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Well I had to update a program on another V570 just now, I was a little bit leary about doing this since what had just happen yesterday, but I do have one v570 currently running version 9.0.1 and all of it's current firmware, so I thought maybe it was just a fluke with the one incident I had yesterday. So I changed the program, recompiled and was ready to download, of course it said I needed to do OS update. As I watching the update going from step 1 to step 2, I was worried I would get the error again and have another bad V570, but it actually got through with step 2, and moved on to step 3, as it was doing step 3 the dreaded red X came up and said there was (01x) checksum error on the OS updating dialog, and the display is still stuck on the light Red background, even if I remove power and then power back up its still on the same display with the light red background showing "Factory Boot Boot Error" Unless someone can tell me what I maybe doing wrong, I have to go back to version 8.6.3 Deke

Hi, I have a brand new V570 with nice little movie program in it, I went download my app using Version 9.0.1 and it said I had to update OS before proceeding. Went to Update OS (which I have done before on other Unitronics PLC's), yes I was plugged into port 1, 57600 speed, the OS did the first step then it stopped on the second showing a red X next to it. So I tried to do it again, but it would not start, I had to power down and power back up, but now there is nothing showing on the display and the PLC is beeping once every 2 seconds. Please advise! Deke

Hi, Back in the old forum, which I did try a search there was a chart or picture with the relating number value for colors. (Using Draw Line) Could someone help me find this. Thanks Deke

Hi, VisiLogic is not very friendly to multi-monitor usage, what I mean is lets say one time I use a single monitor, then another time I use 3 monitors 2 of them set to extended, for whatever reason any popup dialogs that may have been placed on an extended monitor will not show when only using a single monitor as it seems to remember where it had appeared before when using multi-monitors. I would think if I was only using a single monitor that all popup dialogs and or windows would appear above the VisiLogic client area. Or is this just a Windows thing with multi-monitors that I'm just now noticing? Thanks, Deke

Thanks R.Mozes Will there ever be beta testing forum or something like that again? Deke

The V1040 does use the USB cable for programming and OS updates. As I had to update the OS on my V1040 with the CD included Version (Beta) 9.0.0 It worked fine updating the OS @ 115200, but when I continued to use the USB cable for programming @ 115200 it did not work so great, experienced BSOD Which in turn caused by DB to be corrupted, so I went back to standard serial cable as my laptop has the connector anyways, running Windows XP If you use it, I recommend caution and use the 57600 setting instead of the highest 115200 setting. Deke

Another problem using Copy-Paste on Number objects is that if you use Max & Min entry values and Linearization values setup in them, the pasted values are not always the copied values, looks like they shift or switch, the values are not always in the correct place. Deke

Using the beta 9.0.0 I'm not able to display a meter, which worked just fine 8.6.3 Deke

Hi Tim, I use the V280 as well, I'm not at the same OS yet, but I currently read from the DT with multiple items (51) in a single column with no problem, all within a sinlge scan no latching involved. Maybe I'll wait to see how this pans out before I update the OS on them. Thanks, Deke

Hi olivier, Yes you can use the list of texts, to have different sizes of fonts, you have to use the string library and set the font from within the string library. Hope this helps Deke

Well I got my first V1040, really love the big screen (Been waiting for this for 10 years) Now I know more the resolution the better, but if I wanted to emulate another HMI for equipment that is already in use, is it possible to have 640x480 resolution as a selection along with 800x600? or is it like most LCD's if it's not using the native resolution it looks like crap? Anyone else having trouble trying to use the USB cable at 115200, got a lot of BSOD, which corrupted my DB, I went back to the standard serial cable & 57600 No provisions for making your own labels for the 9 buttons. Just getting into screen designing and so far it's completely awesome! Of course bigger screen means larger font sizes. Keep up the great work! Deke

Hi wbv8090, I agree with Joe Tauser, as I have already done something similar to what you are trying to do. At first I read the feed back value and subtracted it from my command value and then with the new value that went to the analog out, but doing it this way meant that there was going to be 10-20ms lag just because of hardware update rates and your program scan rate. So I made my own circuit board that that uses a instrument op-amp, that I connect the feed back (0-10V) to and my command (0-10V) to, it then sends the value to the valve, and it does this in microseconds, very fast. The circuit board uses a DC converter that takes 24dc input and dual outputs, +15V & -15V for the op-amp, along with a few resistors, capacitors, and terminal blocks the board cost is around $50, the custom made board being the most expensive. (Expresspcb) I wish Unitronics would add this kind of feature, because it would be nice to have a programmable gain setting. Hope this helps! Deke

Hi, SB-25 original desciprtion was "Do not draw Display background" now it's "Use operand value as Index of HMI variable" I use this function to create Pop-up style menus and notices, is this feature going to be disabled? It still works as of now using Version 8.6.3 Please advise? Thanks, Deke