Flex727
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4 minutes ago, Jon1711 said:
I have a feeling I will have to wipe the laptop and reinstall everything, luckily it is only really used for Visilogic programming.
Check the top pinned post in this forum.
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Also, be aware that 9.8.79 is a Beta version, not the released version of the VisiLogic software. You may encounter minor issues.
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1 minute ago, Jon1711 said:
However I have been doing some work with the Data Table Editor in the SD Card Suite. Could this have caused the issue? Or is it referencing a different database entirely?
Different database (to my knowledge).
2 minutes ago, Jon1711 said:This is interesting, I actually don't have .79 installed, only .65.
Has the project file been opened (and saved) by anyone else?
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Database 154 is from VisiLogic 9.8.79.
Database 153 is from VisiLogic 9.8.65.
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You are trying to open a project file that was created in a newer version of VisiLogic. You will need to update your version of VisiLogic.
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I've seen far too many posts over the years from people who lost days or weeks of work because of a corrupted project file. It happens with the best of software and the most reliable computers. There is one simple trick you can do to minimize your loss - every so often (I do it at least every day), when you've made sufficient changes that reconstructing them would be painful, save your file with a new name (typically just change a rev number). You will now have multiple copies of your file and if the latest file goes bad, you have an available backup.
Further, as you should with every data file you have on your computer, back up to another location (or two!). I back up my data to a thumb drive every time I leave my computer and additionally back up my desktop data to my laptop (and vice-versa) when I use my laptop.
Now ask me if I've ever lost any critical data. The answer will not surprise you.
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The resolution of the V1210 is 800 x 600. I've always thought the resolution of the Vision PLCs could be improved, especially the V570, which should be 640x480 instead of 320x240, but I've done a lot of work with the V1210 and found it to be adequate.
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13 minutes ago, Ausman said:
So thanks @Cara Bereck Levy, for persuading the powers that be.
Thanks, Cara!
And thanks, Ausman, for letting us know.
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20 hours ago, Ausman said:
I always set up my program saves as a number of alternate names I "FIFO" through , or do continuously progressive ones, for the very reason you are sadly encountering now.
This is great advice for every programmer. I probably overdo it, but I save a different version every day. That way I cannot lose more than one day's work. If it takes me 10 days to complete a project, then there are 10 files on my hard drive. I also back up my files to a thumb drive every time I step away from my computer. Yes, I'm paranoid, but I NEVER lose my work to an unexpected event.
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@keklon, why would you use the beta version rather than the released version?
@Cara Bereck Levy, this needs to get fixed.
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Moved post to the correct forum. You use VisiLogic, not Remote Access to download a program. To answer your question, you can download a program remotely through Ethernet exactly the same way you do locally through Ethernet. All you need is a connection through the internet, whether by port forwarding, VPN, or any other method that gives you a network connection.
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@Ausman, I only tried it on 9.8.79 because I didn't want to risk breaking an installation that I use for work. I was able to fix it quickly though because I keep a copy of every VisiLogic installation on another drive. I just deleted the files in the Program Files (x86) folder and copied them back from my backup drive and all was good again.
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Sadly, I was not able to open your project either. Are you using VisiLogic version 9.8.79? If so, may I ask why, since the released version is 9.8.65? And, yes, it also corrupted my VisiLogic installation.
I recommend sending your project to Unitronics support to see if they can assist in getting it to open.
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ALWAYS use transition contacts to call HMI screens.
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The only way I know of is to use the "List of Images by Pointer" HMI element.
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4 hours ago, keklon said:
"first scan" I was referring to SB2 for the config blocks.
SB 2 will activate any ladder rung it's placed in on first scan, no matter where (as long as it's called). It doesn't have to be the Main Routine.
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All registers and coils are retained through a power cycle if there is a working battery in the PLC. Just make sure that power-ups do not interfere with what you are trying to do.
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3 minutes ago, dan_lorentz said:
If a customer's internal memory battery dies (which happens too often on the V130s and that has been brought up as well) this input is lost
It would be lost either way. Reading the filename from the field in INFO Mode onto the HMI screen does not solve the problem you present.
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1 hour ago, michairman said:
But when i open the new .vlp from the person that writes them currently. I open it then import the tables and operands, then stop, download and reset? or do I do the download first, then the operands and tables?
Download first.
This is not necessary, but with a new PLC I like to download a blank project first, do an Initialize & Reset, then download my project. This makes sure all memory in the PLC is cleared out.
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6 hours ago, Cara Bereck Levy said:
Now I'm thinking of doing a blog post called Accidental Sightings, or Unitronics in the Wild :-)
That would definitely be cool!
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I agree with JohnR, but if I knew any English I wouldn't spend my day talking to computers.
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13 hours ago, Isakovic said:
I can't see the whole cabinet, but top right corner is an unusual place for the panel.
Agreed, but I believe this is a real business and this is a real controller in operation. The business is called Dark Matter in Chicago (a coffee house and roaster). If there are any forum members near, it might be fun to drop by and take a look.
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If you're using Vision PLCs, Remote Operator on the PC is probably your best option.
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@Joe Tauser, did you get that from my video file or from your own TV?
I thought the camera lingered a bit on the V570 and gave a momentary thought that this might be "product placement", but I seriously doubt it.
Forced Update Even to Upload From Controller
in UniStream: Hardware
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I don't understand this. I have multiple versions of UniLogic on my computer. I can open any version and create a blank project.
UniLogic does require the actual identical project file to what is in the PLC in order to go online. Just make sure you have that and the actual version of UniLogic that the file was created with.