Panel View Plus Ethernet - No activity lights
Hello, I have a PVP600 2711P-T6C20D. when i plug an ethernet cable into the port neither the green or amber light turn on to show activity. All the ethernet settings are correct on the HMI and also...
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I am working on code for micrologix1100; there is a point where an operator will use a PB to select option 'A' or option 'B'. There is a scada system which polls this plc for the A or B selection and...
View ArticleActivation of Rockwell software in windows XP Virtual mode
Dear Friends; Good day. First i install the windows virtual xp mode on Windows 7 64 bit. After installation i installed the FTM, RSLINK,and rslogix 5.0 in virtual xp mode. Then i activate the...
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Logix5000, ControlNet fault with code 16#0022 and 16#0203
Hi, folks, how’s going? On our one production line, we use AB logix5000 as master PLC and Fanuc robs as slaves. There is ControlNet fault with code 16#0022 and 16#0203 between Logix5000 PLC and...
View ArticlePLC for Ham Radio beacon control
I AM NOT A STUDENT LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO DO MY ASSIGNMENT FOR ME.I have the software, cables, etc... and several Allen Bradley SLC's. I'd like to program one of them to run a beacon. I dabble in...
View ArticleNumeric input shows ????
Trying to debug HMI software for Panel View Plus 6 using ME studio 8.10. I have around 10 numeric input boxes on the same HMI page. Some of the numeric input boxes show ???? in runtime. Other numeric...
View ArticleTime and date usage in Panel View 6
I am using Panel View 6 with Micrologix 1400 and would like to capture the time and date after a certain part of my plant process has run. Is it possible to capture and display the time and date on...
View ArticleWrite TEXT in SLC 500 and display in HMI
Hi, I am trying to interface SLC 500 and HMI with text. Can anybody help me how to program in RSLogix 500 with text? My problem is : When switch 1 is on, PLC will write a text or move a predefined...
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - how to monitor value of PLC tags
I have just started working with FTview, so I'm trying to get a feel of the development environment. My first question is: How can I see the value of the tags in my PLC? I'm connected to a running PLC...
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - Picture with constant header / footer
I want my display to have a header, a footer and a specific main Picture. In the foooter section I have a button for each main Picture - so navigation is simply by pressing the button in the footer to...
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - project location
I'm creating a stand-alone HMI. I would like all my project files to be in a dedicated folder in the root of C.\ - like C:\HMIapp How do I specify that? As it is now - it is put in...
View Article889D-F8FB-5 Power cable usage
Recently i received Allen-Bradley 889D-F8FB-5 889D DCMICRO as power cable for one module. This cable contain 8 pins. Can you please tell me out of 8 pins which pins are positive (+) and negative (-)...
View ArticleComunicacion RSLINX gateway in remote server and Visual basic
My intention is create a visual basic program with access (or excel), if possible with a Cold link (so I wake up when I need data only). See if you can orientate me about the best way and solve my...
View ArticleHow to count total running time of a process in SLC 500
Hi, does anybody know how to count total running time for a process in SLC 500? I like to know how long a process takes from the beginning to the end. The process running time is different from a...
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - set background color on DIsplay
How do I set the background color on my display (Picture)? If I make a rectangle object I can set the color in the Associated properties - but there are no properties for the "background" (or at least...
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - VBA instead of Macros
Where can I find the VBA-code for all the Macro commands? Like "Language" - I would like to change the language through VBA instead of a Macro.
View ArticleFTview 7.0 - how to display af picture
I would like to import a Logo-picture in png-format. Alternatively in bmp-format. How is that done on a Display?
View ArticlePowerFlex 753
Hello all, I have a Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 753 Controlling a FAN, I added a “20-COMM-M” “Modbus/TCP Communication Adapter". I assigned IP address for it and was able to ping it, I am using Kepware...
View ArticleWhat is preferred code?
I was searching for an example in the Sample Code Library and noticed that Rockwell Preferred Code samples are almost entirely faceplates. It seems that no other programs in the library qualify as...
View ArticleRestoring PV 600 Plus Communications
I am trying to make changes to a PV 600 Plus HMI. I have copied the runtime file from the HMI and restored it through FT View Studio. However, the communications through RSLinx Enterprise were not...
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