Rs View ME Runtime help

[stallone]

just an update i have also tried rsview me ver 3.10 and no luck

 

[stallone]

If this helps at all,

my customer currently hasthe following licences on the old panel;


FT View ME Station RT 75,
RSVME.RUN,
Version 1

 

[stallone]

i managed to log onto the old unit today and unfortunately there is no source code, just the runtime, mer file.

i did manage to check the firmware version on the unit,

it is 5.10.08.09.

surely this means if i have the same version on the new unit then the .mer file should run the same?

 

[Dravik]

You said you had v5 of factorytalk installed on your new IPC orginally, did you mean 5.0 or 5.1?

 

[stallone]

I installed version 5.0 and also tried 4.0.
The application still came up error cannot run due to incompatibility.

 

[Dravik]

Ok, You'll need to install version 5.1 then if the original device had a 5.10 firmware on it.

5.0 isn't compatible with 5.1.

 

[stallone]

will version 6 work?

 

[Dravik]

Short Answer: No. You'll need to install 5.1.

Long Answer: *IF* you had the .apa, you could recompile it for 6. You don't however.

 

[stallone]

I am replacing the old unit at my customer with the following
Allen-Bradley 6181F-15tswe, series E.
It runs Windows embedded.

It doesnt come with preloaded rockwell software.

So basically what you saying is if the .mer i have used to run on the old panelview which has a firmware of 5.10, then i need to put 5.10 onto this new panel and the application should work?

 

[Dravik]

Yes, if the .mer was compiled for a 5.1 fw, and was running on a panel w/ a 5.1 fw.

Then yes, barring something unforseen, installing FTV ME 5.1 on your new panel will work.

 

[stallone]

Thanks so Much for the help.

Do you know where i can get that version from,

i got my discs with 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, but nothing in between

 

[Dravik]

Sure, you can download it right off the rockwell website. You'll need an active tech connect contract for that serial #.

Alternativly, You could ask your local RA distributor, they might have a disc kicking around.

 

[stallone]

Ok thanks very much Dravik.

i dont have my tech connect active, tough times, what can i say.
I will try and ask Rockwell tomorrow.

thanks again for your help, much appreciated

 

[stallone]

Hi guys, i just wanted to update on my situation.

i installed 5.1 and it worked straight away

My next question is this,

the old panel view has a storage card with recipes on it,
the new unit i replaced it with does not, how do i resolve this issue. Can it be put on a usb?

Also the old unit has the license on it but i cannot see anywhere on the unit a place to re-host the license, IE there is no factory talk activation on the old unit.

How do i transfer the license to the new unit?

 

[Dravik]

If i'm re-reading the thread right -

The old device was a standalone Panelview Plus running 5.1 firmware.

The new device is an IPC, running windows and a copy of Factory Talk View ME 5.1
License wise, The PV+ came with an intergrated license, you cannot transfer this.
You'll need to buy a FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station Runtime X Displays license I think.

Recipe storage, never tried that. Pretty sure you can save to the computer though.