Limitations and successes noticed in ControlLogix CIP driver
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:19 pm
No tag browser, there's a way to do this, VTscada does it somehow and a few others, I assume it's rather complicated. That's fine.
Global tags only, expected this without a tag browser, that's fine and rather common.
Cannot access bit address of Global INT i.e. CRITICAL_ALARMS.3 , That's where my Generator Alarm bit is stored. Unusual not to support this as older programmers love to bit pack words. Probably the only thing on this list I'd suggest you work on next.
Cannot access Discrete Input address i.e. Local:5:I.Data.15 , Also doesn't do the analog inputs but I usually have them scaled. About 50% of scada platform have this limitation.
Cannot use separate Data and Write tags in widgets, as far as I know only Maple systems HMI's and VTscada allow this, everybody else makes you layer the widgets. Really not much of an issue.
Handles UDT dot fields just fine.
Immobilize, oh thank you!
Changing Connections IP address on the panel, sweet! Nobody does this and that's is why I bought it.
Error codes on screen with the list easily found in the menu! Nobody does this!
Overall, five stars, does what I need it to.
Global tags only, expected this without a tag browser, that's fine and rather common.
Cannot access bit address of Global INT i.e. CRITICAL_ALARMS.3 , That's where my Generator Alarm bit is stored. Unusual not to support this as older programmers love to bit pack words. Probably the only thing on this list I'd suggest you work on next.
Cannot access Discrete Input address i.e. Local:5:I.Data.15 , Also doesn't do the analog inputs but I usually have them scaled. About 50% of scada platform have this limitation.
Cannot use separate Data and Write tags in widgets, as far as I know only Maple systems HMI's and VTscada allow this, everybody else makes you layer the widgets. Really not much of an issue.
Handles UDT dot fields just fine.
Immobilize, oh thank you!
Changing Connections IP address on the panel, sweet! Nobody does this and that's is why I bought it.
Error codes on screen with the list easily found in the menu! Nobody does this!
Overall, five stars, does what I need it to.