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Upgrade from PA 4.4 to 6.1

May 3, 2013, 2:40 am
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Hello,

Is it possible to upgrade Plant Applications straight from version 4.4 to 6.1?
The gettingstarted guide seems very cautious about this.

Has anyone gone this route? Any pitfalls I need to be aware off?


thanks in advance,
Luk Goolaerts
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MBE Overruns & Connections

May 3, 2013, 10:01 am
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We are trying to eliminate some Overruns in MBE 7.45a that is connecting to ten Modicon M340 PLCs through NOE cards. We are running iFix5.1

1) The driver can only use 1 IP address on the computer so only one channel was originally setup. Since the driver is connecting to all PLCs through 1 Channel. Would setting up 10 channels (1 for each PLC) be more efficient?

2) How many messages/data can go though each MBE Connection? Increasing the 'Max Number of Connections' (or sockets) seems to help, but doesn't resolve the problem. The MBE default is 4, but we had to reduce it 2 on some computers due to the NOE cards' 32 connection limit. So, why is the default 4 and how does increasing/decreasing affect performance?

3) Is there a max number of datablocks or words that the MBE can handle? And at what poll speed? We have a lot of datablocks polling at sub-second speeds, the NOE cards seem to be fine, but we are still getting overruns.
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Comm_Req 2 & 3 Equivalent for RX3i

May 3, 2013, 1:34 pm
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Hi,
I'm trying to convert 90-70 system to RX3i. Existing logic contains write configuration & Read configuration ( Comm_Req #3 & 2) commands which RX3i genius controller doesn't have. I'm trying to use Send datagram & request datagram reply ( Comm_req 14 & 15) commands. Can anybody suggest me how to use this.
(btw, PLC is trying to read configuration from IC660BBD120 having block id as 7)
Thanks in advance
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Open Client Application

May 3, 2013, 2:06 pm
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Is there a possibility of opening a client application in the WebSpace session?
I need to open the Notepad client and admit, by command line, text.

Sorry for my English.
Lanuara Diego
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Viewer configuration help

May 3, 2013, 3:10 pm
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I am trying to get a viewer to connect to a server to no avail. First, Viewer wont start up with the screen I selected. Second when I manually start it, the data is black. Anyone know what I am doing wrong? I can ping both server and viewer.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Jim
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Viewer configuration help

May 3, 2013, 3:12 pm
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I am trying to get a viewer to connect to a server to no avail. First, Viewer wont start up with the screen I selected. Second when I manually start it, the data is black. Anyone know what I am doing wrong? I can ping both server and viewer.
8.2
Any help is greatly appreciated.:mad:
Jim
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Invalid use of New Keyword ????

May 6, 2013, 3:22 pm
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I have a class module in my project_user module called cSPWrapper. it is set to public noncreatable.

In my screen, the click event of the button is doing a:

Dim objGetMachineOption as cSPWrapper
Set objGetMachineOption = new cSPWrapper

But I am getting an Invalid use of new keyword error at runtime?

If I can see the datatype at the picture level, why can't I create and instantiate it?

Is there a work around? I don't want to copy the class module to every picture.
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Cimp 8.2 .QUALITY.IS_AVAILABLE no longer working properly

May 7, 2013, 5:05 am
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I'm currently using a specific point's .QUALITY.IS_AVAILABLE to determine if I want to show a certain value or not. This used to work just fine but after moving from Cimplicity 8.1 to 8.2 this value no longer behaves the way it did.

Here is the case:
I have a Text String element on my screen with String: B
No problem here, it displays B

When I enter the following Display value Expression, a 1 is displayed, which is correct:
{$OBJECT}.BIT_BLOKKADE.QUALITY.IS_AVAILABLE
({$OBJECT} is a variable with my point)

However, in the following cases the IS_AVAILABLE value is not properly shown:
NOT {$OBJECT}.BIT_BLOKKADE.QUALITY.IS_AVAILABLE
(displays B, expected 0)

IF {$OBJECT}.BIT_BLOKKADE.QUALITY.IS_AVAILABLE THEN "A" ELSE "C"
(displays B, expected A)

IF {$OBJECT}.BIT_BLOKKADE.QUALITY.IS_AVAILABLE NE 1 THEN "A" ELSE "C"
(displays B, expected A)

All cases above do not display the proper value but just the string B. I can't figure out what's going on here, did the IS_AVAILABLE type change from bool to something else? Is it because the server is running 8.1 and the client is running 8.2? (would be strange because point itself displays as 1)

Any tips are greatly appreciated!

My configuration
Client:
Windows 7 SP 1
Cimplicity 8.2
Server:
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Cimplicity 8.1
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Global Events

May 7, 2013, 5:31 am
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Hi!

I need to make an Event that every time that the Alarm Counter change, reads the actual number of Unacknowledge Alarms and writes it into a Tag.

I have done it with an Event, but iFix only let me create Events inside the Picture that I'm editing! And I need to make this Script independently of the Picture that I am.

Is there any way to create a Global Event? Or I have to create the Event in every Picture that I have in my project?


Thanks a lot for the support,

Raul.
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How to handle languages

May 7, 2013, 7:03 am
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Is there an authorized iFix way to handle multi-language in pictures?

I.e. if the screen texts (buttons, labels etc) should change beween e.g. English and Spanish.

I understand that in Siemens WinCC there is a facility to handle languages. So is there something similar in iFix?
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Login roles

May 7, 2013, 8:15 am
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A facility where I'm working is coming rather late to setting up login levels for their Quick Panel View HMIs. There are a couple dozen in the plant and most of the operators know how to login as "Master" to get access to everything, including changing the password. Now the powers that be want to institute stricter controls on login. My first thought was to downgrade the security level for the "Master" login and set up a new login name at the 999 level. That way the people who have gotten accustomed to using that login can keep using it, they just won't have as many privileges as previously. Unfortunately, it appears that the login name "Master" is hard coded and fixed at 999.

Does anyone have any suggestions or best practices about implementing a more robust security system on QP View HMIs?
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iFIX 4.5 TCP Driver

May 7, 2013, 8:15 am
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I am in need of connecting iFIX 4.5 to a RTU with a Modbus/TCP propietary protocol.

The RTU response to coil status (01), with all registers (03).
Use 03,04 and 05 function codes to force individual coils.
07 function code is used to write registers.

Does GE (or anyone else) provide a Modbus/TCP driver which will fit this application?:confused:

Thanks.
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IGS ERRORS in Redundant Scadas

May 8, 2013, 3:55 pm
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I have 2 Redundant Scadas that are both using IGS 7.58 drivers, the same Database and the connections and in both I have them accessing a AB plc5 with dh+ .
One of the Scadas is giving errors in the IGS that read - <<<< Unable to read '17' element(s) starting at 'N9:1' on device 'SEP PLC5.SEP-1-2'. [DF1 Status=0xF0, Ext. Status=0x07]. >>>> . All the data that are using the N9 registers, in the Database are ??????. If I change the N9 to an N7 in one of the database tags, then I get good data. So it looks like it is just the N9 Registers that are not able to get data. I have tried looking up the error data but I don't find any information on it.

The other Scada is getting good data and are accessing the same PLC5 with the same configuration and Database -and there is no errors. I can't find any reason for the one to get bad data when everything is the same. Has any one seen these errors or dealt with this issue? Sure would appreciate any help.
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Why not connect to portal server

May 8, 2013, 6:39 pm
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I have setup the proficy portal 3.5 in the server. but when I input username and key on the login interface after start portal server, I find an exception "an error has Occurred with Server Connection", please tell me why ?
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Slow Clients after iFix server upgrade

May 9, 2013, 4:21 am
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I have upgraded a number of our scada servers from Fix 6.1 to iFix v5 and left the original clients on Fix 6.1. Will slowly migrate when monies become available.
However, whenever we have a server problem and the clients are showing @@@@@ or ??????, it take an absolute age for the clients to start showing data again after a server reboot, but once it starts serving data the screen are fine and update as quick as before. As a comparison, when we used Fix 6.1 servers, the clients would show data within 30 seconds of a reboot, but with iFix v5 they take a good 3 minutes after the server is up and running and gathering data from the PLC's.
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Alarm Summary Not Displaying

May 9, 2013, 9:13 am
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Hi All,

I have an iFix application running on a Windows embedded HMI and the Alarm Summary is no longer reporting any alarms. I have had the customer phone up to say that he has pumps stopping but no alarms on the alarm summary. When I look in the PLC code it is a low flow alarm that has stopped the pumps but the alarm no longer shows on the summary.

Is the alarm summary dependent on the historical logging data? The reason I ask is because I recently switched from using the historical data locally (not enough memory) to using the main SCADA server so all of this information is read off the server. As far as I was aware the Alarms setup hasn't changed so it has me lost as to why it has stopped working?

I am not too experienced with iFix so any help is appreciated.

Regards,

Ian
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Obsolete 9070 & 9030 PLC cards

May 9, 2013, 11:35 am
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Hi,
I am searching information concerning the obsolescence of the 9070 & 9030 cards. How can we know as well the manufacturing date, the expected lifetime to plan the replacement?
What are also for each the replacement solutions and procudure to follow for each of them?
See list attached.
I have no reply from GE although it is an important problem.
Thanks
Philippe

90/70 Blank Module IC697ACC720
Genius Bus Controller IC697BEM731
90/70 Genius Bus Controller IC697BEM731
90-70 5 slot PLC rack IC697CHS750
90/70 9-Slot Rack, Rear Mount IC697CHS790
Communications Coprocessor Module IC697CMM711
90/70 Ethernet Module IC697CMM742
CPU Module 2K TMR IC697CPM790
90/70 Programmable Coprocessor Module with 2 Serial Ports IC697PCM711
PSU Module IC697PWR711
90/70 24V0C PSU Module, 90W IC697PWR724
90/70 CPU Module 2k TMR IC697CPU789
90/70 Ethernet Module IC697CMM741
90/70 IO Bus Rx IC697BEM713
512k Ram Board IC697MEM735
Blank Filler Module IC693ACC310
4 Channel Al Module, Current Input, 90/30 IC693ALG221
Genius Bus Control Module, 90/30 IC693BEM331
CPU Backplane, 10 Slot, 90/30 IC693CHS391
90/30 CPU Backplane, 5 Slot IC693CHS397
90/30 Ethernet Module TCP/IP IC693CMM321
90/30 CPU Model 374, Embedded Ethernet IC693CPU374
16 Channel 24VDC DI Module, 90/30 IC693M0L645
16 Channel 24VDC DO Module, 90/30 IC693M0L740
90/30 ProfiBus Module Master IC693PBM200
90/30 ProfiBus Module Slave IC693PBS201
90/30 Programmable Co-Processor Module IC693PCM311
90/30 Power Supply, 24VDC Incoming, 30W IC693PWR322
AO, 6 channels IC660BBA025
AI, 6 channels IC660BBA026
16 Chan DI/DO Genius Block Source (Source) IC660BBD020
16 Chan DI/DO Genius Block Source (Sink) IC660BBD021
16 Chan DI/DO Genius Block Source (Sink) IC660BBD022
32 Chan DO Genius Block (Source) IC660BBD024
32 Chan DO Genius Block (Sink) IC660BBD025
High Speed Counter Genius Block IC660BBD120
Bus Switch Module IC660BSM021
PC interface Card IC660ELB906
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Programmer Needed Rochester Ny

May 9, 2013, 12:47 pm
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We are in need of a programmer to make some changes to our program.
The system is located in Rochester NY

The system is a High Temperature Vacuum Furnace, it has a Faunc 90-30 and Cimplicity 7

Anyone Interested please email michael.miller@ametek.com


- Gary
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Connection is busy with results for another

May 9, 2013, 3:35 pm
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Hello,
I am getting a strange error in my Cimplicity 8.2 Log viewer. It reads:
(HY000) [ODBC SQL Server Drive]Connection is busy with results for another

I'm writing to sql2012 EXPRESS using a win 2008 r2 64bit hyper-v. I am fully patched for windows. There is nothing else writing to this table and it is local. It should not be busy. Microsoft mentions an issue similar but on Sql2000.

Has anyone else seen this?

also,
Is there a way to completely remove the _utc time column? It seems to be automatically created whenever I access a table. I have set the global param
QUERY_UTC_ONLY = X but that doesn't stop the column from being added.

Thanks in advance,
Todd
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How to create a new Structure data Type

May 10, 2013, 1:20 pm
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Hi everyone,

Would anybody please tell me how to create a "structure data type". I d like to create a data type that contains several different variables.

Thanks in advance.
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