2711C-T4T tag issues
Well I have been using the Compnent Panelview software for a while now, the program transfer (import) from the Design Station Dashboard screen is a little cumbersome, but it does work well once you figure it out. The software is quite similar to the Studio (view) software used for the + line of PanelViews. The CCW program opens the design Station software when you select HMI for programming, but apparently it is not the same Design Station program base as my previously installed Design Station software. I am having some issues with the external tag database. I read in a post that you need to make sure you have your tags built before you try to use them. This seems to be because you cannot build a tag as you program. What I found is that the tag database needs to be entered into the program, saved, and then exit the program and reload it to be able to use the newly created tags. Anyone know a better way to do this? I am also having some issues with the program not reading some external read tags. My system is a Micrologix 1100 with 3 I/O modules connected,2 of them being used and one for future use and I am having an issue reading two of the inputs. I have three panelview screens with similar tags, they reference 3 similar but separate machines. They all have an indicator that is tagged to read an external input to tell the operator when a valve used for CIP is open or closed. The first screen reads the tag correctly and displays the valve condition, the other two machines do not. The only difference I can find is that the two tags that are not being read are inputs from one of the connected I/O modules. The tag that does read correctly is located in the I/O of the Micrologix itself. Anyone having similar issues with not reading external tags? It is probably a simple issue that I am not picking up on, but I just cannot seem to find the issue. I do like the report generator selection in the Design Station software. It is quite extensive if you need it to be and does print out an excellent list of the tag database. Does a nice job of generating data for documentation of the job. It is very similar to the reporting available in RSLogix 500 and best of all it is free.
