To convert a Basic/Advanced
project to a cMT Series project, open the System Parameters and click on the
Model tab. Select the cMT Series model you want to use and click OK to close
the System Parameters window. If the screen resolution of the selected cMT
Series is different than the original Basic/Advanced HMI, the “Resize Pop-up Windows/Objects”
dialog will pop up. It is recommended that all the check boxes are selected and
then click OK.
When converting a Basic or
Advanced HMI project to a cMT Series project, there are some possible issues
you may need to contend with due to the differences between the Advanced/Basic
HMIs and the cMT Series HMIs.
Note: It is not possible to
convert a cMT Series project to a Basic/Advanced Series project.
Basic Security vs. Enhanced
Security
Only Enhanced Security can be
selected when creating a new cMT Series project. However, if using Basic
Security in the Basic/Advanced project, the converted project will retain the
Basic Security settings. Nevertheless, if you will be using cMT-Viewer, it is
recommended that you switch to Enhanced Security for the reasons outlined in
the next paragraph.
When using Enhanced Security,
only PLW registers can be used for the Control Address. Since the cMT Series
have a built-in cMT Server, a cMT Viewer can connect to a cMT Series HMI and
run the project locally. PLW (Private Local Word) registers are used locally in
the cMT Viewer to allow a user to log in and out of the HMI without affecting
the actual physical HMI. This way, one user can be logged in locally to the HMI
while a different user can be logged in independently using cMT-Viewer.
Stacked Objects
In a cMT Series project, you cannot
stack objects one on top of the other and trigger them all by pressing the top
button. Only the top button will activate.
In most cases, the Combo Button can be used to recreate the functionality of the stacked objects. For example, if several Toggle Switches are stacked one on top of the other to simultaneously turn on multiple bits with the push of a button, the Combo Button can be configured to turn on multiple bits with a single press of the button.
Under the Tools menu in EBPro,
there is a tool to "Find Overlapping Objects." Right next to it is an
option to "Convert to Combo Button." This can be used to
automatically convert stacked objects to a single Combo Button.
System Keypad
cMT Series HMIs have a built-in
System keypad that can be used to enter numbers in a Numeric Object and ASCII
characters in an ASCII Object instead of the Custom keypads on Windows 50 – 65.
The Custom keypads for the
Basic/Advanced Series will not work in a cMT Series project because of the
issue with stacked objects described above. The Custom keypads on Windows 50 –
65 for the cMT Series have been modified so they do not have stacked objects.
Therefore, it is recommended that any Numeric or ASCII objects in the converted project be
modified so they use the System keypad.
Another option is to copy the
keypads on Windows 50-65 from a cMT Series project of the same model into the
converted project. Then the “Custom keypad” option can be used.
Capacitive Touchscreen
Since the cMT-Series HMIs have
capacitive touchscreens instead of resistive touchscreens, some objects like
the Trend Display work differently in a cMT Series project. For example, in a
Basic/Advanced Series project, the Trend Display has a scroll bar at the bottom
that can be used to scroll back and forth on the X-axis. In a cMT Series
project, there is no scroll bar. Instead, you can simply swipe your finger left
and right on the Trend Display to move back and forth on the X-axis.
Data Sampling with cMT Series
Data sampling is implemented a
little differently in the cMT Series. Here is a brief description of how it
works. For more information, refer to “Chapter 8 – Data Sampling” in the “EBPro
Programming Manual”:
https://www.maplesystems.com/General/DownloadFile?s=ma&f=EBProManual10101067.pdf&n=EBPro%20Programming%20Manual
History file Disabled
With History file disabled, data
is stored in HMI RAM memory. When 10,000 records are reached, the oldest 1000 are
deleted from the HMI memory, with 9000 remaining. When 10,000 records are
reached again, the next 1000 oldest record are deleted from HMI memory, so that
at any one time the number of records in memory and being displayed on a Trend
Display is between 9000 and 10,000 data points.
If the HMI is rebooted, data is
erased and starts recording new data.
History file Enabled (All
records in one file)
Save
to HMI memory (10,000 limited)
With History file enabled, data
is stored in a data log file in HMI memory. When 10,000 records are reached,
the oldest 1000 are deleted from the HMI memory. When 10,000 records are
reached again, the next 1000 oldest record are again deleted such that the
number of records will always range from 9000 to 10,000.
Control
Register:
1 (Clear): Clears the data in
HMI memory
2 (Sync): N/A
3 (Sync and Clear): Clears the
data in HMI memory
Save
to HMI memory (until space full)
Data is saved in the data log
file (cMT_log000.db) in HMI memory until the memory is full.
Note: When converting the cMT_log000.db file to XLSX, Excel creates a new tab
at 60,000 records.
Save
to USB disk or SD card
Creates a *.db file on USB disk initially
but it is empty. After 10,000 samples, the data is written to the USB disk. The
Trend Display continues to show all the data, as does the History Data Display.
Every 1000 samples, the data log is updated with the most recent 1000 records.
If “Auto sync. Periodically” is
selected, the data is automatically backed up to the USB disk or SD card each
designated time period.
Control
Register:
1 (Clear): Clears the data in
HMI RAM memory
2 (Sync): Copies data from HMI
RAM memory to USB flash drive
3 (Sync and Clear): Copies data
from HMI RAM memory to USB flash drive, then clears data in HMI RAM memory
If data has already been sync’d
to USB flash drive, that data will still appear in the Trend Display.
Subsequently, there will be a hole where the data was deleted from HMI memory
if it didn’t get sync’d to USB.
History file Enabled
(Customized file handling)
Data is saved in HMI memory until the memory is full. The
Preservation limit applies according to the number of files selected.
Writing a 1 to the Control Register clears the data log
in the temporary HMI memory but not the data files in the data log folder. The
data log files in the data log folder can be cleared in the System Settings
window History tab.
Save
to USB disk or SD card
Every time a new file is
created, the Trend Display and History Data Display refresh and only display
the data from the new data file.
History
Data Display (Clear, Sync; how does it work with backing up data files)
“Clear” clears the data from the
current datalog file in HMI memory or external memory (USB/SD card). Older
datalog files are not affected.
Preservation Limit
Number of days selected plus the partial current day. At midnight, the oldest day is deleted as the new day starts.
Option List
With the cMT Series, the Option
List is not used to select history files for a Trend Display or History Data
Display. Rather, an Option Button (“gear” icon) can be enabled in the Display
Object Properties, which allows you to select the date for the history file you
want to view.
Event/Alarm Logging with cMT Series
Event/Alarm logging is
implemented a little differently in the cMT Series. Here is a brief description
of how it works. For more information, refer to “Chapter 7 – Event Log” in the
“EBPro Programming Manual”:
https://www.maplesystems.com/General/DownloadFile?s=ma&f=EBProManual10101067.pdf&n=EBPro%20Programming%20Manual
History files Disabled
With History file disabled, events
are stored in HMI RAM memory. When 10,000 events are reached, the oldest 1000 are
deleted from the HMI memory, with 9000 remaining. When 10,000 events are
reached again, the next 1000 oldest events are deleted from HMI memory, so that
at any one time the number of events in memory and being displayed on an Event
Display is between 9000 and 10,000 events.
If the HMI is rebooted, all
events are erased and the HMI starts recording new events.
History files Enabled
Save
to HMI memory (10,000 limited)
With History file enabled, events
are stored in an event log file in HMI memory. When 10,000 events are reached,
the oldest 1000 are deleted from the HMI memory. When 10,000 events are reached
again, the next 1000 oldest events are again deleted such that the number of
events will always range from 9000 to 10,000.
Save
to HMI memory (until space full)
Events are saved in the event
log file in HMI memory until the memory is full.
Save
to USB disk or SD card
Events are initially stored in
HMI RAM memory. Creates a *.db file on USB disk/SD card initially but it is
empty. When 10,000 events are reached, the first 10,000 are written to the USB
disk or SD card. Subsequently, with each additional 1000 events, the events are
written/appended to the event log file on the USB disk or SD card.
If “Auto sync. Periodically” is
selected, the events are automatically backed up to the USB disk or SD card
each designated time period.
Option List
With the cMT Series, the Option
List is not used to select history files for an Alarm Display or Event Display.
Rather, an Option Button (“gear” icon) can be enabled in the Display Object
Properties, which allows you to select the date for the history file you want
to view.