SpiderControl™ Automation Browser for Android™
The SpiderControl Automation Browser app for Android is available for download on this page.
This Browser is intented to be used on Industrial Touch Panel with Android version 5.0 (Lollipop) and higher, for ARM or x86 processor.
The SpiderControl Automation Browser app supports web visualisation designed with SpiderControl Editor or any of the OEM editors, CODESYS V.2, CODESYS V.3, but it can also open any standard HTML 5 page.
Download
For Industrial Touch Panel
If you wish, the Automation Browser to be the main app of your device, then Automation Browser Home Screen edition is the right choice.
It will automatically start on reboot and every time you press the Home button it will show the app again.
Notes:
- VNC is supported in Automation Browser (AB2), this version is available for download here.
- Previous versions and pre-release of the app, with release notes can be found here
What's new in this version?
- Support new features from SpiderControl Editor 8.10 (Call Draw Functions, Pie charts, new Oscillo macros, Action loop...)
- Support downloading file with href like "data:text/json;charset=utf-8,..."
- And use default filename "file_YYYY-MM-DD_hh-mm-ss.txt" (or .csv, .xml, .json), if filename is not specified in the content disposition
- Show Android System WebView version in the Info Version box
- Bug fixes with out of screen objects
And also
- Fix issues by reading (and writing) files from external storage in Android 11, 12, 13...
- Change Storage directoy depending on Android version
* Android < 13: /Download/AutomationBrowser/
* Android >= 13: /Android/data/net.spidercontrol.automb/files/
- Export/Import perco file (for MB_PERCO_x variables)
- Prompt user to Keep app data when de-installing the app
- Bug fix with Auto Start on Android 9
- Support new features from SpiderControl Editor version 8.00
- Support new TLS versions (Fix SSLHandshakeException on WAGO PFC Fw version > 19 (21))
- Support scroller in Drop Down List in SpiderControl views
- Start page in HTML 5 mode, for Saia hybrid web project using both IMasterSaia Applet tag and javascript.
- Tap five times in the top left corner to abort the countdown in Auto Start
- CODESYS v.2: Support webvisu from Beck IPC@CHIP
- And other bug fixes and improvements
Manual
AutomationBrowserSetup_Android.pdf
Installation
Open this page on your Android panel, either with the Automation Browser (at least v1.0.9.5) or with any standard web browser, and download the APK file
Once the download is finished, open the APK file stored in your Download folder and follow instructions to complete the installation.
Note: Some authorizations might be required to allow the installation of an APK file, out of the official Google Play Store.
After installation, when you press the Android Home button, you will be asked to choose for the default launcher(*). Press the Home button again to see the ALWAYS option.
Once you have chosen the Automation Browser (ALWAYS), it will automatically be launched on the next start and you will not see the default Android Home screen anymore!
To give you the choice again, you will have to clear the "Open defaults" setting in the Automation Browser app
Open the Android Settings (app menu in the top right corner) and depending on the Android version you will have to go either
Apps > Automation Browser > Open by default > CLEAR DEFAULTS
Or
Storage & USB > Apps > Automation Browser > (i) icon > Open by default > CLEAR DEFAULTS
Then, press on the Android Home button again.
(*) If you don't see the popup to select the default launcher, it is probably because another launcher is already selected as default.
In that case you will have to clear the "Open defaults" settings in the current launcher app. The name of the app is often something like "Launcher" or "Google Now Launcher", ...
Activation code
Please, visit our Web Shop
and fill the form with your AB1 Challenge code, to order a license key for your device, the challenge code is displayed when starting the app.
WebView for HTML 5
To support the latest features in HTML 5, we recommend to update the
Android System WebView control on your Android device.
Download APK file depending on your platform (armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, x86_64) and Android version of your panel (Android 6.0+, 7.0+, ...)
Open the page html5test.com in Automation Browser, to find out which component is installed and which features are supported.
Support
For any questions, feedback or support, you may contact us here: English or German
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
CODESYS is a trademark of 3S Smart Software Solutions GmbH
SpiderControl is a trademark of iniNet Solutions GmbH
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