Monitoring connection quality via Driver Elipse Ping.
Question: How can connection quality be monitored via Driver Elipse Ping? Solution: To do so, use the Value property of the tag referring to a device/PC via an IP address.…
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KB-56518: When generating a report, Error212 is displayed.
Question: When generating a report, the following error is displayed: Error212: Couldn’t export PDF using font “Arial” because characters referencing this font could not be represented with the character encoding…
KB-56032: Changing an image file to be updated automatically in E3.
Question: How can I update an image in E3 just by replacing this image in the original folder with another one with the same name? Solution: To do so, you…
KB-55769: Opening, closing, and saving Excel spreadsheets via scripts.
Question: When using Elipse SCADA, can Excel files be opened, saved, and closed via scripts? Solution: Yes; this is possible via ShellExecute function, which is found in the Global Manager…
Communicating with Siemens’ LOGO PLC.
Question: Is there any Elipse I/O driver that can communicate with Siemens’ LOGO PLC? Solution: No; Siemens’ LOGO PLCs use a proprietary (closed/restricted) protocol, of which Elipse has no implemented…
KB-55539: Running a Stored Procedure in E3 with input/output data.
Question: How can I run a Stored Procedure in E3 that passes input data and reads output data? Solution: To do so, follow these procedures: 1. Declare the output variable:…
KB-55774: Exporting I/O tags from Elipse SCADA to E3.
Question: Can I export a list of I/O tags from Elipse SCADA to E3? Solution: Yes, you can. To do so, you must access the driver in Elipse SCADA via…
KB-55037: ICMP protocol (PING) and E3 Viewer.
Question: The Viewer cannot find the E3Server in a network protected by a firewall. E3’s port (6515) has already been released, but when trying to reconnect, the following message is…
When executing a command via scripts, “Error creating VBScript object” is displayed in the log.
Question: When executing a command via scripts, “Error creating VBScript object” is displayed in the log. How can I fix this? Solution: Elipse E3 uses Visual Basic 32 bits as…
Automation in code generation: Lesson 4 – Scanning specific objects in a location.
Another possibility is to use the technique of scanning a certain location (such as a data folder or a substation) to look for specific types of objects (internal tags, switchers,…