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Wake up panel!
Created Date: August 22,2006
Created By: a agnone
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Is it possible to have the C-More panel (EA7-S6M), wake up just by the activity on the screen. Let's say it is the weekend. Monday comes and someone hits the start button on the machine which should display something on the screen. How do I get the panel to wake up? I have to physically touch the screen to wake it up and see what the screen is displaying. I would like it to wake up itself when there is activiy required to be displayed.
Created Date: August 23,2006
Created by: a agnone
If a panel goes to blank or sleep mode, how will anyone see a warning that needs to be displayed? Am I the only one asking this question?
Created Date: August 23,2006
Created by: marksji
I just don't let the panel back light turn off.
Created Date: August 23,2006
Created by: krak
i had this question about a month ago. the answer is to use the alarm function to bring the screen back to lite. make a tag in the plc, or many if you are doing warnings, and set them to trigger the alarm.
also, i have not tried this but you can have the plc trigger the screen to go into the sleep mode. so you may want to have the plc trigger sleep mode via time. ie 7pm. and then use a tag in plc to turn it back on, ie 7am that would trigger the alarm to bring the screen out of sleep. either disable the screen saver, or set it for the longest time. like i said i haven't tried this, but i don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
Created Date: August 23,2006
Created by: Tech Guy
What Krak said is right. There is an event that can turn on or off the backlight. Just add this event into your alarm event to make sure the backlight is on.
Created Date: August 23,2006
Created by: a agnone
Thanks guys. After poking around the help files, I found the Event Manager Database, under Database Tab. I set the back light to come on when an event happens. Now there is no need to touch the panel to make it wake up.
Created Date: August 23,2006
Created by: krak
right, event manager, that's what i meant to say. not alarm. but i guess you got the idea.
Created Date: August 22,2006
Created by: a agnone
Is it possible to have the C-More panel (EA7-S6M), wake up just by the activity on the screen. Let's say it is the weekend. Monday comes and someone hits the start button on the machine which should display something on the screen. How do I get the panel to wake up? I have to physically touch the screen to wake it up and see what the screen is displaying. I would like it to wake up itself when there is activiy required to be displayed.