### Human: RSView and Visual Basic Hi, Can anyone show me how to create a textbox object on an RSView display using visual basic and then assign a tag value to it again using visual basic? I'm sure this must be possible but I'm not familiar with VB. Thanks Dave Swalwell ### Assistant: It makes a difference, if you are talking about 'RS'View SE or RSView 32. Can you clarify? If you are talking RSView32, there is no way to create a textbox on the fly using VBA. Looking at the object model in SE, I don't see anything that allows me to create a new text box dynamically either, so I think it's the same answer. On the other hand, you can insert a Microsoft TextBox object at design time in both SE and RSV32. You can bind a tag by right-clicking the control, going to the Property Panel-> Connections tab and selecting your tab. You could also apply Visibility animation so that the text box appears to be created dynamically. Hope that helps n


### Human: Filters FB's in Logix 5000 Are there any simple descriptions and examples of how to use the filter FB's in Logix 5000?The instruction help mentions parameters of pole pairs and radians and all sorts of formulae...that I cant make too much sense of. I have played with the parameters but cant seem to get a simple damping effect on an input signal that has lots of noise on it. I would guess that a LPF would be what I am looking for....to filter out the high frequency noise and let the slow changes through? ### Assistant: Really I'm not an expert on that...:smileysad: just I want suggest you a pair of interesting link about LPF,,,, Another discussion Forum :smileymad: Information about theory of Low Pass Filter with more detailed explanation of the therms that also the RS5000 instruction help uses. LINK I'm afraid if I'm suggesting something unuseful for you.... just trying :smileytongue: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Compactlogix controller with embedded I/O specifications Can anyone direct me to a specification sheet for the 1769-L23E-QBFC1B. I am specifically looking for the specifications for the individual I/O. I know the count but what voltages, sourcing or sinking, max current etc. It seems odd but every other PLC manufacturer has spec sheets on its controllers plastered all over their websites. Why is it that AB can tell me how much memory, backplane current milliseconds per module scan and TCP/IP connections it can handle, but they can't seem to tell me what the max current draw on the output module is or the voltages or currents on the analogs. I will admit I haven't used a ton of AB but every time I do I pull my hair out trying get necessary information. ### Assistant: At the following link you may find what you're searching for. L23 Installation Instructions Basically, the AB docs are divided in : Selection GuideInstallation InstructionUser ManualReference ManualProgramming ManualQuick StartRelease Note ...and sometimes it is difficult to know where to find the informations needed. So, in the Selection Guide you may find a good explanation on how to select/compose your PLC/IO or other products (drives, software, etc)Installation Instruction usually contains wiring guidelines, installation hints, and specifications of the product.User Manual normally explains how to configure/program/troubleshoot your device.Reference Manual is the manual for the Instructions or Parameters explanation.Programming Manual contains the procedures to configure particular functionalities.Quick Start is more useful for experienced user to just refresh the procedure to get his device works.Release Notes contains particular informations of that version of the product. So, usually you may find in the Literature site, a complete set of docs for the devices...just sometimes are not all inside the same manual. Hope that helps.... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: powerflex 700 hmi I have a powerflex 700 frame size 3 series b, 480 volt. We had a power blink and my drive him no longer displays anything. The lights are on and drive functions fine yet, but I curious if there is a fuse for it or if him is bad. I suspect the him is bad but hopefully there is a fuse somewhere I can not seem to locate. Any suggestions?? ### Assistant: The only thing I can suggest, unfortunately, is to change the HIM, as it is faulty. No fuse to check...:smileysad: Best check would be either to test the suspect faulty HIM on another drive, or test a wotking HIM on your PF700... Just to be sure that the fault is not inside drive board...:smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Analog input and SCP I have a SLC542 processor in the slot 0, 1746-IA16 in slot 1, Analog 1746-IN4 in slot 2 and 1746-OW16 in slot 3. I'm making test before programming for the first time with an analog input. I use only the input 0 and 1, both are set for current. I use a NK Technologies AT1-420-24L-FT set at 0-20 amp. Inputs 2 and 3 are shortened. I use the SCP instruction: Input I:2.0, input min 6242, input max 31208, scaled min 0, scaled max 20, output N7:0. The red led is lit on the input card. I have an electrical circuit hooked and I can see that changing the current going through the current transducer shows as I see the reading changing under the input I:2.0, only the output N7:0 doesn't. I also made a few math instructions and there is no results. To make more test, I changed the jumper on the current transducer to a lower value (0 to 10A) and the input value changed, it went from about 7200 to 11100. When there is no current flowing throught the value falls always to about 3275 and not 0. Many times I've made some changes to the input min and max still without any results. From the factory I've uploaded a program from a complex machine to be able to make comparisons and check myself out. What am I doing wrong? Or have I forgot to do? Thank you. ### Assistant: Pulsar, if your input word changes its value but the output word of your SCP doesn't (N7:0), I can think about two probable situations:N7:0 is already used elsewhere in the program, maybe in a file instruction like FLL, COP or in a MOV... anyway cross reference could help on that (also try to use another integer :smileytongue: )You are using your SCP in a Ladder file other that LAD 2 and you have not *call* this file by JSR instruction in LAD 2I suggest to double check these things first. Also, be aware that input min and max should be taken from the table attached to this post , for example, for 4-20 mA input, you input min must be 3277 and input max 16384...:smileywink: check which range is used on the output of your NK converter... Hope that helps.... - fuzzy logic Hello. Thank you for answering. I had tried the recommended values for 4 to 20 mA: 3277 to 16 384. I had tried others combinations to see if this was the mistake. I run a current of 3 amps with a double twist of wire so this makes a reading of 6 ams for the inducers. The range I selected is 0-20 amps. I should not go out of range. The N7:0 was only used for this input and N7:1 is for the other. What I had forgot was the JSR!!! So the subroutines were still sound asleep. The Jump to Subroutine U:3 and U:4 did the trick. Now I check as I do the test and the N7 varies as I change the current flowing through the inducers. Also the ADD N7:0 to N7:1 works as the destination N7:3. I cans also check it in the data file for the integer. Now I see 6 in each output of the SCP, in the math instruction I add the two 6 and get the correct sum of 12. I still don't understand the difference between the integer and the float. Thanks allot for the help. I'm just happy that one of the two situations I've imagined was the solution for you !:smileyhappy: Also, just to give a short explanation about your last doubt....basically the differance is that Floating Point numbers have the fractional part also so that you may represent your numbers using decimal point...Aid 7765 contains a good description about float format in SLC. So, like a calculator, your PLC gives you the possibility to use Integer numbers in math operations, and saving for example the result in a Floating Point, with decimal precision. Wikipedia has deeper description about Integer and Floating... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Fault types and codes There are major/minor fault types and codes in RSLogix 5000. However, the causes of these faults types and codes will be showed in the controller property diaglog, then what are these fault types and codes used for? Is there any controller that comes with LCD/LED and these fault types and codes can be displayed ? ### Assistant: Normally the Fault Type and Codes are used for diagnostic purpose, as you wrote, inside Controller Properties and also they can be retrieved by GSV instructions,for example to be used in a Fault Routine to trap particular faults and take needed actions...also after that you may use SSV instruction to reset these values and try to continue with the normal scan of the program.An example of this is inside Handling Faults Programming Manual Anyway, at the moment there aren't controllers with LCD with that functionality... :smileysad: Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Moved Why the moved topics could not be found with the message shown below? An Unexpected Error has occurred. Return to my original page Where is the location (link) for controller section? ### Assistant: I'm reporting here an answer to a similar question, written by a moderator... There are some boards that require you to have a support contract with Rockwell to see them. If you already have a TechConnect support contract, you can put your authorization number directly into your profile and the boards will become immediately available. See this post in the Welcome section for more information. Basically, you cannot see the Programmable Controllers Board and also other Boards due to the fact you don't have a Support Contract number or you've not put it inside your account profile. - fuzzy logic On each of the moved link messages, you'll see the following: If you have trouble following the link, check to make sure your TechConnect authorization number is included in your profile. See the following technote for more information: http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=50871 *** The link explains in greater detail what fuzzy just summarized. JHutch n


### Human: upload the project in w/station hi fellowsi have no project backup. but the machine running well.now i want to upload the project in my laptop for backup. what is the proper procedure for that?thanks ### Assistant: You may find some help in uploading inside Aid 50782. - fuzzy logic What product are you asking about? JHutch Hi Josh, the product is RSLogix 5000, upload from ControlLogix, as the previous similar request from this user... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Can Ultra 100 series drive with DeviceNet be used without DeviceNet interface? After looking through the user manual, I'm unable to determine if an Ultra 100 series drive with the DeviceNet interface can be setup and operated like a standard 100 series drive without using the DeviceNet interface. Anyone know? Thanks! Jon ### Assistant: jdgoguen, if you leave the DeviceNet module of Ultra 100 unconnected, then your drive can be used and operate as a standard 100 series drive. Hope that helps.... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: missing reference to array element Why downloading of the following instruction GSV(Program,MainProgram,MINORFAULTRECORD,MinorFaultInfo);will cause an error message:...missing reference to array element.?The data type of MinorFaultInfo was DINT[11] as instructed in the general instructions reference manual. Is it necessary to create a user-defined structure to access to the MinorFaultRecord attribute? Is it possible to access to the MinorFaultRecord attribute without creating of a user-defined structure? If it isn't, then what are the members needed for the user-defined structure? What is the content of MinorFaultRecord attribute and how can the MinorFaultRecord attribute fit into the user-defined structure? ### Assistant: Because it is an array, you must reference to the first element of the array in the GSV instruction,in this case MinorFaultInfo[0]It is not necessary to create a UDT. And I think MinorFaultInfo isn't a UDT, but just a regular tag with some dimension. Take a look at ID 19808 Hope this helps... Trank, the error is that you have to point out the first element of your array , that is MinorFaultInfo[0] It isn't necessary to create A UDT for this to work. All the reference and the informations of MinorFaultRecord contents are in RS5000 online help... See screenshot.... Anyway, The Minor Fault Record is an array of 11 elements, not a UDT... it is suggested that you create a UDT, to have the destination array subdivided in a more clear manner, with every element correctly described, and most important, to have Type and Code divided on two different elements of the UDT (if you leave them in a normal array, you will have them inside the same DINT ! and you need some manipulation using i.e. BTD to divide DINT in two INTs...) Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic I created a user-defined structure MinorFaultInfo with members as shown in the afollowing picture. However, the monitor tags display was empty. Why? You have to create a tag with MinorFaultInfo as Data Type.And the GSV instruction has to write in that tag. Be aware that only Instruction Minor Faults are logged in MinorFaultRecord... for example a math overflow caused from a move of a value that cannot fit inside destination.... See screenshot... :smileywink: Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic As only Instruction Minor Faults are logged in MinorFaultRecord, the minor fault such as battery low can only be assessed by FAULTLOG object. Then what is the use for the fault code Type 10 Code 10? This comes with the needs to give to all faults a specific Type and Code to document it...Also, if a user gets minor fault and go to Minor Fault tab in Controller properties, then he may find some infos to use for example during a call to Support.... :smileytongue: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: 1394 series B amplifiers on Sercos Kinetix 1394C-SJT22-D System module When Configuring the Axis under the Properties Tab Drive/Motor The Amplifier Catalog Number of the module I am using is not available from the Pulldown menu. All Available Module are 1394C-XXXX, I am using older servo amplifiers (Series B) and My part ### Assistant: Just a question to clarify.... did you try to select as Amplifier the 1394C-xxxx instead of none ? - fuzzy logic Yes I did, and when I selected the 1394C version of the amplifier, the Sercos ring would not complete the power up phasing. Selecting None allows the system to complete that cycle and everthing seems to be working (early stages of system upgrade from GML to Sercos). I contacted RA tech Support and they suggest upgrading the firmware from it's current version of 1.069 to 1.87, thinking that this may clear this issue up. I will post the results once I have them. n


### Human: Kinetix 6000 with Linear Motor Anyone had use Kinetix 6000 with Linear Motors? ### Assistant: Is there a particular issue you're taking on? The MP Linear Stages work well. They are based on the Anorad design and they have been successfully building linear stages for quite some time. Yes, they work great. Anorad, which is now part of Rockwell, makes linear motors which are already in the motor data base in Logix5000. Go tohttp://www.rockwellautomation.com/anorad/ for more information. Yes, have done Anorad Linear motors with Ultra 3000, K7000 and K6000 drives. One can buy stages (the assembly of linear motor, magnet plates, mechanical bearings etc.) as a package unit from Anorad or from a third party stage mfg. like Celerity Automation Inc who will put together a complete system. BUT Motion Analyzer 4.5 does not have the linear motor data or ability to size linear motor applications. So one has to submit move profiles and loads to Anorad for review etc. I understand that in planned future Rockwell will be adding linear motors/stages to future releases of Motion Analyzer. I know that this is not Linear motors, but Gudel (www.gudel.com) makes several modules that utilize servo motors with precision gearboxes to create linear motion with standard components. Plus, I work there. EP is a single axis module. we have several adaptors for may diffrent sizes of servos motors to mount to our gear boxes. -Paul n


### Human: PostScan Prescan is an intermediate scan during the transition to Run mode. Postscan is a function of the controller where the logic within a program is examined before disabling the program in order to reset instructions and data. The question is when will the postscan be executed as compared with prescan? ### Assistant: Postscan mode only occurs for logic in an SFC Action when the Action becomes inactive and the SFC language is configured for Automatic Reset (which is not the default option for SFC). When an SFC Action becomes inactive, then the logic in the Action is executed one more time in Postscan mode. This mode is similar to Prescan in that most instructions simply execute as if they have a false condition. It is possible for an instruction to have different behavior during Postscan than it has during Prescan. So, if you for example call a ladder routine from inside a SFC, during postscan the output coil OTE in the ladder are turned off and non-retentive timers are reset...As a general rule, the postscan executes instruction as if all conditions are false Anyway, as some instructions don't follow this general rule, take a look to the description about every instruction postscan inside Logix Reference Manual - fuzzy logic Will postscan be executed during the transition from Run to program or test mode for Ladder Logic Diagram which is not a routine from inside a SFC? No, it is only related to SFC logic. - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Any news on 2009 OEM Toolkit bug fix? Has anyone heard any recent news about RS's patch they are working on to fix the '09 toolkit bug that allows us to borrow activations but then doesn't allow us to open the software? We had planned on following the suggested concurrent activation server/client scheme, but each of our engineers needs full access to the activations at all times regardless if connected to the network or not, so floating activations won't work for us. If RS doesn't have this patch ready by next week (before the '08 activations expire) then plan B will be to install the server application on each of our laptops and download one activation each, then we'll have it all year. It's frustrating that they have this bug at the same time they are forcing FTA on us. ### Assistant: Are you referring to the Borrow All Bug or an individual application such as the RS500 serial number issue? Selecting all licenses by clicking on the first one in the list and then scroll down and select the last one on the list and click BORROW will all you to get one of each license. BORROW ALL has the bug that will not allow you to use the license. In case it is the issue with RS500 version 8.1 check out Aid #57802 for the solution. Hope this helps. I wasn't aware that it was limited to the Borrow All function. I called tech support yesterday and they told me that the bug has been resolved on their end, so it is ok to do the normal concurrent toolkit activation server/client scheme, and the client(s) can borrow the activations long-term and the software will open.I tried it, and was able to use the Borrow All function, then I removed my '08 activations from my hard drive and was able to open RSL500, RSL5000, RSLinx, FTView Studio with no problem. Hopefully I will still be able to open them all next Monday! Did you have to install a vew version of the Server or Client tools? I am running 3.02 and tech support said that it would be taken care of in the next release. We have been using the other technique for the last week or so. No, I asked that question and they told me to use the current 3.02 tools, which I did. n


### Human: Vista Dongle Activation I’m trying to activate licenses using the dongles and it worked fine using windows XP and I’m trying to do the similar process on a computer running vista. The FactoryTalk Activation Tool will not recognize the dongle though. I have all of the necessary drive loaded…Any suggestions? ### Assistant: mboike, if your PC doesn't recognize the dongle , then you have to install the latest driver, you may find in Aid 32585 (there is also a link to Alladin driver site with newer drivers)If your dongle has been correctly installed on your PC (normally the red led over it is on when it is active) then maybe the problem is in FTA tool, so you have two ways: Copy the .lic file related to that dongle from XP Pc to the Vista Pc (procedure for use dongle on multiple computer in Aid 54553)Activate your product from Activation Support site - Get Activation (unless you've already activate it on another PC, as in that case the key isn't available on that site). Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks for responding fuzzy logic, I have copied the .lic files to the folder the FactoryTalk Activation Tool is looking in and I downloaded and installed the latest driver off of Aladdins website. The dongle’s red light is on, but FTA Tool still won’t recognize it…is the problem that they just don’t work with the 64-bit Vista operating system??? mboike, maybe your product is a software with license type Concurrent, and need FTA server to be installed... ?! Please post again the software type you need to activate.... also, in the meanwhile you may check the last tab on FTA tool , if the server is installed , stop it and restart, then go to refresh the activation tab to see if it appears... - fuzzy logic I have FTA Server and FTA Client installed on the computer. I inserted the dongle and went to the settings tab and stopped and started the server then went and refreshed the current activations as well and no licenses come up. For some reason when I start RSLinx it comes up as licensed (doesn’t come up as RSLinx Lite), but the RSLogix (5, 500, 5000) do not. mboike, if the Activation Server is started and remains started, check in Rehost Activation tab in FTA tool< if nothing is shown, I may suggest you to install the latest FTA (v3.02) unless already done... Aid 35600 - fuzzy logic I do have FTA Server v3.02 installed and there are a bunch of activations that are shown there...when I go to the Get Activations tab and click on Use Host ID of a dongle and click scan it says that I don't have the corerct driver installed. But have the most up-to-date driver from Aladdins web page and I called Rockwell to verify that I do have the correct driver. Just another suggestion.... :smileysurprised: Try to take a look to the following.... Aid 35630 - Aid 37815 They explains how to setup DEP in Win OS.... Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic Do you know anything about the DEP settings? I am not sure what executable files I would turn DEP off for FTA Server to allow data through. Not sure if this would be that problem or not becuase windows is not terminating the program, but this seems to be the most promising option so far... Not too expert with Vista OS.... anyway: Start MenuRight Click on Computer - select PropertiesClick on Advanced system settingsClick Continue button for UAC prompt. Click on the Settings button under Performance sectionClick on the Data Execution Prevention tab Dot Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only.Click OK to applyRestart the computer to apply changes. Hope this helps....- fuzzy logic No luck with this either, tryed to Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select and still the same problem. Then I selected a few of the executables files to turn off DEP for FTA Tool and still nothing. Has anybody got these dongles to work on the 64-bit windows vista ultimate operating system??? I honestly don't know about activations, but none of the products I'm familiar with are supported under 64-bit (many will run, but they aren't supported), so 64-bit could be the cause. I recommend trying the Live Chat for activations to talk with an Activations Support person (8-5 Eastern Time). http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/chat.php JHutch NOTE: The Live Chat *does* require a support contract authorization number in your profile. Just to leave a reference for other users interesting in, I'm posting the following: The FactoryTalk Activation Server (v3.02 is the last) is compatible with the following operating systems:Windows Vista and Windows Vista SP1, Business and Home versionsWindows 2003 Server SP2 and R2 SP2Windows XP SP2Windows 2000 SP4Windows 2008 ServerWindows XP SP3Also there is an useful technote on using FTA Server in Vista OS... Aid 50072 Following is a statement in last HASP (dongle) driver : Version 4.102.5.22 (January 2006) Enhancements Support for Windows Vista x86 and x64 operating systems. Take also a look to Aid 35600, there is a release note file that contains a table of the services that should be added to exception list of DEP settings; just double check it. Anyway, after that, the suggestion JHutch wrote is the best way to have useful informations. :smileytongue: - fuzzy logic I just checked with the Activations group and the official word is that 64-bit OS is not supported and they think it is probably the cause of failure. I even went so far as to check with my own personal activations guru and he said the same thing. JHutch n


### Human: micrologix 1500 expansion module not recognize Hi, We have a problem with a Micrologix 1500, we connected to it one expansión module and the expansión cable 1769-CRL3 (the other side of the cable are not connected), when we try to do a ReadIO in Rslogix500 appears the error message Could not read IO config for slot 1. We don't know which is the problem, we try with another micrologix base and we have the same problem. Anyone know which could be the problem? Can be the expansion cable? I'll appreciate your help. regards, Vicente ### Assistant: viraguen, I'm not sure to have correctly understood your hardware configuration... Anyway, the right configuration is: Micrologix 1500 base, your expansion modules, a 1769-ECR (bus terminator).The cable you mentioned is only used if you need a second I/O bank.However, you need always the -ECR after the last module. Take a look to the attached screenshot. - fuzzy logic Thanks...we found a 1769-ECR termination cap... if we put it in the first bank it run ok. But we have the power source of the second bank dead. If we put 2 modules in the first bank and 2 modules in the second bank, without the power source, and with the 1769-ECR ending the second bank we have the same message.Is the expansión cable damage? or the second bank need the power source without exceptions. My logic tell me that if i have 8 modules in the first bank i need the power sources in the second bank. But if I have 2 modules in the first bank i have enough power in the bus for the second bank.Maybe the cable does not transmit power to the second bank and my logic is bad..jeje bye... viraguen, each I/O bank needs its Power Supply, with no exceptions...:smileywink: Sometime the logic is not enough....:smileyvery-happy: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Camming 4 Real Axis & 2 Virtual Axis? I am using an L45 processor with two sercos cards and 7 axis total. 4 of these axis need to be cammed together, but not at the start of the process. I have put these 4 on the same sercos card. I am presently camming virtual 1 to axis 1 & axis 2. I then cam virtual 2 to axis 3 & axis 4. I then jog both virtuals separately. Later in the process, I cam virtual 1 to virtual 2 and then only jog virtual 1. All 6 move at that point. This seems to work ok, but I haven't run the machine much at this point. Is this the best way to do this?Does anyone know any problems that may crop up? ### Assistant: your only alternative is to cam axis 3 and axis 4 to virtual 1 vs. cam virtual 2 to virtual 1 in your second mode. Based on my experience (even though I haven't done what you are doing) it seems like what you have already done should work fine. I think the only thing...if you read some AB literature (it seems to be in the back of my mind I read somewhere) that you have a slight delay (probably un-noticable, except in extremely critical applications) where you are cascading these camming functions. I think this delay is equal to one trajectory calculation cycle.... maybe in mSec??? You'll have to do a little reading if you think it will matter in your application. Sorry I can't help more than that. You're absolutely correct. Since all motion commands are at the course update rate there will be a delay of the CUDR. Camming one virtual to another means you have a delay and that is compounded when you're camming all the real axes to the second virtual. Again it shouldn't matter but this does depend entirely upon your application and the response you require. Make sure you click on the Master Delay Compensation box as this helps. n


### Human: kinetix 6000 and external encoder Hello I have successfully started up my first Kinetix 6000 with external encoder. Machine works but there is one problem. External encoder is on the other side of the conveyor and if it is lifted up (material jam...) motor starts with motion. It looks like it’s trying to find correct position. It would be better if motor is disabled when position error is too high. What needs to be done? Thanks, Janko ### Assistant: Position error is an item that is watched for an axis. In the axis properties, on the Limits tab is the setting for the maximum Position Error Tolerance. This is set when the axis is auto tuned. Along with that, on the Fault Action tab, is the setting for what function will occur when this position error limit has been reached. Disable Drive is a choice for this item. You may want to check these settings. Also, you could do a GSV to watch the position error (has to be selected as one of the Real TIme Axis Information items on the Drive/Motor tab) and create your own actions when this value is larger then some other value. Hi Janko, You don't mention if the external encoder is being used as a master axis that you're gearing or camming to or if this is used in dual loop mode to close the position loop. As correctly pointed out the axis will trip when it reaches the FE limit but it depends upon your settings in the Fautl Action tab as to what it's going to do when it hits this limit. n


### Human: Translation In Siemens STEP 5 or STEP 7 programming software, the method of representation for programming language such as Ladder Diagram, Instruction List and Function Block Diagram is translatable with each other by the software. Is RSLogix 5000 capable to translate Ladder Diagram, Structure Text and Function Block with each other similarly? ### Assistant: No, there isn't this possibility. The Languages in RS5000 are to be considered complementary each other, giving the possibility to use the best language to realize your needs... for example if you have a sequential machine, you will find that SFC is the right choice.Or, if you want to control some process, you will find special instruction in FBD... - fuzzy logic In case you are trying to evaluate one against the other I add this. Step 7 programming is mainly equivalent to Ladder Logic and they just have different ways of viewing the same logic. The Structured Text, Function Block (and SFCs) in RSLogix 5000 are quite different. You would have to look at PCS7 to see something similar in the Siemens world. It does not switch views between these programming languages either. n


### Human: ASCII to EWEB I have a 3rd party device that I need to pull data from. The device will send out data every 10 seconds in ASCII format (I think) and I have no problem seeing it using hyper terminal. Here is what I see on hyper terminal; 07:01:50 01 25 2009 124.004 163.654 25.254 458.521 10.244 95.897 Is there a way to get it into a ControlLogix PLC? I used technote 32962 and set up the client and I have no problem connecting, it is just that I get a read error. Here is the read error; Error code 16 ### Assistant: Extended error 0036 ECONNRESET Connection reset by peer You may find error codes for EWEB Socket Interface in Aid 34290... Also a similar issue of yours in the following thread...in another forum: LINK Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic I use real time automations ASCII to ENET gateway. It is fairly cheap and VERY easy to set up. n


### Human: Kinetix Drive Tripping on E07/E64 fault in MPL Series motor In one of our engineering project we have Kinetix 6000 drives on sercos with MPL series motors 1. Kinetix 6000 Drives2. MPL series Motors3. 2090-UXNFBMP-S15/S20/S30 Series CProblem Being Faced:-We are consistently facing motor feedback noise faults on some axis in the system with following characteristics : -- Some times the problem will get solved by replacing the feedback cable. Also note that the same cable if used in another location with the combination of K6 drive and MPL motor will work without any fault indication.- The Motors are not on movable parts. ### Assistant: Make sure that the motors and equipment is grounded. If you use custom motor cables somtimes the ground and sheilding is not connected at the motor end. This is very important. Both ends of the feedback cable must be gounded also. It may seem like a broken record but noise is 95% gounding. Not a common problem any longer. Though there were issues with Series A and B cables of certain date codes. First check out the full part number, locator code and date code of manufacture as there were some bad Series C cables. Contact Tech Support and they'll be able to point you in the right direction. Next, if you're using the low profile feedback connector ensure you've connected the shield to the case of the connector as this is the only conection to the drive. If uncertain you can actually strip a little plastic off the cable and attach the shield to the under side of the drive with a tie wrap to ensure proper bonding. Follow good bonding practices across your whole cabinet otherwise the differential voltage will cause you a problem. Are you getting the fault all the time or at certain points in the production cycle? Can the trips be related to unsurpressed contactors within the cabinet? Are filters fitted? If so where? Get them as close to the drive as possible and ensure good backplane connection too. There shouldn't be any issue with the motor end at all, though as a check unplug the connector and spray with electrical contact cleaner. The fact you're getting faults on numerous axes seems to indicate a source of noise is to blame rather than there being one particular problem with the kit. Are you near a welding machie or something that's creating arcs? I've had this problem once or twice before, it was noise. I solved it by fixing a ty-rap around the motor power cable where the screen goes through the sping clamp on top of the k6k drive. n


### Human: Contract name I want to upgrade to factorytalk activation from muster disc. It needs contract name.Where do I get the name under which the software is licenced to? ### Assistant: Call in your local Rockwell Automation Technical Support, give them your software Serial Number and they will be able to define who is the person and the site linked to your license; also they can inform you if the software is currently in-support inside a TechConnect contract. At this LINK you may find the phone numbers you need. - fuzzy logic n


### Human: MAX_BORROW_HOURS is set and enforce, but client still shows max borrow time from LIC file. I have set the MAX_BORROW_HOURS = 240 for activations, but the client program gives me the max borrow time of 9600 from the LIC file. A user has no idea what the max time is because an error is generated only saying they have entered a time too long. They are given the wrong information with which to work.. ### Assistant: It seems not possible to have the client see the correct value of maximum time for borrow....The error the user gets is explained in Aid 45984I've not test if something has changed in version 3.02 of FTA... you may try, unless already you have this release...The last FTA is available at the following link: https://licensing.software.rockwell.com/Default.aspxclick Downloads - fuzzy logic Fuzzy is correct, however in 3.02 the error message is more descriptive in it's explination. n


### Human: Can not return a borrowed activation During testing of a new activation server, I borrowed an activation and have been trying to return it to the server. I get a check path and is the server on message. Also I tried the troubleshooting tips from the help file. None of this has salved the problem. Where do I look now to resolve being able to return activations? ### Assistant: Take a look, unless already done, to the following technotes: Aid 36370Aid 35611 Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks for the suggestions. I tried those. Using th LMtools utility, I have been able to determine the problem is related to AutoCAD.I can see the the borrowed license for ACAD and RSLogix 5000. When I try to return the R5K activation it tries to send it to the ACAD server. The vendor information looks good. I don't understand why the return operation would not follow the pathinformation for the borrow. The flexsvr information is correct, just not used. Where is this configured? Setting informations are also available in the FTA Activation Tool help (FTActivationEN.chm) installed with the FTA Client and Server.) Use port@ as search keyword.... (see screenshot) Hope that helps.... - fuzzy logic Correct when running multiple licensing servers you can specify them by using the port. The ports are to auto increment, however, if you want stronger control you can modify all your concurrent activation's for a specific server to specify the post you will notice a concurrent activation has a line Server This_host DISK_SERIAL_NUM=aaaabbbb or similiar, you can control the port by specifing Server This_host DISK_SERIAL_NUM=aaaabbbb 27001 where 27001 is the port you want to use. ALL THE CONCURRENT .LIC FILES MUST HAVE THIS SPECIFIED THE SAME OR THE SERVER WILL NOT START n


### Human: SLC Remote I/O Scanner Capabilities I am currently looking at replacing a couple (3) of existing Square D PLCs with one SLC processor. On my I/O configuration I am wanting to put 7 Remote I/O scanner modules in the main rack to. My question is it ok & practical to put 7 RIO scanners on a SLC processor? Scanners 1-6 with approximately 500 discrete I/O each (~ total of 3000) Scanner 7 with approximately 600 discrete I/O For a combined total of approximately 3600 discrete remote I/O And if so are ther any known pitfalls to watch out for. ### Assistant: It depends on how many other I/O modules you need to install inside Local chassis... maximum number of words of Input and Ouput in SLC is 256 each, that means 4096 I + 4096 O Every scanner -SN can have a maximum of 32 In + 32 out words assigned, then 256 max / 32 = 8 max -SN module in a system, leaving no other space for I/O. So, the answer is: yes, you may have 7 -SN module in your configuration, but you have to consider you have only 32 Input and 32 Output words left. Hope that helps...- fuzzy logic How does complementary addressing work on Remote I/O and would there be any benefit in minimizing rack requirements? Is each RIO cable drop/node considered as a logical rack? To a RIO adapter (*node*) you may assign more than one logical rack, depending by the addressing mode you'll use (and also by the adapter type you'll use). Complementary addressing could be useful to *save* addressing space, but it needs some considerations.I suggest to read the -SN User Manual to have an idea of its configuration and use. - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Hour Meter Hi everyone, I am about to create an hourmeter, but I dont kow how to do it.What I want is to control time of work for any machine, I mean when de machine starts, start counting how many minutes, seconds and hours does it wotks until this machine stops, and then save this data, so I can keep increasing the counting when the machine has started and stoped again. That way I will be able to know how many hours does the machine work per month. Thank you for all. ### Assistant: First question is: Where do you want to realize it ? I mean PLC (which) SCADA (which).... Sorry but it is needed to try to reply... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic I am using a PLC 1756-L63 What you may try is to *play* with GSV object named WallClockTime, that is the internal clock of your PLC.So, you may take the actual time when your machine start using a GSV, and then you have some words to use and manipulate like Hours, minutes, Seconds... Take a look to Aid 37953 that explains this object, and also theLogix Reference Manual in order to understand the GSV/SSV instructions. Also, take a look to Sample Code Rockwell Website; there are a pair of Add On Instructions that may helps... search them as indicated in the attached screenshot... Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic We use the RTO instruction to keep track of running seconds. When it reaches 3600, we reset the timer and increment a register by 1, to indicate the number of hours. This way we have a running time meter for whatever event we wish to measure. Probably not a timer of great precision...but just fine for maintenance purposes. Where can I found more information about RTO instruction? The Logix instruction HELP file or the user reference manual Using a Retentive Timer is a good idea! :smileysurprised: It is a very easy method, simple to realize... and what wireguy wrote is true, sometimes a great precision isn't needed. Instead my suggestions are quite complicated...:smileytongue: - fuzzy logic Using an RTO instruction and either a CTU or ADD paired with it is pretty much a standard way of doing an hourmeter. Note that since you are using a ControlLogix product, the timer setting needs to be 3600000 since it is in milliseconds. (60 sec x 60 min x 1000 msec) In the ControlLogix use the TOT instruction to totalize hours runtime. Set the Tagname.IN value to 1.0 instead of connecting it to another tag or reference.Set the gain at 1.0 and set tagname.timebase to 2. This configures TOT to totalize time in units of hours. Use the tagname.EN bit to start/stop time totalizing. The TOT also tag contains some elements named .Target and .TargetDev1 and .TargetDev2. These can be useful for maintenance triggers when TOT is used as a time totalizer. Set Target to the time where you want to signal needed maintenance. .TargetDev1 and TargetDev2 can be set to give you advance warning that the maintenace time is approaching. .TargetFlag, .TargetDev1Flag, and .TargetDev2Flag are booleans that turn on when the totalized time reaches the specified value. After maintenance has been performed then instead of resetting, simply add the required time until the next maintenance is required to the .Target. This way you also have a total of how many hours or days the equipment has accumulated over its life and how many hours it has until its next scheduled maintenance. n


### Human: RsView32 Excel DDE not working Win xp sp3 We Just upgraded from a win2k box running rsview 6.2 to a win xp box running 7.2.Everything is working fine except an excel spreadsheet that is reading tags from rsviewvia DDE. I set the two DDE services in xp(sp3) to automatic startup. When I open the excel sheetand update the links a starting netdde related services mesage appears and no datais updated. This worked with no issues on the old win 2k box. Excel is from Office 2000. ### Assistant: al210, my first doubt on it is that version 7.20 isn't tested with XP sp3... Also, with XP operating system there are problems using DDE,due to installation of MS KB841533. See also: Aid 32961Aid 37488 (Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) will not be properly supported in RSView32)Aid 49563 (DDE and NetDDE is not supported in RSView32 due to the Windows security changes from the MS hotfix KB841533)Aid 53997 - fuzzy logic Great.:smileysad: How else then can I read tags into excel? mmmhhh... one solution could be to use OPC instead... as suggested in above technotes... but I think it will complicate all the things..I've not found docs about its application with RSView32 (I know you may do it using RSLinxOPC, an example excel file with some VBA code in Aid 8171) :smileysad: A workaround could be to use RSLinx Classic instead, configuring a DDE topic in it and connecting it to the PLCs directly... if applicable... Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic So Rslinx don't have the problems that Rsview has with net dde in Windows XP? These are all PLC tags that I'm tring to read. Is there any way to test rslinx net dde to excel without any plc connected. I would like to test this in the office first to make sure it works. RSLinx Classic works fine... I use DDE and Excel very often with no problems...just I've Windows XP sp2...unfortunately at this moment RSLinx Classic (2.54) isn't supported in XP sp3...:smileysad: You may want to test it anyway, but you may get unpredictable problems...:smileysad: In Aid 56260 there is all you need to revert it to sp2, if it is applicable to you... And, about the last question, you may test RSLinx Classic DDE server (not available in Lite version)only with a true PLC or with an emulator (I don't know the software you're using, remember that at the moment only RSLogix5000 v17 is supported on sp3...emulate5000 don't ). Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Day of Week Add-On instruction issue On a few occasions I have used the Day of Week add-on instruction that is included with v16 of RSLogix 5000 and it has seemed to work fine until a recently discovered anomaly. I started up a Compact Logix system in December and this instruction is part of my program. It worked as expected. However last week I started up a Control Logix project and noticed that although it was Monday, the Day of Week AOI was returning a 6 for Monday instead of 1 as expected. In other words it was 2 days behind with Sunday being 0, Monday being 1, etc. Here is the kicker, if I change the date in the controller to a day in December or any day after Feb. 28 the AOI gives me the correct day of week again. I don't know if someone at Rockwell programmed this instruction or if it was submitted by a 3rd party but if anyone here has used this instruction have you seen this issue or know of a fix for it? ### Assistant: rta53, I usually use the AOI taken from Aid 54858 (DayOfWeek). I can't find the issue you have... I've tested it using v16.03 and also v17 of RS5K, a ControlLogix CPU and also RSEmulate 5k. May you post the date that gives you wrong output, so that I can also test it ? Did you try to download a test program to your cpu with only this AOI in it ? Same issue ? - fuzzy logic Fuzzy logic, Thanks for your reply. When I discovered this issue I did search to see if there was an updated version of this AOI but I did not find one. The one that I am using I believe came from the Rockwell Sample Code download site and is dated 6/07 with a revision of 1.1. I did not try a test with just the AOI. It will be next week before I will be back at the customer's site. I will try the one that you referenced. Don't have a processor available at the moment to test with. I did try this AOI with the emulator and it works just fine. Returns the correct day of the week. Thanks! Great ! :smileyvery-happy: I'm just happy for that... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: AFC branch error The following SFC routine has an error: A3, BRANCH, Branch element loops back and is not part of the main logic. All logic in loop is unreachable. What is the problem? Please advise. ### Assistant: I can't reach your images... Anyway, this error is related to an incorrect usage of the branches.. I guess your logic starts with a single horizontal bar but ends with a double horizontal bar. That means the SFC starts as a selection branch, but ends as a simultaneous branch. This is not correct. The logic should end with a single horizontal bar. Take a look to the SFC Programming Manual, page 21 shows the selection branch; it has each path ends with a transition BEFORE the convergence. Page 22 shows the simultaneous branch, where each path has a step and then the convergence. After the convergence there is a transition. If you don't put the transition BEFORE the convergence, then the software uses the simultaneous branch, and you get that error. So, you have to put the transition BEFORE The convergence. Take a look to the attached screenshot, where the second part has the correct logic, instead of the upper part, where the error you've got is shown. Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: PanelView1000 Hello. I have a used PanelView 1000. Before I make any changes to it, I tried to Upload the current application. The computer I'm using has RSLinX on it. I have a RS232 wire that I currently use on a SLC-5/04 (542) and I can communicate with the PLC via DF1 com port 1 and use RXLogix to make ladders on a test bench.. I'm now using the same wire to try to communicate with the PanelView. I've tried to setup a driver with RSLinX RS-232 DF1 dirvers, through com1, Device: SLC-CH0,Micro,PanelView. Nest I auto configure. I always get a failed to find baud and party. I have a Berkelin USB-RS-232 on the com port 4. LEDs on it blink as the software attempts communication. Same message. I also tried to connect using the Ethernet connection with a Linksys 10/100 Work group switch Model EZXS55w(is that a hub? Sorry for my english). I tried through PanelBuilder 32 with the Upload in the file menu. I tried almost all the possibilities. With Error 2261, 2416, 1022. Can I use the same wire to connect to the PV1000? If I hook the PV1000 to my SLC500/04 can I communicate via the Ethernet connection with RSLogiX? I'm stopping here to avoid having a too long message. Thanks to Fuzzy Logic for his help. ### Assistant: Pulsar, first of all the serial cable to communicate from Panelview to PC isn't the same as the one used to communicate with SLC via serial port...:smileysurprised: You need a 2711-NC13 cable, that is a straight cable (pin to pin) - pinout is in Aid 13488 Second: you talk about ethernet, so I guess you have a 2711-x10x20 panelview...the serial port in that panelview could be used for transfer or for printer, you have to be sure it is not set for printer in the Configuration Screen of the Panelview. See Panelview User Manual chapter 3... Third: sometimes the USB to RS-232 converter give some problems... if you've not a *true* serial port on your PC, you may want to use a 9300-USBS converter, that is tested, from Rockwell. Or you may connect to panelview via Ethernet, just be careful to assign a *valid* IP address to it in Configuration Screen; you may use a normal patch cable if you have an hub/switch... or a crossover cable if you connect directly. Last: the 5/04 has not an embedded Ethernet port, so the only possibility to connect the Panelview to it via Ethernet is to use a 1761-NET-ENI device connected to the serial port of SLC. There is a specific technote on this, Aid 21708, but you need a TechConnect contract to get it in the KB. Hope that helps...:smileywink: - fuzzy logic Woooff. That is a quick reply...again. Seems like fuzzy logic you are my only saver. Surely my questions and your replies will be helpful to others. About the SLC500/04 I'm well aware that there is a RS-232 and DH+ sockets. The SLC500/05 has the Ethernet socket. I have a complex oven that uses this CPU at the factory that goes nuts from time to time so I will ask questions about this in another topic. At least now I know I don't have the proper cable to connect my PC to my PanelView 1000 (2711-T10C15), that is reassuring. I have the touch screen so I touched the small square in the lower right corner when if booted up and got the the configuration menu. The printer is not set up, therefore I will be able to use the RS-232 to upload and download. Also the 2711-x10x20...I have the T10C15 (touch and color)...could this mean that it is a DH-485? I'm not sure about the use for the A and B connectors. A being white and B being black??? You brought something up when you explained that I could use a 1761 NET-ENI device to connect a SLC500/04 to the net. I have five ovens that uses NAIS PLC witch are quite limited (36 inputs and 36 outputs), I want to change to Allen Breadley's SLC500 with a 04 CPU and eventually have a set up so that all 6 ovens can be surveyed. There are other machines can that can be automated and watch. I should be here every once in a while. Actually, even though I a have head aches, I enjoy this. Finally, about the Tech Connect contract: What does that mean in plain English? I need to pay to obtain technical support? As soon as I get my cable done and hooked up I will make this topic as Solved. Thank you again fuzzy logic. Pulsar, your Panelview 2711-T10C15 is a Controlnet one... it has a RS232 Tranfer/printer port, and the Controlnet coaxial connector; also there is a RJ-45 port, but this isn't Ethernet !!! It is a Network Access Port (NAP) for Controlnet to connect your PC (for example using a PCMCIA Controlnet card and a proper cable) to get acces to all the network.So, in order to have that Panelview connected to a SLC-5/04 you need a Controlnet module inside your chassis...:smileysurprised:If you've not already that card in the chassis for other use, I've to advise that it is not so easy to realize...will be better to use another type of Panelview, maybe with a DH+ port :smileysad: Take a look to Panelview Standard User Manual page 207 to understand the Controlnet Connection and also Aid 16888, which contains an example. Last: about TechConnect... yes, you have to pay to have one year of full assistance with many services included, also for example the access to all the Tech Notes in the KB (very useful) or the complete view of the Forum boards, with many threads... and many other things...software upgrade, firmware upgrade, telephone support etc... for a complete explanation of TechConnect, follow this LINKand also Aid 50871. Hope that helps... :smileywink:- fuzzy logic n


### Human: PowerFlex 40 Dear sir,We have a Poweflex 40 Drive for 0.75Kw. CatNo. 22B-D2P3N104I want to display the RPM in Display.Please suggest how we will able to display RPM in VFD HIM. Kind Regards Shashi Bhushan Chauhan ### Assistant: You may use parameter d010 (Process Display) configuring first the Process Factor by parameter A099. Process Display will show the result of the following formula: Output Frequency x Process Factor Lets write an example... Assume you have a motor with 1300 RPM at 60Hz... then the Process Factor is 1300/60 = 21.66After you'll put that result in A099, you'll see the calculated RPM in d010. Hope that helps.... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Problem with Panelmate 1700 I have a problem with Panelmate 1700, that when i make power up to the Panelmate unit, after 4s the unit transfer to the Recovery Mode.I had read the User manual, and it says that there is a problem with firmware, and you must redownload it again, BUT HOW ??? because i can't access the serial mode to download the firmware. Could you pls help me ? ### Assistant: Tiko, try to take a look to the following LINK (another forum), may help... Also, as the Panelmate is an Eaton Cutler-Hammer product, you may find some help in their Internet Site Eaton Technical Product Question formEatonCare Phone Menu :smileywink: Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: RSnetworx Devicenet - GE 90-30 Slave configuration Has anyone ever configured a GEFanuc 90-30 Devicenet Slave Module on a 1747-SDN scanner? The problem is how to configure this module in theRockwell RSNetworx software. When the A-B programmer scans the system he seesthe 90-30 Slave Module. He has installed the latest eds file, and the RSNetworxshows the icon for a DNS201. However, when he goes to the add the module to thescanlist it does not appear as an available device. When you open up theproperties for the 90-30 slave there is only one tab – General. The otherdevices on the scanlist have tabs for Parameters, I/O Data, and EDS File. Onetab of the RSNetworx lists the DNS201 under ”Devices that are Not Slaves.” ### Assistant: mibob, I've never configured it...:smileysurprised:However, I may suggest you something... I hope to do it ! :smileytongue: At this LINK , I've downloaded the Manual for this module... Page A-2 shows the EDS file for the DNS201 module... I've copied it and pasted in Notepad, saving it as xxxxx.eds Then I've installed the EDS file using the tool inside RSNetworx. The device is listed together with the Communication adapters, I may insert it in a configuration and use it as a slave, configuring the bytes to exchange with the master...:smileysurprised: You may also do this as a test... I think you've some problem with your EDS file... try to download it at this LINK (search for keyword dns201) or call in GE Fanuc to have support on this. Hope that helps.... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: odbc data source for model is unavailable Hi everyone. This is another problem that I have when I try to send data from the FactoryTalk View to my data base made with MySQL: odbc data source for model is unavailable I had try creating new tables and redirecting to them, but it only works once, what I mean is, when I stop the Data Loging and I try to restart it again, it causes the same problem. Thanks for your help. ### Assistant: Did you already check if the answer in Aid 30823 is your case ? - fuzzy logic Is it a local database or is it on a remote computer? Hi everyone: I get the same ODBC data source for model 'MODEL' is unavailable message when I start the datalogging. I have a MSSQL Server 2005 server running in the same FTView SE server computer. It worked fine when I first configured the system, but in the second start-up the message appeared. I checked the database engine and it's running OK. I even tested the DSN using MSExcel and it worked fine. I only have one DSN configured for access to the database.I have two Datalog models: one logging to in a Fileset format and the other one to the ODBC database. In the first run, the two models were running simultaneously. In the second run, only the ODBC model was asked to start appearing the error message described above. According to the Answer 30823, there must be only one Datalog Model accessing to an Access database, but this is not the case. Any help? n


### Human: FactoryTalk Activation Server User Management I have tried several times now to change the maximum time for which a license can be borrowed. But each time I borrow that specific license, the maximum time is the same time listed in the .LIC file (which the default is 9600 hours). Not only is the time listed not changed, it allows me to borrow the license longer than the changed maximum time. On the server computer, I open the file flexsvr.opt in Notebook. Which is located in C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocumentsRockwell AutomationActivations. This is also the same path listed on the FTA Tool in the Settings Tab, on the server computer. The exact typing within the flexsvr.opt file, is the following: TIMEOUTALL 900 MAX_BORROW_HOURS RS5K_700.EXE 336 Once I save this file, I go back to FTA Tool and Refresh the Server. I have also Stopped and Started the Server. I double check my log file (RSsvr) to make sure this changed has been logged. In the log file it states: 17:16:07 (flexsvr) Max borrow interval for feature, RS5K_700.EXE, set to 336 hours But when I borrow this license from the client computer, I can borrow it past the changed maximum hours of 336. What am I missing? Also, if I want to set a maximum borrow time on ALL of my products within the Toolkit, do I have to list each individual product in the flexsvr.opt file? In the FLEXlm End Users Manual on page 49 it states, Using a package name in place of a feature name applies the option to all of the components in the package. If this holds true, then what is the package name for the Automation Toolkit? I have referenced KB Answer ID 35376, 45984 and 41438. Thank you for your assistance. ### Assistant: It took serveral attempts with Tech Support to resolve this.It has to do with the fact that you have multiple serial #'s for the same product Format isMAX_BORROW_HOURS RSLgx5P.EXE:VENDOR_STRING=xxxxxxxxxx 480 where the RSLgx5p.exe is the product ID, and the X's after the equal are the serial number, and the 480 is the number of hours. You need to duplicate this for every product, and every serial # you want to limit. If you have a full toolkit with 83 licenses, and 2 serial #'s you need to add 166 lines to your flexsvr.opt file Hope this helps Thank you for replying... I talked with Tech Support as well and they had mentioned the whole multiple serial # for the same product situation, but we only have 1 serial # for our toolkit and it's products. We have 5 installments for our toolkit and Hosted them in the following fashion: 3 to Dongle A, 1 to Dongle B, 1 to Dongle C. Which created separate 3 .LIC files. Dongle A is connected to our Server computer, for client computer use. Dongles B & C are loaners. Even though Dongles B & C are loaners, we had the .LIC files on the server computer in case they had to be used as a Borrowed or Floating situation. Apparently, the problem was having all .LIC files in the same location on the server computer. Even though all .LIC files contain the same serial #, the Server User Management was not working properly. For the time being, we have moved the .LIC files for Dongle B & C in a different directory, so that the Server User Management will work. Tech Support mentioned that should not of been the case and should of worked the way it originally was. We even tried to combine all three .LIC files into one, but this created errors. Tech Support was suppose to dive into this situation a bit further and contact me again. As far as entering in a Max Borrow time for every product within the toolkit, I was told to create a group which contains all of the products. Instead of 83 lines of MAX_BORROW, you would have one line and replace the product name with the group name that you created. When I tried this it did not work, so I ended up creating 83 lines. LOL Maybe someone else had better luck with this situation? n


### Human: Lost Arena Activations Hi,My problem is about Arena software. We use Arena in our university computerlab. The problem is, we have recently updated all our computers (i mean formatthem all and re-install all necessary programs), but we have forgotten to move the activations of Arena. Now, when we try to install activations, there are not anyavailable activations.How can I solve this problem?Canan ### Assistant: Call in Rockwell Automation Telephone Support, give them your software serial number, they will have the possibility to reactivate your license. At this LINK you may find the phone numbers you need. Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Devicenet redundancy on compactlogix? Can we plan devicenet redundancy on compactlogix processor? ### Assistant: Hi Vikas, technotes 47788 and 50690 explain how to realize a Backup system in CompactLogix thru Devicenet network. Hope this helps...- fuzzy logic n


### Human: RSView SE 4.0 Sendkeys Not Working Trying to create a popup keypad entry screen that people can see and use nd created a screen with a NumericInput and used the generic button object where I used the Sendkeys in the press action (same with release) to send to the input. I also tried text with the touch animation and I cannot get anything to showup in the input. Is there something that I am missing in this configuration to send to the input field, or do I need to use some other object to send to? ### Assistant: Automator, you NumericInput object must have focus in order SendKeys to work. You may put the focus to it selecting it with mouse click, or using simple VBA code on display.Then, you cannot use a button for SendKeys command, as per the fact it will bring the focus (taking it out from NumericInput ! )when you press it... :smileysurprised:You have to use text or object with touch animation (on release only) using the correct syntax - for example SendKeys 1 or Sendkeys {DOWN } About VBA code to automatically put the focus over your NumericInput: right click on display to bring the menu, select VBA code, then: Private Sub Display_AnimationStart () NumericInput1.SetFocus End Sub ...where NumericInput1 is the name of your object Using the right click over your NumericInput object, select Property Panel, then in Properties setting check if Expose to VBA is set to VBA control. Finally, enjoy your keypad ! :smileyvery-happy: Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic I did get that far just a short time ago and changed everything over to text objexts, that did it. Now I am trying to create a keyboard input and need to figure out how to dfo the Caps Lock and Shift Keys. The following from help file.... SendKeys <keystring> Sends the specified keystrokes to the active window, whether a graphic display or another application. <keystring> is a list of keystrokes. The quotes must be included. The following syntax rules apply: use the curly brackets { } to enclose special keys such as PgUp, Enter or a function. For example: {F10} sends F10 use ^ to send a control key, for example type: ^{F3} to send Ctrl-F3 use + to send a shift key, for example type: +{F2} to send Shift-F2 use % to send an alt key, for example type: %{A} to send Alt A You can use F1 to F12 and the following (in upper and/or lower case letters) to represent the special keys on the keyboard: BackSpace, Bksp, Bs End Enter Escape, Esc Delete, Del Down, Up Home Insert Left, Right PgDn PgUp PrtSc Tab Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic What I am looking for is to do a Caps Lock and a Shift key to change cases of the letters or shift numbers. Looks like I may have to create a separate set for each case and run a routine to hide/show the set based on the Caps Lock status. One thing to try is to use VBA and a UCASE (I think this is the command to covert the string to Uppercase). That way you do not have to worry about it. n


### Human: breakout board connection I am using a breakout board (CN1) part no.2090-U3CBBDM44 (with 24VDC to 5VDC converter).How to wire 24DC to converter,can I tie terminal X-(AUX_COM) and X+(24V_AUX_PWR) to 0V and 24VDC terminals the same with I/O power supply termianl IOCOM and IOPWR? Thanks ### Assistant: Derek, you may do that. Just be aware to ground the supply elsewhere in the system, as X- is isolated from chassis ground of the drive. - fuzzy logic THANKS. n


### Human: Control of ultra 3000 index drive I am going to use ultra 3000 index drive to control a movement on condition from the first spot to the second pot and back to the first spot.Back and forth repeatedly.I want to use preset position mode.I can set the second spot as preset postion 0 and the first spot as preset position 1.I also need to set drive input to active drive move to preset positon.From the manual,it said i have to set digial input 8 as preset select 0.When it is off ,drive controllded motor moves to preset posion 0.When it is on motor moves to preset posion 1.I donot want to control a movement between two places deponding on change of status (off /on)on only one input.I'd like to control a movement just when one input is on. When it is off ,nothing to do.Can I use preset posion 1 and 2,also preset select 1 and 2 on digital input 7 and 6?So I donot need to use preset posion 0 and preset select 0 for input 8.Thus,only when input 7 is on goes to preset posion 1 and only when input 6 is on goes to preset position 2 and back and forth.Can anybody help me with this?Thanks ### Assistant: Derek, first some considerations taken from U3K manuals... Preset Selects 0 through 5 contribute a binary value when a digital input becomes active. The drive sums the binary values and uses the resulting integer to determine which Preset to activate. The drive uses only the Preset Select 0, 1 and 2 binary values (yielding values 0 – 7) when the drive’s Operation mode is set to Preset Position, Preset Velocity, Preset Current and Preset Follower (Gearing Ratio). The digital input Preset Select binary values are as follows: • Preset Select 0 = 1 if active, 0 if not. • Preset Select 1 = 2 if active, 0 if not. • Preset Select 2 = 4 if active, 0 if not. So, if you activate only the input configured as Preset Select 1, you run Preset 2 (the binary value of this select is 2).Again, if you activate only the input configured as Preset Select 2, you run Preset 4. Well, to obtain what you want, you have to activate the input configured as Preset Select 0 to start Preset 1 and only Preset Select 1 when you want to start Preset 2. :smileysurprised: See also the attached table... Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks fuzzy logic.That makes sense.Do I need to set everything (like position,valocity,accelaraion etc.) of preset 0 to 0 to disable preset 0? Because when both preset select 0 and preset select 1 are 0,the integer will be 0 then drive will start preset 0 and goes to unexpect place. I have not tested it, but I think this is not a real *disable* of the Preset 0, it is just a mode to have no move when this Preset is selected... I suggest to be sure that either one of the inputs you use is *on*, by your command logic... I mean when you enable your drive...so that you never go in an unused or unwanted Preset. - fuzzy logic I will do a test.Thanks those 2 inputs work.But I have got another question.Acturaly I is using 2098-DSD-020X drive.When motor move to preset position 2,I cannot set a output in 4 outputs of drive for a feedback posion siginal in preset position 2 .What I can get just Index 0 and Index 1 from the list.Can I add a function in preset position 2 by myself?Thanks Derek, unfortunately there isn't this possibility... you can't configure an output function different than those already there... Only you may use In Position output, that is generic and not related to a particular preset or index. It is explained in Aid 36740 Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks fuzzy logic.I tried in position before.The problem was when drive got fault on its way,the in position output came on. I think the only way is to combine the In Position with another output, configured for exampleas Ready or Drive Enabled, to trap this particular condition where the drive faults. - fuzzy logic I used the indexing mode to get the signals from digital output of drive(at index 0 and at index 1) n


### Human: Momentary pushbuttons getting stuck I'm experiencing frequent occurrences of momentary pushbuttons sticking 'on' on a PV600. The Knowledgebase has several articles about stuck pushbuttons but none of them apply in this case. It looks at though I'm going to have to add logic to the PLC program to ensure all of my buttons are cleared when their action is complete, so no point in ever using momentary pushbuttons then. Anyone got any ideas what's going on? Should we not be using momentary pushbuttons? Grrrr, some extreme frustration here. Firmware is the latest revision (5.00.something). Mike ### Assistant: I have no suggestions as to what is wrong but many experienced programmers always unlatch the bit in the PLC code as a safety. I have never seen a 100% reliable software pushbutton. This could be due to communication problems or something else but the most reliable way is to unlatch in the PLC. More work but safer for sure. n


### Human: FactoryTalk Activation Log doesn't exist. I was testing our FactoryTalk Activation Server after installation. When I went to look at the log on the server, I found that the 'logs' folder didn't exist. Of course, neither did the RSSRV.log file.I created each and restart the server, hoping it would start. It hasn't. Any thoughts? ### Assistant: Never mind. The Forum and Help was correct on the path.Multiple documents have the path as:C:Program FilesRockwell SoftwareFactoryTalk ActivationlogsRSSVR.logThis is not correct. The correct path is:C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocumentsRockwell AutomationActivationsLogs I am also looking for the log file mentioned in the following post: http://forums.rockwellautomation.com/rockwell/board/message?board.id=Activations&thread.id=338C:Program filesCommon FilesRockwell SoftwareFactoryTalk ActivationsLogsRSsvr.log but can't locate it. Either the log file or an application that tells me who has which activation out would be useful. If you have FTA server installed, the file should be elsewhere...:smileytongue: Did you try to search it in whole HD drive ? This is the file you need, it contains all the infos.... - fuzzy logic Looks like we found the file, in the corrected path above. I don't have direct access to the server, so I have to wait for IT. Also, Note:c:Documents and SettingsAll UsersShared DocumentsRockwell AutomationActivationsLogsturns intoc:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocumentsRockwell AutomationActivationsLogs n


### Human: Ultra 3000i E55 fault Ultra 3000i E55 fault.when power on/off ,it wii show E55 error code. ### Assistant: Two main possible reasons: Personality EEprom Data Corruption, due to noise - not field fixable, you must return for repair (prevention is possible, verify proper shielding and grounding) If you have a small unit (.5kw, 1kw and 2kw) problem could be related to the 5vdc Auxilary Control power voltage.If it is not a precise 5.1vdc and free from noise, it may generate E55, User Parameter Checksum. You may try (for testing purpose) to remove the external 5vdc supply voltage from pins 2 and 3 of CN-1, power the unit and see if E55 occurs again. If not, the 5 Vdc external power could be the problem. Using a CN-1 BreakOut Board 2090-U3CBB-DM44 that has a filter inside could solve the problem. If you have a sercos drive, use a 2090-U3CBB-DM12 instead. Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic If motor power cable shields not connected at the drive,will it happen E55 (after power on/off). It may cause the first problem I've mentioned in my previous post. Take a look to the U3k Installation Manual to find out proper cables connection and grounding. - fuzzy logic n


### Human: import more graphics Is there a site that I can import more graphics for my panelview. The pump selection is not very helpful ### Assistant: Assume you are talking about Panelbuilder32 here.) I don't know of any libraries - that question comes up from time to time. You can make your own graphic. 1) File | Import/Export Graphics - save the default pump file to a bitmap. 2) In Paint (Start | Applications | Paint), edit the bitmap. You will probably want to Zoom to Large size, and edit it pixel by pixel. If you want it bigger/smaller, change the attributes (Image | Attributes) 3) SaveAs a new name. Keep it as a monochrome file if you want to be able to animate the colors. 4) Back in PanelBuilder, File | ImportExport Graphic | Import, and give it a new graphic name. You can now use the image like any of the canned ones. (if you are referring to Panelview Plus, let us know, and we can discuss the library files). I am using RS View ME and would like to import more libraries and images and use PDF files as troubleshooting aides. How do I get a PDF from my desk top to the RS View ME display or librairies? btytech, you need to create .bmp or .jpg files for the images you need to import in your ME project... for example making a screenshot of your image and paste into Paint or similar software.Then, before using your created images, two technotes that may help on graphics...Aid 25821Aid 36818 If you want to open a .pdf reader from ViewME runtime, on a PC or a PVPCE, you may want to use the Program Launcher ActiveX.Aid 20474 Hope this helps.... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic I too was looking for more PB32 graphics. Specifically a bmp of an AB 800T button and switch. I saw them once on someone elses screen and it looked just like an old button panel....anyone? PB32 installation disc contains a folder called BitmapLibrary, where you may find many objects, some of them are buttons like the one in the attached screenshot. Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks Fuzzy..now if I could just find that disc. n


### Human: RSNetworx for DeviceNet [Read Only]? Just installed RSNetworx for DeviceNet and when I try to run it, it comes up as Read Only.Operating System is Windows XP Pro SP3.I have heard that there are issues with some software using SP3. Are there any alternatives other than uninstalling SP3? ### Assistant: Update on my previous message.Both RSNetWorx for DeviceNet and Ethernet give me the same message.If I try to use it, a pop up window says 'RSNetWorx could not connect to Factory Talk Directory. Contact Rockwell Automation Technical Support for more information.Another guy here is at SP2 and is getting the same message.We have one guy that is able to run it with no problems, and one other that is still at version 8. Could this be something in Factory Talk instead of RSNetworx? There are some issues on FactoryTalk security and RSNetworx... See Aid 35763 for CPR7 or Aid 47136 for CPR9 Anyway, XP SP3 is not supported at this moment...:smileysurprised: Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic Thank you for the feedback!When the checkbox for security came up, it was not selected. On all other attempts of uninstalling and reinstalling, I don't recall ever checking this box. It is now coming up properly, so I must have selected that at some point.Appreciate the assistance. Great ! And many thanks for your positive feedback. :smileyhappy: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: PowerFlex 70 drive.Ready Under what conditions does the drivename.Ready bit from the drive go low?? I assume if the drive is powered up, and not faulted, the drivename.Ready bit will be high. Is that correct?? thanks, alan ### Assistant: Not exactly... :smileytongue: Here the conditions that makes drive ready bit on: the drive is powered, Enabled and no Start Inhibits exist. It is “ready” to run Attached a screenshot taken from PF7x Reference Manual ;it explain the Start Inhibit / Start Permissive conditions. Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Logix 5000 ladder PID Try as I might I cannot get any better control than virtually on off.It gets to setpoint and ramps output to zero. By then it has overun.Same on the way down. I have tried many combinations with the P & I. ### Assistant: As you know, PID setup isn't an easy matter...sometimes it requires external softwares to tune up well.Anyway, usually a good point to start is inside Micrologix Instruction Manual (no, I'm not crazy, I know you're asking about RS5000 PID... :smileytongue: ).At chapter 19 (page 19-23) you may find out a PID tuning procedure that usually give you a good starting point, and some stability to your control loop.Be aware that parameters scaling could be different, take it just as a guide to the steps to make. Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: SIL2 sample code Dear Sir, I am looking for SIL2_IO_Fault_tolerant sample code for logix5000, Rockwell published, but we can not find it,even don't now where to buy if required.We are in urgent need, please help.Thank you ### Assistant: Hi ,what actually you want?Whats the application you are talking about?can you brief me up?:smileyhappy: There are two main publications that explain the SIL2 system and Fault Tolerant system. Using ControlLogix in SIL2 Application SIL2 System Configuration using RS5K subroutines The second one, gives reference to another publication, 1756-AT012, but this isn't available at this moment... edit: 1756-AT012 is available for download In order to have the special routine developed by Rockwell Automation I suggest to contact your Rockwell representative, they will give you the program and the documentation needed.That is the only way to get the program, it is not available for download directly at the moment.The name of the application example should be SIL2_IO_Fault_Tolerant_V4.acd Here a LINK to Worldwide locator for Rockwell Automation offices... - fuzzy logic Thank you very much.But my RA representative in Singapore said they don't have it. Even I can not find the spec of those subroutines. I don't know why.Maybe I have to write all these code myself. Say them there is a Rockwell Internal Technote for that... Aid 55756, with the right contact name and phone numbers they have to call in to get this program... technical support members must have the rights to see that technote... :smileysurprised: Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: PF700 Fault Alram.. If PF700 shows fault or alarm, I couldn't know when that alarm happened. Because PF700 just shows total inverter running time with alarm message. So I need yy/mm/dd/hh/mm/ss like this type for reporting. Please change it by firm-ware upgrade or other method. ### Assistant: I agree with Sungjong. I have often experienced somes frustrations while troubleshooting because PowerFlex 700 doesn't timestamp the default. Adding this feature would be welcome. To All, I agree with everyone on the timestamping of VFD faults. The PowerFlex drives need an internal realtime clock that can be set from the HIM or over a comm. link (such as Ethernet, DeviceNet, ControlNet...) with the use of the Clock Update tool. I use this tool to set the clocks in all of my PLC's/PAC's (ControlLogix, PLC5...) and it works great. Thanks for bringing this up. Dlogger n


### Human: Launching Internet Explorer from within RSView32 (?) I am wondering if this is possible. I would like to make an object in RSView link to Intenet Explorer to view IP cameras I have installed on our system. I already have the cameras viewable through an ActiveX control; but it seems to be causing memory leaks and locks up the HMI every time I view the cameras. I would like to just click a button on one of my displays and have IE open outside of RSView. Thank you.Mark ### Assistant: have you tried the AppStart command? Hey, if you have not figured this out yet post anew. I can tell you that it canwork well as RSVIew32 is an activeX container. We use the Microsoft IE activeX and pull it up with an Ivoke command. If I remember well it was: invoke <screenname> <MicrosoftWebBrowser1> navigate2 <string tag with the URL text> Let me know if it still fails, this is a well used facet of RSView32. ...pretty old thread... :smileytongue: Just for reference, I'm adding some infos to the correct answer done by JimmyBrowse Here some references in using the Activex integrated in IE, called WebBrowser. Aid 29851 and Aid 5959 have examples about it. Basically, after creating a new display , from Objects select ActiveX Control and draw it on the display; then create a button on that screen with following action: Invoke mydisplay.MicrosoftWebBrowser1.Navigate2(www.ab.com ) mydisplay is the display nameMicrosoftWebBrowser1 is the object nameNavigate2 is the method - fuzzy logic Thanks for all the help, guys (earlier and later)! n


### Human: RSView String Display I am taking a Analog word from logic and with the numbers of 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,2048 and want to take those numbers in RSView32 when they come in and put it to a word display on what it means. I used an if,then, else and I am able to get one display but don't know how to get the other words associated with the other numbers without making one string display for each number. ### Assistant: In the String Display expression you may test multiple times your variable, using nested If-Then-Else, giving a different description to every value... I mean: If TAG == 1 then TEXT 1 else if TAG == 2 then TEXT 2 else if TAG == 4 then TEXT 4...else TEXT 0 I've tested it using FactoryTalk View SE, I think the same is valid for RSView32... Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic That did it!!! Thanks a ton! n


### Human: PF 40 can't get reverse to work single phase feed (208) paramater is at 0 ### Assistant: timpl, just some more infos needed... may you post how do you connect the drive inputs?do you want to reverse from keypad, digital I/O, comms ?!P036, start source, which value ?A051 - A052 - A053 - A054 are different than default ? Thanks...- fuzzy logic n


### Human: RS LINK CONFIGRATION HI FELLOWSWINDOWXP IS DAMAGE DUE TO SOME VIRSUS IN MY LAPTOP.I RESTORE THE IMAGE.AND RSLOGIX 5000,RSNETWORK AND RSLINK CLASSIC IN WORKING.I OPEN THE PROJECT IN RSLOGIX5000 AND ATTEMPT TO GO ONLINE THE POPUP WINDOW SHOW THAT UNABLE TO GO ONLINE RSLINK DRIVER CONFIGRATION NEEDED.I HAVE 1784 PCC COMMUNICATION CARD ALLEN BRADLEY.THE PREVIOUS WHEN THERE IS NO PROBLEM THE FOLLOWING DRIVER ARE SHOW IN CONFIGURED DRIVER PANE.AB_ETHIP-1 A-B ETHERNET RUNNINGAB_PCC-1 CONTROL NET MAC ID:30 LONELY[16]AB_VBP-1WHAT STEPS I DO TO RESOVLE THIS PROBLEM.ALSO IN THE TOPIC CONFIGRATION THERE IS NO TOPIC.PLEASE GUIDE METHANKFULL TO UHAMAD ### Assistant: Well, you have to configure your drivers again.Open RSLinx and go to Communications - Configure drivers... Next you choose the Eth/IP driver (this was the first in the previous configuration) and chooseadd driver.Next you must configure your 1788-PCC driver. Choose it from the list and click add driver.You can specify a node number by turning off Automatic MAC ID and specify a node number (it was 30 in your previous config)Be sure you installed the drivers first for the 1788-PCC card, otherwise it won't work.You also had a Virtual Backplane driver configured. You can add this in the same way as the previous ones. Hope this helps... At first, after you've connected your PCC to a Controlnet node, go in RSLinx, Communication, configure drivers, select 1784-PCC Add New button and configure it; then check in Configured Drivers to see it running. Verify using Communication, RSWho to see the Controlnet Card of your PLC. After that, go in RS5000, Communication, Who Active, select the PCC driver and browse until you reach your CPU... select it, press the button Select Project Path, then use the buttons to the right to do what you need... Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: ControlLogix & FTviewSE HiI need to create reports from a ControlLogix PLC using FactoryTalk View SE (standalone).These reportss need to be saved as both Excel spreadsheets & notepad (.txt) files.Is this possible? Thanks in advance ### Assistant: TonySTS, I hope to have well understood your needs... :smileysurprised: If you need to log variables and then view them using excel, there are a couple of technote about it. Aid 29789Aid 33924 Otherwise let us know again, posting your request with some new details... :smileytongue: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: PV600 communicate toControllogix I have a PV600 (2711-K6C8) which have a DH+ port, How I can ues this PV to communicate with a ControlLogix PLC (1756-L55)? ### Assistant: You need to have a 1756-DHRIO module inside Logix Chassis; then you may connect one of its port to the Panelview, creating a DH+ network. Panelview Standard User Manual chapter 12 shows how to connect Panelview to a DH+ Also, Aid 48706 may help... :smileyhappy: - fuzzy logic Thank you very much. i am going to make a order. Great ! I'm going to ask your distributor some commissions for this sale... :smileyvery-happy: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: FTA Activation / Borrow Tracking Is it possible to see workstation specifics on where the 'borrowed' licenses have been transferred to? ### Assistant: You want try the following: On the Server Open Windows ExplorerGoto C:Program filesCommon FilesRockwell SoftwareFactoryTalk ActivationsLogsOpen Text file RSsvr.log, it will have details of all the Clients connected This file will also list Who has borrowed an Activation and for how long. edit: seems the above path isn't correct... if it is the case, try also those: C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersShared DocumentsRockwell AutomationActivationsLogsC:Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocumentsRockwell AutomationActivationsLogs Hope this helps...- fuzzy logic I too would like a way to see who has borrowered and who has licenses checkout. In my case, I am allowed to get to the server and I can also see it in AssetCentre log files, but most of our users here are not able to get to the server. And looking through the AssetCentre log file takes time. I would love to see this on the next version of Activation. There is also a set of tools available called lmtools you can search the internet for, they provide additional server maintainance functionality The Log file is virtually useless: No date, just the time of dayDoesn't tell you if it was borrowed, or just an active concurrent sessionDoesn't tell you for how long it's being borrowed The Diagnostic viewer is better, but still doesn't organize the data in an manor which you can immediately tell who has taken out a license. It can be exported to a XML file and then analized by creating a program to do so, if you know how. It's located in the following folde: C:Program FilesCommon FilesRockwellFTDiagViewer.exe n


### Human: PAC, PLC & SPC What if the difference among Programmable Automation Controllers, Programmable Logic Controllers and Safety Programmable Controllers? Couldn’t PLC achieve the functionality of PAC? Couldn’t PAC achieve the functionality of SPC? ### Assistant: You may find out a good explanation of the differances at this LINK. In brief: PAC Versus PLC Consider a PAC versus a PLC if your application requires:advanced control algorithmsextensive database manipulationHMI functionality in one platformintegrated custom control routinescomplex process simulationvery fast CPU processingmemory requirements that exceed PLC specificationsAnd about the last question: some SPC can handle also what a PAC does..this is the case of GuardLogix System. :smileyvery-happy: Hope that helps... - fuzzy logic Are there any example showing that PLC could not achieve the functionality of PAC? Also, are there any example showing that PAC could not achieve the functionality of SPC? Trank, it is not a matter that may be clarified by examples... it is related to the systems themselves.. PAC is based on PLC structure, but may handle programs related to multiple automation disciplines all in one, with the same programming software... it has more power than PLC, and integrates all the functionality that an Automation plant needs. A *normal* PLC has process instruction, but it has not the power to solve complex and quick controls... it may have motion modules, but cannot manage a very high number of axis and interpolation as PAC does... PLC can control drives over a network, but it has not an integrated database that allows to program and control the drive directly as a normal I/O module. PLC and PAC are not enough when you talk about safety controls... a safety controller has particular hardware (and also particular software/instructions) used to put the machine/plant in a safe state, in a certified mode. Hope this clarify... :smileytongue:- fuzzy logic n


### Human: Power Supply In ControlLogix Chassis, there are 4 voltages regulated from power supply: 1.2V, 3.3V, 5V, and 24V. What are these voltages used for? ### Assistant: The two most used voltages coming from PS are 5V and 24V (I/O modules, processors...) Anyway, all these voltages are used by chassis and modules; you may find some indications in the Selection Guide. Search in the .pdf file for 1.2 and 3.3 as keywords... and you will see where they're used. :smileysurprised: Screenshot has an example... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: ControlLogix Chassis What is the difference between ControlLogix Chassis Series A and B? Are they interchangeable? What is the limitation if one is intended to do so? ### Assistant: Chassis series B has been redesigned to allow more current over the backplane. With these chassis you may use -PA/PB72 and -PA/PB75 power supplies, as well the redundant Power supplies -PA/PB75R.-PA/PB75 power supplies are NOT compatible with the series A chassis. :smileysad: Series A rack only support 5v @ 10 A Series B rack support 5v @ 13 A. - fuzzy logic In ControlLogix Chassis, there are 4 voltage regulated: 1.2V, 3.3V, 5V, and 24V. What are these voltages used for? Just for reference: answer is the new thread started by Trank... http://forums.rockwellautomation.com/rockwell/board/message?board.id=IndCtrl&thread.id=489 - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Battery The Series B of the ControlLogix5561, ControlLogix5562, ControlLogix5563, and ControlLogix5564 store a copy of user’s project in its internal nonvolatile memory when the controller is power down. Then why these controllers need battery 1756-BA2 and CompactFlash card 1756-CF64?What is the difference between 1756-BA1 and 1756-BA2? ### Assistant: When they've developed the series B controllers, they also replace the use of -BA1 with new and more powerful -BA2 battery, to support also the increased memory space.-BA1 battery is used to maintain the controller memory during all the power off time, and thus its life is affected by how long the controller stays off.-BA2 battery is used only in the moment when the power is switched off, to let the project be transferred to the internal nonvolatile memory; after that it is *disconnected* and not used, thus its life is affected by how many times you cycle power to the controller. This is the why series B controllers still need a battery.CF card also is needed to backup the program in case the memory become corrupted...or for other use, like update controller firmware; remember that this card is an option, processor will work also without it. The following technote contains some useful infos about batteries... Aid 55551 Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic 1756-L55M2x use 1756-BA1 battery, but these controllers have internal non-volatile memory ranging from 750KB~3.5MB. Is it true that 1756-BA1 battery is used only in the moment when the power is switched off, to let the project be transferred to the internal nonvolatile memory for 1756-L55M2x controller? 1756-L61~L63 series A Controllers also use 1756-BA1 battery, do they have internal nonvolatile memory and do they do the same work when power down as 1756-L55M2x? 1756-L55M2x controllers nonvolatile memory have to be compared to the external compact flash over the L6x controllers... it is the only way those controllers have to backup program...they don't have CF card slot... I mean this isn't to compare with the internal nonvolatile memory of -L6x/B controllers...-BA1 battery is NOT used in the way -BA2 does... over L55M2x controllers the transfer to nonvolatile memory is a manual operation done by the programmer thru RS5000. 1756-L63 series A controller has NOT an internal nonvolatile memory... they use -BA1 in the same way L55 controllers does. Differances is that L63 controllers have an external CF card slot as nonvolatile memory. Only in L6x/B controllers the battery circuit has been redesigned to work just to hold the controller up long enough to save what is currently in memory to the internal Flash. Hope this clarify... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic When the power of 1756-L55M2x controller is switched off before manual transfer of project to its internal nonvolatile memory, the project is lost. Is that right? Is BA2 battery the same output voltage as BA1? If it is, why BA1 battery can not be replaced by BA2? I'm trying to clarify this shortly... the project inside a -L55 controller will be *retained* in memory by the -BA1 battery when the power is switched off... if the battery end its life and there isn't a project saved in the nonvolatile memory, after power cycle, the program will be lost.Anyway, the manual transfer to the nonvolatile memory should be done during online connection to the processor...I mean the processor should be powered when you want to do that... The voltage is the same, the product (-BA2) is different and it is not compatible/tested to work inside a series A controller. - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Tags on Panel Builder Hello, I'm at my first attempt in modifying an automated machine. I'm using a PanelView 1000 that was stored away. With the proper cable...I was able to upload the application. I checked the tags from the different sets of buttons. The tags are: SI0:9/1, SI0:9/2, SI0:9/3 ..Also SO0:0/6, SO0:0/7, etc. I understand that those are inputs and outputs. Is this the only way to for the two to exchange data? Cand I use B3? I mean to have a virtual button in the ladder that will cause the effect wanted. And the outputs in the ladder that will turn on a signal on the screen of the HMI? I need to create a file with the DATA FILES that would be: IS and SO? ### Assistant: Pulsar, as your Panelview is a Controlnet one, these address means that it was configured to use scheduled messages. There isn't the possibility to create these data types in RS500... these datas are transferred using M file, configured thru RSnetworx for Controlnet. Then you may move these datas to your B or N file in the project. To understand SI and SO addresses, see online help in PB32 under contents/Communications/ControlNet/Scheduled Messaging, then Tag Addressing. ie: SI0:0/0 or SO0:0 If you want to use your Panelview with a SLC-5/04 controller, you'll need to insert a 1747-SCNR module inside your chassis. You may find an example in Aid 16888, with programs also...Take a look to Panelview Standard User Manual page 207 to understand the Controlnet Connection. Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Drives AOP v2.01 I received a pdf concerning RSLogix v17 that advertised the ability to create drives while online. I saw it well before v17 was released. I was surprised to learn that creating a drive while online wasn't possible once I upgraded to v17. Going back to look at the pdf I noticed that it did say that Drives AOP v2.01 was required. When will it be released? ### Assistant: Drives AOP v2.01 is targeted January 2009 and will be downloadable from the following links when available: http://www.ab.com/support/abdrives/webupdate/software.html http://support.rockwellautomation.com/controlflash/LogixProfiler.asp - fuzzy logic buckharsh , just to inform you that the 2.01 Drives AOP is now available at the following link: http://www.ab.com/support/abdrives/webupdate/software.html# Hope this helps... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic Thanks Fuzzy. I'll check it out. n


### Human: Micrologix 1500 PLC Fault!!! I have installed a Micrologix 1500 PLC with 15 Input expansion card, when programmed I am getting a flashing fault light, I have checked the error and its reading The required expansion I/O terminator is missing Im not sure what this is supposed to be but there isnt anything I can see that is missing. Any help Please!!! ### Assistant: Micrologix 1500 base could support as many as 8 modules, then you'll need an expansion cable, a power supply and also a bus terminator 1769-ECR. Reference for this at the following link: http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/sg/1761-sg001_-en-p.pdf Another link, see starting page 1-6: http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/um/1764-um001_-en-p.pdf Also, take a look to the attached screenshot. Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic n