There are many methods that can be used to set a string value to LW registers in an EasyBuilder Pro project. A useful method with a cMT series device is by using the Action Trigger…
JavaScript is a computer programming language developed in 1995 by Brendan Eich. JavaScript is utilized in web developed along side industrial control systems such as EasyBuiler Pro for automation.
EasyBuilder Pro allows users to select multiple objects and configure/arrange them in groups. Use the mouse to click/drag a selection box around the objects. Alternatively, hold the Ctrl key and click on each object: BLUE…
The string table in EasyBuilder Pro is a centralized database for managing multilingual text used in HMI projects. By pre-configuring texts and their corresponding numbers in the string table, text can be changed dynamically on…
The Label Tag Library in EasyBuilder Pro enables the creation of a multi-language environment for HMI projects. Users can create a Label Tag Library and select suitable labels for use throughout the project. At runtime,…
A register address in EasyBuilder Pro refers to a specific memory location used to store and manage data within a system. A register is a specific storage location, typically in memory or a device, used…
In EasyBuilder Pro, a WORD refers to the size of the data type configured for the system. This is the standard size used to store data in registers and memory locations within the system. Our…
EasyBuilder Pro doesn’t allow you to copy states from any “system”. So in order to be able to copy shapes, you’ll need to access one of the other libraries that come included with EBPro. You’d…
In the default project file templates for EasyBuilder Pro, there is an object that displays a visible warning that reads “HIGH CPU LOAD>95%” when the CPU utilization of the device exceeds a certain threshold. This…
The WATCH feature allows the end-user to view the contents of a register-address in a message of an event. Users may set register-addresses from the PLC, Remote HMI, or Local HMI. The register-address will display…
The Picture View Object willautomatically resize a picture to fit within its borders. There is an option for“Display with original size when a picture is smaller than the object size” onthe Outline tab in the…
Numeric objects in EBPro have the option of using a Macro subroutine to scale the value displayed from the actual value stored in the read register. First, open the properties of the numeric object and…
To display historical trend data within the Trend Display Object, you will first need to configure the indexed Data Sampling Object to enable the saving of the sampled data to History Files. The Sampled Data…
These products are discontinued. Contact sales@maplesystems.com for upgrade information. The Utility Manager application that comes bundled and installed with EBPro, features a Firmware upgrade utility for the cMT-iV5 and iV6. The Utility Manager application is…
The recipe data can be exported as a .db file, from within the Recipe Database manager in EBPro. The exported recipe database can be opened in your preferred database browser to browse and/or update the…
When creating a New Meter Display Object for a cMT Series HMI, you may not be able to assign a negative value for the minimum or maximum values when using REAL, DINT, or INT signed…
If the position of the text is different between editing window and simulation please disable “Adapt to device screen pixel density (DPI)” in the Trend Display Object Properties and check again.
The Word Lamp Object is used asan indicator to represent the value in a PLC register, or the value in aregister in the HMI local memory (LW). Creates a graphics object to reflect thecurrent state…
If you have a shutdown sequence on your machine, you can write the recipe Index to a retentive register (RW) using a Data Transfer (Per-page) object. Otherwise you can use the Data Transfer (Global) object…
There was an issue that cropped up in older versions of EBPro that caused the UNICODE selection in ASCII objects to not work. This has been fixed in EBPro v6.04.02.552 or later versions. The latest…
Open the properties window in EBPro for the Word Lamp and click on the “Label” tab. At the bottom, just below the Content box, check the “Tracking” option. This will cause the labels for all…
The Recipe Database Editor in EBPro allows you to open and edit the recipe database file in the Recipe Database Editor.
Keypads and keyboards are part of the template files included with EBPro, beginning on Window 50. When starting a new project in EBPro, make sure the “Use template” option is checked on the “New Project”…
Yes, you can display Logged Data in an Standard XY Trend Display or Circular Trend Display. Logged files can be displayed on a Trend Display in the same way that an electromechanical chart recorder was…
For more information about recipes and handling the recipe database files, see the EBPro Programming Manual. A recipe defines a series of parameters assigned to internal HMI registers (non-volatile memory locations) that are downloaded to…
Yes. Export recipe data from the HMI to a USB flash drive or SD card as a CSV file, edit it in an external text editor, and import it back into the HMI.
Yes, refer to Tech Note 5104, “Label Library Translation,” for information about the translation of labels in the Label Library into other languages.
There is no limit on the number of Time-based (Global) Data Transfers you can have in a project. However, the more you have, the more overhead it requires of the CPU, which can affect the…
Recipe data can be transferred from RW memory to a USB flash drive or SD card with a macro and then restored back to the HMI with another macro. See the “Recipe Transfer (USB)” Sample…
In EBPro, the Meter Display object has the option of selecting Clockwise or Counter-clockwise rotation during set-up.
To show multiple channels in a Trend Display, the Data Sampling object assigned to the Trend Display must be configured to sample multiple data points. The data must reside in consecutive addresses (or elements of…
Wi-Fi models have both the Wi-Fi module and the Ethernet port set to request an IP address from a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. If a DHCP server is available on the network, they…
No, a Bit Object such as a Bit Lamp or Toggle Switch has only two states by default, so you cannot use more than two colors to represent a Bit Object.
For Standard and Advanced HMIs with the prefix of “HMI”, you can have up to 256 Data Sampling objects. For the cMT HMIs, you can have up to 40 Data Sampling objects. Each Data Sampling…
The PLC Control object in EBPro is a feature in the software that can execute commands when it is triggered by a PLC bit or word. Click [Object] » [PLC Control] icon on the toolbar…
Yes. In order to use different colors or backgrounds exceeding two states in a Word Object, a custom picture or shape must be created and then assigned to the word lamp. See Tech Note 5108,…
In the Trend Display Object’s Properties window, on the Channel tab, the Min and Max limits are set at 1 and 2 by default. Set the Min and Max limits to a range that is…
No, the [General PLC Control] option is not available for cMT Series.
Yes. In order to use different colors or backgrounds exceeding two states in a Multi-State Object, a custom picture or shape must be created and then assigned to the word lamp. See Tech Note 5108,…
You can have up to 255 macros in a single EBPro project.
Keypads and keyboards are part of the template files included with EBPro, beginning on Window 50. When starting a new project in EBPro, make sure the “Use template” option is checked on the “New Project”…
Open the properties window for the Word Lamp and click on the “Label” tab. At the bottom, just below the Content box, check the “Tracking” option. This will cause the labels for all the states…
If using RW memory for the recipes, the number of recipes is limited by the amount of memory that is available, which is 524,287 registers. For example, if each recipe is comprised of 100 16-bit…
The Data Transfer Object in EBPro allows you to move data from one PLC to another PLC, or from one area of memory to another.
The Combo button allows multiple actions including set bit, set word, change window, and execute macro to be performed with a single press of a button. It also displays the state of a bit or…
A recipe defines a series of parameters assigned to internal HMI registers (non-volatile memory locations) that are downloaded to corresponding PLC registers for a predefined control process. The Recipe feature in EBPro is used to…
Data Sampling / aka Data Logging is the act of logging data from a device. The logged data is often shown in a Trend display. Trending is the act of taking data and showing it…
To add and use a shape from the Shape Library: See Tech Note 5108, “Multi-State Picture/Shape” for more information.
A recipe defines a series of parameters assigned to internal HMI registers (non-volatile memory locations) that are downloaded to corresponding PLC registers for a predefined control process. The Recipe feature in EBPro is used to…
Trending is the act of taking data and showing it visually, usually via a graph. Data Sampling / aka Data Logging is the act of logging data from a device, the logged data is often…
To add and use a picture from the Picture Library: See Tech Note 5108, “Multi-State Picture/Shape” for more information.
Use the Recipe View Object in EBPro to select individual recipes to modify or download to the PLC. See our Recipe Database Transfer Sample Project for more information.
The Trend Graph in EBPro can be set to show real-time (default) trends, or historical trend data. If set for historical trending, a History Control Register must be configured. This is the register that controls…