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2-to-1 Transparent Server

With the 2-to-1 Transparent Server, your PanelMaster HMI unit can be a gateway for another computing

device, such as a PC, a PanelMaster HMI unit, or an HMI unit of other brand, to access the same PLC.

See the following diagrams to know the possible applications.

Any kinds of PLC whose communication protocol is of the request-reply type can be supported. Ask your

local representative to check if your PLC is supported. Note that the communication parameters (baud

rate, number of data bits, number of stop bits, and type of parity check) of the computing device and the

communication parameters of the 2-to-1 Transparent Server should be identical.

Filename of 2-to-1 Transparent Server: C01062.mod

Currently supported protocol: PanelMaster ModBus Device/Slave (RTU)

PanelMaster

PV/PL HMI

PLC PC

PanelMaster

PV/PL HMI

PLC PanelMaster

PV/PL HMI

PanelMaster

PV/PL HMI

PLC Other

brand’s HMI

Changing Language

You can select a language to display by storing the language number minus 1 in $S317. For example, to

display language 3, store 2 in $S317.

Displaying the Previously Selected Language

The HMI is able to display the last selected language for the application after power on if the following

conditions exist.

1) The HMI has battery backed RAM.

2) The selection of “Start-up Language” of the “General” properties in the Panel Setup is “Default”.

Controlling the LEDs

1. PV037-LSK and PV057-LSK

These models have 4 LEDs that are software controllable: LED1 ~ LED4. LED1 is

the indicator for ESC key and LED2 is the indicator for ENT key. Therefore only

LED3 and LED4 are user controllable. You can use the following macro command to

control the LEDs.

SYS(2, par, 0)

The par is a word that specifies the desired states of the LEDs you want. Bit 6 of par

specifies the state of LED3. Bit 7 of par specifies the state of LED4. Bit value of 0

represents OFF state and bit value of 1 represents ON state. All other bits of par

should be zero.

[Example]

(1) The command “SYS(2, c0H, 0)” turns both LED3 and LED4 on.

(2) The command “SYS(2, 80H, 0)” turns LED4 on and LED3 off.

2. PL037-LSK and PL057-LSK

These models have 6 LEDs that are software controllable: LED1 ~ LED6. LED5 is

the indicator for ESC key and LED6 is the indicator for ENT key. Therefore only

LED1~LED4 are user controllable. You can use the following macro command to

control the LEDs.

SYS(2, par, 0)

The par is a word that specifies the desired states of the LEDs you want. Bit 0 of par

specifies the state of LED1. Bit 1 of pars specifies the state of LED2. Bit 2 of par

specifies the state of LED3. Bit 3 of par specifies the state of LED4. Bit value of 0

represents OFF state and bit value of 1 represents ON state. All other bits of par

should be zero.

[Example]

(1) The command “SYS(2, fH, 0)” turns all four user controllable LEDs on.

(2) The command “SYS(2, 1H, 0)” turns LED1 on and other three user controllable

LEDs off.

Data Sharer

Purpose

It allows data sharing among PV units on a LAN. The current implementation can

support 16 PV units on a LAN. Each PV can have up to 256 words of data to share.

Working Principle

1) Data sharer is a virtual device. You have to create a link for your panel to connect

with it. To select it, choose “Direct Link (Ethernet)” as the “Link Type” and

choose PanelMaster’s Data Sharer as the “Device/Server”. There is only one thing

you have to decide in the Parameter page, which is Panel Address. The address is

used to identify the shared data.

2) Every PV unit that wants to share the data of other PV units or share its data to

other PV units must have a link to Data Sharer.

3) A PV unit’s Data Sharer is responsible for broadcasting its owner’s shared data on

the LAN. For example, if the panel address of a PV unit is 10 and the link number

of its Data Sharer is 2, the following Macro command will cause the Data Sharer

to broadcast the corresponding data on the LAN.

2\P10.0 = MOV($u300, 30)

4) Data Sharer will receive the broadcasted shared data on the LAN automatically. It

has a block of memory to store the shared data. To access a word, use the

following address, where m is the panel address and n is the word number of that

panel’s shared data.

Pm.n m=1~16; n=0-255

To access a bit use the following address, where b is a hexadecimal number

representing the bit number in that specified word.

Pm.n.b m=1~16; n=0-255; b=0~f

5) The UDP is used for the data communication of Data Sharer on Ethernet. The

Data Sharer supports RS-485 method also.

Default Folder for File I/O

The default folder will be used for a file I/O operation when one of the following two conditions exists:

1) The command issued for the operation does not require the specification of a filename.

2) The command issued for the operation requires a filename and the specified filename contains no path

information.

Specifying Default Directory

There are 4 kinds of default folder that you can select for your application. To specify the default folder,

you need go to the “Custom” page of the “Panel General Setup” dialog box. To go there, select the menu

item “General Setup” in the submenu “Panel” to get the dialog box, then click the “Custom” tab. Another

way to get the dialog box is to double-click the “Panel General Setup” node on the project tree.

On the “Custom” page, you can specify the desired default folder in the “Default Folder for File I/O”

group according to the following rules:

1) If you want the folder of your application file (.pe2 or .pl2 file) to be the default folder, select “Same

as Application File” in the “Option” combo box. For applications with this selection running on HMI

units, because the applications are not stored in any file and under any directory, the root directory of

the USB memory stick will be used as the default folder instead.

2) If you want to use a specific folder that will exist at run-time as the default folder, select

“Pre-assigned” in the “Option” combo box and specify the folder in the “Folder” edit box. Note that

the specified folder must exist at the run-time or the file I/O operations will fail.

3) If your application needs a new default folder every day, select “New Per Day” in the “Option”

combo box and specify the following 3 items:

A) Folder Path: The path for the new folder. The system will create a new default folder

under the specified path every day.

B) Folder Name Format: The format to create a default folder name.

C) <Prefix>: The string to be used as the prefix of the new default folder names. Note that

only ASCII characters are allowed.

Example

Folder Name Format Folder Path <Prefix> Date Default Folder Name

<Prefix>yymmdd C: ABC December 19, 2008 C:\ABC081219

<Prefix>yyyymmdd D:\NEO ABC_ December 19, 2008 D:\NEO\ABC_20081219

<Prefix>yyMMMdd C: XYZ January 10, 2009 C:\XYZ09JAN10

<Prefix>yyyyMMMdd D:\123 XYZ_ January 10, 2009 D:\123\XYZ_2009JAN10

4) If your application needs a new default folder every month, select “New Per Month” in the “Option”

combo box and specify the following 3 items:

A) Folder Path: The path for the new folder. The system will create a new default folder

under the specified path every month.

B) Folder Name Format: The format to create a default folder name.

C) <Prefix>: The string to be used as the prefix of the new default folder names. Note that

only ASCII characters are allowed.

Example

Folder Name Format Folder Path <Prefix> Date Default Folder Name

<Prefix>yymm C: ABC December 19, 2008 C:\ABC0812

<Prefix>yyyymm D:\NEO ABC_ December 19, 2008 D:\NEO\ABC_200812

<Prefix>yyMMM C: XYZ January 10, 2009 C:\XYZ09JAN

<Prefix>yyyyMMM D:\123 XYZ_ January 10, 2009 D:\123\XYZ_2009JAN

Displaying allowable input range for custom keypad

Create an ASCII Character Display with the following settings:

Monitor Address: $S230

Total Characters: 24 (or less)

Font: Any font

Alignment: Any (Center recommended)

Character Set: ASCII code (7 bits)

Code Size: Byte

Embedding Variable in the Appended Text of Alarm Message

1. The appended text can have one embedded variable.

2. Use the following format to specify an embedded variable:

@@ read_address<display_format>

For example, the following embedded variable in the appended text will display the 32-bit floating

point number stored in W300 with the format of 4 total digits and 1 fractional digit.

(Current temperature: @@W300<F4.1> °C)

If the value of W300 is 123.456 when the alarm occurs, the following text will be appended to its

alarm message:

(Current temperature: 123.4 °C)

3. The read_address can be any valid word address.

4. The display_format has the following format:

Dt.f

The D is a one-letter or two-letter code to specify the data type.

The t is a number to specify the total number of digits to be displayed.

The f is a number to specify the total number of fractional digits to be displayed.

The following table shows the rule of specifying the display_format.

Data Type D (Data Type) t (Total Digits) f (Fractional Digits)

16-bit Unsigned Integer U 1~5 t >= f >= 0

16-bit Signed Integer S 1~5 t >= f >= 0

16-bit BCD Integer D 1~4 t >= f >= 0

32-bit Unsigned Integer UD 1~10 t >= f >= 0

32-bit Signed Integer SD 1~10 t >= f >= 0

32-bit BCD Integer DD 1~8 t >= f >= 0

32-bit Floating Point Number F 1~10 t >= f >= 0

5. Note that the embedded variable specified in the appended text of the first language will be used in the

appended text of all other languages no matter what embedded variables are specified in those appended

text.

Feature List of PM Designer V1.2

By Chris Chiang (5/1/2008)

General Enhancements

Item

Description

Where to Set

Status

One touch to activate multiple

overlapped buttons

See document “Activating Multiple Overlapped Buttons by

One Touch” for the limitation of using this feature.

, ”Activating Multiple

Overlapped Buttons by One Touch”.

Check Box: Activate multiple overlapped buttons by one touch;

Page: General; Dialog: Panel General Setup

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Custom password keypad

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Group: Password Keypad; Page: Custom; Dialog: Panel General

Setup

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Custom touch unavailability

sign

If this option is selected, the specified sign (picture) instead of

the default sign will be shown on the objects that are unavailable

to the operator.

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Group: Touch Unavailability Sign; Page: Custom; Dialog: Panel

General Setup

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Time and date output format

The text formats of time and date written to files by the HMI are

selectable.

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Group: Time and Date Output Format; Page: Custom; Dialog:

Panel General Setup

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Sub-links When an RS485 communication link has many devices 1. Check Box: Sub-links; Page: General; Dialog: Link Implemented

connected to it, the logical connection of a device on the link

with the HMI is called a sub-link. If you want to identify,

monitor, or control individual sub-links, you need to select this

option first. When the option is selected, the Sub-links page is

available with the Link Properties dialog for you to specify the

details of the current link’s sub-links.

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2. Page: Sub-links; Dialog: Link Properties

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Recording communication

status in operation log

If this option of a link is selected, the communication status of

that link or that link’s sub-links can be recorded in the operation

log. The recordable types of status include: Enabled, Disabled,

Failed, and Recovered.

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Check Box: Record communication status in operation log; Page:

General; Dialog: Link Properties

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Showing the last scanned data

immediately instead of waiting

for the newly scanned data

while opening a screen to make

the screen opening process

faster

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This feature is accomplished by the global input buffer that

stores all the past scanned data. For data locations that have

never been scanned before, you can select to display either

blank or zero.

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Radio Button: Last scanned data or blank, Last scanned data or

zero; Page: General; Dialog: Screen Properties

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Normal screen operable under

window screen

Note that a normal screen is not operable in any case when there

is a keypad, an alarm message box, or any system screen.

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Check Box: Operable under window screen; Page: General;

Dialog: Screen Properties

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Random bits can be specified in

the Discrete Alarm Block

Note that the performance of monitoring random bits for alarms

is poor. It is recommended to monitor as few random bits as

possible.

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Drop List: Type; Dialog: Discrete Alarm Block

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Random bits can be specified in

the Discrete Alarm Block

Note that the performance of monitoring random bits for alarms

is poor. It is recommended to monitor as few random bits as

possible.

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Drop List: Type; Dialog: Discrete Alarm Block

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Alarm message can have

appended text and the appended

text can have one embedded

variable.

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The alarm message displayed in an alarm message box and an

alarm marquee can have appended text. In the appended text,

one embedded variable is allowed

See document “Embedding Variable in the Appended Text of

Alarm Message” for specifying embedded variables in the

appended text.

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Variable in the Appended Text of Alarm Message”.

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Alarm acknowledgement

supported

If an alarm is set to display alarm message or alarm screen when

it occurs, that alarm can be configured to require the operator to

Check Box: Require alarm acknowledgement; Dialog: Discrete

Alarm Block, Analog Alarm Block

Implemented

acknowledge its occurrence. Pressing the OK button of an alarm

message box acknowledges the corresponding alarm

automatically. To acknowledge an alarm that displays an alarm

screen, you must press a function button or a screen button that

can perform the alarm acknowledgement; it is not allowed to

close that alarm screen or switch to another screen without

acknowledging that alarm. When an alarm is acknowledged, the

event can be recorded in the alarm history and a designated bit

can be set as a notification of this event.

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Saving recipe data in flash

ROM

With this option selected, it is allowed to save the recipe data in

the flash ROM as a backup. The macro command RB2ROM is

provided to save the backup of a recipe block to the flash ROM.

The macro command ROM2RB is used to restore the data of a

recipe block from the flash ROM.

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. RB2ROM

. ROM2RB

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Check Box: Need space in flash ROM to save backup; Page:

General; Dialog: Recipe

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Using volatile RAM for recipe

data

RAM

If this option is selected, the regular RAM space instead of the

battery backed RAM space is used to store the recipe data. If

this option as well as the option of “Need space in flash ROM to

save backup” are selected, the HMI always restores the recipe

data from the flash ROM when it starts running the panel

application.

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Check Box: Do not use battery backed RAM; Page: General;

Dialog: Recipe

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Implemented

Operation logging

The operations that change data directly by the operators’ touch

can be recorded in the operation log. The communication status

of any direct links can be recorded in the operation log.

Dialog: Operation Logging

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Implemented

Indirect Addressing

See document “Specifying Indirect Address by Using Index

Register” for details.

, ”Specifying Indirect Address by

Using Index Register”.

Already available in

PM V1.1

PM V1.1

Notification of the completion

of recipe read/write operation

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Check Box: Notification; Edit Box: Bit; Page: General; Dialog:

Recipe

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Do not run panel application

until the restart synchronization

is done

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Check Box: Do not run panel application until the restart

synchronization is done; Dialog: Clock

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New Objects

Object

Description

Status

Scale

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Scroll Bar

The scroll bars can be used with the following object types: Historic Data Display, Historic Message Display, Historic Trend Display,

Operation Log Display, Alarm Display, Recipe Table, and Sub-link Table.

Implemented

Page Selector

A page selector has a horizontal array of buttons and a page display area. Each button must be assigned a window screen as a

corresponding page. At run-time, a page selector shows only one page at a time within its page display area and you can select a

desired page to view/operate by pressing the corresponding button. One screen can have multiple page selectors.

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Advanced Numeric Display

In addition to the features that the Numeric Entry and Numeric Display provide, this powerful object offers the following five extra

features for advanced applications:

1. It can display the result of an arithmetic expression (Display Expression).

2. It can display the value calculated in a macro (Display Macro).

3. It can write the result of an arithmetic expression (Output Expression) to a word device. The value entered by the operator can be

the operand in the arithmetic expression.

4. It can write the value calculated in a macro (Output Macro) to a word device. The value entered by the operator can join the

calculation in the macro.

5. It supports up to 10 constant value ranges.

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Operation Log Display

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Recipe Table

This object allows the operator to view all the data of a recipe block or just the data of the currently selected recipe. It is an option to

allow the operator to modify the recipe data.

Implemented

Sub-link Table

With the Sub-link table, it is allowed to enable and disable the communication of a sub-link at any time, Disabling and enabling the

display of communication error message for a sub-link is also possible.

Implemented

Object General Enhancements

Item

Description

Applicable Object

Status

Bitmap Shape

It is allowed to select a picture or a picture group instead of a built-in

frame as the shape of an object.

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Bit Button, Toggle Switch, Screen Button, Function Button,

Word Button, Multi-state Switch, Radio Buttons, Keypad

Button, Step Button, Bit Lamp, Multi-state Lamp

Implemented

Highlight of pressed button

It is allowed to select how a button is highlighted when it is touched.

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Button, Step Button

Implemented

Any Font

Besides the pre-selected fonts in the font templates, it is allowed to

select any available Windows font with any attributes as well.



Button, Step Button, Numeric Entry, Numeric Display, ASCII

Character Entry, Bit Lamp, Multi-state Lamp, Message Display,

Time Display, Date Display, Day-of-week Display, Alarm

Display, Historic Data Display, Historic Message Display,

Recipe Selector, Static Text

Implemented

Show Unavailability Sign

It is allowed to show/hide the touch unavailability sign on an object.

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Slide Switch, Word Button, Multi-state Switch, Radio Buttons,

Step Button, Numeric Entry, ASCII Character Entry, ASCII

Character Display, Recipe Selector

Implemented

Timeout processing

With this option selected, if the operator does not complete the entry of

a new value within the specified timeout time, the HMI will close the

keypad and cancel the operation.

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Numeric Entry, ASCII Character Entry Implemented

Operation Logging

It is allowed to select this option for an object and specify the text to be

recorded in the operation log.

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Slide Switch, Word Button, Multi-state Switch, Radio Buttons,

Step Button, Numeric Entry, ASCII Character Entry, Recipe

Selector

Implemented

Object Specific Enhancements

Object Item Description Status

Round Rectangle

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Rectangle

Clipped Rectangle

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Pulse output supported

It is allowed to select OFF pulse or ON pulse.

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Implemented

Bit Button

Operation on a bit of a word and a bit of a double-word is supported

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Screen Button

Alarm acknowledgement supported

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New functions: Acknowledge Alarm, Copy Logged Operations to File,

Clear Operation Log, Save Recipe Data to Flash ROM, Restore Recipe

data from Flash ROM, Select File

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Function Button

Filename selectable supported for functions that need a filename

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Slide Switch

Current value display supported

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Radio Buttons

Custom state values supported

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Keypad Button

Macro supported

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Scroll Button

Visibility control supported

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Step Button

Custom state value supported

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Numeric Entry

“Password” display type supported

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The display type “Password” is only available for 32-bit

unsigned integers. Asterisks will be displayed instead of the real

number if this type is selected.

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ASCII Character Entry

ASCII

Appending a null character to the input supported

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Picture Display

Object group supported

The object can display a group of objects as a picture.

Furthermore, the member of the object group is still able to

update its display dynamically.

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Object group supported

The object can display a group of objects as a picture.

Furthermore, the member of the object group is still able to

update its display dynamically. With this feature, for example,

an animated graphic can have a numeric display and a button

moving with the picture.

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Animated Graphic

The path type “Dynamically Selectable Predefined Positions” supported

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This path type allows you to define a sequence of positions on

the screen for the animated graphic. If there are N predefined

positions, the first position is the position of No. 0 and the last

position is position of No. N-1. At run-time, the value of the

Implemented

movement controlling word decides the desired position number

and the object moves to the specified position accordingly.

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N , 0 N-1.

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Bar Graph

Percentage display supported

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Pie Graph

Percentage display supported

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Displaying the messages for a single alarm block supported

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Dynamic sort supported

The display contents can be sorted in many different ways at

run-time. This makes the object an effective tool to get the alarm

information.

Implemented

Displaying records of alarm acknowledgement supported

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Displaying records of alarm clearance and alarm acknowledgement

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Alarm Display

Abbreviation of alarm status and colors for the alarm records of different

status type selectable

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Historic Trend Display

The viewable time range can be specified in the unit of day. Therefore the

time range can be days, months, and even years.

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Recipe Selector

Recipe list sorted by recipe name supported

If the “Sort by name” option is selected, the recipe list is sorted

by recipe name; otherwise, the recipe list is sorted by recipe

number.

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Meter

The meters can occupy less space.

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The meter style PM_906 and PM_908 allow the needle base to

be outside of the meter. Therefore, these kinds of meters can

have wider view than other styles. Relatively speaking, the two

styles are more space saving.

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Already available in

PM V1.1.37

PM V1.1.37

New Macro Command

Command

Description

Status

RB2ROM, ROM2RB Implemented

OPEN_FILE, READ_FILE,

WRITE_FILE, CLOSE_FILE,

DELETE_FILE,

With these commands, you can open, read, write, close, delete, and rename the FAT32 files. You can also get the information of a

USB memory stick. See document “Using Macro Commands to Do File IO” for details.

, ”Using Macro

Implemented

RENAME_FILE,

GET_VOL_INFO

Commands to Do File IO”.

KB_MCR Command Format: KB_MCR(P1)

Parameter P1: Internal word address

This command is to be used in the macro of a keypad button. It cancels the keypad operation by setting the value of P1 to 1.

Implemented

KPD_TEXT Command Format: KPD_TEXT(P1)

Parameter P1: Internal word address where an ASCII character string is stored

This command initializes the keypad display with an ASCII character string stored in P1.

Implemented

The following commands support

bit operation: |(OR), &(AND),

and ^(EXOR)

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Arithmetic expression supported

This enhancement makes the programming easier and makes the program more readable. Under development

Using external address directly for

the parameters supported for most

macro commands

This enhancement can shorten the program and save the programming time. Implemented

New HMI Advanced Function

Item Description Status

Support the mouse

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Virtual FTP server

The virtual FTP server provides the services of download and upload of all kinds of application data through the internet. Under development

Remote HMI cloning

If an HMI unit has the clone driver installed, a remote HMI unit is allowed to clone that HMI unit through the internet. The cloning

here we means:

1. The remote HMI can display what the cloned HMI unit is displaying.

2. The remote HMI unit can bypass the cloned HMI unit to operate a machine directly as if the machine is operated by the cloned

HMI unit.

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New Design Tool and Method

Item

Description

Status

Auto Text Resizing

When the Auto Text Resizing is enabled, the font size of the object under resizing is automatically adjusted according to the size of

the object.

Implemented

Auto Screen Contents Resizing

Implemented

Object List It lists all the objects contained in the current screen. The information shown for an object includes: object type, object ID, used I/O Implemented

addresses, and note. You can get the properties dialog of a desired object from the list. You can also edit I/O addresses and notes

directly on the list.

I/O List

It lists all the I/O addresses used in the current panel application. The information shown for an I/O point includes: address,

purpose, and user. You can get the properties dialog of a user from the list. You can also edit I/O addresses directly on the list.

Implemented

Text Database

Under development

Screen Overview

The screen overview is both a viewing tool and a design tool. It displays all the screens of the current panel application in graphic

form and shows the inter-relationship among screens by arrows. An arrow starting from screen A and ending at screen B means

there is a screen button that can open screen B or switch from screen A to screen B. The starting point of an arrow shows where the

corresponding screen button locates. You are allowed to edit the arrows and move the screens to make the screen overview more

readable. You can also add screens and arrows to do the top-down design.

Under development

Link Overview

The link overview is both a viewing tool and a design tool. It displays all the communication links of the current panel application

in graphic form. You are allowed to edit the graphic to make the link overview more readable. You can also add/delete/modify the

links to do the top-down design.

Under development

Object Group

It is allowed to save a group of objects in the object library. A group of objects that was saved in the object library is called an

object group.

Implemented

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Picture Group

It is allowed to create picture groups in the picture database. A picture group can have many pictures added to it and each picture

corresponds to a specific state of the picture group.

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Implemented

Auto switching of opaque mode

and semi-transparent mode of

object properties dialogs

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Allowing to set common

attributes for multiple selected

states in the Text page of an object

properties dialog

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alarms in the Discrete Alarm

Block dialog

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alarms in the Analog Alarm Block

dialog

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Allowing to flip/rotate pictures in

the object properties dialog

It is allowed to adjust a picture view while configuring an object.

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Implemented

This software tool allows you to view/edit the recipe data. Under development

General Device(Com)

Bit Device CTS_STS CTS CTS 1:

0:

Bit Device EN_HS

Bit Device FLUSH

1

Bit Device RESET UART

Bit Device RTS (SET)RTS

Word Device RX

Word Device RX_CNT

Word Device RX_STS 1: , 2: , <0:

Word Device RX_W ,

Word Device RXB_CNT

Word Device TO_TIME

Word Device TX

Word Device TX_STS 1: , 2: ,<0:

Word Device TX_W

,

#define PROCESSING 0

#define SUCCESS 1

#define TIMEOUT 2

#define OverRunErr 0x8001

#define BreakErr 0x8002

#define ParityErr 0x8003

#define FramingErr 0x8004

CTS_STS ,1 , 0

, EN_HS 1 , ,

, . .

EN_HS 1 , CTS_STS ,

, .

FLUSH 1 , 0 . 0.

RESET 1 UART , 0

. 0.

RTS 1, ,0 .

RX N .

N , N .RX_CNT N,RXB_CNT=RXB_CNT-N.

RXB_CNT ,RX_CNT = RXB_CNT,RXB_CNT=0.

. ,RX_STS=1 ,RX_STS<0 .

RX_CNT . .

RX_STS . 1: ,2: ,<0: . .

RX_W N .

N , N .RX_CNT N,RXB_CNT=RXB_CNT-N,

RX_STS=1 . . RXB_CNT N,

RXB_CNT ,RX_CNT = RXB_CNT,RXB_CNT=0,

RX_STS<0 , RX_STS=2 . .

RXB_CNT . .

TO_TIME , 100MS.

TX . . . . EN_HS

1, , CTS_STS=0. . EN_HS 1,

RTS=1, RTS=0. .

TX_STS=2 . . TX_STS=1 .

TX_STS . 1: ,=2 ,=0XFF .

.

TX_W . . . . EN_HS

1, , CTS_STS=0. . EN_HS 1,

RTS=1, RTS=0. .

TX_STS=2 . . . . ,

TX_STS=1.

LDF File

The LDF files allow you to save logged data in files and view the data later. Hence the size of battery

backed RAM or the buffer sizes of the data loggers will not limit the size of historical data you want to

collect.

There are three ways to write the logged data of a data logger to an LDF file:

1) You can use a function button to perform “Copy Logged Data To .LDF File”. The button writes all the

logged data of the specified data logged to an LDF file.

2) You can use the Command Block to request this operation.

3) You can configure a data logger to write its collected data to an LDF file automatically with preset

time interval.

To view the logged data of an LDF file, you need to load the data of that LDF file into a data logger first.

A data logger is able to receive the data from an LDF file only when:

1) The definitions of the data items of the LDF file and the data logger are identical, and

2) The number of samples of the LDF file is not greater than the number of samples of the data logger.

The viewing objects for an LDF file should be configured for the data logger that is able to receive the

data from that LDF file.

Line Charts Support Cursor

The cursor of the line chart is a vertical line segment. The user can move the cursor

horizontally within a line chart to the desired data point(s). The line chart can display

the selected data and write the selected data to the Cursor Data Receiving Buffer.

There are two methods you can choose to display the cursor selected data.

1) Original – According to the specified data type of the line chart, the raw data value

is displayed. In this way, only 32-bit floating point data will have a decimal point.

2) Scaled – The corresponding Y-axis’ tick mark value is displayed

The memory space that receives a copy of the cursor selected data is called Cursor

Data Receiving Buffer. It must be a piece of the internal memory. There are two types

of data arrangement in the Cursor Data Receiving Buffer. One is for the 16-bit data

type and another is for the 32-bit data type. See the following tables for details.

Data arrangement in Cursor Data Receiving Buffer for 16-bit data

Word No. Content

0 The sequence number of the cursor selected data in the data set

1 The selected datum of curve #1

2 The selected datum of curve #2

… …

N The selected datum of curve #N

Data arrangement in Cursor Data Receiving Buffer for 32-bit data

Word No. Content

0~1 The sequence number of the cursor selected data in the data set

2~3 The selected datum of curve #1

4~5 The selected datum of curve #2

… …

2*N~2*N+1 The selected datum of curve #N

, ,

. ,

.

:

1) – , , ,

. , , 32 ,

.

2) - Y .

. .

, 16 32 .

.

16

0

1

2

…

N

32

0~1

2~3

4~5

…

2*N~2*N+1

List of To-be-released Document

2-to-1 Transparent Server.doc

BarGraphMarker_TC.doc

Changing Language.doc

Controlling the LEDs.doc

Data Sharer.doc

Default Directory for File IO.doc

Displaying allowable input range for custom keypad.doc

DynamicRange_TC.doc

Embedding variable in the appended text of alarm message.doc

Feature List of PM Designer V1.2.doc

General Device.doc

HistoricSingleRecordLineChart_TC.doc

LDF File.doc

Line Charts Support Cursor.doc

One touch to activate multiple overlapped buttons.doc

Printing Screen.doc

Specifying Indirect Address by Using Index Register.doc

System Memory (PM V1.2).doc

Using Command Block to Save Data.doc

Using Macro Command to Disable Communication Link.doc

Using Macro Command to Save Data.doc

Using Macro Commands to Create a String.doc

Using Macro Commands to Do File IO.doc

New Features of Communication Drivers

The purpose of this document has two folds:

1) The driver developers are able to develop and test the new communication drivers

with the new features for the PM V1.2.

2) The application engineers can explain the new features to the customers and make

demo projects for the new features.

New Features

1) Supports the sub-links. An RS485 link can have many slave devices connected to

it. The HMI uses the same communication protocol to talk with all those slave

devices. The connection between the HMI and each of the slave devices is a

sub-link. With the Sub-link table, the operator can enable or disable a sub-link at

any time.

2) A link can be disabled or enabled dynamically. The macro command EN_LINK is

designed for this purpose. This command can also be used for sub-links.

3) Supports the logging of communication status. If this feature of a link is selected,

the communication status of that link or that link’s sub-links can be recorded in

the operation log. The recordable types of status include: Enabled, Disabled,

Failed, and Recovered. The operation log display can show the logged

communication status.

4) Supports reliable termination of the DLL drivers. This is extremely important for

the PanelExpress. The DLL drivers should be successfully terminated without

causing any system crash under any conditions. The current DLL drivers have

problems of termination if they are in some abnormal conditions such as COM

port initialization failure, connection failure, and no PLC response error.

One important thing is that the driver designed or modified for PM V1.2 should still

work well with PM V1.1.

Using Macro Command to Enable/Disable Communication Link

The macro command EN_LINK can enable or disable a communication link

dynamically. The format and the parameters of this command are shown below.

EN_LINK(p1, p2, p3)

p1: The link number of the communication link to be enabled or disabled.

p2: The node address of the sub-link to be enabled or disabled. If the specified link

has no sub-link, this parameter is ignored. If the specified link has sub-links and you

want to enable or disable the link itself, this parameter should be 0.

p3: Specifies whether to enable or disable the specified link/sub-link. If this parameter

is 0, the link/sub-link is disabled. If the parameter is 1, the link/sub-link is enabled.

Activating Multiple Overlapped Buttons by One Touch


To enable the feature of activating multiple overlapped buttons by one touch, open the

Panel General Setup dialog box and check the option of “Activate multiple

overlapped buttons by one touch” on the General page. With this feature, the

overlapped underlying buttons will be activated one by one from top to bottom when

the top-most button is pressed. The following are the constraints of applying this

feature.

1. The types of buttons that support this feature include: Bit Button, Toggle Switch,

Screen Button, Function Button, Word Button, Multi-state Switch, and Keypad

Button.

2. The first button, i.e. the top-most button, can only be a bit button, a toggle switch,

a word button, a multi-state switch, or a keypad button. The button can not have

the optional property of Minimum Hold Time or Operator Confirmation. If the

button is a bit button, a toggle switch, or a keypad button, it can not have any

macro. If the button is a word button, it can not be configured for Enter Value or

Enter Password. If the button is a multi-state switch, it can not be configured as a

List or Drop-down List.

3. The underlying buttons that have the optional property of Minimum Hold Time or

Operator Confirmation will not be activated.

4. An underlying bit button that is configured for Momentary ON or Momentary

OFF will not be activated. However if that bit button is the second button and the

first button is a keypad button, it can be activated. An underlying bit button that

has any macro will not be activated.

5. An underlying toggle switch that has any macro will not be activated.

6. An underlying multi-state switch that is configured as a List or Drop-down List

will not be activated.

7. A function button can only be the last button, i.e. the bottom-most button. All the

buttons that are under a function button will not be activated.

8. A screen button can only be the last button. All the buttons that are under a screen

button will not be activated.

9. A word button that is configured for Enter Value or Enter Password can only be

the last button. All the buttons that are under such button will not be activated.

10. The maximal number of buttons that can be indirectly activated by one touch is

10.

Using Command Block to Print Screen

Settings of Command Bit and Parameters

Operation Command Bit #8 Parameter One Register

Print the Top Screen 1 (No parameter one register)

Print the Top Screen 1 0

Print the Specified Screen

(Note)

1 Number of the screen

Note: The operation is not supported by PL035/037/057/058.

PV/PL Models


Operation Command

Bit #15

Parameter

One Register

Parameter

Two Register

Filename Format

Print Screen to File

(in 256-color BMP

format )

1 6 Number of the

screen

S<ID>_<Date>_<Time>.bmp


(in 64K-color BMP

format)

1 7 Number of the

screen


PanelExpress


Operation Command

Bit #15

Parameter

One Register

Parameter

Two Register

Filename Format


(in BMP format;

the color resolution

follows the setting

of the PC)

1 6 Number of the

screen



(in JPG format)

1 7 Number of the

screen

S<ID>_<Date>_<Time>.jpg

Note:

<ID>: Number of the screen

<Date>: date when saving the data; format is YYMMDD

<Time>: time when saving the data; format is hhmmss

Remote Downloading Example

1. Find a router just like this

or a switch like this.

2. Connect a cable from the HMI to this device.

3. Log in the router

Activate your web browser and type in the IP address of the DI-604 into the Address (for IE) field and press “Enter.” The default IP address of the DI-604 is 192.168.10.1 For example: http://192.168.10.1

After the connection is established, the logon screen will pop up. To log in as an administrator, enter the username of “admin” and the password (there are no default password, leave it blank). Click the OK button. If the password is correct, the web-management interface will appear.

If either User Name or Password is input incorrectly, this dialog will appear again.

Please double check the User Name and Password or ask somebody to get the

correct User Name and Password.

4. Check the starting IP address and the ending IP address.

Move mouse to DHCP button on the left side, and press it.

Here are “Starting IP Address” and “Ending IP Address”, They are from

192.168.10.100 to 192.168.10.199.

5. Confirm your new IP address.

Choose an IP address which is not in the range of Starting end Ending IP Address,

for example, 192.168.10.84

On any computer on the network, move mouse to

“Start�programs�accessories�command prompt

Key in “ping 192.168.10.84”

If “Destination host unreachable” appears, this IP address can be used. Otherwise,

choose another IP address and repeat these steps.

6. Set IP Address on the HMI (BIOS)

Turn off the HMI. Set DIP switch 1 and 2 off. Leave all others on. Turn on the

power again and the HMI enters in BIOS mode.

Setting�Ethernet

Use a confirmed IP address. Here is 192.168.10.84

Set “IP Address” to 192.168.10.84

Set “SUB Address” to 255.255.255.0

Press “Save” and “Quit”

7. Set IP Address on the HMI (OSAP)

Turn off the HMI. Set switch 1 off, leave all others on. Turn on the HMI again.

Find “General” or “Network” Button and press it. Set “IP Address” to

192.168.10.84. Press “OK” to save the setting.

8. Again, go back to router set page. Press “Advance” Button on the top row and

press “Virtual Server” on the left column.

The DI-604 can be configured as a virtual server so that remote users accessing

Web or FTP services via the public IP address can be automatically redirected to

local servers in the LAN network.

Name: The name referencing the virtual service.

Private IP: The server computer in the LAN network that will be providing the

virtual services.

Private Port: The port number of the service used by the Private IP computer.

Protocol Type: The protocol used for the virtual service.

Public Port: The port number on the WAN side that will be used to access the

virtual service.

Schedule: The schedule of time when the virtual service will be enabled.

The schedule may be set to Always, which will allow the particular service to

always be enabled. If it is set to Time, select the time frame for the service to be

enabled. If the system time is outside of the scheduled time, the service will be

disabled.

After finishing set, press ”Apply” button on the bottom to save the new settings.

Name: Cermate Download

Private IP: 192.168.10.84

Protocol Type: TCP

Private Port: 3721

Public Port: 3721

Schedule: always

Name: Cermate FTP

Private IP: 192.168.10.84

Protocol Type: TCP

Private Port: 21

Public Port: 21

Schedule: always

9. Get the external IP Address.

This is the router’s working status. Pay a special attention to WAN area. Write

down the IP Address. This is an Internet address which every one can visit it.

In this example, it is 10.80.1.105.

10. Test this IP Address.

Run PanelMaster. Go to Panel�Send Data to Panel�Ethernet�IP address. Enter

the IP address which you got from router’s status. The example is 10.80.1.105. And press

the “Start” button to start downloading.

11. Release this IP address to any one who wants to use remote downloading function.

Basically, this is a dynamic IP address. It is going to keep same in a few days, even

a few months. But it will be changed at any time. So please check it every time when

download is needed.

Scatter Chart with Dynamic Range

Dynamic range parameters for 16-bit data

Word No. Parameter

0~1 Min. of X Axis’ scale mark; 32-bit signed binary number

2~3 Max. of X Axis’ scale mark; 32-bit signed binary number

4~5 Min. of Y Axis’ scale mark; 32-bit signed binary number

6~7 Max. of Y Axis’ scale mark; 32-bit signed binary number

8 X Min. of pen #1; 16-bit signed binary number, 16-bit unsigned binary number, or

16-bit floating point number

9 X Max. of pen #1; (same as above)

10 Y Min. of pen #1; (same as above)


12 X Min. of pen #2; (same as above)




… …

36 X Min. of pen #8; (same as above)




Dynamic range parameters for 32-bit data

Word No. Parameter

0~1 Min. of X Axis’ scale mark; 32-bit signed binary number

2~3 Max. of X Axis’ scale mark; 32-bit signed binary number

4~5 Min. of Y Axis’ scale mark; 32-bit signed binary number

6~7 Max. of Y Axis’ scale mark; 32-bit signed binary number

8~9 X Min. of pen #1; 32-bit signed binary number, 32-bit unsigned binary number, or

32-bit floating point number

10~11 X Max. of pen #1; (same as above)

12~13 Y Min. of pen #1; (same as above)


16~17 X Min. of pen #2; (same as above)




… …

64~65 X Min. of pen #8; (same as above)




Specifying Indirect Address by Using Index Register


All of the PV models provide the index registers ($I) to support the indirect addressing. The index

registers are battery backed if the PV model has battery backed memory. The index registers is cleared to

zero by the operating system only when the panel application is updated. With the support of indirect

addressing, an object or macro can be designed to access different sets of data at different time.

Example

1) The word address W[$I30] is equivalent to W2000 when the value of $I30 is 2000.

2) The word address $U[$I0+123] is equivalent to $U223 when the value of $I0 is 100.

3) The bit address $U[$I2].a is equivalent to $U0.a when the value of $I2 is 0.

4) The word address [$I2]:W100 is equivalent to 3:W100 when the value of $I2 is 3.

5) The bit address [$I0]:W[$I1+10].f is equivalent to 5:W20.f when the values of $I0 and $I1 are 5 and

10 respectively.

Note to PM users

1) It is the user’s responsibility to make sure that the values in the index registers will result in valid

addresses at run-time. PanelMaster has no way to check the validity of the using of index registers.

2) The offset values must be a positive number and the maximum offset value is 4095.

3) Only $I0~$I15 can be used for the node address (PLC address) and no offset value is allowed.

4) Make sure the PLC driver you are going to use supports the indirect addressing.

Note to PV driver developers

See the following sample code to know how to calculate the real address of an I/O command.

struct IoCmnd_PV *pCmnd;

struct IoCmndHdr_PV *hdr = pCmnd->hdr;

DWORD addr;

…

addr = hdr->addr;

if (addr & 0x80000000) {// [31]: 1 - Indirect address

// [30..16]: index register no.

// [15..0]: offset

addr = *(linkPar->pIndxReg + ((addr & 0x7fff0000) >> 16)) + (addr & 0x0000ffff);

}

System Memory (PM V1.2)

The following table lists the system maintained data and information in the system memory of the

PanelMaster that may be useful for your application. Note that in any case do not modify the system

memory for any purpose or the system may malfunction or crash.

Address Length Content

$S0~$S25 26 Keypad input buffer for keypads

$S0: Command code for keypad display

$S1~$S24: Null terminated ASCII character string up to 48 characters

$S42 1 The second and minute of the current time in BCD format

Bit 0~7: Second (0x00~0x59)

Bit 8~15: Minute (0x00~0x59)

$S43 1 The hour of the current time in BCD format and the RTC adjustment

parameter

Bit 0~7: Hour (0x00~0x23)

Bit 8~15: RTC adjustment value

$S44 1 The day and month of the current date in BCD format

Bit 0~7: Day (0x01~0x31)

Bit 8~15: Month (0x01~0x12)

$S45 1 The year and the day-of-week of the current date in BCD format

Bit 0~7: Year (0x00~0x99)

Bit 8~15: Day of week (0x00~0x06); 0 represents Sunday

$S46 1 The second of the current time in binary format (0~59)

$S47 1 The minute of the current time in binary format (0~59)

$S48 1 The hour of the current time in binary format (0~23)

$S49 1 The one tenth of the second of the current time in binary format (0~9)

9 represents 0.9 second

$S50 1 The day of the current date in binary format (0~30)

0 represents the first day of a month

$S51 1 The month of the current date in binary format (0~11)

0 represents January

$S52 1 The year of the current date in binary format (0~99)

$S53 1 The day of week of the current date in binary format (0~6)

0 represents Sunday

$S219 1 Current user level (0~9); 9 indicates that the user logged in with the developer

password

$S230~$S241 12 The ASCII character string up to 24 characters to show the allowable input

range for numeric keypads

$S297 1 The lowest user level that can be accepted by the current password keypad.

When the value is 0, any user level is acceptable. When the value is 9, only the

developer password is acceptable.

$S300~$S301 2 500ms timer

$S302~$S303 2 1 second timer

$S304 1 20 Hz sine wave (-1000 ~ 1000)

$S305 1 20 Hz cosine wave (-1000 ~ 1000)

$S306 1 20 Hz triangle wave (0~1000)

$S307 1 System signals

$S307.0: always 0 when ready

$S307.1: always 1 when ready

$S315 1 System status

$S315.0: 1 indicates that the data in battery backed RAM is good

$S317 1 Current language number (0~9); 0 represents language #1

$S654 1 Link enabled bits for Link 1~16

$S654.0 is for Link 1; 0: Disabled; 1: Enabled

$S654.1 1 is for Link 2;

…

$S654.f is for Link 16

$S662~$S677 32 Communication status words for Link 1~16

$S662 is for Link 1

$S663 is for Link 2

…

$S677 is for Link 16

Communication Status

Value Meaning

0 OK

1 Overrun error

2 Break error

3 Parity error

4 Framing error

5 No response

6 Unrecognized response

7 Timeout

8 Inactive CTS

9 Checksum error

10 Command rejected

11 Invalid address

12 Invalid range

13 Invalid request

14 Device busy

15 Unknown error

16 Link disabled

17 Initialization failure

18 Failed to send data

19 Failed to receive data

20 Failed to open connection

21 Connection not ready

22 Invalid sub-link

23 Invalid COM port

24 Error

255 Uncertain

$S838 1 The ID of the current recipe block (0~15)

$S839~$S854 16 The current recipe numbers of recipe block 0~15

$S839 is for recipe block 0


…


Using Command Block to Save Data

1. Saving Data to File with Default Filename


Operation Command Bit #15

(Execute General Command)

Parameter One Reg.

(Operation Code)

Parameter Two Reg.

(Data ID)

Filename Format

(Default Filename)

Save Logged Data

(in TXT format)

1 1 ID of the data logger (0~15) DL<ID>_<Date>_<Time>.txt

Save Logged Alarms 1 2 Not required AL_<Date>_<Time>.txt

Save Alarm Counts 1 3 Not required AC_<Date>_<Time>.txt

Save Recipe Data

(in TXT format)

1 4 ID of the recipe block (0~15) RB<ID>.txt

Save Recipe Data

(in DAT format)

1 5 ID of the recipe block (0~15) RB<ID>.dat


(in 256 colors)

1 6 Number of the screen S<ID>_<Date>_<Time>.bmp


(in 64K colors)

1 7 Number of the screen S<ID>_<Date>_<Time>.bmp

Save Logged Operations 1 9 Not required OL_<Date>_<Time>.txt

Save Logged Data

(in LDF format)

1 10 ID of the data logger (0~15) DL<ID>_<Date>_<Time>.ldf

Take Picture

(in BMP format)

1 12 ID of the USB camera (0~3) CAM<ID>_<Date>_<Time>.bmp

Take Picture

(in JPG format)

1 13 ID of the USB camera (0~3) CAM<ID>_<Date>_<Time>.jpg

Note:

<ID>: ID of the data logger, ID of the recipe block, ID of the USB camera, or number of the screen

<Date>: date when saving the data; format is YYMMDD

<Time>: time when saving the data; format is hhmmss

2. Saving Data to File with Specified Filename


Operation Command Bit #15

(Execute General Command)

Parameter One Reg.

(Operation Code)

Parameter Two Reg.

(Data ID)

Parameter Three Reg.

(Specified Filename)

Save Logged Data

(in TXT format)

1 31 ID of the data logger (0~15) The starting Address of the internal memory $U that stores the

specified filename or full pathname. The name must be a valid

Windows pathname with ASCII characters only. The character

string must be null terminated and each character occupies one

byte. The maximum length of the string is 127. All the folders

stated in the full pathname must already exist or the file

operation will fail.

Save Logged Alarms 1 32 Not required Same as above

Save Alarm Counts 1 33 Not required Same as above

Save Recipe Data

(in TXT format)

1 34 ID of the recipe block

(0~15)

Same as above

Save Recipe Data

(in DAT format)

1 35 ID of the recipe block

(0~15)

Same as above

Save Logged Operations 1 39 Not required Same as above

Save Logged Data

(in LDF format)

1 40 ID of the data logger (0~15) Same as above

Take Picture

(in BMP format)

1 42 ID of the USB camera (0~3) Same as above

Take Picture

(in JPG format)

1 43 ID of the USB camera (0~3) Same as above

Using Macro Command to Disable Communication Link

The macro command EN_LINK can enable or disable a communication link dynamically. The format and

the parameters of this command are shown below.

EN_LINK(p1, p2, p3)

p1: The link number of the communication link to be enabled or disabled.

p2: The node address of the sub-link to be enabled or disabled. If the specified link has no sub-link, this

parameter is ignored. If the specified link has sub-links and you want to enable or disable the link itself,

this parameter should be 0.

p3: Specifies whether to enable or disable the specified link/sub-link. If this parameter is 0, the

link/sub-link is disabled. If the parameter is 1, the link/sub-link is enabled.

Using Macro Commands to Create a String

1. Copying String

Purpose: Copy a string.

Command: STRCPY(p1, p2)

Parameter:

p1: The internal memory location to store the destination string.

p2: The internal memory location to store the null-terminated source string.

Example 1a

$U100 = “ABCDE”

STRCPY($U200, $U100)

After the command STRCPY is executed, the $U200 contains the string “ABCDE” and its memory

content is like the following.

Word Low Byte High Byte

$U200 ‘A’ ‘B’

$U201 ‘C’ ‘D’

$U202 ‘E’ 0

Example 1b

$U120 = “12”

STRCPY($U220, $U120)

After the command STRCPY is executed, the $U220 contains the string “12” and its memory



$U220 ‘1’ ‘2’

$U221 0 undefined

2. Appending String

Purpose: Append a string.

Command: STRCAT(p1, p2)

Parameter:

p1: The internal memory location to store the null-terminated destination string.

p2: The internal memory location to store the null-terminated source string.

Example 2a

$U100 = “ABC”

$U120 = “12345”

STRCAT($U100, $U120)

After the command STRCAT is executed, the $U100 contains the string “ABC12345” and its

memory content is like the following.


$U100 ‘A’ ‘B’

$U101 ‘C’ ‘1’

$U102 ‘2’ ‘3’

$U103 ‘4’ ‘5’

$U104 0 undefined

Example 2b

$U100 = “C:\MyFolder\”

$U120 = “Test”

$U140 = “.txt“



After the second STRCAT is executed, the $U100 contains the string “C:\MyFolder\Test.txt” and its



$U100 ‘C’ ‘:’

$U101 ‘\’ ‘M’

$U102 ‘y’ ‘F’

$U103 ‘o’ ‘l’

$U104 ‘d’ ‘e’

$U105 ‘r’ ‘\’

$U106 ‘T’ ‘e’

$U107 ‘s’ ‘t’

$U108 ‘.’ ‘t’

$U109 ‘x’ ‘t’

$U110 0 undefined

3. Getting String Length

Purpose: Get the length of a string.

Command: STRLEN(p1)

Parameter:

p1: The internal memory location to store the null-terminated string.

Example 3

$U100 = “ABC”

$U200 = STRLEN($U100)

After the command STRLEN is executed, the value of $U200 is 3.

4. Converting Number to String

Purpose: Convert a number to a string.

Command: p1 = NUM2STR( p2, p3)

Parameter:


p2: The number to be converted.

p3: The required number of characters. This parameter specifies the exact number of characters that

the result string should have. If the number of digits of the parameter p2 is less than p3, the result string is

padded on the left with zeros. If the number of digits of the parameter p2 exceeds p3, the value is

truncated. If p3 is 0, there is no limitation on the length of the result string.

Example 4a

$U120 = 123

$U100 = NUM2STR($U120, 0)

After the command NUM2STR is executed, the $U100 contains the string “123” and its memory



$U100 ‘1’ ‘2’

$U101 ‘3’ 0

Example 4b

$U120 = 1234567 (UD)

$U100 = NUM2STR($U120, 10) (UD)

After the NUM2STR is executed, the $U100 contains the string “0001234567” and its memory



$U100 ‘0’ ‘0’

$U101 ‘0’ ‘1’

$U102 ‘2’ ‘3’

$U103 ‘4’ ‘5’

$U104 ‘6’ ‘7’

$U105 0 undefined

Example 4c

$U120 = 1234567 (UD)

$U100 = NUM2STR($U120, 5) (UD)

After the NUM2STR is executed, the $U100 contains the string “34567” and its memory content is

like the following.


$U100 ‘3’ ‘4’

$U101 ‘5’ ‘6’

$U102 ‘7’ 0

5. Converting Current Time to String

Purpose: Convert the current time to a string.

Command: p1 = TIME2STR( p2)

Parameter:


p2: The desired format of the string.

p2 value Format Remark

0 hhmmss hh: hour(00~23); mm: minute(00~59); ss: second(00~59)

1 hhmm hh, mm: same as above

Example 5

// Assume that the current time is 12:30:59

$U100 = TIME2STR(0)

After the command TIME2STR is executed, the $U100 contains the string “123059” and its memory



$U100 ‘1’ ‘2’

$U101 ‘3’ ‘0’

$U102 ‘5’ ‘9’

$U103 0 undefined

6. Converting Current Date to String

Purpose: Convert the current date to a string.

Command: p1 = DATE2STR( p2)

Parameter:




0 YYMMDD YY: year (00~99); MM: month(01~12); DD: day(01~31)

1 YYMM YY, MM: same as above

2 YYMMMDD YY: year (00~99); MMM: month(JAN~DEC); DD: day(01~31)

3 YYMMM YY, MMM: same as above

Example 6a

// Assume that the current date is December 7, 2008.

$U100 = DATE2STR(0)

After the command DATE2STR is executed, the $U100 contains the string “081207” and its



$U100 ‘0’ ‘8’

$U101 ‘1’ ‘2’

$U102 ‘0’ ‘7’

$U103 0 undefined

Example 6b

// Assume that the current date is December 31, 2008.

$U100 = DATE2STR(3)

After the command DATE2STR is executed, the $U100 contains the string “08DEC” and its



$U100 ‘0’ ‘8’

$U101 ‘D’ ‘E’

$U102 ‘C’ 0

7. Converting Current Time and Date to String

Purpose: Convert the current time and date to a string.

Command: p1 = TD2STR( p2)

Parameter:




0 YYMMDD_hhmmss YY: year (00~99); MM: month(01~12); DD: day(01~31);

hh: hour(00~23); mm: minute(00~59) ; ss: second(00~59)

1 YYMMMDD_hhmmss YY, DD, hh, mm, ss: same as above

MMM: month(JAN~DEC)

2 YYMMDD_hhmm YY, DD, hh, mm: same as above; MM: month(01~12)

3 YYMMDDD_hhmm YY, DD, hh, mm: same as above; MMM: month(JAN~DEC)

Example 7a

// Assume that the current date is December 7, 2008, and the current time is 12:30:59.

$U100 = TD2STR(0)

After the command TD2STR is executed, the $U100 contains the string “081207_123059” and its



$U100 ‘0’ ‘8’

$U101 ‘1’ ‘2’

$U102 ‘0’ ‘7’

$U103 ‘_’ ‘1’

$U104 ‘2’ ‘3’

$U105 ‘0’ ‘5’

$U106 ‘9’ 0

Example 7b

// Assume that the current date is December 7, 2008, and the current time is 12:30:59.

$U100 = TD2STR(3)

After the command TD2STR is executed, the $U100 contains the string “08DEC07_1230” and its



$U100 ‘0’ ‘8’

$U101 ‘D’ ‘E’

$U102 ‘C’ ‘0’

$U103 ‘7’ ‘_’

$U104 ‘1’ ‘2’

$U105 ‘3’ ‘0’

$U106 0 undefined

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