Kepware

 Hello, We're currently using KepServer for all of our machine and database communication, paired mostly with Mitsubishi Q series PLC.   I'm more familiar with the Kepware functionality than I am with the PLC ladder logic. Is it possible for me to continuously write a tag to an M bit on a machine from Kepware, and in the instance that say the server running Kepware is restarted, that tag value would return false? I think it may be more on the PLC logic side, but I was wondering if it'd be possible to use a linked tag that's always on, and link it to an M bit, turning that M bit on, and have the plc logic to try and turn it off. Is there a better method to achieve what I'm thinking in my head?

Hi, I can implement customized device data transformation using Java SDK/Protocal Adapter Toolkits/EMS  on the Edge side before sending data to Thingworx Server.    However,  Kepware connects to Thingworx directly and it seems I can  only implement the data transformation in Thingworx server (except using the advanced tag of Kepware) .  Is it possbile to implementation the transformation of Kepware data tag in Edge as well ? (It is best to use JAVA) .     Regards, Sean  

Hi, I got a very strange phenomenon.  I have a remote thing which is bound to the data tag of Kepware, when kepware detect the change of PLC,  the data change event of the property in Thingworx will trigger the subscription to update the same property, but it doesn't take effect , the property in Thingworx still remain unchanged ,  and there is no error found.  But if manually change the data tag in Kepware or using timer then it works.   In a summery :  PLC -> update Kepware data tag -> raise data change event in Thingworx -> trigger subscription -> execute sync service to update the property value  ==>  does NOT work . no effect   manually update Kepware data tag -> raise data change event in Thingworx -> trigger subscription -> execute sync service to update the property value  ==>  works   PLC -> update Kepware data tag -> launch a timer to poll the property value

Hi,  I have a remote thing bound to Kepware in Thingworx.   The data type is String in Kepware ,  it works well if I write number or english alphabet,  however ,  if write chinese character then it become garbled in Kepware , please check the attached picture .     If I set chinese character in Kepware directly,  then Thingworx can read it and display correctly.  Only write has problem.    Any idea about it ?  Thingworx 8.5.2 Kepware: KEPServerEX 6           Regards, Sean

Hi,    When creating a thing under Industrial connectivity manually:  If there's a few properties(less than 10), it work well. the properties get tagged data from Kepware  without problem.  But ,  If increase the count of properties, for example 60 properties in my case, the properties are not connected and display "?" ahead of the property(see the attached picture).   And  it won't be solved by restarting Kepware only ,  I  have to restart Kepare and re-click Save button in Thingworx , then the connection will work .   Is  this a  designed behavior ?     The problem only occurs on manually creating thing under industrial connectivity,  if create the thing from the binding remote Kepware thing,  then it won't occur.     ThingWorx:  8.5.2 Kepware: KEPServerEX6 (unlicensed , need to restart every 2 hours)   Regards, Sean    

I'm looking into communicating with a Turk RFID Module for OPC-UA  https://www.turckbanner.my/en/product/6814126   Does anyone have experience with use of Industrial Connectivity Kepware OPC-UA and the AutoID Companion Specification?   Any experience or general thoughts? Any known pitfalls with either Kepware OPC-UA or working with the AutoID specification?

Hi, I just started with Thingworx Industrial Connectivity 8.4.66. But I am getting alerts on my PC that there are some time-limited features. Is there a way to get rid of them, not by turning off the notification on my PC?   Thank You! Naeem

I have Thingworx and Kepware installed on the same server, but Remote thing is always disconnected when trying to bing a kepware tag in thingworx via the industrial gaeway   Re:  post

I have 3 type of cnc controller. 1. Fanuc Series Oi-MF 2. Mitsubishi M70 3. GSK 990MA  ( China ) 4. GSK 980TC3 ( China )   What driver name in kepware can get the data from upper controller list ?    

Do Thingworx pull data from kepware or kepware push data to thingworx?

Description: I am using Thingworx Industrial Connectivity(Kepware) 8.3.65. Here it is connected with MQTT server by MQTT driver. But the it is getting disconnecting and connecting a very short interval.

Hello, everybody, I am not very familiar with Kepware and have the following problem which I would like to solve.Due to infrastructural circumstances we have the following constellation. Changes to the infrastructure are not possible. We would like to connect via ODBC client to an information server that supports ODBC and periodically query certain tables. Then I would like to use the Allways On protocol (Thingworx) to retrieve the data and move it to another database. The question is whether it is possible to use Kepware as a source to query an ODBC-capable interface periodically (5 minutes) and forward the data to Thingworx.  

Hi All   I'm wondering if anyone has a solution for connecting a single instance of Kepware to two Thingworx environments ? One Dev and one Test. I have read that you can only directly connect 1:1 , but i wondered if any intermediary applications or servers have been used to split the data between Thingworx instances by anyone else .   Thanks

We have two instances of Kepware, one Kepware is connected to DST machines, the other one is more of a central server which gets machine data in OPC UA from third party apps and feeds data to Apps for analysis. both the Kepware instances can be connected via OPC UA connection. But is there any PTC recommended way to do this?

I have a property whose values are coming from kepserver(datas are simulated with sine function). I want to log those data for every one second. How to do this?   I have checked in the logged check box in properties, and in advanced settings, i have given Always as a data change type. Bu,t when i execute the "query named property history" service for last one minute it is taking 5 minutes delay to give the result and it is showing the values logged in milliseconds instead of seconds. 

We have machine data in XML format and need to feed that data to Kepware. Is there any way to do this?

Hi everyone!   I'm having difficult to comunicate one device through from Twx Industrial Connectivity.   I have done two test:   1 -  Using one PLC local: I have one PLC at my company and I was able to communicated it, through Industrial Connectivity.   2 - Using PLC from my client: I'm trying communicate with device from my client, I have succes with the Industrial Conectivity but when I to check on the Fundation I have the signal "unknow". Images below:       Regards Leonardo

How to write a value to kepware (as 0 or 1)on click of button in thingworx 

Hi, We wanted to bind the kepware tags and create Things from main Industrial thing using a seperate Mashup.  i.e We wanted to create a mashup which traverses from the step of Discover (from main industrial thing), browsing the stations and till binding of tags/properties. Is it possible to do the backend using services?   Thanks in advance, Shalini V.

Hi  I connected a remote thing to bind the tags from the industrial gateway thing to fetch data from kepware. Although, the industrial gateway thing shows connected and also kepware is working perfectly, the remote thing always shows me disconnected. It was working fine a month ago. Suddenly it seems to be broken. Can anyone please help me fix this issue?    

Hi Team, please, is possible to bind a thing to a Kepware Alias?   I can browse all kepware structure, but can´t find how to bind to alias

I have an Allen-Bradley Micro820 Programmable Logic Controller and was wondering if its possible to connect that to ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity directly. That and if Siemens PLC's are able to connect as well. Any input is welcomed.

Hi, Does anyone know the reason why redundancy master frequently failed as error reported in the log below We has redundant OPC client that pulling data from 2 redundancy master.    10/31/2019 2:37:29.902 PM Error AdvDsOPCConnector.exe (3356) Unable to retrieve status for server 'Kepware.KEPServerEX.V6' on primary machine '105.168.4.3'. Server communications has been lost.10/31/2019 2:37:29.902 PM Information AdvDsOPCConnector.exe (3356) Disconnected from 'Kepware.KEPServerEX.V6' on primary machine '105.168.4.3'.10/31/2019 2:37:32.454 PM Error AdvDsOPCConnector.exe (3356) Unable to retrieve status for server 'Kepware.KEPServerEX.V6' on secondary machine '105.168.4.7'. Server communications has been lost.10/31/2019 2:37:32.455 PM Information AdvDsOPCConnector.exe (3356) Disconnected from 'Kepware.KEPServerEX.V6' on secondary machine '105.168.4.7'.10/31/2019 2:38:14.623 PM Information AdvDsOPCConnector.exe (3356) Connected to 'Kepware.KEPServerEX.V6' on primary machine '105.168

Dear community,   from Thingworx I am binding to Kepware tags, reading and writing. This works fine in general but I encountered an issue with special characters. My current example is this string: "Mis.Lác.Cond". When setting this (manually or by code) Kepware receives "Mis.Lác.Cond". In Kepware as well as in Thingworx the tag/property is defined as String.   The only report about this I could find is this article  but this does not help me as Kepware and Thingworx are running on the same machine.   Any help is greatly appreciated. Benny

how to connect KepServerEx6 to mysql workbench database ? please suggest some documents or tutorial thanks