VisiLogic 9.0.0
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VisiLogic 8.6.3
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This version included Bug Fixes, but no added features.
VisiLogic
8.6.2
The VisiLogic Help Menu now contains a link to the new Unitronics support
forum, at http://forum.unitronics.com/
The
Optimizer tool now locates duplicate instances of coils.
You can
now select different keyboard types for keypad-entry variables: numeric
range; RTC; time functions; UTC; Counter; Timer.
VisiLogic
8.6.1
New Hardware
Support
New Vision controllers
V350-33-TR6 and V130-33-TR6 8 Digital ( configurable via wiring to
include 2 Analogue (current/voltage) and 1 HSC/Shaft-encoder), 4 Analogue
Inputs (current), 6 Relay Outputs, 2 high-speed npn Transistor Outputs
New Snap-in Modules
- V200-18-E46B 18 Digital (including 2 shaft encoders), 9 Analogue Inputs
w15 Relay 2 pnp/npn HSO, 2 Analogue Outputs
- V200-18-E62B 30 Digital (including 2 shaft encoders), 2 Analogue Inputs
w15 Relay 28 pnp, 2 pnp/npn HSO, 2 Analogue Outputs
VisiLogic Menu Changes
As a result of screen size and resolution, some users have been unable to
view the entire VisiLogic menu. This release includes a new menu 'Utils'.
Utils comprises the following menus: HMI, Alarms, Clock, Immediate, Debug,
Idle, and Backup Security.
New HMI Feature: HMI Element Default Setting
You can now set default settings for attributes such as Foreground and
Background.
This can be
applied from project propertiesà colours tab or from the HMI
element itself.
New Save Trends to SD feature (enhanced only)
Using the Start and Stop Saving Trend to SD now appends data to a single .utr
file. In addition, new SBs 117-118 enable you to display .utr segments on the
HMI Display.
Note that previous to this version, using the Start and Stop Saving Trend to SD
functions recorded a single, un-segmented .utr file. If the function Stop
Recording Trend was used to pause the recording, when Start Saving was again
activated, the function automatically overwrote the .utr file of the same name.
To revert to the previous functionality, and overwrite the .utr file, set SB
116, SD Trends to SD: Set to Overwrite .utr.
Built-in Web Server: there have been a number of improvements, including
a new Memory Allocation Compile button built into the Web Server
Configurator.til
OS Download: this can now be performed via RS485.
String Library, .csv import: is no longer dependant on Microsoft Office
being installed on the PC.
CANbus baudrate: now
supports 10kbps.
Improved Email function
GUI.
Improved PID captions
& description in PID Ladder menus.
Updated message – When
trying to open Visilogic version which has not been registered – Detailed
message will appear.
Ø “Compiled STL code reached the maximum size”
changed to “subroutine ladder code size exceeds limit – Split subroutine to
solve problem”.
Ø “Buffer full” messages changed to more
detailed messages in order to guide the user how to solve the error.
Ø SMS Send - Compile error when there is no phone
number and last received number.
Ø If HMI element exceeds size limit – “The HMI
Element variable XXX exceeds the size limit”
Ø Loadcell – if hardware status messages and FB loadcell
config status messages are linked to the same operand – compilation error.
Delete phone numbers from SMS phone book.
Examples: New examples
available
VisiLogic 8.6.0
This is a
partial list of features in this version
New Hardware Support
- New Vision models:
V130-33-TA24, V35033-TA24
12
Digital Inputs, configurable via wiring to include 2 Analogue, 2 PT100/TC,
and 1 HSC/Shaft-encoder Input
10 Transistor Outputs, 2 Analogue Outputs - New Snap-in Module:
V200-18-E46B
18
Digital, 9 Analogue Inputs, 15 Relay , 2 pnp/npn, 2 Analogue Outputs - Modem:
Wavecom FASTRACK SUPREME
Hardware Documentation
In versions previous to 8.6.0, installing VisiLogic
also installed a Hardware Documentation library. This library is now available
as a separate download from http://unitronics.com/Content.aspx?page=Downloads
New
methods for creating compressed data files
These
include PLC Clone files *.cxx, *.vxx), files for UniDownloader (*.dvi, *.vdf ),
and HMI cache files (*.urc, *.ura).
New Ladder functions
SD
- Cloning
Use Ladder functions, Information mode, or VisiLogic Project files to
clone a complete PLC and application, Data Tables, or operand values from
a PLC or install such clone files to a PLC of the same model.
Via SD Card Explorer, you can also remotely transfer these files from a
PLC's SD card to PC, and from PC to PLC--Remote 'no-hands' PLC cloning. - Safely Remove SD Card
Use this to check when the card may be safely removed. - email attachments
Enhanced Vision controllers with SD cards enable you to email an attached
file located on the SD card. -
COM
- SNMP Trap
- SNMP Community Name
- DNS Resolver
- Telegram Parser
Data
Tables
Utilities
- String Library
Import/Export
.csv - Data Tables
Import/Export
.csv - Information Mode
Now offers a built-in CANbus 'sniffer' in addition to the existing ones
for Ethernet and serial communications. - Project Optimizer
Run
the Optimizer to view a list possible improvements that you can make in
your project. In the results window, double click a line to jump to the
appropriate location in the project. - Built-in Web Server
A
number of improvements make the Web Server easy to use. - Enhanced Digital Signatures
(now
supported by Enhanced models)
A number of additions enable Vision PLCs to meet standards in niche
industries such as pharmaceuticals.
International Keypads (Enhanced
Touch-screen only)
You can
select a keyboard in a different language for Keypad Entry Variables in the
Font Handler.
HMI Tweaks: Improving the user
experience
- Netbook support
Scroll
bars now enables the user to view the HMI Editor when working on
small-screen netbooks. - Project Navigator
Access
Hardware Configuration, String Library, and WebServer from the navigation
tree. - Password Variable
Now
supports Display text from String Library (Enhanced Vision only) - HMI Display Bit
Turns ON when a Display is on-screen. The selected bit is now shown in
View> HMI Information
CANbus SAE J1939
Officially
released from Beta. J1939 is currently running in installations across the
globe.
Previous
Versions
VisiLogic
8.02: What's New?
CanLayer2
ScanEX, new function
Scan_Ex
enables you to receive all CANbus messages from devices via CAN Layer 2.
SB 108 Press
"Enter" 1x (V130)
Normally,
when a user enters a Keypad Entry value on a V130 HMI, the user must press the
Enter button twice:
- Once to 'approve' the value
- Once to jump to and activate
the next variable.
You can
control this by turning both SB 76 and SB 108 ON in your application. Note that
the user can press ESC to exit keypad entry mode.
VisiLogic
8.01: SD Suite Software
SD Cards:
New Ladder Functions (Enhanced only)
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SD Password
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Guards
SD data.
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Folder Report
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Reports
the number of files currently in an SD folder, and the number of files can
still be created in that folder.
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SD to/from Data Table
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Use these
to read and write data between Data Tables and SD card.
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SD Trend
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Record
an entire or partial trend to a .utr file in the SD card Trends folder.
Display
Trend directly from a .utr file via HMI element Trend from SD.
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SD Excel
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Pull
numeric data or text strings from the PLC and use delimiters to structure a
line; then create an Excel file on an SD Card. Supports .csv & .txt lines
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Data Blocks
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Create,
and then read/write PLC data to storage areas in the SdBLocks folder on a SD
card.
SD Data
Blocks may reach a total of 4G.
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Data Files
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Use Windows
Explorer to store any type of file onto an SD card, such as .html or .jpg.
Via Ladder, read and write these files in 'chunks' of 512 bytes.
You can
also use these functions to pull data from the PLC and create files on the SD
card.
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SD Cards:
New HMI Features (Enhanced only)
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SD Card
Browser
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Via an
HMI button, display the contents of an SD folder, enable users to delete and
execute files.
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Trend
from SD
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This is
a new HMI variable in the Graphs menu.
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String
Library: Store Strings in 16 libraries
- String Libraries have been increased to 16,
making it easy to create a single application that can serve end-users in
16 languages.
- Strings can be
imported/exported from/to Excel.
Both of
the above features are in String Library> File
- Find Unreferenced Strings is
a new tool on the String Library toolbar.
Complex
Web Server (Enhanced, TCP/IP)
Build
your web pages using an HTML editor. Download them to an SD card in an Enhanced
Vision running Enhanced PLC Webserver.vlp. available from:
http://www.unitronics.com/data/uploads/communication/WebServer.zip
The
Vision can host pages with a variety of colours, fonts, links to other sites,
and scripts. The controller must comprise a TCP/IP port, and must be connected
to an Ethernet network.
New
Hardware Support
- Vision570 + onboard I/Os
Vision V570-57-T34 OPLCs belong to the Colour Vision Series, comprising a
5.7” touchscreen (this model will be released to market shortly) - XL I/O Expansion Modules
XL I/O modules comprise enhanced I/O configurations and detachable I/O
connectors. In addition, some modules comprise a built-in adapter for
communicating with the PLC and providing power to the other expansion
modules in the system.
Ladder
Function: Frequency Measurement
New
Ladder function on the Immediate menu enables you measure High-speed Input frequency
with resolution and accuracy of 0.01 Hz.
SAE J1939
CANbus Protocol, CANbus modes
If your
Vision comprises a CANbus port, you can use:
- SAE J1939: Configure, then
Send/Receive PGNs. Located on
COM> J1939. - CANopen + CANLayer2: now
available as simultaneous modes as option in COM Init.
- New Ladder Element: Map
Register bytes can aid in managing CANOpen messages, reordering,
expanding, and distributing.
New
Ethernet features
New
functions available on the COM TCP/IP menu are:
Built-in
Web Server (Enhanced,TCP/IP)
- Advanced Options enable user
logo, and logo via external link.
- New option ‘Editable’ enable
user to send value to PLC via web interface
DF1 Slave
Enables
Vision to be slave to the DF1 AB protocol, COM >DF1
Data
Tables
New
Ladder functions on the Data Tables menu:
- Copy a Data Table Row to
Operand Vector.
- Copy a Vector of Operands to
a Data Table Row.
Alarms
Up to 16
Alarms are now supported by V130, and 14 are supported in History.
OEM:
Image Customization
You can
replace Unitronics proprietary system images in your application, by using the utility Project> System Images. Among the
images you can replace are:
- Information Mode: replace
the Unitronics logo
- System Busy: replace the
VisiLogic image
- Start-up Splash screen:
replace the DOS-style screen
New
Ladder Tools
- Advanced Find and Replace:
Edit> Replace Operand now supports Replace in HMI Displays.
- Address Vector: when
addressing an Operand, you can assign a vector of operands a name, and
automatically assign consecutive numbers.
- Vector: Shift Left now
supports MB, XB, and additional register types.
On-line
Test Mode
Go to HMI
Screen: when you are in Test mode, you can jump the VisiLogic application to
the display that you see on the controller’s HMI screen by clicking the HMI
icon on the Test toolbar
HMI
Variable Features (Color Division)
- Select Touch keyboard type: Select this when
creating a Keypad Entry Variable.
- Numeric Variable-Range: You
can now change colours according to range of values.
- Display Background –Image:
Right-click a display, and select a background image.
- Graphical button: You can
now select an image when creating a button.
HMI
Improvements
Text:
when you create/edit a text box, there are new Alignment options; in addition,
older options work in accordance with expected standards.
Fixed
Issue: Vista .emf
This
format can now be viewed when running Vista
What's
New?
SD Cards
: a new approach
VisiLogic
7.01: What's New?
Note that
in order to use new version features you must download the latest OS, via the
menu Connection> Communication & OS> Operating System tab.
Some of
the information below refers to Vision Divisions . These are:
- Standard Vision: V120, V230,
V260, V280, V290-BW, and V530
- Enhanced Vision: V570, V350,
and V130
New SD
functions enable you to save Trends
Remote
Access Zoom
You can
now view an HMI screen at 1,2,3,4 times its size, or zoom it to fill your PC
display.
Web
Server (Enhanced only, supporting TCP/IP)
Enriched
web interface, now supports logos.
CANbus:
Run Simultaneous modes
In
addition to CANopen + UniCAN, you can now run CANopen + CANbus, Layer 2 by
selecting the relevant CANbus option in the COM Init function
(Enhanced Vision only).
New
Ladder Functions
Immediate: HSC Frequency Measurement Utilities
Version
7.00: What's New?
VisiLogic 7.0.0
Note that
in order to use new version features you must download the latest OS, via the
menu Connection> Communication & OS> Operating System tab.
Please note that not all features
are documented.
Note that
some of the information below refers to Vision Divisions . These are:
- Standard Vision: V120, V230,
V260, V280, V290-BW, and V530
- Enhanced Vision: V570, V350,
and V130
Vision350--Palm-size
PLC with COLOR
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Vision350
OPLCs belong to the Color Vision Series, comprising a 3.5” TFT touchscreen
that can show over 1000 displays; with a 3.5MB capacity for images &
fonts.
7
models are currently available, each with a different on-board I/O
configuration which may include PT100/TC and analogue outputs. Via local and
remote I/O Expansion Modules, V350 can support up to 512 I/Os. Additional
features include:
Built-in
operating panel containing an LCD and a keypad ♦ 1 built-in serial port:
RS232/RS485 ♦ Optional: the user may order and install additional ports:
RS232/RS485/Ethernet and CANbus ♦ SD card support
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Remote
I/O (all models supporting CANbus)
The
EX-RC1 remote I/O module adapter enables you to distribute I/O Expansion
Modules throughout your system. The adapter is connected to a master PLC by UniCAN,
Unitronics’ proprietary CANbus protocol, and functions as a slave device within
that network. Each adapter may be connected to up to 8 I/O expansion modules.
Up to 512 I/Os may be connected to a single controller, depending on the models
you select.
Additional
details regarding this new feature will soon be available.
SD
Cards: Removable Memory Storage (Enhanced only)
Enhanced
Vision controllers now support SD cards. The V570 supports standard SD cards;
V130 and V350 support micro SD cards. You can:
- Enable a VisiLogic
application to store complete Data Tables, and to log Data Table rows to
an SD card
- Import data on a SD card
into Data Tables via VisiLogic
- Apply a password to prevent
programs being uploaded from the controller to an SD card
- Store Alarms History on SD
- Use Information Mode to:
- Upload a VisiLogic application and OS firmware onto an SD card, and then
copy them into other controllers
- Upload the entire Data Table structure of a controller - Use Unitronics SD Tools
utility, located on the VisiLogic Tools menu, to:
- Convert and view the data on the SD card via PC
- Export that data to Excel or as an .csv file - 'Clone' a PLC application.
Send
e-mail (all models supporting TCP/IP)
This
function enables a controller to send an email in response to Ladder
conditions. In order to send email, the controller must comprise a TCP/IP port,
and must be connected to an Ethernet network with access to an SMTP or ESMTP
server.
Web
Server (Enhanced only, supporting TCP/IP)
Enhanced
Vision controllers can act as servers and host web pages that can display
operand values including timers and counters, and Alarm warnings. The
controller must comprise a TCP/IP port, and must be connected to an Ethernet
network.
Trends
HMI Variable: New Feature (Enhanced only)
- V130 support
Up to 4 Trends, each holding 2 Curves - Y-axis value
The minimum and maximum value can now be linked to MI, enabling the value
to be entered via keypad - Remote Access
You can now view Trends in Remote Access
Information
Mode: Additions for V130
- View CANbus settings
- See connected I/O Expansion
Modules
- View the PLC Name
- Monitor Ethernet
communications as they flow through the port
1.25 mS
Interrupt Routine (Enhanced only)
This
function is supported by Enhanced Vision models only. The 1.25 mS is
called by naming a subroutine _Interrupt 1.25 mS. It functions exactly
like the 2.5mS Interrupt routine.
New Stop
Mode Subroutine (All models)
If you
include a subroutine named:
_RUN_TO_STOP_
this subroutine will run a single time when the PLC enters Stop mode. Note the
addition of a new related system operand SB 301, which turns on for a single
cycle when the PLC goes into stop mode
New Boot
Mode Features (Enhanced only)
The OS
version released with VisiLogic 7.00 also adds new Boot Mode features
- OS Download
an OS via COM2, Ethernet, or CANbus. - Boot Info Mode: This gives
you the ability to check software and certain hardware versions, view and
edit Unit ID as well as certain CANbus, serial, and Ethernet settings. You
enter this mode just like standard Information mode: when you are in Boot
mode, touch ( or in the case of the V130 hold down the <I> key) for 7 seconds.
Stepper
via High-speed Output (V570 only)
Snap-in
I/O modules offer high-speed outputs. If you are using a V570 with any model
Snap-in I/O module, VisiLogic 7.00 or higher and the relevant OS, you can use
these outputs to control stepper motors.
Note that
any acceleration and deceleration that is needed to arrive at Target safely and
accurately must be implemented via Ladder.
Import/Export
Displays
You can
export displays and save them as .vld files, then import them into other
projects.
HMI
Variable Features (Enhanced/Color Division)
- Password: you can now display
text in the password variable
- Numeric Variables: can now
display MF values
- Binary Text, List of Texts:
supports background colours, text from String Library
- List of Texts, Range of
Texts: you can now determine background and foreground colours, and apply
them to all rows
- List of Images: Select
groups of images; when in the Select Image box, by holding down the Ctrl
button and clicking images
- Project>Properties>Colours:
you can select default colours for:
-Buttons: Pressed/Unpressed states
-Focus and Focus Text
-Default Line colours
UniDownloader
The UniDownloader
package enables you to build a complete, compressed project and send it
anywhere to be installed in a PLC using a standalone downloader. Your end user
will be able to download the application, but will not be able to view or
modify it. The tool can download applications and OS.
The
package comprises the UniDownload Designer, located on the Tools menu, and the UniDownloader,
available as a separate download from www.unitronics.com.
UniEDS
Use the UniEDS
to open CANopen EDS files. The utility is located on the Tools menu.
A
additional Features (All models)
- Struct: supports MI to
Inputs
- UDP and TCP RAW functions are located on the
COM>TCP/IP>UDP menu. Use them to send a vector of raw data to a
remote Vision, broadcast the data to the entire network, or receive a
stream of data and write it to a vector of registers.
- FB Protocol: now supports
STX in checksum calculations
- New Function: Replace String
- Keystroke Ctrl + Z now
undoes the last action
Additional
Features (Enhanced only)
- OS download via Ethernet
- Alarms: Supported in Remote
Access
- Virtual Keypads: Enhanced Touchscreen
Models
You can use SI 49 to change between three keypad types - Relevant X Operand types are
now supported in NUM to ASCII functions, and in the Events FB
- Color models only: Trend
(Legacy) FB- you can write a value into SI 48 to change the colours of the
Trend as it is being drawn
Issue:
CANopen compatibility break
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The
CANopen System Operand addressing scheme changed as of VisiLogic version
7.00, OS 2.00 (Standard Division) OS 5.02 (Enhanced Division).
You can
choose to continue editing older applications using previous VisiLogic
versions contained in the VisiLogic Version Swapper. Note that in this case
the controller must use an older OS.
However,
if you choose to update the application and OS, note that you must change the
system operands according to the following table.
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System
Integers
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System
Double Words
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Old
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New
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24
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7
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200
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211
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25
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8
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201
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212
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26
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56
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202
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213
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28
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57
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203
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214
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204
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215
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205
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216
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206
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217
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207
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218
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208
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219
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240
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220
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221
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242
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222
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223
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224
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225
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Utilities
To see
what updates have been released for Unitronics software utilities, such as DataXport,
Remote Access and UniOPC Server, check http://www.unitronics.com/Content.aspx?page=Downloads
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VisiLogic Application Examples
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When
you install VisiLogic, an Examples folder is created on your hard disk,
containing field-tested VisiLogic (.vlp) sample applications. You can copy
these sample applications and adapt them for your own use--if, for example,
an application is written for the V120, you can select the V230 via Hardware
Configuration.
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