[New UniLogic Software 1.34.192]

Hi,

there are some interesting new features in this version:
- IO-Link support
- Structured Text editor and the long desired
- Support of opening more then one project on the same PC. (UniLogic Multiple Instances)
I'm looking forward to work with this new functions!

I still missing the folowing:
- Compare function (Online <-> Offline) - Not only that something is different in a function. From other PLC systems I'm used to see the exact difference.
- Software versioning - Export/Import project as ASCII files for GIT versioning (Like Projects developed in VS code.)
I'm wondering if this two features are on the UniLogic developer roadmap and if there is already a release date for this functions?

[VNC Viewer that simulated touch screen effect?]

we are using virt-viewer with a ubuntu system. if you google "virt viewer android" or "virt manager android" you find some downloads. not sure if this helps but maybe it is worth trying.

[rs485 question]

kartmel, you are right. I was not looking carefully enouth to the timestamps. (3) is correct.

we mostly read the data to arrays. than we convert the data to a buffer and parse everything to the struct (and datatypes) of the modbus device. for a start it is certainly easier to use the unistream modbus configuration table without an array.

[rs485 question]

You can try it as shown in the picture...

Poll: 01 04 00 00 00 19 31 CD

01 -> Slave adress 1
04 -> Function code Read Input Registers
00 00  -> Start Address
00 19  -> Read 25(dec) Registers
31 CD -> CRC

 

https://simplymodbus.ca/FC04.htm

[Boot Error with Unilogic 1.33 Build 348 - [Code 7]]

We exchanged the PLC on this site. With the new PLC everything works fine.

Then we tested the Boot Error PLC on my desk - no problems for 3 weeks. So, we decided to use this PLC for a monitoring task at a customer site. Since approx. one week the PLC is offline (the PLC was doing the task before for more than 2 weeks at this site). I can't tell now if the PLC is completely dead now, or it is just a network issue…

Try it with another PLC and write a ticket to the support. Maybe they got some chips which are not completely ok and more sensitive to environmental conditions (e.g. temperature...).

 

 

 

[Boot Error with Unilogic 1.33 Build 348 - [Code 7]]

We have had the same message yesterday (UniLogic Version 1.33.236) . We contacted the support and sent them the log files. We will share the info as soon we get an answer.

[User Access Control - logged out automatically after a download without reset when should not]

Perfect, thanks!

[User Access Control - logged out automatically after a download without reset when should not]

A user is logged out automatically after a download without reset. 

What is the reason of the auto log out after a download? Is there a system bit which tells me that a download was executed?

Background: On the HMI we have a field that shows if a user is currently logged in. I don't know how to hide this field without a User Access Control Struct update event.

Thanks,

Daniel

 

 

[VNC connection with the Version 1.33.236]

Before I open a support ticket I'would like to know if someone has the same vnc problem. We use the headless plc USC-x10-B1.
After opening a vnc connection it takes approx. 15 s until the display is shown on the client PC. When a second client connects to the PLC it takes also takes approx. 15 s. During this time the display freezes on the first vnc client.

[HDMI resolution on the PLC product]

Hi Cara,

please can you give us a update to the full hd resolution (1920 x 1080) implementation.

Thanks, Daniel

[Basic question to the PLC cycle - Modbus Communication]

Just to get a better system understanding...

I assume, the the PLC cycle is the following:

-> Read inputs

-> Execute the ladder logic

-> Write outputs

I am interested in the following:

- Modbus slave request. Is this done at the end of a cycle or asynchronous to the logic execution? (Data consistency)
- Modbus master periodic/ aperiodic. Is this done at the end of a cycle or asynchronous to the logic execution? (Data consistency)
- HMI display. Are the displayed values updated at the end of a cycle or asynchronous to the logic execution? (Data consistency)

Thanks,

Daniel

 

 

[Modbus RTU problems with 1.29]

Hi Ness,

good to know that I'm not the only one with this issue. Did Unitronics shared a link to the 1.29.138 built?

[Modbus RTU problems with 1.29]

Joe, thanks for your time to give a comment to my problems. Enclosed is a pdf with my experimental Modbus slave solution for our job. Took me several hours playing around. The following page http://www.simplymodbus.ca and the program qModMaster helped me to do this.

Why do we need this:
In my second post of this thread, I changed the Modbus Slave Address to reset the “NumOfClients”. This works for about 6 – 10 hours. Then suddenly the Status of the Modbus Set Functions changes to -1 and the communication is dead again.

I hope that the new solution works… I will post an update in a few days.

Quote

Understand the the UniStream is the Master on the RS485 port for these blocks.  If you're trying to change the personality of the UniStream as a Modbus Slave device, it can not be done.  The Slave ID of the UniStream is fixed in the project.

I'm not sure if I understand your limitation correctly. I understand that in Modbus RTU only one master is allowed due to the hardware pegel of the signals. But does it matter if I use the RS485 CPU COM Port or the UAC-02RSC_0 RS485 port?

Modbus_Slave.pdf

[Modbus RTU problems with 1.29]

Joe, thanks for your answer.

I want to replace the modbus slave configuration with a ladder logic listening on the RS485 CPU interface.
Enclosed the picture with slave configuration and a beginning of ladder logic (cannot work this way but hopefully points out what to do).

Joe, just out of curiosity. Are you a Unitronics employee?

I’m not happy with the 1.29.111 version. Often get the “HMI overload message”. Sometimes after a download, the screen stays black (only power up can resolve it).

 

[Modbus RTU problems with 1.29]

Is it possible to build a RTU Slave ladder program (parse and response to incoming msg. from the master) with the advanced modbus function blocks? (Couldn't find an example in the UniLogic examples.)

@Saragani

@AlexUT

@Joe Tauser

[What am I doing wrong in trends?!]

Do you have an SD Card inserted? Each Data Sampler has a global data struct. You can look at the status integer of the data sampler if there is an error.

(Enlosed a trend printscreen without inserted SD card)

[Modbus RTU problems with 1.29]

Also the Modbus TCP Slave is not working properly in V1.29. We changed back to V1.26.

[Modbus RTU problems with 1.29]

Below my dirty work around. The communication is now working for 2 hours.

If the "NumOfClients" is grater than 150 the Modbus Slave address is set to 2 for one PLC cycle. This triggers a reset of the "NumOfClients".

[Modbus RTU problems with 1.29]

For the communication with Siemens PLC’s we use an Anybus device. In the version 1.26 everything works fine. With the 1.29 version, the NumOfClients is increasing to 165 and after approx. half an hour no more data is exchanged with the Anybus device.
 

Any ideas for a work around? Is this a Modbus bug in the 1.29 version?

[Data Table as Function In]

Saragani,

please can you share an example C- code function to pass on a Data Table as reference?

Thanks!

 

[Data Table as Function In]

hi ORSO2001,

thanks for you answer. i think i understand what you mean. but it is possible to define a struct as FunctionIn without problem. a data table is (in my understanding) a struct with a row index.

 

[Data Table as Function In]

I like to link different Data Tables (Indexed) to one Function as IN parameter.

Has someone done this already? What I'm doing wrong? (Please see example Function1 Rung 1; Direct linking is possible Function1 Rung 2)

 

[Set CPU Ethernet & ModBus TCP from 'Load Config From ini']

Hi,

is it possible to set the CPU Ethernet (IP Address, Subnet, Gateway) and ModbusTCP (IP Address, Port)  parameters with a .ini file?

Please can you provide a file syntax example for the above metioned parameters?

Thanks,

Daniel

[Upload PLC retained memory to PC]

I always get the message "Could not apply command" when I try to upload the retained memory.

In this case, we use UniLogic 1.19.83 software. After two years of operation the message "HMI overload" appears. (Too many files in the SD data sample folder?)

What is the best way to upgrade the software? Is it possible to download the current tag values as it was possible with the remote access in the VisiLogic?

[Long compiling Ladder time]

New situation...
As I mentioned before I use a VPN connection to the facility.
Now I opened a wireless mobile connection to get an additional internet for TeamViewer support.

I tried to download the same modification like before.

And... no more reset is required.

This could have been also the problem when I was at the facility site. I did not had an internet access before we finished the installation of the remote access router.