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Suggestions for the Productivity Suite
Created Date: May 10,2015
Created By: Ridgeline Mach
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I have a lot of experience with the Do-More programming software. There are two things that the Do-More software does, I think would plus the P-suite: 1. Tabbed tasks across the top of the programming environment, so I can just choose the task there, instead of in the directory tree to the left. 2. If I'm programming a rung, I am quite accustomed to just typing the tag, and having the software assume it's a NO contact.
Created Date: May 11,2015
Created by: ADC_CommTeam02
Thanks for your feedback. For #1 you can enter a tag name directly in ladder, however when you hit enter. It gives you and instruction shortcut pop up which then allows you to choose any contact or coil. For #2 this is in the works, no time frame for release as of yet.
Created Date: May 12,2015
Created by: Ridgeline Mach
I have noticed there is some missing help. With the simple timer, and the timer, there is no explanation of the check box Use Structure.
Also, it would be a nice feature if we got a true contact when the timer is enabled (so it could be used in a latch,) and a contact that is only true when the timer is timing, but goes false once the preset is met. Admittedly, these are functions I am accustomed to from RSLogix500, but they are very handy.
Just noticed too, with the drum function, when filling out the form, the OK button goes off my laptop screen, and there is no way to resize the form so that the OK button is accessible. However, I noticed if you close the step editor, then the OK button becomes click-able.
Created Date: May 12,2015
Created by: Ridgeline Mach
What version of the software & display resolution are you using? We resized all the large instructions to be formatted on a small display size. I am using a surface, and just checked and it displays fine on mine using 2.0.0.44.
Screen resolution is 1366 x 768 (recommended). I'm using a Toshiba laptop Satellite L55-B running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. I am also running P-suite ver 2.0.0.44.
Created Date: May 12,2015
Created by: Ridgeline Mach
Attached is a pic of my desktop with the DRUM window open
Created Date: May 12,2015
Created by: ADC_CommTeam02
We will need to look into this further and make adjustments to the instructions that exceed the minimum display resolution. Thanks for your feedback.
Created Date: May 14,2015
Created by: ADC_CommTeam02
One more thing, we added new collapsible window settings to these large instructions to allow the ability to get to those buttons just in case a display resolution issue. See attached screenshot. If you collapse those windows you gain access to those button selections. We are still looking into resizing these instructions to meet our minimum display resolution specifications.
Created Date: May 14,2015
Created by: Ridgeline Mach
One more thing, we added new collapsible window settings to these large instructions to allow the ability to get to those buttons just in case a display resolution issue. See attached screenshot. If you collapse those windows you gain access to those button selections. We are still looking into resizing these instructions to meet our minimum display resolution specifications. That's what I do to access the buttons. Thanks again!
Created Date: May 10,2015
Created by: Ridgeline Mach
I have a lot of experience with the Do-More programming software. There are two things that the Do-More software does, I think would plus the P-suite:
1. Tabbed tasks across the top of the programming environment, so I can just choose the task there, instead of in the directory tree to the left.
2. If I'm programming a rung, I am quite accustomed to just typing the tag, and having the software assume it's a NO contact.