Food processing and/or packaging system comprising a human-machine interface, and software

摘要

Disclosed herein is a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for an industrial equipment. The HMI comprises a display unit and a display control unit, which is coupled with the display unit and is couplable also with the equipment control unit to acquire therefrom data indicative of the current operating state assumed by the industrial equipment. The display control unit is configured to store: a list of the user-selectable goals achievable by the industrial equipment; and, for each user-selectable goal, a list of the operating states from which said user-selectable goal is achievable and a list of the user-selectable functions associated with said user-selectable goal. The display control unit is further configured to display on the display unit: the user-selectable goals which are achievable from the current operating state; and, in response to a selection of a displayed goal, only user-selectable functions which are associated with the selected goal.