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HMI Droid/Odrid HMI is a mobile HMI/SCADA tool from IDEA-Teknik. Its core purpose is to turn phones, tablets, or other Android/iOS/macOS/Windows/Linux devices into mobile operator panels. It can be used for machine operation, Andon systems, building automation, home automation, ventilation and lighting, access control gates, and similar scenarios. On the development side, panels are mainly created and edited with HMI Droid Studio on Windows. The development tool is free and includes a Test run feature.
Judging from the documentation, this is clearly geared toward industrial sites rather than being a general-purpose low-code tool. For communications, it supports Modbus/TCP, Modbus RTU, Siemens S7 Communication, Fetch/Write, COMLI, SattBus, and more, with connection options including TCP/IP, UDP/IP, Bluetooth Classic, and Bluetooth LE. Newer versions also support multi-project mode, up to 8 communication channels, and concurrent connections to multiple PLCs. Panel objects include LEDs, text, buttons, numeric variables, input fields, images, sliders, bar indicators, line charts, checkboxes, radio buttons, and scripting support is starting to be added.
HMI Droid Studio is free. The runtime app is a one-time purchase with no subscription, licensed per user and installable on multiple devices. Pricing needs to be checked on Google Play, and the Android version can also be purchased directly from IDEA-Teknik. Deployment is mostly local: panel files need to be transferred to the device directory or loaded via an import command. For remote PLC access, the official recommendation is to use a VPN rather than simple port forwarding.
Its strengths are practical protocol coverage, very detailed documentation and FAQs, support for many device types including phones, tablets, Panel PCs, Raspberry Pi, Chromebooks, and emulators, plus relatively fast email support. The drawbacks are that projects use a proprietary file format, migrating older projects can be difficult, panel distribution is still fairly manual, feature parity differs across iOS/macOS, Test panel, and the Linux alpha version, and there is no standalone demo, so most features can only be tested through Studio.
It is best suited to automation engineers, equipment manufacturers, and system integrators familiar with industrial communications such as PLCs, Modbus, and Siemens S7. It is less suitable for business users with no industrial background. The source text does not state how accessible it is from China. Access to the official website, Google Play payment, and app downloads in mainland China is uncertain, so it is rated as unknown.
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