Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Web Resources Available

Having problems with EasyBuilder downloading? Creating Buttons? Making a Trend? Something else?
Sometimes we overlook the many sources of information that are on the internet.
Many of these procedures are available on YouTube. If you don't like reading the help file, or find manuals difficult to understand, try searching YouTube for videos of EasyBuilder Procedures.
Here is a link for Downloading through Ethernet...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEdXsmzXxSg
 Some YouTube Search words:
Weintek
Easybuilder
Easybuilder Pro
Rohtek Automation
Maple Systems


Wednesday, March 20, 2013

New Software, old PC's

Recent complaints indicate that some new  HMI software revisions are having problems with older Windows operating systems, such as WinXP. Not everyone is thrilled with Win7 and Win8 will probably just add to the frustration. Microsoft has made some attempts to quell backward compatibility problems.

I have run into complaints about some KEP EasyBuilder8000 drivers not working on WinXP machines. They just don't show up on the driver list even though they are in the installed folder. The problem is old DLL's in the WinXP system. Upgrading them to the newer DLL versions corrects this problem. I suspect the DLL upgrade will also cure many other problems WinXP users are experiencing with new software.

Here is a link to get the DLL upgrade from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555