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 appropriate for the data being sampled and displayed.
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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…
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The Alarm Display in EBPro displays the active alarms in a spreadsheet style object. The Alarm Display can show more than just the event trigger time and the alarm message. It can also show an occurrence count, event trigger date, and elapsed time an alarm has been active.
To add and use a picture from the Picture Library: See Tech Note 5108, “Multi-State Picture/Shape” for more information.
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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…
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…
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The Event (Alarm) Log in EBPro is where alarms are defined and configured. Alarms can be bit- or word-level, and can reference a PLC or the local HMI. Each alarm is configured individually, and can be assigned to one of up to 255 categories (for viewing purposes).
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 states to “track” or follow the position of the first label (state 0). Close the properties window and open…
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…
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 the data shown on the trend graph. A value of 0 in the History Control register will show today’s data…
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Yes, once the Alarm has been setup, it can be configured in EBPro to send an email notification via email. Watch the Enabling Email Push Notifications video to see how it is done.
The security feature in the software contains many tools to restrict access to HMI screens, objects and functions. There are tools to manage passwords at run time, add users, update passwords and access levels, and create temporary users. Refer to the security chapter in the EBPro Programming Manual for a complete discussion of the security…