The ICONICS GENESIS64 suite has the ability to be installed on multiple machines in the form of a GenBrowser or WebHMI Client. There are many reasons why one might want to use GenBrowsers or WebHMI Clients instead of a full GENESIS64 installation and can include, but are not limited to:
Smaller installation footprint
Less overhead caused from running applications
Cost effective Floating/Concurrent “Shared” Licenses
Only standard PCs required for clients
No conversions necessary, close approximation or simulation of GENESIS64 files or configurations
Windows Authentication level security providing granularity in HMI access control through a centralized Security Server
WebHMI Client
A WebHMI Client is considered a “Thin Client” because it can be viewed from any remote computer using Windows Internet Explorer v6 and up. Some of the key benefits of a WebHMI Client can include:
View and Control over internet or intranet
No pre-installation on client computers
Software upgrades required on Server only. Clients will automatically get updated if new files are available
Central configuration and development changes possible on Server only
For more information on how to run GENESIS64 in Internet Explorer, refer to the Running in Internet Explorer and WebHMI – Publishing GraphWorX32 Displays via FTP Channel topics.
GenBrowser
A GenBrowser (also known as a “GENESIS64 Browser Node”) is considered to be in the middle of the GENESIS64 and WebHMI Client spectrum.
Some important details to keep in mind for a GenBrowser are:
Can run all GENESIS64 applications
Graphic displays can be centralized on a Server or distributed residing on each GenBrowser node
Requires remote license
Requires remote OPC data
Can also run any third party applications alongside the GenBrowser
Since actual GENESIS64 components are installed, you could run the applications in its own container instead of running it in Internet Explorer. In general, ICONICS suggests using GenBrowsers for critical operation control functions.
Redundancy Features
Both GenBrowsers and WebHMI Client support runtime switching. In addition, GenBrowsers can run AlarmWorX64 and TrendWorX64 (e.g. logging locally) to collect remote data. WebHMI supports IIS Redundancy via Network Load Balancing.