There are three ways to control the display of the System Setting toolbar on the Maple Systems HMI or cMT. (1) There is a check-box setting in the configuration software System Parameters, (2) a local system tag [LB-9020] that can be added to a project, and (3) there is an external dip switch [DIP Switch…
In the past, Maple Systems required customers to pay for a license and complete a registration process during installation in order to use our software. We now offer all our software for free and no longer require you to register. This includes EBPro, MAPware-7000, MapleLogic and other legacy programs. However, while you are installing our…
EZwarePlus and Ezware-5000 are Maple Systems’ legacy configuration software programs that many of our older and legacy Graphic HMIs used. Our newest software, EBPro is backward compatible in many cases. Refer to our Tech Notes for upgrade and conversion information.
While there are many printers that would work with our HMIs, we have tested the Office Jet Pro 8100, LaserJet MFP M227fdw, and LaserJet Pro M203dw. In addition, the cMT Series uses CUPS (Common Unix Printing System), and provides over 850 PPD (Postscript Printer Description) files for various HP printers.
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Maple Systems HMI and cMT series products have the capability for additional data storage via storage media plugged into a USB Host port or SD card socket. Supported are USB Flash Drives, SD Cards, and USB Hubs depending on the model. Check product data sheets for more information.
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…
In the past, Maple Systems required customers to pay for a license and complete a registration process during installation in order to use our software. We now offer all our software for free and no longer require you to register. This includes EBPro, MAPware-7000, MapleLogic and other legacy programs. However, while you are installing our…
Yes, refer to Tech Note 5104, “Label Library Translation,” for information about the translation of labels in the Label Library into other languages.
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Yes, Maple Systems HMI Display support a USB Flash Drive with a maximum capacity of 32GB. USB drives must be formatted as FAT32.
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The arrow icon that appears (by default) in the bottom right corner of the HMI screen provides access to the HMI’s local settings. The default password (111111) should be changed to restrict local access to these settings. This password protects the VNC password, enable / disable option, project upload / download passwords and many other…
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,…
No, a Bit Object such as a Bit Lamp or Toggle Switch has only two states by default, so you cannot use more than two colors to represent a Bit Object.
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