- Migrate / Convert – View Studio 32bit Projects (v1-6) to 64bit (v6.1+)
Update 04/12/18: Rockwell recently released version 10 of FactoryTalk View which among other things is said to have the ability to restore old 32bit, pre-6.1 .APA Application Archive files directly on a 64bit Operating Systems without the need to export and import the tag database.
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Read more... - Migrate / Convert – View Studio 32bit Projects (v1-6) to 64bit (v6.1+) Alternative Method
Update 04/12/18: Rockwell recently released version 10 of FactoryTalk View which among other things is said to have the ability to restore old 32bit, pre-6.1 .APA Application Archive files directly on a 64bit Operating Systems without the need to first open those projects in View Studio on a 32bit operating System.
Last May in this article ...
Read more... - View Studio – Importing Legacy PanelView Projects
Rockwell’s FactoryTalk View Studio HMI/SCADA development software comes with the built-in ability to import old PanelView Projects. In today’s article, I’ll walk you through the steps to do just that.
Importing legacy PanelView Projects into FactoryTalk View Studio
Step 1) Start by opening FactoryTalk View Studio Machine Edition. When prompted with the below “New/Open” window, choose the “New” tab:
Step 2) ...
Read more... - View Studio – Migrating a PanelView 550 to a PanelView Plus
Recently, a client called asking if it would be possible to replace a PanelView 550 with a new PanelView Plus. The answer is yes, but the ease of doing so will depend greatly on the model.
Note: In this article we’ll focus on the physical replacement, leaving the software migration to a future article.
Cutout compatibility
The first ...
Read more... - View Studio – Migrating Communication Settings of a Remote I/O PanelView to a PanelView Plus
When importing a PanelView RIO project, there’s one crucial step you don’t want to miss!
Over the years I’ve received many calls from clients struggling with the conversion of Remote I/O (RIO) PanelViews.
Most found it easy enough to import their old PanelView projects into FactoryTalk View Studio. But when came to setting up the communications, many ran into ...
Read more... - Migrate / Convert – ViewME (Machine Edition) to ViewSE (Site Edition) (T005)
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 with support and never expire.
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Read more... - What’s New In FactoryTalk View Machine Edition v13
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 now supports horizontal or vertical position animation for ...
Read more... - PanelView Products – New Guide Released (2015)
In a recently released update to Rockwell’s Visualization Guide, new information about upcoming PanelView products has been detailed.
First on the list is the PanelView 5500, which as of this writing has not yet been released, nor has version 27 of Studio 5000 which is required to program these new terminals.
The guide states that the PanelView 5500 only works with ...
Read more... - Rockwell announces PanelView Plus 7 Performance models
Late last week Rockwell Automation issued a press release officially announcing the PanelView Plus 7 Performance line of HMI’s.
Stating the new product “simplifies visualization for large applications,” Rockwell stressed the fact that this HMI could “reduce need for multiple HMIs, or replace PC-based HMI for centralized information-monitoring.”
To accomplish this, Rockwell built the PanelView Plus 7 Performance ...
Read more... - Rockwell Releases MobileView Tethered Operator Interface
Last week in this article we discussed the new PanelView 5500 and PanelView Plus 7 products detailed in Rockwell’s recently updated visualization guide.
But those weren’t the only new products found in the guide – Rockwell’s MobileView was also featured.
Designed for those applications where a standard HMI on a pendant arm is not sufficient, the new MobileView allows ...
Read more... - PanelView Plus RIO and DNET model end of life announced
Earlier this week in this article we discussed the new products detailed in Rockwell’s updated visualization guide.
In addition to new products, we also noticed the part numbers for PanelView Plus models supporting Remote I/O and DeviceNet were missing.
Not sure if this was an indication of obsolescence, we pointed our web browser to www.ab.com/silver and searched on 2711P.
The ...
Read more... - View – ROKLive20: What’s New with View at ROKLive 2020
One of my favorite Rockwell Automation trade show sessions is “What’s New in View.”
This year, the ROKLive presentation that came closet to that classic presentation was VZ02, “Visualization What’s New,” and in today’s article I’ll highlight the slides that caught my attention:
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Read more... - Logix, View – ROKLive20: What’s New with Logix and View at ROKLive 2020 (S42)
In this episode of The Automation Show I share my top picks from Rockwell’s ROKLive Logix and View Presentations:
For more information, check out the “Show Notes” located below the video.
The Automation Show, Episode 42 Show Notes:
Quick Link to Rockwell’s ROKLive website:
TheAutomationBlog.com/ROKLive2020
Note: The above link redirects to the actual link which is extremely long and unwieldy
Support ...
Read more... - View – AF2018: What’s New with View at Automation Fair 2018
One of my favorite Automation Fair Technical Sessions is “What’s New in View,” and in today’s article I’ll highlight the slides that caught my attention as I reviewed this year’s presentation.
First up was several slides about the PanelView 5000 series, but before we get into them I wanted to share a little about this product ...
Read more... - The PanelView Plus 7 As Seen At Automation Fair 2014
The PanelView Plus 7 was on public display at Automation Fair this year, and here’s what I found out about it:
1) The PanelView Plus 7 Standard being released first
The plastic bezel, standard version of the PVPlus 7 is being released first, with the higher end, aluminum bezel, performance model coming at a future date.
2) The ...
Read more... - PanelView Plus 7 Released
Last week Rockwell released the first new models in it’s PanelView Plus 7 Standard family of HMI’s.
While not all the PanelView Plus 7 models are available at launch, the documentation shows the standard family will include the following models:
PanelView Plus 7 Standard 400W
Part Number: 2711P-T4W21D8S
Display Size: 4.3-in.
Resolution: 480 x 272 (16:9)
PanelView Plus 7 Standard 600
Part Number: 2711P-T6C21D8S
Display Size: ...
Read more... - Logix, View – AF2018: What’s New with Logix and View from Automation Fair 2018 (S06)
In this week’s episode of The Automation Show, we take a look at What’s New in Logix and View based on the Automation Fair 2018 presentations:
For more information, check out the “Show Notes” located below the video.
The Automation Show, Episode 6 Show Notes:
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Read more... - The PanelView Plus 7: What We Know So Far
Frustratingly, I can not find ANYTHING about a possible “PanelView Plus 7” published publically by Rockwell Automation.
I’m frustrated not only because I’m a big PanelView Plus fan, but also because the rumors state it’s suppose to be releasing around the first of the year.
Yeah, I know: Once bitten twice shy, right? But while the PanelView 5000 was ...
Read more... - What’s New In FTViewME 10.0?
Last week Rockwell released version 10.00.01 of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition, and below I’ll summarize the new and enhanced features that were added:
New Features:
Built-in “audit trail” log feature provides report of operator inter-actions with graphic objects
Developers can now allow operators to export audit, diagnostics, alarm history logs to CSV file at runtime
Developers can now enable ...
Read more... - The New Features Of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 10.0 (P39)
We take a look at the new features of the recently released FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 10.00.01 in Episode 39 of The Automation Podcast.
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Read more... - FTView ME 9.0: A look back
Just last week Rockwell released FactoryTalk View Machine Edition version 10.00.01 (word on the street is the initial release was pulled so a patch could be included.)
Before we take a look at what’s new with v10 (which we’ll do in tomorrow’s article,) I wanted to first take a look back to see what was new ...
Read more... - The New Features Of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 9.0 (P38)
We take a look back at the new features came with FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 9.0 in Episode 38 of The Automation Podcast.
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Read more... - View – AF 2016: What’s New with View at Automation Fair 2016
Last week I attended the Automation Fair session, “What’s New in Visualization,” and below I’ll recap the features and products I found most interesting:
First up was an overview slide which announced that the PVPlus 7 Standard is now available with DLR support.
It also shows increased capabilities for the Standard model with View Studio v9, including ...
Read more... - ViewPoint – v8.1 Released
Late last week Rockwell Automation released version 8.1 of their FactoryTalk ViewPoint software.
If you’re not familiar with ViewPoint, it’s an add-on to FactoryTalk View software which publishes graphic displays as interactive webpages.
This latest version is said to work with Internet Explorer 11.0, Chrome 39+, Chrome on Android 4.4, and Safari on IOS 8.
While it’s nice ...
Read more... - FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 8.1 Released
Late last week Rockwell Automation released version 8.1 of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition.
The recommended computer specs for running ViewME 8.1 include: Intel Pentium 4 2GHZ, 2GB of RAM, and 2GB of Hard disk space.
Note: Personally, I think these specs are too low! I would recommend using the ones for Studio 5000 27 instead.
ViewME 8.1 also supports these operating ...
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