Tablet and Smartphones

Plant SCADA Access Anywhere can operate on portable devices with an HTML5-compliant browser (for example, Safari on iPad). For the list of supported browsers, see Supported Browsers.

Note: Plant SCADA Access Anywhere is supported on Android versions 4.2.2 and higher.

Mobile devices enable you to remotely access and interact with Plant SCADA clients. Touch gestures are used to perform the tasks normally done by a mouse using a desktop or laptop computer. Built-in software keyboards are used instead of physical keyboards. Certain mouse events will not have an equivalent on a touch device. Software keyboards in mobile devices will not have F1-F12, CTRL, or ALT keys. In addition, mouse hover and tool tips are not supported on touch devices.

Be aware of these differences when using Plant SCADA Access Anywhere to remotely view the Plant SCADA client. Also, become familiar with the way your device implements touch interfaces. Keep this in mind for the design of Plant SCADA projects for use with Plant SCADA Access Anywhere. For example, Input animations should not need to invoke a Plant SCADA or Windows keyboard as mobile devices have their own.

For existing Plant SCADA clients that make use of mouse events, keys, and/or key combinations without a supported equivalent in a touch environment, you may want to modify your client to use alternate events that will work in a touch environment.

The following list provides tips on using Plant SCADA Access Anywhere on a tablet or smartphone device without a physical keyboard or mouse. Functionality will vary across different devices and some commands may not be available.

• Single Tap performs a left click.

• Single long Tap performs a right-click.

• Tap + Hold + Drag performs a select then drag/scroll function.

• Double Tap, or tapping once with two fingers, performs double-click.

• Tap with three fingers sends Back command to a remote browser.

• Swipe down with three fingers is Page Up.

• Swipe up with three fingers is Page Down.

• Drag left or right with three fingers performs a left arrow and right arrow respectively.

• Tap the keyboard icon (upper right-hand corner of window) to open/close the virtual keyboard.

• Swipe and pinch gestures will apply to the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere session (i.e. zoom in with pinch in).

  Note: (For iOS only) when saving a Plant SCADA Access Anywhere icon to the iOS desktop, the shortcut will open the Plant SCADA Access Anywhere session in full-screen mode. The browser’s toolbar will be hidden and there will be more remote desktop area available.