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Open Discussion / RSLogix 5000 Find Priority

« on: October 17, 2022, 12:36:57 PM »

This post is inspired by the question from PLCTalk site

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There are 5 Hoppers. Each with 2 level sensors; one is at the 75% full level and the other is at the 25% full level.
I need to fill hoppers that fall below the 25% level (High Priority) first, then any that fall below the 75% level (Normal Priority).


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Open Discussion / Re: RS Logix 5000 bit toggle

« on: October 14, 2022, 01:31:20 PM »

No, this is one rung to rule them all.  As oppose to examples from PLCTalk site.

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Open Discussion / RS Logix 5000 bit toggle

« on: October 13, 2022, 08:34:15 PM »

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Open Discussion / Re: Locking Application to Specific Computer

« on: September 29, 2022, 09:17:33 PM »

The code below will get the macAddress for the connected Enet adapter, thus avoid mac spoofing.

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For Each nic As NetworkInterface In NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()

            If nic.OperationalStatus = OperationalStatus.Up Then
                macAddresses += nic.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString()
                Exit For
            End If
        Next

        If macAddresses.Contains("WS_MacAddress") Then
            'Run software
        Else
            'exit
        End If


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Support Questions / Re: issue with strings / Allen Bradley

« on: September 22, 2022, 05:22:34 PM »

from his screenshot, it's not program scope tags.

 'PLCAddressValue' = Robot1LineABUILD.PALLETID

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Open Discussion / Re: Tag Descriptions

« on: September 22, 2022, 05:16:43 PM »

I use the tag description with PV 5510.

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Open Discussion / Re: Start up problems VS and AdvancedHMI

« on: September 11, 2022, 09:20:15 AM »

The link was just a reference that I last played with VS2022.

A fresh downloaded AAHMI project will compile with VS2022+Win10 and no error.

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Open Discussion / Re: Start up problems VS and AdvancedHMI

« on: September 10, 2022, 08:58:40 AM »

It does.  I changed them from 4.8 to 4 , clean and build, no problem.
My PC is win10 & VS2022.

https://www.advancedhmi.com/forum/index.php?topic=3042.msg17694#msg17694

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Open Discussion / Re: Tag Descriptions

« on: September 09, 2022, 10:31:23 AM »

Good thought! are you using it as your alarm message and such?

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Support Questions / Re: Add Excel 16.0 Object Library

« on: September 09, 2022, 08:52:57 AM »

It's been a while since I have used the Excel COM object, but it does require Excel to be installed in the PC you are opening the project on.

I prefer to use a library that does not require Excel. I used to use EPPlus until they added a requirement for an expensive license fee. I have recently been testing ClosedXML which can be added to a project using the Nuget Manager.

You can use EPPlus 4.5.3.3  Their last 'free' version if I am not mistaken.

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Support Questions / Re: Connect to a PLC through A1 port to A2 port

« on: August 10, 2022, 09:55:53 AM »

You can do this with RSLINX. Not sure with AAHMI.

Edit:  I would say no, because with Rslinx you can go online with PLC. But I did not recall that I can tunnel thru with HMI, even with upload/download

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Open Discussion / Re: Tag name with a new Datatype HMIBC

« on: July 13, 2022, 01:43:39 PM »

The HMIBC tag external access was set to Read/Write.

Yes, I could set an XIC myTag to turn on the OTE myHMIBC.out.

But setting the PLCAddressClick to myHMIBC.out did not work for me.

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Open Discussion / Tag name with a new Datatype HMIBC

« on: July 13, 2022, 11:14:22 AM »

With the advance of Panelview 5510, Rockwell introduced  a new data type called HMIBC.

I tried to use it with BasicButton, when pressing on the button, I'd get a 'CIP Priviledge violation' message.

I also tried to access its tag bit/bool level to no avail:  ButtonState, EnableOut, Out.

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Support Questions / Re: Entering negative value on default HMI keypad

« on: July 10, 2022, 02:26:51 PM »

Hey look, I brought back Godra.  I am glad you are still around!!!

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Support Questions / Re: Entering negative value on default HMI keypad

« on: July 10, 2022, 01:17:16 PM »

Godra may have fallen victim to Covid-19, RIP brother.