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  1. Hello, I need to enter double confirmation on some buttons but I can't figure out how to configure it. Has anyone ever configured double confirmation on button? (citect scada) Thank you
  2. Hello everyone! I would like to connect a Micrologix 1100 with Citect 7.5 via ABMLXEIP (updated to latest version). I tried everything and it is still not working. The Citect and the PLC are on the same subnet and the ping works fine. All the configuration is done as the manual says (I attach the pictures). I have one NIC card and is connected to the PLC. The role is setted to “Server and Control Client”. The kernel has this error: [ERROR] [CORE] [0x07fc] [IOServer] [(GLOBAL)] [ErrorLog()][errlog.cpp] [266 ] Error: Channel offline, cannot talk CINIT 0015 PORT1_BOARD1 IODev_1100 Error_in_CMD-2 16 Generic 000021 Driver 00000020 (0x00000014) Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks, Gustavo.
  3. Hi every one. I have strange problem with Modbus communication in Citect 2018. I am communicating to the site switches through Modbus TCP protocol using MODNET driver and reading its sates. I am reading data from Input registers (registers addresses starts from 3x). In default, MODNET driver initializes communication trying conecting to holding register 40001 so I changed initialization in citect.ini to address 30001 because driver didn't want to establish connection because switches don't support holding registers. Now, connection to switches is working but only when page is open where I showing data from them. When I change the page, Citect loses communication and inform this showing alarm on HW alarm page. When I again open page where I show read data, communication back again. Where could be a problem? I will mention that I have more different Modbus TCP devices in project configured and with them don't have such problem. The only difference is that I am reading from holding registers and initialize parameter in citect.ini is not defined for them as for switches.
  4. Dear all, I have a FX2N-20MR chinese semi-clon of a Mitsubishi PLC. It has only a serial DB9 port that cannot be removed or exchanged (which is possible in the Mitsubishi original PLC). I wonder if I can make a simple SCADA system using that port and just one computer. I am reading this post: https://forums.mrplc.com/index.php?/topic/9653-fx-series-and-modbus/ And I am wondering how I can do what it is suggested there in the second message:  to use a free FB block, available in GX IEC (but not in GX Developer), which will communicate modbus via a standard RS232 BD board. Later on it mentions a library called ModbSFX. That message is from 15 years ago so I am wondering if now there is some other way to do it, perhaps some other software has that functionality? I don't have GX IEC. I am a student trying to make a project so I would like a cheap and simple solution. Any help to do so will be very welcome. Thanks Regards Marcelo
  5. Hello, I need to replace an obsolete twido PLC to Modicon TM2221ME32TK and in the process would like to get the variables back into Citect SACDA V7.2 I have been reading up on REad_var and write_var but am seeking clarification on how to get the existing %MW, digital inputs %I0.0 etc and outputs  %Q0.0 mapped into modbus registers so SCADA can read them.  I intend to use modbus TCP/IP communcations with the ethernet/ip adaptor.  Do i need to use read and write_var to map into the addresses? Please find attached existing PLC code.   PLC.twd
  6. Vijeo Citect #com error

     I am facing a problem in Citect.After running the Citect project. Network connectivity, communication with SCADA and RTU are the same. kindly help me to resolve his error.
  7. I am now part of a startup company based on energy optimisation of HVAC in buildings. I am assigned to have research on which SCADA system to select for HVAC energy optimisation. The model is in such a way that, we need to create a SCADA / HMI for the client's building on top of existing Building Management System (BMS) to achieve energy saving.  I am still an intern and I am requested to research on various SCADA options available in the market. I have few doubts regarding: 1. How can I select one SCADA / HMI over the other?  2.GE Cimplicity and Niagara 4 are two option which I am interested in. What is the major difference between both? (Price and functionality) 3. Is Tridium Niagara 4 a SCADA software? ( I read about it but I didn't understand as I am new to this field). Is it same like tia portal which is a software that is used to program plc and create user interface??
  8. The tunisian electricity and gas company (STEG) launched tender a new  project where at least 36 RTU of HV/MW substations shall be supplied as well as other telecom systems. https://www.afdb.org/fr/documents/aao-tunisie-amenagement-du-systeme-global-de-teletransmission-et-de-teleconduite-du-reseau-de-transport-de-la-steg To whom interested: you are invited to participate in this tender. The submission date will be : August 4th, 2021. Best regards
  9. Hello Guys, Im trying to stream camera in indusoft thorigh vlc plugin (Activex), I want to use RTSP to stream, we have the URL rdy, but dont know where to insert Someone tried this before, rly need assitance. THANKS!!!
  10. Here is my setup - Factorytalk view SE V 7.0 with Primary and secondary servers. System gets replicated from primary to secondary once in a week. After the primary server was restarted due to some issue, all the HMI tags lost their values. 'Retentive' checkbox was checked on all HMI tags, initial value field is blank. According to the description of 'Retentive' field in the help file, the HMI tag should hold its value even after the server is restarted if the box is checked. Also, secondary server should have held those same values while primary was rebooting, but as of now all my HMI tags field are blanks. Am I looking at a patch roll up here?
  11. Hello, I am new to Scada Programming. I am using Citect scada V7.50. I have completed whole project, but I am unable to generate Excel report for Alarms generated during run time. Please help me for this issue. Thanks...
  12. Do you have a known ac repair expert in contacts who can help me fix the issue i am having with my air conditioning unit?
  13. Datamap Tests

    Hi All, Bit of a noob here. I started a new project where the client is upgrading their SCADA system, and as such every discrete needs to be toggled, and every analog range needs to be tested. I've created an excel database with every register, however, changing the value in the tag is too manual for me and I'm trying to find a way to increase the automation. I am looking for a solution where I can write directly with the tags instead of fumbling through the horror which is Proficy. I've seen some mentions of using the trial version of Ignition but I am struggling to get that to a useable state.    Any ideas greatly appreciated.
  14. Mitsubishi PLC with Fernhill SCADA

    Hi, Has anyone here has experience of using Fernhill SCADA with Mitsubishi PLC FX3U Series? I want to monitor PLC's data in real time through FX3U-ENET-ADP ethernet adapter using Fernhill SCADA software. Thanks in advance for the answer.
  15. Hello, I am trying to have single press and double press etc. functionality in my PLC program where for example, single press will turn on the motor whereas double press will turn on the motor for 5 seconds. Is it possible to achieve using ladder logic in sysmac studio, if yes, how? Thank you in advance.
  16. Hi All, Have recently embarked on a project that has required me to change over to GX Works 3 in order to link an IQ-R120PCPU to a Citect 2018 SCADA package . In days gone by under IEC Developer and GX Works 2 it was quite easy to establish communications between the programming package running in simulation mode and a running Citect system using the MXCOMP driver via MX Components to perform offline testing. Can't seem to find a way to get it to work under GX Works 3 though, has anyone tried a similar setup Simulated logic in GX Works 3 is running fine and can modify the IO from inside MX Components "PLC Monitor Utility" program so there is no issues there, just cant get Citect to communicate. MX Component comm's has also been proven reading/writing variable to an excel sheet with GX Works 3 in simulation mode also. Attached are the files for getting GX Works 2 up and communicating to Citect 2018 via the same method i am trying to get working in GX Works 3 in case anyone ever needs to use that method. Any help would be appreciated.     GXWORKS 2 & CITECT 2018.zip
  17. Check serial connection to Omron PLC

    Hello, I am building an application in CitectSCADA and I want to communicate with an Omron Sysmac CS1G. The connection between the plc and the Citect computer is through an ethernet to serial adapter (the computer doesn't have com ports on board). I'm having some difficulty establishing the communication and I want to make sure that I can actually reach the plc. Is there a way to check that the computer can reach the plc over the serial connection without using CX programmer? Maybe using Hyper Terminal, Putty or something similar. Thank you, Liron
  18. I am pretty new to the SCADA world. I wanted to know what are the advantages of using a paid proprietary SCADA software such as WinCC, Wonderware, cimplicity over free software such as OpenSCADA, OpenAPI, IndigoSCADA and so on. I have read, there are more layers of security in the paid one. What does that mean? What are the other main differences between the paid and free ones out there in the market?
  19. I am having a problem getting citect to write to my sql database.  Whilst it will write I am restricted by the length of a single cicode command. I think its 255 characters. For my problem I am trying to write 48 tags to the database in one write command to obtain 1 time stamp. Is it possible to write multiple times to the same tables row ? Currently when I write a new row is created at the given timestamp. the cicode is attached. A solution would be to do 4 writes of 12 tags at a time but all would need to go in the same MSSQL table row. I'm ok using the data instead of time and date as this write only happens once each day Any help would be awesome..   *********************************************************************************************************************************** /* **    FILE:        SpurLoad.CI ** * Load Tags from Citect in TO temp array */ STRING tagname[24]="M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0000","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0030","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0100","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0130","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0200","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0230","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0300","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0330","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0400","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0430","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0500","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0530","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0600","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0630","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0700","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0730","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0800","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0830","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0900","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD0930","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD1000","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD1030","M340_PwrCtrl_SLD1100"; /* add array TO hold values */ STRING tagval[24]; INT hSQL; FUNCTION SQL_INSERT_lds() /* Loop FOR number of tags (13 lots of 30 min) TO be read adding to array Variables */ INT i;     FOR i = 0 TO 21 DO              tagval = TagRead(tagname);              END      /* Open ODBC connection TO CitectDB configured in ODBC Manager with DSN_SQL */          hSQL = SQLConnect("DSN=DSN_SQL"); /* IF connection IS OK, insert in TO table "lds" the values */ IF hSQL <> -1 THEN     SQLExec(hSQL, "INSERT INTO lds (dateandtime,S0000,S0030,S0100,S0130,S0200,S0230,S0300,S0330,S0400,S0430,S0500,S0530,S0600,S0630,S0700,S0730,S0800,S0830,S0900,S0930,S1000,S1030) VALUES (SYSDATETIME(),'"+tagval[0]+"','"+tagval[1]+"','"+tagval[2]+"','"+tagval[3]+"','"+tagval[4]+"','"+tagval[5]+"','"+tagval[6]+"','"+tagval[7]+"','"+tagval[8]+"','"+tagval[9]+"','"+tagval[10]+"','"+tagval [11]+"','"+tagval[12]+"','"+tagval[13]+"','"+tagval[14]+"','"+tagval[15]+"','"+tagval[16]+"','"+tagval[17]+"','"+tagval[18]+"','"+tagval[19]+"','"+tagval[20]+"','"+tagval[21]+"')");     SQLEnd(hSQL);     SleepMS(100); SQLDisconnect(hSQL); ELSE     Message("Error Message","SQL TRADING DAY DATABASE WRITE FAIL",48); END END   SpurLoad.ci
  20. Hi All, Hope you all doing well in this pandemic life.  I would need your expertise with an issue I have been struggling with for past few days and thought to reach out here. I am working on a migration project with GE PLC and Citect SCADA 7.10. The GE PLC is migrated to ControlLogix L74 Rev24.10 while Citect SCADA is retained. For testing I only have L71 and L82 and could not managed to organise L74. When the code the loaded in L71 and connected to Citect, I cannot see tags in Graphic page but I see the subscription.txt in Debug folder shows all tags good . The same code when loaded in L82, the Citect works instantly.  Does anyone know this behaviour of PLC and SCADA? Regards, DeeEngr    
  21. Hello Guys, I am very new to CIP messaging and in our project, we are trying to Controllogix to SCADA server using CIP messaging: What I understand from the process right now is : 1. SCADA Opens a connection for Large forward Open ( Connection size set at 2500 bytes) 2. PLC responds and establishes a connection 3. SCADA send an MSP request to access tags from PLC 4. PLC responds to this request The problem we are facing is the PLC doesn't send out a response of more than 240 bytes, Have any of you guys have faced a similar issue or can help me with troubleshooting?   Thanks in advance Attached screen captures from wire           
  22. Analysing SCADA systems

    Hey guys, I'm currently working on a project to analyze available SCADA systems and make a systematic comparison of some of these selected options. In today's markets, there's a constant rise in demand for Industry 4.0 applications in the production process, connectivity, and data acquisition. What are some other important technical factors that need to be considered in order to compare these systems?
  23. Network Dropouts at Night!

    We have been having a re-occurring issue where some of our PLC's throughout our plant have a network outage that occurs around the same time every night. The PLC's are disbursed among the plant and it has been confirmed no large pieces of equipment are being turned on around this time every night... The network traffic does not fluctuate around this time and is not near a "troubling" level. There was a reboot to one of our servers on the same VLAN as the PLC's that are having the connectivity issues... What could have changed from a server reboot to remedy this issue, the server is not communicating to the PLC's, they are just on the same VLAN. 
  24. I am trying to write some citect variables back to the PLC. I have made a startup cicode script which is suppose to copy one variable to another which I found on the web. I am not sure if just using tag = tag is OK in citect 2018. Any help would be fantastic.   Cicode below: *********************** FUNCTION StartUpFunction()     INT hMyTask;     // Start a new task that runs all the time and transfers values using writetag     hMyTask = TaskNew("fnDoThis","",0); END FUNCTION fnDoThis;     //Never Stop this Loop     WHILE 1 DO         //Update the first Tag         TagWrite ("M340PLC_R02kW",Sub02Substation2PowerkWtot)         M340PLC_R03kW = Sub03Substation3PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R04kW = Sub04Substation4PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R05kW = TerminalSubstation_5InstantaneousPowerkWtot         M340PLC_R06kW = TerminalSubstation_6PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R07kW = Sub07Substation7PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R08kW = Sub08Substation8PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R09kW = Sub09Substation9PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R10kW = M340PLC_G1_GEN_FREQ_PV         M340PLC_R11kW = Sub11Substation11PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R12kW = Sub12Substation12PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R13kW = Sub13Substation13PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R14kW = Sub14Substation14PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R15kW = Sub15Substation15PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R16kW = Sub16Substation_16PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R17kW = TerminalSubstation_17PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R18kW = Sub18Substation18PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R19kW = Sub19Substation19PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R20kW = M340PLC_G1_GEN_FREQ_PV                 M340PLC_R21kW = Sub21Substation21PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R22kW = Sub22Substation_22PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R23kW = Sub23Substation_23PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R24kW = Sub24Substation_24PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R25kW = Sub25Substation25PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R26kW = Sub26Substation26PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R27kW = Sub27Substation27PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R28kW = Sub28Substation28PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R29kW = Sub29Substation29PowerkWtot         M340PLC_R30kW = M340PLC_G1_GEN_FREQ_PV         M340PLC_R31kW = M340PLC_G1_GEN_FREQ_PV         M340PLC_R32kW = PV2_SSB1PowerMeterPowerkWtot         M340PLC_R33kW = PV2_SSB2PowerMeterPowerkWtot         M340PLC_R34kW = M340PLC_G1_GEN_FREQ_PV         M340PLC_R35kW = M340PLC_G1_GEN_FREQ_PV         M340PLC_R36kW = M340PLC_G1_GEN_FREQ_PV         M340PLC_PQM3_WATTS_PV = HV_MetersBunnings_Intake_StnPowerkWtot         M340PLC_SOL01_SSB1_KW = SolarSSB1PowerMeterPowerkWtot         M340PLC_SOL01_SSB2_KW = SolarSSB2PowerMeterPowerkWtot         M340PLC_SOL01_SSB3_KW = SolarSSB3PowerMeterPowerkWtot         M340PLC_SOL01_SSB4_KW = SolarSSB4PowerMeterPowerkWtot         //Go to sleep for 1 second so as to not overload CPU         Sleep(1)     //Go back to start of Loop     END //End of Function END  
  25. Wonderware DASMTEthernet Driver

    I have a client who is duplicating an existing Wonderware SCADA/MELSEC Q Series with a Wonderware 2014 R2 configuration, which they want to maintain that version.  The driver they use is the DASMTEthernet, which is no longer available from Wonderware.  I'm looking for any lead I can find to get hold of this driver, or a good solution to resolve the communications.