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5.0

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v5.2.0

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v5.2.0

Overview

Added

• Added the Dial object
• Added the On Insufficient Permission property to all GUI objects
• Added an option to toggle the touch calibration trigger in the Settings app
• Added the Waveform graph object

Changed

• Updated font resizing when converting project size
• Updated script validation to check if function parameters exist in the project
• Updated Gauge customization

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where bindings were not removed when deleting a state from a Switch/Lamp object
• Fixed an issue where the tag Group property was cleared when importing or pasting an existing tag
• Fixed an issue where selecting DHCP in Network Settings used the wrong IP address

CODESYS V3 Driver

• String tags now use the length defined in the CODESYS project as the tag’s Max Length
  • Previously, the imported value used the XML size, which included an extra null-terminator byte

Hallim Loader Driver

• Fixed an issue where WORD-based tags on BIT-based areas (X, Y, M, L, K, F) accessed incorrect addresses

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Designer

Added

• Custom page zoom option
• Search bar in Project Tree for page search
• Tooltip showing tag path where tags can be selected
• Alias property for Data Logger tags
• Option to format storage when exporting update files
• Customization options for Gauge Needle and Background
• Visual grid display option in the designer
• Option to persist designer and project page layouts for the last saved project
• Option to remove focus from Text and Numeric Input objects when clicking other objects
• Support for importing variable-length CODESYS V3 String tags from .xml files
• Tag import from .tpy files for Beckhoff ADS/AMS devices using Tag Message Type
• Dial object
• Message Type property for Beckhoff ADS/AMS protocol devices
• On Insufficient Permission property for all GUI objects
• Waveform Graph object

Changed

• Updated font resizing when converting project size
• Text Display objects now highlight all text on double-click
• Alarm Browser supports multi-select using Shift + Click
• Updated page ordering in dropdowns and pop-up windows
• Script validation now checks function parameters
• Improved tag selection pop-up positioning
• Tag selection pop-up now auto-focuses the search bar
• Updated warning message when downloading a project to devices older than v5.0
• X/Y and Width/Height properties now round to one decimal place

Fixed

• Fixed missing binding removal when deleting Switch/Lamp states
• Fixed inconsistent undo/redo behavior for Switch/Lamp and Alarm Summary objects
• Fixed paste issues when a group named Temp Group exists
• Fixed tag Group property clearing during import or paste

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Runtime

Added

• Dial object
• Object security settings
• Touch calibration trigger toggle in Settings
• Security for special touch-interaction objects
• Waveform object

Changed

• Updated Gauge customization
• Updated Datalogger custom column aliases
• Applied touch permissions to Dial object

Fixed

• Fixed DHCP IP assignment issue in Network Settings
• Fixed compatibility issue when using lower minor version projects with higher minor versions
• Fixed remote page control issues
• Fixed ComboBox list positioning (now displays below the object)
• Fixed focus not being released when clicking objects
• Fixed alarm shelving expiration time display based on system time
• Fixed tag write script issue when using remote tags
• Fixed Gauge color display issues
• Fixed pop-up appearance briefly using previous tag values
• Fixed incorrect error message display during SD card SWU
• Fixed issue when importing and exporting projects simultaneously

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Gateway

Fixed

CODESYS V3 Driver

• String tags now correctly use the Max Length defined in the CODESYS project
  • Previously included an extra null-terminator byte from XML

Hallim Loader Driver

• Fixed incorrect address access for WORD-based tags on BIT-based memory areas

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Platform

Added

• Feature to control long-press touch calibration enablement

Fixed

• Fixed IP configuration issue on eXT2 devices with a single Ethernet port

v5.1.0

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v5.1.0

Overview

Added

• Added User Protocol serial client device protocol.
• Added a UI for database conversion and deletion during SWU updates.
• Added more customizable options to Alarm Summary object.

Fixed

• Fixed issue with the Decimal Places property being reset for some objects.
• Fixed a crash issue that occurred when running Data Logger models with invalid tags.
• Fixed a crash issue that occurred during SWU updates.
• Codesys V3 driver.

Designer

Added

• Added a compatibility message to the Project Backup window.
• Added a default labels property to Alarm Summary tabs.
• Added option to add binding to Alarm name.
• Added option to hide Shelve and Labels buttons on Alarm Summary objects.
• Added User Protocol serial client device protocol.

Changed

• Updated Alarm Summery object Acknowledged/Unacknowledged button properties to be disabled when Display User Controls property is False.
• Updated Alarm Summary objects to allow for a variable number of tabs.

Fixed

• Fixed issue with the Decimal Places property being reset for some objects.

Runtime

Added

• Added an option to enable/disable the 'Shelved' tab in the Alarm Summary Object.
• Added an option to enable/disable the label buttons in the Alarm Summary Object.
• Enabled the binding of String Tags to the Alarm Name property.
• Added support for multiple tabs in the Alarm Summary Object.
• Added a UI for database conversion and deletion during SWU updates.
• Enabled IP configuration changes in Ethernet bridge mode.

Fixed

• Fixed the scroll bar behavior in the Web Widget Object.
• Fixed the alignment of the Radio Button Group.
• Fixed a crash issue that occurred when running Data Logger models with invalid tags.
• Fixed a crash issue that occurred during SWU updates.

Gateway

Added

• Added User-Defined Serial driver.

Fixed

• Codesys V3 driver:
  • The driver can now handle more than 1000 tags at a time.
  • Multiple tags can now be included in a single read/write request.
  • Tag address/type validation is now more dynamic, and invalid tags should no longer prevent interactions with valid tags.
  • Improved the logout/close channel request workflow.

v5.0.0

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v5.0.0

Overview

Added

• Added Drawing Tools pane.
• Added the Tag List pane to replace the Tag Editor pane.
• New drivers:
  • Beckhoff TwinCAT ADS Ethernet Client
  • Codesys V3 Ethernet Client
  • DNP3 Ethernet Client
  • DNP3 Serial Master
  • Keyence Host Link Ethernet Client
  • Keyence Host Link Serial Master
  • Koyo DirectNET Serial Master
  • Panasonic FP Ethernet Client
  • ATIVA Ethernet Client
  • Siemens LOGO Client
  • ATIVA Serial Master
• Added implicit connections to EtherNet/IP Server devices.
• Added Checkbox GUI object.
• Added Slider GUI object.
• Added File Selector GUI object.
• Added IP Camera Stream GUI object.
• Added Web Widget GUI object.
• Added ability to perform SWU directly from Canvas.
• Added support for new security modes.
• Added configurable NTP server

Changed

• Redesigned the settings app.
• Combined the local and shared devices into a single device named Internal.
• Updated the available Comm Type options for COM2 Serial Port.
• Updated the default designer layout.
• Updated the Tag Editor pane to be a window instead of a dockable pane.
• Updated the Xpanel Update feature to pull SWU files from AWS if they do not exist locally.
• Updated Numeric Field objects to use the floating keypad instead of the fixed keypad.
• Applied echo mode to numeric input, keyboard, and keypad.
• Applied FIFO to CSV files.

Fixed

• Fixed issue with GC log file sometimes requiring administrator permission and preventing the designer from starting.
• Fixed issue where unsigned long values could not be used as a recipe handshake value.
• Fixed issue with COM setup window not re-positioning the on-screen keyboard.
• Fixed issue with device status system tags only reflecting station-level status and not device-level status.
• Fixed issue with not being able to read system tags of status devices with stations.
• Fixed issue with persistent tags not working.
• Fixed issue with recipe data not being recalled after several reboots.
• String encoding now works on servers which support it:
  • Modbus TCP Server
  • Modbus RTU Slave
  • EtherNet/IP Server
• Fixed a crash triggered by the data bridge.

Designer

Added

• Added a check for external storage format being FAT32 or exFAT when exporting SWU files.
• Added a check for systems tags referencing deleted items when saving.
• Added a preview of the address range when editing Assembly tags on an EtherNet/IP Server.
• Added a search bar to the Tag Editor.
• Added a toolbar to control the displayed state for lamps and toggle buttons.
• Added a way to export project and update files from the Connection Setup window.
• Added ability to have multiple installations of Canvas.
• Added ability to import Array and UDT tags from .L5X files.
• Added ability to import CODESYS V3 tags from a .xml file.
• Added ability to export implicit connections from EtherNet/IP Server devices to a .eds file.
• Added ability to export non-editable, project files from Canvas.
• Added ability to perform SWU directly from Canvas.
• Added ability to reorder lamp states.
• Added ability to reorder tags and tag groups in the Tag List pane and Tag Editor window.
• Added Apply on Focus Last property to Text Entry and Numeric Entry objects.
• Added ATIVA Ethernet/Serial client device protocols.
• Added Beckhoff ADS/AMS client device protocol.
• Added Checkbox GUI object.
• Added CODESYS V3 ethernet client device protocol.
• Added confirmation popup when attempting to reboot a device.
• Added Clamp Source Value property to tags.
• Added default permissions Admin, Engineer, and Operator.
• Added DNP3 Ethernet/Serial client device protocols.
• Added Drawing Tools pane.
• Added Echo Mode property to Numeric Entry object and Enter Tag Value command.
• Added Enable Status system tag for client devices and stations.
• Added File Selector GUI object.
• Added implicit connections to EtherNet/IP Server devices.
• Added IP Camera Stream GUI object.
• Added Is False alarm condition.
• Added Keyence Host Link Ethernet and Serial client device protocols.
• Added Koyo DirectNET serial client device protocol.
• Added multi-block read requests to Melsec protocols.
• Added notification timer Project property.
• Added option to change the color of gauges.
• Added PLC-S Plus, PLC-S Pro, and UP PLC types to the CIMON client device protocols.
• Added security mode options to Project property.
• Added serial devices as a device option for Connection Status system tags.
• Added Slider GUI object.
• Added start/stop server device script functions.
• Added Swap (String) property to Omron protocols.
• Added the Tag List pane to replace the Tag Editor pane.
• Added warning for devices that cannot transfer projects.
• Added Web Widget GUI object.

Changed

• Combined the local and shared devices into a single device named Internal.
• Improved memory usage on startup of the designer.
• Improved the performance of table views that contain a large number of columns.
• Restricted tags on DNP3 devices from using BCD encoding.
• Reverted change requiring device and project versions to match when downloading from Canvas.
• Updated docking behavior to allow up to two columns on the left and right sides.
• Updated EtherNet/IP Server devices to show address ranges for Assembly Tags.
• Updated names of Label and Numeric Label objects to be Text Display and Numeric Display respectively.
• Updated names of Text Field and Numeric Field objects to be Text Entry and Numeric Entry respectively.
• Updated Object View to show bindings and actions.
• Updated some serial client device properties to be defined per station instead of per device.
• Updated the available Comm Type options for COM2 Serial Port.
• Updated the Checkbox object Visibility property to appear in Standard mode in the Properties pane.
• Updated the Connection Setup window to maintain selected devices after refreshing.
• Updated the Connection Status system tag to be type Int.
• Updated the Decimal Places property of Numeric Label, Numeric Field, and Gauge objects to be bindable.
• Updated the default designer layout.
• Updated the default size of the Checkbox, IP Camera Stream, and Slider objects when placing from the Drawing Pane.
• Updated the icon for the slider button in the Drawing Tool toolbar.
• Updated the Tag Editor pane to be a window instead of a dockable pane.
• Updated the Tag List and Tag Editor to always show folders at the top of the ordering.
• Updated the valid OPC UA tag address formats.

Fixed

• Fixed issue where device upgrade availability was being incorrectly determined.
• Fixed issue where SWU could incorrectly begin when choosing to Factory Reset a device during an upgrade.
• Fixed issue where unsigned long values could not be used as a recipe handshake value.
• Fixed issue with Admin, Engineer, and Operator security permissions being loaded incorrectly.
• Fixed issue with Drawing Tools pane sometimes not getting docked when enabling.
• Fixed issue with duplicate tags appearing when adding tags to a Data Log model.
• Fixed issue with File Selector not getting translated in the Property Editor pane.
• Fixed issue with GC log file sometimes requiring administrator permission and preventing the designer from starting.
• Fixed issue with new alarms sometimes being added to the Alarm Editor instead of replacing the existing alarms when using the Ctrl + V shortcut.
• Fixed issue with PLC type not being set correctly for existing Siemens S7 devices.
• Fixed issue with Refresh Interval appearing for all Stream Types on IP Camera Stream objects.
• Fixed issue with sending SWU and checksum files when performing SWU from Canvas.
• Fixed issue with Symbol Library sometimes freezing when expanding/collapsing folders.
• Fixed issue with Resize and Rotation anchor orientation being incorrect for nested objects.
• Fixed issue with some resources not getting loaded.
• Fixed issue with tag devices not being updated when deleting a device station.
• Fixed issue with text being rendered outside the File Selector buttons for large enough font sizes.
• Fixed visual artifacting when resizing selection rectangle.

Removed

• Removed options to Start/Stop Project options from Connection Setup window
• Removed the system.exit() script function and GUI command.

Runtime

Added

• Added a timer to dismiss notifications.
• Added ability to bind tags to the NumericText decimal places property.
• Added ability to touch objects behind the alarm banner when no page is assigned to the banner.
• Added an isFalse alarm condition.
• Added apply on focus lost property to Text Field and Numeric Field objects.
• Added color properties to gauge objects.
• Added support for new password mode.
• Added the Checkbox GUI object.
• Added the File Path GUI object.
• Added the Slider GUI object.
• Added the Web Widget GUI object.
• Added ability to handle system time changes at runtime.
• Added enable status system tags for both devices and stations.
• Added a notification if receiving a recipe record fails.
• Added support for user group-based access to the settings app.

Changed

• Redesigned the settings app.
• Updated Numeric Field objects to use the floating keypad instead of the fixed keypad.
• Updated the recipe dialog to support better scaling, readability, and usability.
• Updated the runtime menu size for the eXT04.
• Changed test page access method from tapping Settings App Title 3 times to alternating taps on top-left and top-right corners. (2 times each)
• Changed default option for project transfer to enabled.
• Changed simulator location and size.
• Applied echo mode to numeric input, keyboard, and keypad.
• Applied FIFO to CSV files.
• Removed EXIT button.
• Added Ethernet bridge UI. (Maverick)
• Applied FIFO mechanism to database.
• Added option to delete data during swupdate in SettingsApp
• Adjusted button size for entering Test page in SettingsApp
• Removed Exit function in Runtime
• Added beep option in SettingsApp
• Changed default path for generated CSV files

Fixed

• Fixed issue with COM setup window not re-positioning the on-screen keyboard.
• Fixed issue with device status system tags only reflecting station-level status and not device-level status.
• Fixed issue with not being able to read system tags of status devices with stations.
• Fixed issue with not having an empty column at the end of table view objects.
• Fixed issue with persistent alarm OFF actions not being triggered at startup.
• Fixed issue with persistent tags not working.
• Fixed issue with project launching to a white screen then crashing.
• Fixed issue with project restarting automatically after exiting runtime after playing synchronous audio.
• Fixed issue with recipe data not being recalled after several reboots.
• Fixed issue with some schedule types not triggering.
• Fixed issue with string encoding on runtime.
• Fixed issue with the Alarm Banner not smooth scrolling.
• Fixed issue with the Alarm Banner not supporting the alpha channel in the font color.
• Fixed issue with writing persistent tag values quickly in a loop clogging the thread on Xpanel.
• Fixed an issue where the app update was interrupted due to an unintended runtime restart.
• Fixed incorrect file size calculation in the userdata page.
• Fixed toggle button showing the wrong color when disabled.
• Fixed issue where the floating keypad appeared even when the OSK option of numeric input was set to false.
• Fixed duplicate items appearing in the datalogger object.
• Fixed crash issue where the simulator launched with a white screen.
• Fixed issue where web widgets (browser, IP camera) did not display properly.
• Fixed checkbox size bug.
• Fixed system tags for serial device station status.
• Fixed password mode behavior.
• Fixed gauge color bug.
• Fixed auto-scaling of floating keyboard/keypad key labels to fit key size.
• Fixed recipe dialog size issue.
• Fixed freeze issue where runtime did not close properly.
• Fixed runtime NDEATH message transmission bug.
• Fixed frame monitor display bug.
• Fixed issue where a new recipe record was not created when record values did not match the defined datatype.
• Fixed crash in file explorer during device update
• Fixed incorrect logic for checking runtime string tag value changes with numeric strings
• Fixed typos and translations in SettingsApp
• Fixed slider object behavior
• Fixed translations in AuditLogTable
• Fixed translations in Alarm Summary
• Fixed malfunctioning Historical option in Trend
• Fixed UI update issue when system time changes
• Fixed handling of Null values in SettingsApp

Removed

• Removed ffmpeg support from eXT series.

Gateway

Added

• New drivers:
  • Beckhoff TwinCAT ADS Ethernet Client
  • Codesys V3 Ethernet Client
  • DNP3 Ethernet Client
  • DNP3 Serial Master
  • Keyence Host Link Ethernet Client
  • Keyence Host Link Serial Master
  • Koyo DirectNET Serial Master
  • Panasonic FP Ethernet Client
  • ATIVA Ethernet Client
  • ATIVA Serial Master
  • Siemens LOGO Client
• EtherNet/IP Server:
  • Support for implicit messaging was added.
• CIMON PLC Ethernet and Serial drivers:
  • New "PLC Type" values were added.
• MELSEC Ethernet and Serial drivers:
  • A new option "singleBatchReads" was added, to improve compatibility with PLCs which do not support the multi-batch read requests.
• Omron FINS and HostLink drivers:
  • Added support for "string swap 16" option, which will flip the high and low bytes of string data when reading/writing to the PLC.
• Tag values can now clamp when reading from the source device.
• Added support for Maverick HMIs, which allows for RS-422/485 to be used on COM2.

Changed

• The stations of client drivers are now better defined internally, allowing for improved functionality:
  • Connection status is now tracked per-station.
  • Enable status is now tracked per-station for all protocols.
• The communication system used to exchange data with the runtime was overhauled.
  • This is a breaking change, and results in gateway being incompatible with previous runtime versions.
• The logger was updated to support better classification of messages through the use of a "category" specifier.
• Lowered the maximum pending requests of OPC UA Client driver from 10 to 5, to improve compatibility with 3rd party OPC UA Servers.
• Projects with a lower minor version number can now be run (as long as the major version is the same).

Fixed

• Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP:
  • [Logix] Tags can now be assigned to nested elements of struct/array data on the PLC.
• Tag addresses are now stored as 32-bit values, fixing compatibility for the upper addresses of some protocols:
  • Modbus TCP Client
  • Modbus RTU Master
  • Panasonic FP7 Serial Master
  • Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP Client (PCCC)
• String encoding now works on servers which support it:
  • Modbus TCP Server
  • Modbus RTU Slave
  • EtherNet/IP Server
• Fixed a potential data race when registering tags.
• Fixed incorrect behavior in the datetime formatting implementation.
• Fixed issues with read block tolerance on some drivers.
• Fixed a crash triggered by the data bridge.
• Fixed an issue where the data bridge could cause the Sparkplug communications between runtime and gateway to become very delayed.
• BACnet client driver:
  • Fixed a crash when connecting to a Weintek BACnet server.

Removed

• The "Virtual" and "Virtual (Runtime-Only)" were combined, with both being managed by runtime.
  • Gateway will still have access to the tags of this device, allowing them to be bound to gateway-controlled functionalities like servers.
• All system tag functionality has been migrated to runtime.
• All alarm functionality has been migrated to runtime.
• All datalogger functionality has been migrated to runtime.
• All trendlogger functionality has been migrated to runtime.
• All persistent databases were removed, with runtime now managing all persistent data.

Platform

Added

• Added configurable NTP server
• Added NTP auto synchronization
• Added new system library for web widget support
• Added communication interface for remote SWU upgrade in portal
• Added communication interface for resetting user data in portal
• Added communication interface for reading enableProjectTransfer option in portal
• Added restart HMI interface in portal
• Added SWU upgrade progress warning message

Changed

• Changed capacitive touchscreen calibration matrix for eXT2-07 due to bottom and right edge false touch
• Disabled ethernet bridge feature for single ethernet port devices.

Fixed

• Fixed false failure when flashing image into eXT2 devices
• Fixed accessing local storage alarm and data logger CSV

4.0

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v4.3.3

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v4.3.3

Overview

Fixed

• Alarm descriptions with an empty body no longer cause a crash.

Gateway

Fixed

• Alarm descriptions with an empty body no longer cause a crash.

v4.3.1

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v4.3.1

Overview

Added

• Added ability to edit the page index in the Page Properties editor.
• Added ability to export explicit connections to an EDS file from an EtherNet/IP server.

Changed

• EtherNet/IP Client and Server:
  • The drivers will now use the Canvas version for the major/minor revision in their Identity Object.
• Screenshot (.png file) is now saved faster to the external storage.
• The result of the screenshot will be displayed on the notification.

Fixed

• Allen Bradley EtherNet/IP Client driver:
  • Registered tag grouping now works correctly when "Use Multiple Service" is enabled.
• Fixed issue with trend CSVs missing the logs sometimes.
• Fixed issue with converting the Stroke Type when upgrading from v4.2.2.

Designer

Added

• Added ability to edit the page index in the Page Properties editor.
• Added ability to export explicit connections to an EDS file from an EtherNet/IP server.

Fixed

• Fixed issue with converting the Stroke Type when upgrading from v4.2.2.

Runtime

Changed

• The result of the screenshot will be displayed on the notification.

Fixed

• Fixed issue with trend CSVs missing the logs sometimes.

Gateway

Fixed

• Allen Bradley EtherNet/IP Client driver:
  • Registered tag grouping now works correctly when "Use Multiple Service" is enabled.

Changed

• EtherNet/IP Client and Server:
  • The drivers will now use the Canvas version for the major/minor revision in their Identity Object.

v4.3.0

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v4.3.0

Overview

Added

• Added data bridge feature for mapping client tags onto each other.
• Drivers:
  • BACnet/IP (Ethernet client)
• GUI Objects:
  • ComboBox
  • Radio Button Group
  • Toggle Button
• Script functions:
  • system.display.brightness - returns the HMI screen brightness.
  • system.display.dimDelay - returns the number of minutes before the HMI screen dims.
  • system.display.isDimmerEnabled - returns a boolean value if the HMI dim setting is enabled or disabled.
  • system.display.setBrightness - sets the HMI screen brightness.
  • system.display.setDimDelay - sets the number of minutes before the HMI screen dims.
  • system.display.setDimEnabled - sets the HMI screen dimmer to be enabled or disabled.
  • system.ftp.download - downloads a file from a remote FTP server to the HMI.
  • system.ftp.upload - uploads a file from the HMI to a remote FTP server.
  • system.setDateTime - sets the HMI system time.
  • system.staticBeep - Turns the HMI buzzer (beep) on or off.
  • tag.writeBatch - allows writing multiple tag values with a single function call. Uses a single write request for supported drivers.
• Added the Network Setup window in the runtime config menu for setting the device's IP address properties from the runtime.
• Added stroke properties for text objects.
• Added the Object View pane and removed objects from the Project Tree.
• Added tool shortcuts (I/O Devices, Script Editor, etc.) to the Project Tree.
• Import for Siemens devices using .db and .sdf files.
• Added tag importing from EDS files (EtherNet/IP (ODVA) client).
• Added support for exFAT file format for USB drives and SD cards.
• Added ability to start the simulator with the current active page.
• Added object size options for special GUI objects like alarm summary and trend.
• Added support for the Siemens LOGO! PLC type.
• Added bidirectional binding "Suspend Timeout" property.
• Added a per-driver queue size limit (1,000) for tag requests.

Changed

• Enhanced the UI for the Property Editor and added standard and advanced modes.
• Enhanced the UI for the Command Editor window to make it easier to edit single commands.
• Portal rejects installing projects larger than 250MB.
• Momentary buttons now only have two states/images, reflecting whether the object is pressed or not. The bound tag's value can be indicated using the new "Indication Value" property, which shows a colored border when the bound tag is enabled. Dragging a tag onto the object automatically sets this binding.
• Enhanced UI for resizing and rotating objects.
• Alarms may now only use a single tag as their trigger instead of expressions or constants.
• The Graphic Library pane is now called "Symbol Library".
• Enhanced the Multilanguage String expression UI to make it easier to select a translation key.
• Updated version checking when downloading projects to the minor version to match. Previously, projects with the same major version but a lesser minor version could be run.
• Objects are no longer flipped by resizing.
• The "Reject" clamp options are now controlled by the engineering min and max properties.
• IAM user passwords now need to be different from the current password when changing.

Fixed

• Reduced memory usage and improved performance for miscellaneous actions in the designer.
• Fixed issue with data log CSVs being saved to the wrong location when the SDCard is selected.
• Fixed issue with incorrectly importing local program tags from .L5X files.
• Fixed issue with background and overlay page objects not being positioned correctly when the page has an offset.

Removed

• Removed the 800x600 screen size option.
• Removed the Clamp Reject modes.
• Removed the project password character limit.
• Removed the system.openXpanelManager script function.

Designer

Added

• Added a default/initial value to tag's initValue property.
• Added a Page Properties entry to the context menu of the page editing area.
• Added a property description field to the property editor.
• Added a way to hide the rotation anchor.
• Added FTP Client scripts and GUI Commands.
• Added GUI command text properties to find and replace.
• Added hotkey to move objects by multiple pixels.
• Added min and max properties to Numeric Input objects.
• Added minor tick marks to the x-axis of yt trends.
• Added normal range to Sparkline objects.
• Added option to remove projects from recent projects.
• Added prefix and suffix properties to numeric text and numeric input objects.
• Added range to the Modbus address preview.
• Added recipe databases to script string autocomplete suggestions.
• Added screen sleep GUI Command.
• Added singleWrite Modbus property.
• Added support for CIMON PLCs' D data register as a bit data register.
• Added tag bindings to find and replace.
• Added the L file type to the validator for EtherNet/IP device addresses.
• Added touch beep script and GUI command.

Changed

• Changed alarm triggers to only be tags.
• Changed how images on pages get saved to reduce the size of the objects.
• Changed the add pen button to be grayed out when the max number of pens is reached.
• Changed the default switch/lamp images.
• Changed the GIF "Enabled" property to "Enable Playback".
• Changed the name of Description properties to Comment.
• Changed the name of Text and Numeric Text objects to Label and Numeric Label.
• Improved the performance of adding or removing many tags at one time.
• Improved the performance of importing many tags.
• Updated gauge objects to not draw minor tick marks that line up with major tick marks.
• Updated Parameter Binding Editor window to scroll to new parameters as they are added.
• Updated recipe requirements and defaults.
• Updated the alarm label selection checkbox's background color to be white.
• Updated the behavior of Momentary Button's indication value.
• Updated the colors used in the Script Editor code area.
• Updated the default max value for Enter Tag Value command.
• Updated the format for floating-point data log tags.
• Updated the minimum size for sparkline objects.
• Updated the order of pages throughout the designer to match the Project Tree.
• Updated the page properties window to not instantly apply changes.
• Updated the properties for ODVA Implicit Client Devices.
• Updated the Property Editor to be only one pane instead of four.
• Updated the Script Editor so resizing the window vertically doesn't resize the validation pane.
• Updated the scroll speed in the Home page.
• Updated the snapping lines for dragging the rotation anchor.
• Updated the String encoding options to show the device defaults when grayed out.
• Updated the validation of manually entered tag addresses.
• Updated the workflow for editing commands.
• Updated to use the filename in some places instead of the project name.

Fixed

• Fixed issue with 12 hour date time formats using incorrect display format.
• Fixed issue with alarm banner font not being included in the project files.
• Fixed issue with alarm comparison values being displayed multiple times in Cross Reference.
• Fixed issue with arc objects having the wrong backgroundType value saved.
• Fixed issue with assigned commands being reset when pasting a copied tag.
• Fixed issue with being able to assign String and Runtime Only tags to alarms by using Cross Reference.
• Fixed issue with being able to attempt importing tags from VAR files when the variable_output feature is not available.
• Fixed issue with Canvas logo missing from some windows.
• Fixed issue with changing the group of a direct address tag causing duplicate tags to be created.
• Fixed issue with clicking the editing area of text objects with a transparent background.
• Fixed issue with copy/pasting String tags if its initial value has multiple lines.
• Fixed issue with Cross Reference not navigating to tag location on double click after closing a project.
• Fixed issue with Cross Reference tag selection not always updating correctly.
• Fixed issue with "Delete Persistent Tag Data" toggle shifting the window when gaining/losing focus.
• Fixed issue with fonts not correctly being copied with some objects between designer instances.
• Fixed issue with formatting options for "Enter Tag Value" commands not loading for non-English languages.
• Fixed issue with guides not being copied with pages.
• Fixed issue with layer pages not updating after modifying the Project Library or Project Password.
• Fixed issue with loading the default value for tag's initial value property when it is missing.
• Fixed issue with manually added devices not always being detected in the Connection Setup window.
• Fixed issue with objects on the clipboard being changed after being copied.
• Fixed issue with pages used in Schedule actions not showing in Cross Reference.
• Fixed issue with Project being listed as a storage option for data loggers.
• Fixed issue with quotes being ignored when escaped by backslash.
• Fixed issue with save being enabled when opening a project with groups.
• Fixed issue with save message not being translated properly.
• Fixed issue with saving sometimes causing the project to become corrupt.
• Fixed issue with Schedule Editor labels not translating properly.
• Fixed issue with schedules being copied/pasted when trying to copy/paste a property in the editor.
• Fixed issue with script/commands not always being displayed in the schedule editor.
• Fixed issue with scroll bar not appearing in Data Log Editor window.
• Fixed issue with selection path anchor points being visible when editing text in the workspace.
• Fixed issue with some address ranges not matching Gateway.
• Fixed issue with some filenames not being allowed on Windows causing projects to break.
• Fixed issue with String type command parameters not being deserialized properly.
• Fixed issue with SVG images being too large when dragged onto the page from the library.
• Fixed issue with system tag address value changing when canceling changes to the tag type.
• Fixed issue with tags sometimes appearing twice in a group when using Previous/Next buttons.
• Fixed issue with tags used in local actions not showing in Cross Reference.
• Fixed issue with text color not being correct for highlighted cells in some tables.
• Fixed issue with the address format for the O and I file types for AB EtherNetIP devices.
• Fixed issue with the Cross Reference selection mode changing when opening the I/O Device Editor.
• Fixed issue with the data log object columns being reset when loading in projects.
• Fixed issue with the Edit Languages window not opening if a used font does not exist.
• Fixed issue with the EtherNet/IP (ODVA) protocol being removed after changing languages.
• Fixed issue with the fill properties sometimes being shown for polyline objects.
• Fixed issue with the font size of the workspace text editor when zoomed in/out.
• Fixed issue with the local scripts folder being able to be duplicated.
• Fixed issue with the numeric format preview initially being empty for some objects.
• Fixed issue with the order of tags in groups not being correct when copying multiple tags/groups.
• Fixed issue with the progress window freezing when an exception occurs while opening a project.
• Fixed issue with the Project Tree not scrolling correctly on undo/redo when selecting items.
• Fixed issue with the project tree row moving.
• Fixed issue with the property editor flashing when making some changes in the property editor.
• Fixed issue with the Recipe handshake lock and unlock properties not always being saved and the editors not matching the trigger tag type.
• Fixed issue with the Recipe Parameter number getting cut off in the Edit Parameter Bindings window.
• Fixed issue with the Script Editor showing multiple lines for a single line number.
• Fixed issue with the SelectMultipleTagsPopup disclosure node position when opening from the Cross Reference window.
• Fixed issue with the Send Test Email window opening on the wrong screen.
• Fixed issue with the Source Node ID default being incorrect for the FINS UDP Protocol.
• Fixed issue with the stroke overlapping text for some objects.
• Fixed issue with the tag overlay jittering for some objects.
• Fixed issue with the Tag selection window appearing on the wrong screen.
• Fixed issue with the tag's initValue being cleared when applying scale mode.
• Fixed issue with updating a file's contents in the project library not enabling the save icon.

Removed

• Removed conflicts between Canvas and antivirus software.
• Removed focus border from icons in collapsible sections in the Property Editor.
• Removed the ability to flip objects by dragging.
• Removed the Text Input object's local On Enter actions from Cross Reference.

Runtime

Added

• Added check to prevent loading projects marked as invalid.
• Added cli argument to override starting page.
• Added left padding to alarm, data log, and audit log GUI object table view cells.
• Added objectSize for alarm, data logger, audit, and trend.
• Added validation for new recipe requirements.

Changed

• Changed the user management menu to be disabled instead of hidden if the project doesn't load.
• Updated default CSV name when saving trend.
• Updated default script period to match schema.
• Updated designs for alarm, trend, and audit.
• Updated devices to use qualified name.
• Updated momentary button to only have two states with a separate mouse indication.
• Updated textInput and numericInput objects to reformat value on enter.
• Updated the system log date format in Korean.
• Updated various property defaults to match the schema.

Fixed

• Fixed issue with Data Log Table vertical spacing behavior.
• Fixed issue with input objects getting focus when closing a widget.
• Fixed issue with long press setting being ignored when no project is loaded.
• Fixed issue with message dialog on trial timeout being nonmodal.
• Fixed issue with no password requirements when changing password.
• Fixed issue with numericInput being empty on init.
• Fixed issue with Onscreen keyboard shift not accounting for rotation.
• Fixed issue with popup pages not opening in specified location.
• Fixed issue with screen tearing when moving objects while the banner is active.
• Fixed issue with sparkline bounds not updating correctly for certain initialized values.
• Fixed issue with text objects not using the correct default text value.
• Fixed issue with the language column tag not working.

Removed

• Removed question mark button on dialogs.

Gateway

Added

• The Modbus TCP Client and RTU Master drivers can now force single write commands to be used, in order to support devices which do handle multi-write requests.
  • All databases will now be restricted when there is less than 5% available space in the local storage.
• The databases will not insert new events when the restriction is active.
  • Historical databases from previous versions will now be converted to the updated format.
• The Siemens S7 client driver now has support for the LOGO! -0BA2 series.
  • The "F" and "C" memory areas are also supported.

Fixed

• CIMON UA Net Client and CIMON UA Bus Master drivers:
  • Fixed a crash when writing to Boolean tags in the D area which use a bit number 10—15 (Hexadecimal A—F).
• Databases:
  • Fixed a crash on i.MX8-based platforms caused by a bad_cast exception, where the LP64 address model caused issues with the SOCI library.
• Recipe:
  • The schema validation is now better defined and default values are appropriately handled.
• Alarms:
  • Alarms will now immediately attempt to perform their comparison, fixing an edge case where the trigger tag's value was initialized before the alarm subscription was made.
  • Alarms will now validate their trigger/comparison tags in the event that a non-existent/deleted tag is referenced (avoids a crash).
• The OPC UA Client driver will now perform an explicit read request for newly monitored items, guaranteeing that their values get initialized.
  • This is to better support the OPC UA Servers managed by CODESYS, which will sometimes send a PublishResponse before the CreateMonitoredItemResponse.
• In the Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP driver, tags targeting a Boolean array will now behave correctly when an index above 31 is used.
• In the BACnet/IP driver, the Max APDU field is now correctly specified in outgoing requests.
• Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP Client: The slot number is now provided during the connection process, to support ControlLogix devices which do not use the default port of 0.

Changed

• The base datatypes used for holding tag values have been updated to use fixed-width integer types, which should have more consistent behavior across different platforms.
• Alarms will now only evaluate themselves upon an update to the trigger value.
• Alarm trigger values can now only be a tag, removing support for constant and expression values.
• The expression evaluation system was greatly simplified, which should result in better performance.
• The project parsers have been overhauled in order to streamline how validation works for all classes.
• The "invalidProject" property is now checked before parsing the provided project files.
• Clamping has been updated to match schema changes, where the "Reject" options are now performed when using "No Clamp".
  • The Engineering Min and Max numbers will now always be used to either reject or clamp incoming write request values, where before the data type's min/max were used.
• Read-after-write requests are now considered part of the request, and so both the write and read-after-write request(s) will need to be completed before gateway will perform a callback.
  • This should make scenarios where the driver's one-time request queue size limit is exceeded still deliver value updates to the HMI/user.
• When running in simulator mode on Windows, an exit can now be triggered by providing some input to the console.

Platform

Added

• Portal checks free disk space in the data partition before installing projects for better handling of project installation.
• App names are translated in the desktop app.
• Unmuting audio sink on boot to prevent pulseaudio from getting stuck in a muted state.
• Korean translations for new untranslated strings in the settings app "Sound and Display" page.
• Added new gRPC interface to send discovery information in portal.

Changed

• Hid volume control option in Settings app on eXT04.
• Removed web server setting in settings app.
• Improved project download to prevent potential crash in portal.

Fixed

• Fixed audio stopping on eXT2x.

Installer

Changed

• Renamed Start Menu folder from "Canvas" to "CIMON".

Removed

• Removed configure.vbs postinstall script.

v4.2.1

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v4.2.1

Overview

Added

• Added a screen sleep feature on the Xpanel.
• Added automatic sleep timer in the Xpanel settings app.
• Added system.display.enableBacklight script interface to turn the backlight on and off.

Changed

• Improved performance when loading and editing projects in the designer.
• Changed alarm banner display option to be per-page.
• Online simulator timeout has been increased from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
• Default method for opening the runtime config menu from the three touch method to long press (3 seconds).

Fixed

• Issue with gateway occasionally becoming unresponsive.

Designer

Added

• Added a limit to the number of pages that can be open at once (50).
• Added a required amount of free RAM to open pages and save projects.
• Added Enable Backlight script.
• Added support for eXT2-12, eXT2-12W, eXT2-15, and eXT2-15W project sizes.
• Added the ability to enter hexadecimal values for Set Tag Value command.

Changed

• Changed Alarm Banner enabling/disabling to be per-page properties.
• Disabled autosave by default.
• Disabled the Show Comm Error Overlay property initially for new projects.
• Improved performance of editing objects on a page.
• Improved performance of editing tags in the Tag Editor.
• Updated I/O Address configuration helper for Allen-Bradley DF-1.
• Updated the online help file links.
• Updated the Online Simulator and Connection icons.
• Improved performance and stability when loading projects.
• Improved performance for page and project snapshots in the Welcome screen and Home tab.

Fixed

Fixed issue with Allen-Bradley DF1 I/O Address Editor displaying the incorrect format for O and I file types. Fixed issue with some commands not having the correct parameters when loading a project. Fixed issue with values with a leading zero not being copied correctly when copying tags into a spreadsheet.

Runtime

Added

• Support for enabling and disabling the LCD.

Changed

• Moved alarm banner enable scope from project-wide to page-wide.
• Changed default config menu opening method.

Fixed

• Tags not being loaded at startup.

Gateway

Fixed

• Allen-Bradley DF-1 driver:
  • Quickly closing and restarting the project should no longer fail to re-initialize the driver's connection to the PLC.
• Modbus RTU Master driver:
  • Fixed an issue where RX data from a previous request would not be properly cleared and would be included in future RX data frames.
• Hallim Loader driver:
  • Fixed an issue where analog tags were incorrectly parsing the provided address for the X/Y/M/L/K/F areas.
• General
  • A bug which caused a communication driver's thread to become unresponsive and reach 100% CPU usage has been resolved.
  • Selecting the "Control" option for the "Flow Control" setting of any serial driver no longer causes a crash.
  • Fixed an issue where multiple threads could interact with a container at the same time, resulting in a crash.

Changed

• The Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP Client driver now groups registered tags in periodic requests, resulting in overall higher polling rates.
• The Siemens S7 driver will no longer perform byte-swapping when reading/writing string tag data.
• The online simulator timeout for drivers has been raised from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
  • All drivers will now be stopped, including virtual devices and the Sparkplug Edge Node used for runtime communications.
• The Modbus RTU Slave driver has had its request handling behavior updated to better handle invalid data/requests.

Platform

Added

• Added display sleep feature.

Changed

• Disabled video player for eXT and nXT devices.
• Changed default touchscreen calibration matrix for eXT2-10W.
• Changed default runtime config menu method to "Long Press (3s)" in Settings.

Fixed

• Fixed Touchscreen Driver.

Graphic Library

Changed

• Re-organized PLC and HMI images.

v4.1.0

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v4.1.0

Overview

Added

• Option in the settings app to exit the runtime by pressing and holding for 3 seconds instead of using the three touch method.

Changed

• Second and third corner buttons for three corner method are doubled in size.

Fixed

• Misc. memory issues with the designer.
• Saving/checksum issue with the designer.
• Issue with DF1 driver when restarting the project.
• Issues with SWU.

Designer

Changed

• Updated process for opening pages to improve performance.

Fixed

• Fixed issue with autosave timing.
• Fixed memory leaks when opening/closing pages.
• Fixed memory leaks when saving projects.
• Fixed memory leaks when using the I/O Device and Data Server Editors.
• Fixed memory leaks when using the Resource Library.

Runtime

Added

• Ability to press and hold to exit the runtime (configured in the settings app).

Changed

• Second and third corner buttons sizes are doubled.
• Config dialog is no longer resizable.

Gateway

Fixed

• Allen-Bradley DF-1 driver:
  • Quickly closing and restarting the project should no longer fail to re-initialize the driver's connection to the PLC.

Graphic Library

Fixed

• Flag of Mexico when displayed in the designer.

v4.0.2

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v4.0.2

Overview

Added

• Support for eXT2 devices.
• Audio support for eXT2 devices.
  • Note that XT1 devices (nXT/eXT) do not currently support audio.
• VNC server support (only for eXT2 devices) and built-in VNC client in the designer.
  • Note that XT1 devices (nXT/eXT) do not currently support VNC.

Changed

• Updated GUI objects to use pixel-size font instead of point size.
• The default hostname for all Xpanel models is now hmi.

Fixed

• Fixed issues with Email authentication.
• Fixed misc. issues with switch/lamp previews and text alignment.
• Fixed issue with FTP start/stop server script.
• Fixed issue with IAM users not getting signed out after timeout.
• Fixed issue with modifying IAM permissions and groups at runtime through the User Management menu.
• Fixed issues with USB (Mini B or C) connection after rebooting the HMI multiple times.
• Fixed issues with the lowest brightness setting turning the screen off entirely on eXT4 devices.
• Fixed issues with misc. folder permission/access issues for FTP.
• Fixed issues with pressing change in the directory selection dialog causing the installer to crash.

Designer

Added

• Added VNC viewer support.

Changed

• Updated GUI objects to use pixel-size font instead of point size.
• Updated project save process to better protect from project file corruption.
• Updated screen size options to include eXT2 devices.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue with opening some corrupt projects and not notifying the user there was an error.
• Fixed an issue with incorrect switch/lamp label positioning when no state image is set.
• Fixed an issue with switch/lamp preview label not always showing.
• Fixed an issue with switch/lamp preview label positioning being incorrect.

Runtime

Changed

• Clicking away from objects changes focus.
• Text size is now pixel size instead of point size.
• Numeric keys no longer replace text if the backspace key is pressed.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue with the web server being enabled after Resetting User Data.
• Fixed an issue with (micro)SD card-related system tags not updating correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the project crashes if it doesn't match the screen size on Xpanel.
• Fixed an issue where the focus index was not working for pages with more than three objects.
• Fixed an issue with the FTP script not turning on/off the FTP service.
• Fixed an issue where system.execute doesn't start in the home directory.
• Fixed an issue with the on-screen keyboard appearing when pressing the hide/show password button on login dialogs.
• Fixed an issue with various dialogs showing the "?" button in the title bar.
• Fixed an issue where users are not signed out if idle session length passes.
• Fixed an issue with the frame monitor crashing if opened with a project without remote devices.
• Fixed an issue where changing pages with auto-scale enabled briefly shows the prescaled size.
• Fixed an issue with audio and file scripts causing the application to freeze if when run more than once.
• Fixed an issue where text alignment defaults are not set correctly.
• Fixed an issue where disabling touch enable allows users to run scripts on touch on Xpanel.
• Fixed an issue with recipes not encoding non-ASCII characters correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the User Management menu does not allow reading or modifying user emails.
• Fixed an issue where users could not click corner buttons if an alarm banner or notification is currently displayed.
• Fixed an issue with Tags in onTagValueChanged or onQualityChanged scripts not being subscribed to.
• Fixed an issue with sparkline not rendering NaN values correctly.
• Fixed an issue with gateway system tags being read-only.
• Fixed an issue where the content of the change password dialog gets cut off when error labels are shown.
• Fixed an issue where the Use Object Font option does not use font from the object.
• Fixed an issue with the alarm banner not scaling with window size.
• Fixed an issue where the alarm banner flickers.
• Fixed an issue with the system.openConfig script being restricted by permissions.
• Fixed an issue with the project crashing upon reading invalid NaN values from the gateway.
• Fixed an issue with the alarm label not being able to be selected in the alarm summary.
• Fixed an issue where modifying a user's permissions or groups removes a user's password.
• Fixed an issue with system.runScript losing references to calls in audit logs.

Gateway

Fixed

• General:
  • Unicode support on Windows:
    • Users who are not using a UTF-8 locale (only available on some Windows 10 versions) should now behave correctly.
    • This mainly affected users who had a non-ASCII username or installation path.
• Email:
  • SSL/TLS encryption support is now functional again.
  • SMTP authentication will work again when no encryption is used when allowed by the SMTP server.
• Remote I/O drivers:
  • ODVA EtherNet/IP Client:
    • When running in "implicit" mode, the output data will be correctly updated when the driver is disconnected.
• Tags:
  • The :datalogger/<modelName>/enable: system tag now works correctly when the datalogger model name contains a /.
  • The "replace" method for string encoding will now behave as intended (it was previously using the "skip" behavior).
• Datalogger:
  • Fixed an issue that prevented CSV logging from working when a "weekly" timespan was used.
  • Improved performance of CSV creation when there is less historical data than requested.
  • Models with "manual" start option will now correctly respect trigger tag changes which also toggle the model's status.
• Alarms:
  • Fixed a race condition that would sometimes cause alarms not to have their status updated.
    • Alarms with "bitwise access" tags were particularly affected by this issue.
• Communication Drivers:
  • OPC UA Client Driver:
    • Enable/disable support has been added.
    • Fixed a crash that could occur when monitoring a node with a NULL value.
  • ODVA EtherNet/IP Client Driver:
    • Enable/disable support has been added.
    • When parsing the response of a string element read request, the driver will now correctly assert the response size before processing the data.
      • There were some cases (usually involving string data) that our previous assertion allowed, which could result in the driver crashing.
    • Implicit mode now has support for frame monitoring.
  • Allen Bradley E/IP Client driver:
    • When using the message type "tag", read requests for array elements with multiple services enabled will now behave as expected.
  • Cimon UA Net Client and UA Bus Master Drivers:
    • Fixed an issue where using continuous non-boolean tags in a digital memory area (X, Y, M, L, K, and F) resulted in incorrect addresses being used.
  • Sparkplug 3 Edge Node driver:
    • Fixed a crash specific to the eXT2 caused by the LP64 data model handling.

Changed

• Datatype conversions were overhauled to support the LP64 data model used by the eXT2 devices.
• Floating point values representing a NaN value will now be sanitized into a "quiet" NaN.
  • This should help avoid undesired behavior on external applications that interact with one of the gateway's client/server drivers.
  • This applies to all floating-point values used for tags, regardless of the value's origin.
• The recipe response/notification message was updated to be less verbose.

Platform

Added

• Added support for eXT2 devices.
• VNC on eXT2.
• Thai font.

Changed

• Disabled most Weston built-in hotkeys.
• The default project now resizes automatically to fit the screen size.
• The hostname for all Xpanel models is now hmi.
• Resetting user data no longer changes the default language.
• MAC address label styling.
• File dialogs were replaced with nondialog equivalents.
• Minor improvements were made to specify a delay time on the watchdog page.
• Settings app keyboard layout improvements.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the eXT04 refresh rates were too high.
• Fixed an issue where rebooting the device 11 times disables the USB connection for 24 hours.
• Fixed an issue with second DNS not being set on User Data Reset.
• Fixed an issue where setting the lowest brightness level can turn off the backlight altogether.
• Fixed an issue with network configurations not being set correctly after updating via SWU.
• Fixed an issue with users not having write access on FTP.
• Fixed an issue with home and FTP directories not being reset on User Data Reset.
• Fixed an issue where FTP passwords are not preserved on SWU.
• Fixed an issue where dimmer settings are shown even if dimming is disabled.
• Fixed an issue with tab order in the settings app.
• Fixed an issue where the on-screen keyboard backspace does not repeat when holding keys.
• Fixed an issue with the on-screen keyboard not triggering the buzzer.
• Fixed an issue where the on-screen keyboard cannot input keys when interacting with a dropdown.
• Fixed an issue where the user cannot reset user data if a project with a persistent alarm or data logger exists.
• Fixed an issue where the on-screen keyboard covers the focused input field on the settings app.
• Fixed an issue with the on-screen keyboard using a nonkeypad layout for numeric fields on the settings app.
• Fixed an issue where the portal can crash if starting and stopping projects too fast.
• Fixed an issue with the portal restarting the application on stop requests.

Installer

Added

• "Existing Version Detected" Dialog when upgrading or downgrading.
• Support for the vncviewer feature.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where pressing change in the directory selection dialog crashed the installer.

v4.0.0

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v4.0.0

Overview

Added

• Alarm banner feature
• Gauge GUI objects
• Numeric Text GUI object
• Direct addressing in Canvas (assign an address instead of a tag)
• PDF viewer (file.openPdf script function)
• Screenshots (system.screenshot script function)
• String Table feature
• Remote page control feature (control pages with a PLC tag)
• Text auto-resizing when resizing objects
• Custom touch sounds for project
• Video playback
• Application Update feature (upgrade Xpanel within the same major version, from Canvas or using a USB/SD Card)
• Project Library (store image/video/sound/pdf files directly in the project)
• Ability to import tags from CICON project (.csv or .VAR)
• Ability to import tags from Allen-Bradley .L5X file
• Recovery email if project password is lost
• Server Protocols
  • EtherNet/IP Server
  • Sparkplug Edge Node
• Client Protocols
  • Allen-Bradley DF-1
  • Hallim loader protocol

Changed

• System tags are now a separate device type, and are easier to create
• Updated the frame monitor and improved performance
• Improved performance of tag loading based on page usage
• Xpanel recovery mode now looks for a file named xpupdate.swu in the storage root instead of using a user-specified file

Removed

• "Switch to Control Center" button in the runtime three-touch menu

Designer

Added

• Added Numeric Text object
• Added a recovery email option to projects
• Added a System device to the list of tag device options
• Added a warning if the simulator files cannot be found
• Added ability to import tags from a .L5X file
• Added ability to import tags from CICON/MapleLogic (using a .csv file)
• Added ability to import tags from CICON/MapleLogic (using a .VAR file)
• Added ability to resize the font size of text objects when resizing an object
• Added ability to choose the tag group in the Edit Tag window
• Added ability to sort the Tag Editor by name
• Added alarm banner
• Added Allen-Bradley DF-1 device protocol
• Added auto focus property for text/numeric input object
• Added auto font resizing to Numeric Text objects
• Added behavior to populate the Property Editor with the project properties when clicking the Home Tab
• Added copy/paste of alarms to/from external programs
• Added enable property for buttons
• Added EtherNet/IP Server
• Added expand/collapse all buttons to the Select Tag windows
• Added Gauge objects
• Added GUI commands for audio files
• Added ODVA EtherNet/IP support to the Address Editor
• Added PDF Viewer
• Added Project Library
• Added remote page control
• Added script to take screenshots at runtime
• Added Sparkplug Publisher Server device
• Added String Tables
• Added support for tag-based expression binding
• Added system tags for USB/SD availability
• Added tag-based scaling to script keypad
• Added the Hallim loader serial protocol
• Added the page index and page type to the page name in the Project Tree
• Added Transmission Delay and Read Block Tolerance serial device properties
• Added Touch Sound property to Project Settings
• Added update functionality to the Connection Setup Window
• Added Video Playback

Changed

• Changed the name of the initial value property for remote tags in the Tag Editor
• Combined the schema and product versions
• Reorganized the I/O Device general properties
• Updated alarms to not allow runtime only tags from being assigned to them
• Updated invalid username warning for IAM
• Updated Project Tree to sort by page type and index
• Updated switch/lamp icons
• Updated switch/lamp objects to display initial value state
• Updated the Alarm Labels UI
• Updated the Alarm Summary object style
• Updated the alignment label and context menu spacing
• Updated the behavior of the previous and next buttons in the Edit Tag window
• Updated the Cross Reference button style
• Updated the color for the undefined primitive in the script editor
• Updated the "Convert Project Size File" menu label to include "..."
• Updated the default images used for action buttons
• Updated the default tag types in various locations
• Updated the font used in the warning windows
• Updated the GUI command list to be in alphabetical order
• Updated the layout of the About Window
• Updated the layout of the Project Properties window
• Updated the layout of the Script Properties window
• Updated the meaning for the swapString property
• Updated the MQTT JSON Publisher Edit Tag window placeholders
• Updated the naming restrictions throughout the designer
• Updated the New Project Window design/style
• Updated the numeric format preview to be consistent throughout the designer
• Updated the OPC UA Server Security Policy options
• Updated the order of tag properties when copying and pasting (swapped tag name and group path)
• Updated the page indices so that each page type has its own set of indices
• Updated the performance for opening/populating Tag Lists
• Updated the Schedule Editor layout
• Updated the style for the MenuBar and top toolbars
• Updated the style for the switch/lamp state delete icon
• Updated the System Tag UI
• Updated the tag icons for tags in the Data Log Editor tag list
• Updated the visible/disabled tag properties in the Edit Tag window
• Updated trends to not allow runtime only tags from being assigned to them

Removed

• Removed iNP519 screen size from project conversion feature
• Removed the advanced properties from system tags
• Removed the ODBC option from the Audit Log setting
• Removed the option to create a new local tag for OPC UA server devices
• Removed the scaling option from local and bit access tags

Runtime

Added

• Script to play video files
• Script to open PDF files
• Frame monitor
• String table
• Screenshot script
• Alarm banner
• Remote page control
• System tag to determine if a USB or SD card is inserted (Xpanel only)
• System tag device
• Dynamic page registration
• Keypad max and min can scale
• Text input and numeric input can automatically get focus on page open
• Web server detects when disconnected from the host server

Removed

• "Switch to Control Center" button

Changed

• About dialog shows product version
• All dialogs open as a subwindow rather than a native window
• Empty language font names will be treated as if they're not set
• Invalid tags now show warning overlay
• No longer able to reopen the current page
• Base pages and popup pages have their own index sets
• Enlarged corner buttons from 32x32 to 40x40

Gateway

Added

• New remote I/O drivers:
  • EtherNet/IP Server
  • Sparkplug 3.0 Edge Node (MQTT publisher)
  • Hallim Loader Protocol Serial Master
  • Allen-Bradley DF-1 Serial Master
• General:
  • Dynamic Tag Registration:
    • This feature allows for increased performance by only loading the tags relevant to the currently open page(s)/script(s)
    • Tags which are included in alarms, datalogger models, trends, recipes, and expressions will always stay registered, however gateway may not publish their values directly
  • The application naming/branding can now be configured at build-time
  • Gateway will now perform a check for valid Cimon hardware on Xpanel
• Remote IO driver:
  • A transmission delay can now be specified for some client/master drivers
    • This should allow for better compatibility for lower-performance devices
  • A "block tolerance" can now be specified for some client/master drivers
    • This represents the number of addresses which are allowed when considering if two tags have "continuous addresses"
    • The previous behavior would always have a tolerance of 0

Changed

• General:
  • The "core" library is now built as a dynamic/shared library
    • The main benefit users will see from this change is reduced binary sizes
  • The "request manager" system was split into multiple stages, to better handle passing the requests to their respective worker threads
    • This should result in "stutters" being less common when a sudden influx of requests occurs (typically from scripts)
  • CSV creation will now check that at least 1GB of space on the filesystem is available when destination is local/ftp
    • This is to help prevent cases where automatic CSV creation used all of the space on the filesystem, often leading to a crash
  • Updated the return code upon exit to reflect the cause/trigger of the exit
    • This is to assist in detecting whether gateway exited cleanly, which is used to determine whether the daemon should restart gateway on exit
  • Dependency management has been overhauled, which will allow more frequent upgrades in future versions
  • Updated the SD card path on Xpanel to match the location in more recent Xpanel images
• Virtual drivers:
  • Simulator virtual drivers:
    • Now given their own thread, which allows for them to behave more consistently with the remote I/O drivers
  • Shared tag driver:
    • Renamed from "shared" to " shared", to better match the other gateway core driver/manager naming
  • System tag driver:
    • Split from the shared driver, will now use device name " system"
• Remote I/O drivers:
  • Cimon UA Bus Master:
    • Lowered maximum block sizes to correct values, was using the larger UA Net values previously
  • Modbus TCP Client/Modbus RTU Master
    • The "swapString" property's behavior has now been inverted to match the server
  • Modbus TCP Server/Modbus RTU Slave
    • Server tags using a string data type will now update all mapped addresses, regardless of the size of the tag's current string value
      • This will resolve previous issues where "leftover" data would sometimes be cached by the server/slave, resulting in inconsistent behavior
  • Modbus RTU Master:
    • Lowered maximum block size from 128 to 125
  • Modbus TCP Server:
    • On Xpanel, the default port of 502 will be remapped to 8502
      • The OS on the Xpanel will forward traffic from port 502 to 8502, so Modbus TCP clients should still connect to the server using port 502
  • ODVA EtherNet/IP Client:
    • The run mode will now be set upon connection to the device
    • More detailed error messages have been added
    • Updated how communication timeouts are detected/handled

Removed

• Remote I/O drivers:
  • CIMON UA Net Client/Cimon UA Bus Master:
    • Boolean/bit data is no longer supported on the S device
  • EtherNet/IP Server:
    • The "useAllTags" property is no longer supported

Platform

Added

• Added OS version display in Settings app About page
• Audio hardware support (pending)
• Application Update page in the settings app
• SSH toggle option in the settings app
• Device architecture in the settings app About Xpanel page
• Reintroduced touch calibration after holding for 30 seconds
  • device now beeps once 30 seconds has been reached
• Added misc. Korean translations in the settings app
• Checksum checking for SWU files
• OS-level network manager - improves performance of network connection and disconnection (internal)

Removed

• VNC server support
• WebSSH support
• Cursor enable/disable option in the settings app
• Clock from the Xpanel desktop
• Removed shutdown screen while rebooting
• Chromium (was previously used by the frame monitor)

Changed

• Cursor is auto-enabled when a mouse is plugged in. The cursor can no longer be used without a mouse.
• Recovery mode now looks for a file named xpupdate.swu in the storage root instead of using a user-specified file
• Recovery partition now uses a loading bar instead of a terminal
• Server config in the settings app now uses on/off toggles instead of "Autorun on Startup"
• Updated the window manager
  • Updated the popup window border UI
  • Updated the touch calibration app
  • Updated the loading bar UI in the settings app
• Updated the startup splash screen image and loading bar
• Settings app collapse button now only appears in portrait mode

Installer

Added

• Support for the variable_output (CICON tag import) feature
• Support for the hmi_update (Application Update) feature

Changed

• Visual C++ is now only installed by default if an existing installation is not found
• Updated Visual C++ redistributable to 2015-2022
• Misc. code refactors
• structure of version.json to include new features
• Made required features hidden on the feature selection screen

Fixed

• Issues with reinstalling the Visual C++ redistributable

Removed

• Support for Mac builds
• Unused scripts and other resource files
• Unused portal configuration in configure.vbs
• Working directory property from desktop and Start menu shortcuts
• Schema version property from version.json