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General Discussion / Re: New features wanted!! Apply here!

« Last post by Watermark_JS on May 29, 2026, 03:48:14 PM »

Glad to have you on the BRX train!  It's a great PLC and the Host Team is simply amazing.

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General Discussion / Re: New features wanted!! Apply here!

« Last post by Barnic on May 29, 2026, 03:24:55 PM »

Yes. That would work. Thanks @Watermark_JS and @franji1.  In your next update it would be helpful if in the the help -> "Trendview Overview--> Creating a Trendview" to state that the PLC or simulator needs to be connected  in order for the file -> New etc to work and the feature not being greyed out? Thanks again.

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General Discussion / Re: New features wanted!! Apply here!

« Last post by franji1 on May 29, 2026, 03:01:08 PM »

Try setting the trend up while connected to the DoMore Simulator?

This may be the best workaround.

The primary issue is that Trend View currently does not understand NOT being connected to the PLC.  Basically, a lot of code assumes there is an online connection.  A lot of code would need to become "mode" based (online vs. offline), which it was never designed for.  It probably is do-able, but not "high priority" feature.

I hope that @Watermark_JS idea is a good enough work around.

BTW, you can take an existing OFFLINE BRX project, then run it in the Simulator (it can't simulate everything, but you can at least get online).

Yeah, that worked.  I took an OFFLINE BRX project with a bunch of AXIS instructions, then hit the Simulator button in the Online toolbar (this writes the BRX disk project to the Simulator).  I was able to create a Trend View from an AXCONFIG instruction (even though AXIS is not supported in the Sim, the Sim can handle the memory, just not the actual high speed I/O functionality).

From there, I created a .TRN Trend Layout of $Axis1 stuff in that Trend View.  I then shut down Designer, then connected to a BRX PLC and was able to open the .TRN Trend Layout file - and it started monitoring!

I think that's a good 80% solution?

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General Discussion / Re: New features wanted!! Apply here!

« Last post by Watermark_JS on May 29, 2026, 02:08:16 PM »

Try setting the trend up while connected to the DoMore Simulator?

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General Discussion / Re: New features wanted!! Apply here!

« Last post by Barnic on May 29, 2026, 01:57:44 PM »

Hi. I am aware that a trend can't actually run unless there is something to trend ie being connected to a PLC. However, a trendview can't be set up (what is to be monitored) unless it is connected to the PLC. The variable names that need to be monitored/recorded are already in designer offline.  The logic I have is if I can program off line (and then run it later on the PLC), why can't I setup a trendview offline and then trend later when connected to a PLC. It seems the trendview-> New and Save as only work when connected, and not prior. Well the request is that trendview panes can be set up offline unless there is some technical reason why that's impossible. Thanks

(Sorry, I keep peeling the onion).

There are 2 other files that get "saved" with your .dmd project.  It's a Workspace (.wsp) and Designer Layout (.dlo) that saves the Trend View details so that any opened Trend Views get saved to THOSE files, and then would return the next time you opened up your project file (as part of the Designer LAYOUT).

That's probably close to what you are looking for?  But that is done "implicitly" by Designer that is related to the GUI - it's NOT part of the actual .dmd "disk project" file itself.

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General Discussion / Re: New features wanted!! Apply here!

« Last post by franji1 on May 28, 2026, 03:54:25 PM »

(Sorry, I keep peeling the onion).

There are 2 other files that get "saved" with your .dmd project.  It's a Workspace (.wsp) and Designer Layout (.dlo) that saves the Trend View details so that any opened Trend Views get saved to THOSE files, and then would return the next time you opened up your project file (as part of the Designer LAYOUT).

That's probably close to what you are looking for?  But that is done "implicitly" by Designer that is related to the GUI - it's NOT part of the actual .dmd "disk project" file itself.

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General Discussion / Re: New features wanted!! Apply here!

« Last post by franji1 on May 28, 2026, 03:48:41 PM »

Designer DOES support Trend Archives?  Is this what you are wanting?

Basically, you can store a current Trend View data set (either via the "record" button or the "export" button on Trend / PID View).  It saves all that data to a "disk" file (.trarc - trend archive) that you can bring up later in "historical" mode.

Is that useful to you?

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General Discussion / Re: TrendView Activation.

« Last post by franji1 on May 28, 2026, 03:44:46 PM »

I have noticed that a new trendview can only be created if connected to the PLC. Is there a reason for that? If  programming can be done without being connected to the PLC, it would also be nice to be able to create a trendview without being connected in advance. Thanks

You can't trend anything unless you are online to a PLC.  Similar to PID View - you can't create a PID View unless you are online to a PLC.

Neither of those views are part of your project.  Those are online PLC monitoring views.

However, you can definitely write code without needing any hardware.

Code/Logic, System Configuration, and Documentation are all part of your disk based project file - Trend View is not.

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General Discussion / TrendView Activation.

« Last post by Barnic on May 28, 2026, 03:10:50 PM »

I have noticed that a new trendview can only be created if connected to the PLC. Is there a reason for that? If  programming can be done without being connected to the PLC, it would also be nice to be able to create a trendview without being connected in advance. Thanks

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Do-more CPUs and Do-more Designer Software / Re: Feature Request - Wildcards

« Last post by Watermark_JS on May 27, 2026, 10:04:06 PM »

Thanks for the assist, Franji.  Your suggestions were all helpful, as always.

I think I'm going to experiment with the Autosave system.  I'm just working to integrate DoMore more tightly with our source control system, so I'm just tinkering.