by Regardt Voigt | Mar 21, 2018 | E Designer, E1000, GOT HMI
Introduction It is often a complaint that there are no manuals for E1000 HMIs, but this is not true. Design Considerations When E-Designer is installed on a PC several manuals are automatically installed. These manuals are not specifically referenced anywhere, hence...
by Regardt Voigt | Mar 21, 2018 | E Designer, E1000, GOT HMI
Introduction To ensure that no unauthorised project transfer access is possible to an E1000 HMI, it is possible to setup a password to control the lineup and downloading of HMI projects as described below. Design Considerations E-Designer software and E1000 HMIs...
by Regardt Voigt | Mar 17, 2018 | E Designer, E1000, GOT HMI, GOT1000, GT2000
Introduction Trend, Alarm, Recipe and HTML files can be up and down loaded from an E1000 HMI by making use the FTP (file transfer protocol) support built in to the HMI. This can be carried out as a manual or automated process using software within a PC environment....
by Regardt Voigt | Mar 9, 2018 | E Designer, E1000, GOT HMI, GOT1000, GT2000
Introduction For companies that operate in many different countries around the world it is sometimes a requirement to be able to change the language used on an HMI screen. This document outlines a simple method for achieving this. Design Constraints The GT1000 HMIs...
by Regardt Voigt | Mar 7, 2018 | E Designer, E1000, GOT HMI
Introduction There are 4 DIP switches on the back of a E1000 HMI that provide certain functions, one of which is to return the HMI to its factory default settings. This document details this process. Design Considerations The table below details the full list of...
by Regardt Voigt | Mar 6, 2018 | E Designer, E1000, GOT HMI
Introduction Most objects that can be placed on screen in an E1000 HMI application provide the option to select dynamic colour changes using the colour palette colour number; however it is not always easy to find the relationship between the number and the colour....
by Regardt Voigt | Feb 27, 2018 | E Designer, E1000, GOT HMI
Introduction A common question asked when a product is superseded by a newer product is “what is the equivalent?” This document aims to help explain the upgrade path from the old F900 series GOT HMIs to the new GT1000 series GOT HMIs. Design Considerations In most...
by Regardt Voigt | Feb 26, 2018 | E Designer, E1000, GOT HMI, GX Developer, GX IEC
Introduction It is often the case that a PLC will be linked with an HMI and it is very helpful if both items can share the same variables list (Tag list or I/O list). Here we explain how this can be done. Design Considerations Firstly, it must be understood that the...
by Regardt Voigt | Feb 26, 2018 | E Designer, Software
Introduction Exchanging E-Designer projects with other people is not as simple as sending the *.map file. An E-Designer project consist of the *.map file and several files and directories that usually contain things like bit map symbol files, OPC driver configuration...
