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Why does my EasyAccess2.0 domain login web page look different?

The EasyAccess2.0 Domain web page has recently been redesigned. Upon navigating to account.ihmi.net/domain, the website redirects to the weincloud.net/account/login web page. You may notice a new user interface. You can use your existing credentials to log into the Weintek Cloud Service login page. From the new Weincloud Management web page, you can manage your Domain, Users,…

How do I address multiple devices using the Modbus TCP/IP Gateway function?

To address multiple devices, using the Modbus TCP/IP Gateway function: 1. Select the table for the mapped device. 2. Click the “Settings…” button at the bottom of the Address Mapping Table window. 3. Specify the mapped device address in the Table Settings window. style=”width: 878px;” data-filename=”gateway.png”> Follow Technical Note 5099 “Using the Modbus Gateway” for…

How to Set the RTC in an HMC

There is a STARTUP demo project for the HMC models in the MAPware-7000/Projects folder (C:MapleSystemsMAPware-7000Projects) that can be used to set the Real-Time Clock (RTC) in the HMC. Open the “HMCxxxxA-M STARTUP.mpl” demo project for your particular model and download it to the HMC. Tap the startup screen to go to the next screen, then…

Macros, References, and Examples

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 video on building macros here, which features examples of declaring a variable and programming various statements:

How do I display historical trend data?

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 can be saved to HMI memory or USB disk.     Once the indexed Data Sampling object has been configured…

How do I update the Firmware on a cMT-iV5 and/or a cMT-iV6?

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 located in the root of the EBPro installation directory. By default, it is installed in C:Maple SystemsEBProUtilityManagerEx.exe. You will need…

How to Create Multi-color Shapes in EBPro

The System Shape Libraries in EBPro allow you to customize the colors but only allow for two states. In order to have three or more states with custom colors, you must create a new Shape Library. Under the Project menu in EBPro, click on the Shape Library button to open the Shape Manager. Click on…

Converting your Legacy Product to a Newer HMI

To convert a Standard/Advanced project to a cMT Series project, open the System Parameters and click on the Model tab. Select the cMT Series model you want to use and click OK to close the System Parameters window. If the screen resolution of the selected cMT Series is different than the original Basic/Advanced HMI, the…

Unable to Upload Project Files; Option is greyed out

When attempting to upload a project from your HMI a pop-up window will show up on your device prompting you for a password followed by a selection between: Upload project files Upload history files If the “Upload Project Files” option is greyed out and not selectable then the original author of the program selected the…

How to Enable VNC on Standard HMIs

The Standard Series HMIs now support VNC (EBPro v6.03.02.257 or later). Since the B-Series do not have the VNC tab in the System Settings window to enable VNC, it needs to be done with System Bits and Words. LW-9530 to LW-9533 are used to store the VNC server password on the HMI in ASCII format.…

Scadapack Floating Point values are not displaying correctly on my HMI

Maple Systems HMIs use the Modbus protocol to communicate with the Scadapack PLC. 32-bit floating point numbers use two consecutive 16-bit registers to contain all 32 bits. The Scadapack stores the high word/low word in the opposite order than the HMI is reading them. Therefore, use the 5x address type instead of 4x when assigning…

My HMI is suddenly very slow on EasyAccess 2.0

An HMI is allowed up to 1GB of data per month at a data rate of 100 KB/s. Once you have reached the 1GB limit, the data rate drops down to 5 KB/s. style=”width: 576px;” data-filename=”System Restrictions.jpg”> To show the data being used by the HMI, enable “Show all HMI Network traffic” in the EasyAccess…