• Minimum System Requirements

Get a Trial License

We're thrilled that you're trying out HELIO! To use HELIO on your development machine or target device, a valid HELIO license is required for each machine. However, obtaining one is simple. We provide a 30-day trial license for you to evaluate and test HELIO.

1. Head over to our contact page: → https://helio-hmi.com/en/contact
2. Fill out the contact form, and don't forget to tick the I would like to receive a HELIO trial license checkbox, alright?
3. Your License Key will be hitting your inbox soon.

<aside> <img src="/icons/error_gray.svg" alt="/icons/error_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Be aware that once you have activated a HELIO license on your device, you will not be able to use the activated license on another device.

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Download HELIO

The second thing you gotta have in order to get HELIO going is, well, HELIO itself. Easy peasy! Get the latest version for your OS from the downloads page:

Download HELIO

Start HELIO

Extract the Downloaded Archive

Since HELIO does not require any installation, you are basically done after extracting it. You can move HELIO.exe to a safe location on your hard drive.

• Don't worry too much about where to store it before your first run.
• Planning to use HELIO constantly?

Start HELIO.exe

HELIO will run inside a new Terminal Window that should look like this:

<aside> <img src="/icons/error_gray.svg" alt="/icons/error_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Keep This Window Open… …for as long as you want to use HELIO HMIs or the HELIO IDE.

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Having trouble with the Windows Firewall?

<aside> <img src="/icons/shield_gray.svg" alt="/icons/shield_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Make Sure to Allow Access

HELIO opens a web server on your computer, which might prompt a Windows Firewall access request. Allow HELIO to communicate on these networks if you want HELIO to be accessible from a browser.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/info-alternate_gray.svg" alt="/icons/info-alternate_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Adjusting the Firewall Later

If you chose the wrong option, you can change these settings later. Refer to the Microsoft Documentation to find out where to locate the Firewall settings.

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Open the IDE

Open the HELIO IDE

Open your browser and go to http://localhost:8512.

• Is my browser supported by HELIO?

Provide Your License Key

If you start HELIO on a machine for the first time and haven’t activated it yet, HELIO will ask you for a license. Paste in the license key you’re received from our team.

⚠️ Be aware that once you have activated a HELIO license on your device, you will not be able to use the activated license on another device.

Sign into HELIO using the default IDE user

Give Yourself a High Five

<aside> <img src="/icons/confetti-party-popper_gray.svg" alt="/icons/confetti-party-popper_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Congrats! You did it! You've successfully installed HELIO on your device.

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Explore Your Next Adventure!

Getting Started With HELIO