DanW
posted Feb 7 '20 at 5:03 pm
So... in the past Calculation tags have been used to create Color tags.
With VT12 this can be done using the Universal IO Tag: String Calculation but it seems that most objects object to picking String calculation tags { see what I did there }. When picking a color for a box and you select tag and go to choose a tag, it looks for numeric tags. Interestingly, you can select the tag in the lef
DanW
posted Jan 29 '20 at 3:04 pm
The VTScada help file indicates that the RadioButtons function should be called using the Dot notation:
\System.RadioButtons(.....);
When I attempted this implementation the radio buttons did not show up in my display. After verifying my variables I tried using the "\" notation:
\System\RadioButtons(......);
This worked.
(Full Disclosure: I'm using the VT11 era "CompletedTutorial" ap
BHames
posted Feb 6 '20 at 6:34 pm
How do you log an analog status with a logging dead band and also have it log every hour when the value don't change?
I am looking to display the following VIC Client information in a project:
Server Name client is connected to
Client Name
Logged in Windows username that the client is running on
For item 1 (Server Name) I am using the following expression which is working fine: \DisplayManager\RootSession\Name
How would I reference items 2 & 3 above?
Is there a way to resize the horizontal buttons widget for a selector switch tag? It seems like it would be standard practice to have some user set-able parameters in the properties dialog for setting the width and height of the buttons, but there is not and the buttons are just too small.
BFleck
posted Feb 5 '20 at 7:04 pm
Hello,
Getting error code 33,028 when trying to connect to Siemens S7 Driver. I'm using VTSCADA Light Version 12.0.04.
Any Help is Appreciated
Found Solution
Open the PLC project in the S7 TIA Portal software.
Go to Project View
In the Project Tree window, select the device that is causing the error.
Hit Alt-Enter to bring up the Properties dialog.
On the General tab,
Hi, I would like to put a numeric entry box somewhere in my application so that the alarm parameters (like low alarm setpoint) can be changed without the user having to go into the tag properties. Is it possible to reference these parameters outside the properties box? for example like how you can reference a tags value by using \Value
If that is not possible then is it possible to create a t
Does VT have the ability to publish data to an MQTT broker?
Do you have a timeline to implement Client Drivers for MQTT and OPC UA?
Not that I really want to use MQTT but these two look like the future of interoperability between PLC platforms, serial servers, and older oddball devices.
I am using KepDirect as an OPC server. I have disabled windows firewalls and can successfully ping between computers.
When I go in VTScada Lt to create a new OPC client, it doesn't see Kepdirect as an option in the pull down menu. Any help?
UPDATED ANSWER - YES! In addition to OPC DA, VTScada now supports OPC UA Clients in VTScada 12. See post below.
dbabler
posted Jan 23 '20 at 1:24 pm
Has anyone experienced issues being online with an Allen Bradley PLC, causing VTScada to slow down or even lose communication at all? Doesn’t really cause any major issues (yet) but I’m curious if anyone else has seen this, thank you
Ketul
posted Jan 18 '20 at 1:15 pm
I want to write an expression on "digital status" tag. According to changing in value of digital status tag, different text should be shown.
As like, If digital status tag value is 0 then it should shows 'disabled', If its value is 1 then it shows 'running', if tag value is 2 then it shows 'blocked', if the value is 3 then it shows 'unknown'.
I want to write an expresion in tags. How can i
jfrye
posted Jan 22 '20 at 2:18 pm
Looking for the best way to configure resolutions between 10 pack applications and various client size displays. We have 15" 1024x768 HMIs at our panels, these using the 10 packs so we can filter by panel number. Then we have 27" and 32" monitors in our operator room running the main application on the VIC, and then programmer staff use 24" monitors.
Here is a look at how we have one of the
Ketul
posted Jan 18 '20 at 2:00 pm
I have used VTScada in my pumping application where my pumps are start&stop according to level in sump.
When my level goes above to start level it will start my pumps & when level reaches below to stop level it will stop tye pumps.
I have used level tag(analog control), pump running status tag (digital status), start & stop level tag(analog control) etc.
I want to animate my
DanW
posted Jan 20 '20 at 7:59 pm
The High Performance HMI Handbook (Scada Bible) suggests that Faceplates should have a reserved spot on displays that change according to the item selected on the display.
Everything on the screen is selectable, and when selected the standard faceplate for the element appears in a reserved “faceplate zone” rather than floating around the screen obscuring the graphic.
Element m
DanW
posted Jan 17 '20 at 3:28 pm
Good morning,
Little quirk I noticed this morning - When using the Vertical Analog Bar High Performance Widget (VT12) the setpoint only allows you to choose a tag. It should allow the selection of a parameter, linked tag property or expression.
In my particular case I wanted to select a linked tag. This was accomplished by just choosing the tag (that I would like to have linked too) and t
We are preparing to upgrade our software from 11.3 to 12.0+ and I am looking for any information that we need to know before upgrading? (i.e. are there any windows updates that don't play nice with VTScada v12?, any major changes we should prepare for going from 11.3 to 12?)
Also, as a secondary question, is it possible to launch our application on a different PC/Server and run it as if it we
Mrpike
posted Jan 14 '20 at 4:34 am
What is the best/easiest way to manually disable comms to a device that is missing? I have devices that are offline at times and I want to optimize comms by preventing the driver from trying to constantly attempt comms to a device that I know is offline. Is there a setting I can toggle? Thanks.
I believe I know the answer to this but figured I'd ask anyways. Is it possible to do a lookup table in VTSCADA?
I have a customer that wants some live calculations done that are currently done in an Excel spreadsheet, some of which involves a lookup table.
Even if I have to do something external and pass the result back into VTSCADA. Can VTSCADA read from an Excel spreadsheet through scr
dbabler
posted Jan 9 '20 at 1:59 pm
We have 4 computers on the same network at a single location, none of them have internet access and the times on the computers will tend to float away from each other. Is there a way to sync all 4 using VTScada somehow? Basically just need to have one common time across all stations if possible.
I am looking for some direction on creating a Data Grid in VTSCADA
that can poll from the historian.
There is an example in the Oil & Gas Suite for the flow computer history.
Any help would be appreciated
Mrpike
posted Dec 31 '19 at 3:04 am
Is it possible to run two applications at the same time on the same PC? I have two apps that are at the 50 tag limit and I get errors when trying to run both apps. Is this a limitation and am I limited to just one app? Thanks
I have a device that sends status updates on a Modbus network. I have successfully connected to it and can access the registers. However, there is a status register that stores the system status as an integer that I need to decode into a binary word. I then need to be able to access each bit of the word to determine the system status. How can I accomplish this? I'm new to working with SCADA and t
I have some data points that I need to put in a report, but I only need to show those values every 15 minutes that the process is in a certain step (A pump is running). The report will be ran at the end of the month and will cover the entire month.
I would prefer to have those points logged continuously for trending and so the customer can look back at any time and see what the value was whet
dbabler
posted Oct 9 '19 at 1:01 pm
We currently are looking for a possible way to compile all the exported data that is collected into a nice easy to read template, keeping it as user friendly of a process as possible. I myself am very new to VTScada so I thought this would be the best place to come, has anyone found any cool solutions to this issue at all? These are all water treatment facilities so they're primarily use X amount
Mrpike
posted Dec 17 '19 at 3:10 am
Hi community, is there a way to clear the logged trend plot line data. I want to keep storage on the host pc to a minimum and do not want this file to get too large. Keeping data for a long time is not a priority so I would like to delete the logged data periodically. Thank you.
Ketul
posted Dec 19 '19 at 8:24 am
I want to send a SMS of generated faults/alarms from SCADA on mobile number through AT commands. I have connected westermo MRD-455 4G cellular router to scada workstation PC by serial to USB port.
How can i configure tags in scada for modem configuration and to notify SMS on my mobile number.
Can you please guide me through the steps to configure modem tags in scada.
Mrpike
posted Dec 21 '19 at 2:08 am
Hi community. I am trying to use a calculation tag to determine the bit status of an analog value. I cannot seem to get the syntax correct to put in the expression. I found the code snippet below but I think that may be for scripting not expressions...not sure Is there any documentation on functions and syntax for these expressions? trying [value] && 4 does not work to find the statu
I am working on a project where I need to setup communication between VTSCADA and an Allen Bradley SLC504 using a DH+ to EtherNet/IP Gateway (Prosoft AN-X2-AB-DHRIO). I am lost on how to set this up with the drivers and ports.
