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Yo Flex,
The port is really just identifying what service to use. It's kinda a logical construct. It's not like the IP address that has to be unique like a phone number. The port could be looked at like the number to a building, but ever office in the building has it's own unique phone number or IP if you will. Like the most common port on the internet is port 80 which is most non-secure socket connections for web pages. The server is listening to port 80 just waiting for an IP to come request something so it can send something back.
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On 5/13/2022 at 5:45 PM, kratmel said:
Ironically this was my first Vision PLC installation in which I did not write a single line of ladder code
That may be true, but I am sure everyone was still impressed.
As it is said: In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king. That day, I am sure you were the king. 🤣
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18 minutes ago, kratmel said:
In my opinion, this is the most accurate method of all possible in the PLC
Kratmel, Thank you. I thought the same, but sometimes when something seems too easy, there is a problem.
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Using a shaft encoder atop a flow meter. In the High Speed Inputs section of the hardware one of the MI's can be set for frequency. Is there any issues with simply linearizing the frequency to say L/min? In tests it seems to work, but I am wondering if there is any reasons not to do it that way?
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@Ausman I looked and looked, Yup, that's what I was looking for. I have a question I will put in its own topic. Thanks!
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Here is a first. Where in tarnation is freq element hidden. According to the manual it is located at "HSC Frequency Measurement Utilities are three functions located on the More> Immediate menu"
Umm, where is this "more" menu or the intermediate menu 😁?
Simple question but frustrating when the menu is probably in front of me and I can't see it.
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@Flex727 I ordered the Voyages series.
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On 4/1/2022 at 5:48 PM, Ausman said:
Love the starry background, Visco!
cheers, Aus
Thanks, Hopefully I am not the only nerd on here who likes Star Trek
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One way that I do it is I create an image that is a background then I overlay buttons and such on that. You can see where conveyor and nip rollers are I have bar graphs. Most of the image buttons are binary.
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2 minutes ago, Flex727 said:
Do you have any special code to deal with the possibility that the card might be removed?
Other than the threat of broken fingers? No, I don't have anything written in. I have learned that every time I make something idiot proof, God creates a better idiot.
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13 minutes ago, Flex727 said:
Visco, have you had any issues with reliability or issues with the fact that the PLC cannot see removal of the card?
I have had zero issues with doing this. I will also add that one of these is in the same small enclosure that I have SSR's and high voltage going to heaters for a test apparatus and have still not had any issues. Reading the TB that AlexUT posted, I don't see why you could not loop the wires through a ferrite bead or donut/choke to reduce any minor EMI. It would look like crap but you could also separate all the strands then twist them back together with a choke. I have those extenders in 3 pieces of test equipment that we built. We are using them to write a continuous log during tests. Mind you, I am a chemist, not an electrical engineer, all those ideas to reduce EMI work awesome in my mind, but in reality may differ.
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Hi Flex,
I have yet to find a panel mount SD extension. Although not the best option, this is what I use. I cut a small slot in the face and screw it to a small piece of aluminum angle. If you do find a better solution, please share it with me/us.
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One question that was not asked, are you using mapped drives or is everything local?
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I am not sure where visilogic stores the temporary install files, but I would try to find that, and delete what's there. Also look in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ and see if there are any remains left there that you can get rid of.
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Yo Flex, go to the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information. In that folder see if one of the sub folders has info relating to your install. Delete the info in that folder.
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Hey Flex,
since it’s Win 7 can you open the event viewer and post what it shows relating to Visilogic please.
From there I may have some better info to point you in a direction.
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If you are having an issue with Windows 10 and Visilogic & Unilogic seeing mapped drives. Here is a workaround/fix in the attached image. I requires a simple entry into the registry.
Note: this will only work for a User that is currently logged in with administrative rights and already has UAC enabled.
This does not work for a User with User privileges. If you installed Visilogic or Unilogic as administrator you already you have admin rights.Other Note: If you are not comfortable editing the registry or understand what you are doing with the registry... THEN DON'T DO IT! And as always create a System Restore Point before you edit the registry in case you do something wrong.
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If you are having an issue with Windows 10 and Visilogic & Unilogic seeing mapped drives. Here is a workaround/fix in the attached image. I requires a simple entry into the registry.
Note: this will only work for a User that is currently logged in with administrative rights and already has UAC enabled.
This does not work for a User with User privileges. If you installed Visilogic or Unilogic as administrator you already you have admin rights.Other Note: If you are not comfortable editing the registry or understand what you are doing with the registry... THEN DON'T DO IT! And as always create a restore point before you edit the registry in case you do something wrong.
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On 4/27/2021 at 6:22 PM, Ausman said:
Ahh yes, Visco...that's me........SuperAus!! Not.
A model name definitely helps. 🙃
cheers, Aus
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Hi Kratmel,
The model for the one I picked is https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/field_i-z-o/stride_i-z-o/analog_i-z-o/sio-mb08ads-1 . Is there an example code anyplace that I can look at?
@Ausman The myth, the man the legend. I was able to configure the remote I/O via its built in web server. I am just not sure how to call the values.
Thanks All
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I am new to trying remote I/O. All the documentation from Unitronics revolves around their URB-TCP modules. Can I use an aftermarket remote I/O such as the stride analog module? If so, can someone point me to a manual for setting up an aftermarket I/O. I was able to set the IP for the vision and the IP for the I/O, but I don't know how to read the I/O. Thanks
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Are you using a unitronics brand cable or just a standard network cable? You must use the unitronics cable.
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In my limited experience I have had similar issues.
things to check/try.
Even though your power supply is 24 VDC it may not be large enough. Try a higher watt supply and a quality one.Check how close your thermocouple wire is to motor leads.
Grounds, grounds, grounds. We earth ground every tank, isolated pipe, panels, etc. if it’s metal... earth it.
good luck
This is a new one......
in Vision & Samba PLC + HMI Controllers & VisiLogic Software
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That will come up when there is something wrong or got corrupted in you layout. How to fix that is beyond me.
Paul