Happy Friday All!!
Question:
Does anyone know of a Rockwell tool available that will retain tag values during a PLC download?
Scenario:
Where I work we have several processes that build up important data that's stored in the controller in different tables.
Current controller = L83 5580
This data is used for more accurate part placement or for part treatment optimizations. - I'll set up a range and over time the process will be driven to the best value within that range.
The plant runs 24hrs - and frequently, when the machines **** the bed, one of the responding technicians will download the code from our software repository.
At that point we take a step back in process refinement (sometimes 6 months, sometimes years) to whenever the last upload was taken.
Ideally I'd like to specify a few hundred tags that don't get overwritten in a download.
Or even a tool to upload those specific values prior to the DL to retain the "last known" good data.
Thanks----Mike
Question:
Does anyone know of a Rockwell tool available that will retain tag values during a PLC download?
Scenario:
Where I work we have several processes that build up important data that's stored in the controller in different tables.
Current controller = L83 5580
This data is used for more accurate part placement or for part treatment optimizations. - I'll set up a range and over time the process will be driven to the best value within that range.
The plant runs 24hrs - and frequently, when the machines **** the bed, one of the responding technicians will download the code from our software repository.
At that point we take a step back in process refinement (sometimes 6 months, sometimes years) to whenever the last upload was taken.
Ideally I'd like to specify a few hundred tags that don't get overwritten in a download.
Or even a tool to upload those specific values prior to the DL to retain the "last known" good data.
Thanks----Mike