log an active signal to Citadel in the OPC server
Is there any problem if I log an active signal to Citadel in the OPC server? I need to trend a signal that is in a table, when I open the editor and click log it to historical database, it disappears...
View ArticleLookout 6.7.1 Licensing Broken in WIndows 10 (x64) 1607
So I now have two different installs on WIndows 10 x64 with the latest annual update (1607) and neither will go into edit mode or creating a new file or managing licensing or users. Even though NI...
View ArticleHypetrend
Hello, I am using the LOOKOUT version 6.0.2. I need to turn the Hypertrend "upside / down" in other word, I need to have zero point (0%) in the top and the 100% at bottom. Is that possible? Perhaps not...
View Article"Could not load class" Lookout 6.5 with DirectSOFT 5 on Windows 7
We are currently trying to upgrade our HMI from an XP machine to a Windows 7 machine. The process works on the XP machine, but when moving it, it says "could not load class" and references the Direct...
View Articledetect a switch transition
I am trying to detect a switch transition, if the operator changes the switch position; I need to pop up a box to say this is a slow link. I created a function where this works when everything is...
View ArticleHELP! everytime i try to click on any previously working push buttons on any...
it seems like it started after a recent windows update but not exactly sure. No matter where i click on any of my other control panels it brings me back to my main screen every time, even when i try...
View ArticleLookout 6.02 plating bar
We run lookout for our plater. Each bar on our plater has an excel document that is written to from lookout. Our excel documents are as follows: bar01, bar02, bar03 ect... For some reason it skips bar...
View ArticleLookout 6.02 issue
We have lookout setup to monitor all of our plating tanks. All this data from the tanks get recorded in lookout and then somehow exported to Excel. All the tanks have a document in excel call “tankxx”....
View ArticleCan't recompile Lookout 6.7.1 file
Hello, I'm trying to convert a Lookout 6.1 file to 6.7.1 but keep getting recompile errors. I've opened the source file and tried to fix the errors in notepad, but some of the syntax errors are not...
View ArticleLookout Versions
I am currently running Lookout version 5.0 and version 6.1 on one server. My question is, Can I install version 6.7.1 on a server that is already running version 5.0, compile the source file of 5.0 and...
View ArticleLookout 6.7 with RSLinx Classic
I am trying to set up a new system with Lookout 6.7 and RSLinx Classic OEM (I installed version 3.8.00 CPR9 SR8). I am able to talk to a Micrologix 1400 but am having issues with a CompactLogix...
View ArticleSwtiches 3 Position
Is there a way to create a 3 position switch? I am using Lookout 6.5 for this project
View ArticleLookout with External Database
Can Lookout log directly to an external database such as MySQL? Can this be done without using the Citadel database?
View ArticleText Entry box
I am needing to enter numeric data and am using the TEXT ENTRY box. Is there a way to place a decimal point on this because reading the data if there is a 4.00 in the regesiter the text entry box...
View Articleone control update another (Lookout 4.0.1)
Hi,I am trying to support a customer with very old code in Lookout 4.0.1. What I need to do is get one Pot control to update the value in another. They have this in place already and I have tried to...
View Articletime of day timer
Lookout started having problems that I traced to timers, I found that a15 minute time of day timer will only fire once each hour, tested same for other timers. Has anyone seen this before? These timers...
View ArticleLookout 6.7.1 Modbus Ethernet issues
We have upgraded our Server 2008 to Server 2012. And upgraded our lookout software 6.7 to 6.7.1 as well. We are having issues using the modbus ethernet driver with 2 Yaskawa drives on the 6.7.1 Server...
View ArticleLookout 6.7.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
We have recently upgraded to Windows Server 2012. Most things have upgraded okay.Has anyone had any issues with this? I have had one issue, which I have had under another...
View ArticleGE RX3I with Lookout 6.7.1
I need to convert an existing Lookout 6.7.1 application (350+ tags) from a GE SNP Serial driver (GE_Series90) to GE Ethernet (GE_VersaMax?). Is there an easy way to work through the process? Thanks,...
View ArticleMODBUS over two serial ports.
Is it possible to set up two MODBUS Drivers in Lookout and communicate with two devices, one on each com port? Also can I use the same Register Number on the separate links?
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