Control Software v7.1.1 Release Notes: Foxboro Evo Process Automation System
Control Software v7.1.1 Release Notes: Foxboro Evo Process Automation System
Control Software v7.1.1 Release Notes: Foxboro Evo Process Automation System
*B0750Sv* *c*
B0750SV
Rev C
August 24, 2020
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Contents
Safety Information...............................................v
Product Overview................................................1
Product Contents .................................................................................... 1
Important Information
Read these instructions carefully and look at the equipment to
become familiar with the device before trying to install, operate, ser-
vice, or maintain it. The following special messages may appear
throughout this manual or on the equipment to warn of potential
hazards or to call attention to information that clarifies or simplifies
a procedure.
DANGER
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to physical injury.
Please Note
Electrical equipment should be installed, operated, serviced, and main-
tained only by qualified personnel. No responsibility is assumed by
Schneider Electric for any consequences arising out of the use of this
material.
A qualified person is one who has skills and knowledge related to the con-
struction, installation, and operation of electrical equipment and has
received safety training to recognize and avoid the hazards involved.
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This guide describes the new features, known issues, and workarounds for the
Foxboro Evo™ Control Software v7.1.1 (the Control Software), which
contains components including the following:
• Foxboro Evo Control HMI (Control HMI)
• Access Manager
• Foxboro Evo Control Editors (Control Editors)
Revision Information
For this revision of this document, these changes were made:
Chapter 3, “The Control Software v7.1.1 Installation Overview”
• Updated the section “The Control Software Updates” on page 18.
• Added the section “Field Device Manager Installation” on page 19.
Purpose
The purpose of these release notes is to document new features, user notes,
known issues and workarounds, and issues resolved for Control Software
v7.1.1.
The restrictions are limitations, put in place temporarily, in order to address
incomplete functionality or features of the product. If these restrictions are not
understood, they could potentially allow you to access or generate corrupt data,
or result in abnormal installation or termination of Control Software v7.1.1.
User notes contain information on how the product functions and helpful hints
that may not be evident from the product’s associated user guide. User notes
can also contain issues that you need to be aware of when using the product.
Similar to restrictions, known issues represent temporary deficiencies in the
product. Frequently, these types of issues result from incomplete functionality
in the product.
Workarounds provide a means of bypassing a known issue and enabling you to
perform an operation that would otherwise be prohibited or difficult to execute.
For more information, please contact Global Customer Support at:
E-mail: systems.support@schneider-electric.com
Reference Documents
These sections list reference documents for Control Software v7.1.1, I/A
Series® software 8.8, Foxboro Evo Control Core Services software v.9x
(hereinafter referred to as Control Core Services software) and Wonderware®
software.
System Development
• Control Processor 270 (CP270) and Field Control Processor 280 (CP280)
Integrated Control Software Concepts (B0700AG)
• Access Manager User's Guide (B0750AD)
Note The term “InSQL” has been replaced with “Wonderware Historian”.
Field Devices
• Implementing FOUNDATION™ fieldbus in Foxboro Evo Core Services
Applications (B0750DA)
• Field Device Manager and Foxboro Instrument Workshop for
FOUNDATION fieldbus Installation Guide (B0750CK)
• Implementing PROFIBUS™ Networks in Foxboro Evo Control Software
Applications (B0750BE)
• Implementing a DeviceNet™ Network on the Foxboro Evo Core Services
(B0750CH)
• Foxboro Evo for DeviceNet Installation Guide (B0750CL)
• Using HART Instrumentation with the Foxboro Evo Process Automation
System (B0750CM)
• Field Device Manager for HART Devices Installation Guide (B0750CN)
• Foxboro Field Device Manager and Foxboro Instrument Manager for
PROFIBUS Networks Installation Guide (B0750CJ)
• Maintenance Response Center User's Manual (B0750CP)
C H A P T E R 1
Product Overview
• This chapter identifies the updates and related documents for Foxboro Evo
Control Software v7.1.1.
Software
Control Software v7.1.1 Download from the Global Customer Support
web site: https://pasupport.schneider-electric.com
Documentation
B0750SV Control Software Version 7.1.1 Release Notes
B0750AF Bulk Data Editor User’s Guide
B0750AH Block Configurator User’s Guide
B0750AJ Control Database Deployment User’s Guide
B0750AN Strategy Editor User’s Guide
B0750AR Framer and Alarm Management User’s Guide
B0750AZ Configuration Utilities User’s Guide
B0750BA Control Software Deployment Guide
B0750BM Scripting with Direct Access User’s Guide
B0750CM Using HART Instrumentation with the Foxboro
Evo Process Automation System
B0750CT Bulk Graphic Editor for ArchestrA User’s Guide
C H A P T E R 2
New Features
This chapter describes the new features included in Control Software v7.1.1.
To review a list of features released with the Control Software v7.1 or earlier
refer to the Control Software v7.1 Release Notes (B0750ST).
C H A P T E R 3
Note In addition to installing the Control Software v7.1.1 media, you must
also download the Control Software v7.1.1 Trailer, which is installed after the
Control Software v7.1.1 installation is complete.
5. Verify that all services are stopped before beginning the installation.
6. Click Install.
7. If any services are still running when you begin the installation, you are
prompted to stop these services and then retry the install.
Click Retry. Then click Close. The installation continues.
8. Once the installation is complete, the status bar will display "Done".
7. In the SMC, start the platform by running the engines that you previously
turned off in step 4.
8. Continue to click Configure as needed while each component is installed.
11. When Hart Galaxy Preparation is ready to install, a dialog box appears.
Click OK and enter your credentials if prompted. Then click Configure.
12. Once the Hart Galaxy Preparation is installed, the installation is complete.
C H A P T E R 4
Issues Resolved
This section describes the issues resolved in the current Control Software
v7.1.1.
Schneider
Reference ID Issue Resolved
37711066 Honeywell AMS system resets hardware address randomly.
37711412 HART FDM workshop version is not working as expected.
37711438 Alarm Provider stops reporting Alarms unless AppA is rebooted.
37711472 AlarmPanel stops reporting alarms randomly.
37711601 FDM upload stops after 90%.
37711604 E+H upload stops after 30%.
37711736 Trendpen not showing history data (WW HF).
37712644 GE HART device has issues during upload.
37712812 LiveData viewer doesn't pick local DI.
37712945 Alarms stop reporting every two/three days.
37713196 Device upload fails to upload some parameters.
37713511 ActiveX controls stop showing data on a random operator station.
37713532 History tab is not saving value when editor is closed.
37713642 Livedata to DI object communication need to have better SMC messages.
37713854 LiveData Viewer logins with blank user.
37713986 SEQ Code created from DA is not deployed to the CP.
37713993 HMI Printscreen always prints content from monitor#1.
37714815 Declarations disappear when the last declaration is deleted.
37714843 Using Device Browser, the AI block cannot be assigned to the device.
37714853 ACM object doesn't read the updated STRIN value.
37889354 FoxCTS baseline need to include HART devices.
Schneider
Reference ID Issue Resolved
38459901 DA report fails with an exception when generating a csv report.
38965907 Strategy editor fails to load all the blocks.
38967661 Connection lines are missing on strategy.
39075024 HART FBM, ECB201 lost the value in DVNAME.
39139915 Strategy containedname allows "#" that causes other problems.
39162826 STATE Alarm block description is not logged in AlarmDB.
39193223 Self connection disappears on strategy editor.
39338783 GridEditor fails to open with Polish version of Excel.
39350040 DA show ref table doesn't work properly.
39546838 GridEditor fails to update DVOPTS for multiple ECBs.
39736012 Alarm hot backup switchover delay causes loss of alarms during that period.
39999793 Can't add declarations to strategy after break-lin.
40384088 Refresh History and Security causes exception.
40512652 SEQ block is moved to the end of exec order after a modification.
40985402 BIAS.UNCLMP parameter is not shown in block configuration editor.
41073013 DA report fails with exception.
41146595 AlarmServer problems on VMs.
41559959 Push-inheritance of a HART Template has performance problems.
41634647 BulkData import concerns.
41794725 Strategy editor hangs on specific strategy.
41794776 Specific CALCA block causes IDE hang.
42092656 ViewRestart dialog closes ControlHMI on all sessions unexpectedly.
42136912 NaN QF for CS 6.0.3.
42711910 DA report is missing "ECBP" information.
42750027 TrendClient problems - CPU Usage Issue.
42759934 Select parameter list is too narrow for strategy parameters.
43291015 Attribute browser takes over 1 minute to populate.
43306289 Alarm panel stops reporting alarms.
43548887 DA output reports incorrect value for IOMID.
43549942 DA ICCPRT report produces incorrect value for Deployed filters.
44151626 "Upload runtime changes" report includes messages that are not part of the
ECB.
44662420 breaklinktotemplate issue.
44878214 nutcracker error with source_info.exe.
44999041 Alarms stopped collecting.
45190122 Security group settings are not deployed as expected.
45313455 FDC Device's Group and Point configuration is lost during 6.x to 7.0
migration.
Schneider
Reference ID Issue Resolved
45382791 Schedule Viewer is showing incorrect free time.
45422402 FDM Performance issue when opening FDM for an instrument.
45495390 Strategy generated from bulk reports error when opening for the first time.
45635048 CALCA block goes to CYAN.
45762626 aaHist auto-scale performance problem.
45863384 CS 7.0 upgrade causes duplicates in GPO.
45869264 Unable to install L00145765 (WW Historian Patch) on CS 7.0 station.
46046100 HART Template fails to checkin.
46219369 CP280 import with overwrite option sets the status to sw-up-needed.
46285618 View.exe handle leak when using TrendClientControl.
46409331 BulkData LOOPID concerns.
46469413 Non-existent IOM_ID reports cryptic error message.
46627867 AlarmServer.exe terminates randomly.
46812538 ControlHMI AggregateAlarms function returns incorrect Alarm Severity
value.
46829191 IDE freezes when working with DTM.
46829359 Vendor DTM fails to close.
46835289 CHMI Framer problems with security settings.
47007887 Unable to resize attribute browser.
47313533 BulkGen of strategies produced overlapped blocks.
47388445 aaHistControl reports an exception after closing.
52868718 Magnetrol device issues with FDM 3.1.2.
C H A P T E R 5
This chapter describes known issues and workarounds of the Control Software
v7.1.1.
Similar to restrictions, known issues represent temporary deficiencies in the
product. Frequently, these types of issues result from incomplete functionality
of the product.
When applicable, the workarounds are also given for the known issues in this
chapter. Workarounds provide a means of bypassing a known issue, enabling
you to perform an operation that would otherwise be prohibited or difficult to
execute.
A P P E N D I X A
If Alarm Server stops running without any obvious reason (like closing
Control HMI on console session), apply the below procedure to detect and
restart Alarm Server automatically.
2. Select While Running from the drop down in Application Script dialog.
f. Update the fields as shown above and click Save and Close.
5. Define ZHMI-App-AlarmServer-Recon-Timer.
a. A message dialog is displayed. Click OK to add ZHMI-App-
AlarmServer-Recon-Timer tag name into the tag dictionary.
b. The Tagname Dictionary dialog is displayed.
Note This setting will not terminate the AlarmServer upon exiting the
Console CHMI.
A P P E N D I X B