Configure analog inputs

[Wetjackson]

I have a V700 with an EX-D16A3R08 expansion module.

When I initially set this up, I selected the PLC, the expansion module, and that was it.

I assigned inputs and outputs in the VisiLogic software and the digital inputs and relay outputs work as expected.

However, when I got around to using the Analog inputs, I was getting no value. I realized I didn't configure them in the Hardware configuration and went to that tab.

When I click on the EX module, I can see the 3 analog inputs, but when I click on the 4-20 drop down, it basically freezes. It doesn't allow me to select filters, add a description, nothing. I can't even hit okay and have it remember the 4-20 option. The only way out of this is to cancel...

I have this same issue on 2 separate PLC's, so I hope this is operator error and set-up related, but I have watched over 10 anaolg videos and searched the forum and can't find what I am doing wrong. I assume it is something simple, but I am clueless. 
 

Thank you

[kratmel]

Please post your Visilogic version and OS version. Is it Visilogic  installed as Admin and started with Admin?

I try to do configuration for V700 and EX-D16A3R08 in my favorite and stable 9.8.65 - all configuration for AI is possible...

[Ausman]

As Kratmel says, was/is Admin used?  By this, "Install as Admin" does NOT mean simply installing it when logged as you being a user with Admin rights.  It is specifically Right Click on the installation file, and choose Run as Administrator.  This is a very confusing difference and often causes issues with people thinking they have installed it correctly.  After this special installation procedure and a reboot, you then need to locate the Visilogic.exe file which is normally in C:\Program Files (x86)\Unitronics\Unitronics VisiLogic_C\Main, and set it to Run as Admin in Compatibility which is second tab under Right Click/Properties.  Reboot.

If  you didn't use RightClick, save your files and then do an uninstall using Revo portable to get rid of everything, reboot and start again doing the above.

If you did do RightClick, then the next ask by Kratmel is relevant.....what Windoze version are you on?

cheers, Aus

[Wetjackson]

Thanks for the quick response Kratmel,

I finally figured it out. I have been doing most of this work at my desktop, but the debugging was machine side. Of course, the pop-up window for configuring the analog was showing up somewhere off of my laptop screen🤬

So after about 2 days of scratching my head, I went back to my desk and when I tried to configure the inputs, the pop-up was on my main screen

[Ausman]

OK Wet, that's great.  You might want to have a look at No. 3 in the "14 pinned topics" at the head of the Vision forum.   Worth remembering, or at least noting the existence and location of(!) all the tricks mentioned.

https://forum.unitronics.com/topic/6229-ongoing-14-topics-almost-worth-pinning/?do=findComment&comment=25196

cheers, Aus

[TozoM8]

I bet that happened to all of us at least once.