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What is my HMI’s IP Address?

It is important to understand IP addressing when connecting devices together over Ethernet. Whether you are connecting a Maple Systems HMI or cMT to a PLC to communicate over Ethernet, or connecting your PC to an HMI to upload or download a project over Ethernet, you must know the IP addresses of all the devices…

Security and my Wi-Fi HMI or cMT model.

Security is paramount in today’s technologically advanced times and so is connectivity. Many PLCs take advantage of Ethernet communication to transmit data to a monitoring device such as an HMI. Plant corporate networks also run via Wi-Fi networking. But how do you get data from the Programmable Logic Controller to your corporate network without the…

How do I change the predefined color, size, or orientation of an image In MAPware-7000?

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 7001, “Manipulate and Save Predefined Images,” explains how to find, manipulate, and save predefined images for use in MAPware-7000.

What is Microsoft® Azure?

Microsoft® Azure (formerly Windows® Azure) is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft® for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. It provides software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and supports many different programming languages, tools…