Question

Q:My standard driver sheet(s) is locking up / updating slowly. What is the problem?

Answer

A: Standard driver sheets can be problematic when using non-sequential blocks of data, and PoV can actually fail to update the entire sheet repeatedly.

Create multiple sheets if you need different blocks of data (note that standard driver sheet must be a single data type in any case).
For example, if you need Modbus Holding Registers 1-40 and 200-230, you need to create 2 driver sheets, one for 1-40, and the other for 200-230. This holds true for all drivers and data types (bits might not be AS susceptible, but following this procedure prevents the issue completely).

Using BlinkSlow or BlinkFast (600 or 200 ms, respectively) provides for easy Read/Write triggers.

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This item was last updated on 2014-07-29
Document ID: 1526

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