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Support Questions / Run solution from network drive.

« on: January 02, 2019, 07:27:16 PM »

This is probably a question for Archie,

I tried copying the ADHMI solution to our file server (NetWare 6.5) hoping I could run it from there but It would not run.
Is there a way to do it from a network drive?

Thank you!

David

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Support Questions / Re: Data Logging

« on: January 02, 2019, 07:20:08 PM »

Thank you, Is there much to do when upgrading a solution to a new version? Thinking of paying you to do it but if it is not much I might do it myself. In the mean time I might try just taking the data logger from it.

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Support Questions / Re: Data Logging

« on: January 02, 2019, 03:27:55 PM »

I guess you are going to post when it is stable? Out of Beta??

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Support Questions / Re: PLC 5/20 RIO Addresses

« on: January 02, 2019, 03:26:53 PM »

You are right- And I always use bits triggered by I/o for the reason you stated and in fact although it is allowed, I never ever use a physical address twice in a program, I set up control bits. That way if you have to change something in hardware you don't have to hunt all through the program and make changes.

I have done what you do for alarming in an HMI--- , man I have not been doing this for a living for quite some time so I have forgotten how I used to do things. Your post refreshed my memory...   

What I am doing now is a home project with some PLC stuff I have accumulated over the years.

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Support Questions / Re: Data Logging

« on: January 02, 2019, 03:20:09 PM »

Thanks Archie,

Is there a way to have it start a new file at a per-determined time?    Such as: 00:00:01

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Support Questions / Re: PLC 5/20 RIO Addresses

« on: January 02, 2019, 01:30:46 PM »

I guess it depends on what you are doing with the bits.  I've been using Ignition a lot lately, which is super simple to do this, it's a little bit harder to do in AHMI, so I think my mind wasn't thinking platform specific.  But, an example, even in AHMI, if I was to create a graphic that showed the PLC card IO status, I would read the word and then break apart the bits for each channel.  I do that in alarms as well.  It's more efficient to read 10 words, then 10*16 or 10*32 BOOLs.  But, do what ever is easiest and makes more sense to you.

I get that.. I put all alarm bits in a bit file ( usually B13) and monitor the value of the entire file, if all the words add up to more than "ZERO" i set an alarm output and read which bit is set to send to the HMI to display the appropriate alarm message. For a reset- I use a fll to fill the file with zeros, if an alarm is still present it will write a one back to the file for the alarm. I am sure there are other ways and maybe better to do that.  There are much better PLC programmers than me out there but I manage to get the job done.

For some things I want to read the actual status of the physical inputs. After re-checking the system. I am not having issues reading physical inputs on the local chassis, Only the remote.

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Support Questions / Re: Data Logging

« on: January 02, 2019, 12:39:04 PM »

OK Archie I changed the trigger to "DataChange" and that works but obviosly it is logging both states and I would rather it only logged when the bit is true so is there anything else I can do.

Also. Could you tell me what the other settings do./ What I should set them for?

Maximum Points
Log Interval
Poll Rate

Thank you!

Try changing the LogTriggerType to one of the other options. The WriteOnBitTrue works slightly different in different versions, so you may have an version that doesn't work as expected.

Also since you are using a serial driver, do you have RSLinx completely shut down so AdvancedHMI can get access to the serial port?

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Support Questions / Re: Data Logging

« on: January 02, 2019, 12:29:19 PM »

"Try changing the LogTriggerType to one of the other options."

I will try that, but as far as serial communication. everything is working, I have other items communicating and I am able to turn things on and off and read data.
                      I am using DH+ plus to access the logic not df1

Thanks Archie  -- Oh I am using version 3.99x so is that an issue?

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Support Questions / Re: Data Logging

« on: January 02, 2019, 08:47:41 AM »

Thank you for your reply,

No Comm problems, I have many data points being monitored / Integer, floating point etc. including temperatures and I/O controlled with no communication issues

Did you look at the image? Do I have it configured properly? What is Maximum Points setting for?

I should also mention, I can see the alarm triggering on the HMI, its just not logging it.

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Support Questions / Re: Data Logging

« on: January 02, 2019, 07:30:59 AM »

Hello Phrog, thank you for your time.

All I want is a flat file, No database. I will load it into OpenOffice Calc to do some analysis.  I looked at the list of samples but I really cannot tell by the names of the files if any have what I want. I downloaded "SaveDataTableAndRestoreCLX.zip" and looked at the files and it did not seem to be what I want.   As much as I appreciate your time I would rather not go through each of the files and load them up .

Since I see what I did so far created the "TXT" file for the data but it is not getting any data written to it. What do I need to do to get ADVHMI to populate it? Do I need to write some code?

Here is what I have done so far. ( Not Much but I do not know how to go forward.)

I tried a different values in Maximum points and no results. I don't know what that or some of the other settings mean.

I am using a PLC 5/20 with RS-Logix and RS Linx Lite. DF1 serial to communicate with ADVHMI

If I could just get a few instructions as to what steps I need to take to do this it would be much simpler. If you dont have time that's fine I will plow through it.

Thank you!

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Support Questions / Data Logging

« on: January 01, 2019, 10:18:24 PM »

I have what I think is a simple thing to implement and I have searched the forum but have not found detailed information on how to set up  logging.

For getting started, I have a couple Inputs I am monitoring that I want to keep a log of when the inputs go true and record the day and time to the second or at least the minute. ( later i want to log some values but I want to get the basics working first.)

I have started by creating a basic data logger and the text file was created, I set the plc address to a bit but no data is being recorded so I am sure I need to do more configuring.

Could someone point me to some clear instructions that are already out there somewhere for me to read on how to set this up? Is the basic logger what I want?,  or should I be using something else?

Thank you!

David

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Support Questions / Re: PLC 5/20 RIO Addresses

« on: January 01, 2019, 06:42:11 PM »

 I am trying to read more than one Input from the same and different remote and local, I will have to check what issues I am having and see if I had to use bit file addresses in the local anywhere, It has been a while since I did this so I will have take a look in the next couple days and get back to you on specific things I did to read both local and remote i/o

 I am planning on purchasing your application upgrade service soon. When are you releasing a new version?

  Thank you..

David

I don't have a setup with remote IO, so I am not able to test it. I can't imagine where the difference would be. I think the issue with reading the normal IO is when you use more than 1 address from the same card. Could that be what you are seeing with the remote IO?

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Support Questions / Re: PLC 5/20 RIO Addresses

« on: January 01, 2019, 04:40:22 PM »

Thanks both of you, I am not having difficulty with Local I/O though, Only Remote.

Another issue I was having with RIO was the HMI crashing when I configured one but I have avoided reading it directly so I would have to try to duplicate the issue before I ask for support on it....

A question for Phrog though.. Why go to the trouble of reading the entire word and selecting the bit I want when it is simpler to just use a bit?  You must have reason for doing that.. PLC Memory us not an issue.

Thank you!   

.... and Archie, I cannot thank you enough for all of this work you are doing and giving it away. Not very common.

David

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Support Questions / PLC 5/20 RIO Addresses

« on: January 01, 2019, 02:38:37 PM »

Good Afternoon,

Advanced HMI indicators configured to read I/O from a remote chassis do not work. I have to add bit addresses to be read so for every Remote I/O address I want to read, I have to add bit file address so when for example I want to monitor O:030/01, I have to put B3:1/2 in parallel with it and read that from ADHMI. I cannot read the remote I/o directly .

David