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I would also look at AdvancedHMI. This was written in VB.Net and runs on visual studio. Connecting and updating databases is something visual does well.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/advancedhmi/
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The answer is the same.
It's the same because the vast majority of Ignition and FTTM installs are not on the same PC as anything running SE (VBA is not a requirement in any case). If memory serves, the Oldi has a standalone version that doesn't require a ControlLogix rack.
You mite want check this out
they have a none OPC driver that works directly from VB, Excel, Net Studio and others
I am sure that they have what you need
Been a while for FTTM, but all scripting is done through Ignition. Monitor for the Index of the recipe, and pull data from the database based on that index.1. Why wouldn't VBA be required? In the case where a recipe is to be loaded, you would want some sort of VBA or script to run when a button is pressed and usind FTView ME (with no VBA) this would not be possible. How would it work on a PanelView ?
While you certainly could, you don't need to. Inductive has a nice graphical page showing architectures, regardless of what you end up running with.2. Are you saying in the case a PanelView is used, there would be the need to add a dedicated PC on the network for performing data querying/storing ? What would be the typical architecture with a PanelView ?
Huh. I can't seem to find it either. Admittedly, my information may be out of date. I was going through what you are right now about ten years ago. Products seem to come and go all the time.3. Would mind sending over the link to the Stand alone version of Oldi you are referring to ? I do not seem to find it anywhere and only see the contollogix version.
Huh. I can't seem to find it either. Admittedly, my information may be out of date. I was going through what you are right now about ten years ago. Products seem to come and go all the time.
1. Why wouldn't VBA be required? In the case where a recipe is to be loaded, you would want some sort of VBA or script to run when a button is pressed and using FTView ME (with no VBA) this would not be possible. How would it work on a PanelView ?
I thought so but that was over a decade ago, they probably(??) made improvement to it since then.Just browsing through all the links, is Transaction Manager still considered rather painful to use?
Personally, I found the installation was not 100% fuss free, also a bit of a learning curve because of inadequate manuals.