Problem with transfering BOOL Array to FactoryTalk

krisbi · Mar 21, 2016

Hi guys.

I am using RS Studio v24 and I have a structure BOOL[2048] inside. When I give project to our HMI designer he sees that array of bools as DINT[64]. What could be the problem there, I can't figure it out?

Thanks.

jstolaruk · Mar 21, 2016

You didn't say what HMI he's using but I don't think its FTView as it doesn't care, it just sees a tag array (of any). Tell him to try it, I suspect he'll only see values of 0 or 1.

Nebul0us · Mar 21, 2016

A 2048 array of BOOLs = 2048 bits

An array of 64 DINTs = 2048 bits

Hope this helps

krisbi · Mar 21, 2016

For HMI it is used FT View Machine v8.

As for multiplication, I understand how 64*32 works, but that BOOL[2048] are alarm bits, and they need to be easy to work with.

This is easy to work with:

ALARMS[0]
ALARMS[1]
...
ALARMS[2047]

this is not easy

ALARMS[0][0]
ALARMS[0][1]
...
ALARMS[63][31]

to make import list for this.

jstolaruk · Mar 21, 2016

I had no problems setting up what you wanted to do. I'm using 8.1.

krisbi · Mar 21, 2016

Yes, I also have no problem if I make another project, put same controller inside and make BOOL[2048], then read variables in FT8. But in this project I am working on, it shows them as 64*DINT????

jstolaruk · Mar 21, 2016

In the tag browser, did he refresh all folders?

Problem with transfering BOOL Array to FactoryTalk

krisbi

Member

jstolaruk

Lifetime Supporting Member

Nebul0us

Lifetime Supporting Member

krisbi

Member

jstolaruk

Lifetime Supporting Member

krisbi

Member

jstolaruk

Lifetime Supporting Member

Similar Topics