Yes, Maple Systems products support a maximum SD card capacity of 4GB (32GB capacity with SDHC card). SD and SDHC Cards must be formatted as FAT32. SDXC cards are not supported.
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.
You can use the Data Transfer object in EBPro to move data from a block of registers in one area of memory and write the data to a block of registers in another area of memory in the Maple Systems HMI. This can also be accomplished with a macro using the GetData() and SetData() instructions.
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 card and can be displayed on the HMI + PLC screen using the Historical Trend or Real Time Trend objects.…
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 create preset variables in the HMI for different batch processes. Manage batch processes and easily select different batch variables to…
Yes, Maple Systems products support one USB hub, which can have a keyboard/mouse connected as well as a USB drive plugged into the hub (32GB max USB drive capacity).
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 visually, usually via a graph. The relationship between Data Sampling and Trending is intertwined. A Data Sampling Object in EBPro…
Many PLCs have actual, physical memory locations that can be referenced. Not so with Allen-Bradley CompactLogix and ControlLogix PLCs. They use symbolic Tags, which means the tag file needs to be imported into EBPro in order to reference any PLC address / variable. Define the PLC by going to the System Parameters Device tab. Click…
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 create preset variables in the HMI for different batch processes. Manage batch processes and easily select different batch variables to…
Yes, Maple Systems products support USB 2.0 external hard disk drives (32GB maximum storage, must be formatted FAT32), so long as the HDD is powered with its own power supply.
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 shown in a Trend display. The relationship between Data Sampling and Trending is intertwined. The Trend Display Object in EBPro…
In Tech Note 5084, “RSLogix 500 Symbols imported into EZware Tag Library” we describe the process for importing RSLogix 500 Symbols into the Tag Library. This Tech Note explains how to export a CSV tag file from RSLogix 500, use the AB Address Importer Utility to convert the tag file, and finally, how to import…