New Studio 6.5 Release
Now Available for Download!

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The latest version of Studio 6, version 6.5 is now available, and has several new features and improvements:
· Modbus Master Serial communication
· Think & Do Studio DDE Server support for   Microsoft Windows 2000
· Cognex® In-Sight™ 1000 and 3000 Vision Control   Block
· Significant improvement in Build Time for HMI   Components

ThinkerNet Customers: click for a free Download, or to order a CD.  

Ordering Information: click to register as a ThinkerNet customer.

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Steeplechase VLC from Entivity: Our Fastest Engine is Now Better Than Ever!

VLC Product Information

We are excited about the latest version of VLC, version 6.0 to be released in April. Some of the newest features are as follows:
· Windows NT, 2000, AND XP compatible
· Faster - more accurate TAG CROSS REF
· Citect HMI version 5.4 integration
· Cognex® In-Sight™ 1000 and 3000 Vision Control   Block

Look for more exciting features in VLC 6.1, available later this year!

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Microsoft XP Support

Microsoft XP Support

We are currently testing all of our products (LIVE!, VLC and Studio) for XP compatibility. When testing is completed we will update the website with schedules and support details.

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Customer Profile of the Month

Tamglass - Case Study #101

Tamglass Tempering Systems, Inc., is a global company that designs, manufactures, and markets safety glass machinery for the architectural, appliance and automotive glass industries. Tamglass chose Entivity software as a way to reduce cost, speed development, and use in-house programmers to write their own code.

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Power User's Corner

Need Speed? Visit eAnswer!

VLC Supports Fastest Scanrates

It's possible to achieve reliable scanrates below 1 millisecond in VLC 5.2 projects. Depending on the type of hardware you're using, you can configure scan rates as low as 0.2 milliseconds for VLC runtime systems. For details, visit eAnswer and select Steeplechase Visual Logic Controller; then enter the keyword: Scanrate in the Search field.

Studio Subcharts Cut Development Time

Subcharts are portable, reusable logic that can be added to flowchart programs using the Call Block. Studio comes with several libraries including one that contains IEC 1131 Function Block equivalents. You'll find them in the Thinklets folder which is part of every Think & Do Studio. Windows Explorer browse to Program Files>Thinkndo>Thinklet>FuncBlks.

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Got Questions? eAnswer is the Place

Visit eAnswer on the Entivity Web Site!

How do I access VLC arrays in VLC HMI?

VLC HMI cannot access entire multi-dimension arrays. Instead, you can bring in multiple single dimension arrays with a maximum length of 64 bits. Do this by manually creating HMI tags on a Steeple.dll device. The default device type is OPC.

How can I get a Think & Do Studio flowchart or button

on a screen to display a dialog box?  

  A little VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code added to your Studio project will allow support for dialog box display in HMI screens. The code monitors an item in the data table and directs the execution of specified tasks.

For step-by-step how-to info on these and other topics, visit eAnswer on the Entivity website.

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