADA Server is now available in the PLCnext Store. This means that this web server is now easy to install for all Phoenix Contact customers. The basic version of the web server, which... Read More

From 25.02. to 27.02.2020 we will be exhibitors again at embedded world in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. You will find our booth as usual in hall 4, booth 501. Of course we have many interesting... Read More

Peter Brügger presented a lecture in the Forum at this year´s SPS in Nuremberg. This is now available for you online. Please click here for the video. Read More

Peter Brügger will hold a press conference on Wednesday, 27.11.2019 from 13:15 to 13.45 in the NCC East, Level 2, Istanbul area at SPS Smart Production Solutions. His topic will be in Nuremberg: SpiderPLC –... Read More

Did you know, the functional block description (FBD) programming in the browser offers enormous advantages: Simple logic functions that can be executed in SpiderRT, e.g. for calculating energy values or collective alarms Customer-specific function modules... Read More

SpiderControl can do it all: – Web HMI directly on the embedded web server of the PLC – SCADA (control system) on every operating system and hardware – Small SCADA solutions on PLC, Raspberry Pi,... Read More

The function block description programming in the browser enables e.g.: Simple logic functions executed in SpiderRT Customer-defined function modules can call functions of external runtimes Use PHP to store in an SQL database etc. For... Read More

The Webvisu of CODESYS V3.5 uses HTML5, for which there are no compatible browser clients under WindowsCE (or Windows Embedded Compact 7/8). Absolutely none? Wrong! The SpiderControl MicroBrowser has now been redesigned for WinCE and is... Read More

This video shows how to install SpiderPLC / SCADA, NodeJS, NodeRED and Mosquitto MQTT Broker on a Beckhoff PLC and how to design a simple functional block program with SpiderPLC to publish variables to MQTT.... Read More

SpiderPLC offers the purely browser-based programming of function plan (FUPLA) and Web HMIs. This functionality is becoming increasingly important for the implementation of IoT Devices, because programming such systems usually requires three levels: The first... Read More

The SpiderControl SCADA Server is now also available on Linux with OPC UA! This allows SpiderControl to be used on most operating systems: Win7/8/10, WinCE/WEC, Linux, Raspian, Android, etc. Combined with compact industrial processors, you can... Read More

Are you annoyed with Java applets used in older Webvisus? Not anymore! The SpiderControl AutomationBrowser supports CODESYS Webvisu V2.x as well as older SpiderControl HMI – and OEM variants- completely without Java plug-ins. The iniNet MicroBrowser... Read More

Web-based HMIs offer many advantages and can be stored directly on controllers. But a big obstacle: the use of different and obsolete versions. The ‘AutomationBrowser’ can be remedied here, according to iniNet CEO Peter Brügger.... Read More

Why the AutomationBrowser? Web-based HMIs are today standard in automation for operation and monitoring. Through the available browsers – on a wide variety of devices – Web technologies offer a high degree of simplification and... Read More

From 27th to 29th of November 2018 we will exhibit again at the SPS/IPC/ DRIVES in Nuremberg. Get your free entry voucher right now. You will find us in hall 6, booth number 117. We... Read More

For the new Spider PC HMI Editor for Simatic S7-1200 and S7-1500 a new video and tutorial is available for download. In this video, we will show you how to create quick and easy a... Read More

On October 25, 2018 we will take part in the conference Internet of Things – from sensor to the cloud. Peter Brügger, Managing Director by iniNet Solutions, will give his speech from 11.30 am to... Read More

From August 28 to 30 we will presenting our product innovations at SINDEX in Bern. Visit us at the Swiss technology fair! We are looking forward to your visit. You will find us in hall 3.2,... Read More

The programming of HTML (or HTML5) web pages on these S7 controllers had previously to be done “by hand”. Although appealing solutions can also be implemented this way, the effort for the development and especially... Read More

The “Nominee of the embedded award 2018” certificate was presented directly at embedded world 2018 by Prof. Dr. Matthias Sturm (jury and chairman of the trade fair committee) to Peter Brügger (iniNet Solutions management). iniNet... Read More

SpiderPLC has been nominated for the embedded award 2018 in the category tools! Further information about the nominees you can find here.   Read More