HQ VISU Designer owns PowerPoint screen source, templates, scripts, and package export.
Choose HQ products by scenario
Start by identifying whether the task is screen authoring, site runtime, point preparation, or file exchange. The main path is HQ VISU Designer exporting screen packages into HQControl runtime; use HQ Scan for point preparation and HQShare for file exchange.
HQControl runs PowerPoint screen packages directly, with controlled extensions and Windows / Linux deployment.
HQ Scan prepares points independently for free; HQShare adds document previews to controlled file exchange.
Keep the main path and helper tools separate
The PowerPoint plugin exports screen asset packages, and HQControl carries the site runtime. HQControl manages screen resources together with menu, i18n, permission, tag, alarm, trend, license, and related runtime configuration. Choose the relevant tool when the task calls for TIA export or LAN file sharing.
For HQControl / SCADA projects that already have industrial screens and need tags, languages, menus, access control, alarms, alarm sound, trends, and runtime data connected.
For PowerPoint industrial screen authoring, PPT HMI, HTML export, HQVISU, and HQVISH projects.
For TIA Portal, DB point extraction, and symbolic-address preparation. It is a standalone data preparation tool used when needed.
For delivery package distribution, log uploads, visual-record and report exchange, and controlled LAN sharing.
HQSCADA / SCADA runtime platform
HQControl takes exported PowerPoint screen packages directly into site operation, with controlled boundaries for project pages, system integrations, and cross-platform deployment.
HQControl starts with screen delivery and manages screen assets, menus, i18n, permissions, and site configuration in one runtime. Customer reports, diagnostics, and external-system workflows extend through the custom-page SDK and controlled integrations, with Windows and Linux deployment support.
HQVISU / PPT to HTML
HQ VISU Designer is the screen source: pages, templates, popups, scripts, animations, and HTML screen packages are prepared in PowerPoint.
HQ VISU Designer exports industrial pages, templates, popups, scripts, animations, and binding metadata from PowerPoint into HTML / SVG / JS screen packages. HQControl later loads and manages those packages, then connects tags, languages, menus, permissions, and runtime data. It fits HQVISU, HQ VISU, HQVISH, PPT to HTML, and PPT HMI projects.
TIA / PLC DB point extraction
HQ Scan is a free, standalone TIA / PLC DB point-preparation tool that does not require HQControl.
HQ Scan prepares DB points, symbolic addresses, and type information from TIA Portal projects or archives. After rule review, it exports reusable Excel, CSV, and JSON data for other SCADA/HMI products, custom systems, engineering review, or optional HQControl imports.
HQShare / LAN file sharing
HQShare provides LAN file sharing with browser previews before permission-controlled download or organization.
HQShare serves controlled LAN file exchange. Images, PDFs, text, and common tabular files can be previewed directly, while web login and roles control download, upload, rename, delete, and user management. Unsupported formats such as Office files are downloaded for viewing.
Three common questions explained
These guides match common project questions, explain workflow boundaries, and link to the corresponding manuals.
Explains how HQSCADA scenarios map to HQControl and which screen, data, access, alarm, alarm sound, trend, and operations capabilities belong to the runtime platform.
- HQControl receives exported screen assets and runtime configuration.
- Tags, alarms, alarm sound, trends, access, menus, and scripts belong to the runtime platform.
- Federation, redundancy, and third-party IO interfaces are confirmed by deployment scope.
Explains how HQ VISU Designer exports industrial screens, templates, popups, scripts, and binding metadata from PowerPoint into page packages loaded by HQControl.
- PowerPoint is the editable screen source, not the runtime platform.
- The export package contains pages, assets, scripts, animations, and bindings.
- Runtime entry, permissions, and site data are managed by HQControl.
Explains how HQ Scan reads, reviews, and exports DB points, symbolic addresses, alarm candidates, and trend candidates from TIA Portal projects.
- Confirm the TIA Portal version and Openness access first.
- Scan scope controls which PLCs, DBs, and project-tree branches enter results.
- Exports are based on reviewed normalized point results.
Explains how HQShare provides controlled LAN file sharing for delivery packages, logs, visual records, reports, and field material exchange.
- Share only a dedicated folder, not an unrestricted file system.
- Roles control download, upload, rename, delete, and user management entries.
- Use the desktop program on Windows and systemd service on Linux.