Crossbow

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  1. Omron NA5, NX & Zebra ZD421T (Ethernet)

    The buttons on the HMI are typically used to update variables in the attached PLC.  The PLC could then send a message over Ethernet to the printer.  Do you know what protocols are supported by the Zebra printer?  You didn't provide model info on the PLC or the printer, so hard to say what might work.
  2. Simple query loop?

    I have a 98 page manual on the function blocks.  The download I got had the library, sample project, manual, and starting guide. ARCL_Comms_Lib_1.7.0_Manual.pdf Any time they use EXECUTE as an input name, it can be pulsed.  It would be called ENABLE if it had to remain on.
  3. GX Developer installing error on Windows 8.1

    As it says, make sure the user logged into Windows has full admin rights before trying to install.  Likely this user does not so the installer cannot modify something it needs to.
  4. Nope, those function blocks are locked by the factory.  Should be no reason to look inside them.
  5. Simple Question?

    DATA TYPE # VALUE Int#1 REAL#3.14 This is the IEC standard designation for literals.
  6. It should work fine on Omron EtherCAT once you import the ESI file. Omron has similar units for CIP Safety.
  7. HMI panel / display for Siemens LOGO! 8 ethernet

    Good to know... haven't had the chance to use one in a few years...
  8. Confused over Function Block Counters

    The GX IEC function blocks with the _M on the end were more Mitsubishi specific, they were not the IEC style function blocks you see in GX Works3.  They were meant to act like the legacy Mitsubishi functions.
  9. HMI panel / display for Siemens LOGO! 8 ethernet

    Logo isn't really a PLC, it's intended to be a programmable relay.  A PLC would have more options for HMI. I do not recall anyone other than Siemens making a small one to talk to Logo.
  10. Confused over Function Block Counters

    this topic is 20 years old.  You're still using GX IEC Developer?
  11. Limiting Online Change FX5U

    Password protect your CPU to stop online edits.
  12. Mitsubishi Modbus protocol

    There are Modbus modules and Modbus/TCP modules you can add to those PLCs.  Modbus is typically serial and very short distance communication, where Modbus/TCP is Ethernet based.  You can't just enable Modbus on the CPU.
  13. Servo Amplifier

    There is a manual explaining the programming of the SSCNET module, recommend you start there.
  14. Task Period Exceeded

    It's not 'what part' exceeded the cycle time, its the fact that the entire cycle took too long at all.  If you want to determine which part is taking the most time, the best bet is to edit your code to stop some sections from running and see what happens to the cycle time. You can try to split some of your less critical logic into some periodic tasks, and set them for longer timeout like 10ms.
  15. I think it will be just like working with USB to serial adapters.  Some of them do not implement the entire control set, and things like CTS/RTS are not always connected.  I've used a dozen brands of USB to serial adapters, and of those, only 2 worked on all the PLCs I worked with.  Like pturmel said, it comes down to seeing how the wiring is crossed between the two devices.
  16. Mitsubishi G-50A Central controller

    Never heard of a Mitsubishi G-50A, and since you mentioned BACNET, I bet's it's more HVAC than industrial automation.  Not likely to find a lot of help on that here...
  17. Voltage Measure

    You can't directly.  You would need an analog input to read a variable value, and most of those are 0-10V.  You should be able to find some kind of device which can read the battery voltage and output a 0-10V analog signal.  4-20mA would also work.  You will need an appropriate analog input module for the PLC as well.
  18. What I meant was the being from outside India, I have never seen the product nor do I have access to any information on it.  You should contact Mitsubishi within India for more information.  That product is not global, so your only help will come from inside India.
  19. Can't help you from over here... that product is only available in India.  It's a rebranded device as far as I know.
  20. How to adjust the resolution of a timer on FB

    Not sure you can do what you ask in FX3U.  Look at the options in the software to determine what addresses are reserved for variables created without an address, then look at the info that nehpets shared so you know where it will wind up when you do not specify an address.
  21. cx programmer to nd designer

    Not that I know of.
  22. Better option would be NX-Series IO with an EtherNet/IP coupler talking EIP to the CJ.
  23. How to adjust the resolution of a timer on FB

    It would really help if you indicate which family of PLC you are using, as there are some differences.
  24. Mitsubishi EDS file location? (GX Works3)

    EDS file for an FLnet device?  EDS is typically DeviceNet or EtherNet/IP, not FLnet.