Hello All,
I have a PLC program (AB Logix 5000) where I have an array of my custom UDT. My UDT contains all the parameters for the various parts that will be run at my station. When a new part needs to be added I go into the tags table and fill in the new values. This is easy for me. However, my customer is not very PLC trained. I am wondering if there is a way to streamline this process.
My first though was to setup some sort of Add/Edit screen using the Panel View HMI. However, I fear that any changes made to Tags from the HMI at runtime would be lost after a power cycle. I am not sure if there is a way to save tag values from the HMI screen.
My second thought is to find some way to import Tag values from a CSV/excel file. Perhaps even from a database using Ignition software down the road.
Does anyone have any suggestions for this case?
Thanks
Figure 1 - Array of Part UDT.