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Open Discussion / Re: Can I add a PLC modbus value to drive visibility?

« on: June 29, 2021, 05:14:26 PM »

ok, YES!  A little wrestling, and I got it.  Thanks, Archie!

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Open Discussion / Re: Can I add a PLC modbus value to drive visibility?

« on: June 29, 2021, 02:32:36 PM »

@Archie,

I think its a long shot, but if the control has no region named PLC Related Properties, it is as simple as copying it out of another control and dropping it into the other control???  I'm guessing - no.

Update:

What's the harm in trying?  Well, I got 6 errors just adding the region as-is...



Of course, I have no clue what to do with it.

Update again:

Well, I found another region, "Subscribing and PLC data receiving".  Now, I'm down to one error.



Final Update:

Not knowing at all what I am doing, further messing made matters worse.  I stopped here.  Not sure what to do, except just to delete it and  bail on the idea.

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Open Discussion / Can I add a PLC modbus value to drive visibility?

« on: June 29, 2021, 12:15:19 PM »

I am wanting to have a switch to turn on 'development mode' which would make visible labels that contain the modbus values for some of my controls.  I was hoping to control this via a modbus bit, so I can control this in the PLC or on the HMI.  How can I add the PLC input parmeters to any control?  Is this possible?  Namely,  the PLCAddressVisible property.  I'm using OrientedTextLabel.  I suppose I would  need to make another that is named OrientedTextLabel_PLC or something??

Thanks,
Rod

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Open Discussion / Re: SelectorSwitch causes compile error

« on: June 23, 2021, 06:35:41 PM »

Actually, I unblocked the mainform.vb file, and that got it working.

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Open Discussion / Re: SelectorSwitch causes compile error

« on: June 23, 2021, 04:28:54 PM »

Close Visual Studio
Using File Explorer, browse to the resx file
Right click the file and select Properties
Set the Unblock box and click OK
The re-open the solution

What you are asking me to do is very clear.  However, I'm faced with the issue of no block box.  Nowhere in the tabs do I see this, nor have I ever seen it in file props.  What am I missing?

--Updated--
For the record, Unblock is available for a .vb file.  Do I need to associate this datatype to vb??

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Open Discussion / Re: SelectorSwitch causes compile error

« on: June 23, 2021, 03:17:25 PM »

The MainForm.resx must have been downloaded from the internet. Move that file out of the AdvancedHMI directory

Ok, makes sense, but then I get an error that it cannot be found.  So, not sure where to go with this.

I delete the switch, then add back.  Then the original issue repeats.

What i'm needing is a simple on/off toggle.  If this is achievable with a different object, I'm open to that. 

Thanks.

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Open Discussion / SelectorSwitch causes compile error

« on: June 23, 2021, 03:04:47 PM »

I am using SelectorSwitch for the first time.  When I select drop it in from the toolbox, I get this when I try to run it:

Please see attachments:

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Open Discussion / Clock/Timer object format HH:MM:SS

« on: May 07, 2021, 09:02:47 AM »

I would like to take a seconds counter and put it into HH:MM:SS format in my HMI.  I'm not seeing an object or format to do this.  I presume I will need to do the math in the PLC, then send over three bits??  MHR1:MHR2:MHR3 in essence?  I also think it will take a lot of trial and error placement, as label locations during run-time are way off from their placement in edit mode.

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Open Discussion / Re: Fixed digits for AnalogValueDisplay

« on: May 07, 2021, 09:00:01 AM »

Ok, well, regardless.  Its too much for me.  It didnt work.  I gave up on it.

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Open Discussion / Re: A couple newb questions about Advanced HMI

« on: May 04, 2021, 10:18:46 AM »

I am not a vb developer.  Step 5 is simply not doable.

Seems I purchased one upgrade service when I purchased the add-ons.  I would like to cash in on that. 

Looks like my zip file is too large to attach here.  Please let me know how to get it to you.

Thanks!

Rod

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Open Discussion / Re: Fixed digits for AnalogValueDisplay

« on: May 04, 2021, 09:31:48 AM »

You are probably using older version of AHMI and not v3.99y Beta38.

Yes, I am using v3.99x.  I did not see that was a requirement. 

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Open Discussion / Can I use a MODBUS address for a non-address control?

« on: May 03, 2021, 05:28:34 PM »

I would love to use a MODBUS addres (MHRx) for the max and min of this object.  Is it possible?

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Open Discussion / Re: Sending Text from my PLC to HMI with MODBUS connection

« on: May 03, 2021, 05:24:46 PM »

I know very little about the Do-More software, but would a MEMCOPY instruction copy from the SS register to the MHR registers?

It is a great idea.  It was also my first thought.  However, text is not a valid format.

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Open Discussion / Re: Sending Text from my PLC to HMI with MODBUS connection

« on: May 03, 2021, 04:22:27 PM »

Ok, I stumbled onto CAST.  I would have no idea this would have anything to do with this.  Just found it by accident.  However, still no resolution, because source elements of a string value (SS#) done even show an address.  So, I'm no further even finding this detail.

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Open Discussion / Re: A couple newb questions about Advanced HMI

« on: May 03, 2021, 04:00:41 PM »

I feel like I'm missing key information on how this app works.  However, I have searched and perhaps I dont even know what to search for with some of my questions. 

Back on #2...

If I want to wrap the new 399y version on an existing HMI mainform.vb?  I was hoping to not have to start fresh if I want to use a new version of AdvancedHMI.  There is no install with this thing, so is it a complete do-over?  Or whats the procedure here?

Thanks,
Rod