Category: Elipse Scada

Question: How can I remove a link from a Display with a tag that has been added via SetTag() function? Solution: To do so, you must use SetTag() command again,…

Question: What format does GetDiskFreeSpace() function return its values: in bytes, Kbytes, or Mbytes? Solution: The return value of this function displays the total amount of Kbytes available in the…

Question: Why does a script created in a tag’s OnValueChange event run only when the tag is displayed on screen? How can I work around this issue and make the…

Question: On a serial PLC network communicating with Elipse SCADA, one of the PLCs was turned off for maintenance. Therefore, the driver is displaying an error message asking if I…

Question: Why is Elipse SCADA’s date/time not updated when I use SetSystemTime function? Solution: This happens because, by default, Elipse SCADA uses its internal clock, and by running SetSystemTime command,…

Question: Can integral and derivative calculations be performed in Elipse SCADA’s expression tags? Solution: No; the best option in this case would be to perform these in a PLC, because…

Question: How can I compare two dates to find out which comes first via scripts? Solution: To do so, you must load the date values in variables by using MakeTime()…

Question: Why is the CurrentTime attribute of a SCADA application being used in a script is displayed with no format at all (that is, it won’t stop being incremented)? Solution:…

Autor
Guilherme Taschetto