NA Screen - Switch to the Home Screen after x time of inactivity

Updated February 02, 2022

Scenario

You would like your NA Screen to automatically navigate to a Home screen or a screen of your choosing when a period of inactivity has past.


Solution

Step 1 : Set the Screen Saver inactivity time

  1. In Sysmac Studio under the NA screen setup section in the project tree >> Open HMI Settings 
  2. In the Screen Saver section >> Select type to Blank Screen
  3. Set the time to trigger the screen saver



Step 2 : Add a Global Event to Navigate to required page

  1. In Sysmac Studio under the NA screen setup section in the project tree >> Select the Global Events
  2. Click on the Select Event to Add >> Select Condition
  3. Add the _HMI_IsScreenSaverActive Expression
  4. Tick the AsyncExecution (Runs a thread to constantly monitor the change of state) 
  5. Add an Action >> ShowPage
  6. Enter your Page name that you would like to display when the screen has been inactive for a set time. 




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