| dc.description.abstract | In the field of smart manufacturing, the conventional human–machine interface (HMI) is characterized by long development duration, high maintenance cost, poor adaptability to new requirements, and limited user freedom. Therefore, this study endeavored to develop a graphical user interface (containing a flexible, embedded structure) with intuitive control features and a simple and clear setup function based on user experience. The system comprises five functional modules： add new component, component control, data transfer, data reception, and component update. The interface relies on the data transfer and reception modules to communicate with extrinsic devices and the interactions between modules for smart human–machine interaction. By contrast, the conventional HMI, which has no real-time HMI customization functions, has to rely on specialized industrial graphics control software that must be operated on a personal computer to faciliate HMI software development and updates; this makes immediate HMI software development and updates impossible. Because of the flexible design of the proposed system, new functions and updates can be readily developed and deployed through the system’s HMI. This effectively keeps the HMI up-to-date, gives the HMI higher adaptability, considerably shortens the duration of HMI development, and increases the ease with which outdated control software for automated equipment can be updated or replaced. | en_US |