Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Hey! I got cut off!

A common reported problem:
I downloaded my project and my text is cut off at the end.

This usually happens when the HMI uses it own default fonts instead of the ones used to develop the project. Some things to try/check out.
1. Be sure the font box is checked when downloading a project.
2. Be sure the font box is checked when compiling a project.
3. Be sure there is a "font" sub-folder in the EB8000 folder and that you have security clearance to get to it. (...\EB8000\font)
4. Be sure all of the text was actually entered in the project to begin with.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Operator Interface: Time to Move to Digital Panel Meters?

 Here's an article about replacing DPM's with a PLC and Operator Interface. This is definitely a good option when the application has multiple DPM's required.
Interesting reading...
Operator Interface: Time to Move to Digital Panel Meters?