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Using multi state bitmap for slide show

Created Date: March 22,2018

Created By: JimG

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I need to do a short presentation to some kids and I built a little PLC stand with some lights and switches. It is programmed and ready to go. It also contains a c-more HMI. As part of my presentation, I made some pictures and saved them in Paint as bitmap images. Then I put them in to the C-more as a multi state bitmap. Each image is a state and the trigger is just an incremental button to a counter. In the properties panel in the C-more software, everything looks Ok. All the images are in order. As I scrolled through the presentation on the HMI, some of the bit map images did not appear. Instead, there was some text that said, "bitmap image 3 not programmed " This happened with several of the bitmaps. I am using a Do-More processor. It does create a rather large HMI file, but it should still work. Right? Why didn't all my images show up? If any body can help, I would appreciate it.


  • adccommunitymod (AutomationDirect)

    Created Date: March 22,2018

    Created by: JimG

    I need to do a short presentation to some kids and I built a little PLC stand with some lights and switches. It is programmed and ready to go. It also contains a c-more HMI. As part of my presentation, I made some pictures and saved them in Paint as bitmap images. Then I put them in to the C-more as a multi state bitmap. Each image is a state and the trigger is just an incremental button to a counter. In the properties panel in the C-more software, everything looks Ok. All the images are in order. As I scrolled through the presentation on the HMI, some of the bit map images did not appear. Instead, there was some text that said, "bitmap image 3 not programmed " This happened with several of the bitmaps. I am using a Do-More processor. It does create a rather large HMI file, but it should still work. Right? Why didn't all my images show up? If any body can help, I would appreciate it.

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  • adccommunitymod (AutomationDirect)

    Created Date: March 22,2018

    Created by: Mike Nash

    You need to have "Displayed Images are Based on Image Number " selected.

  • adccommunitymod (AutomationDirect)

    Created Date: March 23,2018

    Created by: JimG

    I did that. Still won't show all pictures.

  • adccommunitymod (AutomationDirect)

    Created Date: March 23,2018

    Created by: Mike Nash

    You haven't really provided enough details to do more than guess...

    In the Multi-State Bitmap dialog, on the Image tab, you should see Base: Image Number

    Then, The list of images and Image No should be populated and the Image Numbers must be consecutive. Changing from one type to another can result in image removal or large gaps between numbers. So you need to see 0, 1, 2, 3...etc. or you will get the Not Programmed Message.

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  • adccommunitymod (AutomationDirect)

    Created Date: March 23,2018

    Created by: kewakl

    You haven't really provided enough details to do more than guess...

    In the Multi-State Bitmap dialog, on the Image tab, you should see Base: Image Number

    Then, The list of images and Image No should be populated and the Image Numbers must be consecutive. Changing from one type to another can result in image removal or large gaps between numbers. So you need to see 0, 1, 2, 3...etc. or you will get the Not Programmed Message.

    Can you post the projects? or several screen shots to show us what you have configured?

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  • adccommunitymod (AutomationDirect)

    Created Date: March 26,2018

    Created by: plcnut

    I have had this same issue before, and it was solved the way Mike Nash mentioned in his second post. I had to go through and manually re-number the images.