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RE: FactoryTalk Linx OPC UA Server subscription rate recommended value.

Posted By rbliss Feb 28, 2024 06:08:05 AM
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Ivan, Note there is a FactoryTalk Live Data service between FactoryTalk Linx Gateway and the FactoryTalk Linx service. FactoryTalk Live Data supports the following update rates. 50,100,250, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000msec and increments of 1 sec. When an OPC Client request an update rate. It will ...

RE: RSLinx to Factory Talk

Posted By rbliss Feb 26, 2024 06:03:00 AM
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Sheev, Attached is a PDF file containing the presentation for a session on this topic I led at from Automation Fair 2023. ------------------------------ Ron Bliss Principal Platform Lead - Communication Software Rockwell Automation Inc ------------------------------

RE: RSLinx to Factory Talk

Posted By rbliss Feb 26, 2024 06:02:29 AM
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RE: Connectivity Issue with FactoryTalk View & other softwares

Posted By rbliss Jan 31, 2024 06:35:00 AM
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Tolentino, We did not experience this scenario when testing with Windows 11. We are curious which Win 11 built version you are using? The development team believes the OS is creating multiple IP addresses for the Network Interface Connection (NIC). You should be able to determine this running a command ...

RE: Software to implement an Energy Consumption Dashboard

Posted By rbliss Jan 31, 2024 05:33:00 AM
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FYI FactoryTalk Linx can interface with PowerMonitor 5000 using the Symbolic Shortcut type and can communicated to a CIP Energy object in PowerFlex and Kinetix drives using the CIP Object -> CIP Energy shortcut type. These can be used by FactoryTalk Enery Metrix and other FactoryTalk software to collect ...

New version v6.40 of the FactoryTalk Linx portfolio of communications software released Nov30

Posted By rbliss Dec 02, 2023 08:46:00 AM
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Dozens of new capabilities and enhancements are captured in the attached presentation. Here are the most notable: FactoryTalk Live Data v New Tag Browser FactoryTalk Linx Shortcut paths through the FactoryTalk Linx Gateway Remote Proxy service Network Browser DNS names, increased list driver to ...

New version v6.40 of the FactoryTalk Linx portfolio of communications software released Nov30

Posted By rbliss Dec 02, 2023 08:45:43 AM
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RE: Communication Setup not showing connected controllers through Open VPN

Posted By rbliss Nov 24, 2023 06:58:52 AM
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You can use the FactoryTalk Linx Standalone Network Browser (launched from the windows start menu) to more easily configure the FactoryTalk Linx driver to include the IP Address lists. This way what you see in the standalone network browser will also appear in the shortcut editor topology. Optionally, ...

RE: Date Time

Posted By rbliss Nov 21, 2023 06:19:06 AM
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Note that controller wall-clocks will drift, so over weeks or months you will find the controller's clock getting further out alignment. You can utilize FactoryTalk Action Manager to schedule periodic adjustments to your controllers' wall-clocks to reset them closer to the computers clock. It's a free ...

RE: FactoryTalk intial data populates slow on re-boot

Posted By rbliss Nov 09, 2023 07:09:06 AM
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After a computer reboots, there are many services that must be initialized. One key area is FactoryTalk Linx must upload all of the accessible tag definitions and extended tag properties from the controllers. This can take a substantial amount of time depending on the number of tags, number of controllers, ...

RE: FactoryTalk System Services

Posted By rbliss Nov 08, 2023 06:38:00 AM
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The FactoryTalk System Service is there to support and is only needed if you are using CIP Security. ------------------------------ Ron Bliss Principal Platform Lead - Communication Software Rockwell Automation Inc ------------------------------

RE: Is Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk DCOM Auth Level utility needed when installing FactoryTalk View SE 13?

Posted By rbliss Oct 18, 2023 10:56:57 AM
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I did some more research on this topic. First, the FactoryTalk Services help lists this information: Switch the DCOM authentication level on all workstations in the system using one of the following methods: Use Registry Editor. FactoryTalk software Open Registry Editor, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ...

RE: Is Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk DCOM Auth Level utility needed when installing FactoryTalk View SE 13?

Posted By rbliss Oct 13, 2023 05:12:07 AM
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In addition to the tool, you may also need patches to update several of the FactoryTalk software packages to support the DCOM change. This knowledge base article provides more information: Mitigating Microsoft DCOM Hardening Patch (CVE-2021-26414) for Affected Rockwell Automation Products (custhelp.com) ...

RE: PowerMonitor 5000 - Example Sample Code of CIP Class 3 communication to retrieve Data

Posted By rbliss Oct 11, 2023 06:44:08 AM
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FYI The PowerMonitor 5000 has a symbolic namespace very similar to a Logix Controller. FactoryTalk Linx can access the full namespace. I believe you can use either a Processor or Symbolic shortcut. Once you have FactoryTalk Linx configured to point at the PowerMonitor, you can use the FactoryTalk Live ...

RE: Power monitor 500

Posted By rbliss Sep 25, 2023 06:11:08 AM
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As an FYI, FactoryTalk Linx will permit FactoryTalk View SE/ME and other FactoryTalk software to communicate directly with PowerMonitors. You can use the "Symbolic" or the "CIP Object / CIP Energy" shortcut type to access a PowerMonitor 5000 and the "CIP Object/CIP Class/Instance/Attribute" shortcut ...

RE: Export tag from factory Link and import them in factorytalk view SE

Posted By rbliss Sep 13, 2023 08:18:34 AM
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Thanks Fuzzy, I did not catch the sublet name difference. Ignore my previous comment for purposes of this topic. ------------------------------ Ron Bliss Principal Platform Lead - Communication Software Rockwell Automation Inc ------------------------------

RE: Export tag from factory Link and import them in factorytalk view SE

Posted By rbliss Sep 13, 2023 06:28:37 AM
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While there is no mechanism to directly export tag names from FactoryTalk Linx, the FactoryTalk Live Data Test Client that released with v6.31 added an option to "Copy Item ID". Place the tags you are interested into the Test Client. Highlight all the tag names you want to export. Right click ...

RE: FactoryTalk View Studio, ME, V13, can I change the name of tag folders

Posted By rbliss Sep 08, 2023 03:23:30 PM
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Changing the name of a Logix program, structure or array, which are represented as folders, will cause resulting an any external software like FactoryTalk View, to generate errors because the tags they referenced are no longer available. After making a change like this in Logix, you will need to make ...

RE: Redundancy lost, how to get it back, EN2TR and EN2T fault indication to PLC

Posted By rbliss Sep 08, 2023 03:18:00 PM
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James, FactoryTalk Linx has a predefined @RedundancyState tag associated with the controller shortcut. This tag will tell you status of both the active and standby controllers. You can find it on the Diagnostic Items branch under the shortcut before the offline and online branches in the tag browser. ...

RE: PLC programming mode status to SCADA

Posted By rbliss Aug 28, 2023 07:08:01 AM
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If your using FactoryTalk View SE/ME, or FactoryTalk Linx Gateway to interface to the controller via FactoryTalk Linx, there is a predefined diagnostic tag call "@Mode" that can provide a text string representing the controller's operational mode. ------------------------------ Ron Bliss Principal ...