Question:How can I implement Viewer logout due to inactivity? Solution: To do so, follow these procedures: Via E3Studio, access the Viewer’s properties, and set up Inactivity time (minutes) option on…
Question: What is the behavior of AdviseType property when set to 1-AdviseWhenLinked? Solution: The I/O Tag is only updated when the AllowRead property is True and if it is linked…
Question: What is the purpose of an analog alarm’s dead band? Solution: This feature allows monitoring an analog variable by specifying a maximum difference limit (Dead Band value), relative to…
Question: How can I record the name of the user logged into an Elipse SCADA application in a text file (*.txt)?Solution: To do so, just write the application’s userName attribute,…
Question: Can I change a SetPoint into a Display, and vice versa? Solution: Text, Display, and SetPoint are all the same object, named DrawString. The initial settings of some of…
Question: How can set up the E3 application to block users after n failed attempts to log in? Solution: To do so, right-click the E3Admin and select Domain–Options. Then, access…
Question: How can I limit the number of Viewers per computer to no more than one? Solution: To do so, you can create a Viewers Group for each computer, and…
Question: There are two machines, each one executing an E3 Server, which communicate to a single PLC. Can I configure the application to acknowledge alarms in both Domains when acknowledging…
Question: How can I work with a function in E3 scripts? Solution: To do so, you must set the function with the structure: Function Name(parameter1, parameter2,.., parameterN) scriptEnd function Example: Sub…
Question: Does Elipse E3 work in Windows Server 2008? Solution: Yes; after E3 v. 3.2, all versions/builds work normally with Windows Server 2008.