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PanelView Plus – .MER Runtime: Unable to load ActiveX control, Newer version required (qa230214)

Shawn Tierney -
Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 02/14/23: A reader recently asked why he's getting this error on his PanelView Plus: “Unable to load ActiveX control. Cause: Newer file version of ActiveX control required,” and I share my thoughts on that in today's Automation Q&A. NOTE: You'll find the...

Migrate / Convert – ViewME (Machine Edition) to ViewSE (Site Edition) (T005)

Shawn Tierney -
In this edition of Automation Tech Tips I walk through how to migrate FactoryTalk View Machine Edition entire projects (or just components) into FactoryTalk View Site Edition. Note: If you need help learning to use the PanelView Plus or ViewSE, check out my Five-Star rated online courses here. They come...

PanelView Plus – .MER Runtime: Terminal Cannot Find File? (qa230131)

Shawn Tierney -
Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 01/31/23: Recently a community member ran into an issue with a newly purchased machine where the PanelView Plus was showing an error that it could not find the .MER Runtime file, and I share my thoughts on what might be happening...

PanelView Plus – Firmware: “Your PanelView Plus Firmware May Be Corrupt…” (qa230125)

Shawn Tierney -
Automation Q & A for 01/25/23: I was asked by a member of our community recently what he should do now that his PanelView Plus 600 is booting up to an error like, "Your PanelView Plus Firmware May Be Corrupt," and I discuss the answer that question in today's Automation...

PanelView Plus – Trends: Where’s My Data?? (M5E33)

Shawn Tierney -
I discuss a reader's question about why his historical data may be missing from his Trend in this episode of The Automation Minute. [vimeo 731760739 w=750 h=420] The Automation Minute, Season 5 Episode 33 Show Notes: Episode Links: - Article and Discussion: https://theautomationblog.com/insights-inbox-how-do-i-make-a-panelview-plus-trend-historical/ Join our new community at Automation.Locals.com! Become part of our community to take...

PanelView Plus – Datalogs – Running More Than One? (M5E32)

Shawn Tierney -
I discuss a reader's question about if you can have multiple DataLogs running at the same time in a PanelView Plus in this episode of The Automation Minute. [vimeo 731751558 w=750 h=420] The Automation Minute, Season 5 Episode 32 Show Notes: Episode Links: - Article and Discussion: https://theautomationblog.com/insights-inbox-how-do-i-make-a-panelview-plus-trend-historical/ Join our new community at Automation.Locals.com! Become part...

What’s New In FactoryTalk View Machine Edition v13

Shawn Tierney -
Rockwell recently released version 13.00 of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition, and below I'll summarize the new and enhanced features, as well as corrected anomalies: New Features and Enhancements: Cross Reference The Cross Reference form now includes the ability to search on object names. Image Object Animation A long request feature, ViewME v13...

PanelView Plus – Error on Replacement Unit: Kepware Drivers Missing

Shawn Tierney -
In this edition of "Community Q & A" (formerly "Insight's Inbox",) I discuss with one of our community members at https://automation.locals.com what might be causing the issue he is having with his replacement PanelView Plus. Community Question: Our PanelView Plus 600 went bad, so in it's place we installed a PanelView...

View Studio Machine Edition – Editing Projects, Applications, Runtimes

Shawn Tierney -
The PanelView Plus from Rockwell Automation was released back in 2003, and over the years countless thousands have been installed in applications across the world. And like with any HMI, over time many End Users find they want to make changes to the project running on their PanelView Plus, but...

FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise, ViewME – DH+ / Data Highway Plus to ControlLogix, SLC-5/04, & PLC-5 (S35)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I cover how to use View Studio to create and download a PanelView Plus program to read data from a ControlLogix, SLC-5/04 and PLC-5 over a Data Highway Plus network: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.  The...

FTLinx, RSLinx Enterprise, ViewME – DH-485 to CompactLogix, SLC-500, and MicroLogix (S31)

Shawn Tierney -
In this week's episode of The Automation Show, I'll walk through how to use View Studio Machine Edition to create a PanelView Plus project to communicate with PLCs over DH-485: For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.  The Automation Show, Episode 31 Show Notes: Support our site...

Seven things you need to know about the PanelView Plus

Shawn Tierney -
I still run into new users who need to support and program the Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus HMI, even though it was released over a decade ago. So for everyone out there who's in the same position, today I'll share with you the seven essential things you need to know about...

Firmware – How to Find and Download A-B PLC, PAC, and HMI Firmware in 2018

Shawn Tierney -
In today's article I walk you through how to find and download Allen-Bradley Programmable Controller and HMI Firmware. Step 1) Open you web browser and go to www.ab.com: Step 2) Then click on "Compatibility and Downloads": Step 3) Now you can perform a text search for your product as I do below...

View Studio – Error: Tag Database Not Found

Shawn Tierney -
In Today's article I discuss the new "Tag Database Not Found" error you get when you try to open a project created in v10 of FactoryTalk View Studio Machine Edition. I was recently given a version 8 .MER runtime file which I wanted to take a look at in FactoryTalk...

View Studio – Error: Runtime Creation in v10

Shawn Tierney -
In Today's article I discuss the new error message that pops up when you create a runtime for a pre-10 version of FactoryTalk View Studio. Recently, a student asked me why he was getting an error message when he created a version 8 .MER runtime file in version 10 of...

PanelView Plus 7, 6, CE – Changing Screen Saver Image

Shawn Tierney -
In Today's article I'll walk you through how to change the Screen Saver Image used on the PanelView Plus 7, 6, and CE: Part 1: Enable the Screen Saver Image on your PanelView Plus 7, 6, or CE Step 1) From the PanelView Plus Configuration Menu, choose Terminal Settings: Step 2) Next select...

PanelView Plus 7 – Firmware: How To Flash Update

Shawn Tierney -
In this article I'm going to walk you through flashing the firmware on a PanelView Plus 7. Step 1) In this example we'll be flashing the PanelView Plus 7's firmware over Ethernet, and so our first step is to open RSLinx Classic and insure it finds out PanelView Plus on...

PanelView Plus 6, 7 – Managing Users and Group from a Running Application

Shawn Tierney -
In the early years of the PanelView Plus, user management was limited to logging in, logging out, and changing one's own password. For many companies who required operators to log in before using HMIs, this limitation often lead to the expense of contracting OEMs or Integrators to make simple User,...

View Studio ME – How User and Group Security Was Improved In Version 8

Shawn Tierney -
In previous articles I discussed how in version 4 of FactoryTalk View Studio, Rockwell migrated the security system to FactoryTalk Security and the local FactoryTalk Directory (FTD). This change enabled the sharing of Users and Groups between FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (ViewME) and other products, which also supported using the...

View Studio ME – How To Safely Restore Application Users and Groups

Shawn Tierney -
Restoring FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (ViewME) Applications from an Application Archive (.apa) file is typically a straight forward endeavor. One exception is when you're restoring a pre-6.1 application on a 64bit OS using FactoryTalk View versions 6.1 through 9.0, and I cover those issues in the below articles: Easy Way...

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