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Support Questions / Advanced HMI interface to Automation Direct BRX PLC

« on: November 15, 2023, 08:29:13 AM »

Hello,
I'm looking for something that seems to be hard to find.  I am using VS 2023 and Advanced HMI  together with an Automation Direct BRX PLC using the MODBUS protocol.  It works pretty good:  I can use AdvancedHMI's Basic Button from the toolbox for example and it gives me options such as "PLCAddressClick", "PLCAddressVisible" and so on.  On the BRX PLC side it uses discrete MODBUS bits named MC and MI, so that the PLC can communicate with the AdvancedHMI BasicButton.

What I am looking to do now is use a timer inside VS (like a small C program) and control an MC MODBUS bit inside the PLC.  I am trying to build in like a watch dog timer.  The problem I run into is that there is no timer inside the standard AdvancedHMIControls Components Toolbox.  The only timers I find are the ones in the "All Windows Forms" and the "Components" Toolbox sections and those do not have PLC Address properties associated with them.  Could anyone point me into the right direction as to how to approach this?  Basically all I want to do is control a PLC MODBUS input with a blinker or timer inside VS.

Much appreciated!
Mario

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Support Questions / Importing Data for use in Spline Chart

« on: March 23, 2023, 01:29:27 PM »

Hey everyone. I'm trying to import data saved to a CSV file into a chart to try and graph the change over time. I've been trying different types of database files, and can't seem to get anything to work. Does anyone have any suggestions on the best method of doing this. Thanks.

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Support Questions / Serial port control

« on: September 15, 2022, 11:05:45 AM »

Hello,

I am trying to make an interface where you push a pushbutton on Advanced HMI and it will send an ASCII string (or other data) via one of the serial ports on the computer.  For example, this application will have several keys (pushbuttons) such as the "BasicButton" from the "AdvancedHMIControls Components" or the "Button" from the "All Windows Forms".  When you press that button I simply want to send a short string of data over one of the serial ports (or USB port that have a USB to DB9 converter) to a device that can be controlled serially.  Any ideas on what the best approach is for this?

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Open Discussion / Start up problems VS and AdvancedHMI

« on: September 03, 2022, 05:34:58 PM »

Having some issues with my new laptop (windows 11 installed) and VS 2022.  VS seemed to install correctly, but when I click on the downloaded version of AdvancedHMI called AdvancedHMIv35.sln it starts up VS and comes with 4 error messages:  "The project file could not be loaded. Could not find a part of the path" and then the path of my computer.  It does this for the AdvancedHMI folder, the AdvancedHMIControls folder, the AdvancedHMICS folder and the AdvancedHMIDrivers folder, putting all 4 error messages into the error output box.  Anyone have any ideas why this is?

Thanks Mario