Message "failed to find type=6 len=1
?VQCC K96EVQ_LO" appears when executing mk5make on a MKV DOS based controlled unit. While I have made the same modifications for the two previous GTG units without any problem, this problem is very new to me and I can't think of any valid reason much less solution to this at the moment. I'm certain that I have edited the site assignment properly and in fact checked and re-checked the edition prior to executing mk5make. It is strange that it is accepting some ?LQ, ?VQ and ?VQCC assigned signals on the same edition but not accepting several particular ?VQCC assigned signals.

Below is partly a copy of the mk5make.log file for anyone to have a look just in case someone has had the same experience earlier. Any HELP and Information will be greatly appreciated with full gratitude from the author.... THANK YOU VERY MUCH in ADVANCE to all of you.

For anyone with a kind heart who cares to help... my email is edgard_santos @ yahoo. com

The results of making point assignments using DDLOCATE.EXE
and the four assignment files (IO.ASG, FACTORY.ASG,
ALLOCSSP.ASG, and SITE.ASG):


------------ Opened PROM\UNITMAP.TPL file.
------------ Closed PROM\UNITMAP.TPL file.
------------ Opened file IO.ASG
------------ Closed file IO.ASG
------------ Opened file FACTORY.ASG
------------ Closed file FACTORY.ASG
------------ Opened file ALLOCSSP.ASG
------------ Closed file ALLOCSSP.ASG
------------ Opened file SITE.ASG
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC K71EVL_HI PCT ;EVAP. COOLER SYSTEM CONSTANT- LEVEL HIGH VALUE
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC K71EVL_LO PCT ;EVAP. COOLER SYSTEM CONSTANT- LEVEL LOW VALUE
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC K96EVQ_HI CNT10 ;EVAP. COOLER SYSTEM CONSTANT- CONDUCTIVITY HIGH VALUE
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC K96EVQ_LO CNT10 ;EVAP. COOLER SYATEM CONSTANT- CONDUCTIVITY LOW VALUE
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC K10SEC SEC64 ;10 SECONDS TIME DELAY VALUE - GENERAL USE
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC K52ECP1Y SEC64 ;EVAP. COOLER PUMP1 TIME DELAY CONSTANT
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC K52ECP2Y SEC64 ;EVAP. COOLER PUMP2 TIME DELAY CONSTANT
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC LKAFPEP DPH2O ;CONSTANT TO REPLACE APFEP-SET TO ZERO
failed to find type=06 len=1
?VQCC LKAFPCS DPH2O ;CONSTANT TO REPLACE AFPCS-SET TO ZERO
------------ Closed file SITE.ASG
------------ There were 1186 hardware and 1827 software assign items found.
------------ Reading PROM\UNITDATA.TPL file.
------------ Reading PROM\UNITFREE.TPL file.
------------ Memory free: 66K


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The results of performing a validity check and then sorting the
new UNITDATA.DAT file:


SORTING COMPLETE: UNITDATA.DAT is new file, UNITDATA.BAK is old.


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The results of re-compiling the Table Files to
produce downloadable Table Files

 

I'm going to guess the other units have slightly different FACTORY.ASG and/or SITE.ASG files that the one which is reporting the odd conditions (I've never seen an inability to find spare signals reported like this, so this is primarily just a SWAG).

I'm going to say that the Mark V in question has run out of spare Control Constants; there is a limit to the number of spare signals in the Mark V.

From the MK5MAKE.LOG file you posted:

------------ There were 1186 hardware and 1827 software assign items found.
On each of the other units you referred to, what does the MK5MAKE.LOG report for the above assignments (specifically the software assignments)?

There are some ways around this, but they're not really pretty and they do take some detailed searching for unused Control Constants to re-assign/re-name.

Let's see what you find and we'll decide how to progress.

By the way, it seems you are making some changes to the Evap Cooler sequencing (or maybe adding some???); can you provide some details about the units you are working (Frame size; inlet configuration; etc.)?

 

?VQCC Variable(word) in <Q>, A control constant
as defined in the SITE.ASG file contained in your unit folder. The constant also must be linked to the same constant in your CONST_Q.SRC file also contained in your unit folder.
Example:
SITE.ASG
?VQCC K62CDOC XTMRH ;COOL DOWN OFF/RATCHET ON DELAY

CONST_Q.SRC
K62CDOC 24 hr_XT

Small typographical errors can also cause the problems. I have heard (never witnessed) that the use of the tab key to create spaces can cause problems. Always use a true text editor such as Windows Notepad or DOS edit. Never use a word processors such as Microsoft Word or Word Perfect because hidden characters for reveal codes might be inserted.

 

Hi all,

Thanks for allowing me to post in here about my recently encountered problem with the MarkV. Anyway, I thought it was primarily due to lack of available spare memory in the MarkV becuase there have been so many site modifications done on this unit during their conversion to DLN combustion. So I looked for unused constants which were originally assigned for the old sequencing but are no longer used in the current sequencing and commented them out.

The procedure just proved my earlier suspicion because as soon as I was able to free the same number of previous CDB pointnames, I was able to successfully include my new modifications. I got it re-compiled and downloaded to MKV without any problems anymore.

I hope I have also contributed something of value in this forum anyway. Thanks again and more power to control.com

 

Thanks for your reply, and yes you are right about the units having not only slight difference in site.asg and factory.asg. In fact this one is very different from the other three units in terms of used I/O's and general sequencing as well as related instrumentation.

Anyway, as I originally suspected that this was a memory problem, I did find some originally assigned CDB point names that are no longer used particularly control constants, commented them out and there it was, I got my mods implemented and successfully commissioned the system.

The client introduced an evaporative cooler system along with a new Turbine air inlet filter system for a 9E machine.This is wy I needed to add new comparator blocks for alarms and indications of water level, coductivity etc.. inthe MkV. This was also converted from standard combustors to DLN1 combustion system three years back or so. It was then that so many other modifications were introduced into the control system and before anyone noticed, they almost run out of spares already. There are perhaps still many more available spares/unused CDB pointname allocations. It just might be a question of better housekeeping in these terms.