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...
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...
Mitsubishi GX Works3 is a platform for programming Mitsubishi PLCs, and it is possible to directly integrate the PLC's tags into Ignition with the recent release of the Ignition Mitsubishi driver. Ignition offers native support for Mitsub...
This two-part blog series is intended to be a step-by-step overview on how to set up and utilize an MS SQL Server and WinCC OA’s NextGen Archive (NGA). Information for a general setup exists via the WinCC OA Documentation (see Further Reading/L...
This two-part blog series is intended to be a step-by-step overview on how to set up and utilize a MS SQL Server and WinCC OA's NextGen Archive (NGA). Information for a general setup exists via the WinCC OA Documentation (see Further Reading/Link...
Rockwell Automation has released FactoryTalk Optix, a brand-new visualization platform offered as a standalone product. The development environment's standard version can run on any local installation and the pro version can run on any local inst...
PCS7’s AS-OS Engineering feature automatically creates and connects WinCC OS tags for your PCS7 AS blocks during compilation. Although this feature is a huge timesaver, it sometimes needs to be customized for your specific application. In th...