ianreeves

HI, does anyone have any hints for using the GT1055-QSBD with a RS232 barcode scanner. I've set it up on channel 8 in GT Designer and to write to Buffer D1000. The scanner settings are correct and it works on a PC set the same as the GOT ( 9600,8,N,1.) I've used the scanners before on other GOT units with no issue. I do note the 1055 has a lot of missing options, I assume to use a ASCII input assigned to the correct D register, but unlike the better panels it's missing the Barcode or RFID options in the extended tab. The system signals are all disabled so not set to disable the scanner. Any hints please :) Thanks Ian

Hi Folks,   Has anyone found a neat way to playback video or any form of animation. We mostly have GT2000 running on L-Series PLCs Or maybe experience of the multimedia card, the last time we looked at it you couldn't show selected videos in a window  ?   Cheers    

To make many different entry screens, is it better to create these as pop-up windows and call them in code rather than change the global keyboard? i say many, but 1 or 2 different styles ?

Hi, Does anyone know how to save the Memory location when transferring programs. By this I mean we normally send the Symbolic Information to the Memory (SD) card. I have one project that does this automatically and selects the SD card when transferring programs. The other always defaults to the Program Memory in the PLC. Any hints as to how I achieved this...   Thanks   Ian

Is there a way to have the address auto assigned through the label database. So it's a latch autoassigned ?    

Hi All,   Just wanted some advice. Has anyone done any OEE measurement / calculations. I'm leaning to using MES then maybe using Excel to gather and process the numbers. I'd guess we have 20-30 systems to monitor all using L or Q series PLC's with either GT25 or GT27 HMI's   Cheers    

Gambit is spot on, just what I was after, will look in the  SCADA

Actually getting a 'file' to play or how to ?!?!?    

GT2708. 

Its an L series on GX Works in SFC so no ZRST a BRST doesn't work oddly ? An FMOV it is cheers !        

Hi Folks,   I want to write '0' into a series of 16 D registers For some reason the BMOVP K0 D300 K16 doesn't or isn't accepted as a valid command   Any better ways ?

Hi, Has anyone got a good work-around for the UK daylight saving hours. Our SNTP server updates but doesn't adjust for daylight saving. It's an L Series so we use the Time Setting in the PLC parameters. I just wondered if anyone had a neat way of automatically adjusting for this.   Thanks   Ian    

Being stupid how do you import it ? My library files come up as SUL files ?    

Thanks, will have a look when I'm back on Monday :)

GX works is ok

Thanks, GX Developer if possible ? I can see how it will work if the system is running as DST occurs, but the issue I have is if the system is switched off, then on again after DST has occurred. So you miss the actual change point.  

Thanks, the time/date implementation isn't the same for L and Q over the FX series, so that code doesn't work

Hi, I wonder if anyone has come across this problem before. I have a iQ works project using Labels. GT Designer 3 recognises them and allows me to assign them to objects without issues. It will also identify and allow me to reflect back to the database. The problem occurs if I use an object with a label, it does not appear at all on the GOT screen. If I swap back to defined M,D etc codes it is all fine. Any hints or tips ? Cheers Ian

Hi, Does anyone have much experience with the MES function on the GT2000 series HMI's I'm no expert but we can get the unit to connect to our server, but I would like to run what would be a fairly normal SQL Query. This is the actual Query I need to run... SELECT A.Operation, A.Material, CASE WHEN (B.[skill Level] IS NOTNULL) THEN B.[skill Level] ELSE 0 END AS 'Skill' FROM rvxCurrentMaterials A LEFT OUTER JOINrvxCurrentMaterialsWithEmpSkills B ON A.Item = B.Item AND A.Operation = B.Operation AND A.Material = B.Material AND B.[Employee ID] ='user' AND B.[skill Status] ='Pending' WHERE A.Operation IN ( SELECT Operation FROM rvxCurrentMaterials WHERE Item = 'PARTXYZ' AND Material = 'RIGID' ) AND A.Item Obviously the items in Red will be variables based on my criteria. Just wondered if any one had any experience of using it. Cheers Ian

I should add that in the end it was an easy fix. The reader wasn't set to return <CR> or <LF> after it's read. So the GOT was still waiting.

Cheers, that's my best bet. Make a borderless window and shift that around. One if those nice features I'd like to have, along with TrueType bit comments.

Hi, Does anyone know if it's possible to display text at a defined X & Y position depending on a couple of Data Registers ? It's a standard item of text, I'd just like to move it around the screen. I'm using a GT1030 screen and GT Designer 3 v1.106L Thanks

Yes, nothing. The register remains empty. The odd thing is, if I set it up, power cycle the put the correct values in the register ( power cycle ). Then remove the comms setting, I get the message that all values will be set to zero. Power cycle again and they are zero... Must be an issue somewhere, I'll see if my GX Dev is upto date at some point. Have sorted it by putting it in the code, but just wondered. Cheers Ian

Hi, has anyone come across the plc parameter values not working. I added an RS232 module to an FX1s unit . Popped the setup values in the communication setting the PLC parameters, but the register isn't populated with the values. Not a huge issue, as just put it in the code. Has always worked on the FX3 series, so I "assumed" the same. Cheers Ian

Hi we use quite a few checkers. One thing that can confuse you is these cameras are very sensitive to contact bounce. So always use a transistor output or a RC "damper" on the output.