New Version Suggestions

[Mike@DTSI]

I have had no issues with the datatable and text...   All of our systems use multiplexing and do so through the DataTable object.

[erblock]

This problem exists strictly when importing/exporting the table directly from/to an .xls file.  This has never been a problem from/to other objects in Lookout, only directly from/to an external spreadsheet.

Are you saying you do not have this problem.....  if not, only in Row1 and Column1......?

Message Edited by erblock on 03-28-2008 12:33 PM

[jbesselm]

I would like to have the ability to display text in a multistate object, thus allowing the text and backround color selection based on the xpression in the multistate. This would be simpler than overlaying simple text expressions. I would also like the option of changing the ON and OFF text colors in a simple logical expression. How about being able to display graphics in additional formats to .bmp and .wmf.

[erblock]

Other enhancements of the Pot object:

1.  Add Data Members:  IncrementValue, DecrementValue  to allow programatic changes in size of increment or decrement.

In most cases a single "crement" value would be sufficient because the increment and decrement already control the direction of change....just need something to control the size of the change dynamically.  So maybe just exposing the "Minimum Increment" property as a read/write Data Member would be easiest.

2.  Increase or allow adjusting font size of the "New Value" field in the "Enter new value for "Pot" pop-up window while adjusting a pot value manually.  The keypad area is touch freindly however the font size and/or boldness of both the keypad and the "New Value" field need help.  For date adjustments, using your finger to change the cursor position to the day, for example, becomes difficult and the cursor arrows on the keypad are very hard to see to help picking where in the value you want to make an edit to existing value, especially if the value is long or complicated such as with a date and time value.

Message Edited by erblock on 04-06-2008 01:43 AM

[Mike@DTSI]

Vector Based Graphic Tools!! 
About the only real thing i was impressed about from ClearSCADA was the vector graphics tools.

Zooming In/Out
Again, awesome tool i saw in ClearSCADA

[Mike@DTSI]

I have a datatable that stores all of our settings.
Variables numbers of rows, 1-100, and multiple columns of text, using 40 columns.

A,b,c,d,e,f,t,u,v,aa,ab,ac are all text values.

import and export from excel files.

DATATABLE ENHANCEMENT
Add a "Clear" member.  When using a DDE connection, if the source has no value (0\), the child retains old values ex.
Source(34) -> Child (34)
Source(0) -> Child (34)
Source(2) -> Child(2)

both source and child are datatables.  Source is an SQL query DataTable, Child is the DDE requesting DataTable with an Excel export.

[erblock]

I know this has been previously requested, however I think it is important enough to ask again!

Add writable data members (read & write is even better!) to Driver objects to allow Enable/Disable.  Priority objects are any that use serial ports.  My personal priorities are:

1. ASCII

2. MODBUS

3. IPASCII

Ascii and Modbus are particlularly troublesome when devices are unavailable.  Integrators and Supervisors should be able to interactively add/remove operable devices with a simple swich which is linked to enable or disable the port/device in question.  Lookout uses way to many resources to query an offline device (and/or open unavailable COM port) and in the case of multiprocessor virtual machines, this polling of COM ports that are not online, causes crashing of Lookout.exe (0% CPU freeze).

Ed

[erblock]

Thread Refresh....

Also, when is the Beta coming?  I see that LV 8.6 is now in Release Candidate so I would expect Lookout beta to follow soon????

Ed

[Mike@DTSI]

Wondering myself too.  We have been evaluating other SCADA/HMI software as, NI doesnt like to keep people in the loop.  Lookout is a great program, but it needs to be updated. 

Suggestion:  Allow ActiveX objects to use methods.  Maybe VBA support? Please? 🙂

Mike

[Ryan.S]

Lookout 6.2 Beta will be coming soon 🙂