1. RecipePlus and Recipe 2 Enhanced ActiveX control
05 • 24 • 2019
Jeff Cicero • Engineer, Technical Support

2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RecipePlus objects and features definitions
RecipePlus existing module and expansion examples
RecipePlus Data connection options of .rpp (recipe) file
R2EAX objects and features definitions 5 6 7 8
R2EAX existing module and expansion examples
R2EAX Data connections of .csv files
RecipePlus and R2EAX bridging the differences
Answer ID’s relevant to Recipes/ Questions

3. RecipePlus objects and features definitions
RecipePlus allows you to connect to different tags in the controller and have various values numeric or sting data elements that can be chosen for each Recipe.
General Tab
Recipe Name that appears when loading
Status tag is a pre-made Multi State indicator available from the Library Objects. Create a HMI tag for this connection
Percent Complete is also pre-made and requires an HMI tag.

4. RecipePlus objects and features definitions
RecipePlus has some runtime limitations below:
Recipe Run Time Limitations (definitions):
15,000 ingredients
500 data sets (Different Recipes)
50 tag sets (Different Controllers or Tags)
2,500 units (Combination of Data Sets and Tag Sets)
This is available so you may utilize a Recipe in two different locations. The more Tag Sets available and Recipes available, the more Units that are possible.

5. RecipePlus objects and features definitions
RecipePlus allows you to group various aspects of Recipe, Tag Sets or controller tag path or Controller, and Units.
This is another visual in the Manual showing the combinations that can make up many Units.
For example:
Color: Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Purple, White
Proc: SLC-5/05, Micro1400, 1756-L63, 1756-L74, 1756-L85E
Units: 6 Recipes & 5 Processors = 30 Possible Units

6. RecipePlus objects and features definitions
RecipePlus has a Library Object that is already set up for usage. Once the tags for Status and Percent Complete are created. You can begin creating Recipes.
Recipe Selection: All the created Units will show up here based on your recipe itself, data set, and tag set.
Recipe Table: This is the location the Recipes will get loaded to and can be edited or adjusted.
Recipe Status: The bar graph and the Multi State Indicator only need HMI tags to operate automatically and are mostly a Visual but can show errors when processor is not available, etc.

7. RecipePlus objects and features definitions
Continued definitions of Recipe Buttons
Recipe Buttons: The buttons here are the main operating buttons that allow recipes to be loaded to the recipe table, edited if necessary, saved, renamed, or deleted.
Restore: Once a recipe is chosen under Recipe Selection area, pressing restore will load in to the Recipe Table.
Download: If the recipe is ready to go, pressing this button will send it to the controller.
Upload: If the controller has values needed because of a good batch, they can be saved to the table when pressing this button
Upload and Create: allows to save a new name
Delete: Delete recipe in the table
Rename: Rename recipe in the table

8. RecipePlus existing module and expansion examples
For this demonstration, the setting is a Paint Resin Plant that has Three Reactors capable of making Acrylic Resins. There are various controllers for Each Reactor.
While testing within Test Application, new Recipes are not saved. In the Panelview Plus the .rpp file is updated and should be manually copied over to the HMI project folder.
It is possible to edit recipes using Excel
There isn’t a way to add Tag Sets via copy paste but a template can be created.
There is a way, once adding New Tags in the controller to easily add them in Microsoft Excel

9. RecipePlus Data connection options of .rpp (recipe) file
Explanation of possible locations
Recipe Files initially are part of the application. This can be changed to a USB, SD, Alternative Path on the Panelview Plus, or a Network Share.
Examples: \USB Storage\Recipes (USB drive)
\Storage Card2\Recipes (SD CARD)
\My Documents\RecipePlus (Created path)
\\Server\Recipes (Requires PVP access)

10. R2EAX (Recipe2 Enhanced ActiveX) objects and features definitions
Recipe 2 Enhanced ActiveX control
The Recipe 2 Enhanced ActiveX control provides the system with the ability to read, write, and delete sets of data set points (recipes) using CSV files to persist the information.
Use the Recipe 2 Enhanced ActiveX control to:
Load recipe values from a file to tags
Save tag values to a recipe file
Delete a recipe file
Report status of Save, Load, and Delete operations
Set the location of recipes, for example, folder path
Set the recipe name, for example, MyRecipe.csv
Optionally append a number to the filename, for example, MyRecipe11.csv
List available recipe names in String tags

11. R2EAX (Recipe2 Enhanced ActiveX) objects and features definitions
Recipe 2 Enhanced ActiveX control

12. R2EAX (Recipe2 Enhanced ActiveX) objects and features definitions
Recipe 2 Enhanced ActiveX control

13. R2EAX existing module and expansion examples
Using Global Displays and Parameters to allow for additional Tags destinations
If the initial setup is a Global Object Grouped Display Object, there is a way to use Parameter indexes (#3) in the tag structures.
The object can then be pasted to another screen and Parameter Definitions (Below)

14. R2EAX Data connections of .csv files
Files can be saved on Panelview Plus Unit. One option is an FTP connection.
In order to use FTP, a username and password is needed.
Next, the FTP server needs to be on 
Also, the FTP properties needs to add the user
Default path can be set to the folder or for testing
purposes it can be back-slash \

15. RecipePlus and R2EAX bridging the differences
The RecipePlus built in tool is pre Made and ready to go. The Recipe2 Enhanced requires some programming and setup procedure but allows for CSV.
Can use more than one Recipe2 Enhanced Active X if more data points are needed whereas we can only use one module for Recipe Plus within the restrictions or limits.
RecipePlus is ready to go from the library and does support some copy paste aspects. Recipe2 Enhanced ActiveX needs a setup but can be copied to other projects.
RecipePlus and Recipe2 Enhanced both support rename, delete, and create of recipes.

16. Answer ID’s relevant to Recipes
Knowledgebase Answer id’s and common questions on Recipe
Answer ID 51557: RecipePlus how to identify the current recipe in the PLC
Answer ID 54434: Displaying the selected recipe name in FactoryTalk View ME
Answer ID 55060: FactoryTalk View ME: Recovering a recipe (.RPP) from a 4.00 Runtime (.MER) file
Answer ID 56709: Import ingredients into the RecipePlus editor
Answer ID 67616: FactoryTalk Machine Edition RecipePlus Table Footer defined
Answer ID : FactoryTalk View ME : How the RecipePlus Table orders the ingredients
Answer ID : Percent Complete and Status tag configuration in RecipePlus
Answer ID : Notifying the PLC the status of a RecipePlus operation that has been performed
Answer ID : How to get the file name of the CSV files created by the datastore ActiveX on PanelView Plus 6/7?
Answer ID : FactoryTalk View Machine Edition and PanelView Plus 6 / PanelView 7 Recipe ActiveX Control

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