Hello.
We have the ability now to load a stack of lids (20-50 all the same) into 1 of 6 magazines from a selection of 16 different lids to be used to put automatically onto a box via PLC. We use a panel view plus 6 so the operator can let the PLC know what lid is in which magazine at any time. However as people can make mistakes when entering a lid number we want to be able to add a picture of the lid to the display page, so when it is selected they have a visual prompt to make sure they have selected the correct lid. At first this appears easy as I can add all the images of the lids to the image library of factory talk view studio (ME) and show specific image on the page under the correct conditions.
The problem I am having is the higher up want to be able to update these images infrequently, without having to go to someone to use Studio and update the image library, recompile a runtime application and transfer it to the panel view (which will also shut down the panel view as the update is in progress).
So I am trying to find a way to be able to show the image from a file either locally stored on windowsCE Ver 6 in the panel view or points to a file on a PC in the network, were the file (JPG,PNG etc.) can be updated and the image on the panel view would be updated automatically (possibly accepting a page update required by changing page).
The only thing I have found is to use an ActiveX component for “Microsoft Forms 2.0 Image” but as far as I can work it out it uses the image from a selected file without adding it to the image library but only make it so the image is now saved with the display GFX and would still need Studio to update the image.
Does anyone know how to use image files that can be updated at runtime? I would think there is a way as you can view cameras on the panel view although I believe they also need an ActiveX component to do so.
We have a panel view 6 700 (with firmware version 8.0.10.12) and use Factorytalk View Studio V9 (when creating runtime application we save as type “Runtime 8.0 Application”)
Any help would be very much appreciated.
We have the ability now to load a stack of lids (20-50 all the same) into 1 of 6 magazines from a selection of 16 different lids to be used to put automatically onto a box via PLC. We use a panel view plus 6 so the operator can let the PLC know what lid is in which magazine at any time. However as people can make mistakes when entering a lid number we want to be able to add a picture of the lid to the display page, so when it is selected they have a visual prompt to make sure they have selected the correct lid. At first this appears easy as I can add all the images of the lids to the image library of factory talk view studio (ME) and show specific image on the page under the correct conditions.
The problem I am having is the higher up want to be able to update these images infrequently, without having to go to someone to use Studio and update the image library, recompile a runtime application and transfer it to the panel view (which will also shut down the panel view as the update is in progress).
So I am trying to find a way to be able to show the image from a file either locally stored on windowsCE Ver 6 in the panel view or points to a file on a PC in the network, were the file (JPG,PNG etc.) can be updated and the image on the panel view would be updated automatically (possibly accepting a page update required by changing page).
The only thing I have found is to use an ActiveX component for “Microsoft Forms 2.0 Image” but as far as I can work it out it uses the image from a selected file without adding it to the image library but only make it so the image is now saved with the display GFX and would still need Studio to update the image.
Does anyone know how to use image files that can be updated at runtime? I would think there is a way as you can view cameras on the panel view although I believe they also need an ActiveX component to do so.
We have a panel view 6 700 (with firmware version 8.0.10.12) and use Factorytalk View Studio V9 (when creating runtime application we save as type “Runtime 8.0 Application”)
Any help would be very much appreciated.