Releasenotes - C-More EA9 Series6.74
Releasenotes - C-More EA9 Series6.74
Releasenotes - C-More EA9 Series6.74
VERSION NUMBER
6.74
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Bug Fixes
Software
1) Web Server selection in Panel Tab always uses port 80 no matter what port is configured in the panel.
2) Cannot import data from project saved in v6.73.
3) Analog Meter Styles 3,5,6,7, and 8 do not save configuration
Firmware
1) [EA9-RHMI] - RHMI USB Remote - Opening screen with Screen Password locks up software
2) [EA9-RHMI] - RHMI USB Remote-System Screen too large
3) [EA9-RHMI] - System Screen - Make System Screen the same resolution as the Project
4) [EA9-RHMI] - Portrait Mode loses touchscreen calibration when USB disconnected, or power is cycled
5) [EMAIL] SMTP client not waiting for server response after DATA command and QUIT command
6) [EMAIL] SMTP client always uses PIPELINING command sequence for encryption
7) [EMAIL] Remove extra HELO command from SMTP client
8) [EMAIL]Use square brackets for "IP address literal" in SMTP client HELO/EHLO command
9) [EMAIL]Email Client causes EA-RUN.exe crash when Address Book "Name" Tag Value is
10) [EMAIL] SMTP client does not trap error after End of Data indicator
11) Memory Leak with Siemens Driver when there is no connection
12) A-B Micro800 DF1 Full Duplex Tag-Based getting PLC-011 when PLC is power cycled.
13) Blinking on all objects stops.
VERSION NUMBER
6.73
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New feature
Bug Fixes
Software
1) Fixed issue with deleting entries in the Address book causing the Event Manager Import to fail
2) Fixed issue when hovering over the Tag parameter in Object dialogs the helper test showed the tag as Internal instead of the Device.
3) Fixed issue with not being able to change object size using the Property list.
4) Fixed when the Message Database was opened from the Lookup Text object window, the messages dis not display correctly.
Firmware
1) Fixed when Do-more Serial Built in Driver timeout value was lower 30 (3000ms) the panel would not recover when PLC was power cycled.
2) Corrected the SMTP email client using the incorrect IP Address identifier in HELO/EHLO message to mail server.
3) Fixed issue in Event Manager Events were not triggering when there were two or more Combination Event Tags and there is a System
Time tag (for example SYS TIME SS) for the second and subsequent event triggers.
4) Correct issue where Bitmap Button pressed behavior was not consistent.
5) Fixed 3D4 Frame type not displaying correctly on the panel.
6) Fixed problem with CLICK Driver not being mapped correctly for CLICK PLUS 2-Slot Base.
VERSION NUMBER
6.72
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Feature
1) Windows 11 Compatible
Bug Fixes
Software
1) Fixed Microsoft .NET error in software.
2) Fixed issue where changing Tag Name data type in the Property List for a Tag Name used in a comparison, such as Visibility or Event
Trigger broke the comparison so that the comparison was never true.
VERSION NUMBER
6.71
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Improvement
1) Security Updates.
2) Updated OpenSSL: Ver.1.1.1g to Ver.1.1.1k
3) Improve Remote Access to reduce CPU Usage.
4) Faster startup of programming software.
5) Improve window dialog for Transfer Project to External Memory Device
Bug Fixes
Software
1) PLC Error tab- Cannot create Internal Tag from within dialog.
2) Software>Panel Information>Error List: only works with RHMI.
3) Fixed Microsoft .NET error in software.
Firmware
1) Animated Bitmap Transparency not working with some bitmaps.
2) Large Keypad does not work in Portrait Mode on panel.
3) Object rotation to the right of the 1080th pixel does not work correctly.
4) Connect through Another Panel causing EA-RUN.EXE error.
5) Portrait Mode not displaying correctly on EA9-RHMI with attached monitor.
6) Bitmap is cutoff in EA9-RHMI in Portrait Mode using Remote Access.
VERSION NUMBER
6.70
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Features
1) Portrait mode Orientation
2) New QR Object
3) eGalax pCap Touchscreen Driver
Improvement
1) Updated OpenSSL: Ver.1.1.1 to Ver.1.1.1g
2) Allow Panel and Gateway settings to be on separate networks
3) Better Default Window Layout when registry is cleared
Bug Fixes
1) [RHMI] LED status at the password required corrected
2) Event Manager Export does not create an export file
3) Alarm List Time incorrect
4) Panel Network Window opening to All Tab with any selection on Function Tab
5) Screen Change PB and Pushbutton Object causing Software Crash when install folder not available. Generate Error instead.
6) Reset Web Server Contents displaying yow question mark instead of green check mark
7) Remote Access Connection – If Screen Saver is activated with keypad open cannot make panel wake up remotely
8) Remote Access - If no Account Name configured, cannot make more than one connection.
9) Productivity Driver – Memory Leak causing EA-RUN.exe error
VERSION NUMBER
6.61
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Due to security updates, the latest version of the Remote HMI Application for PC, iOS and Android are required to connect to C-more HMI
panels with version 6.60 firmware or newer.
PC – version 1.2.0.2 or later - Download from updated panel through a web browser connection to panel.
iOS – version 1.3 or later - Download from Apple App Store
Android – version 1.1.3 or later - Download from Google Play Store
Bug Fixes
1) Software gets error when attempting to change IP Address in connected panel with firmware version earlier than 6.60.
Improvements
“The firmware version in the target panel requires a later version of the Remote Application. Please update to the latest Remote HMI App. If
connecting from a PC, connect to the target panel through a browser to download the latest Remote HMI Application. Clearing the browser
cache may be necessary to get the latest version of the application. “
VERSION NUMBER
6.60
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Due to security updates, the latest version of the Remote HMI App for iOS and Android is required to connect to C-more HMI panels with
version 6.60 firmware.
Required Versions:
New Features
1) Starting with this version the software is free and does not require a key code.
2) Security Updates
3) Added Username and Password to Built-in Ethernet Port and ECOM Ethernet Port communications from the EA9 configuration software.
See Help Topic CM157 – Panel Network – Ethernet Port Setup.
4) Added option to not allow Panel IP Address to be changed from the EA9 configuration software. See Help Topic CM157 – Panel Network –
Ethernet Port Setup.
Bug Fixes
1) Available Memory is not calculated correctly at time of project download
2) File size gets larger with each open and save of the project
3) Restoring Project and Firmware to Panel from External Memory Device produces “Not enough Memory” error though there is enough
memory
4) Recipe values not writing when tags are associated with multiple Allen Bradley Control/CompactLogix devices
5) Print - When only Screens are selected, printed page is blank
6) Ethernet Connection Setup: Remote Link List sort not sorting all columns
7) Panel stuck in Initializing after Project Transfer
8) RHMI locks up when 'exiting' the system screen through the HMI button on the RHMI USB Remote function
VERSION NUMBER
6.53
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Feature
Improvements
Note: Along with other security updates, the default HTML files have been updated. To take advantage of these security updates do the
following:
a) If the Default HTML files are being used and the panel could be connected directly to the Internet,
b) At the time the firmware is updated select “Firmware Update and Reset Web Server Contents”.
c) If Firmware has already been updated, connect to the panel and select “Reset Web Server Contents”, in the Panel Menu.
Bug Fixes
1) RHMI USB Remote screen will not load if the Web Server has the Password Option enabled Firmware
2) Software crashing when Panel Information is opened
3) EA9-RHMI - Display Large Key Pad On Panel is not set on Panel Manager when RHMI project is selected
4) Email Client Password Fields - 128-character limit fixed
5) Selecting “Firmware Update and Reset Web Server Contents” did not reset Web Server contents
6) System Tags for Panel IP Address cannot be imported
VERSION NUMBER
6.52
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Improvement
Bug Fixes
Software
Firmware
1. Password Protected object causing panel to lockup – Blinking Orange RUN LED
2. Using new System Update that updates firmware and downloads project in one step fails and displays “Unsupported File Version”
3. Event Manager - Mail Action -when Email is setup for TLS port 587, email is sent to first recipient only.
VERSION NUMBER
6.51
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Bug Fixes
Software
1) PLC -> Panel Current Screen only accepts discrete tags instead of Integer tags
2) C-More v6.50 fails to import L5K file
3) Importing Discrete tags fails when bit of word address is used
VERSION NUMBER
6.50
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Features
1) Support for EA9-RHMI
2) EA-ECOM Support
3) Email Client TLS Support
Bug Fixes
Software
1) Sample project files in the default Project folder are overwritten each time the software is opened.
2) Event Manager Import - FTP Event not imported
3) Multistate Text Indicator breaks with conversion from EA7 project to EA9 project
4) Multistate Text Indicator from Screen Library or Object Library embedded tags may point to wrong address after object or screen is
imported
5) Files in \Documents\AutomationDirect\C-more\Project folder are over written every time the software starts
6) Project Transfer to External Memory Device Crashes Software
Firmware
1) Screen(s) may not properly be updated/displayed after the screen change, if the screen is used on Event Manager as an event trigger.
2) Recipe Sheet – Edits not being saved
3) Recipe Sheet - Read PLC causes simulator to lockup
4) Pushbutton not being turned off consistently by Event Manager
5) Blinking on all objects stops when Blink is enabled by SYS BIT ON system tag
6) Mouse Cursor disappears when Line Trend Cursor line is active
VERSION NUMBER
6.43
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Features
1) Added Reset Web Server Contents option to Panel Menu
2) Add Firmware Update and Reset Web Server Contents option to Panel Menu
Improvements
1) New Project Folder Dialog – Use fully functional Windows file selection dialog
Bug Fixes
Software
Firmware
1) Text Entry (String Write) Error to new MicroLogix 1100 (PLC498: Error code 0x100000)
VERSION NUMBER
6.42
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Bug Fixes
Software
1) Remote Link List getting corrupted and showing the wrong links after adding and deleting links.
2) Screen Tab - Background Color not accessible is Screen Resolution set to 125%
3) Object Library Keyboard - Remove CAP and fix character displayed with the Comma Key Button
Firmware
VERSION NUMBER
6.41
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Features
Improvements
Bug Fixes
Firmware
Software
VERSION NUMBER
6.40
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Features
Improvements
1) Security Update
Bug Fixes
Firmware
1) Do-more Symbolic Driver: String data of even lengths shows old data
2) Do-more Serial Built-In Memory driver, "PLC-029: MemVer ERR HMI:1 PLC: XXXXXXXXX" error displayed incorrectly when Transmit is direct
looped back to Receive. Should be a "PLC-009: Different function code received from PLC" error instead.
3) Project screen is not redrawn after using CLEAR ALL command on system screen for External Device such as SD Card or USB drive.
Software
1) Sound Event â?? â??Error OBJ-020: Select Sound Fileâ?? displayed even though sound file is already selected
VERSION NUMBER
6.32
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Improvements
1) Security Update
Bug Fixes
Firmware
1) Button on Background Screen will not toggle if Clock Source Seconds Tag is configured in Clock Source window
Software
1) Project Transfer Window takes a long time to open when project was opened from Network Drive that is no longer connected
2) Tag Name Database - Fill Down does not work with Allen Bradley Drivers (DF1, DH-485) Integers and Floating Point
3) Screen Library will not import screen
VERSION NUMBER
6.31
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Features
Improvements
Bug Fixes
Firmware
1) Data Logging - RTE-004 Error instead of overwriting oldest files when reaching 999 files
2) Alarm Banner Line feed needs to break at the word not the letter
3) Ethernet Connection Setup - Broadcast browse message does not get reply from panel
4) Ethernet Connection Setup - Browse message contains wrong source IP in some PC setups
5) Font Size Adjustment takes very long time is property list is open
6) Sound Action does not work when Beep in disabled in Panel Manager
Software
1) When a Popup Window including a grouped object is copied to the display screen software crashes
2) Deleting screen with a Popup Window Frame crashes software
3) Allen Bradley ST Tags not importing
VERSION NUMBER
Version 6.30
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Features
Bug Fixes
Firmware
1)PLC-to-Panel, Switch to Screen Number, screen change at startup causes object to not update.
2) Indicator Pushbutton does not show the correct pressed state
3) Not calibrating Touch Screen causes NO USER PROJECT to be displayed after power cycle even
though a project was successfully transferred to panel
4) Mouse Cursor – Disappears with Call Recipe Object
5) System Screen – Test Comm Port – Showing Serial 2 and Serial 3 tabs for EA9-T6CL-R model
Software
VERSION NUMBER
6.21
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Bug Fixes
Firmware
1) Screen Update Issue - Data not updating when screen is changed by PLC
2) GE Ethernet SRTP driver: Session Request OPEN to Rx3i fails
3) Email - garbled characters of subject
4) Message Box - Always beeps when OK is selected even though Beep us disabled in panel manager
5) Panel locks up when entering Screen Password
6) Text Object may not show Byte Swapped Text when using the Webserver
7) The panel may lockup when a keypad is opened from a remote application
8) Skipping Calibration Screen causes No User Program to be displayed after power cycle
Software
1) Language Export with Multistate Text Indicator, Step Switch, Tristate Switch and Valve Indicator missing rows
2) Tag cross reference - Misspelled word "Reflesh"
3) Screen Update Issue - Data not updating when screen is changed by PLC
4) Simulator – Wrong value is edited in the Data window after scrolling
5) Animation Bitmap - When an Animation Bitmap is converted from version 5.xx to version 6.xx the bitmap size increases
6) Multi-text Indicator - Cannot add a new message after deleting all 64 messages
7) Duplicate - Screen Duplicate from toolbar can only be carried out once
8) Call Alarm Screen and Alarm List - Confirm Button will be disabled abnormally after sorting
9) Error GUI-122: Failed to create runtime file - occurs after adding more than 256 Trigger tags to the Event Manager and downloading
10) An Empty Group was created causing Error - Encountered an improper argument
VERSION NUMBER
6.20Build05
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Features
1) New PLC Protocol Drivers
a. GE Ethernet SRTP for the GE Series 90/30 Rx3i controllers
b. Allen-Bradley Micro800 Ethernet/IP Client Tag-Based
c. Allen-Bradley Micro800 Serial Tag Based
Improvements
1) Event Manager – Improved Add FTP Action and Add Email Action references to Message and Alarm logs
2) Multi-State Text Indicator - message configuration window support right click or shortcut key copy, paste insert and delete messages
3) Increased Siemen’s s7 address ranges
4) Updated “L5KPreDefine_Template.txt†file to include all of the latest Datatypes from Allen Bradley
Bug Fixes
Firmware
1) Bar Meter - Meter Image has a border not previously seen in 2.78 and 5.12
2) Showing Log Device Warning on Startup even though all logging events are disabled
3) Math Error when using Allen Bradley MicroLogix DF1 protocol and T or C data types in Math Event
4) Indicator with Gradient setting has white border
5) Event Trigger Day and Time - Repeats when Repeat is disabled
6) Project not starting from SD1
7) Alarm Banner Font Size changes when converting from 2.78 to 6.xx if Default Font is Classic
Software
1) User Defined Keypads are not visible under Define Keypad
2) Tag Database allows selection memory types that are incompatible with the tag data type when the device is CLICK Ethernet
3) Save Project required when transferring to Panel even though no changes were made
4) ADC Productivity Tag CSV file import fails to import new tags
5) Recipe Button - Numeric Tags are displayed as Discrete in Recipe Table
6) Drag and Drop Screens sometimes drops screen I the wrong place when there are many screens
VERSION NUMBER
6.15
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Bug Fixes
Recovery Tool
1) Recover Tool does not recover EA9-T12CL and EA9-T15CL – “No System Found†is displayed
Recipes
1) Recipe Button doesn't write PLC using Multiple Source
Recipe option
2) Recipe Sheet and Recipe Button with Multisource Recipe do not work with two Devices configured
3) Recipe sheet with only one column does not write data to the Device Tag
Alarms
1) Alarm History clears on power cycle
PLC Driver
1) Productivity Ethernet driver: Objects not displaying the correct data from the PLC Registers
VERSION NUMBER
6.14
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
New Feature
1) Supports AutomationDirect CLICK Ethernet
Improvement
1) Add RTE-130 Warning when the project resides on SD1 and SD1 is removed, causing project to stop running.
Bug fixes
1) AB L5K Import - The software does not import TIMER data type tags that are within User Defined structures
2) Remote Access - Domain Name cannot be entered for IP Address
3) Address Book Export doesn’t allow ; or ] character in path name.
4) Language Export with Multistate Text Indicator missing rows
5) Cascade Mode does not close screens properly
6) File Save dialog opens after transferring a .epp project.
7) Import Array Element limit is ignored, it is importing all array elements.
8) Project Data Import Causes 30,000 Tag Limit to be exceeded in error
9) Position of grouped objects can’t be set with Properties List
10) An incorrect IP address entered in the Remote Link List in Ethernet Connection Setup, causes software to crash
11) [Tool Option, Event Manager Database, Message Database] Color Palette selection is not displayed properly
12) [Tag Name Database]Cannot Fill Down Floating Pt Tag DF (CLICK protocol) in Tag Name Database.
13) Russian language characters do not display properly in the project workspace
14) SYS BUILTIN DRAM not released after TCP connections close
15) Thumbwheel popup window configured to use Style1 keypad doesn’t display the keypad with the proper frame style.
16) Numeric Entry configured for Signed int 32, "2147483648" is changed to "-2147483648"
17) Event Email causes DRAM memory leak.
18) Recipe Sheet - Recipe Name Tag ASCII (Byte Swap) has no effect when called from Recipe Button
19) Recipe Sheet – When a cell is designated for Tag Type but no Tag is configured, the wrong row is loaded by Recipe Button
20) Do-more driver: reporting errors incorrectly
21) DH-485: Does not work with older Allen Bradley PLCs (SLC500 and SLC5/01)
22) Message Box doesn't size properly for a 6" panel
23) SD1 logging can cause DRAM memory leak.
24) Unable to download Remote Access client on slow network link
25) EA-RUN.exe encountered a serious error and must shut down due to Analog Meter cache memory.
26) Objects behind a Call Alarm Screen Button can't be activated
VERSION NUMBER
6.13
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Improvement
1) Watch Dog Timer and CPU clock synchronization improvements to eliminate Watch Dog Timeouts (Blinking Red CPU LED) during
unusual CPU clock update
Bug fixes
2) Increment Hour quickly causes panel to lockup
2) Starting Simulator (EA-Run.exe) when existing Simulator is running with Numeric Entry Keypad open causes simulator exception error
3) Browse Ethernet Connection: When pressing CTRL key and "Browse Network" button, software should use IP address of current Network
Interface selected
4) Grouped Object is sometimes identified incorrectly in the Object Layer List
5) System Reserved Name can be used to identify elements within the C-more project.
6) Numeric Entry Keypad Preview - Always shows Integer Keypad
7) Embedded Tag is replaced importing project data to a project that already contains the embedded tag.
8) When opening a very large epp (EA7) file, EA9 tool crashes.
9) When transferring a project to External Memory Device, Project Panel Type uses EA7 name
10) The boxes for Min, Max are blank on numeric entry popup keypad.(including the text)
11) Email Body was 400 characters. In 6.x it is limited to 256 characters
12) Dynamic Text object- A Discrete Trigger tag configured to show text when OFF doesn't work properly
13) csv filenames no longer allow the dot character
14) Tag names beginning with "SYS" (no space) are not allowed in ver 6.0, 6.10 and 6.11
15) Large Keypads at VGA resolution don’t display properly
16) Beep behavior is different between EA7 and EA9
17) When writing large amounts of Log data, a Memory Leak happens in the MRAM.
18) Alarm continues to display in Alarm Banner even when associated bit in Event Manager is disabled
19) User Defined Keypads do not resize when panel size is changed in the software, and the project will cause the panel to lockup.
20) Remote Access: Remote Connection field IP address (%IP2%) does not show up in Web Server
21) Rollback changes made to buffer code for Remote Access
VERSION NUMBER
6.12
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
VERSION NUMBER
6.11
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
This release fixes a problem when importing the CLICK Nickname database. In versions 6.0 and 6.1, importing the CLICK Nickname
database using the Tagname Database Import utility causes the DataCount to be set incorrectly, resulting in data inadvertently being
overwritten.
VERSION NUMBER
6.10
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Bug fixes
1) Multi-State Bitmap/Text objects do not appear to work with BCD
2) Event Trigger Tag using Floating Point Data type in ver 5.12 is not compatible with ver 6.0
3) Popup Window Frame configured with hide setting causes screen update issues.
4) Numeric Entry does not allow Allen Bradley DF1 T4:0.PRE data type
5) Omron - Cannot Create Discrete Tags using Bits with Datatypes A,H, IO, W
6) Siemens S7-200 (Serial:PPI), Memory Type in Ascii String isn't indicated.
7) Keypad for floating point Numeric Entry objects is incorrect
8) When one character of embedded tag is erased, an error is displayed.
9) For ECOM driver, Fill Down in the Tag Name Database for Floating PT32 is one step instead
of two steps.
10) Corrects a display problem with Print Preview
11) Hover over Tagnames in Dialogs does not show PLC Address
12) Do-more Ethernet, mixed Memory Type and Flag in the Tag name Database
13) Fixes an error in Bit range of I and O Memory Type for Allen Bradley drivers.
14) Typo in Print window
15) Undo buffer is Not initialized after Project conversion
16) Only 1 Recipe sheet is imported when importing project data
17) In the Object Layer List, when a child element of a group is selected, focus moves to the
head of the group.
18) Screen Name (Screen -> Detail) is sorted on uppercase and lowercase.
19) When switching quickly between Object tab and Library tab, the Object List doesn’t display
properly.
20) In the Object Layer List, when Ungroup is selected on one tab, the group status isn’t
updated on other tabs.
21) Panel (Event Manager and/or screen) requests wrong start address for block read.
VERSION NUMBER
6.00
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Improvements
Version 6.0 introduces a fresh new look including the following improvements and new features:
1) Math action in Event Manager
2) Tag Combination event types in Event Manager
3) Call Recipe sheet improvements include:
a. Recipe Name column is now editable on the panel
b. New runtime options are configurable to be available to the Operator from the C-more
panel
i. Add or delete recipes
ii. Read recipe values from the PLC
4) New Alarm List object replaces the Alarm Message object
a. New Alarm List Object allows for custom Alarm List, Alarm History, and Alarm Count views.
b. Alarm status can be color coded to help operators quickly interpret the status for each
alarm.
c. Active and Confirmation icons also help operators interpret the status of alarms.
d. Sorting alarms on the panel based on column header is now possible
5) New powerful database filter tool to help edit project databases
6) New Object Layer Tool allows you to lock/unlock, hide/unhide objects or quickly select them for
editing
a. The Object Layer List also allows you to access individual objects in a group without
ungrouping and has additional lists for hidden, locked or overlapping objects
Bug Fix
7) Improved handling messages from Hydravision Desktop Manager, Catalyst Control Center.
VERSION NUMBER
5.12
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
The most significant fix in this version is a software crash that takes a couple different forms - "C-more Software crashing or other apparent
instabilities, USB Communication Issues and Ethernet Communication issue" in the Readme file
If a customer has had problems with version 5.0 on his pc, we recommend rebooting after uninstalling ver 5.0, then installing ver 5.12 and
REBOOT AFTER INSTALLING (it is always recommended to reboot after installing any version)
VERSION NUMBER
5.00
RELEASE DATE
DETAILS
Initial release.
This version supports C-more EA9 series touch panels