DanW
posted Jul 12 '20 at 2:55 am
I've created a Custom Type that contains five analog tags - Value, EU_Max, EU_Min, L_Alarm, H_Alarm. Their PLC addresses are based on a custom Parameter called 'BaseAddress'. Address expression example:
\baseaddress + ".Value"
I've also tried:
Pickvalid(Concat(..\baseaddress, ".Value), "")
and
Concat(getphrase(..\baseaddress), ".Value")
etc
Have also tried checking and unchecking
DanW
posted Jul 8 '20 at 1:27 am
Someone redefined a type with a bunch of tags that didn't actually belong to the Type but were meant only for a particular instance. This went unnoticed for several months.
If possible, I'd like to set the Type back to the way it is supposed to be but cannot lose the history of those tags that were inadvertently added to the Type.
Hope this makes sense. Is there a not-too-complicated way
We are testing the VT Scada Light. I am trying to connect it with a energy measurement system using Modbus over TCP/IP directly from PC.
I created the tag using 'TCP IP Port' -> 'Modbus Compatible Device' -> 'Analog Input' and didn´t get the communication.
Followed the basic configuration done:
TCP IP Port: Adress: 192.168.1.12 Port: 502
Modbus Compatible Device: S
Hello,
I recently downloaded VTScadaLIGHT in order to test a prototype device. I am writing to Modbus registers 40001 - 40010, and splitting my floating point values into 16 bit unsigned integers. How would I union them back together in VTScadaLIGHT as a floating point value?
ex)
40001 = 16 bit unsigned int
40002 = 16 bit unsigned int
union of 4001 and 40002 = Floating point
DanW
posted Jun 25 '20 at 5:20 pm
If I open the Historical Data Viewer page and turn a tag's trend visibility off by clicking the eyeball icon and then close the page, the trend visibility is set to disabled globally. You go to a page showing that tag's value and click on it to open the plot and it is not visible. Not only that, but any other user will also have that tag's plot not be visible.
How can I configure the plot vis
Ketul
posted Jun 25 '20 at 10:11 am
I have created a new Type in Context tag and created this with Create new Type. Its added in Tag list as a new Type tag. I want to enable/disable this new type tag for users.
I have added new type tag named as "MyType". I want to Enable/Disable this tag type for different users.
(Users with no permission to show this tag type are not able to visible this tag type in tag list)
How can
Hello, I am new to VTScada. I have an Alarm Word from the PLC, where each bit represents an individual fault. I'd like to read the entire Alarm Word as a single tag in VTscada and create alarms for each individual bit. I have found the expression Bit([HMI Alarm Word],2) for example to work as an expression, but I'm not sure where/how to enter this to create the Alarm. Thanks.
Ketul
posted Jun 23 '20 at 5:40 am
I want to add new Equipment type in system style setting tag.
How can I add new equipment type in system style tag???
Please guide me with steps to add new equipment type in VTScada.
A step-by-step guide to create an ODBC Connection:
How to create HTTP server for ODBC connection from local desktop?
After setting up HTTP server, I know how to create a DSN.
Please help to achieve HTTP server setup.
When setting up a modem for call out alarming for VTScada on a virtual server, is there documentation available that can be used as a guide during set up?
Looking for something that I can give a customers IT manager. Trying to follow best practice, make sure the set up is done correctly, and all needed steps are followed.
[Solved] Ended up doing USB pass through to the Voice Modem, and
GN
posted Jun 2 '20 at 9:14 pm
Hi,
I am new to VTScada and experimenting with VTScada light. Did a setup using Pumps and values.
I have a tag let us say > Local TCP Port\PLCSim\Pump 1 \ Motor Speed with current value 500.
Is there any way to set this value to 1000 by using some external programming (Not through manual dials)?
I do see the REST interface provides read capability for these tags, but NOT the w
support
posted Dec 21 '19 at 12:15 am
Hi VTScada Support.
I have two questions,
I have an Ethernet/IP to Data Highway Plus Converter it is ANC-100e (https://automation-networks.com/automation-networks-anc-100e-2).
It works as a controllogix gateway with a 1756 ENET and a 1756 DHRIO.
Can we work with your software? We use PCCC not CIP.
And if there is a way can you tell me how or where to look for a guide or manual?
Victor
posted May 27 '20 at 3:47 pm
Hi, is there a way to update a custom report without having to restart the application?
I've been playing with some custom reports in VTScada.
Currently, adding a new report won't require the application to restart, but adding or removing a report would require the application to start after clicking Import File Change. This becomes quite time consuming if I need to make/test small chang
I created a tag and then deleted it, but wanted to remake the tag again later after making some changes in a template tag. When I tried to recreate the tag I got the following error message, "A module or variable with the same name already exists. Please enter another name for this tag".
I am guessing that this error can be corrected so I can make another tag with the same name by deleting th
Hi, I'm fairly new to setting up a system with VTScada, I'm using VTS 12 Lite to monitor and control small monitoring stations. The monitoring stations have the ability to detect a communications failure and save data locally. Is it possible to have this data uploaded into VTS automatically for display in the HDV?
I have seen this done before however, the situation was that there were propri
Very simply, we are trying to split an input word into two bytes, hi & lo, but the word byte doesn't appear in functions or expressions or as far as we can determine.
This must be simple to some!
Any suggestions please
Ian
Our company is going to purchase a full version of VTScada but while I am waiting to get everything approved I was wondering if I could develop a tag database in VTScada light and transfer it to a full version of VTScada
Thanks
Is it normal to have to restart VTS Server to get tags reading again (twice per month)? And when adding new tags, same thing happens. Until I restart the box, no-go (30% of the time).
Is there a way to remove the Notpad's from the popup HDV.
For Example if each site has a notepad in the Folder it shows all them in the HDV. i am Okay with having the System Notes in there but it is just getting out of control with every other one.
We are logging data at a jobsite and are concerned that the PC will run out of memory without us realizing it was running low. We would like to be able to check the c: drive for space available. I had found the DriveInfo, but am not sure where to integrate that function.
Creating new Digital Status tag and below I/O device, and next to bit 0 address there's usually a box that lets you drill down to the PLC tag. One out of seven times, it isn't there.
Any advice appreciated!
Has anyone ever used a Prosoft AN-X2 module with VTScada? I have one here working with RSlinx as well as Kepware, but trying to get the intrinsic Allen Bradley ControlLogix Ethernet driver to work with it and having no luck.
Hoping someone here has had any experience?
Thanks!
mattn
posted Apr 9 '20 at 3:30 pm
New to VTscada trying to figure out how somethings are done in this environment.
Is there a tag type that is VTscada scoped? That is not being written back to a PLC.
For example if I wanted to create a VTscada tag that an operator could interact with to reset a totalizer tag, what type of tag would I use?
Stop assigning the fourth octet of the PLC's IP address to 1.
That's where the router goes!
And no you can't assign that to the HMI either!
cbrake
posted Mar 19 '20 at 9:07 pm
Hi,
I would like to add a button to spawn an external program.
Is this supported in the Lite version?
Generally, how does one find widgets -- is there a search, or do you just have know where they are?
Thanks!
Keith Donaldson is an Engineer and Head of Business Management at the Trihedral office in Aberdeen, UK. In this tutorial, he explains how JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) works and why its role in modern SCADA systems continues to grow. Keith will demonstrate step-by-step how to configure the VTScada JSON driver and connect to third-party data. This will include using the JSON Parser to encode a
In this tutorial we discuss the variants of the Modbus protocol, common use-cases, and how it differs from other communication protocols. We outline hardware and software requirements for VTScada Modbus integration and demonstrate step-by-step configuration of a Modbus comm link.
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This tutorial walks you through connecting to an Allen Bradley PLC using the CIP protocol using a sample application and the VTScadaLIGHT free SCADA software.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R3iwr7XJ28
Download VTScadaLIGHT and the demo application ChangeSet here: https://www.vtscada.com/free-scada-software/
Hello, I'm working on a legacy VTS (7.1.1 on Windows 7) and the PC keeps losing virtual ports - different ones each time.
Any suggestions why and how to stop it? We're upgrading shortly. Will the problem go away on Windows 10?
RyanS
posted Mar 10 '20 at 12:00 pm
I am working on my first application for my city's water treatment plant and distribution system. I just noticed in the developers guide it states that digital control tags do not retain their values during app restarts. Most of our pumps are started and stopped manually and I do not want anything SCADA related to shut them down. Should I use Analog control tags set to 0 and 1 for this situat
