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<s>[INST] Cursor location on PV+ Hi is it possible to return the touch location (cursor) to the PLC? [/INST] I really think this isn't possible... I 've never heard about this info to be available :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Stopping the application from loading on a PVP 1000 I have a PVP 1000 that has an application on it without a way to get to the configuration screen. I would like to know if there is a way to get to the configuration screen and disable the application from loading? I tried to press the default and the reset but this did not help. [/INST] In order to get the Configuration screen, you may do the following : restarting your PVP, you will see a white box in the left down corner of the screen; press it if you have a touch terminal (or press F1 if you have a keybord PVP) until you'll get the Configuration screen. This is only valid from PVP firmware version 4.00.12 and above. Or you may use the utility as explained in the following technote: Aid 26037 After you'll get the config, you may change the Terminal Settings you need, for example the Startup Options Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Can I get the module IO status of 1732D-IB16M12MINI (such as using GSV instruction) ? The 1732D-IB16M12MINI module only has 16bit input data,can I use GSV instruction to get IO status or use other instruction to get it? [/INST] brucelu, The GSV to the Module object/class can get you connection status for any module in the RSLogix5000 I/O Configuration tree in the Controller Organizer that has a connection. But the 1732D- is a DeviceNet module, right? So if you're using a 1756-DNB, it's in the DNB scan list but not in the RSLogix 5000 controller organizer I/O tree. Is that your situation? If so, you can GSV to get the DNB's connection status, but not the 1732D. But you can look at the DNB Status data and see the connection status for the nodes the DNB is scanning. Check out these registers (in this example, the DNB is in local slot 2): Local:2:S.DeviceFailureRegisterLocal:2:S.DeviceIdleRegisterLocal:2:S.ActiveNodeRegisterLocal:2:S.DeviceStatus Note the S for status data, vs. I for input data. For the first three items above, each bit represents a node, starting with node 00 in bit 0 of SINT[0]. For DeviceStatus, it's a SINT per device. Sorry, I don't know the coding of this SINT -- try the DNB manual. But I've gotten by just using the other three bits. DeviceFailureRegister is probably the one you want. Still, to be thorough, you might say If DeviceFailureRegister (whichever bit) = 1 OR DeviceIdleRegister (bit) = 1 OR ActiveNodeRegister (bit) = 0 THEN there's a problem. Either it's failed, idle, or off-network. Stay tuned and see if Fuzzy has a manual reference, KB ID or technote he can pass along with the DeviceStatus coding or other info..... Hope this helps!Dale, W8ABZ DeviceStatus array values correspond to the values you would see on the scrolling display of the 1756-DNB for a particular module's connection. If the 1732D module is at Node 8, for example, you would see DeviceStatus[8] = 00 for normal operation. A failed I/O connection would give the value 72 (failed I/O connection), followed about 4 seconds later by a 78 (failed explicit message connection). Data size mismatch would give the value 77, and so on. My favorite table of these codes is in an old 1747-SDN Installation Instructions manual, but you can also find all of this in the DNET-UM001 DeviceNet Modules in RSLogix 5000 user manual. \n </s>

<s>[INST] RSView32 and OPC version 2.05 Hello! I am trying to communicate an OPC Server (Motorola OPC Server for MOSCAD) that is specified as 2.05 version compliant. I am using RSView32 version 7.40 with no patches. I would like to know if someone has a similar experience and how to fix it. Thanks in advance, Johnny [/INST] As far as I know, when RSView32 is the OPC Client it only uses the older 1.0a data access standard, so that it can be compatible with a broad variety of OPC Servers. Is the Motorola OPC server also OPC version 1.0a compliant ? Most OPC servers that support OPC DA 2.0 also support the earlier standard. What exactly is your problem ? Are you having trouble browsing tags, or just listing the OPC servers, or is there a data quality problem ? Questions that Tech Support would ask include: Is the OPC Server local to the RSView32 computer or is it remote ? What operating system and service pack are you running ? Can you use the OPC Test Client to read data from the Motorola OPC server ? I haven't had any experience with that particular OPC server, but usually troubleshooting these is pretty generic. If the OPC server has its own OPC client, see if that can connect.If the OPC server has diagnostics, see what errors are occuring.If the OPC server requires an activation of some sort, make sure it is present.If the OPC server resides on different computer than the OPC client, check the Windows event logs to see if any errors occur. Also make sure that Windows security is allowing access. One simple (but incomplete) test is mapping a drive to the remote computer - make sure no prompt for username/passoword appears. Also, to ensure that the Windows Security log is capturing any failed connection attempts, turn on all Failure audits (details can be found in tech note 51244). Do this on both computers.If nothing else works, you can try the Matrikon OPC Sniffer:http://www.matrikonopc.com/products/opc-data-management/opc-sniffer.aspx If this fails, I would contact Motorola tech support. If that fails, I would contact Rockwell tech support. Hope one of these solutions helps. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Powerflex 70 main control board replacement. Hello,I have a 30KW powerflex 70 drive and the main control board has failed. I want to know if this board is available as an accessory.Thank You. [/INST] The Powerflex 70 main control pcb's aren't standard spare part items or field replaceable items. Prior to installation the board require several flash files that allow the PCB to work. The files are boot code files, application files plus the firmware files which need to flashed by the factory to the boards. All of these files are flashed at the factory during drive assembly. The best option is to send the drive in for repair, and allow the factory to properly flash the correct files to the drive/pcb. Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic Thank you Fuzzy Logic. I managed to get the control board from another pf70 30kw drive to install on it. It's able to start and stop but does not output any voltage even though the drive displays an output voltage when i monitor it. I'm able to vary the frequency, it ramps up and ramps down but no voltage. Please, is the problem the control board or some other component has failed? It does not show any fault. Programming another similar drive works fine. Your help is very much appreciated. Thank You. Unfortunately the drive does not detect an open circuit fault with the output stage, and therefore the fault may be an open circuit fault within the drives output stage. Aid 49679Aid 53321 for Troubleshooting hints Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic Thank you so much Fuzzy Logic for your help. I'm considering replacing the drive now. Thanks once again. Ok ! I think the drive replacement is what you need now...:smileysad: Thanks for your positive feedback ! Hope to be able to help you again in future :smileyhappy: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Copy file from F8 to F8 I use a SLC 04/542 CPU, with an analog input in slot 2. I have two different types of control boxes that contains a heater, a pump and a float switch. There are two models, one on 120 volts and the other on 240 volts. Obviously the current in a 240 volts is about half of what it is in a 120 volts circuit. I wanted to avoid having two different ladders in which the values of the current flowing through each models is monitored; therefore I decided to use the COPY instruction. As the current flowing can fluctuate from amps to miliamps (mA) I have to use the FLOAT and not the INTEGER files. Making test to verify my program I realized that I was getting alarms as the current being monitored was not correct. I verified the parts I was using and also monitored the current flowing through the tested circuit with a Fluke 321 clamp meter. The value were correct. Later I realized that it was the Float values that were not correct and don't seem to COPY. Exemple: F8:15 is the fixed value of the current of the heating element under 120 volts that I fixed directly in file as 11. F8:16 is for the 240 volts and fixed at 5.5. The destination is F8:6. Once the value is loaded for a 120 volts control box I should read in the F8:6 a value of 11. In the COPY instruction there is the LENGTH feature that I'm not certain to understand properly. I changed it's value going from 1, 4, 8, 10, 25. Now can any one fathom what is going wrong? I will also double check if I used the F8 file somewhere else in the ladder or with a ADD, DIV, SUB etc instruction. Thanks guys. [/INST] Hi Pulsar, the correct length for your COP instruction from one Float to another Float is 1...it refers to the number of elements you want to copy...in your case just one. Be sure the Ladder file you use to copy your data is *called* from elsewhere using JSR Anyway, to better understand your issue, if you want you may send me your ladder file and I will have a check... I've sent you a Private Message here in the forum with my mail address... if you want.....:smileywink: Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic Remember, the SIZE parameter in the COP instruction is in units of <size of destination type>. Bear this in mind if you copy between two files of different types. Suppose I get raw block transfer data from some module in integers (N), but some of the items are really floats. It's 2 bytes per integer, but 4 bytes per float. If I copy from the N file six integers containing 3 float values into an F file, the SIZE in the COP is 3 (destination is 3 floats). If I do the same thing with output data for a BTW, I'm sending 3 floats into six integers to get transferred out, the SIZE is 6 (integers). This always throws people off with strings. Poeple copy a string to integers and only get the first two characters because they used a size of 1. But a string is 82 characters plus the length (integer), so the size of the destination of this copy is 42 (integers -- 84 bytes). Going the other way, from a bunch of integers to one string, the size should be 1 (string). Just burn size of destination type firmly into your brain and you'll be fine with COPies! Dale, W8ABZ Since you appear to be copying just a single value from one float register to another float register then I suggest you use the MOV instruction instead of the COP instruction. Also, if I read your post right, you have defined a constant of 11.0 at F8:15 and 5.5 at F8:16. If you are moving constants and these constants won't change then you can enter the constant as the source in the MOV instruction. ieMOV 11 F8:6orMOV 5.5 F8:6 Keep in mind that the MOV instruction also performs type casting for you when moving between data types, while the COP instruction performs a bitwise copy. What this means is that if you move an integer that contains the value of 7 to a floating point address using the MOV instruction you will get 7.0 in the float. If however you copy the same integer to a float using the COP instruction then your float will contain the value 9.8e-45. The float conforms to IEEE-754 format so if you want to see why its 9.8e-45 then look up the IEEE-754 float online. While this is sometimes useful, for what you have described the MOV instruction will be much simpler. \n </s>

<s>[INST] RSView32: Unable to synchronize tag 'system\ComStatusString1 An installation of RSView32 on a customer's site sometimes shows this error message on startup: Unable to synchronize tag 'system\ComStatusString1'.Cause: Item index (Channel Id) '1' not valid.Cause: Channel not found. The channel configuration is at it's default settings (Network type TCP/IP, Messages 3, no primary comms driver loaded, no secondary comms driver, active driver primary) and the Node is configured to use OPC Server (not Direct Driver, so the channel shouldn't be in use anyway). There are other sites with the same configuration which are not showing this error. Mike [/INST] Any time I have trouble with tags, the first thing I try is deleting the project's cache files. Close RSView32, go to the project's folder and delete the entire CACHE folder (highlight it and press DELETE). Next, in the TAG folder, delete the .CAC file. Now restart RSView32 and see if it works. Sorted - finally managed to get set up to grab the customer's PC screen from 5000 miles away and have a dig around. It turned out that the whole HMI project had at some point in the past been copied from one Windows user's documents folder to another, but the shortcut on the desktop to start the project was still pointing at the old one, AND the channel configuration in the old one was corrupted (comprf\channels.csv).... Thanks for your suggestions Jonathon, I'll remember them for the future! Mike \n </s>

<s>[INST] CIP Messaging, Port A to Port B Greetings everyone, I've got a DH+ network with a 1756-DHRIO sitting in the center dividing the network in half. One half is hooked to port A and the other to port B. Previously when a PLC5 wanted to talk to the other half of the network, there was a remote link set up to route messages. I want to make sure I understand the CIP path for going in one port and out the other (to talk to a PLC5). From my source PLC, I do say, a PLC5 Typed Read. I use this for my path - DHRIO, 2, 35. That is, my card, out port A, to node 35 - which is the gateway dividing the networks. Then I use the communication method to select the channel (B) and the destination Node (4). If this was a CLX to CLX CIP, I would use DHRIO, 2, 35, 3, 4, 1, 0 - which would be Card, Net A, Node 35, Net B, Node 4, Backplane, Slot 0. I'm just used to hitting the backplane and then going out a different card when doing remote messaging. i.e. DHRIO, 2, 35, 1, 5, 2, 4 - which would be across the backplane, to slot 5, out net A (or enet) and to node 4. [/INST] Justin, there are some examples on RA - KB about CLX to PLC-5 over DH+ (use as search keywords message dh plc. About CLX to CLX CIP path, it is correct DHRIO, 2, 35, 3, 4, 1, 0Be aware that DH+ nodes are specified in Octal, so 35 decimal is 43 octal... :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic Yeah, thanks for the octal reminder. I just wasn't sure if you could bounce across ports without hitting the backplane. \n </s>

<s>[INST] RSView ME Security Access When trying to access a display with security code set at A, I keep getting the error message - Currently logged-in user does not have security acces to . I have set up an Account ID called Engineer in Runtime Security, I have also set up a user called Engineer in user group Engineers with full access priviledges. Any IdeasThanks in advance. [/INST] Have you logged in when this error occurs? The initial startup has the default user logged in and doesn't change until you specfically log in someone else. (And if you remove A from the default user, you'll get that error) JHutch \n </s>

<s>[INST] PLC-3 Run Mode change privilege violation The PLC-3 memory card is replacement, the code download and upload is ok, The key switch is Meory protect OFF, The Front indicator is (Processor:Green, Outputs:ORED,PROGRAMM:Green, Access:flash ) This indicate that the PLC-3 is programm load mode and no error. But the user can not change mode to RUN Mode when using software 6200. The customer operation is: Online program (F1)==>Proc Function (F1)==>Change Mode(F1)==>Run mode(F3) , select Yes, the information is privilege violation. The manual (6200-um423_-en-p) chapter 3-8 say Make sure Remote Enable is selected through LIST. In the List function menu, the system mode (remote Enable) can not be selected. Why and how to do? [/INST] Haibowei, Please refer to the PLC-3 Programmable Controllers Installation and Operation Manual, publication 1775-gr001_-en-p, which is available on the Literature Library. See Chapter 6, and specifically section 6.2. Go to the front panel of the PLC-3 chassis, and on the keypad press SHIFT then LIST. You should see the LIST menu items scroll by. Item number 4 will NOT have a star ( * ) by it. [4 REMOTE ENABLE] Press 4 to select this item and press ENTER. You should now see a star ( * ) next to item 4 when the LIST menu scrolls by. [4* REMOTE ENABLE]. Now you should be able to remotely change modes, do programming, etc. You cannot do this from the 6200 software. It must be done on the keypad on the front panel of the PLC-3. Man, it's been a long time! I hope I got that right! Good Luck!Dale, W8ABZ \n </s>

<s>[INST] Use of a Dongle? I purchased a USB Dongle and used it for activation today, this is my first time useing one of these and it workes perfectly. My quetion is this, if you have more than one version of software such as Logix 500 and Logix 5000 will the same dongle work for both or do you have to buy one for each program? [/INST] A Host ID is an internal code that uniquely identifies a hardware device. Factorytalk Activation uses Host ID to “lock” each software activation file to a specific hardware device. For sure you may *lock* multiple software activations to the same Host ID, like Dongle is. So, the answer is yes, the same Dongle will work for both software you have. :smileyhappy: Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] RSView studio and Windows server 2008 Is RSView Studio 4, CPR7 supported with Microsoft operating system Windows Server 2008? [/INST] Just checked with the ME support folks ... they said it hasn't been tested. Which means it might work just fine and it might cause nuclear meltdown. :) JHutch Ok, thanks. I have a plan to test this setup. I will keep this open, if anyone have tested this setup. I will reply the result if it was a nuclear meltdown or a success:smileyvery-happy: If you tell us where you are, we can just look for the mushroom cloud ... ;) JHutch \n </s>

<s>[INST] View SE / ME interface to SQL database directly w/o PLC I have had several requests recently to interface with a SQL server database directly from an HMI (View SE). You can write to new records via transaction manager very easily, can go the other way to a PLC via Stored Procedures in the database, but I'm not sure that you can do queries / modify existing records in the database this way? Tech support recommended using ActiveX controls but could not suggest any. I did a search on the web but not coming up with much either. Can anyone recommend a quality ActiveX control to do this? Applications are viewing / adding / modifying recipes in the SQL database via the HMI directly. The recipe data is coming from a business system and everyting MUST be stored in the database, not in the HMI natively. They can not /do not want to use the built-in recipe manager in SE or ME. I don't know of any way to get the recipe manager to interface wth a database anyway. We want to stay away from custom code, but if not an ActiveX, if anyone could recommend some sample VBA code for this functionality, this might help as well. Any help would be apprciated. [/INST] For sure other users could be more exaustive on the answer :smileytongue:.... in the meanwhile, try to take a look to the following technotes: Aid 51768Aid 62191 Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic This is a job for VBA code. There are no canned ActiveX controls that I know of that handle database data entry. The technotes that Fuzzy referenced are good examples for interfacing with SQL. If you prefer to use Access, there is a good tech note in the RSView32 realm that can work. You would have to re-write any of the portions that use the RSView32 object model, but the parts about interfacing with MS Access can also be used with SE. See tech note 4821 for details. Having said that, if you know much about Visual Basic, you could build your own ActiveX control using much of the same code in these tech notes. Keep in mind that you would need to install this on any system that uses that control. \n </s>

<s>[INST] rsview 32 clashes with wincc flexible 2008-reg Dear All, Recently we are working in an project using rsview32 version 7.40. simultaneously we installed wincc flexible 2008 software for one of our new project. rsview32 doesnt opens once we installed wincc flexible the message was wrong version of microsoft jet engine library is there any possibility to make both softwares work in same system. [/INST] Probably Wincc flexible installs a different .dll version of MS Jet Engine... Try what is indicated inside Aid 31486... I don't know if then the error will *move* to the opening of Wincc... just save the actual .dll file to return to the actual situation if the solution will fail... I don't know if they can *cohabit* on the same PC. - fuzzy logic Krishna,The best way I've found to have Siemens and Rockwell reside on the same physical computer is to make two separate operating systems. One for Rockwell and one for Siemens and use something like Acronis to swap systems. We found that Siemens software in general is very unfriendly with Rockwell software. It can be done if you are willing to put up with an unstable operating system and application software. Just not worth it. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Modbus connectivity with RSView 32 Scada ( KEP Server) I am using RSView32 Scada. I need information about modbus devices('n'No's)connectivity.How to configure a KEP server utility and incorporate with scada tag database.Please advice.... [/INST] Aid 23389 contains the needed steps to configure the required communication; also the following list of technotes could help on that:Aid 35751 - Aid 23382 - Aid 32524 Third party drivers help documents installed with Kepserver enterprise should be used to configure the Modbus driver (Aid 52371) Take also a look to Modbus Application manual; this is done for PV Plus, but could contain useful infos... Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] How to send commandos to Ultra 3000 by RSlogix500 RS232 HelloI have an Ultra3000i and a Micrologix1200, and I want to send commands from the PLC to the Ultra 3000 by Serial com.Could the MSG command works? How can I configure this instruction?example: I want to send the next command to the Ultra to enable de drive: 3A0007010DThanks and regards [/INST] You may send commands to Ultra 3000 using Host Commands.RS-232 port should be configured to use ASCII. The host language is not so easy to use from inside a PLC... anyway there are some docs and an example for SLC controller, it should work also with Micrologix, just it should be *converted* and checked for some conversion errors...:smileysad: Aid 22657 contains all this stuff.Start taking a look to Host Command Reference Manual Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic HelloI tried to open de Aid, but it is not available. :smileysad: This happens because probably you don't have a valid Tech Connect contract.... if you want, send me a Private Message here in the Forum with your E-Mail address, I will send you back some docs... - fuzzy logic I realize you are probably trying to keep the cost of the machine to an absolute minimum by using a MicroLogix 1200 and the serial HOST protocol but I want to post some advice. I've had customers do this, and every one of them spent far more money on the time it took to write the host protocol logic than they would have spent on hardware to build the system with the appropriate tools. The host protocol is great for UltraWare, and good for the operator interfaces from Quartech, but is difficult to use from the serial port of a MicroLogix. I once programmed in nine hours with a MicroLogix 1500 and DeviceNet scanner what had taken my customer over three months to do with Host Protocol. Since you mentioned wanting to be able to Enable the drive over the serial port, you're probably wanting to do everything with the drive over the serial port. It's easier, faster, and more reliable to use a MicroLogix 1500 with 1769-SDN and the DeviceNet version of the Ultra 3000i. Hello KenThanks a lot for the information.Actually, I took this project already started, but i am gonna take this into account.Regards!:smileyhappy: \n </s>

<s>[INST] CompactLogix - serial port - Intouch Someone knows how I can get to connect a ConpactLogix using the serial port, with Intouch 10.0. I think it's necesary a special driver but I have no license for that, what could be the way that I can get this without RSlinx.Thanks for your help, Att.GL JHutch - Changed title to reflect content ... it was my fault originally when I moved the thread here. [/INST] It depends on what you are trying to do with your connection with that Intouch. If all you want to do is read some data, in you have serveral OPC options, Kepserver or RSLinx (i know you mentioned not using RSlinx, but in this way only as an OPC server). Basically you need an OPC server to do this... as Ozzy wrote, RSLinx or Kepware can do it, but also maybe you've already for your Intouch the DAServer.. I saw many Intouch users utilize it... take a look to this LINK Producer site (Software Toolbox) : LINK - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] 1756-OB16D/A module giving Internal Error 16#0065 Hi All,1756-OB16D/A module giving Internal Error 16 [/INST] Hi Cherry, probably you have a Module with firmware revision 2.x and you've configured it as Major Revision 3... so you cannot use Compatible Keying: Compatible Module - the following criteria must be met, or else the inserted module will reject the connection:the Module Types, Catalog Number, and Major Revision must matchthe Minor Revision of the physical module can be equal to or greater than the one specified in the software, except in cases where the module is able to emulate older revisions. Disable Keying will give you the possibility to use your module, anyway you may go offline, delete the module and re-insert it using the correct Major Revision, and then it will work fine without errors also with Compatible Keying... Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] What is the relationship between FactoryTalk and RS Logix? I've been given the heads up that I'm supposed to learn FactoryTalk, so as to maintain an app that's going to be created by contractors at my place of employment in the near future. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on about both FactoryTalk and RS Logix 5000. In fact, I downloaded the time-limited version of RS Logix 5000, watched the videos, and am reading the docs. Can anybody advise me where to go from here? [/INST] I guess I should add: I have been programming for a dozen years, but in the Windows desktop and web (asp.net) world - never anything remotely like this stuff! Looks like you're headed in the right direction. The only other thing I might suggest is a training class or two. JHutch Clay, I have been programming PLC's for 15 years or so andfor the life of me, I don't know what the concept of Factory Talk is. You dont program Factory Talk. As far as I can tell from my experience with the term, Factory Talk deals with licensing of Rockwell software. You also run into it when setting up users in RSView (g'luck with that, mate!!!) Now learning RSLogix is a tangible thing you can wrap your mind and hands around. Factory Talk refers to the new software that utilizes the Software Activation Factory Talk. Studio ME as an example was RSview Studio ME. After they released Factory Talk Activation, RSview Studio ME (Machine Edition) turned into Factory Talk View ME. Same Part number, new name. So far Programming software has not changed. Partially true, partially not... :smileywink: Really the change of the name in many Rockwell softwares is related to the fact that these softwares uses one or more FactorTalk services from a common shared platform Software Oriented (SOA), one of which is FactorTalk Activation.Also, not all the softwares that use this, have been renamed (RS5000 is an example).For a description of the FactoryTalk Services Platform, the software that use it and what the services do, navigate this link: http://www.rockwellautomation.com/rockwellsoftware/factorytalk/services.html Newer version of some of these software have also some changes, due to the fact that they have started to use one of these services since last CPR. - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] RSView32 - Input Field Issue I'm having an intermittent issue with an RSView32 project. I have a screen with a few input fields. One is a string field, the rest are numeric. Right below the input fields, I've got displays pointing to the same tags as the input fields (all are memory tags). This way, I can tell that the data inputs take. Every once in a while, the project is getting to where it won't take inputs from these fields any more. If I restart the project it fixes it sometimes, but not always. I can type something into a field and hit Enter. Normally, this will write the value into the tag. The problem I'm running into is that it is doing nothing. I can issue a downloadall command using a button on the screen, and it won't update the data values either. I can then open a command line window and use the set command. This will force the tag to change. My display tags change to what was forced with the set command. However, the input fields don't change. I'm out of ideas... I'm hoping someone else will have one. Thanks. Danny [/INST] Try to check this technote...seems your case. http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=46770 \n </s>

<s>[INST] rsview32 and rslinks version Dear alls, If we have to use direct drivers in rsview32 with SLC 5/03, will RSlinx lite version work or we have to use classic / professional version ? Please help. thanks ragni [/INST] You need a licensed version, at least RSLinx Classic OEM, as Single Node version doesn't support Direct Drivers.Take a look to the following screenshot.... C-API interfaces is needed for Direct Drivers to work. Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic Dear Sir,the problem is solved. lot of thanks. It will be great if you could let me know why and when we should use direct driver/opc/dde.thanks ragni There is an useful technote on that: Aid 7150 It explains the differances between the three communication methods. Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks for your suggestion. 1. Sometimes when I access knowledgebase, i see answers locked. I have a toolkit and authorization number . It is also mentioined in profile but i donot know what else you require. 2. I have made some project in rsview32 using rslinks classic as you guided. It runs fine. Now when the client runs this on his pc, does he also require rslinx (licence version) or rslinx-lite will be sufficient besides rsview32-runtime? ragni 1. May you please post an AID number that you cannot reach ? 2. He will need a licensed version as your PC does.... :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic thanks for suggestion 1. For example , Aid 7150it says it is not available at this time ragni mmmhhh.. really it should be visible to you.... :smileysurprised: Call into the Technical Support center to speak with Contract Services.Advise your problem with this specific Aid, they will be able to check if it is all ok in your Authorization number and profile. If you have troubles to find the right contact, see at this link: http://www.rockwellautomation.com/locations/ - fuzzy logic You should be all set now, Ragni. The problem was that your new toolkit contract hadn't cleared through the whole system, so the Knowledge Base thought you didn't have one and denied you access. I've manually fixed it all up, so you should be all set. JHutch Thanks now the l can see the locked answers ragni \n </s>

<s>[INST] DeviceNet current consumption Hi, I'm looking for devicenet current consumption for some of our products like E3 plus, DSA and Powermonitor 3000. I've used the Integrated Architecture to build the network and is able to get a current consumption report, but did not manage to find the powermonitor 3000, did I miss out anything? also I've been looking at the manual also cant find the information, Thank you [/INST] Powermonitor 3000 consumes less than 100 mA from Devicenet power supply. See Installation Instructions page 42 Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic Dear Fuzzy logic, Thanks a lot ! Do have a nice day : ) \n </s>

<s>[INST] RSLogix 5000 Ladder Editor Color Hello, I have recently installed V17 and the foreground color for all the blocks use a dark blue color.For example: A TON instruction will have the following text in a dark blue color: TimerPresetAccum My problem is that I work with a black background and there is no way for me to change this color setting. Is there a way to change this setting?If not can you release a patch to give the possibility to do so? Thank you. [/INST] Unfortunately it seems not possible... :smileysad: Only workaround I can suggest is to use 3D Instruction Display... see the screenshot. Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic Thank you for the tip but I don't like the 3D Instruction Display. I'll just wait and hope they fix it... Hopefully. You can change the color scheme by going to Options >Ladder Editor>Font/color and then select Ladder Window. Adjust the foreground color to change the color of your rungs, which also will change the color of you instructions. fordtt, altough your solution works fine for RS5000 v16, it doesn't work with v17 ! :smileywink: See the attachment.... - fuzzy logic My bad....I misread the post.... Oh, no problem... :smileyvery-happy: It is a strange problem...maybe they've changed something in the color scheme in v17, and now those texts color are not changeable... :smileymad: - fuzzy logic I'm just wondering if they had a different development team work on v17. I mean, RSView ME numeric input objects had limits on them but the numeric input object in RSView SE didn't until CPR9. The explanation from RA was that a different development team worked on the project. Also, it would be nice if Rockwell had a bug list forum where we could list issues or anomolies for certain products. I guess this is minor compared to other problems we've had.... If you guys want to create an anomolies post as an ongoing discussion, I'd be happy to sticky it at the top AND send a nicely worded email to the product group in question to keep an eye on it. JHutch I think the whole forum could fall under the anomolies category at some point or another but how about a wish list forum. Would be a *cheap* way for AB to do product forecasting as to what people actually want. I agree, though I don't think a separate board is a way to go. Just create new threads within the existing areas when you have a suggestion/feature request. At the very least, I'll make sure the product managers see all such threads (some lurk around here on the sly just in case those types of posts are made). JHutch Fair enough. Thanks for being a willing participant.... Perhaps they broke it when they fixed something else in the Tools | Options dialogs. It seems like forever that the print settings never worked and you had to change display settings to get the print to change. Perhaps that was fixed in 17. Haven't tried it because I learned to live with the defaults. :-( I did a project where we designed the Equipment Phases in SFC in 15, and when we printed them, we wanted to print the comments ( //this is a comment ) in black, and everything else in gray. Became our design document. But I had to change the editor settings to make it happen, making the ST in SFCs practically uneditable. So I reverted to defaults. I'll have to open up 17 and see if the print settings work now. Dale, W8ABZ fordtt, now that's an idea. I can think of a few items off the top of my head to post on that one. \n </s>

<s>[INST] BRU 500 and motor interface Would someone help me by giving, or diecting, a file call EC COMM which helps to interface the IBM compatible with the BRU 500? Many thanks [/INST] I believe this software is available, but not on any web site for download. My suggestion would be to asked the question through the Knowledge base. In that way, a case number will be assigned to it and a response/email could get it to you. I'm agree with deekster... also consider that the product is still covered by TechConnect Support, as you may see at following link, under Legacy Hardware products. :smileysurprised: http://www.rockwellautomation.com/services/remote/techconnect/coverage.html - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] 1747-SDN DeviceNet Scanner Setup on SLC 5/05 I recently added a 1747-SDN DeviceNet Scanner to my SLC Chassis to be able to interface to some remote controllers. The scanner is setup in the SLC 5/05 processor and configured per the manual. From the operation of the processor, everything looks good, both from the RSLogix 500 software status info [8.10.00 (CPR 9)] and RSNetWorx for DeviceNet software polling [V 9.00.00 (CPR 9 SR1)]. I have a single third party device connected on the DeviceNet network. It is a Western Reserve Controls model W5-JDC4. It has 4 separately configurable RS-232 serial port connections. Per the vendor manual, it accepts an ASCII string from the SLC processor through the direct I/O or M0/M1 tables in the Scanner module via DeviceNet protocol and then converts the info to the RS-232 protocol to the connected RS-232 device. I have configured the device to use just one of the RS-232 ports. I can send the message (string) from the SCL processor using direct I/O to the device. If I monitor the parameter status using RSNetWorx, I see the text string in the transmit parameter of the device. However, I have a sneaker probe polling the RS-232 command out of the device and only the first two bytes (characters) are being sent. Has anyone used this kind of third party device before? Does anyone have any advice how else I could troubleshoot this problem? I have received limited support from the third party vendor, who believes that I'm doing something wrong from the Rockwell DeviceNet setup side. Any help is appreciated. Thanks,Brent [/INST] I wrote the quick starts for the 1782-JDC devices a long time ago, but haven't used the 4-port device. Post your RSS and DNT files and I'd be happy to have a look. No guarantees; I'm waist deep in alligators right now, but WRC makes top notch stuff and you shouldn't have too much trouble getting it running. Ken_Roach,Thanks for your quick response. Here are the files you requested. Note: there is a lot of other stuff in the *.rss file. This is an upgrade to an existing system. Any help is appreciated. Thanks,Brent Have you made sure the data size is correct?How often are you sending data? The default rate for comms per the EPR is once every 300 msecs. If no handshake or data is seen the node is dropped.How much data are you moving from the M file?Is there a handshake bit to confirm that you have seen the data?Ken is very knowledgable on our products, so he should be able to help you. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Rounding Off Floating Point #'s Aloha, I am using RSLogix 500 v 7.00 to program and control SLC-5/05 processor. I am using false to true events to count increments of 0.01 and put into a floating point register (F30:0). I only need two significant digits. Is there a way to round my numbers to this? I've looked through the RSLogix Instruction set (publication 1747-RM001C-EN-P). If this is not possible, is there a way to get around the rounding errors I am experiencing? Thank you in advance for your help. Aloha,g [/INST] grantos, which is the higher number do you need to manage ? Following the logic you may use in order to obtain what you need (assuming you value in F30:0 is between 0.0 and 32767.49)It is necessary to convert from Float to Integer, rounding to two decimal digits, and then move again from Integer to Float. Hope this helps.... :smileyhappy: - fuzzy logic Thanks so much. I was hoping there'd be a command but that's fine. Here's what I did - basically used a CPT function. Cut down image to better fit within browser window - JHutch Yes, that was the why I've asked you the higher number you need to manage... with your logic it could only be between 0.0 and 327.67, or you will get an error in the MUL operation.Also I've prepared the example using single math instructions instead of CPT, in order to use it with every OS level of SLC-500 cpu (older version can't support CPT...). - fuzzy logic Yup, totally, I understood that. I knew I was never going to get numbers that high so I knew I was going to be OK. Thanks so much for the help and guidance. Most appreciated. Aloha,g \n </s>

<s>[INST] Problems to choice of batteries and memory for SLC5/03 Please help me. DO NOT KNOW WHAT TYPE OF BATTERY AND WHAT TYPE OF MEMORY IS REQUIRED FOR SLC5/03 CPU (1747-L532)? [/INST] Battery : 1747-BAOptional Memory : 1747-M13 Reference : Selection Guide Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Day of Week Add-On instruction issue On a few occasions I have used the Day of Week add-on instruction that is included with v16 of RSLogix 5000 and it has seemed to work fine until a recently discovered anomaly. I started up a Compact Logix system in December and this instruction is part of my program. It worked as expected. However last week I started up a Control Logix project and noticed that although it was Monday, the Day of Week AOI was returning a 6 for Monday instead of 1 as expected. In other words it was 2 days behind with Sunday being 0, Monday being 1, etc. Here is the kicker, if I change the date in the controller to a day in December or any day after Feb. 28 the AOI gives me the correct day of week again. I don't know if someone at Rockwell programmed this instruction or if it was submitted by a 3rd party but if anyone here has used this instruction have you seen this issue or know of a fix for it? [/INST] rta53, I usually use the AOI taken from Aid 54858 (DayOfWeek). I can't find the issue you have... I've tested it using v16.03 and also v17 of RS5K, a ControlLogix CPU and also RSEmulate 5k. May you post the date that gives you wrong output, so that I can also test it ? Did you try to download a test program to your cpu with only this AOI in it ? Same issue ? - fuzzy logic Fuzzy logic, Thanks for your reply. When I discovered this issue I did search to see if there was an updated version of this AOI but I did not find one. The one that I am using I believe came from the Rockwell Sample Code download site and is dated 6/07 with a revision of 1.1. I did not try a test with just the AOI. It will be next week before I will be back at the customer's site. I will try the one that you referenced. Don't have a processor available at the moment to test with. I did try this AOI with the emulator and it works just fine. Returns the correct day of the week. Thanks! Great ! :smileyvery-happy: I'm just happy for that... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] FTV SE Acknowledge alarm with VBA code I need to implement a acknowledge all alarms button, with the following VBA code: Me.AlarmEventSummary1.AckAll My problem is that the commen dialog is shown: [/INST] TOBSK, I'm not sure to have correctly understood your needs... :smileysurprised: Take a look to the following technote: Aid 47571 There are some methods to use the AlarmEventSummary1.AckAll()... Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic Sorry, I can see only half of my question is shown - strange? I have already installed the patches from the technote: 47571, but the dialog is still beeing shown. Is there another way to do this: For example by calling the alarm and event server directly without using the AlarmEventSummary object? TOBSK, I'm sorry, did you follow the link in my previous post? It is not a patch... :smileysurprised: There are some methods to use the command... Do you mean you've already tried these ? Did you already see this other technote? Aid 48785 - fuzzy logic Hi, If I use this call:Me.AlarmEventSummary1.AckAllthe comment dialog is shown and I'm able to ack. the alarms. If I use:Me.AlarmEventSummary1.AckAll(0, Ack all) orMe.AlarmEventSummary1.AckAll(False, Ack all)I get this compile error: Compile error:Expected: = I make the call form the same display where the AlarmEventSummary1 is located. TOBSK, see the following screenshot... Let me know... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Intelligent producer/consumer communications Producer/consumer communications are an intelligent data exchange between modules and other system devices in which each module produces data without having been polled.The question is that how intelligent it is in data exchange? [/INST] Are you quoting a piece of sales or overview literature ? I'm not sure what you're asking for. If you can point to who used the word intelligent, you could ask them what they meant by that. There's no control decisions being made by the communication mechanism, which is what I'd consider to be intelligence. Some folks just throw that word around. Here is the literature 1756-UM058C-EN-P ControlLogix Digital I/O Modules User Manual I quoted. On page 17, you could find the word intelligent. As you mentioned that there's no control decisions being made by the communication mechanism, then why Rockwell Automation consider it to be intelligent? If it is intelligent, then how intelligent it could be? No one replies furter. Could I conclude and tell other people that It's not true for producer/consumer communications used in ControlLogix system to be an intelligent data exchange between modules and other system devices. Some folks just throw that word around? Hi, let me add some considerations here.... For what I can read through the words you've indicated in the User Manual, I can say they've used the word intelligent not to say that this communication has the ability to understand, think and take decisions like a human brain (...some human brains, not all for sure... :smileytongue: )...I think they would like to explain that this concept of data exchange is more efficient than others, the modules are able to send their data without having been polled by a CPU... maybe it would be better if they wish they had used smart or clever instead. Hope this could make things clearer... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Minor Fault caused by using Clock Update Tool??? In preperation for a more seamless Daylight savings execution than previous years, I decided to try and syncronize all our Processors today using Clock Update tool V2.2.5. Upon execution I had a major plant upset caused by numerous differential and pressure alarms. It would seem that the values returned from scaling routines were affected by the application. Has anyone had any similar issues? Are there known conflicts when using this tool on programs utilizing GSV function blocks? I am going to duplicate the test again during our next shutdown to verify that it was indeed the application of this software and not some random coincidence. The processor affected was a 1756-L62 ControlLogix 5562 Controller, Revision 15.3. Unfortunately no faults were recorded in the PLC that was affected. [/INST] Are your scaling routines using the WallClockTime ? Are they using the rolling timestamp of the controller ? I cannot imagine (and have never seen) the Clock Update Tool affecting anything but the WallClockTime object. That certainly does sound alarming. Can you share information about how scaling is done in your controllers ? I cannot find any links to the WallclockTime. There is a routine that already updates that particular controller's date and time every hour on the hour so it is possible that it tied up the scan enough to affect the scaling routines...Had I done the update offset from 00:00 then it may not have occurred at all. I will have a chance tomorrow to simulate the update repeatedly so I can try different scenarios and test for repeatability. Possibly this is a conflict between two different methods of updating the clock occuring at the same time. Easy enough to test by running the simulation again with the existing routine AFI'd and not. I may have found the culprit, they used the ScanTimeSec to calculate the Filter Holding Register in the AI Scaling routine. A jump of a few minutes to the wallclocktime would generate a very large scantime and greatly increase the scaling factor. Here is the calc for Scantime IN2-H2O, In your calculation above, use the Class Name = CST, Attribute Name = CurrentValue, not the WALLCLOCKTIME. The CST value is a running number of microseconds used for timing and is independent of the current date and time set in the WALLCLOCKTIME object. (I don't know for sure what sets it to zero -- download, powerup, whatever...) If you look at the help for the WALLCLOCKTIME GSV attributes, you'll get an idea of how the CST and WALLCLOCKTIME are related: CST.CurrentValue + WALLCLOCKTIME.CSTOffset = WALLCLOCKTIME.CurrentValue The WALLCLOCKTIME CurrentValue is the number of microseconds since a reference date/time. (In Version 15 and earlier, the reference is 1972-01-01 00:00:00.000000. In Version 16 and later, they changed the reference to 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000 to line up with the zero time for the UTC epoch. It's a standards thing.....) When you set the controller clock, what you are really doing is determining a new WALLCLOCKTIME CSTOffset from the current controller CST CurrentValue so that the WALLCLOCKTIME CurrentValue will be the correct number of microseconds since the reference time. So setting the DateTime attribute (or LocalDateTime for V16 and later) of WALLCLOCKTIME changes the WALLCLOCKTIME CSTOffset and WALLCLOCKTIME CurrentValue to get the clock to read the newly-set date and time. But the CST CurrentValue just keeps on ticking along without any big jump. So when you do scan time calculations for rate-of-change or filter calcs, be sure to use CST CurrentValue. Don't use WALLCLOCKTIME CurrentValue. Try that change in your GSV (rung 2) and let us know how it works! Dale, W8ABZ IN2-H2O, One more thing. The calculation used for the time difference will generate a MinorFault on math overflow every time CST CurrentValue[0] wraps from positive to negative (on the subtraction of the previous scan's value). Here's a way to do it that takes an extra microsecond or two but won't log any minor faults: I scaled the captured image a bit so it would fit better in the post -- I hope you can read it OK. The code is from the T_Scan Add-On Instruction that is in the Vendor Sample code Add-On Instruction examples ACD file that installs with V17. Note the sneaky addition of 2**31 (twice) to account for the DINT rollover without ever overflowing. Check your Minor Fault log and see if you're getting math overflows on the subtract in rung 3 of your routine. If so, try the above and let us know how that works too! Hope this helps!Dale, W8ABZ High five for Dale ! I agree, and I can't wait to try this out. Our shutdown just got postponed another day so i must be patient. In the meantime I am checking through our other 23 controllers looking for similar issues and clearing up more minor faults. Thanks for everybodies input already, I'll be sure to report back the results and close out the thread. I got a chance to apply the change yesterday and it seems to be working correctly now. I have not programmed in the overrun protection yet but I will be watching for minor faults in the next few days. The old logic would result in the same fault and it hasn't been an issue yet either so I believe we are clear, if not I will then apply the sneaky logic. I would like to apply one change at a time and monitor it for side effects first. Good news is, I was able to duplicate my previous minor fault and throw off my scaling routines with the clock update tool before the change and not after so I am very certain that this issue is now resolved. Thanks for the help guys and thanks for being here. Here's another solution to eliminating the minor error (that results as a overflow of the maths that we're really not interested in and just want to ignore it). The attached has an AOI that Rockwell provided in some of their examples prior to V17. Nothing really special in this AOI that you wouldn't do yourself - except that it also takes care of the minor error by forcing the maths to 30 bits instead of 32. Key thing is that when deriving the elapsed time, we're only interested in the magnitude of the increment of the bit pattern, not interested in signed integers etc. What happens in this AOI is that the most significant 2 bits are masked out and ignored - thus never generating the overflow in the first place. It essentially forces the maths to operate and act like a 30 bit unsigned integer. Edited message as I've just seen that the previous example posted was also from a Rockwell AOI.Note - this AOI still has the bug of WallClock instead of CST as reported by Dale, but its pasted up here to show another way of the minor error fix for deriving the difference in values, and you will need to look in the AOI instruction - note no code in the main program. \n </s>

<s>[INST] About master disk & FTA license ? Which license supports RSView32 Version 7.40? master disk or FTA or Both ? dose CPR9 support Both license? Dose CPR9/SR1 only support FTA license? [/INST] RSView32 v7.40 (CPR9) supports new FactoryTalk Activation AND also Master Disk Activation. The same for v7.50 (CPR9 sr1). *Old* EvRSI activation will be replaced by FactoryTalk Activation in a future release; anyway, the above versions no longer ship with a physical master disk for activating software. Release Notes for these versions report all these informations. Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Starting RSLogix 5, 5000 and 5000 takes 2-3 minutes since installing the new activation software Our company has a toolkit which is shared between 3 offices (10 licenses total) I have borrowed all activations to use with my laptop while working in the field. When I am connected directly to our office network where our activations reside, my RSLogix software takes 20 - 30 seconds to open. When I go out to a job site, my software takes 2 - 3 minutes to open. I called tech support and they had me check the configuration of my network adapter. I changed the default setting, and this seemed to help. The problem has returned and I am now experiencing 2 - 3 minutes delays again. Any Ideas? [/INST] I had a similar issue and found a tech note, that told me to change the location that FT activation looks into. I changed the folders to what is shown below and my startup time went from 1-2 minutes down to 10 seconds. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Rockwell Automation\Activations Try to take a look at what is explained in Aid 36198 (maybe the technote Craig has referenced :smileywink: ). - fuzzy logic One thing I did to speed up the start-up times was to create an icon for Rslogix5000 for each version I have installed. I have versions 13-17 and the shortcut actually points to the .exe file that starts that specific version. The standard RSlogix5000Loader.exe has to determine the last version used and opens that version. If you used version 16 last, then it will open version 16....this can take a while. I just point to where the actual .exe is located; i.e. C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSLogix 5000\ENU\v16\Bin\RS5000.Exe for version 16 AND I disable the Start Page from the Tools>Options menu. Seemed to help for me...worth a try.... :facepalm: I had the FT Activation Client installed, not the Server, which I need to run FTView Studio. Whammo... much faster software starts. Ken, look at the number of posts for two forums. Programmable Controllers has 1900 posts as of this message. The activations forum as 500. People have enough trouble with activation that it gets 1/4 of the traffic of programmable controllers. ONE QUARTER! This is an astounding number. The security features for Rockwell software are so cumbersome, so clumsy, so pain in the neck, users are spending 1/4 of their time just trying to prove they have the right to use it. Even Microsoft activations aren't as much of a bother as it would seem Rockwell activations are. Hey Rockwell users! Why are you not more bothered that so much effort is being spent with ACTIVATION, instead developing your project? You're absolutely right...we spent three days trying to get our activation server to be able to borrow licenses since half our work involves sitting at a fold out table deep inside a plant with no internet access. BUT, we ended up loading the FTA server locally and activating using node-locked licensing because we couldn't borrow an activation. If we have to switch computers, we'll just rehost. We use Autocad with the FlexLM server without ANY problems, hiccups, etc. The programming software has its moments but otherwise works great....the activation portion, though, I believe was extremely premature, especially for Toolkit owners. I think they missed how their end users actually use their product. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Establishing a link on PanelView 600 Hi I've been trying to establish a connection from my Laptop to a PanelView 600 unit through USB to RS232 converter, used both DH485 UIC and RS-232 DF1 drivers on RS linx v2.51 but with no luck. The same has happened also while trying to connect to my microLogix 1200. I don't get any problem when using my office desktop computer to connect with both units as it has a serial port but it is a hassle to carry it with me to site as it is not compatible. Do I need a special USB to serial port converter? Please help me. [/INST] Based on the Panelview / PLC model and its communication protocol, you may use one of the following converters from Rockwell Automation: 1747-UIC - USB to DH-485 adapter. 9300-USBS - USB to DF1 Full Duplex adatper. Other manufacturers made generic USB to Serial converters, but some of them don't work with RSLinx. Maybe other users can suggest some models they've tried with success... :smileysurprised: Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] installation problems I am new to PLCs and so please pardon my ignorance. I am trying to configure a compactlogix system. The controller is L32E.I have the controller, the power supply and the end cap attached. At this time I do not have any I/O modules attached to the controller. As soon, as I apply AC power to the power supply, the controller starts up but the OK led on the controller is flashing ( Amber in color). I read in the manual, and it says the controller needs firmware update. I configured the serial drivers successfully, and I am trying to update the firmware. The problem is that the UPDATE FIRMWARE button is grayed out, and I can't use it. What am I doing wrong. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, sunnyvaleplc [/INST] Are you sure you've selected the processor in the Who Active window ? - fuzzy logic I very very strongly recommend that you load the firmware over Ethernet instead of serial. It is much faster and more reliable. Install the EDS files for the Ethernet daughtercard, the virtual backplane, and the controller so that you can configure the Ethernet port using RSLinx, or use the BOOTP/DHCP server to set the IP address. \n </s>

<s>[INST] PF 70 Hi all, Can we use the PF 70 with 4X enclosure outdoor in a shaded highly corrosive area? [/INST] Are you *talking* about IP66/NEMA 4x version of PF70 ? In that case, at the following links you may find some infos... http://www.ab.com/drives/powerflex/70/http://www.ab.com/drives/powerflex/70/70_nema.html Be aware that only the Flange mount version is suitable for outdoor use. If you're instead asking for a configured drive, this other link... http://www.ab.com/drives/powerflex/70/70_configured.html Last, if you're installing the drive in a custom enclosure, if it is NEMA 4x, for sure it is ok. Hope this helps...- fuzzy logic Thank you.. yeah I was talking about the 4X version of PF70.If it can protects against high-pressure water spray, corrosion and circulating dust and it is designed to be mounted directly in harsh production environments and can be used in wash-down applications without the need for a custom enclosure as mentioned in the link you sent, then why it is not suitable for an outdoor corrosive area? and what is the difference between this 4x version and the custom 4x enclosure? The last thing - i am new to this -, what is it meant by flange mounted? waiting for your support Just the product has not been tested and then certified to work in outdoor... :smileytongue: The 4x custom enclosure is an electrical board certified with that rating, where you may install an IP20 drive to let it *survive* in a place where 4x is needed.PF70 4x eliminates the needs to have this supplementary board and let you install the drive directly in the harsh environments. Unfortunately, it is only certified for indoor use, so you need a flange mount drive and a 4x enclosure to obtain 4x for outdoor use.This LINK well explains what is meant for flange mount. Hope this helps...- fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] RS Emulator can support hi fellowsi want to use rs emulator with rslogix 5000and rsstand lite version.i want to use thumb wheel as integer value and compare it in rslogix can emulator support it?if any one have example how to use thes console devices guide methanks [/INST] Yes, it is supported... you have to use RSLinx as OPC server to work with it... Take a look to the Getting Results guide. It may helps....:smileywink: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] I/O Chassis Comm Moduel Requirement in CLX Enhanced Redundany System It's clear that in CLX enhanced redundant system redundant chassis pair needs 1756-CN2/CN2R (Ser.B) and 17560-EN2T enhanced comm modules and 1756-RM redundant module. But in I/O chassis, the standard comm module (1756-CNB/CNBR) is compatible with the enhanced redundant platform? [/INST] Attached is an image of a possible Enhanced Redundancy configuration; the limitation is only in the redundancy chassis pairs, if you are using new -RM modules; it is shown that in the remote chassis you may use standard CNB/CNBR (as you of course may use standard Flex I/O cnet adapter, standard Drive Cnet card etc.) Hope this helps.... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] String Display In factory Talk View ME Hello All, I have a CompactLogix PLC connected to a development PC. The string display box is not updating from the PLC. All other displays and tags work fine ( bool and numeric). I see the message changing on my RSLogix 5000 software, just that it doe not update on the factory Talk View. I have no clue as to why this is happenening, when clearly it is updating inside the RSlogix 5000 software. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, slac_guy [/INST] Have a look to Aid 9221 , there are all the informations you need to display a string in ViewME from CLX, so that you may check first if you've used the same procedure. A TechConnect Authorization is required to access... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Migration to Factory Talk ME from Panel Builder 32...White paper? Does anyone know of a good resource for information on migrating old panel builder 32 programs to Factory Talk ME? I have already transferred the program using the transfer wizard but after setting up the network I am still getting communication errors on some tags. I am probably forgetting something basic. Thank you to anyone that can help. [/INST] I would first check the convert.log file, which is a text file in the project folder. If there were any tags that could not be converted they will appear in the file. It sounds like your communication is correct, since some of the tags are working. There is also a guide for migrating 1400E applications in Tech Note 44265, which has some usefull information that applies to a PB32 conversion. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Factory password What is the factory password for the panelview 600 2711-T6c8L1 rs232. Thank You [/INST] When are you requested to enter a password ? Are you trying to access the Configuration Screen or something else ? I don't remember the existance of a factory password in PV...but maybe last vacation I had too much sunbathe ... :smileytongue: - fuzzy logic No password. From the factory, there is no app loaded and the terminal goes right into the configuration menu. If you are seeing a password request, that means someone loaded an app into it at some point. JHutch \n </s>

<s>[INST] ActiveX problem I have a computer with both FT View SE 5.0 and VB6 installed. From that computer I added a Slider Control (Microsoft Slider Control 6.0 (SP4)) to a screen. On another computer within the same FT network the control looks fine in View but shows up as diagonal lines in Studio. Is there a way around this or is this just the way FT Studio SE works? I've had no trouble with this same situation within other applications. [/INST] Could it be that the activex is not installed/registered correctly on the other computer where you experience the problem? Do you get any errors in the diagnostic list? The ActiveX is installed and registered correctly. It works fine in an FTView Client. It also works fine in another HMI software in that software's equivalents to both Client and Studio. The only problem is that the control is greyed out in FT View Studio. There are no errors in the Diagnostic Viewer. It seems that FT View Studio might be checking the license for the control. (The other HMI software only checks the license when the control is added) Is there any way around this in FT View Studio? My biggest concern is that using certain controls will render the screen uneditable by the customer. Hi TavMaster-T, did you already see technote 41714 and then 31206 ? - fuzzy logic TavMaster, you get those lines if an ActiveX installed on the current computer (the one where you are viewing the graphic containing the ActiveX control) is OLDER than the computer where you originally developed the ActiveX. So if I have a control installed on my Studio development computer that is Rev 2.0, and if I open that graphic on a client computer that has Rev 1.0, you will see these hash marks. FYI, the file containing the MS Slider Control 6.0 (SP4) is MSCOMCTL.OCX, which should probably be in C:\Windows\System32. You may be able to copy this file from the development computer to this client and manually update it by overwriting the original and use the REGSVR32 command to register it. Thanks for the feedback, guys, but you are missing the actual issue. The ActiveX is properly registered and working fine in the FT View SE Client. I copied it and registered it a while back. The issue is that it shows as a grey box in FT View SE Studio. Why does a control that works in Client show as a grey box in Studio? Answer ID 5704 has a registry fix to allow editing a screen with ActiveX problems. I have yet to try it out, but it's still just a workaround and doesn't solve the actual ActiveX issue in Studio. I'm still hoping there's a better solution. Here's a more detailed description of the scenario:1) The control displays and works normally in both the design mode and Client mode of another HMI software that is installed on the same computer.2) If I try to add the control from the client I get this message: Failed ot create control. License information for this component was not found.3) The other HMI Software gives a similar message if I try to add the control to a graphic screen.4) The control was added from another computer that has other software (VB6) installed that provides a design license for the control. Any ideas? Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks,TavMaster-T TavMaster, some ActiveX controls, like some software products from our favorite automation company, require licensing. I tried inserting this control on my development station and I get the same error: Failed to create control. License information for this component was not found. I know for a fact that some MS ActiveX controls will work in VB but not in other containers. The idea is that you buy VB, then you can re-distribute those MS ActiveX controls that require licenses as part of your VB application. I didn't think that Rockwell had a tech note on this, but I ran across tech note 42597. It seems a bit lacking in details. Not sure, but you might also try going back to the computer that had VB installed on it and add the MS Slider control to a blank project. Then compile and use the Deploment Wizard to create an install for you. Install that on the computer with the hash marks and see if that clears things up. What I am not sure about is whether this installation will license the control for applications other than the VB program, but it is worth a try if the tech note fails. I was using that technote (42597) sometimes at customer's sites and it has solved similar problems (see also this thread) There are also other technotes those explain the license issue... Aid 5754 and Aid 49841 - fuzzy logic The .srg file as described in technote 42597 fixed the issue. Thanks Fuzzy and JK for all the help! (I still wonder why FT View Studio does a license check on controls that are already added to the graphic when I've seen other applications that don't.) You're welcome TavMaster-T, I'm happy that works ! :smileyvery-happy: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Premier Integration and Flash Firmware Updates on Architecture Drives Greetings, I'm trying to understand better, when using the Logix 5000 Firmware Supervisor in Logix 5000 and it says that PF 70 and 700 drives are supported; does that mean just the comm card, or both the card and the drive. I would love some clarification on this. Cheers [/INST] Actually only the Drive firmware can be updated.Peripheral modules will be supported at a later time - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Virtual Computer Is it possible to transfer an EVRSI type of activation to a Virtual Computer? I am using microsoft virtual PC to run XP on a vista machine and I can load the rockwell software, but so far have failed at getting the activations to transfer. [/INST] It should work. I've done it plenty of times on a VMWare virtual machine;I'd imagine VirtualPC to work similarly. Are you transferring from a floppy master disk to the virtual machine? Make sure the floppy is getting exclusively mounted in the virtual machine. JHutch Thanks for letting me know that it will work, now that I know it is possible I will try some other methods to see if I can find an option that works. The computer I am using does not have a floppy drive. I loaded the activation on to a USB flash drive and then moved it to a shared folder (shared as a network drive and shared with the VM). I had read that Virtual PC did not allow direct USB access so I did not try loading directly from the flash drive. I've done this over a network share before when there are floppy or USB 'issues' - works great in VMWare (note - most Rockwell training classes are done with virtual machines - to allow easy resetting of the enviroment) Since often having multiple Virtual Computer environments can often lock out a floppy drive, if you have problems, move the license to the host environement, then map a network drive and move it to the virtual environment. Also, you can use the EvMoveCF utility to move it from a usb stick. Past that, as long as the file system is NTFS or FAT32 you should be ok. Any of the other file systems, you will run into problems. My only attempt at setting this up has actually been to share a folder on the host PC then use the host PC (Vista) to move from the CF drive to the shared folder. I then mapped this folder as a shared folder in the virtual PC and tried to move from that shared drive (it shows up as a network drive in the VC) to the local virtual drive. Since I am not sure if it is a drive mapping isse, a Vista issue or a virtual drive sharing issue (or smething else that I do not know ould be a problem) I am going to try using an XP computer to move the activation to a real network drive, but I have not had time to get both machines on the same network so that I can try again. I will let you know if it works over the network. Microsoft virtual PC, the last time I used it, only allowed me to transfer EVRSI files from a mounted floppy drive or I was able to do it with a CD-RW. No other method....ie...network, shared folder, usb drive......allowed me to tranfer sucsessfully. If you are going to use Microsft Virtual PC, buy a $20 USB floppy drive and save yourself some headaches. I did use a USB floppy drive and got the activation moved, but even that method was a battle. The Virtual PC locked up several times while accessing the drive. Thanks for the warning about not wasting time on a network install. Of course if you waste your time on Microsoft products you end up wasting your time. I have never had a hint of these problems using VMWare even on a Linux host. Although we are not all going to go out and buy vmware esx server, the free virtual pc product gets most users started in the right direction. It is nice to know that Microsoft products run much better on a Linux platform. Thank you for your input badmojo. I think VMWare is so good that I bought VMWare Workstation 5 and then upgraded to 6. I haven't used ESX Server, but if you need a server version and don't want to pay then VMWare server is free (again I haven't used it so this is not a recomendation). I first recommended virtualisation to a client to over come legacy issues (Windows 95/98) wouldn't run very well on modern PCs. I demonstrated with a DOS Guest, running IPDS 6200 PLC3 development software. The VM wont see a KT card but it'll connect via RS232 and the correct KE/KF box. I have also demonstrated Step7 in a VM, no problems here. In fact by far the biggest success to date was allowing multiple versions of WinCC Flexible to be run on the same laptop (all in their own VM of course). Sorry if it seems like I'm a nay-sayer, but I think I should point out that we (Rockwell Automation) do not currently support virtual PCs for production. You can see that in answer 30209: There is currently no support for virtualization in production environments. However, Rockwell Software recognizes the trend towards virtualization, and certain products are likely to support virtual environments in the future. One known limitation of virtual platforms is the general inability to access devices that reside on the host computer's bus (ISA, PCI, PCMCIA, etc). This severely limits the ability of a virtual machine to access communication interface devices that reside on the bus. Generally speaking, the only types of devices that Rockwell products can access are those that appear to the operating system as COM ports, USB ports, or are accessed through the Winsock stack. It used to just say a blanket no, so I think that is promising. We use virtual PCs extensively in training and support. I have found no problems running any Rockwell product that are attributable to the Virtualisation (yet). I have, however, only used them with the old style (eversi) activation and have no idea how they will cope with the new activation (FactoryTalk) (but I don't know how real PCs are going to cope with that either). The VMs have already paid for them selves by allowing a quick restart on many occassions when early versions of RSViewStudio trashed development machines.:smileywink: Kurt I had seen that Rockwell does not support Vista or virtual PC's, but I had been to a training session and saw that the labs were all run on virtual machines. Since it is not supported I looked here for information instead of Rockwell tech support. Since it will not access some communication options I need it does not look like I will be able to abandon my win 2K laptop for a while. Depending on what you are doing and why, you could set up RSLinx gateway that the VM image accesses I'm using RSLogix 5000, RsLogix 500, RSNetworx, Factory View SE and RsLinx Enterprise all over a VM Ware 6.5 machine (with OS Windows XP SP2 English) using the Factory Talk Activation Tools and is working perfect! Best Regards. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Generating trigger values in logix 500 for local msgs. in PV+ What I was trying to do was generate a trigger value in my code for a local message a PV+. I am new to all of this and using mostly my imagination. My thoughts were to use the bit operator which would be a 0 or 1 and sum it with a constant to generate this value. I now understand what logix was telling me. specify to word level not bit level. With a little research I realized that a multistate indicator would accomplish what I needed using 2 states. I'm still interested to know if there's a better way which I'm sure there is to generate a number value for a trigger for a PV+ function. [/INST] Please post a screenshot of the operation you want to realize or describe it better…:smileywink: Anyway, you can do math using a B3 word (i.e B3:1) …. obviously NOT a B3 bit (i.e B3:1/5) :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Panelview Plus 600 continually reboots - no firmware? I've just unwrapped a brand new PV+ 600. When I power it up it just keeps rebooting - you get the initial screen for about a second, then it goes blank for a few seconds, and repeats over & over. Both (green & red) LEDs are flashing, which according to the installation instructions means EBC boot loader firmward failed or is missing. Reload firmware using Firmware Upgrade Wizard (FUW) utility. Is repeatedly rebooting a symptom of this or does it mean there is something else wrong with it? I can't connect to it using the FUW, because it keeps rebooting itself so I can't try sending it the firmware - a bit of a chicken and egg situation there. I guess the only way to get firmware to it when it has none is to use a Compact Flash card? Is it normal for these to be supplied without firmware? Mike [/INST] Hi Mike, it seems to be a defective logic module, so you may try to change it if available, or send the panelview to repair. You may want to try a firmware upgrade, but I think it will not work... Obviously it isn't a normal situation, as all the PVP come with the firmware installed.... - fuzzy logic If the firmware upgrade is going to work at all, you'll need to use a compact flash card to do it. Since it doesn't stay on long enough for a network connection to be established, that's the only option. Though, since it is brand new, just returning it is an option, too. Depends on how much time you have to fiddle with it. JHutch \n </s>

<s>[INST] the diference between 1747-L542P & 1747-L542 How is the difference between 1747-L542 & 1747-L542P ? Is 1747-L542P obsolete ? How is the replacement ? [/INST] Below is a link to silver series announcement for SLC 500 Proset 200 processors. http://www.ab.com/silver/injectionmolding/proset200.html A migration path for customers using these controllers is not available through Rockwell Automation. Some other info HERE , from a Ken Roach post... edit: renewed link - fuzzy logic It mean that there is not any solution for replace 1747-L542P? Please advise A new thread has been started HERE.... :smileywink: edit: renewed link - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] 1790 LDX CAN YOU GIVE ME THE DETAILS OF EXPANSION CABLE FOR 1790 LDX MODULE CONNECTIVITY. RAHUL [/INST] If you need the Catalogue number for cable replacement, you may find it on this publication: http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/pp/1790-pp002_-en-p.pdf - fuzzy logic ACUALLY I HAVE THAT EXPANSION CABLE BUT SIZE VERY LESS MY CUSTOMER WANTS UPTO 600MM SO CAN YOU GIVE ME THE DETAILS OF THAT SO I CAN ARRANGE THE CABLE FOR MY CUSTOMER. ACTUALLY IT SHIP WITH SMALL ONE. The maximum available expansion cable length is 15 cm (I think this cannot be longer due to EMC issues), so you may try to realize your own cable, but it is not tested and it is your responsability if something become faulty.... :smileywink: Anyway, if you want to try, take the small one you have and replicate the connections... :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic ACTUALLY I WANT THE NO OF PINS IT HAS (CONNECTOR) SO THAT I CAN LOOK SIL\MILAR KIND OF CABLE. \n </s>

<s>[INST] 1791DS-IB16 Product Line? I've noticed that the IB16 devicenet safety input module is kind of half offered. Like, on the configuration and selection tools, it doesn't show up. In many tables listing safety IO, there is an IB12, but no 16. Is this product new, or being phased out? [/INST] Hi Vong, 1791DS-IB16 module is newer than -IB12 and was introduced to have more standard I/O quantity and lower price per point.Anyway, it is not so new (it has been released in 2007) to have incomplete documentation... :smileysurprised: For sure there isn't information in Configuration and Selection Tools, as you've noticed, and its Autocad drawing is not available. :smileysad:However you may find information about it in the following literature and sites: Product Profile Installation Manual User Manual A-B Catalog Also you will need RSLogix 5000 profiles to be updated to add these modules inside your configuration (Aid 39750) Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic Thanks ROK, that helps a lot. I've used them in the past and really liked them, and I'm just about to start a project that may require 20 of the things - I just was afraid I would get everything installed and no more spares would be available :D \n </s>

<s>[INST] Why can only 1 programming station be online with the processor ? Here is the situation: We have an Logix 5000 Processor V15 with 2 programmers on site. They are both working on 2 different machines which are controlled by this 1 processor. When one is connected and online, the other tries to go online at the same time the original connection is dropped. Why ? I have been connected with up to 4 programmers online with another project via ethernet without this issue. Simply going online was never a problem. Making large changes I have seen will kick off other machines. I recently assisted with shop testing another machine with cnet network again with no issues unless someone else made major changes in the program structure. The project is running an L61 processor with Cnet. They are both using PCC cards to go online with the cnet. They are using node 99 and 98 respectively. The machine itself is using 3 flex racks, 2 PVP terminals, and the main rack. I have discussed this with others here in the office and no one else has run into this issue before. Enough detail ? Any suggestions ? [/INST] ruskie, try to take a look to the following technote (unless already done :smileysurprised: ) Aid 25961 Check the memory available in Logix CPU properties, should not be on YELLOW. Check the Module Statistics of CLX Cnet module, using RSLinx - right click over it, to see its CPU utlization and connections also. Try to lower the address of your PCC cards, changing also the max Unscheduled address in RSNetworx to macth the higher PCC address (to minimize bandwidth utilization) Hope this helps... let me know. - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] RSView32 Web sever I have found a few of the limitations when using RSView as RAD. Now what are the limitations on using the web service? Currently the project I have been talking about in other post is also display on a web link. This is even more restrictive. Two items I would like to over come are.1. Auto Refresh (currently we need to refresh the page)2. Load a display using a parameter file Can anyone help me out? [/INST] Technote 9756 shows how to edit the RSViewWeb.ASP to automatically update the Webserver screens. And tech note 58121 shows how to pass parameters to screens in WebServer. Hope these help out. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Panelview Plus Ethernet I/P IO Configuration I want to add the IO Configuration of the Panelview to the 1756L62 but all I get is Connection Request Error: Invalid Segment Type (Code 16 [/INST] Sorry, but the PV+ can't do that. With a PV+, it initiates all comms so entering it in the I/O tree will always generate the error. That said, the PV+ will only ask for a tag when it NEEDS to ask for a tag, so it's already basically as efficient as it can get. What usually trips people up is that HMI devices are often asking for a LOT more data than other devices, so a network can go from fine to slow with the addition of just one PV+ in some cases. JHutch What can you do with the Panelview in the IO Config tree, it can't have been put there by accident! PanelView in the IO Configuration is used for the Scheduled communication over ControlNet.That's why you are able to configure a PV in the IO config. Jamy is right. There *are* instances where the PV+ will go in the I/O tree (rare, but instances). However, none of them exist when you're talking Ethernet as the comms protocol. JHutch Good to know, thanks!!! Maybe we could get our wonderful super duper programming friends at Rockwell to take it off of the list of devices that can connect to a 1756-ENBT card, and save some people time. Much Thanks! Just a note, guys..... Take a look to the attached screenshot; as you can see, using Controlnet in RSLogix5000 you have the possibility to select both Panelview Standard and Panelview Plus Scheduled comms Using Ethernet/IP, you may only select STANDARD Ethernet/IP Panelview ! :smileysurprised:PanelviewPlus is not mentioned in hardware list !So, the Ethernet/IP panelview you see, is a Standard one, that may use Assembly objects to talk to ethernet CLX. Here a list of technotes: Aid 32637 about PanelviewPlus scheduled Cnet - CLXAid 18080 about Panelview Standard scheduled Cnet - CLXAid 21888 about Panelview STANDARD ethernet/ip - CLX I may be agree with you, the Ethernet/IP Panelview description in the Module Selection list could be not so clear.... maybe useful to add the word 'standard' to avoid misunderstanding... :smileywink: Hope this helps to clarify... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Compact Logix 5323E-QB1 Ethernet Printer Not sure whether this is possible but here goes; I have a Compact logix PLC and a few pieces of kit on their own ethernet network. What I would like to do is place a printer on this network and print to it from my program.Is this possible and does anyone know of a printer to do the job. (the printer would only have to print 3 lin es of text and No's) [/INST] This isn't possible using the Ethernet/IP port of your PLC... as ASCII data will be encapsulated in CIP Ethernet message (CIP protocol) and the printer will not understand this....:smileysad: Only way is to use Open Socket feature of -EWEB module (Aid 33240 explains this for ControlLogix EWEB, the same is for CompactLogix EWEB module)... unfortunately this module isn't supported with your L23E CompactLogix processor... L43 is needed... :smileysad: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] 1771-OEM1 Replacement Is there any functional replacement for 1771-OEM1 which is obsoleted? [/INST] There is no direct replacement. :smileysad: Navigate the link: http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=54190 \n </s>

<s>[INST] RS500 to CLX 5000 backplane to ETH module to 1761-net-eni to micrologix 1200 Heres my story. I have a micrologix 1200 attached to a 1761-NET-ENI connected to a hub thats connected to a ethernet card in my CLX 5000 rack that is designated for the local network. Now when I use RSLINX to get online with it I come in through a ethernet card on the rack thats connected to my plant network, go through the backplane out the local ethernet card and out to the micrologix. Now RSLINXS see this path and show the micrologix. But when I use RS500 to get online all it shows is a error RS logix devlopment problemand wont go online. Any ideas. [/INST] I believe your problem is your sending RS500 data thought a non RS500 backplane. The back plane might not allow the connection even though RSlinx may see the device as RSlinx can communicate with RS500 and RS5000 devices. Try going ethernet from the hub to the Micrologixs device directly and not through the CLX backplane. I think your error should be eliminated else you will have limited the devices that could have errors. I have a couple of applications in my plant were we go into the CLX 5000 rack with a Ethernet card and out DH+/RIO to a couple of SLC 500s and RS500 can online with those. What version of RS500 are you running? Can you upload or download to the Micrologix? I found some old tech notes but they apply to version 5&6 of RS500. I would still try to go directly into the Micrologix via the hub. If it works you know you have an issue somewhere with the CLX. It will also allow you to check to make sure nothing is hanging up in the software. You know how Rockwell Software sometimes does great things, like not work when you think it should. What version of RS500 are you running? Can you upload Also something to think about. If your going into the CLX via a ENET card and then back out on that same ENET card does it run the backplane? When you do the hop from ENET to RIO/DH+ it would. I'm not sure if it changes anything. Maybe Fuzzy or Jhutch can comment. Maybe this also. Answer 35633 Hey mommy, nice to meet you again here in the Forum ! :smileyhappy: Beside all the suggestions from Emmett... may you please post RSLogix 500 and RSLinx versions you're using ? Also, it would be nice to see a screenshot of your error... Did you try to go online on the Ethernet where your -ENI is connected as suggested ? Any error ? It seems more like a RSLogix problem than communication problem...Try also what is suggested in Aid 8487... this has worked fine for me in the past :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic I located a plant network hub in the same cabnit as the local hub so I moved the NET-ENI module on to it bypassing the backplane. Works just dandy now. Thanks for all the help. Nice ! :smileyhappy: Anyway, just for reference, I've been succesfully to go online with a Micrologix Controller in an architecture like yours :smileysurprised: PC - RSLinx 2.54 - Ethernet - 1756-ENET ser. B - CLX Backplane - 1756-EN2T on another separate Ethernet network -1761-NET-ENI - MX Using RSLogix500 v8.00.00, all works fine (up/download,online edit, etc.) :smileyhappy: Maybe there is something related to the path length to reach your controller through backplane and Ethernet/IP module... there is a similar issue explained in THIS post.... edit: renewed link - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Flaoting Point Equipment- AB HMI PV600 2711-B6C20 Control Logix 1769L32E Software- RSlogix 5000 and Panelbuilder 32 Problem- I have an analog signal back to processor and I am using a CPT instuction (Local6.I.Ch2Data-4000)/*1000/1600 which is calculating my data and putting it into a DINT N7[2] which is the Tag for the HMI. The number I am recieving is for example 384 but the actual proper value I want to display in the HMI is .384 Any suggestion out there [/INST] Data type DINT cannot display floating point numbers Following from the Panelbuilder32 Getting Results: So, you may try the following: Not tested, maybe Feedback is right when wrote data type DINT could not be used in that manner, maybe it is allowed just for signed / unsigned integer Data Type.... :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] ControlLogix Connections I am converting PLC 3's to ControlLogix 5000 & would like to combine 2 or more programs. These are fairly simple ladder logic (3000 rungs) & mainly 1771 racks connected through RIO modules. I have seen somewhere the maximum connections allowed but haven't stumbled across a manual that covers all of the types. I'm assuming each CNB, I/O adapter, & MSG is a connection but I need to verify this. Could you direct me to the appropriate document? [/INST] There are many infos on this argument, both in manuals and in KB... Try to start from User Manual and Aid 44413 Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic When you are done the PLC3s make really great end tables and coffee tables. They are just the right height. All you need are some nice round piece of glass and some adhesive rubber pads so the glass will not slide. I have even seen a large oval one that used 2 PLC3s. Ralph; Also be aware that straight ladder addresses..like PLC3.. take way less resources then Tag based ladders which you are converting to... instructions , config, etc aside... rough rule of thumb... standard ladder = 1 size... converted to tag based ladder about 3 times the size regarding memory usage. Ralph, I'm thinking if you use the 1756-RIO module you would not have to worry so much about the connections issues which can be a real problem with the DHRIO card and Block Transfers.1756-RIO Remote I/O communication module RIO: 57.6 Kbps, 115.2 Kbps, 230.4 Kbps — 32 physical racks (0...76), any combination of rack size and block transfers 10 scheduled I/O \n </s>

<s>[INST] SMC-3 not working! Hi I have used the SMC-3 controller before a few times ok, but today I completed a control panel using 5 SMCs from 3A to 25A. None of these will run a motor, even though the red light stays on and no fault is shown. A voltmeter accross the output shows a constant pulsing of a sort of voltage, but not enough to start a motor. The test button procedure checks out ok. I have succesfully substituted a couple of them with know working SMCs and they run up fine. What are the chances of all 5 being faulty? All different sizes too. I can't think of anything that would stop them running up... [/INST] GRC, verify if the not working SMC-3 are series B... as explained in Aid 38225, they change a dip/switch function in it, that may prevent the motor to start :smileysurprised: Also check Aid 35399 Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks Fuzzy Logic, problem solved. Been using my old data sheet not realising the dip switches had been changed. Wish AB hadn't done that, made me look very silly! Cheers. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Micrologix 1500 PLC Fault!!! I have installed a Micrologix 1500 PLC with 15 Input expansion card, when programmed I am getting a flashing fault light, I have checked the error and its reading The required expansion I/O terminator is missing Im not sure what this is supposed to be but there isnt anything I can see that is missing. Any help Please!!! [/INST] Micrologix 1500 base could support as many as 8 modules, then you'll need an expansion cable, a power supply and also a bus terminator 1769-ECR. Reference for this at the following link: http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/sg/1761-sg001_-en-p.pdf Another link, see starting page 1-6: http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/1764-um001_-en-p.pdf Also, take a look to the attached screenshot. Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] AB 1400 and analog module error?? Hello I`m installing a micrologix 1400 with a 1762lf-20f2 analog card to measure level in a sump 4-20 input and I`m getting fault on plc I have i/o config set up the analog module in my project and have the input type selection switches on for current and have set bit 8 and 9 to 1 in the bits 8-14 section for the card.I must have missed something please help. [/INST] Which is the error do you get ? If it is 71h, then take a look to Aid 57693 to see if it applies to you... otherwise, please post again with more info on fault... :smileywink: Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic I/O configuration mismatch, check module 1. The expansion I/O configuration in the user program did not match the actual configuration, or specified a module that was not found, or the data size for the module was greater than what the module is capable of holding. The above is the error message. and major error s:6 =187hThis is first time working with these products so I`ve missed something in the set up. I don`t have the card used in the program as of yet I`m attempting to program. But I do have it in the run mode.Could this be a problem? This error is related to the fact the module you've specified in your I/O configuration doesn't correspond to the one installed in the hardware... if you've not inserted it in the I/O configuration and it is installed in the system, than the error will come... if you have it configured and just not used in the logic, no problems... Sometimes this error also comes due to hardware failure, or faulty connection between module and base .... See also Aid 36653 - fuzzy logic ok I have tried the analog card on a 1200 and it works.I have the following 1400 serA if20f2 serA I have the switch 1 and 2 inside the card set on for current.I go to I/O config and select read i/o and it selects the correct card from the list. I double click and select current 4-20 on my inputs and outputs.With no other programing I down load and go online and as soon as I run mode faults to 71h.I have just replaced the 1400 today my vendor sent a replacement so help help. I called back to tech support this am and they send me on electrical noise hunt. So I pulled the controller and installed a surge on my desk and still faults got to be something I`m missing. Kudos to Dennis Jungmann at McNaughton-McKay Electric Co. He has solved the case. It appears I need to download a bit of software for the card I have to work on the ML1400.Thanks to all who assisted.Bulletin 1766, MicroLogix 1400 Programmable Controllers Series A, 71h Error Code Only when using MicroLogix 1400 controllers with the following expansion modules:1762-OF4 Series A Revision B/C1762-IF2OF2 Series A Revision D/E,Some users may observe a 71h fault occurring in the MicroLogix 1400 Controller, especially when the scan time is approximately 150 μs or less. Resolution:Get Firmware updare (4.0) from: Thanks Dennis You Da Man \n </s>

<s>[INST] About panel view 1250+ I face problem in RS view s/w 1) I can't modify keypad or use costume make keypad.2) use of pan drive to load program. I can upload program in pan drive but if we create runtime file in pane drive then pan drive get detected but can't see project [/INST] 1) Panelview Plus system keypad cannot be modified... :smileysad: which custom keypad do you want to use ? If it is an activeX, then you cannot install it on a PVP... :smileysad: 2) Did you put your .mer file in the following folder, inside USB pen drive ? (Rockwell Software\RSViewME\RunTime). This is the needed path to let PVP see your application. Also be aware not all USB drives work in PV+, and that PVP firmware Versions before 4.0 do not recognize USB Flash Drives. Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Can't return some borrowed activations In reference to a previous thread, I have a situation where users can borrow activations but can't return them. This also doesn't apply to all activations either. It seems many of the RSXXX activations can't be returned, however products such as AC.SERVER can be borrowed and returned w/o issue. I've configured the activation files so the server listens on port 27500 (as we're also running AutoCAD which listens on the default port of 27000, and that appears to be working as configuing the clients to said port allows the activations to be seen and the software runs. I'm not sure where else to look. There is reference to a ClientBorrowUnlock.exe to reset everything... but where is it?. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thx,Eric [/INST] I think I saw that in an earlier post... it says: Not Available At This TimeThis answer may be getting updated, or it may only be available to TechConnect support contract holders (see answer 50871 for details). Thx,Eric Actually, in this case, it should NOT have been marked TechConnect only. All activation issues are free to everyone. I've changed the status on that particular answer, so it should open up correctly for you know. Sorry about that. JHutch Excellant... Although this app will remove the borrowed activations on the client, ... how do they get released on the server? Do I run the same app on the server too? Thx,Eric Negative, it will only clear out the client. The server side is much harder to force a reset of the borrowed activations, however. I am not allowed to comment on how to clear out that side. You will probably need to call in for that. Take a look to Aid 36370... it may helps. - fuzzy logic There are some boards/technotes that require you to have a support contract with Rockwell to see them. If you already have a TechConnect support contract, you can put your authorization number directly into your profile and the boards/technotes will become immediately available. See this post in the Welcome section for more information. - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] ADR Function Does anyone know if the adr function works with 1791ds safety I/O? [/INST] The 1791DS modules are configured within RSLogix5000, like controlnet or ethernet I/O. I do not think they need ADR as the guardlogix controller holds the configuration of the modules. These are the only modules that I know of that are not configured within RSNetworx. Right, they are completely controlled by the safety controller. ADR not needed. \n </s>

<s>[INST] FT View SE 5 with redundancy When can I use FT alarming with FT view SE redundancy [/INST] I guess you're talking about FactoryTalk Alarm & Events and you want to know if it is possible to use them in a redundant HMI FactoryTalk View SE application :smileysurprised: If this is the case, answer is NO, you can't. Have a look to the Aid 44177 ; it explains some limitations with CPR9 version of this service. - fuzzy logic FT Alarms and Events is not supported on the FT View SE platform nor the ControlLogix rendundancy platform. This has created a significant problem for us. We are controlling systems that can have very fast transients and need to use the FTA&E to allow us to capture sequence of events data at the time of the alarm (msec resolution) and the HMI tag based alarming is acceptable for this. Has the FTA&E redundancy defect affected others? I would be interested in discussing the issue with other people having this problem. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Factory talk View ME 5.1 Do you know when FactoryTalk View ME 5.1 will be released?Is there any way to get a bata copy? [/INST] The last informations I've heared give June 2009 as target release date. About Beta version...I think it would be better to ask to your local Rockwell representative...I don't know if there is this possibility though... - fuzzy logic To those who are interested, FactoryTalk View version 5.1 is now available to download at Support site. - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] ERROR Message:could not connect to TM32793 in my FactoryTalk Diagnostics viewer who knows the meaning of this error could not connect to TM32793? after i open my view Studio, i will receive this error message. [/INST] Hmmm.... is this the complete and correct error message ? Do you have a screenshot of the error to post ? Also, please post your Windows OS type and version and View Studio version.... - fuzzy logic Thank you very much, the problem is solved, it is not a problem about studio. its provider is FactoryTalk Transaction Manager Compression server. i did not watch carefully at that time,sorry. \n </s>

<s>[INST] How to Determine Application Size for a FactoryTalk View ME Project How can you determine the final size an application for a PanelView Plus created in Factory Talk View Studio? Is it the size of the .MER file or is there additional space that needs to be included? troy [/INST] If you're asking about the PVP's Flash Memory occupation: The same as the .mer file size. If you're asking about runtime memory usage: You should download your file to PVP and, starting from firmware 5, you may use the MERuntime RAM Usage Monitor.See Aid 39481 for details. You may also see the Memory Allocation in the PVP's Configuration Settings, System Information,Terminal Informations. The dimension of the .mer file itself isn't a good indicator of the runtime RAM usage of the application. Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks for the input. My problem is that I am working offline developing a project without a physical PanelView Plus. I can run the project and make everything look nice, but am a bit worried by reading Knowledgebase articles that say the file really fluffs up (not the technical terms they use) once loaded into run time memory. The best response that I was able to get when talking with local support is that you have to load it see if it runs. If not you just upgrade the memory. That presents a bit of a problem if the first time you can get a real handle on operating size if it is at the factory acceptance test when you get the HMI. So the only thing I can do is try to get an HMI to load this into and see? Rockwell has not developed any offline tools for doing this? I'm afraid, I may understand your frustration, but I'm not aware of such an offline tool like you're searching for... :smileysad: Maybe JHutch does have other ideas about this issue ? :smileywink: - fuzzy logic JHutch do you have any ideas? No, unfortunately. Techsupport basically convered the only fool-proof method ... run it and see what happens. Basically, there are 2 factors at play. The first is that the MER file is a certain size and takes up a certain amount of storage memory. The PV+ has an internal compact flash card where MERs, fonts and log files get stored. If the MER file is too big, no joy. You might not be able to even load the MER, or it'll load, but when it runs, the log files go over the space limit and it slows to a crawl or crashes. The second factor is the memory usage (RAM). The MER file gets loaded into memory and then each screen is drawn as you use it. Depending on what is on the screens, the RAM may be just a bit more than the MER size or it could be DRASTICALLY more than the MER size. For instance, if you use jpeg files, they don't take a ton of space in a MER file. But at runtime, that jpeg gets expanded out to a 24-bit uncompressed bitmap when the display is shown. Now, it's using HUGE memory. The more objects/tags/etc used on a screen, the more memory that screen is going to chew up. Hope that explains the complexity of what you're asking for a little better. JHutch Thanks for the explanation, but doesn't all this have to happen when you click Test Application in the development environment also? I realize there are different operating systems and platforms that are being used and I don't know what all is going on behind the scenes when you are running the application out of the Studio instead of on target hardware. I don't think I'm going to have a problem, but I feel uncomforatble telling my boss that I can't really answer his question. We'll see what happens. Thanks again. Well, basically, like you said, it's the different OS and platform. And by platform, we also mean different CPU in some cases. For instance, the PV+400/600 are RISC based processors and the runtime code is slightly bigger than the same app running on a PV+700 and up. Also, Windows is notorious in being ridiculous vague about memory usage, so what Windows XP might report on your computer can vary quite a bit each time you run it. I wish I could be more helpful, but it's basically the nature of the beast on this one. JHutch Just released, Aid 64649 walk through the ME application and PVP memory considerations and suggestions to avoid system crash.... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Security Settings in FactoryTalk on touchscreen. Here's what I have. We have touch screens in a couple places on the factory floor for quick adjustments to conveyor and gate settings. (It's a potato warehouse.) We don't want just anyone walking up to it and change these so I need to set security settings to the screens. We have a server that our touch screens are clients to and pull files directly from the server. From what I have read, you have to log in as a specific user when launching the SE Client to use the security features for that user. You can't have them logon/logoff while it's running and switch users. So my delima is, how can I allow a group manager view and adjust their screens as well as the floor manager view and adjust theirs without closing out the SE Client and logging back in as another user? Is this even possible?? [/INST] twohowlingdogs wrote: From what I have read, you have to log in as a specific user when launching the SE Client to use the security features for that user. You can't have them logon/logoff while it's running and switch users. This statement isn't correct :smileysurprised: You CAN switch users at runtime, I suggest to read User's Guide (chapter 5, page 5-7) from which I've extracted the following screenshot. Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic Thank you Fuzzy. I'll use this and let you know if I have further questions. Paul \n </s>

<s>[INST] RSView V.4 Using two or more AREAs in a redundant system I am using RSView SE, Version 4 CPR7. Is it possible to use two or more AREAS, in one application in a redundant system? Under each area I am planning to have one hmi server and one data server. Application Area_1 HMI_server_1 Data_server_1 Area_2 HMI_server_2 Data_server_2 [/INST] Yes, this is a possible configuration.Just be aware to separate the HMI servers from the Data servers using Sub-areas. Please take a look to: Aid 29663 - Areas Structuring GuidelinesAid 32549 - Distributed System design (page 27)Aid 38160 - Server redundancy Guidelines Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Logix 5000 Trend Pens Disappear After setting up a trend to monitor a tag, after 10 to 15 minutes later the pens no longer show up. There are also times when switching views this time is less. What can I do to monitor tag trends over a longer time period? [/INST] Trending in Logix5000 is dependent on many things: memory and disk space on pc, controller memory, network speed, sample rate on the trend, etc. Check to see how much free memory on the controller you have, how many pens you're trending, and the sample rate of each trend. If you need something longer, you might be able to link the data to Excel and then create a chart linked to the data. Otherwise, for a lengthy trend, you can always use OPC. I had tried multiple processors with the same results the processor free memory has ranged from .75MB to 4.5MB available memory on the processor and testing with a single pen. The PC has 2MB RAM and plenty of hard drive space available. We are getting new laptops with 4GB RAM so maybe that will help. Automator, Open up the Trend Properties (RSTrendX Properties is the title bar of the dialog) and select the Sampling page. I forget what the default Sample Period is, but if memory serves it's pretty dang fast. I usually slow it down to somewhere in the range of 100 to 1000 ms. Then check the Size of Each Capture. You can select number of samples (in which case old data are lost as new data come in if you don't save a log file), time period (Is this what you have selected? Looks like it defaults to 10 minutes....), or No Limit (until you reach 80% disk full). Perhaps something here needs to be set differently, or if it looks correct, perhaps doesn't work correctly. Good luck!Dale, W8ABZ \n </s>

<s>[INST] PowerFlex 700 20-COMM_E Problem I have hooked up two PowerFlex 700 drives to a ControlLogix processor via a 1756-ENBT card. The drives are the only things that are on the network. The first drive connects but then faults out on a F75 (Port 5 Adapter) fault and the second drive will not connect because of a Code 16 [/INST] Both errors could happen due to a wrong connection size setting in RSLogix5000 IO configuration. See Aid 53820 and Aid 45272 (this is done for SMC-Flex, but applies also to a PF700)Follow carefully the configuration steps indicated in the 20-COMM-E User Manual. Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic Actually the only way I could get these to work is too manually go to the drive and enter the 20-COMM-E parameters. Then I had to reset the module from the drive. It had to be reset using the parameters. Cycling power to the drives does not work. Also loading the parameters via the controller or drive tools does not fix the issues. They have to be entered manually and reset manually. Kind of like the 1395 drives, when you have to manually save to EEPROM the parameter changes from Drive Tools or you will lose them on power cycle. If anyone is having these same problems try the above. I don't know if it is a fluke in the AB hardware or something I am doing on my end, but the above fixed both problems. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Floating point question Hello, I have a 1756-L61 CL 5561 Controller rev. 16.20My question is that I have a rung that adds a 1 to the real tag everytime the (ons) is fired adds 1, then put back into the same tag to keep inc by 1.My problem is that the count stops at 16,777,216 no matter what I do. I can put a greater number in there but it does not count up, but if I put a smaller number it will count up untill it reaches the 16,777,216. This is what I tryed, I made a dummy tag (real) and tryed it with the same logic, comes up same thing.I tryed a DINT dummy tag and it inc like normal.So what I had to do for them to get their numbers is use the DINT and move it into the origional real tag, which works fine. I searched on Floats and Real and ADD, and came up no info.Is there something stupid I am missing here (hopefully). Thanks for any help. [/INST] This happens on a 1756-L63 V17.3 also. You can also not enter the value 16777217 into a real in the tag monitor table. If you do, the value goes immediately to 16777216. You can enter a higher number, but it does not like 16777217. If you watch the tag in your program, it will skip over the value 16777217 and not change from 16777216 until the dint is greater. Here is a rung that shows it. Thanks for th reply Mike, So are you saying that once it reaches that setpoint 16,777,216 it will not count up anymore.I know I could put a greater number in the tag, but even then It will not continue counting up. All, This is a characteristic of IEEE754 32-bit floating-point arithmetic. A REAL value has a sign bit, 8 exponent bits (power of 2, not of 10), and the remaining 23 bits have a 1 bit stuck in front of them forming a 24-bit mantissa. 24 bits is about 16 Meg, which is as high as you can count 1s in a REAL, as you have found. When you go to add 1.0000000 to 16 Meg in floating point math, the 1.00000 has to be decimal shifted (in binary) to align the decimals to do the add. Unfortunately, you have to shift it 24 bits to do that, and you really only have 23. So adding 1 to 16 meg is essentially the same thing as adding zero. If I do this in decimal, suppose I have a calculate with a 12 digit display that uses 12 decimal digits to do the math. I add 1 to 999,999,999,999 and get 1.0E12 (1,000,000,000,00x). I say x because the calculate only has 12 digits, and the x is the (unknown) 13th digit. If I add 1 to this, what am I adding it to? 1,000,000,000,000? 1,000,000,000,004? Who knows!? (Not the calculator.....) So remember, REAL data values have a precision of about 1 in 16 million (an 8-digit-plus-a-little calculator) best case. Adding 1 to a 9-digit number won't add anything. (It will in a DINT, however, which can go up to +/- 2G.) I did a totalizer once that had a DINT for the part before the decimal and a REAL for the part after, cascaded, so I could run a flow total for a year (up to 2 billion gallons). Sorry, Logix controllers don't do DOUBLE. There was a thread recently about limits on the input to the SIN instruction that also relates to the precision of a REAL..... Good luck and happy numbering!Dale, W8ABZ Great explanation Dale.Thank you for taking the time to write it out. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Custom ActiveX control in RSVIew Im using RSView 32 Show Works (2 Hour Demo) I planned to create Alarm Display ActiveX control in my own. So i opened VisualBasic 6.0 and added corresponding references for RSView. Started to code and debugged.But errro occurs in first itself..My code is Private Sub UserControl_Initialize() Dim tagNam As String Dim fpname As String tagNam = t\DFC101\PV Dim tg As RSView32.Tag If gTagDb.TagExists(tagNam) Then fpname = gTagDb.GetTag(tagNam).Value //Error occurs in this line Error is Runtime error 429ActiveX Component can't create object What can i do to avoid this error? Is there any way to create OCX control in RSView VisualBasic Editor ? Pls help me. [/INST] Try to access Microsoft KB, to the following link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194751/EN-US/ Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic You need to remember here there is a difference between VBA for RSview 32 and an external application written in VB 6. You are writing an ActiveX control - so it's safe to assume you are using external VB6 - in which case you are missing the object reference to the application and project. See KB ID 3715. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Battery change on a Micrologix 1500 What is the recommended frequency for changing the 1747 BA battery in a Micrologix 1500 unit. ie How often should they be changed ? [/INST] Here taken from Aid 17659 about the 1747-BA lifetime: If the 1747-BA is added when the primary battery is close to the end of it's life, an additional 3-5 years of life will be added. If the 1747-BA is added when the processor is first installed, an additional 1-2 years of total life will be added. Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Error Schedule FTAC Dear All, I'm reconfiguring FTAC since my server crash after black out. I have configure FTAC Server and Agent, error message appeared when I try to run manual the schedule as follow :1. Waiting for interface2. Could not produce the end of schedule report for schedule Backup_1TCP-1/40 - PLC-5- 764 Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Rockwell\AssetCentre\Backup_1\TCP-1\40 - PLC-5- 764.txt'.I try to find the the path and only found 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Rockwell\AssetCentre\. Please advise regards,Jerry [/INST] nan \n </s>

<s>[INST] Comparing Ints and Dints Here is one that threw me for a loop... This is on a 1756-L63 version 17. The L63 converts everything to a DINT when comparing. In the example, I have an INT being compared to a DINT. Comparing the same 2 tags in both rungs, what looks like it should work in the EQU statement, doesn't in the Logix processor. Since the value of IntViewedInHex is a negative number, when it is converted to a DINT to be compared, the conversion is negative also. So to compare them correctly, a MEQ needs to be used. I found this because I had to use an INT because a 3rd party device is writing to the tag and I originally had 'EQU IntViewedInHex 16 [/INST] I've run into this as well, but I never got into using the MEQ instruction. Good point ! This will not appear when the value is equal to or smaller than 7FFF = 32767. The EQU instruction compares values, not a bit pattern, so when Bit 15 of a 16-bit Integer is true, it considers the value negative. 0000 0000 0000 0000 1010 1010 0000 0011 binary = 0000aa03 hex = 42523 when it's stored as a 32-bit signed integer. 1010 1010 0000 0011 binary = aa03 hex = -22013 when it's stored as a 16-bit signed integer. Thanks for sharing. I've got a feeling I'll be referring back to this post some day. Ron All, What Ken is showing is an example of sign extension. Any time you use SINT and INT, SINT and DINT or INT and DINT, the smaller type is coerced into the larger type by sign extension. Basically, when you take a small integer and store it in a bigger one, the new bits to the left are filled based on the left-most bit of the smaller type: SINT 0101_0101Extended to INT 0000_0000_0101_0101 Bit 7 is a zero, so that is extended to all the new bits to its left. This leaves the numerical value (positive) unchanged. INT 1010_1010_1010_1010Extended to DINT 1111_1111_1111_1111_1010_1010_1010_1010 Bit 15 is a one, so that is extended to all the new bits to its left. This leaves the numerical value (negative) unchanged. The controller has no way of knowing if you intended to compare numerical values or bit patterns. The default for EQU / NEQ is to assume you are comparing numerical values. So, yes, use MEQ. This makes is clear to the controller, and to the person who reads your code (without the rung comments) two years from now, that you intend a bit-wise comparison and not a numerical value comparison. More obvious is more better...... .....more or less.Dale, W8ABZ \n </s>

<s>[INST] FTVIEW SE WITH SIEMENS S5 CAN I EMPLOY THE HMI FTVIEW SE TO PULL INFORMATION FROM SIEMENS S5 155F CPU942?HOW SHOULD I IMPLEMENT AND CAN I GET FEW APPLICATION NOTES? [/INST] You can install 3rd party OPC server for SIEMENS S5 155F CPU942 and let FTView SE pull the data from the 3rd party OPC server. KEPServer Enterprise provides serial and Ethernet OPC servers that allow communication between many third-party industrial devices and RSView32, FactoryTalk View Site Edition, and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition. All drivers are supported by Rockwell Software. You may order it using the following catalog # : 9301-OPCSRVENE See this LINK to understand how it works and to download driver manual... this is the KepserverEX product, sold by Kepware, but the driver is the same you may find inside Kepware Enterprise sold by Rockwell Automation as indicated above. Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] How many activations each year? My opinion about FTA is, I hope, very clear by now. But maybe I don't have all the facts. Can a Rockwell Software person tell me how many activations get served out every year? Is FTA there to protect 10,000 activations? 100,000? 1,000,000? [/INST] 114 views, no responses. I suppose you could call AB in Milwaukee and they might be able to tell you how many software packages have been sold in a year, But I think they may hold that competative information a little closer to the vest. I've been wondering how to apply to you for a very long time.I have written a post half a dozen times now and scratch it each time.The problem is I can not give you a number.So all, I can say is something that comes across like my 5 year old. A LOT, and not just a A LOT, but a WHOLE LOT, like seriously as far as my arms can stretch a lot. Which does not really give good perspective. So, I will offer you the next best thing, call me, we can talk a bit if you want, reply accordingly and I'll toss up a temporary email address and give you my direct number, I don't really want to give that out on a message board. \n </s>

<s>[INST] PowerFlex 70 drive.Ready Under what conditions does the drivename.Ready bit from the drive go low?? I assume if the drive is powered up, and not faulted, the drivename.Ready bit will be high. Is that correct?? thanks, alan [/INST] Not exactly... :smileytongue: Here the conditions that makes drive ready bit on: the drive is powered, Enabled and no Start Inhibits exist. It is “ready” to run Attached a screenshot taken from PF7x Reference Manual ;it explain the Start Inhibit / Start Permissive conditions. Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Is it possible to communicate 1734-AENT and 1756-ENBT via a layer 3 switch? I know that Ethernet I/O control and Produced/Consumed tags will not communicate via a router. But is it possible to establish the communication of 1734-AENT and 1756-ENBT via a layer 3 switch(and 1734-AENT and 1756-ENBT are in the same subnet).Is there anyone has the experience. Thanks. [/INST] If the devices are on the same IP subnet, they should have no problem communicating with one another. Exactly what make and model of Layer 3 switch are you using ? Are the devices plugged into the same physical switch ? Unless your Layer 3 switch separates the devices via VLAN or some other feature, there should be no trouble communicating between the two. Hi Ken,The switch we are using is Cisco IE3000 with VLAN configured.1734-AENT and 1756 ENBT are in the same subnet(1734-AENT 10.25.74.23 1756-ENBT 10.25.74.8) and plugg into the same physical switch.I know that ethernet controling IO has a TTL=1. And when the packet go through a router,TTL will be set to 0. Maybe it also occures for layer 3 switch. That should be how my problom come from. As long as you have not configured separate VLANs for the ports these devices are using, they ought to be able to connect to one another. The IE3000 is nearly identical to the A-B Stratix 8000, which is used in A-B's reference architectures for Logix and EtherNet/IP. What is the error code in the connection between the 1756-ENBT and the 1734-AENT in RSLogix 5000 ? Can you PING and browse the 1734-AENT in RSLinx Classic to prove it's on the network at the appropriate address ? You can communicate via a router but you have to use Unicast instead of Multicast Now I'm sure that it is prossible to establish the communication of 1734-AENT and 1756-ENBT via a layer 3 switch and my problem comes from the configuration of the switch. I've ask the IT guys to check it.Thank you for the help. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Getting Joystick Data into RSView Hi all, I have a plug-and-play joystick (namely, this product: http://www.3dconnexion.com/3dmouse/spacenavigator.php) connected to my VersaView HMI and I would like to read data about the position of its 8 axes into my RSView Studio application. Any suggestions as to how I might do that, using ActiveX or otherwise? When I connect the joystick to my Windows Vista box, I can see the values/coordinates of all axes in the Game Controllers feature of the Control Panel. Any chance I might be able to pull that axis data out of the Windows CE memory somehow? Thanks :) [/INST] The CE based OS in the PV+ doesn't have the built-in game controller functionality. So, yeah, only way you might be able to do it: basically roll your own joystick driver via an ActiveX. And I know have a clue where you'd find the information you'd need to write one. Maybe try contact the joystick maker for more information? Good luck,JHutch Where do you get 8 axis? I looked up the link and it looks like a nice toy. It is even tied to a very reputable company, Logitech. Maybe it is just a typo and should be 6 axis. That is what the web site says. Are you after a mouse emulator or something more sophisticated where numbers will be sent down to the PLC? If it is just a mouse emulator I would not be surprised if they have one on a use at your own risk basis for Windows CE. There are lots of tools that make building an ActiveX fairly easy some even targeted to joysticks. It also looks like they have a SDK. Even with limited programming skills it should not take you more than a month to make what you need. With good skills you might knock it off in 2 or 3 days. ActiveX is fun to work with especially if you have a good tool kit or model to work from. You may be able to use the Kepware uconn driver that comes with the PanelView. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Kinetix Hard Overtravel I need to set the action for hard overtravel to function as Soft Overtravel - that is - allow motion in the opposite direction and automatically clear when the Hard Overtravel switch is no longer contacted. Any ideas? [/INST] Review tech note 21499. Basically, to get off a hardware over travel switch, the configured fault needs to be disable, jog off the switch and the re-enable the fault configuration. The tech note has example code to doing this. Linkified for convenience - JHutch Thank you for noting the procedure for moving off a limit switch. While this is a work-around we're looking for an addition choosable mode of operation so that a limit switch stops motion in that direction only but causes no inhibit to motion in the opposite direction and which clears any tripped status when cleared. That may have to be in a future version if any. Our primary use has been in exposed limit switches which may be inadvertantly hit. We have implemented an auto clear routine after their release. I guess that's the best for right now. Hi Burnie_c, another option is to use the TorqueLimitPositive/negative values from the axis.i.e. The moment the positive limit switch is made (Axis.PosOvertravelInputStatus), change the HardOvertravelFaultAction from that limit switch from i.e. 'Fast Stop' to 'Status only'. Simultanious, change the TorqueLimitPositive to 0. This leaves the negative torque to a level to jog reverse.After the limit switch is cleared, set the fault action and torque limit back to original values. Success,C \n </s>

<s>[INST] msg from slc 5/05 to controllogix 5561 hi, I am try to use a msg instruction to send a data from one slc 505 to a controllogix 5561, The problem is i get a error d8> connection was broken I mape de N11 in controllogix as a integer In SLC i send a message using chanel 1, a puting the ip address of controllogix and taking as a target n11:0. Regards [/INST] Did you enable Multihop in the Message setup ? See the screenshot.... Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic yes i did, but now i found a error code db, did you know what it mean? Regards Are you sure about the message path ? I mean... (inside MultiHop tab) The IP address of Ethernet Module in Controllogix systemThe slot number of the processor Are the SLC and the Ethernet/IP module on the same subnet ? The mapped tag in RS5000 related to N11 is of type INT ? It MUST be INT.... - fuzzy logic D8h Connection was broken means the TCP/IP connection was broken between the 2 devices. Is there just one message in the SLC controller?Did you tried with a completely new program? For the rest, check out the answer of fuzzy logic Hope it helps... Yes Jamy, good point... :smileywink: Aid 25593 goes in depth with this. - fuzzy logic Also, I found the description of DBh error you got last time.... Multi-Hop messaging CIP Message format error Also check the size of the data in SLC and CLX should match... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Error Opening Tag Database from Objects Hi, I am using Factory Talk View Studio Release 5.0 with Build Number 55. When i insert an object, go to its properties, then click on Tag i am not getting the tag database property. When i try to go through the expression editor and click the tags i getting an error popup. i have attached the error with this message. Kindly help me sort out this issue. RegardsGopal [/INST] Try the following: Shutdown View Studio and run the following commands at a command prompt: 1. regsvr32 C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSView Enterprise\SETagBrowser.dll 2. DIBServer.exe /regserver - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Is there a program to convert Structured Text to Ladder Logic? I am wondering whether there is a program available to automatically convert a Structured Text routine to Ladder Logic? A customer has asked if this can be done for a number of machines they have, as their staff find ladder logic much easier to trouble-shoot. Nick-- [/INST] Unfortunately no. :smileysad: A way round this is to use Add-On Instructions. AOI instruction can be programmed in any language and then used in other language programs. - fuzzy logic I'm not sure I understand what you are suggesting. How would using Add-On-Instructions help in this regard? I was toying with the idea of writing a translation utility, but wanted to see if someone had already done this. According to the Rockwell doc's, it's possible to export to a text or XML file, modify that file and then import the modified file back into the project or into a new project. Nick Suggestion about Add-on is a general speaking... if you want to use Ladder as main language for the application, but prefer to have some particular routine use ST, you may *close* that part of your program inside an Add-On instruction, so that the end-user will just see it as a *black-box* inside the well known ladder code. Here your problem is different, still answer remain NO, it isn't possible, or better, there isn't a tool to do the translation automatically... if you want to try the way you've indicated in the last post, you're obviously free to find a valid conversion system, but you've to make it from scratch.... IMO it will require many time considering all the particular cases related to the possibilities one has to write the ST code. - fuzzy logic At first glance, it doesn't look that difficult - especially if I confine my efforts to the specific programs (and the subset of the ST instructions they use). I may go ahead and roll my own if I don't find such a utility. Thanks for your ideas about Add-On instructions, but as you mentioned in your recent message, it doesn't apply in the situtation I have here. Nick-- \n </s>

<s>[INST] program in factory talk view studio I have a program in factorytalk viewstudio(5.00.00).I want to create notesfor the all alarm messages dispakyed in an alrm list object.In the alarmlist,there are many alarm messages,likes acknowleage,active,unacknowleage,unactive.it means the alarm history.I hope that it will dispaly a note when iselect an alarm message.the note explains how the alarm happen,how to solveit.like this.In the alarm list,maybe there are many alarms actived at thesame time.how can i do it? [/INST] Unfortunately there is no way to realize what you need in View ME.... the Alarm List has not this possibility....:smileysad: You may try to work with Local Messages or Information Messages, but no way to link them to the Alarm List selected alarm.... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] 1747-KFC15 Firmware Hi, Where i can find the 4.2 update firmware for the 1747-KFC15 ? Thx. [/INST] Gautier: Call in to tech support (+1.440.646.3434 or your local number) and request a firmware kit. It's not available online. KurtH Ok, thank you Kurth. \n </s>

<s>[INST] PVc Emulator download is slooow All the downloads for the Component Level Panel view on the link below take forever to download. Download rate is 28kb/sec....takes hours. I've tried adjusting my firewall settings but does not help. Downloads from other websites perform just fine.It must be something in my antivirus or firewall.Anyone have any suggestions? http://www.ab.com/eoi/graphicterminals/downloads.html [/INST] dh, maybe the problem is related to congestion in the Rockwell server... I mean too many downloads active at a moment... or limited bandwidth available... :smileysurprised: I've tried 10 minutes ago, download speed was about 72KB/sec (that is actually the maximum speed from my location...) Also I'm trying right now, download speed is 59KB/sec ... :smileysad: I suggest to try again later... - fuzzy logic Thanks for looking into it. I'm gald to know it's not just me.I'll just do other work while it downloads. dh \n </s>

<s>[INST] PF40 protection device I have an existing Sq. D bucket with breaker that I want to feed a new PF40 drive. Is there anyway to use the existing breaker, if sized correctly? Or will my best option be to feed a J class fuseholder from the existing breaker? Thanks in Advance. Rick Miell [/INST] The PF40 can be installed with either input fuses or an input circuit breaker. Refer to User Manual pages 1-8 and 1-9 and Appendix A for details. Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic If your drive is located in another panel, then using Class CC or Class J fuses will increase your SCCR rating of the panel even if your overall feeder is a breaker. If the panel contains other components, then using these additional fuses will increase the SCCR of the leg that feeds the drive. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Remote Time in Control Logix At our site we have a control logix 1756-L61 processor and two Panel View plus 1000 units connected via eithernet. These were part of a compressor package. The engineer who wrote the package program is suppose to have set the time up so that when the time is set from either one of the panelview's it will change the time of the processor and the other panelview to synch them. I understand there is a global connection in the panelviews for time and think they are setup correctly. The time does change on each of the panelviews but not the processor. In the processor program under the folder program tags I do see remote time. It is setup as DINT7. There is a registers for time change, the year, minutes, etc. When the time is changed on the panelview and is the pushbutton is enabled the correct time and date does show up in these values, but the processor time does not change. Is something setup wrong? Is there also a way to have the panelviews look at a register once an hour or something and synch the time with the processor if it is off? I can send screen captures of the configuration of the processor or panelview screen's if needed. Thanks,Glen [/INST] Hi I have just had this problem on a Pv600+. You need to copy the WallClockTimeDate in Logix to DINT array 7 words long using the GSV instruction. This accesses the internal clock in the PLC. You also need to write a bit if code in the PLC that sets a digital flag for say 1 second every minute - this is your update flag for the PanelView. In the PanelView + you go to GlobalConnections - use the values in the DINT array above as necessary for minute hour etc.Then in the GlobalConnections there is a control flag that has to go from 0 to 1 to force the internal clock in the PanelView to be updated from the PLC. Use the adress of the digital flag you configured above for the control. I set the digital flag once a minute & it works fine now. Good luck GMVick, It sounds like your time values are getting to the processor from the PVPlus, so now all you need to do is a SSV command to send the DINT[7] values into the CLX WALLCLOCKTIME. example \n </s>

<s>[INST] Motor Catalog Number TLY-A220T-Hxx2 I am trying to set up a servo axis on a Compactlogix system and the motor I am using is not listed in the drop down of the Drive/Motor tab in the motor catalog number box. Can I use a TL-A220P-Hxx2, or is there a database that I can find somewhere? Thanks [/INST] Craig, you need to update the Motor Database in RS5000. Here some Technotes on that: Aid 41155Aid 46223 Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks, perfect. I could not find that by searching the knowledge base. I must not have typed in the correct parameters to search by. Thanks again. Craig \n </s>

<s>[INST] Logix5000 V16: Finding unused I/O points Is there an easy way to a list of unused digital I/O points ? [/INST] wireguy, I guess you've already seen Aid 40917 - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Powerflex 70 I/O Configuration Hi. I am trying to enable manual control through a series of relays when turn the PLC off. I have the I/O configured for a 2 wire control mode. When the PLC is shut off, I have a relay contact sending a signal to Auto/Man. I have configured the paramters stated in the user manual for terminal block manual mode. When looking at the paramters & related bits...Manual Mode is 1, Enable is 1, Analog In is changing in relation to the POT input. But, there are no volts being output & the HIM is still saying AUTO. I think the HIM won't change to say MAN because I have control through the TB, but I cannot seem to get it to output the signal for motor motion. Please provide any suggestions. [/INST] Hi, you're right about the HIM, it will still indicate Auto if you've selected Man from TB Digital input. What about parameter 96 ? Did you select there the correct manual reference from Analog Input ? What about the status led on the drive ? And the HIM indications ? - fuzzy logic Thank you for replying and trying to help. Parameter 96 is set to Analog In 2. Parameters 90, 117, 128, 179 are set to Analog In 1. The STS on drive is flashing green & HIM states stopped. It seems ok, just it is waiting for a valid Start/Run command... - fuzzy logic Yeah, you would think so. But, when the input is sent to run, nothing is happening on the output. We are seeing a command reference +/- 60Hz & the analog input +/- 10. But no output occurs. Do you think the loss of power/communication to the DPI port could be triggering a paramter that is not showing as a fault, but inhibits running? Hmmm... Are you sure about the Run input ? When the input to Run is On, what is indicated on the HIM ? And what about the STS led ? Still seems to me it is just waiting this input... see also Aid 46161 and Aid 58269 - fuzzy logic When watching the digital input status Parameter 216. Our Run bit goes to 1 when pressing run button. The following is our I/O parameter settings: Dig 1=Unused, Dig 2=Run, Dig 3=Auto/Man (=1), Dig 4=Reserved, Dig 5=Unused, Dig 6=Enable (=1). I forgot to add that the HIM still states 'Stopped' & LED flashing green. Remember the run should be mantained in a 2 wire configuration... Also, if it still indicates Stopped, check and post the P214 status and P276/P277.... - fuzzy logic Run is maintained. P214 is as follows:xx0x000000000000Fault b00 P276 & 277 is as follows:xxxxxxxxxx1x1111 Question; you mentioned the power/communication loss as being a possible trigger. What settings do you have for Comm fault & Idle fault Parameters? If you are disabling your comms to test to see if the drive will go to manual from auto automatically then this could be triggering the stop command. Perhaps I misread something along the way, but to me that would be something to look into. Cheers Hi. I confirmed that 'Comm Flt Action' = 1 & Stop & 'Idle Flt Action' = 1. So that should stop any faults occurring upon loss of cimmunication. Would using a joystick for manual speed input +/-10V require any additional parameter settings that may be causing this problem? Hi again, Comm flt Action of Stop means that a stop command is sent to the drive. What you need to have it set to is Send Flt Config; you will also need to configure those parameters as well. What comms are you using? For Example, in a 20-COMM-E you would need to look at parameters 25, 26, and 27. Again, this is only necessary if you are looking to switch from Auto to Man automatically in the case of lost comms. Cheers Sorry, but I'm not sure about the joystick. But off the top of my head, I would say no. Hi. Thank you for replying. We are going to try & set the Comm Flt Action (P10) & Idle Flt Action (P11) on the 20-COMM-C to Send Flt Config. But, then we cannot figure out where to go from there? Do we have to set up a mask in a fault handling parameter in the drive? While you're checking on things ( I may have missed something in all the posts), check Par 598, bit 15 to make sure it's not a 1 to keep Par 276 from controlling the drive. Parameter 276 is the Owners Mask, and 277 is Start Mask. The masks should have bit 0, 1, and 5 set to a 1. Not having the masks set properly will keep the drive from starting/stopping irrespective of what the inputs tell it to do. Keep us posted on what you find. Hi. Thank you for staying with us. P598 bit 15 is 0. P276 has bit 0, 1, & 5 set to a 1. But, P277 keeps defaulting back to 0s. It will not accept a change to 1? I am going to look through the user manual for a possible explanation, while I wait for your response. Thank you. This would be a part of the problem. Also, check the other masks (parameters 278-285). You can also monitor the masks in parameters 289-297 to see which owner has control. Check the data links from your PLC (par. 300-307) and make sure parameter 277 isn't in any one of these which could overwrite your setting. Not sure why it would resort back to all 0's unless something else is writing over the setting. Without the proper ownership, the drive will only accept commands from the adapters that it's assigned to. Ok. We will check all these parameters & get back to you. Thx. P301 had 277 in it. We changed it to 0 which in turn allowed us to change 277 to DPI Port 5 & TB bits to 1. We have motion! Now we can continue. Thank you. :) Always glad to hear a forum success story....glad things are working now. Glad to hear that you had a solution... Cheers Thank you for your help too. I appreciate all the time taken to asssist me on this. Cheers. Nice ! ...good catch fordtt ! I was on the road when I've asked for P276 and P277 status, but answer was: P276 & 277 is as follows:xxxxxxxxxx1x1111 So it seemed ok.... :smileywink: Anyway I'm happy it is solved now, nice to see many users here to cooperate to help others ! Keep this up RA Forum's users ! :smileyvery-happy: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Controling a micrologix 1500 with 2 Panel View 600 HMIs Is there a way to synchronize the 2 Panel View 600 so they display the same screen? We are using a micrologix 1500 PLC, connecting 2 Panel Views to it is possible. Using a 1761-NET - AIC interface module and two 1747AIC isolated link couplers. (DF1 to DH-485) I also know this may cause communication to slow down. Normally we would only use one HMI for our system, but we have a customer who is requesting a second HMI that will be in a remote location. What we want to do is when a button is pushed on HMI one HMI two would move to the same screen as HMI one. [/INST] yes, there is a way... :smileysurprised: You may use for that the Status/Control Tags in Application Setting, defining tags that advise PLC which screen is active by sending its number and, with some logic in PLC program,write a Control Tag to the other PV to command the opening of the same screen.Remember to write 0 again on this Control Tags after the screen has changed, to release the Screen change works from operator side. Here the link to the user manual, chapter 20, page 20-24 http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/2711-um004_-en-p.pdf Hope this helps, :smileyhappy:- fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Active homing on torque level How does the active homing on torque level work?The typically set for the torque level in the homing tab of the axis properties does not match the torque level the axis is using to do the homing sequence. [/INST] Did you see the Application Manual at this LINK ? It could be useful to understand how it works.... also, it may be useful if you can give some more details about your sequence and your doubts... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Drives AOP v2.01 I received a pdf concerning RSLogix v17 that advertised the ability to create drives while online. I saw it well before v17 was released. I was surprised to learn that creating a drive while online wasn't possible once I upgraded to v17. Going back to look at the pdf I noticed that it did say that Drives AOP v2.01 was required. When will it be released? [/INST] Drives AOP v2.01 is targeted January 2009 and will be downloadable from the following links when available: http://www.ab.com/support/abdrives/webupdate/software.html http://support.rockwellautomation.com/controlflash/LogixProfiler.asp - fuzzy logic buckharsh , just to inform you that the 2.01 Drives AOP is now available at the following link: http://www.ab.com/support/abdrives/webupdate/software.html# Hope this helps... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic Thanks Fuzzy. I'll check it out. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Inviews Database Can I make a upload from a display? The problem is that I have to add some messages to a display that is working, but I don't have the original database of messages and if I download my messages I'm going to loose the messages that are working now and I don't want that. Thanks for the help. Regards [/INST] Unfortunately you can't. The Inview can only be downloaded to. :smileysad: The Inview messages are stored in files with a *.IVP extension.If the file or files are missing but the messages are in the Inview you can trigger the messages one at a time to find out what the text of the messages should be. For variables you will have to find out which variable slot number is being triggered to by checking the ladder logic. - fuzzy logic Ok....I was afraid to receive that answer because I have tought about doing what you told me......there are around 1000 messages.....anyway.....thanks for you help. Regards \n </s>

<s>[INST] view a webpage in rsview [like current weather] I would like to have a button open a web page in rsview SE 4.0 cpr7. I know i could useappstart but i don't want the user to have access to the web for browsing. I've seensome posts here and other places but I've never used active x as they call for so if anyonehas done this i could use the help. Thanks in advance. [/INST] You may use the Activex integrated in IE, called WebBrowser. Aid 29851 and Aid 5959 have examples about it. Basically, after creating a new display , from Objects select ActiveX Control and draw it on the display; then create a button on that screen with following action: Invoke mydisplay.MicrosoftWebBrowser1.Navigate2(www.ab.com ) mydisplay is the display nameMicrosoftWebBrowser1 is the object nameNavigate2 is the method Running the application in the SE client, when you press the button, Rockwell web site will appear. Hope this helps.... - fuzzy logic Thanks Fuzzy. One other question can this be tested or do i have to try it from the running client? I apologize for the delay in answer...due to holiday :smileytongue: Yes, you can test it using Test Display in View Studio... - fuzzy logic \n </s>

<s>[INST] Factory Talk View SE Pop Up Displays Replace, Overlay, On Top Hi All, I am currently developing a factory talk view SE application. I am having difficulties making a small display pop up (appear) and disappear again within another larger display (background) when I would like it to. My application is to run on a touch screen. To make the popup appear I use the VBA: Application.ShowDisplay (SmallPopUp.gfx) This works fine but my problem is that when the user clicks (touches) outside the smaller display (on the background screen) the smaller display is automatically closed (or pushed to the back?). This is very annoying as I do not want the small window to close under these circumstances. (I use Me.Unload to unload it using VBA when I do want it unloaded which is when a button is pressed in the pop up display.) The background window has a 'replace' display type set. The pop up window has an 'overlay' display type set. I believe the background window is obtaining focus when it is clicked (touched) and then 'replacing' the pop up window. I am not too sure how to prevent this occurring. Does anybody have any suggestions??? Alternatively how should I use replace/overlay/on top settings correctly to display and hide pop-up windows in FT SE?? Any help here is greatly appreciated! :) [/INST] Why don't you set the pop-up display as On-Top ? Choose On Top to position the display in front of any other display (of overlay or replace types) that might be open at run time. Tip: At run time use the PullForward, PushBack, and SetFocus commands to cycle through multiple On Top screens. - fuzzy logic Thanks for the reply FL. I have also read this suggestion from the help menu. :) When I use an 'On Top' display all works well except that I want to close (or hide) the pop up window from a button on the background window (as well as by a button on itself - which btw works). When I click on the button on the background window I run some VBA code and then want to close the popup using code along the lines of Application.UnloadDisplay (Pop-Up). This does not work - it simply gives the message 'Display(s) could not be closed and some stuff on the pop up display dissapears but it is still there. Note the problem above occurs when the display is set to an On Top variety - when its set to overlay all works well but I have the problem from post 1 (when i click somewhere else it unloads) - catch 22. Alternatively I could try closing using the abort command on a button press action in the hmi but I would like to run some VBA first and that would not allow that to happen. Such a simple task - how can it be so hard??? I have experimented with pullforward, pushback etc and find these difficult to get working at all. Any help????! Hi, well this is strange, because the VBA code you've prepared to close the pop-upApplication.UnloadDisplay (Pop-Up)works fine with the On-Top display... I've tested it... :smileysurprised: My guess is that you have something in the pop-up VBA code that keeps it on and doesn't let the code in the backward display work. You may easily check this creating a simple application with only the main display and the on-top popup, using VBA code on button's actions.... I mean you may create on main display a button with the VBA code to show the popup, and a button also in the main display with code to unload popup... :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic Rampage, in my experience, it is better to avoid that particular method to display and abort graphics. I've had various problems when I've tried to use Application.ShowDisplay or Me.Unload. I've had better results using ExecuteCommand Display MyGraphic and ExecuteCommand Abort MyGraphic. If you manage this properly, you could leave the pop-up screen as overlay instead of the On Top setting. Hope this helps Thanks everyone - all help here has been greatly appreciated. When I use the commands ExecuteCommand Display Display and ExecuteCommand Abort Display exclusively for all window manipulations I am now able to get it to work. \n </s>

<s>[INST] Line voltage monitor relay 813S-VOB Can I use a 480 Vac, 3 phase, 60Hz, line voltage monitor relay (AB part number 813S-VOB) on a 440Vac, 3 phase, 60Hz application? The specification states +10%, -20%, 3-phase, 60Hz, +/- 1%. Thank you for your time.jerry [/INST] Yes, the specification you've indicated are in the catalogue and are correct. Minimum voltage should be 384 Vac as per these specifications... :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic \n </s>