I need help understanding factorytalk studio macros

Hi I was trying to use a plc input to login into the engineering screen rather then a password , and came axross the login /log out macros can you help me to to use macros please thanks stu

I'm what sense? The input in the PLC goes true & it allows access to the engineering pages?
Or input goes true log into engineers account?

Take a look at triggering a macro from an event. Your event is the Plc input & use the macro to log into the engineers account. I can't remember the syntax but I answered a post on here about log out macro

Ash

Hi ash yeah when the input is true login to engeering account , plus I am willing to learn as much as I can about macros and setting them up as I've never done before . Thanks stu

Stu, Are you talking about ME or SE?

OK, i thought of two ideas for you:

1. Visibility
If the input is true allow the engineering button to be visible, if not then hide it. Really simple & crude but could do the job.


2. Using a user account
Heres the post about using a macro to log a user in:
http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=102907

Now to trigger it, when your engineering input is true. Once you have created an macro to log into the account set up an event.

Simples... But remember to log the engineer out once they leave the page or the input is false


Id probably go with the user account one.

Ash


Edit: Presumed your using SE, cant quite remember if these functions are in ME or not. I can take a look later if you let us know which your using

Hi ash
Yeah I thought about using visibility as a easy fix then saw the macros and wanted to learn and try but didn't know how to use lol, sorry guys I forgot to say I'm using Me thought they may be the same ? I will try this out thanks guys

So on the macro set up
Trigger = input address
Expression = if Trigger input =1 then login "username" "password"
Else trigger =0
Is that right ?
Very new to macros guys
I appreciate your time thanks stu

Ok then, my apologies. I was basing it on SE, i have just opened ME & the macros work differently.

As far as i am aware i don't think you can log in using an input, i just had a play around and you can either use the visibility of a button to access the page or use the global connections to open the screen when the input is true.

Sorry once again,
Ash

Ok ash thanks for your help , i have just done it as a visual on the buttons which works fine , I'm sure you will get me out of trouble another time ha ha , thanks again stu