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Background There are some industry segments (such as power) which require that when communication with RTU/PAC/PLC is broken, instead of showing the #BAD #COM or #PEND, display the last know good value instead. Resolution In this sample project, we show how to make use of Tag Extension for such matters. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue Modicon Managed Switch has many different methods to set the IP Address. Resolution The aim of this document is to provide a step by step guide for setting the IP Address for a Modicon Managed Switch using various methods including Out of Band and command line configuration.. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Objective In order for EcoStruxure Automation Expert Platform Multiuser Engineering capability to be exercised, Security Certificates needs to be setup in both Server and Client so that a trusted connection can be established. The aim of this article is to explain why Certificates are necessary, and to guide us on how to Generate and Install the Certificates on these machines. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Objective This article will guide you through the process of preparing an image to have a transparent background when imported onto a Canvas. We'll be using PowerPoint as our image processing tool, but feel free to use any other graphic editor - the concept applies universally. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue The EmailHandling library implements function blocks to send and receive emails with the controller application support secure and unsecure communication with an email server. Since it is not recommended to use unsecure communication over public networks and above all over the internet. Furthermore, the most popular public email servers do not support unsecure communication. Therefore, a direct communication between the M241/M251 controller and the public email server is not possible. Resolution To address this issue, the recommended third-party tool to use is stunnel. Stunnel is a proxy designed to add TLS encryption functionality to existing clients (controllers) and servers (public email) without any changes in the program’s code. Stunnel uses the OpenSSL library for cryptography, so it supports whatever cryptographic algorithms are compiled into the library. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue An assembly in for Machine Expert Twin needs to follow a structure and implement several default members and an info class. How to easily create the frame for the implementation? Resolution Visual Studio offers the concept of item templates, that support easy creation of project items, based on a template. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue DC Bus Sharing is a good option to share and to save energy in a multiple axis application instead of burning energy in a ballast resistor.During deceleration a motor acts as a generator and this regenerated kinetic energy is saved in the integrated capacitors and if it is too much burned in the internal or external capacitors.A common DC Bus is useful, for example, if one axis is accelerating and one is decelerating. Resolution This knowledge base article will guide how to configure Lexium 32 Servo Drives for DC bus Sharing. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue The main issue you will face when you trying to manage the secure connection (via SSL encryption) between the SQL Gateway and the Microsoft SQL server running in a VMware Machine is that the generated certificate (also self-signed certificate) will not appear at the Server side. Resolution Please see attached document. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Resolution The purpose of this document is to explain how to use the gauge symbol in a CAT and the parameters for customizing its graphic representation. The library is delivered as an archive file to allow full access to the source code of the graphic symbol. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue This document intends to give an overview on EcoStruxure CIP Advisor. It should cover the basic steps so a new user can start using and understanding better the EcoStruxure CIP Advisor. Resolution Enter resolution. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue Machine Expert Twin is a multi-threading application integrating user interface, emulation/simulation engine and external communication. The main objective for a developer creating an assembly catalog with C# is stable and reliable functionality of the objects. But how to interact with the different threads? Resolution The environment provides methods for invocation so all actions are scheduled for the Engine thread properly. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

Issue I want more precise control of function block execution in EcoStruxure Automation Expert. Resolution The aim of this document is to provide guidance on how to create and use event chains using the two event chain function blocks, EVENTCHAINHEAD and EVENTCHAIN. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.

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