Communicating with Siemens LOGO! 8.
This article illustrates how to establish communication between Elipse E3 and Siemens’s LOGO! 8 PLC. To do so, we’ll use Siemens M-Prot driver for communicating via Ethernet, and also the…
Category: Elipse E3
KB-89144: E3/Power can’t be installed at Windows 10 version 1703 (“Creators Update”, Build 15063.332).
Question: After updating Windows 10 to version 1703 (OS Build 15063.332, available in June 2017), there is a rollback when installing E3/Power version 4.7 and it stalls while attempting to…
KB-89687: E3Chart’s FitAll method not working.
Question: FitAll method does not work properly when I use a Historic scale. The pens and the queries are added at runtime, the method is executed, but the command must…
KB-89210: Alternating the Viewer between Full and Only modes at runtime.
Question: Can the Viewer alternate between Full and Only modes at runtime? Solution: Yes. To do so, you can use a script with the ExecuteExternalApp method to open the new…
Screen’s Layer property.
Question: How does the Screen’s Layer property work? What is it for? Solution: Elipse E3’s screens display up to 32 layers where objects can be inserted, which are controlled by…
How to integrate and access data from Active Directory (AD) via scripts.
What is Active Directory (AD)? Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft directory service used in the Windows environment; it centralizes all data from the resources available on the network, such…
Employing GetScreen and ShowScreen methods.
Question: How can I use the Viewer’s GetScreen and the Frame’s ShowScreen methods? What are they for? Solution: The GetScreen(ScreenName) method returns a Screen object, whose name must be set…
KB-87954: Using multiple columns in a report’s Detail section.
Question: Can I set up a report so that data from Detail section are printed side by side, similarly to the figure below? Solution: Yes. There is a property from…
Upgrading your license via Elipse License Manager.
This article describes how to upgrade your hardkey/softkey license. To do so, the first thing you’ll need is the latest version of Elipse License Manager (eLic), an application that can…
KB-86136: Displaying a Formula’s Value Set that transposes lines into columns.
Question: Can a Value Set, available on a Formula’s Values tab, be displayed on a table? The E3Browser will display the items in the following format: And the Formula’s Values…