Allen Bradley Panelview 800 HMI to Compactlogix PLC Communications

[@marcelinhoferreira7627]

Thank you my friend, I'm Brazilian and I learn a lot from your training channel. Big hug.

[@TimWilborne]

Awesome, thank you!

[@plcprofessor]

Thank you Tim...I was converting a Panelview800/Micro800 to a Panelview800/MicroLogix1400 and then to a Panelview800/CompactLogix and remembered that with the Logix Engine and hardware there is a path...my mistake was using decimal points instead of commas (even with glasses, they looked the same). Watching this video, I looked closer at my path. I also got the sense that once you get an "App is invalid", you might have to delete the controller and re-enter the details to shake the invalid off of the project. I did not go back and redo it incorrectly to verify that idea.

[@TimWilborne]

Hi Tim. The path still trips me up every time!

[@johntrauger68]

Thanks Tim, this video is a gift for my current turmoil!

[@TimWilborne]

Glad to hear that John.

[@thelifeofluke]

Fantastic insight as always, will save me a lot of time (and frustration) prior to commissioning!!! 😃

[@TimWilborne]

Happy to help!

[@jmbrownFSW]

I am using the same Panelview 800 and CompactLogix PLC is you are using in this video. Have you made any videos on communications warnings for this setup? I am getting the exact same error you had when you unplugged the ethernet cable. Except for me, it occurs during the booting process. After 15 seconds or so into booting, proper communication seems to be established. Then I can clear (a few dozen) warnings and everything runs properly. Both my team and our customers are not fans of needing to do this on every power up.

[@TimWilborne]

That probably is video worthy. I "disable" it. Two solutions come to mind. 1. You can add a clear all the the screen. It is still incredibly annoying, but gives you a little bit of diagnostics information. 2. I make the background the same color as my background, remove everything from the screen, make it 1 pixel tall, and make it where items can be clicked while the screen is open. So in essence, the pop up is always open on my screens. I have only had one person ever notice it.

[@jmbrownFSW]

@@TimWilborne Thanks. I'll look more into #2. #1 seems potentially problematic since it would hide actual communications errors that occur after everything is booted. A solution that I have tested is running the power for the Panelview through a relay and using a latch on that relay that energizes once a timer in the main routine is complete. The downside is the HMI is the only thing that indicates the system is actually running. My concern is our customers will think something is wrong since the screen is off for 30 seconds after power is applied to the system.

[@TimWilborne]

I agree. It has been an ongoing issue for years.

[@jayanm8069]

hello, Tim this video is more useful, great job..

[@TimWilborne]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rootjay]

You're awesome 👏👏

[@TimWilborne]

Thank you! 😃

[@pauln6130]

Hello Tim Have you done a video controlling a heater , with on/ off control eg heater band using PID, or is there a better way with on/off control using a analogue temp input Cheers

[@TimWilborne]

Have you seen our PID series. twcontrols.com/pid-control-proportional-integral-derivative

[@pauln6130]

Hello Tim, thanks for helping me with your videos, I was trying to find a way to activate an alarm message on a 800HMI connecting to a CompactLogix, will it trigger with a integer rather than a Boolean signal? Currently the alarms go through an integer to BCD outputs. The customer is upgrading to a HMI 800

[@TimWilborne]

Yes, you can make it alarm when it is not equal to an integer value.

[@pauln6130]

Thanks Tim I’m not sure if you hit the question right, I have currently 68 alarms being shown through BCD to numeric displays, I would like the same integer to activate an alarm message , so each value has its on alarm message Cheers

[@TimWilborne]

As in there is an alarm code for each number or each bit represents an alarm?

[@pauln6130]

Yes , got it to work Tim thanks for replying On to the next video of yours about point I/O 😊

[@TimWilborne]

Glad you got it working!

[@simbarashemburuma1003]

Hi Tim How have you done a video for a Panel view 800 to communicate with controllogix via ethernet , would love to see how its done

[@TimWilborne]

No haven't. I'd guess it would be similar to the Compactlogix but can't say for sure.

[@patricioromero3425]

@@TimWilborne I would love for you to make that video, since I have not been able to make this communication of PV800 with controllogix. Pleaseeeee

[@darrycox6433]

Great Video, quick question: Will this work the same with 5380 compactlogix controller?? Also what version of CCW are you using?

[@TimWilborne]

Yes, it should work with the 5380, I'm using version 13.

[@saamuueelxd]

Hello! I have a CompactLogix 5380 controller (5069-L310ERM), but this controller does not show up for selection in CCW software with my PanelView 800 (2711R-T7T). Is there a way for me to communicate them?

[@timcombs7646]

Wow, Tim! I was speaking with my senior controls guy yesterday and the question came up, for a moment, about communicating our PV800 with an L35ERM. We quickly dismissed it as too complicated, lol. It does seem that the comms are exclusive, though. I actually would need to communicate with both a Micro820 and the L35ERM.

[@TimWilborne]

I wonder if one protocol couldn't be massaged to used on both. It might be worth an experiment next time I'm playing at the PLC Lab.

[@jorgealvarez9725]

Tim, hi. DO you have any video about troubleshooting problems with communication between Panel view 800 with Compactlogix PLC (1769-L16ER-BB1B PLC)? I can download and upload the program to the Panel View 800 through my PLC (ethernet) but the panel view does not "Talks" to the PLC, it doesn't do anything. I have check everything you teach and check the manual, BUT I can NOT make it to talk to the PLC. Can you help? Thank you so much.

[@TimWilborne]

Double check your path.

[@seeigecannon]

Great video. With the HMI tags, would it be possible to talk to tags within a task, or do the tags have to be the main controller tags? Thanks.

[@TimWilborne]

I'm not in front of CCW right now, but I believe it can only talk to controller tags though I know some HMIs can view program tags...I will have to look closer sometime.

[@patricioromero3425]

I would love for you to make that video, since I have not been able to make this communication of PV800 with controllogix. Pleaseeeee

[@hellbeckham]

Hi Tim, is it possible to communicate with 5069-L3100erms2 with panelview 800?

[@TimWilborne]

Double check with your RA distributor, there are some weird artificial rules about which controllers can be used that I don't fully understand. This says it will communicate with "Compact GuardLogix® 5380 L306x"...which would lead me to believe it excludes the L310... www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/hardware/allen-bradley/hmi/graphic-terminals/2711r-panelview-800.html

[@hellbeckham]

@@TimWilborne Thanks Tim for the quick reply.

[@TimWilborne]

You are welcome.

[@erdeneteba]

Thank you sir, I'm from Mongolian. Is this HMI compatible with Compactlogix 1769-L33ER?

[@erdeneteba]

Pls give me advice, i don't know which HMI compatible...🤔

[@TimWilborne]

That would be considered a 5370 L3 which is in the list of compatible controllers.

[@dailyupdate7711]

Sir is this HMI compatible with Compactlogix L31?

[@TimWilborne]

Only the CompactLogix 5370 and CompactLogix 5380

[@ChristianGutierrezGonzalez]

I love your videos. They have taught me and helped me so much in my Capstone project so I can finish my bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Is it possible that you could make a video about simulating the HMI in the PC and connecting it to the PLC emulator, so I can test the HMI application and see it working on the PLC?

[@TimWilborne]

Check out www.advancedhmi.com/. It can read from an emulator.

[@project1teklogica922]

hello sir, I have panel view 800 communicating with 1769-L16ER, firmware version of Panel view 800 is 6.11 and I designed the panel view in ccw version 13. but I have one issue in that, as I try to display string it does not display. why is it so? can you please help?????

[@TimWilborne]

Make sure you are selecting string display and not numeric display.

[@project1teklogica922]

@@TimWilborne yes sir, I'm sure that I'm using string display and gave the tag string for the same, still errors is not resolve.

[@alfonsodominguez6613]

hi Tim I have a question, I have recently worked with this software and thanks to your videos I have learned too much. The doubt and that I have not been able to solve is how to add users in the hmi, from the screens to be able to add a user or log in

[@TimWilborne]

I'm going to cover this in the next batch of HMI videos.