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RE: STRING information from SLC

Posted By Chris MTI Dec 19, 2024 09:15:46 AM
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Thanks! That did it!

STRING information from SLC

Posted By Chris MTI Dec 19, 2024 06:25:00 AM
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Here is the situation: At one of our plant's an operator uses an RSView application to enter the names of melting "ingredients" (steel, ingots, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, etc) to display at several areas of the plant. The RSView tag for each ingredient (four total) is tied to a string address ...

RE: Extract IP Address of 1756-EN2TR

Posted By Chris MTI Nov 29, 2024 05:28:24 AM
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This worked. All I had to do was choose the ethernet module and then choose the correct instance for the port I wanted. Thanks for the help everyone!

RE: Read CompactLogix from PLC5

Posted By Chris MTI Nov 26, 2024 05:59:11 AM
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Thanks for the help guys. I already have the Logix controller setup to write to the PLC5. However, my company's standard is to setup all MSG instructions as read (if possible). If there was a way, I was hoping to follow that. I'll get to work on this and let you know how I end up.

Read CompactLogix from PLC5

Posted By Chris MTI Nov 25, 2024 11:40:00 AM
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I am trying to setup a message command for a PLC5 to read from a 5069 CompactLogix. I have setup the PLC5/SLC mapping (see attached picture). The PLC5 is behind a 1756-EN2T then a 1756-DHRIO (MCP-K, see attached picture ThisPLC). Is it possible to setup a read message command? I am getting stuck on the ...

Read CompactLogix from PLC5

Posted By Chris MTI Nov 25, 2024 11:39:31 AM
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RE: Extract IP Address of 1756-EN2TR

Posted By Chris MTI Nov 13, 2024 01:26:11 PM
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I've made the code changes. I won't be able to test this until the end of November. The equipment is not currently powered up and will not be again until Phase 2 of this project at the end of November. I'll let you know if this works. Thanks everyone!

Extract IP Address of 1756-EN2TR

Posted By Chris MTI Nov 12, 2024 07:28:15 AM
Found In Library: Automation Control

Extract IP Address of 1756-EN2TR

Posted By Chris MTI Nov 12, 2024 07:28:00 AM
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I am using a 1756-L81ES controller with version 35.13 of Studio 5000. I also have a 1756-EN2TR module. The L81ES controller is addressed to our main network. The EN2TR has the A1 port addressed to an LAN. I used a message command to get the ip address of the L81ES (see attached picture). Is there ...

RE: Source Key Protection

Posted By Chris MTI Jun 21, 2024 10:39:00 AM
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Disregard the above message. I was misunderstanding how the changing of the source key configuration worked. I thought that if you changed the directory of where the software was looking offline, a program download would be required. After testing, we have learned this is not the case. I made ...

RE: Source Key Protection

Posted By Chris MTI Jun 21, 2024 10:03:00 AM
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Ok. If I am understanding correctly then, there is no way to unlock and edit routines online that are source key protected? In RSLogix 500, it was possible to password protect routines. Whether offline or online, you needed to input this password to access the routine. One you did, you could make ...

RE: Source Key Protection

Posted By Chris MTI Jun 21, 2024 08:35:00 AM
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Gotcha. Is it possible to do this while online with the controller or can source protection only be configured offline? What I am getting at is, if we have routines locked and need to edit the program while online (controller can't stop for a download), is it possible to unlock the routine while ...

RE: Source Key Protection

Posted By Chris MTI Jun 21, 2024 07:27:00 AM
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Where do they need to put this file? Right now the file is in a shared drive that the team has access to. Does the file need to reside on their computer somewhere?

Source Key Protection

Posted By Chris MTI Jun 21, 2024 06:22:00 AM
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I am using Studio 5000, version 33. Our corporate Controls Engineering team is wanting to apply source key protection to various routines and AOI's throughout our system. There is code in our factory controllers that we do not want the plant level control teams to have access to. I have already ...

Dynamically Size FIFO

Posted By Chris MTI Jun 12, 2024 12:53:13 PM
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Dynamically Size FIFO

Posted By Chris MTI Jun 12, 2024 12:53:00 PM
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I am using Studio 5000 version 33.12 for this application. Brief explanation of application: Loading data from a buffer into a queue for data collection (Ignition) Data is removed from queue during a successful transaction with Ignition I have attached a picture of a small section ...

RE: Micrologix 1400 Ethernet Loss on Power Loss

Posted By Chris MTI May 22, 2023 07:23:00 AM
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The PLC's retain their address settings. Attached is a picture of the channel configuration from each PLC. ------------------------------ Chris MTI ------------------------------

Micrologix 1400 Ethernet Loss on Power Loss

Posted By Chris MTI May 19, 2023 12:00:00 PM
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I have two Micrologix 1400 plc's in the field that consistently have ethernet issues during power off/power loss. One has been in the plant since before I started, the other is less than 6 months old out of the box. During a power off or power loss, both the plc's lose ethernet communication. Unplugging ...

FactoryTalk SE Distributed Alarm Client failure

Posted By Chris MTI Mar 29, 2023 12:02:00 PM
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I am using FactoryTalk SE throughout our facility. On one of the computers only, occasionally on restart of the computer and/or reloading of the application, the following message appears at the bottom of the application: The Distributed Alarm Client failed to connect to the server [RNA://$Local/Northern ...

RE: CompactLogix 5343 Communication Settings Changing

Posted By Chris MTI Feb 20, 2023 06:50:00 AM
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I checked the controller properties and there is no non-volatile memory present. ------------------------------ Chris MTI ------------------------------