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RE: Upgrading legacy RSLogix 5 to RSLogix5000

Posted By Sean Merrill Mar 25, 2024 07:58:07 AM
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As far as conversion utilities go, you'll use the "RSLogix Project Migrator" tool. I think it comes standard with your Studio 5000/RSLogix 5000 download, but it is an optional tool so it doesn't always get installed. This is for the PLC 5. Generally, the tool works somewhat well, assuming you have a ...

RE: FTView ME View Point - slow tag refresh

Posted By Sean Merrill Mar 08, 2024 07:56:00 AM
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With that being the case, if you want a snappy response from the application, I'd recommend getting a FactoryTalk View ME Station license for the tablet itself. Using that you can basically get the tablet to act like a PanelView, but maintain the mobility of a tablet on a network. I've done that a few ...

RE: FTView ME View Point - slow tag refresh

Posted By Sean Merrill Mar 07, 2024 07:59:05 AM
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Marcin, It could be related to the tag update rate on your screens, that is the first and easiest thing to check. Check the display properties for all your screens. However, I am curious why you are choosing to use ViewPoint on a PanelView instead of a standard FactoryTalk View ME application? Generally, ...

FTVSE DataLogPro vs FT Historian vs Canary

Posted By Sean Merrill Feb 09, 2024 08:07:00 AM
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Hello all! I am looking to get various informed opinions on the differences in the historians listed. For some background, my facility is currently using mostly FTVSE application (distributed) data collection, from FTVSE V11. We have a small license for FT Historian, but it has been mostly ...

RE: 2 PanelViewPlus7 Performance managed with ThinManager ?

Posted By Sean Merrill Sep 27, 2023 09:10:00 AM
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I'm going to make an assumption that you want to be able to run the machine from two different sides, but not at the same time. Such as an operator running the machine from the north side sometimes, and the south side sometimes, but never simultaneously. At that point, you'd be better off just getting ...

RE: Kinetix Runtime Clocks

Posted By Sean Merrill Aug 11, 2023 02:43:00 PM
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Exactly what I was looking for, thanks for the help! ------------------------------ Sean Merrill ------------------------------

Kinetix Runtime Clocks

Posted By Sean Merrill Aug 10, 2023 04:21:00 PM
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Is there any direct tags/status words that you can use to monitor runtime in the Kinetix CIP drives? Specifically, the Kinetix 5700. Ideally, I am looking for: -Power on time (such as DC Bus charged, but servo not enabled) -Actual runtime (-Servo On/Enabled) I know I can just use ...

RE: FactoryTalk Optix--How did you learn about it?

Posted By Sean Merrill Jul 11, 2023 09:02:22 AM
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I found it here, after I started seeing a lot of posts on it in the software forums. ------------------------------ Sean Merrill ------------------------------

RE: using a single servo for multiple functions

Posted By Sean Merrill Jun 28, 2023 07:55:00 AM
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To clarify, what I think you are asking is that each set of tooling has a servo motor attached to it, and you are simply connecting the servo drive to the different motors depending on which set of tooling is used? I think that would work just fine, as long as the servo motors are the exact ...

RE: using a single servo for multiple functions

Posted By Sean Merrill Jun 27, 2023 05:35:00 PM
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Andy, From what Vincent said and what I understand of your post, you basically want a servo system that can run two different gear trains with differing gearing ratios and motion properties. This is totally doable, as it is something I am currently doing on one of my machines. The basics of ...

FactoryTalk Optix vs FactoryTalk View

Posted By Sean Merrill Jun 09, 2023 08:38:00 AM
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I have been seeing a lot of buzz about Rockwell's new FactoryTalk Optix program, and while it looks interesting, my main question on it hasn't really been answered anywhere that I can find. Basically, why would I use Optix over FactoryTalk View? I am not sure if there are people around here that can ...

RE: FACTORYTALK VIEW LOCAL SITE EDITION 11.0 WITH WINDOWS10

Posted By Sean Merrill May 30, 2023 07:58:00 AM
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With options greyed out, you are probably running against domain and admin rights policies. General rule of thumb I follow is to always try and install and run Rockwell software as a admin at least once. That seems to prevent a lot of random issues. But your domain group policy set by your IT department ...

RE: pressure sensor control

Posted By Sean Merrill May 25, 2023 07:53:00 AM
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Your easiest option will probably be timing your setpoint. What I mean by that is when your full is indicated, it has to be continuously indicated for a set amount of time (60 seconds or so) before you consider the signal stable enough to shut off flow. The time for this will be dependent on your system ...

RE: FACTORYTALK VIEW LOCAL SITE EDITION 11.0 WITH WINDOWS10

Posted By Sean Merrill May 24, 2023 09:06:37 AM
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Additionally, you can check in the Microsoft Event log to see if you are triggering DCOM errors on the server and client side. KB5004442-Manage changes for Windows DCOM Server Security Feature Bypass (CVE-2021-26414) - Microsoft Support Basically, go to the "Event Viewer" in Windows and check the summary ...

RE: SLC 500 1747 L40A Ser C

Posted By Sean Merrill Apr 18, 2023 10:01:00 AM
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EDIT: corrected font to default one -FL Just to add on, I currently have 10+ of these running in various flavors (L40A/B/C). We use the 1747-UIC USB to DH485 Interface Converter and a copy of RSLogix 500 version 12. Of course, older versions will only work better with the older equipment. If you ...

RE: VNC into a PanelView

Posted By Sean Merrill Mar 23, 2023 10:43:00 AM
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Thanks Fuzzy! I didn't list ViewPoint as I have tried that before and run into issues of compatibility of objects that are used in ME, but not usable in ViewPoint as well as lag issues in the communications. It was a couple of years ago, so there might have been updates to ViewPoint since ...

VNC into a PanelView

Posted By Sean Merrill Mar 23, 2023 07:59:00 AM
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Hello, I am not quite sure this is the right forum or not! I have an application where I am installing a machine system that is run locally using a PanelView. That, of course, includes a FTVME application for that PanelView. However, due to the nature of the operation, it also has to be able ...

RE: RSView32 to FTVSE Alarm Delay

Posted By Sean Merrill Jan 24, 2023 10:31:00 AM
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Thank you for the response, Phillip! Unfortunately, neither of these solutions make any difference. We are currently using direct reference tags (I double checked that this morning) and I had played with that tag alarm update rate as well, and it too appears to have no effect. We have also created ...

RSView32 to FTVSE Alarm Delay

Posted By Sean Merrill Jan 20, 2023 09:46:00 AM
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I am having an issue on a conversion of RSView32 to FactoryTalk that is giving me grief, and I am hoping someone here might have some advice. Since Windows 7 has been phased out by Microsoft, we are having to migrate all our legacy RSView32 programs to FactoryTalk on Windows 10 systems. While this ...

RE: Kinetix 5300 How to Increase Max Speed

Posted By Sean Merrill Dec 08, 2021 03:12:00 PM
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I would actually disagree here, and highly recommend against using % of max for velocity and accel/decel. The reason comes down to verification/measurement as well as repeatability. For verification, think of it along these lines, if you are moving an axis, and someone asks you how fast it is moving, ...