Sample Application – ASCII Generic Driver.
1) Introduction Due to a great number of devices whose communication occurs via ASCII protocols, Elipse Software has developed the ASCII Generic Driver. This driver is used to establish a…
KB-27477: Telnet server communicating with E3.
Question: Is it possible to connect and exchange data with a Telnet server via E3? Solution: Yes, it is. To do so, use ASCII driver and create two tags with…
KB-33687: Communication with SPABus driver.
Question: Is it possible to establish communication with SPABus driver via TCP/IP? Solution: Yes, it is. This has been possible since the driver’s version 2.01 Build 2.
KB-34421: Differences between NBR14522 and NBR14522_SU drivers.
Question: What is the difference between NBR14522 and NBR14522_SU drivers?Solution: NBR14522 – Reads mass memory, and is read by the optical port; NBR14522_SU – Reads the user’s output, and supplies…
KB-34187: Driver for barcode reader.
Question: Which driver is used for communication between E3 and a barcode reader? Solution: To identify the appropriate I/O driver for a certain application, you must first check the communication…
KB-26825: Sending data via serial port.
Question: I want to send data via the computer’s serial port (to write in the device’s internal registers). Can ASC II Generic driver do this? Solution: Yes; however, the device…
KB-29714: Interpreting information up until the finalization character.
Question: How can I have a driver interpret some information up until the finalization character? Solution: To do so, go to Driver’s Extra Settings and configure the RX as %tCS.…
KB-31996: Communication with PIC microcontroller.
Question: How can Elipse E3 or SCADA communicate with a PIC microcontroller? Solution: To do so, use the ASCII driver. However, it will be necessary to implement the protocol at…
Guide for building E3 applications operated via Web, in slow or high-latency networks.
This article discusses some important topics for improving performance in applications with some kind of network restriction (speed, latency, lateness, errors, etc.). 1) Avoid Synchronous Operations Try to avoid all…
KB-32164: Importing new variables.
Question: When a new variable is inserted into the PLC and the list is imported, why is the sequence of I/O tags indexes altered? Solution: To add new variable, use…