CIMPLICITY 8.2 Installation Guide ?

January 8, 2014, 2:21 am

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Hi,

Do you know where to find the CIMPLICITY 8.2 Installation Guide ? I've searched through GE Support for a while but I can't find it anywhere :-|

Thanks !
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Dynamic mode

January 8, 2014, 11:08 am

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Im using 8.2 and all has been working well. This week I went to edit a couple points on our running process (as administrator) and it would not let me do any editing of points when in dynamic, all edit menu items are greyed out. Yes I rebooted and restarted :) Any suggestions?

Error creating script

January 9, 2014, 6:30 am

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Hi,
I am getting error in log viewer as 'Error creating script' when we triggers too many SMART objects all together (by cutting & pasting too many objects all together). These errors appear only when trigger is fast (holding enter button), on slow trigger the error doesn't appear. I am using Cimplicity6.1 SP6; it looks like Cimplicity runs out of resources. Please share if there is a way for tacking these errors.

Thank you in advace!

Manipulating PPS Dynamos and possible issues with future iFix upgrades

January 9, 2014, 8:34 am

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Using iFix 5.5 with PPS. This loads the GE PPS Dynamos, and all the Tag Status pictures into the Picture Support files.

I have to change the Dynamos to make them API 1165 compliant (Control Room Management regulation for screen conformity), plus there are some bugs in them which need to be fixed. The Tag Status pictures also need some of the links fixed.

First concern: I've successfully manipulated the PPS_AlarmAnalog set by duplicating and renaming the set. My new set (PPS_AlarmAnalogCRM) still uses the same VBA files that the original dynamos use. The original dynamos no longer work, which is ok, but my worry is what will happen during an iFix update. If GE fixes bugs in the original dynamos, they could replace the dynamos, then my compliant dynamos would be broken.

Second concern: The Tag status picture needed some tweaking, so I duplicated the O0C_TS picture, and renamed the original to O0C_TS2. Then I was able to fix the bugs, and add links to make the picture more informative. Now I have the same concern with that picture during an iFix upgrade.

So - I need to bring all PPS Dynamos used up to API 1165 compliance. Before I go any further in the process, I need to come up with a method to preserve my work.

Looking for suggestions.

Rx7i Controller error 8097

January 9, 2014, 10:17 am

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One of our customers had a Rx7i redundant Controller system for their plant. Due to some power failure the Controllers power was interrupted. Now the plant is running on Secondary PLC. I am trying to connect to the Primary Controller Ic698CRE020 but it is not replying to its IP. I was able to connect to the Controller using Com port. But when I download the logic at the very end of the process it shows an error:
Error 8097: Controller Error- Controller aborted the request [0x05] [0xFF] [0x803B001E] . Kindly help me out.

Are you have trouble syncing your data?

January 9, 2014, 2:42 pm

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There is a new App out that is guaranteed to sync the first time you use it.

The name of this App is "Titanic". :rolleyes:

Cimplicity points data logging

January 10, 2014, 2:15 am

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I have a current running project that i am adding Points to .
what I am using is Cimplicity to collect Faults and Halts Etc from a PLC and then its is logged on an SQL server , The production pull that info from SQL with Porficy Portal . To my Knowledge i have configures the points the same way as all the other points are configureed . They are working correctly in cimplicty but cannot see then in Portal so it look like they are not logging that info to the SQL sever .. any help??

String data type in UDFT

January 10, 2014, 12:59 pm

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When I create new UDFT I don't see an option to use STRING as a data type of a variable inside of UDFT.
Is there a way to use STRING in UDFT?

ME 7.0 with the latest SIM

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IGS Routing

January 10, 2014, 7:18 pm

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HI

I am in the process of setting up the addressing for the controllers in our plant. So far I have the Modicons and Allen Bradleys on line.

My problem is getting one particular AB on line. The routing for this one is through a Controllogix gateway out a DH+/RIO card to another DH+/RIO card to a Controllogix L55.

This is the only Controllogix that I have on DH+. Everything else on this routing is working. The PLC5 is routed

Model DH+ Gateway/PLC-5
I.D. <172.30.110.30>,1,0.A.11

My problem is witch model do I use, and what I.D. should I use?

This unit has an address of 12 Oct. 10 Dec.

Thank you.
Pat :confused:

Lookup Table and MsgBox

January 11, 2014, 8:16 am

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Anyone know how to use a look up table to display the Text of a MsgBox. It can be multiple line.
Jim

Finding an object on a screen

January 12, 2014, 8:59 am

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I looked and looked but does anyone have an idea on how to look for an object on a screen. I have a command button named CLR_CMD . I want to test to see if I find this nd set a flag as true. Anyone ?

shell function issue

January 13, 2014, 6:17 am

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I'm trying to call the Windows snipping tool from a pushbutton.
For this, I enter following code in the command button:

Dim Retval

Retval = shell("C:\Windows\System32\snippingtool.exe",1)

When I run the code, I get an error, saying 'File not found'

If I enter C:\Windows\System32\snippingtool.exe directly in the command prompt, the tool is launched without issues.

I'm running iFix v5.5, with all SIMS installed, on a WIN7 64 bits OS.

Any idea?

Thanks,

Openpicture command with scale functionality

January 13, 2014, 7:05 am

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Hi

I wan to use the Openpicture command in iFIX 5.8, like the Openpic command in Fix32. I want to open a picture in iFIX and i want to decide position and size of the picture. How can I do that?
In Fix 32: OPENPIC picture [Y,X,W,H]

Gunnar

Timer object question

January 13, 2014, 10:11 am

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I have a timer object on a screen that I want to trigger on mouse down. It is set for 10 secs now. On mouse down I set TMR.enabled = 1 and then i do a TMR,StartTimer.
At the end of the timer ( on time out) I enabled = 0
I also set a variable when timer is done ie VAR_TEST.CurrentValue = 1.

It seems to be inconsistent in the time that the Var is set, I have it set for continous type. This timer is an object on the screen.
I wish i could see the accumulated time. Any ideas or am i missing something.
Jim

Excel Add-In Filtered Data Query (Interpolated Sampling)

January 13, 2014, 3:07 pm

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Hi. I am having a probelm using the filtered data query. I am logging a data point every 15 seconds. I am trying to use this query to display the data for 7 days using a sample of 1 hour. So I should have 7x24=168 data points. The query shows all the rows, but they are all populated with the reading from the first data point.

I can get the data properly if I use the Raw Data query and manually change the hour. I can also get the data if I use the InterpolatedToRaw Sampling mode. I just can't use the "Interpolated Sampling" mode.

Anyone else have this problem?

Historian 5.0, Excel Add-In 5.0, Excel 2003 & Excel 2007 both have same results.

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Rx7i Redundant Contrller Single Bus Network Problem

January 14, 2014, 5:44 am

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I have an Rx7i Redundant Controller having a Single Genius Bus Network i.e Each Primary and Secondary rack have one GBC. This has happened three times now that when I make both the PLC`s live the redundancy seems to be working fine. But after a few days none of the devices can be controlled by the HMI.Both racks RMX cards show locally ACTIVE. If I STOP one PLC(Active) then all things return to normal. Any ideas why it happens?

Version update from iFix/iBatch to actually Version

January 14, 2014, 5:55 am

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Hello

I posted this thread already in the iFix Forum.

I want to update my system from iFix 4.0 / iBatch 5.0 to the last Version (i think iFix 5.8 / iBatch 5.5). The Hardware for Server and Clients will be new. The Server will be Windows 2008 r2 and the clients must be W7.
32 or 64 bit System? Which is the better one for Server and Clients?

For the application in iFix/iBatch, i want to make a new project and copy all project-files, like pictures and so on, to the new project structure. Is this the right way? Is there something to consider?

Thank you for your help.

Dirk

Version update from iFix/iBatch to actually Version

January 14, 2014, 6:43 am

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Hello,
i want to update my system from iFix 4.0 / iBatch 5.0 to the last Version (i think iFix 5.8 / iBatch 5.5). The Hardware for Server and Clients will be new. The Server will be Windows 2008 r2 and the clients must be W7.
32 or 64 bit System? Which is the better one for Server and Clients?

For the application in iFix/iBatch, i want to make a new project and copy all project-files, like pictures and so on, to the new project structure. Is this the right way? Is there something to consider?

Thank you for your help.

Dirk

Cimplicity Class Data Item character limit

January 14, 2014, 11:36 am

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When adding a new data item on a Class the maximum length the name can have is only 16 characters. Is there a way to create a data item with a longer name?

SQL calls to iFix process database

January 15, 2014, 2:39 pm

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Greetings all!

I am struggleing with sql calls to the iFix database.

I can make the connection:
conPDB.ConnectionString = "DSN=FIX Dynamics Real Time Data;UID=sa;PWD=;"

I can make a single call to the entire database:
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM SPSCADA" - this returns a recordset that numbers the same as the number of tags in my database.

what I am missing is the syntax for a filter, I have tried the following:
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM SPSCADA WHERE 'I/O ADDR' = '*'"

This returns no records.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!