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Posted By Cannon Jan 15, 2026 02:43:15 PM
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Andre, I am running FT Logix ECHO 4.00, the PLC is a Compact GuardLogix 5380 Firmware Version 37.11.00. The co-simulation effect is observable when watching the accumulator for a normal timer, so it seems to be working. The tests for a typical piece of equipment will take several hours to execute ...
Posted By Cannon Jan 15, 2026 01:13:00 PM
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Andre, I am still seeing some behavior that makes me believe that Co-Simulation does not scale the timers in the Device Based Alarms. I have some simple alarms configured in a PLC program that monitor the output states and input states for a pneumatic actuator and alarm after 2000ms if the states ...
Posted By Cannon Jan 15, 2026 01:12:50 PM
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Posted By Cannon Jan 03, 2026 07:10:20 AM
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Andre, Happy New Year! Thank you for the confirmation on the co-simulation and device based alarms. The alarm properties don't show up explicitly in the PLC Tags. If I have a tag named Sta20Alarms that is an array of Booleans with 64 members and I create device based alarms Alarm00 - Alarm63 and ...
Posted By Cannon Dec 24, 2025 10:46:00 AM
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I am working on using Test Runner and the Fault Framework to create automated testing for fault scenarios that verify (assert) that the PLC logic correctly reacts to the fault and diagnoses it with an alarm. The alarms are configured as an alarm list of device based alarms in Studio 5000 and use the ...
Posted By Cannon Dec 24, 2025 05:04:28 AM
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Good morning. The first requirement is that the part needs to have its own physics (physics geometry, rigid body, and load aspects). These aspects may be disabled while it it parented to the skid if the part does not need to block a sensor. If the part needs to block a sensor the physics geometry can ...
Posted By Cannon Dec 05, 2025 07:31:00 AM
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I have a controls testing CITM model. It isn't huge, one robot, four part feeders, a resistance welder, two vision systems, 8 pneumatic actuators, and 3 servo actuators. The customer parts in the model are small. When I start the model for controls testing connected to ECHO the frame rate slowly decreases ...
Posted By Cannon Nov 27, 2025 10:51:02 AM
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Thanks Mark! Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful for the Emulate3D team and all the work they do to make my work possible. ------------------------------ Andy Cannon andyc@atcautomation.com ------------------------------
Posted By Cannon Nov 26, 2025 08:00:34 AM
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Braden, I do not see the CRX-25, there is a CRX-10iA and CRX-10iA-L. I think you would see all the available robots in the package manager regardless of your installed version, you just would not be able to install it if it required a higher version. The CRX series looks like an easy markup using ...
Posted By Cannon Nov 22, 2025 02:21:37 PM
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Looks like you resolved your situation but I thought others might be interested. Mihai Clipa sent me this image many months ago but I find myself referencing it frequently. It shows the, non-intuitive, process for setting up a legacy Microsoft KM Loopback Adapter. We use this method frequently to create ...
Posted By Cannon Nov 22, 2025 02:08:03 PM
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I bumped into Mark Emeott at Automation Fair this week and he mentioned that he was working on this very thing. He didn't give me a date but it is definitely in the pipeline. If you want to collaborate on a temporary workaround let me know. ------------------------------ Andy Cannon andyc@atcautomation.com ...
Posted By Cannon Nov 19, 2025 04:06:43 PM
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Suryan, If you are talking about the "Type" property of the visual you can use something like this. In this case I was picking up two parts of the same type but I needed to differentiate them for interaction with a load fixture. ------------------------------ Andy Cannon andyc@atcautomation.com ...
Posted By Cannon Nov 14, 2025 07:15:16 AM
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We typically use load creators to create the loads. A little QuickLogic manipulation or a load fixture can help you position the part in the desired location. We created a custom QuickLogic widget in c# for deleting loads, a delete load widget is available on the flow control controller as well. You ...
Posted By Cannon Nov 08, 2025 07:40:00 AM
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I have a CITM Controls Testing model for a machine that will run multiple variations of a product. The components are tray fed into the system. I created a QuickLogic procedure to dynamically create the trays of components based on variables such as tray length, tray width, number of rows and number ...
Posted By Cannon Oct 26, 2025 08:19:15 AM
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I understand the concern, but in my experience the Emulate3D support team has been very helpful and responsive - they do an amazing job handling complex technical questions. It's also worth noting that this forum is mainly a peer-to-peer space for sharing ideas and experiences, not the primary support ...
Posted By Cannon Oct 07, 2025 12:00:00 PM
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My team and I were brainstorming today about the possibility of translating simulation logic developed in QuickLogic to Relay Ladder Logic. We executed a project last year that used Rockwell's iTrak small frame and we were able to export the track from Emulate3D to Application Code Manager using the ...
Posted By Cannon Sep 12, 2025 03:32:00 PM
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@ Mark Emeott I was installing the AB Velocity Drives today and noticed the Edition requirements. Is something changing with Version 19 relative to the drive emulation? ------------------------------ Andy Cannon andyc@atcautomation.com ------------------------------
Posted By Cannon Sep 11, 2025 07:34:00 AM
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Tom, I haven't used it specifically for a conveyor but I have used the kinematic path joint follower with a curved sketch many times. I found the easiest way to get a complex sketch with accurate dimensioning was to create the sketch in SolidWorks and use the SolidWorks Add-In for Emulate3d to add ...
Posted By Cannon Sep 11, 2025 07:27:00 AM
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Thanks Mark. ------------------------------ Andy Cannon andyc@atcautomation.com ------------------------------
Posted By Cannon Aug 01, 2025 04:07:00 PM
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KLJ, The suction gripper aspect adds a Box Physics aspect to the visual. The dimensions of box physics are of a size to envelope the entire visual. I converted a default box to aspects and added a suction gripper aspect to it. The box physics aspect is controlled by the suction gripper and their ...