mrgees100peas
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Hi,
I am tasked with creating a new HMI program in FTView SE (v12) because the HMI in the machine is old and obsolete. The HMI was programed using some other vendors program (parkers something or other). The thing is that the old HMI is very small and we are moving to a pc base touch HMI. This means that I can put 4 or 5 pages of the old hmi screens into 1 of the new one. So far so good right. Well, I just found out that some parts of the PLC program rely on the current screen being used. For example, in the old HMI it would use 2 different pages to control say 2 motors. Now I can put both motors into 1 page buuuutttt, the PLC program relies on knowing which page you were on. How do I do that? I have 2 buttons n the same screen that say lift gates A and gate B but now they live on the same page , how do I set screen 3, B3.10 for one button and Screen 5, B3.20 on the other one? Also, I'm 95% sure thy wont et me touch the PLC program.
I am tasked with creating a new HMI program in FTView SE (v12) because the HMI in the machine is old and obsolete. The HMI was programed using some other vendors program (parkers something or other). The thing is that the old HMI is very small and we are moving to a pc base touch HMI. This means that I can put 4 or 5 pages of the old hmi screens into 1 of the new one. So far so good right. Well, I just found out that some parts of the PLC program rely on the current screen being used. For example, in the old HMI it would use 2 different pages to control say 2 motors. Now I can put both motors into 1 page buuuutttt, the PLC program relies on knowing which page you were on. How do I do that? I have 2 buttons n the same screen that say lift gates A and gate B but now they live on the same page , how do I set screen 3, B3.10 for one button and Screen 5, B3.20 on the other one? Also, I'm 95% sure thy wont et me touch the PLC program.