Author: Ethan Wilke

Features

• Added support for four new M1E momentums, which include: 171 CCS 960 20, 171 CCS 960 30, 171 CCS 980 20, and 171 CCS 980 30.
• Added support for BOOTP server for M1E and Quantum PLCs that support TCP/IP.
• Added feature to the Addresses Used dialog for the address appearing in the ‘Start Address’ edit box to default to the address on which the ladder cursor is positioned.
• Added the ‘Edit Segment Header’ icon to now appear at the top of each network, which allows the user to edit the Segment Header from any network in the Segment.
• Added feature to locate the cursor at the mouse pointer when the right mouse button is clicked.

Solutions

• Corrected problem where connecting online to a 984A-S908 PLC resulted in a GPF.
• Corrected problem where The Program Setup dialog allowed a maximum of 12 rows for Tags and 4 rows for Descriptions. These maximum values were be swapped.
• Corrected problem where the Browse dialog of Modsoft import was filtering for files ending in ‘MSE’. The .MSE extension was used as a default, which caused no files in the Browse dialog. The dialog of the Modsoft import now uses the *.* filter which displays files of all extensions.
• Corrected problem where typing in a file path and name in the Export dialog displayed a “File name must be entered’ error.
• Corrected problem where the Start Address edit box in the Addresses Used dialog always assumed 6-digit addressing regardless of the size selected in Program Setup.
• Corrected problem where program Merge was not bringing over Segment Headers.
• Corrected problem when displaying the ‘Copy’ dialog from the Doc Window, the static text within the dialog says ‘Merge Program Merge Program’ instead of ‘Copy Range’.

Features

• Corrected problem where Program Setup allowed Data Window max rows to be more than 1000. The max allowed is 1000. When more was entered, scrolling beyond 1000 caused a GPF.
• Corrected problem when we get a TCP/IP error code of over 9, we reported an unknown error to the user.
• Corrected problem where exporting labels from 32-bit PLC WorkShop to FT-DOS files (or “Saving As” to the FT-DOS format) shifted the 2nd line of the DOS label by 2 chars and the 3rd line of the label by 4 chars.
• Corrected problem where comparing Configuration Extension does not catch all mismatches.

Solutions

• Added Combine Mode (Fast Online Only).
• Added Help button to Open dialog.

Features

• Added Compact support for Site Licenses.

Features

• Added Online DEMO mode.
• Added ability to Import Modsoft Segment and Network Comment files created by the Modsoft Export.
• Added ability to Export documentation to the ProWORX documentation, “.FIL” file format.
• Added ability to Import ProWORX .FIS Symbol file.
• Added ability to Export documentation to the ProWORX Symbol, “.FIS” file format.
• Increased capability of loading an EXE loadable of a size up to 700,000.

Features

• Added I/O Scanner to Configuration Extension.
• Added the following IOBUS TCOP modules: IBS_1203_IOBUS, IBS_1433_IOBUS, IBS_1503_IOBUS, IBS_1633_IOBUS, 170 ANM 050 10, 170 ANR 120 90.
• Added the following Momentum TCOP Modules: 170 ANM 050 10, 170 ANR 120 90, 170 ADM 540 80.
• Added Quantum TCOP modules and Zoom screens for the following: EIA 921-00, 140 ACO 130 00, 140 ACI 040 00, 140 AUI 040 00.
• Added detail in order to improve metering of data values being loaded to or saved from the PLC.
• Added a progress bar indicating “# bytes transferred” when loading loadables.
• Added ability to allow text documentation import to allow files with the *.csv extension in addition to the *.txt extension.

Solutions

• Corrected problem where placing two EXE loadables into the offline loadable dialog and deleting the first one would cause a “Configuration Store record not found” Error.
• Corrected problem where saving files from 32-bit PLC WorkShop as *.PGR files could not be reopened into 32-bit PLCWorkShop. “Cannot Import Label File” error would appear.
• Corrected GPF when loading extremely large EXE loadable.
• Corrected problem where trying to save a program from Online, it started, but then failed with error “Attempt to Exceed Internal Boundaries”.
• Corrected problem where printing documentation to a file followed by execution of a print preview caused the margins of a print page to be incorrect.
• Corrected problem where Merge would not properly set 1x, 3x and 4x addresses into a Destination program whose configured address values did not exactly match the Source program configured values.
• Corrected terminology for documentation in the Import/Export dialog boxes.
• Corrected problem where several Quantum Zoom screens assumed only one rack was available. Therefore racks 2 and higher were inaccessible.
• Corrected problem where the position of the OK, Cancel and Help buttons should be swapped.

Solutions

• Corrected problem where the F1 key was bring up the help index when set to DOS Hotkey mode, when it should have entered a contact.
• Corrected problem where the NOE modules 771-00 and 251-00, and 771-10 and 211-00 have the same module number causing the 251 display for the 771. These have been modified to a combined description.
• Corrected GPF when doing Paste with Rewire of only a blank network.
• Corrected problem when entering values in Module Zoom screens when program setup was set for 5 Digits. Values were being read as 6 digits from the Module Zoom and caused Bad I/O TCOP error.
• Corrected problem where Untrace did not work correctly when set to Single Network Display Mode. The cursor would untrace, but the display would not update properly.
• Corrected problem where segment header printed with an indent when the last network of the previous segment had a wrap.

Solutions

• Corrected problem where the Cut by parts did not normalize the rung number to the segment in continuous mode, which caused the Cut to happen in the wrong network number.
• Corrected problem where the Save By Parts function did not check to see if shared documentation was used when not choosing to save doc, which caused “Unable to copy store in file” error.
• Corrected problem being unable to insert a row in a network, with 6 rows of logic and an empty 7th row.
• Corrected problem where incorrect “number of words left” was displayed due to incorrect calculation in size of EXE loadable.
• Corrected problem when online in the Network edit mode where adding a coil to an existing network and typing an address and doing validate before cursoring off the item, would default to a 0x1 address.
• Corrected problem where replacing a network online with a new coil that is already used, causes the “Coils Used” error but the network is deleted.
• Corrected a problem where changing the configuration or leaving dim awareness in a 984-A141 resulted in invalid configuration.
• Corrected problem where “Untrace Coil” does not locate on the original contact from which the original “trace” began.

Features

• Added ‘Single Network Mode’ option to allow display of 1 network at a time and have ability to page up or down to the top of the next network as it was done in our DOS software.
• Added functionality to highlight an edited instruction when doing Online Node Editing, so that it is visible that edit mode is present if the cursor had not been moved off the instruction yet.
• Added “Trace” and “Untrace” similar to our DOS software where Shift-F1 and Shift-F2 are used. Being that Shift-F1 is used for a different function in the Windows, Shift-F2 and Shift-F3 are used.
• Added ability to import the data templates from the DOS PLCWorkShop software.
• Added support for Online access with the Applicom International PCI Modbus+ Sa85 card.
• Added online network editor option to compliment the node editor. Allows 1 network to be edited online before validation.
• Added functionality when importing DOS Labels, to insert CR/LF after each 10 characters.
• Added ability to clear branches on box instructions one cell at a time.
• Added a message display warning the key will expire within 30 days.
• Added ability for text to wrap in the Title Page Print Editor.

Solutions

• Corrected problem where contents of the network number edit box in ‘Find’ should be selected when the dialog was initialized so the user can enter an alternate value without having to manually delete the default value.
• Corrected problem where ‘Find’ of address/tag worked the first time but subsequent ‘Finds’ did not until closing the Find dialog and opening it again.
• Corrected problem where the ‘Help’ tool bar icon did not have a tool tip.
• Corrected problem where Paste with Rewire with Offset dialog did not format addresses consistent with the Program Setup’s 5 or 6 digit setting. “Element out of Range’ errors would erroneously be displayed.
• Corrected problem where importing a 16-bit *.FTK file did not load the Title Page Print Editor.
• Corrected problem where the ‘New Network’ tool bar icon tool tip said “New Rung”.
• Corrected problem when validating a blank network the size came out as 6 bytes. It should only be 3.
• Corrected problem where a short was being allowed to be placed in 11th column of ladder.
• Corrected problem where the Status Display in logic was displaying an ‘OFF’ in the Network Equation instruction, which should not be there.
• Corrected problem in Online Network Edit mode, and also in Single Network display mode, when shading 3 block instructions and copying, then pasting in the 4th column from the left, underneath the existing block instructions gave a GPF.
• Corrected problem where entering any modules in racks 2 and greater through TCOP caused “Module not found in configuration” error.
• Corrected problem where the description and tag printed in the logic inline cross-reference are not properly aligned.
• Corrected problem where pasting networks when the ladder cursor is positioned at the “Segment End” box and the logic window is in continuous mode, the networks are pasted in the last configured segment, not the last segment which actually contains logic.
• Corrected problem where editing a network equation in Online Node Editor did not update nodes used.
• Corrected problem where highlighting networks with the mouse, from the last network up locks up the software.
• Corrected problem where loading or saving the .EXE loadables LSUP and G398 to the 258 PLC caused a “Communications(8) – Invalid Parameter” error.
• Corrected problem where in continuous network number mode if you paste onto the “End of Segment” the network would get placed at network 1 of that segment.
• Corrected problem where when in continuous network mode and trying to paste a network in segment 3 when no networks exist in the first segment, the program locked up.
• Corrected problem where if you have one network in a segment and you cut or delete that network and try to validate you would get “Error Displaying Logic”.
• Corrected problem where when printing multiple segments in continuous mode, the inline cross reference in the ladder area, displayed as offset for by segment mode.
• Corrected problem where 5-Digit addressing did not save for a quantum PLC.
• Corrected problem where importing text files which were created/edited in Excel could not be imported into WorkShop.
• Corrected problem where during Import/Export of text file, if the drive/path/file name found via “Browse” was too long to fit in the File Name edit box, it’s name is “shrunk” using an ellipsis to indicate missing portions. These shrunk file names caused errors when attempting to import or export documentation.
• Corrected problem where pasting 3 move blocks in network 1 online with status and powerflow on caused a GPF.
• Corrected problem where “A coil can not be pasted in a row with an existing coil” error displayed when a coil was entered correctly.
• Corrected problem where pasting in continuous mode after a “Cut” caused error “Invalid Range of Rungs was set for Cut/Copy”.
• Corrected problem where the meter for validating in Continuous network number mode still referred to networks validating in By Segment mode.
• Corrected problem where pasting 5 networks in a new program segment 1, and then cutting the networks 2-5 caused display logic error.
• Corrected GPF when unplugging serial cable during cross reference build.
• Corrected problem where we allowed deleting of a coil while being logged out of the PLC, which can cause “Invalid Node communications”.
• Adjusted wording in error message during Import of Text Doc files to indicate that they need to be in 6 digit form on the import, and to state the line the error occurred in.
• Corrected problem where doing a Find/New, in the Doc Editor after just adding doc for an address, caused the last one to not save.
• Corrected problem where doing a Merge into a matching config, and clicking on the TCOP option, caused an error “Number of modules in source does not match number of modules in target”.
• Corrected problem where Paste with Rewire with offset and include description caused a GPF after pressing OK on the error “exceeding configuration”.
• Corrected problem when online with status on, and highlighting a SUB box instruction and moving the mouse up and down caused the middle node status to change from ‘0’ to ‘OFF’.
• Corrected problem when online with logic status and powerflow on, in continuous network number mode, when Status Optimize is on, only the first cell of powerflow was shown.
• Corrected problem where opening an FTK file caused a debug error.
• Corrected problem where addresses of both 5 digit and 6 digit formats could exist in the same shared doc file.
• Corrected problem where the ADU211/212 TCOP module was not loaded properly for the 32bit Compacts.
• Corrected problem where the module ADU211/212 was missing its zoom screen in the 32bit Compact TCOP.
• Corrected problem where double clicking on a horizontal short or dotted line, and then clicking anywhere else resulted in “An error occurred while validating input”.
• Corrected problem when entering a contact with the function keys, and typing the address, and pressing Enter, would bring up the mnemonics window.
• Corrected problem where laying multiple logic windows over each other did not properly refresh network numbers.

Solutions

• Corrected problem where register values were not displaying in Ladder Status or in the Data Window.

Solutions

• Corrected problem where Loading or Saving the .EXE loadables LSUP and G398 to the 258 PLC causes a “Communications(8) – Invalid Parameter” error.

Solutions

• Corrected problem where the Nodes Used is calculated incorrectly when adding EXE loadables.

Features

• The state of ladder status is now saved for each comm. path.
• Added the following DX zoom screens: XMIT, Compact STAT, Micro STAT, Momentum STAT.
• Added support for TCOP modules ADU210, ADU214, ADU257, DAU211, 212, 220, 250, 252, 253, and 292, KOS260-24, KOS260-64.

Solutions

• Corrected wrong port type saved with file save through TCP/IP to SA85 Bridge.
• Corrected problem where the JSR did not show constants as a valid type for top node.
• Corrected item where Site License window was coming up for the Server after PLC WorkShop was already executed.
• Corrected problem where we were unable to load an EXE loadable to PLC program.
• Corrected problem in the TCP setup, modifying the retries or time out would give Port range error.
• Corrected problem where the column display in the Cross Reference was sized incorrectly, too small, when doing a new and sizing the window and rebuilding XREF.
• Corrected problem where sizing the Cross Reference Window to about two columns was causing a divide by zero GPF.
• Corrected problem where in continuous mode the Append or Insert network was not working properly for the End of Segment.
• Corrected problem when connected with the TCP/IP, and with SA85, if you do a save, it would default the filename as the description name that you had for the TCP/IP address.
• Corrected problem that Cut by Parts was allowed online. This caused the node editor to malfunction and possibly GPF.
• Corrected problem where Import of DOS PGR’s was not bringing in the Headers.
• Corrected problem of Merge not merging the Headers.
• Fixed memory leaks in Status and Powerflow which could have caused a GPF.
• Corrected problem where Import FTK with 1 tag, and Edit the doc gave GPF.
• Corrected problem when trying to import doc of an FMD, it gave error doing shared Doc with object open.
• Corrected in PCOP, where you could not clear Specific IO or Global IO devices above device 2.
• Corrected Loadable screen online: The File Contents always displayed in WORDS and the Current Program showed in BYTES.
• Corrected problem where loadables larger then 50K would cause an overwrite in the configuration code.
• Corrected problem where Compare of loadables did not work online.
• Corrected problem where number nodes of logic used by an EXE loadable was only 1/2 of what it should have used.
• Corrected problem that TCP/IP to Modbus Plus bridge did not work. SGATE bridge software needed to be upgraded. Also a minor change was done to server to communicate to multiple PLC’s better.
• Corrected problem where the Latch Coil attaches the picture for a falling one shot on the cursor.
• Corrected GPF that occurred Online by dropping a Latch coil on top of a regular existing coil, and clicking off of it.
• Corrected problem where changing PLC type from Quantum to A145 caused the TCOP to get mixed up and unable to add modules.
• Corrected problem where import of Doc only, of a PGR, was not bringing in the headers.
• Corrected problem where opening a PGR file and doing print, would give error “Please enter a 0X register range from 1 to 0”.