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Created Date: January 12,2011
Created By: chapmjw
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Is it possible for a c-more panel to get it's own IP address? I could then use this to determine the correct screen to display. The reason for this is I have 4 identical plc's and c-panels that only differ by IP and one stored variable (furnace 1, 2, 3, 4). I would like to create one c-more panel program and have it use it's ip to determine what furnace's data to display and log. I currently do this by having the user select the furnace at startup, but a mistake could be dangerous. thanks jim
Created Date: January 13,2011
Created by: HMI Eng
There is no direct way to do this that I can think of.
The only way I can think of doing this having all four furnaces tags and screens in the C-more Project then let the PLC do all of the screen change control so that you only go to the screens for that furnace. You could go as far as using the PLC to populate the Text Objects and have only one set of strings but this gets pretty complicated.
Created Date: January 23,2011
Created by: jsoephancion
C-more Stuctured Screens and Ethernet devices
You Can set up the C-more HMI to display the individual Boilers the display. I 've set up C-more display for 10 Gensets (CAT Modbus), and started with a Main Menu (Gen 1 thru 10). selecting the the one you want to view or control. The IP address are all 10.1.1.1 thru 10) C-more is at 10.1.1.100. I set up 10 Ethernet devices, with each of the Gensets. As they all have the Same Modbus registers, I created the Tags to Match the Device, EI. Gen_01_ VOLTS_L12, Gen_02_VOLTS_L12, and so on using the Same Modbud Tag ( 30001, Etc). Once you create the Tags ( in my case about 140) You can do the Screens.
They all have the Same ModBus address but are assign according to the PLC IP address (Genset or What ever). When you create the Screens You will have 10 screens with the Label (Name in BIG letters) for each Unit, and the Tags associated with it. I copied the First screen 10 times then went back and assign the appropiate tag for the right screen. and because each tag is labelled Gen_01_...thru Gen_10 Prefix it was easy to troubleshoot using the Immulator Tag scan refference. So, if you miissed one as you test each screen You'll see the Tags and go back and correct it if need be. My froject has 2 screens for each Genset, although thats 20+, It's ready Two copied 10 times.
Created Date: January 12,2011
Created by: chapmjw
Is it possible for a c-more panel to get it's own IP address? I could then use this to determine the correct screen to display. The reason for this is I have 4 identical plc's and c-panels that only differ by IP and one stored variable (furnace 1, 2, 3, 4). I would like to create one c-more panel program and have it use it's ip to determine what furnace's data to display and log. I currently do this by having the user select the furnace at startup, but a mistake could be dangerous.
thanks
jim