63: Vijeo Designer

Vijeo Designer 6.3 — Product Report

  • Native IO Scanning: You can drag and drop variables directly from your Unity Pro or Control Expert project.
  • Universal Driver Support: It includes drivers for virtually every major third-party PLC (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Omron, Mitsubishi). If you have a mixed plant floor, Vijeo Designer 6.3 can likely talk to everything without extra hardware.

Built-in configurable user groups (Administrator, Operator, Maintenance) with password protection, activity logs, and automatic logout timers ensured compliance with basic security standards (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 11 with audit trails).

  • Tag-based project and runtime management
  • Screen editor with widgets (buttons, indicators, numeric displays, trends)
  • Alarm and event management (alarm lists, messages, timestamps)
  • Trend/charting capability for historical and real-time data
  • Recipe and data logging support
  • Security/user management and password protection
  • SVG vector graphics and bitmap support
  • Object animation (visibility, color, movement) based on tags/expressions
  • Multi-language project support
  • Drivers/protocol support: Modbus, Schneider/Modicon protocols (EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, Unity/TCP depending on HW), and vendor-specific drivers
  • Project simulation and online monitoring (when connected to runtime)

Vijeo Designer 6.3

| Feature | | Siemens TIA Portal (WinCC) | Ignition (Inductive Automation) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Ease of Use | Moderate (Technical) | Moderate | High (Modern UI) | | Graphics | Dated (Raster) | Good (Vector in Unified) | Excellent (Vector/Web) | | PLC Integration | Excellent with Schneider | Excellent with Siemens | Agnostic (Excellent with all) | | Pricing Model | Perpetual + HMI cost | Perpetual + HMI cost | Subscription/Perpetual (Server based) | vijeo designer 63

Building on the rock-solid foundation of the Vijeo ecosystem, version 6.3 introduces key enhancements aimed at reducing engineering time and improving runtime performance: Vijeo Designer 6

The beauty of Vijeo Designer 6.3 lies in its logical workflow: Native IO Scanning: You can drag and drop

Dynamic Customization

: The software supports animated objects, level indicators, zoom functions, and multi-language support that can be toggled directly from the HMI screen. Standard Project Workflow