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Support Questions / Re: Advanced HMI interface to Automation Direct BRX PLC
« on: December 04, 2023, 09:08:39 PM »
Got it, thank you again
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Support Questions / Re: Advanced HMI interface to Automation Direct BRX PLC
« on: December 04, 2023, 04:20:39 PM »
Thank you Archie. Now if I want to link this ("400001", 1) to a MODBUS address on the PLC, then where can I find the physical modbus address that I am writing to with the timer? For example, if I use a button with a "PLCAddressClick" value of 99 from the AdvancedHMI Component toolbox and I activate that particular button then I see the status of MC99 change on the BRX PLC side. Where can I find the input on the BRX PLC side for the timer when I use the ModbusTCPCom1.Write("40001",1) code?
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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
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 / Re: Importing Data for use in Spline Chart
« on: March 31, 2023, 11:23:06 AM »
Still having issues if anyone is able to help
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Support Questions / Re: Importing Data for use in Spline Chart
« on: March 24, 2023, 02:33:18 PM »
We have a BRX plc using a FILELOG function to continuosly write points to the CSV file, so it would be updating while the program is running.
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Support Questions / Re: Importing Data for use in Spline Chart
« on: March 24, 2023, 10:40:33 AM »What have you tried so far to read the CSV file?
So far I've tried just importing the CSV directly, and converting it to an Access Database file. Apologies if it seems like I'm leaving out information, I'm a bit new.
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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?
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 / Re: Start up problems VS and AdvancedHMI
« on: September 05, 2022, 05:11:34 PM »
I don't think so, because I tried re installing VS and selected all of the options you get in the beginning, including the desktop option. Still comes up with the same 4 errors: It cannot find the files. When you try to open the files individually, it comes with a message that the file is read only and do I want to change it. It does load after that, but files from that particular folder (let's just say the "AdvancedHMIControls" folder) are listed with a red x through it and you still cannot click on them. I tried copying the AdvancedHMIv35.sln files to another folder too and extracting the folders there but again with no luck. I am beginning to think that something isn't supporting windows 11 (I trying to run this on a brand new laptop) or something of that nature. Is anyone running this on Windows 11 yet?
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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
Thanks Mario
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