To create a Normally Closed Contact (as well as a one-shot, rising edge, falling edge, etc.) contact or a negative coil (as well as a latch bit, reset bit, etc.) in MAPware-7000, you will want…
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A recent Microsoft update now prevents MAPware-7000 projects from saving to any folder automatically backed up to OneDrive. This includes the “Desktop” and “Documents” folders. The step shown below may help to troubleshoot “failed to…
If you are using an HMC4000 model and are receiving the “Expansion has entered into error mode” message upon boot up, this means that there is a disconnect between the programmed IO module vs what…
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These instructions are for when you want to email your HMC project file or transfer it to a different directory in MAPware-7000. In order to open the project when it has reached it’s destination, both…
Scenario: Customer wants to integrate a Maple Systems HMI+PLC (HMC) solution with a Allen Bradley PLC and a Fanuc robot. Yes, you can use the Modbus protocol to communicate to an Allen Bradley PLC and…
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The MAPware-EBPro Modbus tag converter tool will not work if your application is in IEC Mode. This tool was designed for the Native Ladder (deprecated) programming mode that had pre-assigned Modbus addresses assigned each local…
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Our Macro Reference Manual provides a great deal of information and examples for programming Macros. We highly recommend reviewing the Manual, which can be downloaded from our Support Center here: https://maplesystems.com/support-center/manuals-guides There is also a very helpful tutorial…
Try PINGing the device from the PC that you are trying to view the webscreen from. If the PING is not successful, check the physical connection, then confirm that the Ethernet parameters are set correctly…
These instructions describe the process required to email your HMC or MLC project file or transfer it to a different directory. In order to open the project when it has reached it’s destination, both the…
If you are looking for a bit that is true for the first scan of the processor and then false, there is no system tag that has this characteristic. However, you could create one by…
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Yes, the HMC can be configured as a Modbus TCP Master on COM3 and still retain the default Modbus TCP Slave configuration.
You must choose one or the other between master and slave for Modbus RTU, but Modbus TCP can be both simultaneously thanks to Ethernet. As a master (client) you can read Modbus data from, or write Modbus data to, other Modbus TCP devices.
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The HMC requires a USB drive that is no larger than 32GB. If the drive is larger than that, it can get stuck forever trying to read the drive.
If you are attempting to download to an HMI/PLC and the download manager displays “”Device not responding””, check that the physical connection between the HMC and PC is secure. If using Ethernet, make sure the…
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To upload logged data in MAPware-7000 from an HMI+PLC (HMC) to an external USB flash drive refer to Tech Note 7014, “Uploading Logged Data to a USB Flash Drive.”
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Ladder Logic is the primary programming language for PLCs (programmable logic controllers). Ladder Logic’s is a graphical programming language that uses symbols that resemble circuit diagrams and relay logic hardware. It resembles the rungs of…
In MAPware-7000 it may be beneficial to change a specific image that has been provided with the software. For example, the color, size, or orientation of the image may need to be changed. Tech Note…
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Tech Note 7013, “PID Loop Configuration” explains the PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) instructions available in MAPware-7000 for Maple Systems HMI + PLC and PLC products. The PID function is used to control process variables such…
Tech Note 7012, “Download a Project to an HMC from a USB Flash Drive,” provides step-by-step instructions.
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As one of the five programming languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports Function Block Diagram (FDB) editor. The Function Block Diagram is another graphical logic editor which…
Along with the Recipes (Native Ladder) sample project, Tech Note 7002, “Recipes for the Human Machine Controllers” describes how to create recipe functionality in MAPware-7000 for in the HMI+PLC (HMC) Series.
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The basic idea behind a PID controller is to read a sensor, then compute the desired actuator output based on a setpoint by calculating proportional, integral, and derivative responses and summing those three components to…
To upload a project from an HMI+PLC (HMC Series): In order to upload a project from an HMC Series, the project in the HMC must be preconfigured with a button to turn on system bit…
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Logic Blocks are commands required to create complex ladder logic routines for your PLC application. Our HMI+PLC (HMC) and PLC (MLC) configuration software MAPware-7000 contains more than one hundred logic block instructions. This provides the…
Yes. You can configure your project in MAPware-7000 to display up to nine different languages and switch your desired language with an on-screen button. All text and labels will then be displayed in the selected…
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Quadrature encoders are used to measure both the speed and direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise) of a device. Each encoder has two tracks, A and B (thus two inputs are required), that are 90° out of…
Yes, Maple Systems HMCs (HMI + PLC) can be configured to act as a Modbus Master and/or a Modbus Slave. For step-by-step instructions on how to set up this communication and use tags in your…
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The Data Monitor feature is used to display data values in a Maple Systems HMI + PLC or PLC’s internal memory while the application is running. The entire internal memory of the PLC is accessible…
Yes. Our HMI+PLCs (HMC) support High-Speed Counters in MAPware-7000. See the specific Series IO Module guide for more information on which IO modules support High-Speed Counters (HSC) and what registers are used for configuration. Most…
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The MAPware-7000 Modbus Tag Converter Utility will take an exported Native Ladder MAPware-7000 tag file and convert the register addresses to their Modbus Slave addresses in a format that can be imported into EBPro (our…
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MAPware-7000 provides multiple security options depending on the HMI + PLC (HMC) series that include custom Access Levels, Protecting Project Screens, and Password Protections. The Access Level feature available on the HMC2000 and HMC4000 Series…
Yes. Our HMI+PLCs (HMC) support Pulse Width Modulation in MAPware-7000. See the specific Series IO Module guide for more information specifics on which IO modules support Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and what registers are used…
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Yes. Ethernet HMI+PLC models allow you to create Web Screens which are accessible through a web browser on the local network. Additionally, you can pair one of our cMT Gateway products with a Maple Systems…
Yes, MAPware-7000 lets you create up to 255 alarms in HMI + PLC (HMC) projects and display them in either a real-time or historical window. Real-time alarms display when certain events in your process occur…
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NPN (Sinking) and PNP (Sourcing) are two types of transistors used for digital outputs. The terms Sinking and Sourcing refer to current flow with respect to the terminal pin on the IO card. A device…
Scaling analog inputs can be done using the Scale Function. The MAPware-7000 Getting Started Guide covers scaling an analog input in IEC mode.
Data logged to the external SD card can also be periodically sent to an FTP server as a .csv file through the Ethernet port (HMC3000, HMC2000, and HMC4000 Series only). Logs are kept on the…
IEC 61131-3 is a section of an International Electro-Technical Committee (IEC) standard that provides a definition for implementing PLC programming software.
The standard was first introduced in 1993 as the result of an effort to standardize the myriad PLC logic editors in the automation marketplace. The goal of the standard is to give automation professionals a familiar environment and set of tools to create PLC programs across vendor platforms.
In MAPware-7000, you can configure or define a screen to be one of the following: Base Screen: Create as many base screens as needed for your application. Use buttons or tasks to change from one…
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The Data Logger available in the HMI + PLC (HMC) Series is used to record values of tags over time. Data is collected and stored in the HMI + PLC’s non-volatile memory or attached SD…
Part of the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) and PLC (MLC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports User Defined Function Blocks (UDFB). User Defined Function Blocks are a way of making the logic in a PLC…
The Debug feature is available in the Native Ladder programming mode in MAPware-7000 and provides various functions that can be helpful when troubleshooting the ladder logic in your HMI + PLC (HMC). A Debugger allows…
An integral part of the MAPware-7000 configuration software is the ability to create tasks. Tasks are pre-defined actions executed by the HMI + PLC (HMC) program. More than 50 different actions can be performed utilizing…
As one of the five programming languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) and PLC (MLC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports the Ladder Diagram (LD) editor. The Ladder Diagram editor uses the same…
The TON, also known as Timer ON, is an instruction used to keep track of time of occurrence of certain events. The conditions preceding the TON instruction will allow the timer to start counting up…
If you experience difficulty downloading to an HMI+PLC (HMC) from MAPware-7000 with a Windows® 10 operating system, you may need to re-install the MAPware-7000 USB Drivers. The MAPware-7000 USB drivers are located in the folder:…
As one of the five programming languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard, our HMI+PLC (HMC) and PLC (MLC) configuration software MAPware-7000 supports the Structured Text (ST) editor. The Structured Text editor is a text-based…
Yes, we have a sample project, First In First Out (FIFO) (IEC), that demonstrates the use of a user-defined FIFO function block written in structured text and implemented in IEC or Native Ladder in MAPware-7000.…
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