PLC Code This past week, I took on the challenge of turning one of our IO demo kits connected to a Siemens PLC into a working game system. I chose to program the classic games Bop It and Simon Says as they would be easy to understand while still p...
Overview NetLogic is C# code that is linked to Optix. Optix can call methods with parameters, set private C# variables, and has numerous C# Libraries integrated by default to assist with passing data between Optix and your C# code. Optix also...
Overview Variables, Attributes, Dynamic Links, and converters are the building blocks of Optix UI design. Each variable has a number of attributes associated with it, and Dynamic links and Converters can be used to define a relationship between tw...
Join DMC at Automate 2024, May 6-9 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Automate is the show for automation produced by A3 Association for Advancing Automation. The conference hosts leading solutions from around the world. Automate’s Con...
Iconics’ GENESIS64 software is a powerful SCADA platform built to take advantage of modern technologies. If you are still using the GENESIS32 platform, it is a perfect time to migrate your system! While the provided migration tools are very ...
WinCC Unified is a powerful HMI (Human Machine Interface) system for a wide range of applications. Unified is powerful and flexible due in part to its event-based scripting. These JavaScript scripts can be set to execute from a wide range of eve...
The Siemens TIA Portal Cloud makes accessing the different versions of TIA Portal fast and easy. I got the opportunity to try out the TIA Portal Cloud and some of its features. My first impression of the website was that it was super easy to navig...
Rockwell Automation is hosting three webinars about their latest HMI solution: FactoryTalk Optix. The first is available as a recording, the second is on May 8th, and the last is on August 14th. Webinar Details "Learn how the FactoryT...
FactoryTalk Optix is the next generation of visualization software from Rockwell Automation, meant to provide a higher degree of customized development with its integrated C# support and flexibility for HMI and SCADA applications. This blog series...
window.onload = function() {var aCodes = document.getElementsByTagName('pre');for (var i=0; i Whether you are migrating from Machine Edition or working with FactoryTalk View for the first time, triggering displays or popups from the PLC in Site Edi...