### Human: Ultra 3000 hardwire enable I have been wondering if the hardwire enable on the 3000 should be used with the sercos enable command ? If we use the sercos, servo on as the enable command for the drives, should the hardwire enable on the breakout board be used or not or should we leave all control to the sercos loop. I encountered a drive in this condition that would occasionally make a humming sound as it was waiting for a start and when the hardwire enable was removed from drive config and the breakout board this humming went away. There are a few others that do the same thing but I haven't had a chance to get at them. Any knowledge on this condition would be appreciated. ### Assistant: It is possible to control the enable of the Ultra 3000 SERCOS drive without having to connect 24 volts to the Drive Enable input (pin 31) of the CN1 connector. Using Ultraware, the Digital Input 1 is used for Drive enable. If the input is changed to unassigned, the drive will be enabled on power up. There will be no need for an input to pin 31 to enable the drive.Be aware that, in this case, the motor could start moving on power up. :smileysurprised: - fuzzy logic Thanks for the reply. I have an unique situation where we drive a piece of equipment with 2 servos connected by one chain. Occasionally when the machine is in a stop state, there is a humming noise coming from the two motors I was wondering if there was a conflict between the hardwire enable and the sercos enable. This usually happens when there has been an E stop condition, the e-stop is reset but the machine not started yet. n


### Human: How many PC box's does it take to run FT view SE? Every where I look they recommend four PC's. Plus the clients. Why so many? 1- Hmi Server with FT view SE Server ### Assistant: Hi numbers, Technically you could put all the components on the same computer. SE Standalone is inherently a one computer solution. Regarding the recommendations for running various components on multiple computers, some of this depends on loading. If you have 10K tags and are using RSLinx Classic (or 20K tags and running RSLinx Enterprise), that's quite a load and it might be a good idea to run components on different computers. Running the FactoryTalk directory on a separate computer is mostly a matter of convenience - it allows you to reboot the FactoryTalk directory if you suspect a problem that requires a reboot. Multiple (non-redundant) HMI servers on one computer could be a problem depending on the overall load, though the Rockwell sample project shows 5 on one computer. And of course redundant HMI servers would require multiple computers. I've had projects that exceed these limits and Rockwell urges these to be blessed by the powers-that-be. I know there is a checklist of recommended limits - you might want to talk to Tech Support about that. One thing to remember is that the term server does not necessarily mean a hardware device. A server is typically a service that runs on a pc or actual server. The FactoryTalk server is basically a service that runs and can typically run anywhere. Running it on a domain controller isn't recommended though. If you use FTView SE Standalone then you will be limited in clients due to Microsoft Windows and not FTView. There are several ways to split up your system. You can use two standalone systems which will have to be configured separately or an enterprise (FTView SE) configuration. MY preference is use two identical server machines with Marathon Technologies virtual server for redundancy, FTView SE with unlimited display, and your two clients. The FT directory can be loaded on the servers with the HMI server if you want. The tags are based in the PLC and not necessarily HMI tags. We have several installations where the PLC tag count is over 15K without any problems. Take a look at answer ID 32549 for FT design considerations in a distributed system. This is the first place to look for planning a system. I would look a the answer this way. The minimum of boxes needed for FT SE Server system is 3.DNS ServerFT Server with FT Directory, SE Server, RS Linx, FT Studio, and FT ClientFT ClientNote that if you use Standalone you only need one box. When you jump to more than one client you need a DNS server somewhere in the system and it takes 3 boxes. The other answers did not mention the need for a DNS server. You could use the plants DNS server but I have found it is much, much better to have my own and be able to set it up as I need it. The DNS server is a really big part of the systems security. Also, it is surprising the CPU usage numbers on the system even for a small network. I also keep backups and all the install CD/DVDs on this computer since the hard drive is mostly empty. Next depending on loading and redundancy you can break up the FT Server. Considering the number of screens and tags you may or may not want to split the Client on the FT Server to a different computer. That is hard to estimate. I would probably try it first in the same box and see how it behaves. I would also purchase a spare at the same time I get the other PC's and have it ready incase. If you use the spare you can get another one later but you do not want the interruption if you find you need it while setting things up. Regarding the computers I would get them with RAID 1 drives. I would also have the drives installed in front removable cases. This will not cost that much more and give you an immense amount of freedom. I also get a few extra drives mounted in the shuttles. There is no better back up you can get than a bootable hard drive that is ready to plug in and run. n


### Human: FactoryTalk View SE Remote Display Number I have used RSView32 and FactoryTalk View ME extensively. However I am just getting my feet wet with SE. The issue I am having is that I cannot figure out how to have the PLC popup a screen in SE. In RSView32 I would use a WhileRunning Event. When a PLC bit was a 1 I would use the Display command to Popup the screen In ME I would use the Remote Display Number... In SE there is no Remote Display Number and when I try the Whilerunning Even it does not work. The FactoryTalk Diagnostic says Display cannot be initiated by a HMI Server. Any ideas? Is there a VBA script that runs constantly in the background? ### Assistant: Scott, try tech note 22007. You are correct that a VBA script is required to automatically pop up a screen in SE. Basically you use a numeric display to monitor the value of a tag. When the value of the numeric display = 1, you ExecuteCommand Display MyScreen. Hope that helps. n


### Human: How to find out where tags are used in an application Does anyone know how to find out which graphics a tag is used on? I have inherited a Factory Talk View project and would like to clean up the Tag database and remove any unused tags. I know how to do this on an PanelBuilder project. ### Assistant: Mad, have you used the Project Documenter yet? Depending on what version of Studio you have, you might have to install it. v5.1 - installed as part of the product installv5.0 - available as download from tech note 46928v4.0 and earler - not available The brute force way is to export to .XML - I sincerely hope you don't have to resort to that. n


### Human: Powerflex 40 faliure after power cycle We have 46 5 hp powerflex 40 drives in our plant and have had little trouble until the other day. We had a scheduled power outage with the power company they disconnected all phases at on time but repowered us one phase at a time. after that we noticed we had 7 drives that did not power back up and are fed from the same line as ones that did. we checked voltage at the drive line input and is fine. we are at a loss as what and why this has happened. ### Assistant: Hi Red, Perhaps those drives have failed due to a problem with the switchmode power supply. On some early PF4 and PF40 drives there were some components that were affected by heat a bit more than we expected and this problem showed up. We have since improved the design. There is a knowledgebase document that describes the issue. It is document number 34911. Only certain models of PF4 and PF40 drives had this issue, and only up to a certain date. Drives manuafactured after October 2005 have the improved design. Please contact your distributor for more information about this. Linkified for convenience - JHutch Thanks Jim for the post that sounds like something else I've read in the last couple of days. P.S.. Know of any one that had these repaired with success with out charge as it seems to be a known problem? Hi, yes, if it is determined that your drives fall into the date and catalog number range, as determined by your distributor, then these drives will be repaired. Glad I found this on the Forum, I couldn't find anything on the KB. Does anyone have any record of the same problem in AB MCC's? I have an installation with 60 drives all mounted in AB MCC's we've had approx 10 of these drives fail in the same manner as described in the KB document. Follow up to my last post on this topic. Worked with AB & Local Distributor, they agreed to repair 60+ drives in an AB MCC that was experiencing these problems and fell within the qualified time frame. n


### Human: Powerflex 70 I/O Configuration Hi. I am trying to enable manual control through a series of relays when turn the PLC off. I have the I/O configured for a 2 wire control mode. When the PLC is shut off, I have a relay contact sending a signal to Auto/Man. I have configured the paramters stated in the user manual for terminal block manual mode. When looking at the paramters & related bits...Manual Mode is 1, Enable is 1, Analog In is changing in relation to the POT input. But, there are no volts being output & the HIM is still saying AUTO. I think the HIM won't change to say MAN because I have control through the TB, but I cannot seem to get it to output the signal for motor motion. Please provide any suggestions. ### Assistant: Hi, you're right about the HIM, it will still indicate Auto if you've selected Man from TB Digital input. What about parameter 96 ? Did you select there the correct manual reference from Analog Input ? What about the status led on the drive ? And the HIM indications ? - fuzzy logic Thank you for replying and trying to help. Parameter 96 is set to Analog In 2. Parameters 90, 117, 128, 179 are set to Analog In 1. The STS on drive is flashing green & HIM states stopped. It seems ok, just it is waiting for a valid Start/Run command... - fuzzy logic Yeah, you would think so. But, when the input is sent to run, nothing is happening on the output. We are seeing a command reference +/- 60Hz & the analog input +/- 10. But no output occurs. Do you think the loss of power/communication to the DPI port could be triggering a paramter that is not showing as a fault, but inhibits running? Hmmm... Are you sure about the Run input ? When the input to Run is On, what is indicated on the HIM ? And what about the STS led ? Still seems to me it is just waiting this input... see also Aid 46161 and Aid 58269 - fuzzy logic When watching the digital input status Parameter 216. Our Run bit goes to 1 when pressing run button. The following is our I/O parameter settings: Dig 1=Unused, Dig 2=Run, Dig 3=Auto/Man (=1), Dig 4=Reserved, Dig 5=Unused, Dig 6=Enable (=1). I forgot to add that the HIM still states 'Stopped' & LED flashing green. Remember the run should be mantained in a 2 wire configuration... Also, if it still indicates Stopped, check and post the P214 status and P276/P277.... - fuzzy logic Run is maintained. P214 is as follows:xx0x000000000000Fault b00 P276 & 277 is as follows:xxxxxxxxxx1x1111 Question; you mentioned the power/communication loss as being a possible trigger. What settings do you have for Comm fault & Idle fault Parameters? If you are disabling your comms to test to see if the drive will go to manual from auto automatically then this could be triggering the stop command. Perhaps I misread something along the way, but to me that would be something to look into. Cheers Hi. I confirmed that 'Comm Flt Action' = 1 & Stop & 'Idle Flt Action' = 1. So that should stop any faults occurring upon loss of cimmunication. Would using a joystick for manual speed input +/-10V require any additional parameter settings that may be causing this problem? Hi again, Comm flt Action of Stop means that a stop command is sent to the drive. What you need to have it set to is Send Flt Config; you will also need to configure those parameters as well. What comms are you using? For Example, in a 20-COMM-E you would need to look at parameters 25, 26, and 27. Again, this is only necessary if you are looking to switch from Auto to Man automatically in the case of lost comms. Cheers Sorry, but I'm not sure about the joystick. But off the top of my head, I would say no. Hi. Thank you for replying. We are going to try & set the Comm Flt Action (P10) & Idle Flt Action (P11) on the 20-COMM-C to Send Flt Config. But, then we cannot figure out where to go from there? Do we have to set up a mask in a fault handling parameter in the drive? While you're checking on things ( I may have missed something in all the posts), check Par 598, bit 15 to make sure it's not a 1 to keep Par 276 from controlling the drive. Parameter 276 is the Owners Mask, and 277 is Start Mask. The masks should have bit 0, 1, and 5 set to a 1. Not having the masks set properly will keep the drive from starting/stopping irrespective of what the inputs tell it to do. Keep us posted on what you find. Hi. Thank you for staying with us. P598 bit 15 is 0. P276 has bit 0, 1, & 5 set to a 1. But, P277 keeps defaulting back to 0s. It will not accept a change to 1? I am going to look through the user manual for a possible explanation, while I wait for your response. Thank you. This would be a part of the problem. Also, check the other masks (parameters 278-285). You can also monitor the masks in parameters 289-297 to see which owner has control. Check the data links from your PLC (par. 300-307) and make sure parameter 277 isn't in any one of these which could overwrite your setting. Not sure why it would resort back to all 0's unless something else is writing over the setting. Without the proper ownership, the drive will only accept commands from the adapters that it's assigned to. Ok. We will check all these parameters & get back to you. Thx. P301 had 277 in it. We changed it to 0 which in turn allowed us to change 277 to DPI Port 5 & TB bits to 1. We have motion! Now we can continue. Thank you. :) Always glad to hear a forum success story....glad things are working now. Glad to hear that you had a solution... Cheers Thank you for your help too. I appreciate all the time taken to asssist me on this. Cheers. Nice ! ...good catch fordtt ! I was on the road when I've asked for P276 and P277 status, but answer was: P276 & 277 is as follows:xxxxxxxxxx1x1111 So it seemed ok.... :smileywink: Anyway I'm happy it is solved now, nice to see many users here to cooperate to help others ! Keep this up RA Forum's users ! :smileyvery-happy: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Code 3, Type 16 error on start up - Kinetix 6K Sercos I am working on getting a new system up and running and I am having a few problems. I beleive once the first problem is fixed the other will go away. When the main circuit breaker is disconnected the PLC has a major fault on start up. The fault is a code 3, type 16. The fault is with the sercos module and the help file says to check electronic keying. The revisions do match. I even tried to disable the keying and this made no difference. Firmware in processor and sercos card match. I have tried to even re-flash each. The next problem is that I am having one of the four servos loose its position on start up. It goes to around -19,000 for a position on start up when it was at a position of 2. I do an absolute home with the all the servos and the absolute reference bit is staying set through the process. L61 with 4 Kinetix 6000 drives. Once the major fault is clear all works well untill main power is cycled. I was on the phone with tech connect this morning and no luck. Perhaps someone here has seen this problem before. ### Assistant: Duplicated thread, the original one is HERE. :smileywink: - fuzzy logic n


### Human: How to Determine Application Size for a FactoryTalk View ME Project How can you determine the final size an application for a PanelView Plus created in Factory Talk View Studio? Is it the size of the .MER file or is there additional space that needs to be included? troy ### Assistant: If you're asking about the PVP's Flash Memory occupation: The same as the .mer file size. If you're asking about runtime memory usage: You should download your file to PVP and, starting from firmware 5, you may use the MERuntime RAM Usage Monitor.See Aid 39481 for details. You may also see the Memory Allocation in the PVP's Configuration Settings, System Information,Terminal Informations. The dimension of the .mer file itself isn't a good indicator of the runtime RAM usage of the application. Hope this helps... - fuzzy logic Thanks for the input. My problem is that I am working offline developing a project without a physical PanelView Plus. I can run the project and make everything look nice, but am a bit worried by reading Knowledgebase articles that say the file really fluffs up (not the technical terms they use) once loaded into run time memory. The best response that I was able to get when talking with local support is that you have to load it see if it runs. If not you just upgrade the memory. That presents a bit of a problem if the first time you can get a real handle on operating size if it is at the factory acceptance test when you get the HMI. So the only thing I can do is try to get an HMI to load this into and see? Rockwell has not developed any offline tools for doing this? I'm afraid, I may understand your frustration, but I'm not aware of such an offline tool like you're searching for... :smileysad: Maybe JHutch does have other ideas about this issue ? :smileywink: - fuzzy logic JHutch do you have any ideas? No, unfortunately. Techsupport basically convered the only fool-proof method ... run it and see what happens. Basically, there are 2 factors at play. The first is that the MER file is a certain size and takes up a certain amount of storage memory. The PV+ has an internal compact flash card where MERs, fonts and log files get stored. If the MER file is too big, no joy. You might not be able to even load the MER, or it'll load, but when it runs, the log files go over the space limit and it slows to a crawl or crashes. The second factor is the memory usage (RAM). The MER file gets loaded into memory and then each screen is drawn as you use it. Depending on what is on the screens, the RAM may be just a bit more than the MER size or it could be DRASTICALLY more than the MER size. For instance, if you use jpeg files, they don't take a ton of space in a MER file. But at runtime, that jpeg gets expanded out to a 24-bit uncompressed bitmap when the display is shown. Now, it's using HUGE memory. The more objects/tags/etc used on a screen, the more memory that screen is going to chew up. Hope that explains the complexity of what you're asking for a little better. JHutch Thanks for the explanation, but doesn't all this have to happen when you click Test Application in the development environment also? I realize there are different operating systems and platforms that are being used and I don't know what all is going on behind the scenes when you are running the application out of the Studio instead of on target hardware. I don't think I'm going to have a problem, but I feel uncomforatble telling my boss that I can't really answer his question. We'll see what happens. Thanks again. Well, basically, like you said, it's the different OS and platform. And by platform, we also mean different CPU in some cases. For instance, the PV+400/600 are RISC based processors and the runtime code is slightly bigger than the same app running on a PV+700 and up. Also, Windows is notorious in being ridiculous vague about memory usage, so what Windows XP might report on your computer can vary quite a bit each time you run it. I wish I could be more helpful, but it's basically the nature of the beast on this one. JHutch Just released, Aid 64649 walk through the ME application and PVP memory considerations and suggestions to avoid system crash.... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: PF400 comms loss problem client has 4 x 250kW PF400 units with 22commD and 22Him3cs door mounted HMI. As soon as I plug the HIMM in, the drive trips on “Comms Loss”. Reset the drive, fault re-appears within a few seconds. Leave HIMM plugged out – no problem then. have flased the 22commD to latest firmware as we had simiular problem with profibus module. this time it is not the solution. Fuzzy lets sea how quick you are on this one ### Assistant: The HIM is actually powered from the same 5VDC as the 20-Comm-D module and plugging the HIM in has the initial potential to drop the voltage to the point the 20-Comm module loses communication until the HIM fully powers up. Try powering the drive down, install the HIM, and then power the drive back up to see if you again get an error. If you do, you may have a problem with the power regulator for the 5vdc....or a faulty HIM. The HIM should be able to be removed while the drive is in AUTO and not MANUAL mode while the drive is powered up. I'm agree with fordtt (he has been quicker than me this time ! :smileytongue: ) Just I want to add the following: If you set up the 20-COMM adapter for Multi-Drive operation, be aware DSI peripherals (22-HIM-*, 22-SCM-*, etc.) do not operate with the adapter in this mode; it should be in Single-Drive mode to use external HIMs. - fuzzy logic Hi Fuzzy; Fordtt did get ahead of you this time but thanks for the speedy reply, will give the info to our workshop and see if they can help the client. Regards Well as luck would have it I've actually been IN the office here lately...and the fact I'm only lucid for short durations at a time anyway.... n


### Human: FlexPak 3000 Meter Out Signal Type I cannot find anywhere in any manual that I have looked at where it says what type of output the drive's Meter Out 1 & 2 are. Are they voltage? Current? Can we select which? They show that you can select what the analog outs are if you have the expansion board, but not the built in meter out (that I can find). ### Assistant: Here from the Power Module Instructoin Manual, page 2-6: Hope this helps.... - fuzzy logic Thanks.I didnt download the manual that you show in your post, only had a couple other manuals for flexpak 3000. n


### Human: FactoryTalk View Project Documentor I downloaded and installed the FactoryTalk View Project Documentor Utility that was discussed in an earlier thread. When I try to run the application I get the following error message - The application or DLL C:RSICMNideutl.dll is not a valid Windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette. Has anyone else encountered this or know how to fix it? PC OS is XP Professional. ### Assistant: This sounds like a Windows path sort of thing. I'll bet that you have more than one of those .DLLs and the one that the Project Documenter is finding is the wrong one. This .DLL should be located in C:Program FilesRockwell SoftwareRSView Enterprise. Edit the PATH environment variable and change the order of the folders in the PATH variable so that the C:Program FilesRockwell SoftwareRSView Enterprise path is hit before C:RSICMN. It's worth a try, at least. Thanks Jonathan Kent!That worked perfectly. n


### Human: Bootp- socket connect problem I am trying to connect a already programmed control logix L 63 controller through 1756 ENBT/A ethernet I/P module. The ethernet module display scrolls some IP address but, if I try to connect to the module directly i am not able to connect to the controller. Even I am not getting reply from host when I ping with that IP address.I used a UTP cat5e straight cable, is there any wrong with this type cable or should i use a cross cable. I tried to set a new IP address using BOOTP server but I got the error socket connect problem. Please help. ### Assistant: Maybe you can try to check firewall and disable VPNs or another NICs... A straight UTP cable is fine, you can also try to use a cross cable, but normally this won't make any difference. The only thing I can think of are things like VPN protocols who are still enabled like (SecuRemote) or that your subnetmask is wrong. Using BootP will probably not help cause it is very sensitive to things like Firewall and other security in Windows. The best thing you can do is make a serial connection to the controller and check the settings of the ENBT through the backplane. aravindkumar, Please write back and let us know more about the connection you are trying to make. Are you connecting a cable directly from the Ethernet adapter on your PC to the ENBT? If so, you will probably need a crossover cable. When you make your cable connection(s), does the LINK LED on the face of the ENBT light up? If not, you are using a straight cable when you need a crossover, or vice versa, or if you are using an Ethernet switch, it's not powered up or you are connecting to the UPLINK port when you should be connecting to one of the other ports. The LINK LED not lit means the ENBT doesn't see the right signals on the 8-pin connector, and no dinking with addresses and such will make it work. <From this point on, I'm going to assume you have limited knowledge about TCP/IP and how IP addresses work. If you have a good understanding of subnets, gateways and IP routing, you can ignore the rest of this and just re-check your settings.> Please let us know the Ethernet port settings on your PC. (You can get this information by opening a Command Prompt window and typing ipconfig /all (enter). This will let you know the IP address, netmask and gateway address you are using. (If your PC has multiple network adapters, it gets more complicated.) The IP address of the PC NIC (adapter) you are connecting to and the IP address of the ENBT need to be within the same subnet. Here's an example:ENBT IP address = 192.168.101.10ENBT subnet mask = 255.255.255.0 (a VERY typical value) This means your PC should use an address that starts with 192.168.101. If you look at the subnet mask as a set of 32 bits, the first 24 bits are 1, so the first three bytes must match for the addresses to be on the same subnet. The last 8 bits are 0, so the last byte (number after the last dot) can be anything except 10 (because that's the ENBT's address), and should be between 1 and 254 (0 and 255 are usually reserved for broadcast and network-related stuff, I just avoid them.) And the PC subnet mask should be the same as the ENBT subnet mask. (Yes, I know you can't SEE the ENBT subnet mask scrolling -- but you can usually assume it is only as restrictive as the value above -- 255.255.255.0.) If the PC IP address were 192.168.102.11 (with the same subnet mask), when it tries to connect to 192.168.101.10, it will see a difference in the part of the address identified 1s in the subnet mask and assume that the ENBT is on a different subnet. So it will send the message to the gateway for routing to the other subnet. If you're just connecting a crossover cable from your PC's NIC to the ENBT, this won't work. Neither will Automatically configure my network settings because there's no BOOTP or DHCP server on your little cable network to provide the settings (and the ENBT doesn't provide this function). So an easy way to set it up if you are just using a crossover cable, or an isolated Ethernet switch and a couple of straight cables, is to set the PC IP address to be ONE different from the ENBT address (in the above case, 192.168.101.11) and set the netmask to 255.255.255.0 -- leave the gateway address blank (or, if you have to set it, set it to 192.168.101.1. If .1 is used by the ENBT or the PC, just use some other number.) One reason I have a separate PCCard Ethernet adapter in my notebook is so I can dink with its settings for doing stuff like the above, without messing up my main connection to the company network. I hope that was understandable. For more help, just let us know the hardware setup you're trying to use (crossover cable, switch with straight cables, whatever) and the IP addresses of the ENBT and the PC, and we'll let you know the next step. Hope this helped! And I didn't mean to be condescending -- I just don't know what your experience level is with setting up IP addresses and subnet masks and such. I assumed a low level..... Apologies if I assumed wrong. Dale, W8ABZ n


### Human: Remote Time in Control Logix At our site we have a control logix 1756-L61 processor and two Panel View plus 1000 units connected via eithernet. These were part of a compressor package. The engineer who wrote the package program is suppose to have set the time up so that when the time is set from either one of the panelview's it will change the time of the processor and the other panelview to synch them. I understand there is a global connection in the panelviews for time and think they are setup correctly. The time does change on each of the panelviews but not the processor. In the processor program under the folder program tags I do see remote time. It is setup as DINT7. There is a registers for time change, the year, minutes, etc. When the time is changed on the panelview and is the pushbutton is enabled the correct time and date does show up in these values, but the processor time does not change. Is something setup wrong? Is there also a way to have the panelviews look at a register once an hour or something and synch the time with the processor if it is off? I can send screen captures of the configuration of the processor or panelview screen's if needed. Thanks,Glen ### Assistant: Hi I have just had this problem on a Pv600+. You need to copy the WallClockTimeDate in Logix to DINT array 7 words long using the GSV instruction. This accesses the internal clock in the PLC. You also need to write a bit if code in the PLC that sets a digital flag for say 1 second every minute - this is your update flag for the PanelView. In the PanelView + you go to GlobalConnections - use the values in the DINT array above as necessary for minute hour etc.Then in the GlobalConnections there is a control flag that has to go from 0 to 1 to force the internal clock in the PanelView to be updated from the PLC. Use the adress of the digital flag you configured above for the control. I set the digital flag once a minute & it works fine now. Good luck GMVick, It sounds like your time values are getting to the processor from the PVPlus, so now all you need to do is a SSV command to send the DINT[7] values into the CLX WALLCLOCKTIME. example n


### Human: Adding an Endress Hauser Fieldgate & instruments into Logix. I am evaluating the E&H Fieldgate wireless HART system and I am unsure how the Fieldgate gets into Logix. Do I have to get an add-in for Logix to be able to add the Fieldgate to the configuration in the Logix system tree? If so, where would I find the file to add? Thanks.Steve ### Assistant: There are various HART protocol cards.. depends what processor platform you are using http://search.rockwellautomation.com/search?site=main_all&client=main_fe&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=main_fe&q=hart will yield numerous product for interface. You should be able to download the EDS file from E-H to be able to access the Fieldgate gateway. All wireless transmitters will go through the gateway to get on ethernet. You may have to add the gateway as a generic ethernet/ip module and configure it from any info from e-h. Endress is a Rockwell partner so there should be something existing to make this happen. Steve, Here's what I have as the official word as of today (I would guess dates are estimated, subject to change, etc.): The First release of E+H Wireless gateway planned for Jan 2010 will not be integrated into Logix. This release is for data acquisition only - no control.An EtherNet/IP version of the gateway is planned for later in 2010 (maybe even early 2011). The EIP version will include a Logix Add-On Profile for integration.The first release of the gateway will be demonstrated in the Process Booth at Automation Fair. So I guess you'll want to see what's at Automation Fair (R). Dale, W8ABZ Try Phoenix Contact which has wireless I/O for analog and digital. They have some freeware at http://www.phoenixcontact.com/eip to help configure the wired and wireless stuff. Emerson also has some wireless HART but it's mainly for easy integration into their AMS software or DeltaV. Most of the wireless HART we're seeing isn't fast enough for control anyway...update time >4 sec. and actual distances are shorter than advertised. The Phoenix stuff is quite impressive and works well. If you find an alternative, post it back and let us know. Would be interesting to find out. Ok...here's another one to try http://www.automation.com/content/wireless-hart-multidrop-communication-gateways from Prosoft. We're familiar with Prosoft and they have a wireless hart gateway that might prove helpful. Thanks for the reply. Our Endress rep brought in an Endress factory guy to show us the wireless HART gateway and adapters. We are in urgent need of a system that does what they claim theirs will do. They said that the equipment is in production and it is installed in some areas with good results. I requested to go to the Automation Fair to see the demo that Endress will be doing but my high speed management team doesn't think that spending $900 for me to go is worthwhile. I am working on a project that will be over $200,000and they are perfectly willing to buy the stuff sight unseen and rely on the vendor's pitch. But I'm just the guy that will be integrating the system into our control system, what do I know? I will probably foot the bill myself and go to the fair on my own dime and time. Some of my questions were above the factory guy so I'm trying to get all the info I can. Thanks. Steve I definitely wouldn't foot the bill myself but insist on a more technical presentation from the rep. ..SURELY he has contacts. Nothing like being on the bleeding edge of technology. Let us know what you find out. n


### Human: How Hard Are They Laughing? Token Expired Ha Ha, you got me again ABI already found the fix in the knowledgebase - this is just my rant. It must be really hilarious to those developers in Milwaukee to put in a 1 hour token expiration time as default and then allow you to go merrily along editing a display after the token has expired while only putting a warning in the status window (which you tend to keep minimized when you are editing a display). What? Did these guys have to find jobs as software developers when we closed down Sadam Hussein’s torture rooms? This kind of stuff is the reason why I always recommend Maple Systems and only use the PanelView+ if I’m forced to with a gun to my head. ### Assistant: Actually, the default is now no timeout. In older versions, it was 12 hours. No version ever, to my knowledge, defaulted to 1 hour timeout. Somebody had to have done that manually in your case (though very likely it was a mistake). JHutch I've encountered the same problem JHutch. Infuriating. I don't know how to change it, let alone set the timeout. So what is the knowledgebase IDs associated with this problem? I think it is ID 37434 and ID 32566 which talk about changing the security policy in the FT Admin Console. Yep, that's the info I was thinking of. JHutch n


### Human: Code 3, Type 16 error on start up - Kinetix 6K Sercos I am working on getting a new system up and running and I am having a few problems. I beleive once the first problem is fixed the other will go away. When the main circuit breaker is disconnected the PLC has a major fault on start up. The fault is a code 3, type 16. The fault is with the sercos module and the help file says to check electronic keying. The revisions do match. I even tried to disable the keying and this made no difference. Firmware in processor and sercos card match. I have tried to even re-flash each. The next problem is that I am having one of the four servos loose its position on start up. It goes to around -19,000 for a position on start up when it was at a position of 2. I do an absolute home with the all the servos and the absolute reference bit is staying set through the process. L61 with 4 Kinetix 6000 drives. Once the major fault is clear all works well untill main power is cycled. I was on the phone with tech connect this morning and no luck. Perhaps someone here has seen this problem before. ### Assistant: About the fault you got: Checking the box Major Fault on Controller if Connection Fails while in Run Mode in the Sercos module's properties / connection tab, will cause a major fault on the processor of Type 3 Code 16 when any fault on the sercos module occurs. For example, if the sercos ring drops out, then in the processors properties tab / Major Fault tab, you'll see Type 3 Code 16 displayed, as well as the ok led on the processor flashing red. For example it is normal for a communication error at power up because the ring takes time to phase up to phase 4 If you want to avoid this, uncheck the Major Fault check box on the Connections tab, or add a Fault Handler. - fuzzy logic The check box for Major Fault on Controller if Connection Fails While in Run Mode is NOT checked. Wow !:smileysurprised:Did you notice which fault code is inside the Sercos module in that situation ? - fuzzy logic There is no fault on the sercos module. Sorry, I mean in the Connection tab, when the CLX is in Fault... :smileytongue: - fuzzy logic No fault listed there. The status is running. On power up the CLX faults. There is no fault on the sercos card. The drives boot all the way to 4. One axis then faults, code 16 - software overtravel. The position of the faulted drive is -19568. The absolute reference bit is still set. There are no MRP's in the program. I have even added AFI instructions to disable all of the routines to rule out a programming error. I have tried another sercos card and even tried another slot on the rack. The first problem that i was having is resolved, it turns out that the two problems are not related. The problem with the CLX faulting was that it was faulting on power down, not when powering up. I happened to notice that the time of the fault did not match when the machine was powered down. When the machine was wired power to the processor was through a filter and the control power for the kinetix was not. There was just enough time delay through the line filter so that the CLX was still powered on after the drives were not. A quick swap of a wire took care of this problem. Now, on to the other problem that i am having. One of the servo drives comes back online with a position that does not match the actual position. It should be at 2mm and it comes back as -19,000, throwing a software overtravel. The motor is a MPL-B330P-MJ22A. The M indicating that it is a Multi-turn High-resolution Encoder, so it should not be loosing its position. The absolute reference bit is still set to true. My humble experience: is it the hardware, not the software. check if the wiring between the encoder and the k6k is correct. Also check if there is no connection between the shield and any of the other wires (hardly happens, but it when, it is in the cable connector at the motor side)! , elseswap drives. Power up again and check if the error goes with the drive, elsechange motor. Success,Ceeya n


### Human: Ethernet Network Hi everyone, i'm looking for improving my ethernet network performance, i'm looking for some ethernet switch Manage as many of you will definitely recommend to use. But is there a particular model that will work better with controllogix platform or any kind will just do the job after being configure as well. thx ### Assistant: Hi Flames, Aid 22044 contains a document with Switches features recommendations for use with Ethernet/IP network... for sure Stratix Switches are tested and optimized to work with Ethernet/IP, and offer some features to easily integrate them into RS5000 for Configuration and Diagnostic purposes.... For sure also Hirschmann offer good Switches that work with Ethernet/IP (i.e. RS20, RS30, MICE models). Other users will also add their preferences... :smileywink: - fuzzy logic We use Phoenix Contact managed switches they are like $560. Did wonders for network especially if you use Ethernet/IPhttp://www.phoenixcontact.com/automation/32119_30385.htm Ethernet/IP uses both TCP and UDP. UDP is a multi-cast protocol that can really slow all network performance down. If a switch supports Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) it can control where the UDP messages go and keep overall network performance up. I lot of products support IGMP. I like N-Tron switches. See the following article for more information. http://www.n-tron.com/pdf/rockwellautomationappnotev8.pdf It is a very salesy article and sort of an application guide for their products. Still at the beginning it contains some good info. Following is my story of woe. I had a network of several ControlLogix and RSView SE with several clients. Every thing was on a nice high expensive Cisco switch that IT specified. After a couple of weekw the IT guys finally figured out who was loading down the network with all this broadcast traffic and made me unplug from the factory network. After lots of politics I got permission to plug in at night to download updates. After some more research and politics I replaced the Cisco switch with an N-Tron. Everyone was happy after that. Flames, I've used the Hirschmann managed switches on a couple projects with good result. However, to get a more complete answer, I've entered a query to Mr. EtherNet/IP on the ODVA (www.odva.org) website. I'll post again if/when I get a reply. Dale, W8ABZ thx for your help, let me know when you learn more from your post. I have a lot of budies on my network, few panelview plus, Flex I/O, Other Plc communication !!! Flames, At odva.org, The automated thank you for your inquiry response says it could be a week or two until I get a reply. (It's like that with any voluntary-contributory organization -- I would not have expected an immediate answer.) So if you're in a hurry, just go for it. As I'm sure you're aware, the biggest switch feature you'll need (for I/O, Produced/Consumed tags, etc.) is IGMP Snooping. This keeps the multicast traffic only on the ports that need it. I'm curious how many PV+s is a few. A PV+ with a lot of tags and fast screen updates can really crank out the messages, and more than a few of them talking to the same controller can keep its communication task hopping. Make sure you have plenty of CPU available for comms (adjusting Controller Communications Time Slice if necessary). And if you currently use an unmanaged switch, any of the N-Tron, Phoenix, Hirschmann, Cisco (e.g., 2755) or A-B Stratix switches will be a vast improvement! Good Luck!Dale, W8ABZ i have right now, 1 panelview plus 1000 and 2 panelview plus 600, also as far of Flex I/O is over 12 full rack over that network, also a SLC 5/05 is over that network. What do you think about unmanaged switch talking to other switch?Have you get some feedback over your other post also. thx If your network is totally isolated. If you will never need to be connected to the Web. If you will nevery need to be connected to the factory netork. In this case you might get away with an unmaged switch. From my experience as a control system evolves there is no such thing as an absolutely totally isolated network. You really need IGMP Snooping. I doubt you will get that on an unmanged switch. Flames, Nothing back from Mr. EtherNet/IP yet, so I posted a reminder at the odva.org website. I did find an interesting paper that discusses the types of traffic generated in an EtherNet/IP network and how the various level 2 (managed switch) and level 3 (router) switching devices deal with them. http://www.odva.org/Portals/0/Library/Publications_NotNumbered/Utilization_of_Modern_Switching_Technology_in_EtherNetIP_Networks.pdf A more thorough document, covering everything from IP addressing and physical LAN hardware on up, through network commissioning, is: http://www.odva.org/Portals/0/Library/Publications_Numbered/PUB00035R0_Infrastructure_Guide.pdf If you get through this last document, you'll truly be an EtherNet/IP guru! I hope these help you understand the reasons why a managed switch (with VLAN, Port Mirroring, and most especially, IGMP snooping) is critical to success on EtherNet/IP networks, especially those with I/O and Produce/Consume (class 1) connections (those that have an RPI). As before, if I hear more from ODVA, I'll post. Dale, W8ABZ A couple of things to go along with the prior comments that have been posted. It's not always enough to buy a managed switch with IGMP snooping. You have to actually manage it, which at the very least means turning on the IGMP snooping. If it's not turned on, you wasted your money. Same for VLANs - they have to be managed. IGMP snooping also requires that at least one querier be present on the network to generate multicast membership queries. You can have a whole mess of IGMP snooping switches waiting patiently (forever) for a designated querier to ask about membership. IGMP is a layer 3 (network layer) protocol, and switches are a principally a Layer 2 (data link layer) device. Note: IGMP is different than IGMP snooping. The membership query is a Layer 3 packet, since IGMP was originally designed for routers, not switches. Routers have long been able to issue membership queries. More recently, newer switches can do so too (making them partly a Layer 3 player). The setup within switches to enable listening and responding to query packets is often a separate selection from designating a switch as a querier. I've heard mixed reviews about the effectiveness of more than one querier, but there's no doubt that fewer than one leaves you virtually no better off than using hubs (repeaters) if your traffic is predominantly multicast, as it is in I/O networks. If you want to know if you've done an effective job of network design, mirror your trunk port (the one hooked out to other systems) and monitor the traffic with WireShark. Don't expect the multicast traffic to be zero (the membership queries themselves are multicast), but they should be a very small part of the overall traffic on the trunk port. Especially make note of the source address of those multicasts. If the source is the address of an I/O rack, a drive or such, you're probably not containing them. Many people look at their first WireShark capture, and become alarmed to see destination addresses they don't recognize. Multicast groups have IP addresses in the Class D range, which is 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. So, IP nodes wishing to multicast to others will not send data to a unicast address (the most recognizable ones), but to the Class D address of the multicast group. The receiver of these multicasts (if they've subscribed to the group) will bind that multicast address to its own network interface card, along with their own unique unicast address. You can get WireShark for free, and Google lots of information about it. It's the de facto standard in packet analysis. If you're not doing packet captures once in a while, you're only guessing about the effectiveness of your equipment and your design. Also, if you're not mirroring to your capture port, you're not seeing the true picture. n


### Human: All PanelView Plus Explosion Proof Certification Hi, any way to locate the above items? ### Assistant: Actual Certifications for Panelview Plus family are reported below: See also the following: LINK Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic n


### Human: RSveiw 32 RT - screen blanks out (no data) Currently have three identical RSVeiw applications running on three different Winders as operator interfaces. Two of the three routinely experianc what the operators call 'blank screens' or 'lock ups'. What appears to happen is either that the RSVeiw application is no longer communicating with the OPC topic in RSLinx, or Linx is no longer communicationg to the PLC. All three PC's are running Windows XP Srvc Pk3, RSVeiw32 Run Time 7.5 and RSLinx Classic 2.54. All Rockweel products have the proper license. In addition the screen is an HIS touch screen connected via AdderLink KVM extenders (X2 Silver). THe first machine had a simialr issue early on at start-up, however since the PS2 mouse and keybaord were unplugged from the remote extender module the issue went away. The second machine ran for a month before this issue started, and the third machine for aproximately two weeks. The RSVeiw system nodes and channels are configured correctly for each and RSLinx is configured using the ethernet device driver pointing to the correct IP address for the CLX Ethernet card in each PLC. There is a mill lan connection to each PLC because there are produced and consumed tags for each to an MCC PLC for small motor control. We've tried to many different things to list here, but my feeling is it may be related to Linx and XP.Windows Event veiwer has shown application hang for both Linx and RSVeiw. *Updates to the above Message: RSLinx vs 2.52, RSVeiw Vs 7.4; the systems were rolled back to XP SP 2 and the patch for Linx 2.52 installed. In addition installed updated drive for HIS 19 Touch Screen. Still have issue on one machine - can go days without issue then have mulitple issues within an 8 hour shift. A Re-Boot of HMI Dell PC seems to be the only fix. We are currently in the process of taking the following steps to isolate this issue: 1) As a test, install a UPS in the drive cabinet to power the ### Assistant: In effect there is a possible problem with RSLinx Classic 2.54... it is NOT tested/compatible with Windows XP SP3...:smileysad: this maybe or not related to the issue you have, but has to be considered as a potential cause. Aid 42682Aid 56260 - fuzzy logic Hi, I also have similar problem with separate 2 Dell workstations installed with RSview32 Runtime and communicating with ControlLogix PLC via Ethernet/IP OPC topic. The screen somehow hanged and locked till need to be shutdown manually by forced pushing workstation button. It's getting more frequent nowadays. Somehow, I asked my client to check on all RSView32, RSLinx and workstation WinXP version and SP. Please kindly revert for any possible solutions or useful information. n


### Human: Graphic Library Add-Ons Anybody know if any additional graphics are available anywhere. In particular im looking for a chemical metering pump graphic. I'm sure i could make a half way decent one if given some time, which i seem to have very little of these days. Any help/suggestion would be most appreciated. ### Assistant: Woody, try tech note 34729. These are RSView32 graphics, but they can be imported into SE. I don't think they can be imported into ME, though. Hope that helps. thanks for your reply! n


### Human: Display not able to shut down I have an application in FT View SE, I have several On Top Screens. On them I am using a button release action Abort me.On all of my other pop-ups this button closes the window just fine, but on 1 it wont close and I get an error Display(s) cannot be closed that's it.I can't find any difference on it from any other one I have done. I even deleted the button and created a new one with the same result.Anyone have any ideas? ### Assistant: Hi Smoke, could be possible to have your application attached in a new post to test ? - fuzzy logic Smoke, the only time I have seen that sort of behavior is when the screen is trying to complete some task and can't be closed until that task is done. Two possibilities are VBA code executing or a pending tag write that has not completed. If you have VBA, try disabling or deleting it and see if you get the same problem. If the problem goes away, then you can start debugging your code. For the tag write thing, check the FactoryTalk log (if you are using RSLinx Enterprise) or the RSLinx communication event log (if you are using RSLinx Classic). You might also try the divide and conquer approach - delete half the objects and retest. If the problem goes away, it was an issue with the half you deleted. Restore that and delete half again. Keep deleting until only the problem object remains. I experienced a similar problem but not quite the same. It turned out to be a power problem and using the OPC driver to talk to ControlLogix. First the power would fluctuate and make the PLC start to shut down. Before it went down completely it would come back up. It drove communications to RSLinx nuts and then trickled threw to the graphics. They would become sluggish is a you would normally expect. Sometimes they would lock up and you could not close the client. I would have to force Windows to close the unresponsive Client. Interestingly SE Server recovered. I dealt with the power problem and the lockups went away. I was told later that this was also tied to the OPC driver and that if I used RSLinx Enterprise this would not have happened. I have since installed Enterprise. I cannot testify that it made any difference. n


### Human: Problem in Opening a Project in RsView Hi, I am using RsView 7.5 CPR 9 SR 1. I had created a project. have opened up few screens from my old project. but now when i try to open up a project i am getting errors as enclosed in this message. The first message i am getting is the connect to watcom sql and the second is obdc error. because the errors that i have mentioned, i am not able to open up any project. even if i try to create a new project i am not able to do it. can anyone please do help me in this regard. i have earlier worked on some of the older versions of RsView (upto version 6). i haven't faced any such problems earlier. Also i need a help with rest to posting message in this forum. I am not able to attach more than one attachment. can any one help me in this as well. Regards Gopal ### Assistant: Hi Gopal, There are a few tech notes on this message - try 9645, 31346 and 48060 for starters. Good luck! n


### Human: ultra3000 error e11 I've a ultra 3000 connected to motor N-2302 and when i tried to configurate the motor in the prgram the ultra 3000 change the status to E 11, I tried with different motors and iI got the same error. Could anybody help me with this situation. ### Assistant: Try to take a look to the following technotes: Aid 20629Aid 21807 (TechConnect Authorization required) Hope this helps.... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Formatted Computer lost license Hello I'm working in one of the automation labs in my University, where 3 licenses for different Rockwell software's were installed through factory talk web service in three different computers. One of the computers was formatted and the license for this computer was lost. How can I do to recover it. Im trying to get customer support through the chat service, but this message appears :You don't have permission to access this document. Thank you This answer is 'locked' or being updated You do not have permission to access this document. This answer is 'locked' or being updated You do not have permission to access this document. ### Assistant: Hi Andres. Unfortunately, the chat service can't, at this time, tell the difference between chat requests for products that require a support contract (ie, most of them) and those that do not (ie, Activations). Therefore, if you don't have a support contract, online chat is not available to you. However, the phone support guys *are* able to help with Activation issues, so give them a call. I realize this isn't the optimal solution (both for you *or* us, since chat is more efficient use of our engineers in most cases). We've got some ideas on ways to fix this, but we haven't started trying to implement those ideas yet, so for right now ... just call. JHutch JHutch, FTA asks us for either a hard drive identifier or MAC address when initially getting the activation from RS through the internet. In this particular case, the hard drive was reformatted, no hardware replacement. The hard drive identifier and the MAC address are the same as before the formatting. One would expect FTA to make note of the identical hardware and re-download the activation with no further hassle. The identifiers are unique, right? Is this how FTA actually works in the case of reinstalling software?This is not an idle question; I have a computer on which I must soon do a reformat, possibly do a hard drive replacement. The user installed using the MAC address as the unique hardware code. If you back up your FTA activation file, you can re-use it on the same hardware. This is the point of having a nonencrypted plaint-text activation file. It's just a text file; you can store it on any computer media or network device that you can connect to. The file has a *.LIC extension and is located in C:Program FilesCommon FilesRockwellActivations. As long as the hardware used to create the license has not changed, you can simple copy the file into that directory and FT Activation will use it. That's the circumstance that TJ will be in, so he will have no problem preserving his FT Activation. When you reformat a machine or otherwise delete the FT Activation license file but have no backup, the FTA server does not just serve up another copy of the license file. You have to call and ask for it. I've done it; I had my serial number handy and it took about 5 minutes. Ken, I think I've made my opinion of FTA clear here and in other venues. (grin). Don't you think that, if nothing's changed with the unique hardware identifier (say, the MAC address), that FTA should register back with RS (call the mothership, in other words), note that the information is still the same, and be back in operation without the explicit call to request it? If FTA worked this way (transparently to the user for once), I would have one small positive thing to say about it. Ideally, FT Activations are restored by having the user copy their backup of the *.LIC file onto the restored computer. No phone calls, no Internet access, no database inquiry, no validation, no support, no contract, no mess, no fuss, no indigestion, no headaches. Instead, when the *.LIC file is lost, it is not automatically restored but must be requested. I don't urge customers to pick up the phone anymore, after an incident a couple of years ago when a customer complained repeatedly about not getting an e-mail reply back from Tech Support. I lost my patience with him. Why is it so hard for you to make a simple phone call ! He lost his patience with me. Because I've been deaf since the war ! n


### Human: FTView Studio Alarm Configuration Just a couple of quick questions regarding alarm development for a PVPlus using FTStudio for ME. 1. Is there a way to resize the alarm configuration dialog box. The ridiculously small dialog box doesn't allow for my longer tag names to be completely visible as triggers, so I find myself constantly having to edit fields so I can see the end of the tagname (which is the important part in this case), then switch back to edit the message. 2. Has anyone found a way to edit the alarm configuration elswhere (Excel, notepad, etc...) View32 & PB32 used to be able to export alarm tags which would allow you to edit them to a usable software, then re-import them to the desired software. ### Assistant: You can't resize the window, which does make things difficult when trying to work with lots of long alarms. But here's a trick you can try: highlight the Trigger, Trigger Value and Message columns, press Ctl-C, then paste it into Excel by pressing Ctl-V. Make your changes there and then do the reverse to get your changes back into ME. Hope that helps. Right click on alarm setup and export the alarms as XML.You can then edit the triggers and alarms in notepad before re-importing them. n


### Human: RSLinx and CLX OPC A&E (Alarm and Event) Compliance Hi, any link or information which can prove the above subject? ### Assistant: Not sure I understand your question. What type of RSLinx do you mean? RSLinx Classic or RSLinx Enterprise? RSLE has FTAE built into it, but ANY data server can use a FTAE Tag server. You could write your own OPC server and that would also allow for FactoryTalk Alarms and Events in that case. See chapter 6 of the FTAE users guide for a walk-through. The question was related to ONLY RSlinx Classic, not RSLinx Enterprise which I'm aware of its own A&E. But how about RSLinx Classic? Support OPC A&E? As I sais, ANY data server can have FactoryTalk Alarms & Events if you use a Tag Alarm Server. n


### Human: Excel DDE Ftview SE How to link FTview SE and excel via DDE links ? ### Assistant: I don't believe SE supports DDE. What do you want to see in Excel? If it is logged data, see tech note 29789. If it is realtime data, you are better off using RSLinx Classic (with an activation) to view the controller data directly. Try to see Aid 42049 (How to Use Excel as DDE Server and FactoryTalk View SE as DDE Client) - fuzzy logic n


### Human: RSView32 and OPC version 2.05 Hello! I am trying to communicate an OPC Server (Motorola OPC Server for MOSCAD) that is specified as 2.05 version compliant. I am using RSView32 version 7.40 with no patches. I would like to know if someone has a similar experience and how to fix it. Thanks in advance, Johnny ### Assistant: As far as I know, when RSView32 is the OPC Client it only uses the older 1.0a data access standard, so that it can be compatible with a broad variety of OPC Servers. Is the Motorola OPC server also OPC version 1.0a compliant ? Most OPC servers that support OPC DA 2.0 also support the earlier standard. What exactly is your problem ? Are you having trouble browsing tags, or just listing the OPC servers, or is there a data quality problem ? Questions that Tech Support would ask include: Is the OPC Server local to the RSView32 computer or is it remote ? What operating system and service pack are you running ? Can you use the OPC Test Client to read data from the Motorola OPC server ? I haven't had any experience with that particular OPC server, but usually troubleshooting these is pretty generic. If the OPC server has its own OPC client, see if that can connect.If the OPC server has diagnostics, see what errors are occuring.If the OPC server requires an activation of some sort, make sure it is present.If the OPC server resides on different computer than the OPC client, check the Windows event logs to see if any errors occur. Also make sure that Windows security is allowing access. One simple (but incomplete) test is mapping a drive to the remote computer - make sure no prompt for username/passoword appears. Also, to ensure that the Windows Security log is capturing any failed connection attempts, turn on all Failure audits (details can be found in tech note 51244). Do this on both computers.If nothing else works, you can try the Matrikon OPC Sniffer:http://www.matrikonopc.com/products/opc-data-management/opc-sniffer.aspx If this fails, I would contact Motorola tech support. If that fails, I would contact Rockwell tech support. Hope one of these solutions helps. n


### Human: Custom HTML pages in ML1100 It may be possible to create custom HTML pages and load them in a ML1100 Micrologix? :mansurprised: ### Assistant: Custom-designed User Provided page views are only available on Micrologix 1400 at this moment. - fuzzy logic n


### Human: RS485 DSI Protocol 40P to Micro1400 Does anyone have any examples or literature on how to do this? First time user of 40P's and of this communication. Have 3 drives. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ### Assistant: Try to start from Aid 33774, it is realized for MX1100 and PF4/40, but applies the same for your components... See also User Manual - App.C Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic Check with your local RA distributor or sales office for literature from the Connected Components campaign. There were pre-built logic and wiring examples for the MicroLogix 1400 and 1100 connected to PowerFlex 4-series drivers as part of that commercial program. I use Appendix C of the User Manual as my reference whenever I'm doing Modbus RTU communications with a PowerFlex 4-series. I still prefer to hardwire the Start and Stop commands to the controller and run my speed reference and data collection over the network to make troubleshooting simpler in the field. n


### Human: failed to backup system directory Im using RSView ME. When I try to load an application I get the message failed to backup system directory. Can you tell me what can be causing this problem? Thanks ### Assistant: Are you using RSView ME Station ? There are some documented actions to try: 1) Repair Factory Talk. To perform a repair do the following:Go to Control Panel's Add or Remove programsSelect Factory Talk Automation PlatformSelect Click here for support informationSelect Repair2) Ensure user has administrative privilegesThis can be easily tested by logging into the computer as an administrator. If the issue can not be reproduced, then assign admin privileges to the original user account experiencing the error message.3) Reinstall ME Station Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Report Hi everyone, is there a way to do some kind of print report of a program for HMI with factoryTalk View Studio ??? ### Assistant: Try to take a look to FactoryTalk View Project Documenter, it is available as a downloadable tool since version 5.00 of FactoryTalk View and it is installed as part of the product install since version 5.10. See Aid 46928 for further infos. Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Image from camera to Panelview Plus I have set up Rs View Studio as Technote 40078 but I keep getting my homepage plus errors. Is there a special way of writing the IP address in the properties? the camera is a Axis and I can use the IP on a normal web browser but in RS View I get the errors the item does not exist on any server ??!! Any ideas ?????? ### Assistant: Try to use the application attached to Aid 31315 to test your WebBrowser and see if it works... Anyway, create for the URL field a new tag of type STRING, and insert the address from within a String Input object....see image below... Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic n


### Human: 700S Simulated Encoder Output Looking at an application where a motor mounted encoder needs to go to the 700S (for drive/motor loop closure) and an M02AE card. Sure, you can parallel the signal and put a buffer/repeater module in. What would be nicer is if the 700S had a simulated encoder output module, like a Control Techniques drive. Anyone know of an addon module for this purpse? ### Assistant: Try Motrona encoder splitter. n


### Human: step/direction (stepper) output with CLX & Ultra 3K I have an existing application with a microprocessor providing step and direction pulses to a Ultra 3000 for positioning a machine.I want to replace the microprocessor with Controllogix, but can not replace the existing drive. Is a third party stepper module (AMCI 3202) my only option?Can I position control the 3K in velocity mode with the 1756-M02AE? ### Assistant: Hi flashbif, nice to *see* you again here in the Forum. :smileywink: Actually, CLX stepper module is only available through Encompass partner AMCI, as you've already indicated.Anyway, the other solution you've mentioned is also valid, and IMO more versatile and more integrated, as you may use all the Motion instructions inside RS5000, just use the Ultraware to change the type of control you will use. Aid 22169 contains -M02AE Motion examples that may help. - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Timed Events in FactoryTalk SE Hello all,We have been looking at Rockwell as a replacement for our current DCS system and have just gotten funding for a small system to test in one area of the mill (Pulp&Paper). I've spent some time working with static graphics and creating global objects for motors and controllers. However, I have run into several roadblocks and was wondering if anybody had encountered them as well. I'm looking at doing several operations after a set period of time in FactoryTalk SE. I've looked around and searched the forums and haven't had much luck finding what I'm looking for so I thought I'd ask here. I am aware that the functions provide an Interval function that returns a 1 after the specified period of time and have been able to successfully use it, but I'm not sure how to make it work for my task. The first is opening either an overlay or a small menu as part of a global object (motor indicator with about 40+ instances), that after a certain period will time out. My first inclination is to do this by loading a seperate display and overlaying it. In this case an ActiveX instance of the Microsoft Timer control could be implemented to close the menu automatically. When attempting this, I have found it difficult to display the menu next to the Global Object that calls it, without manually specifying where I would like the graphic to pop up each time. My second attempt involved embedding the menu as a set of buttons in the GlobalObject and using VBA to hide the grouped object after a certain amount of time. However I found that VBA code doesn't attach to a GlobalObject and each new instance of the object renames the components. My second issue involves the Numeric Input, because the forecolor and backcolor cannot be set, it clashes with our desire to implement a low contrast operator display. Additionally, the Numeric Input keeps the input selected even after entering a change, which isn't allowed for fear of accidental input. As a result my desired solution is to have a Numeric Input and Label overlayed, where the Touch of the Label would hide the Label and show the Numeric Input, selected. When the change had been made to the Numeric Input or after a certain amount of time, it would unselect and show the Label again. I know these sound pretty specific but I thought others may have encountered similar roadblocks and found a workaround for them. Thanks for your time,Jordan Braun Attachments: A mock up of the global object with Motor Start/Stop/Jog menu. ### Assistant: Hi Jordan, OK, maybe I am overlooking something, but I think you could accomplish goal #1 by using VBA in the Display_StartAnimation event, maybe something like this: For x = 1 to 100000 'an arbitrary sleep interval DoEventsNext xButton1.Visible = False ' where Button1 is the name of the global object For goal #2, you CAN set the color of a numeric input - see Display Settings-> Behavior tab. Hope that helps Wow, I was so far off about FT VBA works and how it delt with Global Objects. I downloaded a copy of the Plant PAx process objects and the VBA object model and have been able to get a better understanding of some of the workarounds. I'll run through it this morning and see if I can get your solution to work. Thanks! n


### Human: ML1400 and Custom Logo I am trying to load our custom logo into a ML1400 so that it shows on power up rather than the default logo. I have saved the logo as a black and white BMP. The file size is 1086 bytes. It is 128 x 64 pixels in size. I have created the ASCII files in the ML1400 program and imported the image to the ASCII files. I do the import on A11 and the logo fills up A11, A12 and part of A13. In the LCD function file I have set CBL to 11. I downloaded the program to the ML1400, cycled power...and I keep getting the default logo. Is there something really obvious I'm missing here? I can get the bootup string to work fine on a ML1100 but something is eluding me on the logo for the ML1400. Thanks! ### Assistant: Problem could be in the file size, yours is 1086 bytes, as it must be 1088 bytes...maybe you've used MSPaint to realize it... ?! Your imported Bitmap file format should meet the following criteria: • image resolution : 128 x 64 pixels (black/white image) • image size : 1088 bytes (consisting of image header = 62 bytes + raw image data size = 1024 bytes + padding data : 2 bytes) Anyway, try to follow what is explained in the Word doc inside Aid 61155, expecially the last 3 sheets. Basically you have to copy first 10 characters of the ASCII file where the image is in the technote's attached example file .rss, inside your project, first 10 characters of ASCII file with your imported logo. Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic I should've kept reading that document. When it started to describe using Photoshop I tuned out since we don't have that software. It was a little clunky to understand but I got it working. Thanks for the help! n


### Human: RSView32 multi-window I have a customer that wants display mulitple RSView Windows simultaneously on a single large screen (46-50) LCD in a 2x2 grid. Does anyone know how to do this? ### Assistant: If you size the main RSView32 window to fit the extended desktop, you can issue Display commands with /X and /Y switches to specify the coordinates where you want the graphic to appear. You might want to check out tech note 8377 as well. n


### Human: How to program a powerflex 70 on devicenet to reverse from my contro logix plc I need to know how program my controllogix plc, to reverse my powerflex 70 drive, which is on DeviceNet.. I will be creating a momentary push button in RSVeiw Studio 4.0 to trigger the command. Thanks. ### Assistant: Basically you have to work with bits 4 and 5 of the Logic Command Word... see image... Your momentary push button would have to set the right bits combination when pressed, through your PLC logic. An example of a complete control of a PF70 via Devicenet is inside 20Comm adapter User Manual - Chapter 5-10 - fuzzy logic Don, As for how to program the logic to toggle from the momentary push button, you could use the feedback of the Commanded Direction from the drive along with the input from the RSView operator station to figure out how to set the direction command bits to the drive (that Fuzzy gave you). If the button is clicked (HMI writes a 1) (XIC HMIToggleDirRequest), then: If the Commanded Direction status input from the drive is Forward: (XIC DriveStatus_CommandDir) Then set the output command word bits to the drive (the table Fuzzy sent you) to set it to Reverse (OTL LogicCommand_Reverse and OTU LogicCommand_Forward) If the Commanded Direction status input from the drive is Reverse: (XIO DriveStatus_CommandDir) Then set the output command word bits to the drive to set it to Forward. (OTL LogicCommand_Forward and OTU LogicCommand_Reverse) and finally, clear the 1 that the HMI button sent back to a zero: (OTU HMIToggleDirRequest) so the above logic doesn't keep flip-flopping the direction.(for a total of 3 output branches) (The tagnames I used above are from the PF70 on EtherNet/IP profile. CommandDir is bit 2 of the input word. For the output word, Forward is bit 4 and Reverse is bit 5, as the table Fuzzy sent you shows. I just made up an HMI tag name. call it whatever you want -- it's a BOOL tag where the HMI Momentary Button writes a 1.) Don't use the Actual Direction status input (bit 3) in the logic above, because this shows the actual rotation direction. (You probably want to display this on your screen as status, though...) If you flip the drive to reverse while it is running forward, the Commanded Direction flips to reverse immediately; the drive slow to zero, then the Actual Direction status flips and the drive accelerates in reverse to the speed reference. If you click HMI button accidentally, you can just click again and the Commanded Direction is restored without having to wait for the drive to decel all the way down to zero and change direction. The drive will have slowed a bit, but will accel back up to speed. Finally, for the HMI click action of writing a 1, do this on button REALEASE if you can (instead of press). (View32 and ViewSE both let you do this. I don't remember on ME.....) Then if someone clicks the button and realizes they didn't want to reverse direction, they can drag the cursor off the button before releasing and not trigger an unintended reversal. (Most Windows buttons work this way -- act on button release, not on press.) As I wrote this, I assumed you are fairly new to Logix and HMI programming. If I've assumed wrong, I apologize for stating stuff you probably already knew. Hope this helped!Dale, W8ABZ n


### Human: Minor Fault caused by using Clock Update Tool??? In preperation for a more seamless Daylight savings execution than previous years, I decided to try and syncronize all our Processors today using Clock Update tool V2.2.5. Upon execution I had a major plant upset caused by numerous differential and pressure alarms. It would seem that the values returned from scaling routines were affected by the application. Has anyone had any similar issues? Are there known conflicts when using this tool on programs utilizing GSV function blocks? I am going to duplicate the test again during our next shutdown to verify that it was indeed the application of this software and not some random coincidence. The processor affected was a 1756-L62 ControlLogix 5562 Controller, Revision 15.3. Unfortunately no faults were recorded in the PLC that was affected. ### Assistant: Are your scaling routines using the WallClockTime ? Are they using the rolling timestamp of the controller ? I cannot imagine (and have never seen) the Clock Update Tool affecting anything but the WallClockTime object. That certainly does sound alarming. Can you share information about how scaling is done in your controllers ? I cannot find any links to the WallclockTime. There is a routine that already updates that particular controller's date and time every hour on the hour so it is possible that it tied up the scan enough to affect the scaling routines...Had I done the update offset from 00:00 then it may not have occurred at all. I will have a chance tomorrow to simulate the update repeatedly so I can try different scenarios and test for repeatability. Possibly this is a conflict between two different methods of updating the clock occuring at the same time. Easy enough to test by running the simulation again with the existing routine AFI'd and not. I may have found the culprit, they used the ScanTimeSec to calculate the Filter Holding Register in the AI Scaling routine. A jump of a few minutes to the wallclocktime would generate a very large scantime and greatly increase the scaling factor. Here is the calc for Scantime IN2-H2O, In your calculation above, use the Class Name = CST, Attribute Name = CurrentValue, not the WALLCLOCKTIME. The CST value is a running number of microseconds used for timing and is independent of the current date and time set in the WALLCLOCKTIME object. (I don't know for sure what sets it to zero -- download, powerup, whatever...) If you look at the help for the WALLCLOCKTIME GSV attributes, you'll get an idea of how the CST and WALLCLOCKTIME are related: CST.CurrentValue + WALLCLOCKTIME.CSTOffset = WALLCLOCKTIME.CurrentValue The WALLCLOCKTIME CurrentValue is the number of microseconds since a reference date/time. (In Version 15 and earlier, the reference is 1972-01-01 00:00:00.000000. In Version 16 and later, they changed the reference to 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000 to line up with the zero time for the UTC epoch. It's a standards thing.....) When you set the controller clock, what you are really doing is determining a new WALLCLOCKTIME CSTOffset from the current controller CST CurrentValue so that the WALLCLOCKTIME CurrentValue will be the correct number of microseconds since the reference time. So setting the DateTime attribute (or LocalDateTime for V16 and later) of WALLCLOCKTIME changes the WALLCLOCKTIME CSTOffset and WALLCLOCKTIME CurrentValue to get the clock to read the newly-set date and time. But the CST CurrentValue just keeps on ticking along without any big jump. So when you do scan time calculations for rate-of-change or filter calcs, be sure to use CST CurrentValue. Don't use WALLCLOCKTIME CurrentValue. Try that change in your GSV (rung 2) and let us know how it works! Dale, W8ABZ IN2-H2O, One more thing. The calculation used for the time difference will generate a MinorFault on math overflow every time CST CurrentValue[0] wraps from positive to negative (on the subtraction of the previous scan's value). Here's a way to do it that takes an extra microsecond or two but won't log any minor faults: I scaled the captured image a bit so it would fit better in the post -- I hope you can read it OK. The code is from the T_Scan Add-On Instruction that is in the Vendor Sample code Add-On Instruction examples ACD file that installs with V17. Note the sneaky addition of 2**31 (twice) to account for the DINT rollover without ever overflowing. Check your Minor Fault log and see if you're getting math overflows on the subtract in rung 3 of your routine. If so, try the above and let us know how that works too! Hope this helps!Dale, W8ABZ High five for Dale ! I agree, and I can't wait to try this out. Our shutdown just got postponed another day so i must be patient. In the meantime I am checking through our other 23 controllers looking for similar issues and clearing up more minor faults. Thanks for everybodies input already, I'll be sure to report back the results and close out the thread. I got a chance to apply the change yesterday and it seems to be working correctly now. I have not programmed in the overrun protection yet but I will be watching for minor faults in the next few days. The old logic would result in the same fault and it hasn't been an issue yet either so I believe we are clear, if not I will then apply the sneaky logic. I would like to apply one change at a time and monitor it for side effects first. Good news is, I was able to duplicate my previous minor fault and throw off my scaling routines with the clock update tool before the change and not after so I am very certain that this issue is now resolved. Thanks for the help guys and thanks for being here. Here's another solution to eliminating the minor error (that results as a overflow of the maths that we're really not interested in and just want to ignore it). The attached has an AOI that Rockwell provided in some of their examples prior to V17. Nothing really special in this AOI that you wouldn't do yourself - except that it also takes care of the minor error by forcing the maths to 30 bits instead of 32. Key thing is that when deriving the elapsed time, we're only interested in the magnitude of the increment of the bit pattern, not interested in signed integers etc. What happens in this AOI is that the most significant 2 bits are masked out and ignored - thus never generating the overflow in the first place. It essentially forces the maths to operate and act like a 30 bit unsigned integer. Edited message as I've just seen that the previous example posted was also from a Rockwell AOI.Note - this AOI still has the bug of WallClock instead of CST as reported by Dale, but its pasted up here to show another way of the minor error fix for deriving the difference in values, and you will need to look in the AOI instruction - note no code in the main program. n


### Human: 1734-RTB3 We are looking into getting IB8's for our point I/O system. However, with the way we power our photoeyes, we need to know the wiring configurations of an IB8 using a RTB3. We couldn't find any literature on this. Thank you. ### Assistant: You cannot find it because what you're asking is not a possible solution... :smileysad: The 1734-IB8 are not compatible with the 1734-TB3 or TB3S bases. Since the TB3 / TB3S RTBs internally short the 4-5 and 6-7 connections together, any module that has unique signals on [4, 5] and [6, 7] should not used. Reference Aid 59850 - fuzzy logic n


### Human: SMC Flex Configuration Loss I am currently experiencing problems with a couple of SMC Flex softstarters which are connected over DeviceNet to a CompactLogix system. It seems that one of two faults may occur. I have not personally attended any of the problems and are onlyrelaying information given to me. 1. The SMC Flex seems to lose their configured data for apparently no reason. I have told the client to ensure that after he has reprogrammed them that he must save the data to Eprom and he has assured me that he has done this but the configured data loss still occurres from time to time. 2. According to the client it seems that the comms between the PLC and SMC Flex freezes. It does not accept a start command over the network but when a hardwired start command is issued it starts ruling out the possibility that the enable is missing. The firmware revision is 3.006 and ADR is enabled. ### Assistant: Sambo, obviously the best is to be on site and see what happens exactly, which fault code is displaied etc... :smileysurprised: Anyway, there is a known issue on ADR and SMC-Flex firmware revision 3.006 and earlier, as reported in Aid 30710... also there are two new firmwares for v5 and v6 that replace the original inside some SMCs which exibits the same error ( Aid 55159). Maybe the problem out there is coming from improper ADR functionality... :smileytongue: Hope that helps....- fuzzy logic Sambo,for the first problem given i think the required solution is only save to eeprom.For the second problem mentioned,make sure SMC-Flex should be 3-wire controlled otherwise it wouldn,t accept start command from PLC.Hope it helps.:smileyhappy: Agree to being on-site. My coleague, a junior engineer, tells me that there are no fault code displayed. Which to me is strange. The only reason I can think of is that comms actually does freeze up in the SMC and that it still thinks it is communicating to the PLC although it is not. Highly unlikely but possible I suppose. I will try to do a firmware upgrade and see whether that will solve the problem. Sambo,did you find out whether SMC is 3-wire or 2-wire controlled? Hello Friends, I am using about 30 number of 150-SMC-Flex devices on DeviceNet with 20-COMM-D Series-B module. I have installed the modules and the LEDs PORT/MOD/NET-A are steady Green. I have programmed the 150-SMC-Flex for Soft Start and Soft Stop Parameters. I am trying to give DeviceNet Out Signal to start the motor connected to 150-SMC-Flex. For this Motor to start I have enabled Logic Command bit 1 to ON State. In my PLC program, controller tags: Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0] to Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[4] are mapped for DNET Node Output and Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:I.Data[0]to Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:I.Data[4] are mapped for DNET Node Input. By this mapping, my plc logic makes bit Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0].1 == ON making sure that Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0].0 == OFF, Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0].8 == OFF, Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0].9 == OFF. For some reason the motor is not getting started and the 150-SMC-Flex LEDs remain Steady Green and LCD displays Stopped. Am I missing anything? Please help me to rectify this issue. I appreciate your any help in advance! Best Regards, Pramod n


### Human: Flow rate calculate There is some ML1100 Micrologix function to calculate the flow rate accurately, from a measurement of weight? ### Assistant: Refer to the MicroLogix 1100 Programmable Controller Instruction Set Reference Manual Thank you. I got it as calculated with the instructions of the ML1100. What we still do not understand is how to make a routine run periodically, with good accuracy. I use a timer interrupt? I read the RTC and execute it with precision doing it this way? From already thank you for answering. Hi, if you want to scan a routine with a defined period of time, you have to use an STI...it is explained with details inside the Reference Manual indicated by allentcm, starting at page 272. Here an extract: Example of where you would use the STI are: • PID type applications, where a calculation must be performed at a specific time interval. • A motion application, where the motion instruction (PTO) needs to be scanned at a specific rate to guarantee a consistent acceleration/ deceleration profile. • A block of logic that needs to be scanned more often. All the settings (I mean the ladder file to launch, the setpoint time to use to execute it etc.) are inside the related tab in the Function Files. - fuzzy logic n


### Human: PC change I have a very old PC with RSLogix installed, and the OS has been totally destroyed, so I can’t access to the hardware. I’ve received a new one in order to replace the older one and I need to reinstall the software. I don’t know any information about the old host ID. How can I activate the RSLogix in the new PC? ### Assistant: Just contact TechSupport; giving them the Serial Number and the Product Key of your software, they will be able to help you to activate your software again. Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Load sharing and back-up I am running two PF70EC VFDs to two motors (w/ encoders) driving a single drum and am wondering what is the best way to have them load share, also if for some reason one motor or VFD goes down the other will take over. Motor are large enough to easily handle the load individually, but we require redundancy for this project. I have seen several solutions on load sharing, but none of them seem to lend themselves to redundancy. ### Assistant: I would use the speed trim method shown in the document that you can download from the literature library. http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/wp/drives-wp001_-en-p.pdfFor the speed trim you would use the Process PI function in the drive and limit the output of the Process PI loop to 10% of nameplate rpm. If you have some kind of supervisor control, you can turn off the PI loop if the other drive faults. We have used this method for years with great success. It will take a little bit of work to set it up and tune it. Curt PlettEngineering ManagerSystems Interface Inc. Just to ensure I'm doing this correctly, I've attached a top level diagram of my unit, I have the analog joystick signal coming in on Analog In 2 (pins 18 and 19) and the torque reference between the drives attached from Analog Out (pin 23 w/common) and Analog In 1 (pins 16 and 17). Both drive are set to speed regulation. PI Control P125 = 1 (Enabled)PI Reference Sel = 1 (Analog In 1)PI Feedback Sel = 1 (Analog In 1) I am getting some work done to some of the wiring right now so am currently unable to test. n


### Human: FT Alarms & Event History with SQLXpress 2005 (SP2) Hi,This is my problem... My Alarm and Event Log Viewer screen (History) only register the alarms when Ack All Alarms in the Alarm and Event Summary Screen (button from this screen)I need that this history alarm screen (that read from database in SQL) register all alarms in the right moment that their appears.Do I need to do an ODBC connection? or what? Please help me... Thanks in advance. Oliver ### Assistant: Just a couple of questions: Which is the language of your OS ?Did you see error logged into FactoryTalk Diagnostic (using Diagnostic Viewer) related to SQL Server ? - fuzzy logic I'm using: Server: Win2003 Std Edition (language: SO in spanish) Client: Win XP Pro (SP2) (language: SO in spanish) Diagnostic: The first picture show the error in the FTView... but now don't show anymore this error (days back) . The 2nd picture show the error at this moment (means this days) looks like are the same of picture 1. I was asking that because I'm aware of an issue like yours happened to a customer of mine using a non-English operating system. If it is possible, the best way is to install the English version of FactoryTalk View on an English operating system... anyway in my case it was enough to set English (United States) in the Control Panel --> Regional and Language Options --> Regional Options --> Standard and Formats... after a PC restart, the A&E log worked fine. Hope this helps, - fuzzy logic n


### Human: 1394C-SJT22-D sercos phase 3 ring fault I just installed a reconditioned 1394C-SJT22-D module and the sercos will not get past phase 3. The previous module was working when it was removed. I have double checked the baud rate switches. ### Assistant: Hi, just found an internal note explaining this as a possible mechanical assembly issue, reguarding the 1394 terminator not seated in the right position... in case I don't know if you can check for this or need to send it again to repair... :smileysad: Another possibility could be the firmware revision of the controller doesn't *match* revision of motion module; in case post again your revisions of Controller, Motion module and 1394C. - fuzzy logic Hi, any news about your issue ? Just curious to know if you solved it or not... :smileywink: Thanks, - fuzzy logic n


### Human: Powerflex 40 I have a power flex 40 which has power to it but no power on the screen and just 3 flashing amber lights Port, Mod and Com A. please help!!! ### Assistant: Perhaps those drives have failed due to a problem with the switchmode power supply.Take a look to Aid 34911 .... Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic This may well be the causeof why its nit running, does this mean the drive is permenatly damaged? any ideas on my I have flashing amber lights instead of green? If it doesn't recover after some power cycles, then it need to be repaired. :smileysad: Here some notes taken from another *old* thread: On some early PF4 and PF40 drives there were some components that were affected by heat a bit more than expected and this problem showed up. Only certain models of PF4 and PF40 drives had this issue, and only up to a certain date. Drives manuafactured after October 2005 have the improved design. If it is determined that your drives fall into the date and catalog number range, as determined by your distributor, then these drives will be repaired. Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic About the leds over your drive... see the User Manual for the communication module you're using, troubleshooting chapter, to get infos. See this LINK to get the right manual.... Hope this helps… - fuzzy logic Found the manual but no explanation for that combination of lights, have tried ringing Allen Bradley tech but all they want to do is send out and engineer and won't just let me speak to an engineer!!! Effectively the amber leds flashing is quite strange... and not documented. I think the drive has to be repaired / replaced, anyway it is important you may have the opportunity to talk with a Tech Support guy to discuss the issue before / instead of sending an engineer, as this can be unnecessary. Unfortunately I cannot help you on that... my suggestion is to call your Rockwell representative to ask them interact with the support ... - fuzzy logic n


### Human: SMC Flex Help Hello Friends, I am using about 30 number of 150-SMC-Flex devices on DeviceNet with 20-COMM-D Series-B module. I have installed the modules and the LEDs PORT/MOD/NET-A are steady Green. I have programmed the 150-SMC-Flex for Soft Start and Soft Stop Parameters. I am trying to give DeviceNet Out Signal to start the motor connected to 150-SMC-Flex. For this Motor to start I have enabled Logic Command bit 1 to ON State. In my PLC program, controller tags: Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0] to Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[4] are mapped for DNET Node Output and Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:I.Data[0]to Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:I.Data[4] are mapped for DNET Node Input. By this mapping, my plc logic makes bit Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0].1 == ON making sure that Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0].0 == OFF, Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0].8 == OFF, Comm_Rack_DeviceNet:2:O.Data[0].9 == OFF.For some reason the motor is not getting started and the 150-SMC-Flex LEDs remain Steady Green and LCD displays Stopped. Am I missing anything? Please help me to rectify this issue. I appreciate your any help in advance! Best Regards, Pramod ### Assistant: Try first to follow indications in Aid 45475 and see if it helps... :smileytongue: Just another info missed in your post... which are the indications over the Devicenet Scanner display ? - fuzzy logic Forgive me for oversimplifying and may be trivial, but do you have a rung in your logic that enables the Devicenet scanner module? O.CommandRegister.Run should be on. He he, I was not asking this directly, but just like to know from the user here the same thing as you fordtt ... as you see I've asked the Scanner display indication... just to know if it shows something like 80 or IDLE.... :smileyhappy: - fuzzy logic Hello Fuzzy, The document that you mentioned in your first post is excellent. I went through this and I modified my control wiring and it worked perfect. Thank you very much for your help! Best Regards,Pramod You're welcome, I'm happy you've solved ! :smileyhappy: - fuzzy logic n