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Alarms
Audit and diagnostic
Communication interfaces
Configuration environment
Data acquisition
DataVue/Data Export
Development kits
General
Historical data
HMI
Known issues
Other Products
PcVue installation
PcVue miscellaneous
Real time data
Sample projects
Scripting
Security bulletin
SnapVue
System
TouchVue
UDC
Upgrade issues
Useful tools
Version Information
EmVue v1
FrontVue 15
FrontVue 16
PcVue 10.0
PcVue 11
PcVue 11.1
PcVue 11.2
PcVue 12
PcVue 15
PcVue 16
PcVue 6
PcVue 7.00
PcVue 7.20
PcVue 8.00
PcVue 8.10
PcVue 8.2
PcVue 9.0
PlantVue 2.6
WebVue
[KB87] Detecting breaks in connection
Applies to: PcVue all versionsWhile the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: How to detect breaks in connection Details: Connection […]
[KB86] Advice on configuration
Applies to: PcVue all versionsWhile the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: Configuring the transport protocol For the TCP/IP transport […]
[KB85] The NETBIOS interface
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. From PcVue version 9.0 onwards the NETBIOS technology referenced in this article is supported for backwards compatability only. While the basic content of this […]
[KB84] How multi-station communication works
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. From PcVue version 9.0 onwards the NETBIOS technology referenced in this article is supported for backwards compatability only.While the basic content of this article […]
[KB83] About multi-station communication
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. From PcVue version 9.0 onwards the NETBIOS technology referenced in this article is supported for backwards compatability only.While the basic content of this article […]
[KB81] How to hide or show the event viewer of PcVue
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: A solution to hide or show the event viewer of PcVue Details: It is possible to create a small executable in order to show […]
[KB80] Using Schneider SCA72 Converter with APPLICOM SW1000SER SOFTLINK
Applies to: PcVue all versions.PlantVue all versions. Summary: This article describes a problem with using the Schneider SCA72 converter with APPLICOM SW1000SER SOFTLINK. Details: The SCA72 converter cannot be used […]
[KB78] Unity versions for Smart Generator
Applies to: PcVue 8.00 onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article defines the versions of Unity that […]
[KB77] Quality OPC flags for PcVue OPC Server
Applies to: PcVue 7.20a onwards. Summary: This article explains how to interpret the quality information provided by the PcVue OPC server. Details: Each OPC item is sent by the PcVue […]
[KB76] Refreshing Data Items from the EIB OPC Server
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to refresh the values of variables from the EIB OPC Server, after communication is disconnected and reconnected. Details: When communication […]
[KB75] OPC warning icon
Applies to: PcVue version 6.10x only. Summary: This article describes a problem with the OPC warning icon in previous versions of PcVue. Details: A warning icon is a yellow sign […]
[KB74] Floating point variables from the Eurotherm OPC Server
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00 onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to retrieve analog […]
[KB73] Invalidity code for equipment and OPC variables
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. Summary: The code NS FMT is now used instead of NS IEEE to indicate a format problem (interpretation) for a variable. Details: If PcVue […]
[KB72] Identifying network errors with DCOM
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to identify a network error in an application using OPC and DCOM. Details: If the first four digits of the […]
[KB71] Configuration for the Eurotherm LIN OPC Server
Applies to: PcVue 7.20a ENA Build 5648 onwards. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how […]
[KB70] Deadbands with Schneider OFS
Applies to: PcVue all versions.PlantVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to configure the deadbands of Schneider’s Office Factory Server (OFS). Details: Deadbands with OFS Correct management of the […]
[KB69] Accessing an OPC WordBit variable in Schneider OFS
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to access a WordBit […]
[KB68] Using the DDE Applicom Server
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to solve problems with unsigned variables of the DDE Applicom server and signed variables of PcVue. Details: For a register variable, the DDE […]
[KB67] How to Read a PcVue Variable from Excel with DDE Communication
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to read a PcVue variable from Excel. Details: Solution for real-time values Enter =SV|DB!VariableName in the EXCEL cell. Replace VariableName […]
[KB66] DDE Connection between Excel 97 and PcVue
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Microsoft Excel 97. Summary: This article explains how to write a PcVue variable from Excel. Details: Write a VBA macro as shown below, in Excel. […]
[KB65] PcVue/TSX MICRO(37xx) with Unitelway driver
Applies to: PcVue version 6.04j onwards.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article explains how to connect PcVue and a TSX MICRO(37xx) with Unitelway driver using a serial port and […]
[KB64] Using SAIA SBUS protocol with PcVue
Applies to: PcVue all versions supporting Windows 95 and the SAIA protocol.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This articles provides additional information about SAIA SBUS protocol for PcVue under Windows […]
[KB63] Communicating with a TWIDO device via Modbus TCP/IP
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article gives some tips for communicating with a TWIDO programmable controller from Schneider Electric via the Modbus TCP/IP protocol. The tips are as […]
[KB64] Open Modbus TCP/IP Master Protocol – Benchmarks
Applies to: PcVue versions 7.20d SP1, 8.00 SP5, 8.10 and later.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article presents some test results from a project communicating via Modbus IP master […]
[KB61] Wordbit with Modbus IP Master on Schneider TSX57
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to read Wordbit frames with Modbus IP Master on Schneider TSX57. Details: To read Wordbit frames properly from a Schneider […]
[KB60] How to configure the Ethernet coupler of S7-300/S7-400 PLC for PcVue Industrial Ethernet protocol
Applies to: PcVue version 7.10c onwards. Summary: This article explains how to configure an Ethernet PLC Coupler using Step7 software from Siemens Automation. Details:For PcVue to communicate with S7-300/400 Ethernet […]
[KB59] Schneider PLC References for Soft Communication
Applies to: PcVue all versions supporting Windows 3.x, 95 and NT.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article provides a reference list for soft communication. You will need this information […]
[KB58] Using Double Words with Applicom
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article recommends a configuration for use with double word frames with Applicom. Details: There are two possible formats for coding 32 bit words: […]
[KB57] Updating the Protection Key number of an Applicom ISA card
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Applicom cards in ISA format. This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article describes how to update the protection key number of an Applicom ISA […]
[KB56] Problem with Applicom protocol with Batibus
Applies to: PcVue versions 6.04j and 6.05d, Applicom protocol driver version 5.51.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article explains how to solve problems with using Applicom protocol with Batibus. […]
[KB55] Open Modbus slave protocol with Applicom
Applies to: PcVue version 6.10 onwards.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article explains how to configure an Open Modbus slave protocol with PcVue when Applicom is the Open Modbus […]
[KB54] How to launch PcVue automatically from Applicom
Applies to: PcVue all versions.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article explains how to launch automatically PcVue from Applicom when starting Windows NT. Details: When executing the command PCINIT, […]
[KB51] Simultaneous communication of 2 Applicom cards on a PC to 1 PLC on Profibus
Applies to: PcVue all versions.This article contains obsolete references. Summary: This article describes how to set up simultaneous communication with Applicom and Profibus. Details: Certain configuration rules must be observed […]
[KB50] Inverting an equipment Bit variable’s value
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article refers describes how you can automatically […]
[KB49] Migration of communication from 7.00d to 7.00f
Applies to: PcVue version 7.00f onwards (when migrating from 7.00d or earlier). Summary: This article describes some problems you can encounter when migrating a Modbus TCP/IP application from a 7.00d […]
[KB48] Maximum number of pending Write requests
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20d onwards.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article explains how to configure an […]
[KB47] How to identify the protocol .DLL files used in a project
Applies to: PcVue all versions. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article explains how to identify from […]
[KB45] How to export an ODBC Link used in a PcVue project
Applies to: PcVue all versions. While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes how to export an […]
[KB36] Proprietary archiving: binary and ASCII index files
Applies to: PcVue all versions.While the basic content of this article remains valid, details may have changed since it was written. Summary: This article describes the relations between index files […]
[KB35] Improving the performance of ODBC queries
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article describes how to improve the performance of queries via ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity). Details: For convenience this facility replaces coded ODBC queries […]
[KB34] Compatibility problems with ODBC archiving
Applies to: PcVue version 7.20a onwards. Summary: This article describes how to deal with a change in the format of log tables for use with ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity). Details: […]
[KB33] Double timestamp in archive units
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains the difference between the two timestamp fields in proprietary archive unit files. Details: In the log files there are two timestamp […]
[KB31] Warning about client server archive units
Applies to: All versions of PcVue until 8.00 that include the client-server archive unit functionality. Summary: Using a client-server archive unit, user actions that take place on the client – […]
[KB27] About Alarm Value
Applies to: PcVue 9.0SP1 and later. Summary: From version 9.0SP1, an alarm value is no longer displayed as the corresponding bit value (0 or 1), but as one of the following […]
[KB26] Beep the buzzer (via PARAM.DAT) when an Alarm goes On
Applies to: PcVue 7.10. Summary: This article explains how to configure PcVue to activate the PC’s buzzer when an alarm is turned On. Details: The file PARAM.DAT contains various settings, […]
[KB25] Beep the buzzer when there is at least one alarm (via SCADA Basic)
Applies to: PcVue all versions. Summary: This article explains how to configure PcVue to activate a buzzer when there is at least one alarm. Details: For example, you need to […]
[KB24] Troubleshooting WebVue (Previous version)
Applies to: WebVue Summary: A summary of known problems and solutions for running WebVue. Note that this article has been superseded by KB605 which can be viewed by clicking here. […]
[KB23] Alarm of message type option
PcVue since 6.05d. This article explains the option ‘Alarm of message type’ for an alarm variable. In the Alarm Variable options, there is a check box labelled ‘Alarm of message […]
[KB22] Alarm Counter Separator
PcVue versions before 7.00e (see Solution below) with Windows 95, 98, NT and 2000. This solves a migration problem with the Alarm Counter separator. There is a compatibility problem with […]
[KB21] How Proprietary Archiving Works
Applies to: PcVue up to version 9.0. The basic content of this article may also be applicable to later versions of Pcvue although the detail may vary. Summary: This article […]