Post by enricoghisla on Functional block
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How can i access to the variable in the FB from outside without put them in the in/out?
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Post by automa on How to write variable by name
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It has been a few years since this topic. Any solutions?
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Post by installwhat on How to access to variable value through symbolic string name
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https://help.codesys.com/api-content/2/codesys/3.5.12.0/en/_cds_operator_string_to/ Something like this?
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Post by installwhat on How to access to variable value through symbolic string name
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https://help.codesys.com/api-content/2/codesys/3.5.12.0/en/_cds_operator_string_to/ Something like this?
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Post by nano on Persistent variable storage
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use the persistence manager. with the persistence-manager, you're aböe to define how, when and where you store your data
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Post by sigbjorn-kleppe on How to display only legend description and not variable name
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Hello, I have a question regarding the Trend and LegendDisplayer visualization elements. As the provided image suggests, I am trending two variables which show the torque of two motors in terms of % of max load. Below the trend element, is the LegendDisplayer element which correctly displays the name of both trends. But also, it displays the actual variable name in parenthesis, which I do not want. Currently, the name is set by entering a description for each variable in the trend recording settings. But I can't seem to find any option to display only this description. Is it possible to only remove the variable name used in the software? I'm using CODESYS 3.5.21.50. Thanks in advance!
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Post by sigbjorn-kleppe on How to display only legend description and not variable name
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Hello, I have a question regarding the Trend and LegendDisplayer visualization elements. As the provided image suggests, I am trending two variables which show the torque of two motors in terms of % of max load. Below the trend element, is the LegendDisplayer element which correctly displays the name of both trends. But also, it displays the actual variable name in parenthesis, which I do not want. Currently, the name is set by entering a description for each variable in the trend recording settings. But I can't seem to find any option to display only this description. Is it possible to only remove the variable name used in the software? I'm using CODESYS 3.5.21.50. Thanks in advance!
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Post by baott569 on Limitation on OPC UA Variable 100+ variables on raspberry pi
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Sorry, not trying to spam, My internet lagged and I thought the comment wasn’t submitted
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Post by baott569 on Limitation on OPC UA Variable 100+ variables on raspberry pi
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Hi, did you manage to resolve this issue?, I’m experiencing the same problem
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Post by reinier-geers on Network variable stops sending
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Thanks. but ive got unique identifiers. and i dont save to a file.
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Post by snhatton on Retain memory change to ZERO
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I think more information is needed to help solve the issue. Can you list the exact steps to reproduce the issue? What version of Codesys are you using? Did you add a persistentVars object to your project? I would recommend browsing all instances of the retain variable to see all possible writes to the variable in question.
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Post by simotion on Variable indicating axis pending gearing or camming
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Is there a variable indicating that a gearing or camming operation is pending? For instance MC_Gearin has beeen triggered, but starting point of master axis to start the sychronisation movement is not reached yet, so the slave axis is just waiting for this. I should be able to differ between a pending and active gearing or camming
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Post by talhaali on Adding a variable from text list into ST code
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Hi, can I use a entry of a text list as variable in structured text? for example in attach picture, if i use want to use data of first row. I am trying to write: A : STRING := TextList.Default.0; but it is not workings
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Post by talhaali on Adding a variable from text list into ST code
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Hi, can I use a entry of a text list as variable in structured text? for example in attach picture, if i want to use data of first row. I am trying to write: A : STRING := TextList.Default.0; but it is not workings
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Post by maxsus on Visu Frame-configuration___text will not work
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Hello I have a problem with the Frame-configuration. In the picture below you can see that I set the Editor Type to variable. If it would be text it would work, but it wasnt variable anymore. Thanks for your time. Sorry, my codesys is in German.
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Post by maxsus on Visu Frame-configuration___text will not work
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Hello I have a problem with the Frame-configuration. In the picture below you can see that I set the Editor Type to variable. If it would be text it would work, but it wasnt variable anymore. Thanks for your time. Sorry, my codesys is in German.
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Post by docker on Webvisu client connection monitoring
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Hi, i am interested in this thread and have tried a couple of the above examples in to determine remote webvisu access. I am having trouble getting the lastusage variable to refresh during runtime? It seems to only log the last usage at initialisation and that is it? how do i gain ongoing access to the time variable as the code is running? Thankyou.
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Post by timvh on Colors look different when logged in and running
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At the top of the Visualisation Properties View, you can enable the "Advanced" options. This will give you access to more properties than what you currently see. There might be a variable linked to the "advanced" colour property where the fill colour is determined by the value of this variable (dword).
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Post by wbj0t on one variable signed to modbus tcp server device and modbus serial device
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Hi. Raspberry pi 4 runtime. Runtime version 4.16, IDE version 3.5.21. Is it possible write new value for variable via modbus tcp or serial devices when both enabled? As I see - not. What can I do? It is terrible restriction.
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Post by williamjmak1 on Current Visu name without Current Visu Variable
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Hello everyone, I was just wondering if anybody knows if there's a way to pull the string name of the current visualization without using the current visu variable. I'm working on a project where we don't want web clients to change the current visualization on the HMI of the machine. Thanks!!
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Post by stuartjr on Disabling forcing of specific variables
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So I think I've found a way to do what I want, but its a not as simple as I thought it would be. Essentially I've got to put my "logic" that decides what the GVL variable should be at the start of every task (rung 1). Then regardless of what the force is the variable will be set to what the logic decides.
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Post by stuartjr on Disabling forcing of specific variables
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I also thought that if I had logic writing a value to this variable, then it would override the force anyway, since I thought that the force request was only applied at the beginning and end of the PLC scan. But this doesn't seem to be the case, the force persists throughout the logic regardless of what I write to the variable with logic
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Post by andreag0 on How to access to variable value through symbolic string name
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Hello, anyone know how to get valiable value using a symbolic string name? For example: - send string to runtime using TCP/IP contains "GVL.TestINT" and get back the value. I need function that will translate the string to symbolic variable. Thank you. Andrea
Last updated: 2024-06-13
Post by mos89p on how to use UseDataExpanding() in datasource
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Hi I need to update by software some structures in my datasource, i found this example: https://content.helpme-codesys.com/en/CODESYS%20Communication/_cds_update_data_interface.html it seems that because i use complex variable structure i need to use UseDataExpanding() instead of use data, the question is how to get an instance of IDatasourcesMgr3 i have the global variable g_Datasources is instantiated automatically
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Post by worker69 on Alarmgruppenvorlage kann über Kontextmenü keine weitere Latch Variable hinzugefügt werden
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Hallo, ich habe das problem, dass ich in einer Alarmgruppenvorlage keine wietere LATCh Variable hinzufügen kann. Wenn ich dies über das Kontextmenü versuche, dann erscheint folgende Fehlermeldung "Der Objektverweis wurde nicht auf eine Objektinstanz festgelegt". Ich verwende Codesys V3.5.19 P0 und 23.5.19 P7 Was mache ich falsch
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