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Gentlemen Ladies, I'm having a little Data migration Issue, We just installed FT-Historian 4.0 with a brand new shinny server running Windows Server 2008 - 64 bits OS The old server was running Historian 2.2 on a Windows Server 2003 32 bits OS. Here is the question, Our client wishes to have available all of the old data in the new system. Is there a way to export/extract the old 32 bit data archive files, convert them somehow, and import/merge them into the new system.? We have contacted Rockwell, but they can only tell us to UPGRADE the old system - we did not want to do that, the old server is now 9 years old and is due for the old PC home. We have contacted OSI-Pi directly, to no avail since we have a Rockwell licence. We know that the database runs on SQL so it should be possible Anybody ?

Is this material still available @ 100$ plus shipping ?

Sorry My Mistake - it is RX[6] and TX[6]

The error code generated is : 0001 0024, souce tag TX[5] / INT destination tag RX[5] / INT trying to read an array of 6 INTs will try to get a screen shot of the MSG Thanks

Ok - here is the set up: LOCAL PLC - L35E and Panel View HMI running Ftview ME - both connected via ethernet port to a CISCO SLM2008 router - connected to a local VLAN - a DataCommBusiness DCB IP 6690 ethenet to serial modem connected to the Cisco Router at one end and a dedicated phone line at the other end. Remote PLC - L35E - connected via ethernet port to a DCB IP 6690 ethernet to serial modem, itself connected to the dedicated phone line. At the local station and from the remote station , with my laptop, I can ping both PLCs and the panel view, I can get online with both PLCs and Panel View, Download, Upload, everything Normal The pannel view communicates properly with both PLCs,read and write values to tags in both PLCs WHAT I CANT DO : have either CompactLogix CIP message to each other ?????? CIP Data Table Read everything has been settup and configuer as per Rockwell's sugestion - the router has been configuer for port forwading, port Imaging .... the TCC and UDP ports are fully open Any sugestions, what did i miss, I dont understand why I can do everthing normal - Upload, Download,both PLCs communicate with the panelview, But the 2 PLCs can't CIP messaging ???

Thank you all for the Information, by the way this wasnt a laptop - but a Desk PC at a remote site. I understand the importance of keeping a backup copy, but this site being an on going R&D one and having different programmers doing 'on the fly' adjutsments its hard to keep track of the most recent version. BUT NO MORE, - once bitten .....

Ok - major situation. I have had a computer running for the past 4 years, setup with Siemens step 7, WinCC flexible 5.3 and SQL, with all of the nessaessary licences, running for one of my R+D engineers/programmers, seems that someone has gone to NASTY sites and gained a nice Trojan/Worm virus !!!!!!!!!!!! This computer did not cooperate any more, so I handed it to an IT guy, he ran an offline rescue disc to try and salvage this computer, being a newbee this IT guy deleted all of the coropted files. Guess what – all of the *.exe files were corupted so now the computer had to be windows repaired. Windows, IE, Office and other apps work fine now, all except all of the Siemens apps.!!!!!! Ok the Question, can I reload all of the Siemens software, without killing the existing project and Licences, or can someone tell me where The Siemens software keeps the existing projects / Licences / information files??? Or if you have any other thoughts on the matter. Ps, the engineer/programmer used to do a save of the project everytime he changed somthing, but where are these files kept in the Computer ????

Hello everyone, any input will help and be greatly apreciated, I am starting up a new project and was requested by my client to run everthing I can on Profilbus, the initial cost of running all transmitters and discreat devises can be very costly in an explosion proof area so ... I will be using a Rockwell CompactLogix system with a L42 processor and a Prosoft Tech Profibus Master scanner. My 1st question is which one do I use - the DPV1 PS69 Master or the MVI69 PDPMV1 master, why and what is the difference between the 2. I will have about 14 TXs (PT, TT, LT FT), 6 control valves, 10 solinoide valves, 3 motor drives, and 3 contact motors - all within 40 feet of each other and 100 feet from the main Control Panel. All other feedback or thoughts will be considered, I have allready looked at Profibus cources, E&H are charging me $3500 for 4 days of classes - seems steep ( yes?, no?), maybe good for me in the long run .... Anyway thanks

Hello to all, I am tring to SHARE date between an Excel Spreadsheet and FTView HMI screens. I need to use data from an excel spreadsheet and read it through FTView in either trends or numeric displays and also I need to write numeric inputs to the same excel speadsheats from the HMI screens I am lost as to how to use DDE to RSlinx to excel and vice a versa I tried to configure excel to read RSLinx thru a topic I tried to configure HMI tags to read excel cells I seem to be lost - Is there a tutorial or example that I could apply in my case using:FTView SE (cpr9) RSLinx Classic 2.52 Excel 2003 RSLogix 5000 16.21 Compact Logix L32E

Thank-you very much gentalmen....

Yes that is exactly what is going on - Is there a way of turning off this fault

Thanks guys , you have been alought of help this will aide in my programming the code. Now all i need is if there is a way of shutting down the automatique fault I get on a power failure which faults the processer on a compact logix, or a routine for self correction. I have always coded for power loss worst case recoverey.

Does any one have a map of all the status bits available for Logix 5000, in Control Logix and Compact Logix controleurs - ie: like "s" bits in Logix500

Ok sorry for the missing info. The PLC is a Compact 1769 L35E its comm card is a local ENB the i/os are connected thru 2 1794 AENT/B everything going to ethernet switch as I said before - I loose the communication every 21 secs but it automaticly reconnects itself within 200 msecs of disconnection. This only apeers in the device alarm screen of FTView SE

Hello to all, here is my situation. I have a remote system running in Brazil and I keep getting a communication fault every 21 SECONDS it reeds as follows ( in the Alarm Page of FTView SE ): Connection to controler has been lost, (Server:RNA//$Local Dedini Demo:RSLinx Enterprise:[PLC] Does this ring a bell with anyone.?? I am Running On a recent Dell computer with an Intel Comm Card, Windows XP Pro SP2 RSLogix 5000 16.21,RSLinx 2.52, RSLinx Enertprse 5.0 (cpr9), FTView SE (cpr9) with the most recent rollups and also FT PI Historian 2.0 The FTView screens are running Local. I've talked with Rockwell on many occasions and they seemed stomped, they had me try to upgrade to 17.0 and RSLInx Enterprise SP2 but no good, only had to restart everything from scatch and Format the HD Everthing runs good, but no alarms are available except the above Comm message. on an other note : whenever I try to run RSLinx 2.52 as a service, the Who Active screen FREEZES and all of this happens whether I am on the Local machine in Brazil or here in Canada running RDP or VNC. does anyone have any help available ????