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Annoucement : Forum is relaunching with a new name

Dear Community Members, We are pleased to announce that the Forum is relaunching with a new name: Machine and Motion Control Forum. The scope of the forum will remain the same, but the new name bette...
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M251 Modbus server fc4

Hi, can be set, to make the modbus server respond to function 4 (read input register ) ? Thanks.
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Can't open Vijeo Designer in Machine Expert

Dear all, I recently was trying to install SoMachine V4.3 in my laptop and I might accidentally change or deleted some component that runs Vijeo Designer. Currently, I cannot open Vijeo Designer in Ma...
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M241 datalogging to datestamped .CSV files

We are still having problems working out a suitable datalogging solution. We want to generate daily (or potentially monthly) datestamped.CSV files with the operating variables written onto the sdcard.T...
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M262 for process automation

Hi! I'm quite comfortable with M251, not so much with M262. I'm going to offer a process automation, and I think that the M258 is a little overkill, and I don't really like M340. I was wondering if ...
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M221 LOGIN FAIL

We have bought a new PLC (Model: TM221M16T, SV:1.10). We have connected the PLC to laptop with Schneider mini USB cable TQBMXXCAUSBH045. Ecostruxure software shows M221(USB) in local devices. But every...
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Remove prompt User login WebVisu Machine Expert

Hi, I have a web visualization on a TM251. My problem is when I go to the visualization I'm prompted with a login. I don't need the user to log in, so how can I remove the authorization. I have protect...
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Machine Expert M251 Alarm Configuration

Hi to all, I need to add an Alarm Management to my application. I'm using Machine Expert 2.0.1 and the PLC is a M251. According to the documentation it should be simple, just right click in the Tools t...
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How to write the counter value into Modbus register

It is my first time using Schneider PLC (M221) and Machine Expert Basic. I used another system that works very differently. I am running a counter and I want to write the count value to a Modbus regist...
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TM5 IO status

Hei, I want to know how to get status on the hardware IO modules connected over EtherNet/IP on TM5NEIP bus coupler.So far I have managed to create alarm if TM5NEIP bus coupler does not show with correc...
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Motion Control M221

Hi, I'm developing a servo control with M221 and PTO interface. If I use MC_MoveRel or MC_MoveAbs I'm able to move the motor, but only in fixed position set in the block.as distance.In this application...
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