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I think that I can communicate with the EIM 3255 using a EWON Flexy over Modbus TCP? Has anyone attempted this? I have used EWON with Siemens and Omron but they was PLCs 

Hello, We are trying to read our KWH usage using modbus from a IEM 3255 Power Meter. Has anyone ever done this? I have used Modbus with Omron Inverters before but this is a new concept for me. Any advice would be appreciated.   Regards    Peter 

Hello, My plant has a Stretchwrap Machine that has a CJ2M 11 containing a standard ladder diagram programme, a SFC and four Function Blocks. I have enclosed the programme. Randomly we are experiencing pallets behaving erratically on the conveyors and strange events on the wrapping turntable. the sensors all look okay so I am wondering whether the programme is randomly causing the SFC section to give an errant signal. I am thinking of upgrading our PLC to a CJ2M 13. Has anyone had experience of anything like this? Im maybe clutching at straws because my engineers cant see anything obvious.   Regards   Peter   Stretchwrap_CPU11140423.cxp

Thanks for the replies and certainly food for thought. I will replace the three Output Cards that we use. We inherited the programme  and in fairness we didnt have much trouble with it until recently. We will also put a counter on all our conveyor sensors as advised. Many Thanks  

Hello, We are trying to download a safety programme into our recently acquired PNOZ m1p Controller but the lead that connects our PC to the RS 232 Port is unavailable. Does anyone know how the lead is wired so we can make a temporary lead until the proper ones become available?   Regards   Peter 

Thanks for your help. In the end I did the number field with a Single setting and 7 decimal places and it now logs every minute showing a floating point reading. Regards 

Hello, Our version of CX Supervisor uses Microsoft Access 2000 for logging data. My management want to display the amount of waste we are making as a percentage to be logged every minute. I have done all the maths and the answer is stored in a Data Memory area as a floating point eg 2.187%. I would like this to be displayed in a live Access Field but Access 2000 will only allow me to display as an Integer eg 2 or 3% etc. Does anyone know if there is a work around or if a later version of Developer uses a later version of Access that would allow a floating point value to be displayed. Regards Peter

Will that help? Think version 4.2 is out but will it provide us with better options with regards to Floating Points? 

Hi again Bertie, This afternoon I tried the decimals setting in the Access database but after I had saved as Access 2000 I ran in Runtime but found that the data wouldn't log. I basically save the database as a 2000 file to my companies cloud type drive and log data at 1 minute intervals. I have managed to log data using IEE Floating Point but it rounds up or down the value instead of showing a decimal point. All other numbers and Real values log ok it's just the floating point values. If I use anything other than Access 2000 then the database is not recognised in Supervisor 

Hi Bertie. If I set a point in Supervisor as Real which is the settings for the floating point. I have tried IEE Floating but that's not right.

Hi Bertie. Happy New Year to you. I have CX Supervisor version 3.50 and after compiling a 2016 Access Database when I try to connect through CX Supervisor the Database isn't recognised. It will recognise Access 2000 but of course that does not support Floating Point. It's maybe the way that I am saving the Database but I only get four options. We use Office 365 so maybe a problem there.   Regards   

Hello, I believe that I can convert a serial port on a CJ1M to Ethernet. I have purchased a Brainbox ES 246. Has anyone ever used this converter? Am assuming that I would have to use Ethernet IP protocol to connect using a PC? All my factories PLCs are Serial Port and to buy Ethernet CPUs would be expensive so hoping this will work to help keep the cost down.   Regards   Peter

Although my PC recognises the Brainbox com port the CJ1M doesn't recognise it as a port when I try to remotely connect using Sysmac Way via the Hostlink Port.  A Omron manual for EWON talks about using Fins whereas the Brainbox uses  Raw TCP. Wonder if this is the problem here? I take it nobody has used a Brainbox Serial to Ethernet Converter with a CJ1M?    Regards 

Aww many thanks. Have never done this before. Regards 

Aww I think it is a similar thing to a Ewon 500 that I once used as a remote virtual port. Will consult the won Omron guide as am  sure it will advise me. Think it uses TCP on Hostlink Port

Hi Crossbow, It has given me a Com Port of 118 but not sure how to connect to the PLC. Will it be like a Bluetooth Dongle so via Toolbus using baud rate as displayed. I want to really use it for SCADA so data collection.

The Sena SD1100 is RS422 so what converts the RS232 to RS 422. I have used Communication Cards for NS and Modbus etc but never for a CPU port. Would rather stick with Sena but don't really understand the RS422 criteria 

Hello, We use the Parani SD1000 Bluetooth Dongle to remotely connect to our CJ1M and CJ2M PLCs. We have been informed that they have been discontinued but they haven't given us a replacement. Does anyone know of any? The service from Omron UK is terrible now. I always had a good relationship with them but they don't contact us anymore. The pandemic can only be part of the reason.   Regards   Peter

Unfortunately we don't have enough ethernet capacity at our plant so Bluetooth works fine and SD1000 was supported by Omron. I have used EWON before so may have to utilise for serial port connection but more expensive than Bluetooth.

Hello, I have just installed Supervisor V3.2 onto one of our end of line PCs Window 10. When I try runtime a message appears Unable to load resources. File CXSUPERVISSORES. DLL   Has anyone else had this problem? Have used the same Developer on all the other Windows 10 PCs without a problem.   Regards   Peter

Hi Berti, To be honest Windows 10 has been a nightmare for CX Supervisor. When I write a programme on Developer I always do it as Run as Administrator. Unfortunately now my companies IT man has to install CX One and Supervisor as he has Administration Rights. He has done the same installation for most of our PCs so can't really understand. Wondered whether or not upgrading to CX Supervisor V4 would help but it does seem to me as though some files were maybe corrupted when he installed. He is on vacation in India for a few weeks so will get him to reinstall on his return. Kind regards and Stay Safe    Peter 

Sorry I installed V3.5

How I did the Altivar Inverters was to use a Omron RS485 Communication Card to the Inverter. Download a Modbus RTU Protocol Macro to the card and then Read and Write values through ladder diagram programming using the registers. I know that we can buy Data Logging additions for the PM8000 but hopefully I will be able to retrieve data using my method.   Regards

Hello, I would like to receive data from our PM5100 Power Meter via Modbus using a Omron PLC. I am sure that it will use Modbus RTU as I have controlled Altivar Inverters using this system. Does anyone know where I can access the Modbus Registry for this Meter? I really want to log KWH usage.   Regards    Peter 

Many thanks cHud. Have you ever extracted value from the PM5100 before? I am sure I have to use Modbus RTU but maybe I will have to purchase a PM 5110?   Regards