[Data Recording in Power PMAC]

Thanks for the support Alex. We have something working to meet our needs for now. Just a plc that enables/disables gathering. Not elegant but doing the job.

[Data Recording in Power PMAC]

I've created a PLC to gather data in an automated manner. Currently if I have the PMAC Plot utility open and Auto Plot enabled, the plot will automatically display. Then I can save the raw data to text file manually.

 

I'd like to automate the process of saving the text file of the "plotted" data. Since the gather function creates a .gat file, then has to be uploaded to the plotter, then saved as .txt data it's time consuming if the process needs to be repeated a lot.

 

Please let me know if there's a way to achieve this. Thanks in advance!

[16-bit Analog Input]

I have a Power PMAC Clipper which comes with 12-bit analog inputs with -10->+10 V range. I have a sensor that provides a 16-bit analog output with 0-10 V range, which I've connected to 1 of the 12-bit analog inputs on the Clipper. I've having problems with signal noise, which I believe is due to the 12-bit resolution of the analog input. Is there a recommendation to achieve better resolution so I can get the full benefit of the 16-bit analog output?

 

By the way, I'm validating the accuracy/resolution of the 16-bit analog output by using the serial output on the sensor. Perhaps using the serial output is a better option but not sure how I'd integrate that within PMAC.

[C++]

Is there a C++ API or libraries for creating an HMI to integrate with PMAC? I'm hoping to use Qt C++ SDK for developing an HMI and deploying on Windows or Linux.

 

Thanks in advance.