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by Chris T.
Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:54 pm
Forum: Application Development
Topic: Text input
Replies: 1
Views: 4951

Re: Text input

Hi lostdog,
The best way to accomplish this would be through the use of the analog numeric object. You can set the parameters of this object to allow for string inputs and then map it to the string tag.
by Chris T.
Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Controller Communication
Topic: FreeCAN driver
Replies: 1
Views: 6456

Re: FreeCAN driver

Hi iva,

Instructions for updating to the newest drivers can be found here:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1294
by Chris T.
Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:26 pm
Forum: Controller Communication
Topic: How to fix the problem for COMM ERR Station 1 for codesys
Replies: 1
Views: 9340

Re: How to fix the problem for COMM ERR Station 1 for codesy

Hi EndlessSoySouce, One piece of this puzzle is missing. What is the pin out for your PLC and is a null modem or straight serial cable being used? Also, the mention of the RS232 to RS485 is odd COM1 on the T7A can only be 232. Often when we encounter cases such as this it is due to a cabling/configu...
by Chris T.
Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:22 pm
Forum: Controller Communication
Topic: DF1 to RS485
Replies: 1
Views: 11718

Re: DF1 to RS485

Hi Aurelien,
The way to access the DF1 Port on an Allen bradley PLC is by using the 232 port and the Allen Bradley DF1 Driver. An FTDI USB to serial adapter can be used on some HMIs to add another Serial COM port to the panel.
by Chris T.
Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:18 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Change AlarmTrigger in runtime
Replies: 1
Views: 5714

Re: Change AlarmTrigger in runtime

Hi Philip.joebstl, Yes, you can do this in script either in the alarm screen or just on the tag itself and have it modify an alarm tag. When in the scripting section hit F1 to see all the utilities available to you. You may want to refine the help file to include only items referring to the alarm sc...
by Chris T.
Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:53 am
Forum: Application Development
Topic: BECKHOFF ADS-Symbolic Driver and Arrays
Replies: 1
Views: 5946

Re: BECKHOFF ADS-Symbolic Driver and Arrays

Hi jmkowol, I suspect this issue has been resolved but it was likely due to an out of date driver. here are the release notes for the ADS Symbolic driver: 4.10 November 2018 Corrected problem with station settings 4.09 June 2018 Added possibility in import module to include/exclude preceding dot in ...
by Chris T.
Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:28 pm
Forum: Scripting
Topic: Scheduled Emails with Report xls File Attached
Replies: 1
Views: 8152

Re: Scheduled Emails with Report xls File Attached

Please have a look here: https://www.beijerelectronics.us/en-US/Support/Help___online?docId=58767 for attaching the report to the email. For the name being dynamic it would be best to script the entire report generation this way you get to dictate the name. public void GenerateReport( GenerateReport...