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General Category => Support Questions => Topic started by: rms on November 25, 2013, 04:15:39 PM

Title: Tag limit per screen, blinking/cycling of toggles and pilots
Post by: rms on November 25, 2013, 04:15:39 PM

Hi
It seems like I can build a screen that accesses say 10 plc addresses or tags and everything is fine
Say I have 5 toggle switches that toggle motors on/off and then 5 pilot lights that indicate the that the motors are running..all good
Then I add, say some text or other toggles or something that controls or depends on a PLC integer or bit values to that same screen and I will get a constant blinking/cycling of all pilot lights and toggle switches when I activate that screen.  Is there a limit to the amount of tags any one screen can access or is there a way to eliminate this blinking/cycling.
Thanks

Title: Re: Tag limit per screen, blinking/cycling of toggles and pilots
Post by: Archie on November 25, 2013, 04:29:43 PM

What version and what driver are you using?

Title: Re: Tag limit per screen, blinking/cycling of toggles and pilots
Post by: rms on December 13, 2013, 11:05:07 AM

Hi.  Sorry..I did not see this reply till now
I'm having the same type of issue with Indicators and Buttons flashing when the should not be (ie when visibility bit values set to 0 or false)
usually happens when there are a lot of info/bit tag related items displayed on one screen
I really love this product and wish i could get rid of this annoying problem
I am embarrassed to say that I can not find the "version" if of the driver I'm using
The driver is titled... "EthernetIPforPLCSLCMicroCom1"
The AB PLC is a SLC500 -  SLC/5/05
Thanks for all your help/advice/support

Title: Re: Tag limit per screen, blinking/cycling of toggles and pilots
Post by: dmroeder on December 13, 2013, 04:17:12 PM

What version of AdvancedHMI are you using?

Title: Re: Tag limit per screen, blinking/cycling of toggles and pilots
Post by: Archie on December 14, 2013, 08:18:26 AM

In Solution Explorer, right click the AdvancedHMIDrivers project and select properties. In the Application tab, click Assembly information to see the version number.

Title: Re: Tag limit per screen, blinking/cycling of toggles and pilots
Post by: rms on December 16, 2013, 08:54:43 AM

ok..here it is...
Assembly version - 3600
File version 3600
thanks

Title: Re: Tag limit per screen, blinking/cycling of toggles and pilots
Post by: sandrela on January 27, 2014, 05:40:36 AM

It basically uses the 2nd index as both the 1st and 2nd index..  So if x = 1 and y = 2, then instead of writing to address "String.Page[1].Button[2]" it writes to String.Page[2].Button[2]..