Recorded Live:

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Presented By Anthony Nicolaides

Applications Engineer - Unitronics Inc.

Buttons and Lights – Learn how to work with the HMI and Ladder in VisiLogic. We will use contacts and coils as inputs and outputs for out ladder. We will link the ladder to HMI elements and see how to affect the Ladder from the HMI. We will also learn about some of the HMI tools and functions. Downloading to the controller will also be covered. This is a great first step for any new user.

Buttons and Lights (1)

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Buttons and Lights (2)

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Buttons and Lights (3)

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Questions Asked by Attendees

Q: Can you copy and paste buttons?

A: Yes, right click and copy. Then you must next move the original button out of the original space first, since the paste will try to place the copy in the same original screen real estate

Q: Can you change the background color in HMI?

A: Yes, double click anywhere on the desired HMI (where no objects are currently placed) and you'll see the option to change background color

Q: I have a question about where you click when activating the switches. Can you click on button on HMI or Ladder ?

A: From "online testmode" you can control the logic in the ladder portion of VisiLogic. Tony has also been opening up the live HMI via Remote Access built into VisiLogic with online test mode (view menu--> Remote Access)

Q: Can you connect wires between nets (rungs)?

A: No, logic is required to execute its each own net. You can drag the net down by clicking the yellow arrows if you need more space in the net.