Learn VB Scripting
Everything you need to know to:
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✔ Create scripts in WinCC
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✔ Extend the capabilities of the WinCC system
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✔ Work with SCADA modules by scripts
Curriculum
MODULE 1 : GAME PLAN (00:27)
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MODULE 2 : INTRODUCTION TO VB (00:42)
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- LECTURE 1 : Greeting (1:09)
- LECTURE 2 : What is Visual Basic? (1:36)
- LECTURE 3 : VB in WinCC V7 (8:37)
- LECTURE 4 : Global Scripts (1:13)
- LECTURE 5 : Global Actions (1:29)
- LECTURE 6 : VBS Editor (5:38)
- LECTURE 7 : Window Scripts (1:21)
- LECTURE 8 : Element Scripts (2:32)
- LECTURE 9 : First script in button (step by step) (3:41)
- LECTURE 10 : First function (step by step) (4:59)
- LECTURE 11 : First global action (step by step) (7:14)
- LECTURE 12 : Actions (other option for global action) (2:09)
- LECTURE 13 : Homework (1:04)
MODULE 3 : VB SCRIPTS DIAGNOSTICS (01:17)
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- LECTURE 1 : Greeting (1:08)
- LECTURE 2 : Scripts Diagnostics (6:11)
- LECTURE 3 : Comments in VB Scripts (2:31)
- LECTURE 4 : Diagnostics Window (GSC Diagnostic) (9:53)
- LECTURE 5 : Diagnostics Window (GSC Runtime) (12:06)
- LECTURE 6 : Trace function ( HMIRuntime.Trace ) (6:25)
- LECTURE 7 : VB Scripts Debugger (16:56)
- LECTURE 7 : VB Scripts Debugger PART #2 (4:58)
- LECTURE 8 : Error Handling: Err Object (10:13)
- LECTURE 9 : Error Handling: On Error (3:57)
- LECTURE 10 : Homework (1:34)
- EXAMPLE 1 : Err Object and On Error (7:40)
MODULE 4 : WinCC VB SCRIPTS TIPS AND TRICKS (00:39)
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MODULE 5 : BASIC FUNCTIONS (00:57)
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- LECTURE 1 : Greeting (0:43)
- LECTURE 2 : Reserved Words (4:14)
- LECTURE 3 : VBScript Variables (7:22)
- LECTURE 4 : Declaring Constants (4:07)
- LECTURE 5 : Arithmetic Operators (8:24)
- LECTURE 6 : Comparison Operators (4:50)
- LECTURE 7 : Logical Operators (9:28)
- LECTURE 8 : Concatenation Operators (5:59)
- LECTURE 9 : MsgBox Function (6:41)
- LECTURE 10 : vb Colors and RGB() (5:01)
MODULE 6 : STATEMENTS (00:41)
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MODULE 7 : LOOPS (00:39)
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MODULE 8 : WORKING WITH NUMBERS (00:27)
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- LECTURE 1 : Greeting (1:28)
- LECTURE 2 : Conversions (CDbl, CInt, CLng, ...) (6:51)
- LECTURE 3 : Conversion to String (CStr) (3:04)
- LECTURE 4 : Convert data to Hex and Hext to decimal (4:27)
- LECTURE 5 : FormatNumber (4:59)
- LECTURE 6 : FormatPercent, FormatCurrency (3:19)
- LECTURE 7 : Mathematical functions (Int, Fix, Log, ...) (10:48)
MODULE 9 : WORKING WITH STRINGS (00:35)
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- LECTURE 1 : Greeting (1:54)
- LECTURE 2 : Easy way to lower/upper case for string ( Lcase and Ucase) (5:19)
- LECTURE 3 : Cut the string (Left, Right and Mid) (5:08)
- LECTURE 4 : How to remove spaces (Trim, Ltrim and Rtrim) (7:26)
- LECTURE 5 : Calculate the number of letter (Len) (4:49)
- LECTURE 6 : Using Replace (7:07)
MODULE 10 : Date and Time (00:38)
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MODULE 11 : Working with Objects
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MODULE 12 : Working with filesystem
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MODULE 13 : VB scripting performance
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⭐EXAMPLES, READY TO USE SCRIPTS - BASIC
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- Introduction (1:05)
- EXAMPLE 1 : How to Read and Write values from/to PLC? (9:59)
- EXAMPLE 2 : How to Stop WinCC Runtime with vbscript? (0:51)
- EXAMPLE 4 : How to show/hide layers while application is running? (2:22)
- EXAMPLE 5 : Write values to controller with disgnostic. (5:17)
- EXAMPLE 6 : How can I change the object transparent property with VBS? (+SCRIPT) (8:55)
⭐⭐EXAMPLES, READY TO USE SCRIPTS - ADVANCED
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- Introduction (1:05)
- EXAMPLE 2 : SQL Connection string (2:24)
- EXAMPLE 3 : How to Insert new recordset to SQL table? (18:27)
- EXAMPLE 4 : Automatically every 1 hour writes the date and time in modbus variables already existing in the S7 1200 CPU. (WccYear, WccMonth, WccDay, WccHour, WccMinute and WccSecond). (11:07)
⭐⭐⭐EXAMPLES, READY TO USE SCRIPTS - PRO
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Meet your instructor:
Lukasz "Luke" Krzesinski
PLC, HMI, SCADA Engineer
- 35 years
- Created over 130 SCADA systems from various vendors (WinCC V7, WinCC Flexible, WinCC TIA, Wonderware InTouch, Factory Talk)
- Biggest advantages: problem-solving, scripting, SQL, VBS, ANSI-C
- 5 years experience as HMI/SCADA instructor
- Over 10 years real world experience in heat treatment, automotive, aerospace
- SCADA World founder - best place to learn about HMI/SCADA
- Successfully implemented SCADA for SEAT, SKF, FAURECIA, ThyssenKrupp
- Book writer "SCADA: you must know it before first project"
- Udemy instructor - over 700 students
- He think that SCADA systems are amazing