Ausman

To me the pictures show outlines of blocks on the screen, or is that just reflections? So maybe something is wrong with the screen or ribbon. For now I would be disassembling the unit, redoing all internal connections, reassemble and try again. Whilst you've got it open, check the battery voltage but don't remove it. The battery retains some data, and perhaps a failed battery is the entire reason for your issues, but I doubt it. A very last thing to try would be new battery, and if that doesn't work then I think you need to be trying for a complete OS reload. Which you get an idea about here but is for a different model: https://forum.unitronics.com/topic/6069-vision-bricked-issues-and-how-to-resolve-originally-was-v570-57-t20b-j-bricked/ If you don't have a copy of the program within the PLC, and you can't get one, then you are a bit stuck. Sometimes you can resurrect failed units by swapping internals with known good ones, especially where it might retain a program that is not available at all. cheers, Aus

I've sent a note to support advising them of this topic, so hopefully there will be a response shortly. Today for me is still Friday elsewhere, so it might take a few days. cheers, Aus

On top of what Dan says, perhaps a read of point 4 here might be of help: cheers, Aus

Yeah John, you hold the cable and swing it in circles in your hand, and it senses the changes in the earth's magnetism each time it goes round and gives you Hz. That is....it gives you hurts if you mistime the swing and it hits your head.

Also, perhaps try using this to help you adjust numbers correctly:

Ahh yes, I know all that, but I guess my gripe derives from the fact that I have lots of older plc programs that let me cut and paste willynilly b/n instances, and I find it frustrating that they can do it but Visi can't. Perhaps because they're older they work in a format that is understood by Windows. But the issue of being able to copy whatever you want to the clipboard is still a valid point. So what if it's gobbledeegook? If you paste it into the other instance that uses the same gobbledeegook, it should paste it perfectly. It's just data. It's not that important, just one of many little gripes that sometimes cause more teeth grinding than desirable. Straw that breaks the camel's back type stuff. cheers, Aus

Just for you, Joe.

Further fuel for the great Copy/Paste saga. Over the last few days I've been tidying up a whole lot of Structs and associated source/destination operand names in 2 projects that link via UniCan. I found something that surprised me. I always run 2 instances to make this sort of thing easier to do, as I have the collect in one plc and extract on the other side by side. I have discovered that I can copy the operand names "en masse" and paste them into the other project with both instances running all the time. This is completely contrary to what you experience trying to do the same with ladderwork. Try a run of 8 operands. Drag down over the descriptions. Don't do anything except click Copy in the box that comes up. Then in the other instance select the same number of operand Description blocks. Click Paste and voila. They're there. The number of them pasted relates to the number of blocks you've selected in the destination.....only select 4 and the first 4 of the copy go in, select 8 and 8 go in. But they are THERE with NO stuffing around! So the question arises....why can't this be done with ladderwork? A quick play reveals that the text is being copied as text, in that you can put it into any sort of text based file. But as to why the same sort of thing can't apply to memory for clipboard use for whatever data layout/construction is used for ladderwork etc is beyond my puter knowledge. There is obviously some sharing going on, but not all. Ho Hum!! 😵 Cheers, Aus

Do you mean the one Flex suggested above?

Well....Abby. If you already have the program for pH going ok on the PLC, you have the pH number in the system. Look up the Help files and read about how to use Data Tables. Once you've done that, then have a play with Numeric on the screen page. And please stop posting multiple topics that are essentially about the same thing.

I don't use Unistream but wondering if you could split the initial numbers up so that you could then regenerate them in the form of a string. The string construction could be tailored to what you need, and you then export that.

Leyke, do you know about powerup values? You need to go through some of the System Bits and learn what they do. As Kratmel has pointed out, some of your code is causing errors. Other parts are unnecessary. cheers, Aus

Is this page and some of the links on the RH side of any use? https://support.unitronics.com/index.php?/selfhelp/view-article/VisiLogic-and-Remote-IO

Also, I thought the modules were set up with 2 physical ports, done to allow easy daisy chaining. If I'm mistaken on this, apologies. Have you got this pdf? It appears to be a precis of the larger official one. https://www.t-uk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Datasheet-URB-TCP.pdf

That was great Kratmel! I loved everything during a quick glimpse at the link. Sadly didn't have hours to cruise the rest of the site. But the difference these days is that it only teaches the kid that they don't need to take personal responsibility for their actions. It's always someone else's fault, no matter how stupid the thing they're doing is. cheers, Aus

I don't use Unistream but my 2 cents worth... You might already be doing this by the look of things, but if you manually apply the number with the camera input disabled, does it work? If not, are you absolutely sure the coil is not being used elsewhere? It reeks of something further down the ladder changing it's state. Maybe put in a jump past various length ladderwork to test this theory. cheers, Aus

Look at any picture of an EX1-CA100 and compare it to a "regular patch cable". If you can't spot the difference which is necessary for proper function, then good luck with the faults that may develop.

The simple solution to your entire problem is to put the gears back in place but have relevant driven shafts (only one perhaps?) run through a dog clutch which lets you disconnect them as needed. cheers, Aus

Do you have + and - 24 wired correctly to 1 & 2 as well?

Hi all, this does not relate to any Unitronics equipment. I feel sure that everyone here has been involved with using time clocks in some instances for their work. This trick makes use of them much easier. Some of you might already do this, but for those who don't you'll see the immediate merit. Most of them have preset selections for blocks of days, along the lines of M-F or Sat & Sun etc. I have a site that stays open past midnight and this also makes programming one of them a complete PITA due to having to do a separate run on the same day. My method makes it simple. To save me typing it all again, I've copied in the entire note left on site, and this explains it all. TO MAKE PROGRAMMING THE CLOCK MUCH EASIER (DUE TO THE 3:00AM CLOSE TIMES) THE ACTUAL TIME IN THE UNIT IS SET 4 HOURS SLOWER THAN REAL TIME. IE IF THE REAL TIME IS MIDDAY, THE TIME IN THE UNIT IS 8:00AM. ALSO, SAME THING FOR THE DAY’S ARRANGEMENT IN THE TIMING AREA. THE DAY IS ACTUALLY SET INCORRECTLY….SUCH THAT M-FRIDAY IS ACTUALLY STARTING ON SUNDAY. SO IF IT IS SUNDAY, THE DAY IN THE CLOCK IS SET AS MONDAY. THIS IS BECAUSE THE TIMER USES M-F & SAT-SUN AS EASY SETTINGS. WHEREAS WE NEED SAME TIMES SET FOR SUN TO THURSDAY, AND DIFFERENT FOR FRIDAY/SAT. CHANNEL 1 IS THE MAIN CONTROL AND CH 2 IS THE FURNACE ONE. TO STOP THE FURNACE TRIPPING IT’S SAFETIES THE TIME CLOCK TURNS THE FURNACE OFF A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING THE A/C DOWN. STARTS IT 1 MINUTE AFTER MAIN SYSTEM ON, AND TURNS OFF 5 MINUTES BEFORE. THE SYSTEM STARTS 45 MINUTES BEFORE OPENING TIME AND GOES OFF 30MINS AFTER CLOSE. CURRENT HOURS ARE MON – THURS & SUNDAY OPEN 8:00AM CLOSE 1:00AM, FRIDAY & SAT OPEN 8:00AM 3:00AM CLOSE THUS THE CURRENT SETTINGS FOR CH1 ARE: M-FRID (which is really Sun-Thur) 8-4-45mins = 03:15 ON 25-4+30mins = 21:30 OFF SAT/SUN (really Fri & Sat) 8-4-45mins = 03:15 ON & 27:00 – 4 + 30 mins = 23:30 OFF CH 2 SETTINGS ARE: M-FRID 8-4-44mins = 03:16 ON 25-4+25mins = 21:25 OFF SAT/SUN 8-4-44mins = 03:16 ON & 27:00 – 4 + 25 mins = 23:25 OFF I should add that I also do similar things in some of my PLC programs, due to the same ease of doing things, especially for times that run through midnight. Cheers, Aus

Read this topic which was one result in searching here for DDNS. You need to learn a little about different network methods and ways of using them. You're likely on a dynamic address on your router, which the world needs to know about for you to get into the router in the first place. The router then needs to be forwarding the correct ports. If after researching and making some changes to your router you still have trouble, come back. Cheers, AUs

Sometimes on the forum it seems maths knowledge is lacking. In again accessing this glossary this morning to clarify something, I realised it is actually a very good resource that might be useful here. So I've turned it into a pdf for everyone to have available. cheers, Aus Mathematics Glossary.pdf

Abby, this is not the answer to your main question, but I'm wondering whether you actually "burned" your last download to the plc that you were testing with. Perhaps it has reverted to a previous version with a different UnitID. The other thing to check is whether Verizon is actually accessible in the field site. Given no-one has chimed in with an answer to your question, I'd check my suggestions and if they don't help get directly onto Support, and post back with a solution. cheers, Aus

Look at this post and the rest of the topic, for some possible help in what you want to do: