Force coil
How do I force a coil using ifix. I am using the MBE driver. There is not a register in my SEL-751a relay that corresponds to closing this coil.
View ArticlePI Distributor connection to OSI PI Collective
Hi Guys, I am working on a project to integrate data between OSI PI collective and Proficy Historian. Does anyone know if PI Distributor can connect and send data to PI Collective (Pi Collective is a...
View Article[v5.8] Optimize Terminal Server
Hi. We have a recent install of v5.8 on Server 2012 in a virtual machine running on Terminal Services. The network is a 1Gbit switch connecting the server to the operator PC in the control room. The...
View Articleuse of system.collections.generic.list in VBScript
Hi, because there are some issues on using C# scripts in Cimplicity 9.0, I'm trying to convert some scripts to BasicSript. in C# a custom type was created: public struct Part { public int PartNr;...
View ArticleDatalink Formatting
Hello, I have a datalink (TX) with a value of "D-15-12345", I want to display only the last 5 characters, can I do that using the raw format? Thanks
View ArticleButton Sticks QP+
we are toggeling button on and off rapidily and the button command sticks ON. They are set up as momentary. Anyone see this issue ?
View ArticleGet script name
Simple question. I have a script named script.exe I would like to know what is the script name and set that name to a variable inside that same script. is this possible?
View ArticleiFix Dual Monitor
iFix 5.8 SP1 installed on Windows 7, when using dual monitor display (on desktop PC), when one monitor is unplugged and then plugged back in ifix workspace will not expand to second monitor. This is...
View ArticleWorkflow error: "Failed to add object into context section"
Hi, I'm having an issue with Proficy Workflow I am using build number 2.5.2.1814 in Demo mode running on Windows Server 2012. The software was working well up to yesterday afternoon. The problem is as...
View ArticleFailover system - iClient connection
My customer has a failover setup with two servers iFix v5.1 When I enable maintenance mode, the connected iclients go to the secondary SCADA. What determines this? The SCU has S1 as the primary but...
View ArticleiFix User account not timing-out on HMI
Hello, I'm experiencing a problem with a SCADA user account not logging out after the 'login timeout' has expired (as configured in the SCU). The problem though is just with one particular view node...
View ArticleWebspace sessions disconnecting from node when more sessions are opened
System setup: Scada server: iFIX 5.8 on a Windows server 2012R2 Webspace server: Webspace 4.8 on a Windows server 2012R2 When connecting 1 webspace sessions no problems. When connecting the second...
View ArticleScripting - Call function from another BCL file
Hi all, I'm just starting with learning Cimplicity 9. I was wondering if it is possible to call a function that is defined in another BCL file than the one you call it from ? I found an example...
View ArticleIfix 5.8 line multiline chart
Hi all, I want to use a line multiline chart, but i want to keep the same flexibility in scripting as with the normal (Standard) chart. In those charts you can script: Chart1.ScrollForward,...
View ArticleiFix 5.5 OPC client write failures
I am porting iFix 3.3/W2K application to iFix 5.5/W7. It uses a custom OPC driver to communicate with a shared memory region (on the same node). The new iFix 5.5/W7 can read the data via the OPC...
View ArticleiFix 5.5 Custom OPC Driver write failure
I am porting iFix 3.3/W2K application to iFix 5.5/W7. It uses a custom OPC driver to communicate with a shared memory region (on the same node). The new iFix 5.5/W7 can read the data via the OPC...
View ArticleProject lock error
Can someone refresh my memory on how to 'unlock' a copied project? changing the attribute to read only doesn't work. It appears to make the change biut changes it back.
View ArticleDo tag event messaging
iFix 4.0 I have "Event Messaging" enabled and an alarm area assigned. When the DO value changes, it does not show up in the alarm file (*.ALM). I am writing to a SIM address. Should a value change in...
View ArticleSCU Local startup definition...
Dear Forum; When I use the command launch with /n parameter I set the node name to use with a SCU file. Does it means it doesn't matter what I enter in the SCU Local startup definition window, it'll...
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