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I’m having trouble reading/writing data to the Hard Drive (HDD) or Solid-State Drive (SSD). How can I check the health of my OS drive?

To check the health of your disk drive, run the Windows Check Disk utility. Instructions for running Check Disk from Windows File Explorer: Instructions for running Check Disk (“CHKDSK”) from the Windows Command Prompt: Optional: Check Fragmentation of OS Drive — From Windows File Explorer: Right-click on the ‘Local Disk (C:)’ drive. Select ‘Properties’. From…

What is the Media Player Object?

The Media Player object available on select models allows playback of media files on the HMI screen. The media file is stored on a USB flash drive or SD card connected to the HMI. This is ideal for displaying maintenance instruction videos to operators. The media player supports the following formats: avi, flv, mov, mp3,…

What are the best practices that should be followed when installing multiple HMIs in an RS485 network configuration?

Control systems often require operator input from a number of different locations in the system. Since it is not cost effective to run a separate communications line from the host to each terminal location, a local network is desirable when multiple terminals are needed. Tech Note 5030, “Networking HMIs with RS-485” explains how this can…