Question: How can communication via DeviceNet network between Elipse and field devices be established? Solution: Elipse has no drivers that can communicate directly on a DeviceNet network. To establish communication,…
Question: When Prodave driver is inserted into the application, an error message is returned. In Elipse SCADA, the following message appears on screen: “Failed to load driver DLL ‘c:\temp\prodave.dll’”. In…
This sample application was developed based on the programming in the Driver’s Manual. For further information on ZPLII language, please contact Zebra. Note: this application has been developed with Elipse…
Question: How can a .VARS file be set to read and write the Database? Solution: To do so, use the following syntax: Cn = DB N POS,TAM Where:n = Number…
Question: When using Siox driver, why does SCADA display an approximate value of 65535 and not the negative values read in the device? Solution: This happens because Siox driver cannot…
Question: Why has communication with M-Prot driver stopped after it was updated from version 2.06 to version 2.09? Solution: This happens because of new settings existing in version 2.09 that…
Question: How can an S7-200’s VD20 be read via Ethernet with M-Prot driver? Solution: To establish communication with an S7-200 CP243 via Ethernet, you must set Network field as ISOTCP243.…
Question: Can the bit from a digital input be read? Can Bool-type tags be used? Solution: No; this can only be done indirectly. To read/write a single bit, the whole…
Question: What settings are required to establish communication between Omron FINS driver and a PLC? Solution: In the example below, the PLC’s model is CJ1M – CPU13-ETN. This CPU’s model…
Question: How can I set FINS driver to read negative numbers? Solution: According to the driver’s manual, N2 parameter’s format is TANN. In this case (N2=0111), data type is either…