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| + | Enhancement |
| B | Bug / Bug Fix |
| C | Behavior or interface change |
| - | Functionality cancelled |
| Version/Reason | Date/Description |
|---|---|
| V4.00.11 | 11/26/2009 |
| V4.00.10 | 11/11/2009 |
| V4.00.09 | 11/02/2009 |
| V4.00.08 | 10/26/2009 |
| V4.00.07 | 10/20/2009 |
| V4.00.06 | 10/15/2009 |
| V4.00.05 | 10/08/2009 |
| BC |
-PLC-5 / SLC STRING-files read and write is working now. The maximum length of a string is 82 bytes.. e.g..: PLC5.ST13:0.40 is string No. 0 with length 40 -PLC-5 / SLC ASCII-files read and write is working now. The String is connectedly displayed. Suffix KA is possible. e.g..: PLC5.A20:S0.40 is an ASCII string starting at 0 with length 40 - PLC-5 / SLC bytes read and write is working now. Lower byte (B or L) and higher byte (H). e.g.: PLC5.N7:B0 is the lower byte of word 0 e.g.: PLC5.N7:B0.20 is a byte-array starting at the lower byte of word 0 e.g.: PLC5.N7:L1 is the lower byte of word 1 e.g: PLC5.N7:H2 is the higher byte of word 2 |
| V4.00.03 | 09/24/2009 |
| V4.00.02 | 08/12/2009 |
| V4.00.01 | 06/27/2009 |
| + | Main release of version 4. |
| V3.02.81 | 06/25/2009 |
| V3.02.80 | 05/28/2009 |
| V3.02.79 | 05/26/2009 |
| V4.00.04 | 05/01/2009 |
| V3.02.78 | 04/30/2009 |
| + |
New win.ini-entry "AddItemsWhenClxBrowsingIsReady=1" default:0, so, as previously. Items can be registered only if CLX-browsing is finished. When items was registered formerly, it has to be reckoned with a wait time. |
| V3.02.77 | 04/01/2009 |
| V3.02.75 | 02/20/2009 |
| V3.02.74 | 01/26/2009 |
| V3.02.73 | 10/21/2008 |
| V3.02.72 | 10/07/2008 |
| V3.02.71 | 09/19/2008 |
| V3.02.70 | 09/15/2008 |
| V3.02.69 | 08/12/2008 |
| V3.02.67 | 06/27/2008 |
| V3.02.66 | 06/16/2008 |
| V3.02.64 | 06/03/2008 |
| + | New menu entry and button in speedbar: "Server Restart". |
| C | CLX appointed Read Optimisation works now. |
| V3.02.63 | 05/29/2008 |
| B |
- CLX browsing delivers the data type SINT now signed. - No random crashes happen during CLX browsing anymore. - CLX browsing now delivers the right adress with elements that follow an "array of structures". |
| C | After the expiration of the 72 hours demo phase the special item "Status" changes to 0. |
| V3.02.62 | 05/06/2008 |
| + | New: The copying of connections (Access Pathes). |
| B | A "bad quality" of a (faulty) connection could be displayed via OPCpipe on another (not faulty) connection. |
| V3.02.61 | 04/21/2008 |
| C | While the item is updated in HPP an existing writing process is being awaited first. |
| V3.02.59 | 04/08/2008 |
| + | New: Modbus Symbol Import with arrays. |
| C | New: Echo Written Data back to Client |
| V3.02.54 | 01/31/2008 |
| B | With a S5-connection the counter values were shown wrongly in BCD. |
| B | New entry in the win.ini, section TCPIPH1: IOFSpecial=1. Shows the function Nonconvert in AccessPath. With it words from the areas flag, input and output are reproduced rotated in a bytewise fashion. |
| V3.02.52 | 12/12/2007 |
| B | While writing multiple blocks with HPP into the PLC it could happen that several items appear red in the status window despite of a correct write operation. |
| + | New function: Modbus Symbol Import - Import from CodeSys-symbolfile |
| B | The special Item WriteStatusMsg works now, when the connection isn't established. |
| C | Dongle License examination changed |
| V3.02.46 | 08/23/2007 |
| + |
Extended functionality: New option "WORD Swap" with Modbus connections. If selected, words of a double word are swapped (also Real). |
| V3.02.45 | 08/15/2007 |
| Extended error handling with High Performance Protocol and ALREADY_RUNNING | |
| + |
CLX connections: - New special item "BrowsingReady" is 1, when all online items have been browsed - The CLX browsing timeout may be changed in the win.ini. Default 5 seconds: ClxBrowsingTimeout=5000 - A single element of an array can be accessed, but doesn not appear in the browsing list. Example: the Array Abc has 200 elements. Abc[0] or Abc[199] can be accessed. |
| + | Suffix SWAB works with REAL (or FLOAT) items |
| C | Mitsubishi ZR in decimal |
| C | With connection error all areas are indicated in red in the status view |
| + | Mitsubishi extensions for all data areas |
| ++ | New protocol for Rockwell Control LogiX / Compact LogiX. |
| V3.02.38 | 01/17/2007 |
| B |
Accurate functionality (concerns only version V 3.02.36): After a bit write job the items are updated again by the server |
| V3.02.36 | 12/20/2006 |
| B |
Accurate functionality of the suffix SWAB. Concerns version from version 3.02.23 |
| V3.02.35 | 12/13/2006 |
| + |
New special item "EventCount": Counts the number of received frames of a SEND/RECEIVE connection |
| B |
- Accurate functionality of the Suffix DT - Writing values to inactive items with HPP could result in unexpected results |
| V3.02.34 | 11/13/2006 |
| B | Mitsubishi: M-Area (Internal Relay) works now correct, Read and Write. |
| V3.02.33 | 11/09/2006 |
| C |
Accurate functionality: Writing to inactive items with Melsec-Q connections |
| B |
Accurate functionality: DINT item |
| C |
Accurate functionality: Writing bit areas with Melsec-Q connections |
| C |
Mitsubishi Syntax: If the default representation of a data range is HEX, all other settings are interpreted as HEX (Bit number, String Start address, String Length) |
| V3.02.32 | 10/22/2006 |
| C |
Extended functionality: Extended Mitusbishi syntax, that allows entering the data type. |
| C | Applies only to SEND/RECEIVE connections. Items get also updatet when only a part of the frame is arrived. When the item is a string, a nullterminator is added. |
| V3.02.31 | 09/27/2006 |
| V3.02.29 | 08/28/2006 |
| + | With NetLINK and NetLINK Pro connections, the logger shows the version of the adapter after successful connection establishment |
| B | Accurate functionality of the Low WORD and HIGH Word with Modbus Syntax RD and RR |
| V3.02.28 | 08/23/2006 |
| B |
Extended functionality: NetLink connections with High Performance Protocol support Bit Writing |
| C | With S7 connections and High Performance Protocol, the default read optimsiation is set to 12 |
| V3.02.27 | 08/16/2006 |
| + | Extended parameters for Netlink connections via HPP. |
| V3.02.25 | 06/29/2006 |
| V3.02.24 | 06/21/2006 |
| C |
Extended functionality: OPC Server TCPIP-I supports Modbus on TCP |
| V3.02.23 | 06/01/2006 |
| + |
Extended functionality: Suffixes possible with PLC-5 syntax |
| C | Accurate functionality of the suffix SWAB |
| V3.01.22 | 05/23/2006 |
| + | New DDE Server TCPIP-M (for Mitsubishi Melsec-Q), Order Number: 100-3095-01 |
| V3.02.21 | 05/09/2006 |
| C | Dialogue RFC 1006 > TSAPs revised |
| V3.02.20 | 04/07/2006 |
| B |
Accurate functionality: The length of a S5 string is no longer limited to 15 signs (versions 3.03.18 and 3.02.18). |
| + |
Extended functionality: New Modbus options: "Write Single Coil (5)" and "Write Single Register (6)". Shoudl be used, if Modbus device does not support the Opcodes "Write Multiple Coils (15)" or "Write Multiple Registers (16)" |
| B |
Accurate functionality: Write access to an item, that had not been read before necessitated a restart of the Server (versions 3.03.xx and 3.02.xx) |
| + |
Extended functionality: Step 7 symbol import Arrays can be compartmentalized to single elements. |
| V3.02.19 | 03/03/2006 |
| B |
Accurate functionality: When shutting down the Server, the icon is removed from the taskbar |
| + |
Extended functionality Step 7 symbol import: Import of symbol annotations is provided. The annotations are written to the symbol file just as ordinary items. The symbol name receives the text affix "-comment". The item name is the symbol annotation. These additional items can be indicated and processed in the Client. Adding these items causes an error message. Example: [PLC1(ALIASES)] Motor1.ON = M1.1 Motor1.ON-comment = With this flag, motor 1 is started. Win.ini entry: AllowS7CommentImport = 1 |
| C |
Extended functionality Logger - with bits the bit number is indicated - with bit items, bit number larger than the byte / word is possible |
| C | Extended functionality: With MELSEC-Q read blocks may be larger than 64K. In this case, a new block is generated. |
| V3.02.18 | 01/17/2006 |
| C |
Extended functionality: - Bit items are indicated with bit number in the logger - Bit items may receive bit numbers higher than the numnber of bits of the related byte/word Example: db5.x10.10 = db5.x11.2 |
| + | Release "Frame-optimized protocol". |
| + | New functionality: High Performance Protocol for S7, PLC-5 and MELSEC-Q |
| B | Accurate functionality of modbus start address |
| + |
New Suffix WDT: Wago Date and Time Format |
| B | Accurate functionality: Indication of a byte in BCD format |
| B | Accurate functionality of the special item "MaxInterval" |
| + |
Extended functionality of the suffix SWAB: Possible with String Items and S7 Strings Items. |
| V3.00.15 | 10/18/2005 |
| C | Extended functionality: When writing an item with suffix T, underli+ne is possible. |
| V3.00.14 | 09/28/2005 |
| B | Extended functionality for S7 syntax. Data type CHAR is indicated signed. Suffix KF (for signed indication) is no longer required. |
| V3.00.13 | 09/19/2005 |
| V3.00.12 | 09/16/2005 |
| + | Extended functionality: Modbus syntax supports unsigned items. |
| B | Extened functionality: Send / Recieve blocking up to 65535 bytes. |
| + | Accelerated read in of symbols from the symbol file TCPIPH1.TXT |
| B |
Accurate functionality: When writing an item after APP-TIMEOUT expired, items could no longer be refreshed or written (happened with all write optimizations, except "combine coherent blocks always") |
| V3.00.09 | 07/14/2005 |
| B | Bug: When setting items active-inactive-active, it may happen, that - even if read optimization is enabled - identical blocks are indicated in the status window. |
| V3.00.08 | 05/03/2005 |
| V3.00.07 | 04/14/2005 |
| + | Logger indication: Version number of the RGS7Utilities.dll |
| B | Accurate functionality: When writing the special item "Status", the proper text is indicated in the logger. |
| CB | Extended connection list. |
| B | New functionality: Modbus Server supports NetLink protocol |
| + | Improved Modbus support! Modbus vendors work with different offset addreses (register 0 or 1). Up to now, the offset address hat to be adjustes on the Client site. Now the offset address can be edited in the Server. |
| BC | Accurate functionality: Send / Receive passive connection parameters are saved correct. |
| V3.00.06 | 01/10/2005 |
| C |
New behaviour with data type FLOAT: If REAL variables outside the valid range are used in the PLC, the quality of the added item is set to OPC_QUALITY_LOCAL_OVERRIDE. |
| + | New Suffix DU: tantamount to DT(DATE and TIME) but with a different description: A blank is used between Date and Time. With both Suffices, the hyphen as well as the blank can be used. |
| + |
New functionality: Bit masking Single bits of a data type can be merged to one value. Together they represent a decimal value. Bis masking is possible with several fiels of one data type, too (bit masking arrays). Example: Reading 3 bits from DB5W0, starting with bit 2, the following item syntax is used: DB5.W0#2.3 This effects an Integer 0.....7 Defining a field length, bitmasked arrays can be used: example: DB5.W0.10#2.3 |
| B | Send / Receive connection: If the received frame is longer than defined in the Client, the user data not needed are abolished. |
| V3.00.02 | 11/03/2004 |
| B | Accurate functionality: No more intermittend Server crashs when writing inactive items (occured with write optimization "Combine coherent blocks always") |
| V3.00.01 | 10/12/2004 |
| V3.00.00 | 10/08/2004 |
| V2.04.56 | 10/05/2004 |
| ++ | New functionality: Step7 Symbol Import |
| + | New Suffix TOD (TIME_OF_DAY) implemented, Read and Write (only for S7 connections) |
| V2.04.55 | 09/21/2004 |
| + | New functionality: "Read between Write (default: No)" in the dialog "Server Optimisation". |
| B | Accurate functionality: special item "WriteComplete" was set to "1", before all items were written. |
| B | Accurate functionality: "Write with Priority, Chronological Order is Preserved (defailt)" |
| C | Internally the Server uses the Timer number 76 (no longer 24) |
| V2.04.52 | 08/05/2004 |
| B | Accurate functionality when licensing via dongle. |
| V2.04.51 | 07/28/2004 |
| C | The entry "ShowTaskbarIcon=1" in WIN.INI results in starting the Server without Pupup window. When minimized the Server appears in the SystemTray. |
| ++ | When items are set inactive, the poll-area is reduced. |
| V2.04.49 | 05/13/2004 |
| B | Accurate functionality: SEND/RECEIVE connections work with blocked frames via TCP/IP and H1. |
| C | Defaut Settings for Write Optimisation changed to "Write with Priority, Chronological Order is Preserved (default)" |
| V2.04.48 | 03/31/2004 |
| V2.04.47 | 03/26/2004 |
| V2.04.46 | 03/23/2004 |
| ++ |
New Write Optimization "Write with Priority, Chronological Order is Preserved (default)". If an item shall be written, the running read job is brought to termination. The write job is then executed. The Server checks, if an item from the same data range (e.g. a data block) shall be written. If yes, the item is written. If not, the data range is directly read. Then the normal read cycle continues. With this write optimization, reaction time for write jobs is optimized. |
| Accurate functionality of the suffix SWAB with double words. | |
| B | Accurate functionality of "WriteComplete Items": Now works with write optimization "Combine coherent blocks always (max)". |
| V2.04.45 | 03/10/2004 |
| V2.04.44 | 02/23/2004 |
| + | Modbus: variable Unit IDs are supported |
| V20.4.43 | 02/11/2004 |
| B | Accurate functionality: The special item "DwOffset" is always refreshed. |
| C | When AppTimeout expires, the Server waits 5 s before re-connecting. |
| + |
New special Item: ServerClose. When writing the item, the Server stops. |
| V2.04.42 | 01/16/2004 |
| V2.04.41 | 12/04/2003 |
| + |
New special Items: DbOffset. Changing the DB number of an item is possible. As soon as the desired Offset is written to the special item DbOffset, the value is added to the DB number of the item. Example: DB5,W0 + 5 (DbOffset) = DB10.W0 DwOffset: Changing the start address of an item is possible: As soon as the desired Offset is written to the item DwOffset, the values is added to the start address of the item Example: DB5,W0 + 4 (DwOffset) = DB5.W4 Note! Both offsets affect all added items |
| V2.04.39 | 11/07/2003 |
| B | Accurate functionality: No licence loss with USB bugs |
| V2.04.38 | 10/16/2003 |
| V2.04.37 | 09/10/2003 |
| B | During the runtime, the Server can only be started once. |
| V2.04.35 | 09/04/2003 |
| B | Modbus Register and Input Register: blockwise reading possible. |
| B | Unsolicited Data from the PLC (Write Passive): intermittent crashs eliminated. |
| V2.04.34 | 08/22/2003 |
| B | Accurate functionality of licencing, even with one User Account |
| + | New functionality: Licencing via Dongle |
| BC | Extended Modbus syntax: Strings (for registers). Example: 4Sx.y or RSx.y or HRSx.y. |
| B | The connection name may consist of up to 27 characters. |
| V2.04.32 | 07/23/2003 |
| B+ |
Memory leak fixed: 1. If an item was added but not activated and the connection was closed, the number of items increased. 2. If connections were established and disconnected very< often, more memory was required, Detailed information: Detailed information is indicated with the option "ShowEvents" |
| B | Accurate functionality: Proper indication of Modbus double words (High and Low Byte). |
| V2.04.29 | 06/03/2003 |
| V2.04.28 | 05/16/2003 |
| B | Accurate functionality: Reading an writing S5 Timer. |
| + | All write jobs are executed, even if all items of the connection are deleted. Assumption: ConnTimeout and ConnCount must not be 0. |
| V2.04.27 | 05/04/2003 |
| V2.04.26 | 04/17/2003 |
| C | New Modbus Syntax: Syntax with DBxDwy is no longer supported. Single bits can be addressed e.g. RX1.3 |
| V2.04.25 | 04/14/2003 |
| C | Browsing Intergace: Under "View" - "Symbols" the symbols are indicated structured with subgroups. |
| V2.04.23 | 03/25/2003 |
| V2.04.22 | 03/21/2003 |
| + | Extended suffices: _F for signed, equal to KF, _B for BCD |
| B | No more occasional crashes when writing arrays or strings. |
| V2.04.19 | 02/17/2003 |
| C | Writing the special item "Status" is no longer possible. |
| B | Accurate functionality: reading and writing "left byte DL" and "right byte DR" (S5 connections) |
| V2.04.17 | 01/14/2003 |
| V2.04.15 | 12/20/2002 |
| + | Extended item syntac: DB5.DBD0F (identical with DB5.DBD0IEEE). |
| V2.04.13 | 11/21/2002 |
| + | New: NetLink / IBHLink support |
| + |
New special items: OwnTsap, TsapForRead, TsapForWrite, PortForRead,PortForWrite. Aftrer writing the special item, the conenction is terminated. All items receive the status BAD - DEVICE_FAILURE. The conenction is re-established with the new parameters |
| B | Output of read values in the logger with RecNewValue corrected. |
| V2.04.11 | 10/28/2002 |
| V2.04.10 | 10/22/2002 |
| V2.04.09 | 10/11/2002 |
| + |
There are two new special items: IpAddress and EthernetAddress. 1. IpAddress: to edit the IP address of a TCP/IP connection during the runtime. The IP address as well as a hostname (if host file existes or DNS works) can be edited. The connection is terminated, all Items receive the status BAD-DEVICE_FAILURE. The connection is re-established with the new IP address. When the connection is established the items receive the status Quality Good. 2. EthernetAddress: to edit the MAC or Ethernet address of a H1 connection during the runtime. The connection is terminated, all Items receive the status BAD-DEVICE_FAILURE. The connection is re-established with the new Ethernet address. When the connection is established the items receive the status Quality Good. - the items are available per connection (Access Path / Topic) - while reading the current address is inidcated, while writing the address is being changed in the server. |
| V2.04.08 | 10/04/2002 |
| + | Extended item syntax for S7-200: Syntax V (variable memory), supports all current data types. Example: VW100 (Word). |
| + | Extended item syntax: External periphery of S5 is accessed with the syntax PX. The previous syntax PO is not applicable. |
| +C | The item syntax "AS" for absolute memory is replaced by new syntax "AM". |
| + | Extended item syntax: Peripheral outputs are accessed with the syntax PQ. |
| + |
New: special character #. Enables a variable access to the parameterized Access Path / Topic. Multiple access to one connection is possible Example: Defined Access Path: S7300# Client Access is possible via S7300#PLC1, S7300#PLC2, S7300#PLC3 etc. Note: Multiple Special items are not possible. |
| V2.04.07 | 09/24/2002 |
| V2.04.06 | 09/16/2002 |
| + | New: TIMER Arrays. Format: TR (Time Real). |
| V2.04.05 | 09/09/2002 |
| + | Reading and writing S7 TIMER and COUNTER optimized. |
| V2.04.04 | 08/23/2002 |
| + | Extended item syntax: Step 7 / SIEMENS syntax e.g. DB5.DBW0. |
| + |
New suffix S5T: Data type S5Time. Range: 0ms up to 2h46m30s. |
| +B | Suffix TR (Time Real) extended for Timer. Output of the real format in seconds. |
| B | Infrequent crashes in dialogue "Configuration - Topic Definitions" fixed. |
| V2.04.02 | 05/31/2002 |
| +B | English help available. |
| B | The Topic Names are indicated in the symbol view, even if they contain no symbols. |
| V2.04.01 | 05/17/2002 |
| + | When writing the formats Date, Time and Date Time, the validity is checked. With invalid range, nothing is written to the PLC. |
| B+ | The license dialogue, that refers to a test version, does no longer constrict the function of the Server. |
| B | Memory leak corrected (in case of writing strings) |
| V2.04.00 | 05/14/2002 |
| V2.02.02 | 05/06/2002 |
| B | Correction of the DATE_TIME format. The day of the week is written correctly now. |
| B | Memory leak corrected in Win 95, 98 and ME |
| V2.02.01 | 02/21/2002 |
| C | With modbus requests, the start address (DW) is decremented with 1. The item syntax DW0 is not allowed. |
| V2.02.00 | 02/13/2002 |
| ++ | The runtime of the demo version increased from 2 h to 72 h. |
| B | No crash with S7 strings when using a length greater than 127. |
| V2.00.06 | 02/04/2002 |
| V2.00.05 | 02/04/2002 |
| B | Executable reading of data with the option "Unsolicited Data from PLC" and activated "Allow Cyclic Poll". |
| V2.00.04.05 | 01/21/2002 |
| B | The defined poll time is used. |
| V2.00.04 | 01/14/2002 |
| C | Strings are fulfilled with zeros after the user data and are written in full length. In former versions of the Servers only the effective number of characters - defined by the user - has been written. |
| + | New option "String Format" in the dialogue "Server Options". |
| + | Fetch on Event |
| V2.00.03 | 12/19/2001 |
| B | Accurate update of the status window of the OPC Server even at long runtime in minimzed status. |
| + | Modbus protocol for all TCP/IP Servers. |
| V1.22.19L | 11/15/2001 |
| + |
New entries in the system menu for "Fetch on Event": "ShowFetchOnEventRec" "ShowFetchOnEventRecValues" "ShowFetchOnEventStart" The following entries are indicated in the logger: "TerminateEventStart " "TerminateEventPoll " "InitEventStart " "InitEventPoll " |
| + | New legend, when editing symbols: "Modifications to symbol file apply after a restart of the Server". |
| V2.00.01 | 11/07/2001 |
| + | Licensing of the server via license confirm code. |
| B | Accurate functionality of the "Canel" button in the dialogue "Topic Definitions". |
| + | Language switch: English/German in the menu "View" |
| + | Licencing the H1 protocol via license confirm code. The H1Free.dat is no longer required. |
| V1.22.19i | 08/03/2001 |
| +BC | New format S7-TIME. |
| V1.22.19h | 07/01/2001 |
| + | Protection against unauthorized use: Configuration menus can be hidden. |