the tear buttons will mounted in cabinet door wired to plc inputs. When you press the button once it will light up dsiplay with which scale you selected out of the 6 push buttons.On second press it will close a relay output in plc to make set of contacts from jagx controller for that channel sending tear weight signal to jagx. Below is the info I have been given by my new supervisor who is a total _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (umm you fill in the blanks). I have been told that he is trying to set me up to fail but really hope I can use any availible options to accomplish this project and maybe get him off my back. And not have to return to a designer position where he wants me to be. I know there is a lot to do on this project but I need to just take it one step at a time. Thanks for the help on this.
yes, please install Crimson v 2. once installed, there may be an update available on the internet (from the Help menu). DONE
attached is the Crimson 2 file for the Red Lion screen that is installed out at Weatherford. this is the 6" HMI screen (G306), but it functions the same as the 10" will (at least for all of the communications with the JagX). will need to start a new Crimson file, select the G310 screen, and either do export/import, or re-create all the same tags, code, screens, etc. I exported tags into .csv
for the attached Crimson program, the following will appear in the new G310:
Communications
Programming Port (Raw Serial Port driver)
RS-232 Comms Port (Raw Serial Port driver)
RS-485 Comms Port (not needed)
Ethernet Protocol 1 (Allen Bradley - DF1 Master via PCCC/EIP or DF1 Master... to be determined)
Data Tags
can import all that are in the existing G306 program
User Interface
can copy both existing screens (ScaleWeights and TestTareClear); these existing screens are for local monitoring (not currently used as an operator interface)
Programming
can copy/paste existing programs (RX_Port1, RX_Port_2, TX_Ports12)
Web Server
can also configure same as existing
for the JagX display panel, the existing JagX-HMI functionality will take care of communications to/from the JagX controllers over RS-232 cabling (RJ12 phone line cables into the G310 Programming and RS-232 ports and leads into the JagX controllers on RS-232 port 2).
the main screen that the operator will see will show the tare weights of the 6 reactors (3 rows, 2 columns). these will line up with the 30mm momentary pushbuttons on the left and right sides of the HMI window kit. the switches are wired as inputs to the MicroLogix 1100 PLC. 6 PLC outputs (relay contacts) shall be wired to the JagX controllers in groups of 3, each with a common.
when the operator presses a Tare pushbutton once, the HMI will show an alert over the respective Tare value, telling the operator to press the Tare button again. on the second push, the PLC will energize the respective output to Tare that reactor.
as for IP addresses, i'd recommend 192.168.1.11 for the PLC and 192.168.1.12 for the G310.
i'll look for other Red Lion HMI programs i've done. most are protocol conversion, data logging, and other behind the scenes applications, can't think of an actual operator interface app.
lemmie know if you'd like further info on the Red Lion side of things.