DLMUK
Member
Hi all,
I've been using Siemens equipment (300s, 1200s and HMIs) for around 2 years now and I seem to be getting increasingly frustrated with the "simple" things which are not possible or only possible on the more expensive versions.
The most recent was trying to change the date format on a basic HMI panel to DD/MM/YYYY. After looking around for ages refusing to contact tech support over something so trivial I gave in and got this response...
Unfortunately, you can only change the date to UK format in Comfort Panels, this option is not available in HMI Basic Panels.
The procedure you have mentioned is correct however, it will only work in Comfort Panels
There is also the ridiculously small retentive memory on S7-1200s, memory storage is pennies now and yet it doesn't have enough to store 4 arrays of 100 values.
There is no option to view the contents of the data logs on a S7-1200PLC other than the web viewer and download as a .csv - there is no basic element for WinCC which will interrogate the logs on the HMI.
Can someone please tell me if i'm being unfair to Siemens or do others share the same frustrations?
Rant over.
I've been using Siemens equipment (300s, 1200s and HMIs) for around 2 years now and I seem to be getting increasingly frustrated with the "simple" things which are not possible or only possible on the more expensive versions.
The most recent was trying to change the date format on a basic HMI panel to DD/MM/YYYY. After looking around for ages refusing to contact tech support over something so trivial I gave in and got this response...
Unfortunately, you can only change the date to UK format in Comfort Panels, this option is not available in HMI Basic Panels.
The procedure you have mentioned is correct however, it will only work in Comfort Panels
There is also the ridiculously small retentive memory on S7-1200s, memory storage is pennies now and yet it doesn't have enough to store 4 arrays of 100 values.
There is no option to view the contents of the data logs on a S7-1200PLC other than the web viewer and download as a .csv - there is no basic element for WinCC which will interrogate the logs on the HMI.
Can someone please tell me if i'm being unfair to Siemens or do others share the same frustrations?
Rant over.