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Support Questions / Omron Ethernet

« on: October 27, 2017, 02:21:20 PM »

Hi,
Just did a quick test on this.
All good once I changed by test environment config to the omron defaults.

Is there any plans to expose the UDP port in the driver (assuming UDP is used?)
When using multiple PLC's, we have found with other IO Servers that the PLC comms are sequenced.
If one is offline, then this delays the others.
So, we make them separate UDP ports to overcome this.

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Support Questions / application fails to load...

« on: August 25, 2016, 03:05:24 PM »

Hi

Of the xx applications we have out there, occasionally we get an error that the application will not start.
The most recent one was 'root element' not found.
Move the complete application folder to a different directory/path & it works without any issue.
I used to think this was a windoze thing, but now not so sure..

Any ideas on what this could be?


from the error, it looks like the app is using the 'C:\Users\7 User\AppData\Local\' directory, even though where i have the app is in a different location.
I can provide the complete error if need be?

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Support Questions / Basic indicator intermittently showing incorrect value..

« on: April 07, 2015, 02:10:56 PM »

Hi,
So I have used the basic label in various places throughout a recent project.
I have various setups, some have 3x address's (one for 'Click', one for 'Colour 1' & another for 'Colour 2'), some just have the 'Colour 1' animation.

What we are noticing, is that periodically (Say every 4-5 sec), the indicators display their off state, only for 100ms or so.
I cannot see any Poll settings specific to the indicator, so not sure whether it is something we have done, or not?
There are about 15 or so of these components, it does not appear to be happening to all of them.

Is there something in the way I have it setup that could be causing this? I initially thought it may of been to do with reading actual IO, rather than internal registers.
PLC is a ML1400.


EDIT:
We are using version 3.975(?) by look of it. Have downloaded latest, so will try that.

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Support Questions / Modbus/TCP, write multiple registers from code at once..?

« on: August 26, 2014, 04:28:02 AM »

How to do so?
It looks like it can be done, but I cannot get the syntax correct.

MBTCP.Write("40201","55") works.

However, if I do this, then it works, but I have to declare each element after the 'New String'
  Dim d2w() As String
        d2w = New String() {Data2Write(0), Data2Write(1)}
        sts = MainForm.MBTCP_S71200.Write(TagName, d2w, Count)

There must be a more dynamic way?

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Support Questions / Windows 8.1?

« on: July 14, 2014, 04:32:57 PM »

Hi,
Is it possible to run AdvancedHMI on windows 8.1 yet?


Cheers

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Open Discussion / Multiple Controls, best practice

« on: April 22, 2014, 01:50:49 AM »

Hi,
The current application I am working on is a step-based system, with 48x steps, 2x fields per step. The method I have used for entering the data is a standard text box.
All is working ok & as expected, but there is noticable delays when opening the forms with the text input fields.
When I say delay, is only 2-3 sec, but I think it should be better performing than this. Sometimes, the form colour is not what it should be either.

I am experimenting using a tab control, with everything based on the one form, but not sure if that best practice or not..?

Does anyone have a suggestion that may make this faster.? Would using the AdvancedHMI controls as opposed to a text box make any difference?


Another option I have just thought of, is to use a Data set viewer, that the fields required to be edited are either selected or tabbed through.
This would be less taxing I think, but changes the feel of the application compared to the rest.

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Open Discussion / AB Micro850

« on: July 18, 2013, 05:11:36 AM »

Will the AB ML drivers work with the Micro850 range?
I have a small domestic project that AdvancedHMI is ideal for, but need to know what PLC options I have.