Yes, Maple Systems HMI and cMT products support a maximum SD card capacity of 4GB (32GB capacity with SDHC card). SD and SDHC Cards must be formatted as FAT32. SDXC cards are not supported. Software Downloads & Upgrades Manuals & Guides Tech Notes Videos Sample Projects Controller Information Sheets Communication Cables
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Object-level security in EBPro allows the programmer to show or hide objects on the screen, or control write-access to objects. Object-level security can be either via an Interlock function (the object is hidden unless a specified bit is set or clear) or via a user access level (only users with that level of security access…
The HMI configuration software provides the option of taking a screenshot of the windows in your project for documentation or other purposes. When running the Offline or Online Simulator, right-clicking on it and select “Screenshot.” See Tech Note 5098 – Screenshots with EZware. In addition, you can get screenshots of the HMI screen by configuring…
Yes. In order to use different colors or backgrounds exceeding two states in a Word Object, a custom picture or shape must be created and then assigned to the word lamp. See Tech Note 5108, “Multi-State Picture/Shape” for more information. Software Downloads & Upgrades Manuals & Guides Tech Notes Videos Sample Projects Controller Information Sheets…
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Yes, Maple Systems HMI or cMT products support one USB hub, which can have a keyboard/mouse connected as well as a USB drive plugged into the hub (32GB max USB drive capacity). Software Downloads & Upgrades Manuals & Guides Tech Notes Sample Projects Controller Information Sheets Communication Cables
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The default password in the HMIs local settings is 6 ones (111111). If the above password does not work, try m1111111 (the letter m, followed by seven ones) Software Downloads & Upgrades FAQ Sheets Manuals & Guides Tech Notes Tech Notes Sample Projects Controller Information Sheets Communication Cables
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Usually, the problem manifests itself as a certain font not being found in EBPro even though it is installed in the Windows® Fonts folder. To resolve the issue, the font should be deleted and then reinstalled by right-clicking on the *.ttf file and selecting “Install for all users.” Software Downloads & Upgrades Manuals & Guides…
Yes. In order to use different colors or backgrounds exceeding two states in a Multi-State Object, a custom picture or shape must be created and then assigned to the word lamp. See Tech Note 5108, “Multi-State Picture/Shape” for more information. Software Downloads & Upgrades Manuals & Guides Tech Notes Videos Sample Projects Controller Information Sheets…
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Yes, Maple Systems HMI or cMT products support USB 2.0 external hard disk drives (32GB maximum storage, must be formatted FAT32), so long as the HDD is powered with its own power supply. Software Downloads & Upgrades Manuals & Guides Tech Notes Videos Sample Projects Controller Information Sheets Communication Cables
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Anytime you convert a project from a legacy software to a newer version there is a risk that your fonts may no longer be supported in the new software. When an EasyBuilder-500 project is converted to EasyBuilder-5000 using the Translate tool, the HMI500 fonts can be used to maintain the look of the original project.…
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When starting with EBPro, we recommend that you implement these Best Practices: Store your project files on your local hard drive. If you must store your projects on a networked drive, copy the project to your local hard drive, make your changes, then copy it back to the networked drive. Use the Compress utility to…
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Open the properties window 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 the Text…
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