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RE: Style Sheet Retentivity

Posted By craig1850 Mar 19, 2026 07:53:09 AM
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I used a key value converter with a model variable of type int32 And the retentivity storage node -------------------------------------------

RE: FT Optix Idle time out variable stored on PLC

Posted By craig1850 Mar 18, 2026 05:28:54 PM
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This is how I done it. Here is an operator spinbox input. The value is a PLC tag of type real. Then in the PLC, multiply by 60000 Finally, the duration is the destination PLC tag shown above. It is a simple DINT. -------------------------------------------

RE: U.S. Shipping Only: Limited FT Optix Branded Wireless Chargers Available

Posted By craig1850 Mar 14, 2026 05:03:44 PM
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I sent you a direct message as well. -------------------------------------------

RE: FToptix Stylesheet default values

Posted By craig1850 Mar 12, 2026 08:02:57 PM
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Yes, true, I can see what the default is easily, but I was thinking of a scenario where, in a particular project, the user can change style sheets. I have a color picker to change a few global colors on the "current" stylesheet. I would like to have a default button to set those values back to default. ...

FToptix Stylesheet default values

Posted By craig1850 Mar 12, 2026 05:04:00 PM
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Is there any way to know or retrieve the default values of an item in a stylesheet. For instance, I have a color picker to change a few global colors on the current stylesheet. I would like to have a default button to set it back to the original value. See the pic, I want to know the "Reset Value" ...

RE: FTOptix Optix Panel Remote NTP Time Server polling frequency

Posted By craig1850 Mar 09, 2026 05:56:29 PM
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Thanks, great info! -------------------------------------------

RE: FTOptix Optix Panel Remote NTP Time Server polling frequency

Posted By craig1850 Mar 05, 2026 05:00:11 PM
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Thanks for the replies so far. I didn't think it was configurable. I'm curious as to how often the poll happens. I know Windows normally syncs once a week. -------------------------------------------

FTOptix Optix Panel Remote NTP Time Server polling frequency

Posted By craig1850 Mar 04, 2026 05:14:00 PM
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How often does the Optix panel poll the remote time server? Is this a property that can be set, or did I miss it somewhere in the documentation? -------------------------------------------

RE: Optix displaying descriptions of bits of a DINT

Posted By craig1850 Feb 18, 2026 06:52:56 PM
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Szymon, your procedure for displaying Local Module Data Point descriptions only works for me if Tag Optimization is set to False. I am displaying said descriptions in a Tag Grid. In the above pic, notice Local 5 and 6 descriptions. All good. Also notice the test label at the bottom right corner. Its ...

RE: Optix displaying descriptions of bits of a DINT

Posted By craig1850 Feb 06, 2026 05:33:32 PM
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To get a description of, say, a Local Input, I had to do it like this. Make an alias to the Local input card. If you put the description on the Local input card itself, it will NOT work, even with "Enable extended properties" checked. But the alias description shows up just fine. I am showing this data ...

RE: FTOptix 1.7 Alarm Widget Enhancements

Posted By craig1850 Feb 05, 2026 08:56:47 AM
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I was afraid of that. This could turn into a lot of work as new versions come out. Or just choose not to worry about it. Thanks Shane. -------------------------------------------

FTOptix 1.7 Alarm Widget Enhancements

Posted By craig1850 Feb 05, 2026 08:19:00 AM
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Looking through the Optix 1.7 improvements Power Point presentation, I noticed these two slides about Alarm Widget enhancements. Will the alarm widgets that I already have in my projects be upgraded when the project is opened for the first time in Optix 1.7? I suppose this question applies to all library ...

RE: FTOptix 1.7 Offline Tag Importer Not Working

Posted By craig1850 Feb 02, 2026 04:34:32 PM
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I thought I would follow up with this. I ended up restarting Optix studio several times. Performing an online import a couple times. Then the offline import magically decided to work. So, maybe it's good now. -------------------------------------------

RE: FTOptix 1.7 Offline Tag Importer Not Working

Posted By craig1850 Feb 02, 2026 11:11:15 AM
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I am able to open the ACD file. Also, I rebooted the PLC, then went back online and did an online save. Then I tried offline tag import once again. No luck. Online import works great. -------------------------------------------

FTOptix 1.7 Offline Tag Importer Not Working

Posted By craig1850 Feb 02, 2026 05:39:00 AM
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So far, the offline tag importer has not worked in v1.7. This is a tiny test program. Less than 10 tags. I added a local Input card offline, then run the tag importer offline. This picture is after waiting for 10 minutes or so. I eventually just cancel the operation. Any ideas or insight on this? ...

RE: FT Optix: Telling the PLC which Screen or Panel number is active in Runtime with PanelLoader

Posted By craig1850 Dec 20, 2025 06:36:56 PM
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This is my two cents on this subject. I created a variable on each screen called ScreenID. I typed in a value that I wanted for the ScreenID. Then, I linked this variable to a Model variable that I called CurrentScreenNumber. So, whatever screen you are on, "CurrentScreenNumber" has that value. You must ...

RE: FTOptix optix based digital alarm message dynamic link to extended tag properties issue

Posted By craig1850 Oct 24, 2025 01:15:31 PM
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Thanks everyone for the help. -------------------------------------------

RE: FTOptix optix based digital alarm message dynamic link to extended tag properties issue

Posted By craig1850 Oct 24, 2025 01:02:00 PM
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Adding a "Changed" event to the top level Alarms tag didn't work for me, or I just don't get where to add it, but I added a 'Description changed' event to one of the individual element descriptions. This seems to be working. -------------------------------------------

RE: FTOptix optix based digital alarm message dynamic link to extended tag properties issue

Posted By craig1850 Oct 24, 2025 11:47:52 AM
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"I'm sure that if you were to change them in the controller and trigger the alarms again you would not see the updated descriptions." You are correct. This is exactly what I observed. I added the Changed event to the 'Alarms' tag, but I am unsure of how to configure it. ------------------------ ...

RE: FTOptix optix based digital alarm message dynamic link to extended tag properties issue

Posted By craig1850 Oct 24, 2025 11:36:00 AM
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Post retracted. Incorrect assumption. -------------------------------------------