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Do-more TMRDOWN.ACC value on a C-more Display
Created Date: June 06,2016
Created By: bmetdave
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Is it possible to display the tmrdown.acc value from a DO-more count down timer on a C-more display? Since I don't see tmrdown.acc for the timer in the tag name database for the C-more after exporting from Do-more, I'm assuming I would need to move the value somewhere. If this is possible, could someone point me in the right direction?
Created Date: June 06,2016
Created by: bmetdave
Is it possible to display the tmrdown.acc value from a DO-more count down timer on a C-more display? Since I don't see tmrdown.acc for the timer in the tag name database for the C-more after exporting from Do-more, I'm assuming I would need to move the value somewhere. If this is possible, could someone point me in the right direction?
Created Date: June 07,2016
Created by: plcnut
-ST1-------------------MOVE:YourTimer.acc->D1
EDIT: I changed the V memory to a D memory to match the timers resolution per Mike Nash below (Thanks for pointing that out Mike).
Created Date: June 07,2016
Created by: Mike Nash
Your units will be milliseconds. If you use a V memory location don't exceed a preset of 65535 (65.535 seconds) or your value will display wrong. If you need more time move the acc to a D memory location instead.
I just noticed that changing the preset on the TMRDOWN does not affect the current acc value if the rung is already true. Interesting (I don't know that I have ever used the down timers.)
Created Date: June 07,2016
Created by: BobO
I just noticed that changing the preset on the TMRDOWN does not affect the current acc value if the rung is already true. Interesting (I don't know that I have ever used the down timers.)
Preset is only applied to .Acc while the timer is reset.
Created Date: June 07,2016
Created by: mwdkmpr
Is it possible to display the tmrdown.acc value from a DO-more count down timer on a C-more display?
You can manually add tmrdown.acc in C-more. Select "Signed int 32 " as the data type. T will then be available in the memory type. When that is selected you will then see the .acc
Created Date: June 07,2016
Created by: Mike Nash
You can manually add tmrdown.acc in C-more. Select "Signed int 32 " as the data type. T will then be available in the memory type. When that is selected you will then see the .acc
What's really sad is that I did this very thing last month and forgot already
Created Date: June 07,2016
Created by: kewakl
What's really sad is that I did this very thing last month and forgot already
Your rotating avatar is shaking out your brains. :p
Created Date: June 08,2016
Created by: bmetdave
So I'm still having issues trying to manually add the tag name. In my Do-more program, the timer is T60 with a tag name of Dwell_Timer. It is set to count down from 1 hour. When I try to add the tag name in C-more, I do see the Memory type of "T " and the "Acc " flag. I 've tried every combination of tag name and address I can think of but I get an "Invalid Address " error message when I click "add ". The plan was to "set " the input of the timer True with a push button on the C-more, show the count down from 1 hour on the C-more, and "reset " the timer input with T60.Done. If there's a better way to accomplish the same thing, please feel free to steer me in that direction.
Created Date: June 08,2016
Created by: winterrossi
Timer ACC in do more is in milliseconds, even though your preset may be in hours or minutes, so you'll have to do some math (acc/60000) to get it to display minutes. Then put the result in a v memory location and tag that location to the HMI.
Created Date: June 08,2016
Created by: BobO
So I'm still having issues trying to manually add the tag name. In my Do-more program, the timer is T60 with a tag name of Dwell_Timer. It is set to count down from 1 hour. When I try to add the tag name in C-more, I do see the Memory type of "T " and the "Acc " flag. I 've tried every combination of tag name and address I can think of but I get an "Invalid Address " error message when I click "add ". The plan was to "set " the input of the timer True with a push button on the C-more, show the count down from 1 hour on the C-more, and "reset " the timer input with T60.Done. If there's a better way to accomplish the same thing, please feel free to steer me in that direction.
Perhaps a better way is to STRPRINT into a string with the desired format and then display the string on the C-more side. Many people have fought with C-more on this and have gotten better results by using a string.