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Djoni Zabel, Had some issues with daylight savings time perhaps? 😬Take a look at this technote for reference: Can the PanelView Plus Time be Synchronized to an Internet Time Server ID: QA9304 | ... See More

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We have used Factory Talk Optix as a SCADA Solution running it on a virtual server. We had the customer upgrade this virtual server from 64GB to 256 GB RAM to ensure the project loads and operates correctly. ... See More

In the meantime, since the naming is consistent you can do a project-wide search for 'SubMenu' and it will show all instances, including sub-types. ------------------------------ Data Science Technical Consultant ... See More

The presentation file for the @Bill Prather update on TechConnectIQ℠ Support is attached to this post. This is from 0:03:30 - @Bill Prather opening remarks and TechConnect Update . ... See More

Yes, I agree there's room for improvements in the doc. Well, that's up to you, every library object in Optix is fully customizable by the user, so if you feel the need to make it "yours", you should surely ... See More

Hi, no, unfortunately we don't have custom datetime formats yet, so your best option is to use some UI controls. For example you have the Calendar Date Picker in the TemplateLibrary which is a much better user ... See More

@Flareux the OptixPanel is a low power arm64 CPU with 4GB of RAM, your PC (where the emulator lives) is likely an high-end x86 processor with 16GB of RAM if not more, there's surely an order of magnitude between ... See More

Fixed, will be added to next 1.7.2 release See More

If the user was created in the Active Directory server, it should be managed there. Optix does not store or handle any password of remote users See More

Sry I wasn t clear, is spillway 1 and spillway 1_1 just one controller or 2 Am I right that 5A and 4B are diffrent PC's? If it is one controller please check the IP driver maybe you use a IP List with ... See More

Hi, An enumeration type sounds like a nice solution as well. However, I really liked Adam Ackermans solution of using it in a similar manner than alarms and only controlling it from the PLC. See More

Hi @Mantzaris - welcome to the engage community, let me bring in @Batman see if they do have any recommendations. Ajay Suryawanshi Asia Pacific Community Manager See More

Hi Peter, To keep the same communication method as you did with MicroLogix controller, yes you will have to do the PCCC mapping in the Micro850 L50E controller. This is to remove the need to change your ... See More

Christopher, You are correct in your understanding of the contactor enable relay. It sounds like there is a hardware problem, but an easy way to verify is to check the logic driving the contactor enable ... See More

Hi, I think there is confusion about the question. What do you mean by 'automate the tag import process'? Have you already tried an online import from the MicroLogix 1400 by configuring an RAMicroControllerStation ... See More

May not be the easiest way, but maybe you can configure an OPC UA client in Optix and pull the data from Historian SE that way? https://support.rockwellautomation.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1072878 ... See More

Sorry for the delay, it's been a very busy week. Assuming Recipes is the parent of Recipe[0] then you have the correct starting point. Each UI data object, like the List box , creates a local alias which ... See More

As there are variations between product in how they apply activations... this answer is specific to FTVSE There are three parts... which you can see from the software portal. If you are currently is support ... See More

Thanks for the feedback so a short summary, today is March 6th and the literature search still doesn't work. Moreover, there is still no way to find out which manuals are the latest. Quite honestly I wouldn't ... See More

I also have no CA certificate file linked but I do have one in the location where it should be not sure if it is the right one though. See More

HogueGregPLC, Yes, you can pull the value with a MSG instruction. There is an example technote here: PowerFlex 525: Explicit message setup to read and write to drive parameters ID: QA54963 | Access Levels: ... See More

I caution against steering away from a standalone alarm model. "There are multiple ways to specify how these alarms are to be separated, whether by severity, class, or group, but none of these can be used ... See More

Update: The SQL Server Log error: Login failed for User xxxxx. Reason: An attempt to login using Server Authentication failed. The Server is configure for Integrated Authentication only. Error: 18456 ... See More

Well, I guess the issue was related to needing to re-set the password after installation. I also learned that the required password hashing algorithm is 'yescrypt' not SHA512. So if anyone runs into this issue ... See More

For the most part that's what I've seen as well, so it's possible there is an anomaly here. Yes I'm running the latest version (1.7.1.46) and firmware (6.0.3.95) See More

One thing you can do is leverage the SYSTEM Object. The System object variables can be exposed or displayed in the runtime. By adding it into an Optix project for a 1756 EEC, OptixEdge or Optix Panel you ... See More

Those I/O are controlled by the OS, but some of the features exposed there are available trough the System Object of FT Optix, for example you can get FTRA support requests. I sugest you explore the widgets ... See More

When the thin client is initially booting up, do you see a message when the firmware is loading that states "no touchscreen found" or something like that related to the touchscreen monitor? If not, that would ... See More

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If anyone is following this there were some issues with the DataReady Library V1.00.01. These appear to have been taken care of with V1.00.02. I have also been able to run the example program successfully ... See More

A database is a global object, and the hystorical data represented by a trend comes from such database, so if you want to display hystorical data, you will have to log it in the first place. You will have ... See More

I can confirm this is the root cause, if the project has the same name, when the second project is started, the users database which lives in %localappdata%\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Emulator\Projects ... See More

DrOu, sometimes a Download is required to fix this situation, but if you don't have an up‑to‑date copy of the program stored in the controller, and the suggestions mentioned earlier still do not solve the ... See More

It is modern, advanced software with a steep learning curve, especially if you are already accustomed to other software in this category. Having frustration when you know what you want to do but don't exactly ... See More

Hi Michael, I was going to suggest this course of action yesterday, but then read from this technote: ID: QA6692 | Access Levels: TechConnect RSLogix/Studio 5000: Obtaining PowerFlex Drive Database Files ... See More

In case you missed it, the FactoryTalk Optix v1.7.1 latest hotfix is available on the FTHub and PCDC. Another hotfix is planned later this month. ------------------------------ Mark Hobbs -------------- ... See More

For simulation you can follow Vincent's advices. On the other hand if you want to transform the Encoder into an axis there are a few otpion: 1. It you have a Kinetix 5700 dual drive compatible with ... See More

Hi @Joshi - Welcome to the community, let me bring in @Philip Hamilton see if they do have any recommendations. Ajay Suryawanshi Asia Pacific Community Manager See More

There is not a setting which will automatically do this. However, you can set the tab width to a "fixed" size. You can then add a dynamic link to the width field and use an expression to set the size of each ... See More

Hello, Yes, it is absolutely possible to resolve this without using NetLogic. But you will need to use both, key-value converter, as well as Expression evaluator. Here is how I would solve your problem: ... See More

No, this feature is separate from the SCADA features. It is more of a 'nice to have' than a necessity. The SCADA features you are waiting on, like node redundancy and a fully distributed architecture, are some ... See More

Here is the current version of FT Batch that I'm using See More

The Patch Roll-up takes care of uninstalling the previous patches before it installs the new patches. I like the idea of a "known state". If you ad hoc install patch vs. you apply the patch roll-up. It's ... See More

This has not been fixed in 1.7.1 for domain users. It works for model users, but domain users still have this issue for double signatures. It can still be temporarily fixed by using .toLower() as mentioned ... See More

Thank you so much, i will investigate if i can get that to work. Kind of you to share your experience and it's very appriciated! See More

You're welcome! The FactoryTalk View SE Station runtime bundle cannot be upgraded to include FactoryTalk View Studio. As explained in the FactoryTalk View Ordering Guide , the Studio catalog number ... See More

Thanks, I sort of guessed it it was a DisplayName vs BrowseName. What confused our training team was the tooltip text suggesting both are displaying BrowseName (see below). Intuitively, they look the same to ... See More

@Riemer I did not use version control or any online storage system. I may have saved the file while it was connected to a physical HMI. I am not sure if this is a good idea. Sometimes I will download to ... See More