Demo application: dynamic reports.
The attached demo application illustrates how to dynamically select the fields to be printed in the report. Since report fields can neither be added nor deleted at run time, the…
Demo application: simple and detailed reports.
The attached demo application illustrates two types of reports: a simple report, and a detailed report, with statistical functions available in its data fields. Alongside the ActiveReports‘ documentation, this feature…
KB-31574: Detecting communication failure via Elipse E3.
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…
Working with bits in an I/O Tag.
Question: How can I access (read/write) the bits in an I/O tag? Answer: To do so, you must enable the tag’s UseBitFields property. That way, these bits can be accessed…
KB-31534: Working with an I/O tag’s deadband.
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…
KB-27407: I/O Blocks.
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…
Attention, Elipse E3 v. 3.2 users!
We recommend that all clients using Elipse E3 v. 3.2 b. 217 to 259, communicating with either an Access or SQLServer database, upgrade it to E3 v3.2 Build 260.…
Working with scales in an I/O Tag.
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…
KB-31875: Prioritizing tag update.
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.…
KB-32965: Difference between the I/O tag’s Value and RawValue properties.
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…