Category: Elipse E3

Question: How does a tag’s deadband (PercentDeadband property) work? Does it depend on a configured scale, or is it calculated from each value updated in the tag? Solution: If you…

Question: What are I/O Blocks for? Solution: I/O Blocks optimize the communication. For example, when there is a sequence of addresses in the device, the I/O Block will read all…

Question: How can I detect any communication failure via Elipse E3? Solution: Any communication failure can be handled via scripts the Driver’s OnCommError and OnCommErrorEx, which are always fired whenever…

Question: How can I apply a scale in an I/O Tag? Can I retrieve, via scale, its value without the scale? Solution: To use a value scale in an I/O…

Question: How can I make some tags be updated before others in Elipse E3? Solution: Usually, the driver will require each tag’s value periodically, according to the tag’s Scan property.…

Question: What is the difference between the I/O tag’s Value and RawValue properties in Elipse E3? Solution: The difference between them is: Value: shows the formatted value (in the chosen…