Overview

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The Workstation Client is a desktop application designed to connect client computer peripheral devices. It enables the modeling of Mendix web applications interacting with local devices of a PC on client-side. Example of peripheral devices are smartcard readers, barcode scanners, label printers, measurement devices (e.g. industrial scale) or smart tools (e.g. torque driver) that are connected to the client computer via USB port, serial port, TCP/IP, Bluetooth Low Energy or the local file system.

By design, web browsers cannot access local resources of a client computer. With Mendix Workstation Client, a Mendix web application can interact with local peripherals using Nanoflows. The Workstation Client runs on the client computer, acting as proxy between the Mendix Web Client Runtime and the client computer local resources in a secure way.

Mendix Workstation Client is complementing Mendix' Artificial Intelligence and Integration capabilities, enabling Mendix developer to create even smarter apps for manufacturing operators that are adapted to the operator needs.

Build low-latency, hands-of-the-wheel Mendix applications that do not require frequent use of the computer keyboard or mouse. Instead, users can focus on operating the peripheral devices to capture data, trigger events, or inform. Communication with peripheral devices happens with low response time and without a detour to the Mx runtime server. The peripheral raw data are processed locally, saving network resources and leading to low latency.

This package of Workstation Client is an installer for all users of a Windows computer. It requires administrator rights.

Use the Windows Portable package if you don’t have administrator rights.

Use the Linux ARM64 package for Linux Single Board Computer like Raspberry PI.

The Workstation Client is used in combination with the Workstation Management and the Workstation Connector.

The Workstation Connector requires Mendix Studio Pro 9.24.11 or higher versions.

Mendix Workstation Client is available for all Mendix users for development use.

Mendix Workstation Client is Limited Availability for production use. Support is provided according to your Mendix SLA if you purchased a Workstation license. If you want to take the Mendix Workstation Client into production, contact your CSM to see what arrangements are possible. Without a license you can use the Mendix Workstation Client for development, but workspaces are individual and cannot be shared.

Documentation

Please see the documentation on Mendix Docs.