Current version
Version	Operating system	Requirements
v8.10.2	Windows 10 (x86/x64)	Version 1607 or later .NET Framework 4.8 (integrated in OS in version 1903 and later)
	Windows 11 (x64)	.NET Framework 4.8 (integrated in OS)
	Windows Server 2016 (x64)	.NET Framework 4.8
	Windows Server 2019 (x64)	.NET Framework 4.8
	Windows Server 2022 (x64)	.NET Framework 4.8 (integrated in OS)
	Windows Server 2025 (x64)	.NET Framework 4.8 (integrated in OS)
	Supported hardware	Remarks
	License	WIBU CmStick or CmActLicense MARX dongle
	Virtualization	Cloud virtualization (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) is currently not supported.
	ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-Dexp, ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard, ibaFOB-io-USB, ibaFOB-SD, ibaFOB-SDe, ibaFOB-TDC, ibaFOB-TDCe, ibaFOB-PlusControl, ibaCom-L2B, VMIC-5565, VMIC-5576, DGM200P, CP1616, CP1626, PC Link SST 5136-RE2-PCI	Supported on both x86 and x64 OS ibaFOB-SDe, ibaFOB-TDCe and ibaFOB-PlusControl hardware with board version A0 and ibaFOB-io-ExpressCards require a system reboot after loading new firmware
	ibaFOB-PCI, ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X, VMIC-5579, VMIC-5587, VMIC-5588, Scramnet+ SC150, Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1	Supported on x86 OS only
	ibaFOB-PlusControl-SFP, ibaFOB-R, ibaN-2E	Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
	Restrictions	Remarks
	OPC Server (classic)	Supported only in ibaPDA server 32-Bit mode
	Codesys-Xplorer v2
	HiPAC request v2
	X-Pact request v1
	32 bit plugins
	CP1616 with FW <= 2.5.0
	Software dependencies	Remarks
	.NET framework	Version 4.8 is required. Version 4.8.1 is also supported.
	ibaAnalyzer v7.0.1	Required for new dat file format.
	ibaCapture server v3.6.0	Required for PTZ control.
	ibaCapture-ScreenCam v4.1.0	Required for ibaCapture-ScreenCam module
	ibaDatCoordinator v2.2.0	Processing dat files with the new format.
	ibaDaVIS v2.2.1	Drill down to dat files with the new format.
	ibaHD v3.1.0	Required for time periods.
	Included components	Remarks
	Audio connectivity v1.2.1.2
	B&R connectivity v4.12.7.61
	Chromium v130.1.90	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	CodeMeter Runtime v8.10b (v8.10.6237.502)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
	Codesys connectivity v3.5.20.0
	Gocator connectivity v5.2.27.4
	ibaCapture player v6.0.7	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
	ibaCertificateStore v8.4.2
	ibaDongleViewer v2.6.1
	ibaFilesNetStandard v3.0.1
	ibaHD client v5.3.2
	ibaHttpClient v1.0.4
	ibaLogger v3.0.1
	ibaMail v3.2.5	Uses e-mail connectivity v4.8.0
	ibaManagementStudio Agent v2.0.3
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v2.2.4
	ibaN-E driver v8.10.1.0	Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
	ibaPDA driver v8.10.1.0 ibaPDA device driver v8.8.0.2 ibaFOB-D network driver v2.2
	ibaSnmpLib v2.0.1
	ibaSqlDialect v2.5.7	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.2.7, Oracle connectivity v23.6.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.11
	ibaSupport v3.3.3
	ibaUtilities v3.5.2
	IEC 61850 connectivity v1.5.3.0
	InfluxDB connectivity v4.13.0
	Kafka connectivity v2.3.0.0	Uses AVRO library v1.11.3.0 and OpenSSL v3.0.11
	M1 connectivity v1.7.99.0
	Machine Learning library v1.6.0
	Micro-Epsilon ScanControl connectivity v4.1.1
	MindSphere connectivity v4.2.1.0	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
	MQTT connectivity v4.3.0.2
	OPC classic connectivity v2.1.10904
	OPC UA connectivity v1.5.374.160
	OpenSSL v1.1.1v	Used by MindSphere and S7 connectivity
	OpenSSL v3.0.11	Used by Kafka
	S7 connectivity v6.1.0.0	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
	SigmaTEK connectivity v1.1.122.0
TwinCAT connectivity v4.2.166.0
Previous versions
Version	Changes	Remarks
v8.10.1	ibaN-E driver v8.10.1.0
	ibaPDA driver v8.10.1.0
v8.10.0	Windows Server 2025 (x64)	.NET Framework 4.8 (integrated in OS)
	B&R connectivity v4.12.7.61
	Chromium v130.1.90	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	ibaDongleViewer v2.6.1
	ibaHD client v5.3.2
	ibaLogger v3.0.1
	ibaMail v3.2.5	Uses e-mail connectivity v4.8.0
	ibaN-E driver v8.10.0.3
	ibaPDA driver v8.10.0.22
	ibaUtilities v3.5.2
	OPC UA connectivity v1.5.374.160
	S7 connectivity v6.1.0.0	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
v8.9.2	ibaPDA driver v8.9.2.1
v8.9.1	ibaUtilities v3.4.0
	ibaPDA driver v8.9.1.1
	ibaHD client v5.2.1
v8.9.0	ibaFilesNetStandard v3.0.1
	ibaHD client v5.2.0
	ibaManagementStudio Agent v2.0.3
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v2.2.4
	ibaN-E driver v8.9.0.1
	ibaPDA driver v8.9.0.9
	ibaSqlDialect v2.5.7	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.2.7, Oracle connectivity v23.6.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.11
	ibaSupport v3.3.3
	OPC UA connectivity v1.5.374.56
	S7 connectivity v6.0.2.15	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
v8.8.3	ibaCapture player v6.0.7	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
v8.8.1	ibaCapture player v6.0.6	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
	CodeMeter Runtime v8.10b (v8.10.6237.502)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
v8.8.0	Chromium v124.3.80	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	CodeMeter Runtime v8.10a (v8.10.6230.501)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
	ibaCapture player v6.0.5	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
	ibaFOB-R	Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
	ibaHD client v5.1.0
	ibaHttpClient v1.0.4
	ibaMail v3.2.2
	ibaN-E driver v8.8.0.1
	ibaPDA device driver v8.8.0.2
	ibaPDA driver v8.8.0.10
	OPC UA connectivity v1.5.374.55
v8.7.4	ibaPDA driver v8.7.4.0
v8.7.3	ibaCapture player v6.0.4	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
	ibaCertificateStore v8.4.2
	ibaHttpClient v1.0.3
	ibaPDA driver v8.7.3.1
	ibaSqlDialect v2.5.5	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.2.7, Oracle connectivity v21.10.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.11
	OPC classic connectivity v2.1.10904
	S7 connectivity v6.0.2.5	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
v8.7.2	Codesys connectivity v3.5.20.0
	ibaHD client v5.0.1
v8.7.1	ibaPDA driver v8.7.1.1
v8.7.0	ibaHD-Client v5.0.0
	ibaHttpClient v1.0.0
	ibaN-E driver v8.7.0.0
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v2.2.0
	ibaPDA device driver v8.7.0.5
	ibaPDA driver v8.7.0.13
	ibaSnmpLib v2.0.1
	ibaSupport v3.3.1
	S7 connectivity v6.0.2.0	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
v8.6.3	ibaPDA driver v8.6.3.0
	ibaHD client v4.0.1
	ibaSqlDialect v2.4.0	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.2.7, Oracle connectivity v21.10.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.4
v8.6.2	ibaCapture player v6.0.2	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
v8.6.1	ibaPDA driver v8.6.1.0
v8.6.0	ibaCapture player v6.0.1	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
	ibaHD client v4.0.0
	ibaManagementStudio Agent v1.4.0
	ibaPDA device driver v8.6.0.0
	ibaPDA driver v8.6.0.1
	ibaSqlDialect v2.3.1	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.2.7, Oracle connectivity v21.10.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.4
	Kafka connectivity v2.3.0.0	Uses AVRO library v1.11.3.0 and OpenSSL v3.0.11
	S7 connectivity v6.0.1.5	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
v8.5.2	S7 connectivity v6.0.1.3	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
v8.5.1	ibaDongleViewer v2.5.5
v8.5.0	Windows 10 (x86/x64), Windows 11 (x64), Windows Server 2016 (x64), Windows Server 2019 (x64) and Windows Server 2022 (x64)	Windows 8.1 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64) and Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) are no longer supported.
	Chromium v118.6.80	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	CodeMeter Runtime v7.60d (v7.60.5638.504)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
	ibaCertificateStore v8.3.0
	ibaFilesNetStandard v2.0.0
	ibaMail v3.1.0	Uses e-mail connectivity v4.2.0
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v2.0.0
	ibaN-E driver v8.5.0.1
	ibaPDA driver v8.5.0.8
	ibaSqlDialect v2.3.0	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.2.7, Oracle connectivity v21.10.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.4
	InfluxDB connectivity v4.13.0
	Micro-Epsilon ScanControl connectivity v4.1.1
	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.371.88
	S7 connectivity v6.0.1.0	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v
v8.4.2	CodeMeter Runtime v7.60c (v7.60.5625.503)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
	ibaMail v3.0.1	Uses e-mail connectivity v3.6.0
	ibaSnmpLib v2.0.0
v8.4.1	ibaMail v3.0.0	Uses e-mail connectivity v3.6.0
	ibaSqlDialect v2.2.2	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.2.7, Oracle connectivity v21.10.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.4
	OpenSSL v1.1.1v	Used by Kafka, MindSphere and S7 connectivity
v8.4.0	Chromium v114.2.120	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	CodeMeter Runtime v7.60b (v7.60.5615.502)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
	ibaCapture player v5.3.0
	ibaMail v2.0.0	Uses e-mail connectivity v3.6.0
	ibaManagementStudio Agent v1.3.1
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v1.3.1
	ibaPDA device driver v8.4.0.0
	ibaPDA driver v8.4.0.12
	ibaSqlDialect v2.2.1	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.12, Oracle connectivity v21.7.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.4
	ibaSupport v3.0.1
	S7 connectivity v6.0.0.15	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1t
v8.3.1	ibaManagementStudio Agent v1.3.0
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v1.3.0
v8.3.0	Chromium v112.2.70	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	CodeMeter Runtime v7.60a (v7.60.5609.501)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
	Codesys connectivity v3.5.18.40
	ibaDongleViewer v2.5.2
	ibaManagementStudio Agent v1.2.1
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v1.2.1
	ibaPDA driver v8.3.0.10
	ibaSqlDialect v2.0.2	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.12, Oracle connectivity v21.7.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.6
	OpenSSL v1.1.1t	Used by Kafka, MindSphere and S7 connectivity
v8.2.2	ibaCertificateStore v8.2.0
	ibaManagementStudio Agent v1.2.0
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v1.2.0
	ibaSqlDialect v2.0.0	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.12, Oracle connectivity v21.7.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.6
	S7 connectivity v6.0.0.2
v8.2.0	Chromium v109.1.110	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	CodeMeter Runtime v7.51 (v7.51.5429.500)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
	ibaCertificateStore v8.1.11
	ibaDongleViewer v2.5.0
	ibaHD v3.1.0	Required for time periods.
	ibaPDA driver v8.2.0.6
	ibaSqlDialect v1.4.5	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.12, Oracle connectivity v21.7.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.6
	S7 connectivity v6.0.0.0
v8.1.2	S7 connectivity v5.6.2.42
	ibaSqlDialect v1.4.4	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.12, Oracle connectivity v21.7.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.6
v8.1.1	ibaManagementStudio Agent v1.1.0
	ibaManagementStudio Communication v1.1.0
	ibaCertificateStore v8.1.9
	ibaSqlDialect v1.4.1	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.12, Oracle connectivity v21.7.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.6
	E-mail connectivity v3.4.3	Uses MIME library v3.4.3 and Crypto library v1.9.0
	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.371.42
v8.1.0	Gocator connectivity v5.2.27.4
	ibaCertificateStore v8.1.8
	ibaLogger v2.14.0
	ibaPDA driver v8.1.0.1
	ibaSqlDialect v1.3.0	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.12, Oracle connectivity v21.7.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.6
	InfluxDB connectivity v4.3.0
	OPC classic connectivity v2.1.10901
	ibaDongleViewer v2.4.0
v8.0.4	ibaCertificateStore v8.1.6
	Chromium v104.4.240	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.370.17
v8.0.3	ibaFiles V7 v2.0.0
	ibaSqlDialect v1.0.37	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.12, Oracle connectivity v21.7.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.6
	.NET framework 4.8.1 is supported
	ibaDongleViewer v2.3.3
v7.3.16	.NET framework 4.8.1 is supported
	ibaDongleViewer v2.3.3
v8.0.2	ibaPDA driver v8.0.2.0
	Kafka connectivity v1.9.1.0	Uses AVRO library v1.10.0.0 and OpenSSL v1.1.1n
v8.0.1	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.367.97
	ibaDongleViewer v2.3.0
v8.0.0	Windows 8.1 (x86/x64), Windows 10 (x86/x64), Windows 11 (x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64), Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64), Windows Server 2016 (x64), Windows Server 2019 (x64) and Windows Server 2022 (x64)	Windows 7 (x86/x64) and Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) are no longer supported.
	B&R connectivity v4.11.2.14
	Chromium v101.0.150	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
	CodeMeter Runtime v7.40b (v7.40.5001.502)	Only supported on Windows 8.1 and later.
	Kafka connectivity v1.9.0.0	Uses AVRO library v1.10.0.0
	ibaCertificateStore v8.1.4
	ibaDongleViewer v2.2.8
	InfluxDB connectivity v4.1.0
	ibaSqlDialect v1.0.21	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.1.8, Oracle connectivity v21.6.1 and PostgreSQL connectivity v6.0.4
	MQTT connectivity v4.3.0.2
v7.3.14	ibaPDA driver v105.21
	S7 connectivity v5.6.2.21
v7.3.13	ibaPDA driver v105.19
	S7 connectivity v5.6.2.17
v7.3.12	ibaDongleViewer v2.2.7
	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.367.96
	S7 connectivity v5.6.2.16
v7.3.11	ibaPDA driver v105.16
	S7 connectivity v5.6.2.14
v7.3.10	ibaFiles V7 v1.3.2
	ibaDongleViewer v2.2.6
	E-mail connectivity v3.0.0	Uses MIME library v3.0.0 and Crypto library v1.9.0
	S7 connectivity v5.6.2.10
v7.3.9	ibaPDA driver v105.13
v7.3.8	Windows 11 (x64)	.NET Framework 4.8 (integrated in OS)
	Windows Server 2022 (x64)	.NET Framework 4.8 (integrated in OS)
	ibaPDA driver v105.12
	E-mail connectivity v2.15.0.1-iba	Uses MIME library v2.15.1 and Crypto library v1.8.10
	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.365.72
v7.3.7	ibaPDA driver v105.10
v7.3.6	ibaPDA driver v105.07
v7.3.5	ibaPDA device driver v8.2.0.3
	ibaPDA driver v105.05
	ibaFiles V7 v1.3.0
	S7 connectivity v5.6.2.0
v7.3.4	ibaPDA driver v105.04
	Kafka connectivity v1.7.0.0
	E-mail connectivity v2.13.0	Uses MIME library v2.13.0 and Crypto library v1.8.10
	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.365.65
	S7 connectivity v5.6.1.10
v7.3.3	ibaFOB-D network driver v2.2
	ibaPDA driver v105.03
	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.365.60
v7.3.2	ibaPDA driver v105.02
v7.3.1	ibaPDA driver v105.01
	ibaFOB-D network driver v2.1
v7.3.0	ibaHD v2.6.0	Required for Active Directory support.
	ibaDongleViewer v2.2.0
	ibaPDA driver v105.00 ibaPDA device driver v8.2.0.2 ibaFOB-D network driver v2.0
	Codesys connectivity v3.5.16.0
	E-mail connectivity v2.10.1	Uses MIME library v2.10.1 and Crypto library v1.8.10
	Kafka connectivity v1.5.3.0	Uses AVRO library v1.10.0.0
	Micro-Epsilon ScanControl connectivity v3.9.0.1969
	MindSphere connectivity v4.2.1.0
	Machine Learning library v1.6.0
	MySQL connectivity v1.2.1
	PostgreSQL connectivity v4.1.8
	S7 connectivity v5.6.1.3
v7.2.4	ibaFiles V7 v1.2.4
	ibaPDA driver v104.02
v7.2.3	ibaPDA driver v104.01
	ibaFOB-D network driver v1.18
v7.2.1	ibaDongleViewer v2.1.1
	Chromium v81.3.100.0	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
v7.2.0	.NET framework 4.8 is required.
	Windows 2008 Server (x86) is no longer supported
	ibaPDA driver v104.00 ibaPDA device driver v8.2.0.1 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.17
	ibaHD v2.4.0	Required for ibaHD event store support in trigger module. Required for improved ibaHD event configuration.
	ibaDongleViewer v2.1.0
v7.1.7	S7 connectivity v5.6.0.15
v7.1.6	ibaPDA driver v103.06
	S7 connectivity v5.6.0.9
	ibaDongleViewer v2.0.0
v7.1.5	ibaPDA driver v103.05
	ibaDongleViewer v1.9.6
	Kafka connectivity v1.3.0.0
v7.1.4	ibaPDA driver v103.04
	ibaFiles V7 v1.2.1
v7.1.3	ibaPDA driver v103.02	Windows 7, Windows 2008 Server and Windows 2008 Server R2 require KB4474419 in order to load this driver.
v7.1.2	ibaPDA driver v103.01
	S7 connectivity v5.6.0.0
v7.1.1	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.357.28
v7.1.0	ibaPDA driver v103.00 ibaPDA device driver v8.2.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.17
	ibaDongleViewer v1.9.5
	S7 connectivity v5.5.1.30
	Gocator connectivity v5.2.27.3
	Kafka connectivity 1.1.0.0
	MindSphere connectivity v3.1.3.0
	M1 connectivity v1.7.99.0
	Micro-Epsilon ScanControl connectivity v3.7.0.1854
v7.0.6	ibaFiles V7 v1.1.1
	ibaDongleViewer v1.9.4
v7.0.5	ibaFiles V7 v1.1.0
v7.0.4	ibaPDA driver v102.01 ibaPDA device driver v8.2.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.17
	OPC UA connectivity v1.4.355.26
v7.0.3	S7 connectivity v5.5.1.8
v7.0.2	S7 connectivity v5.5.1.4
	ibaFiles V7 v1.0.2
v7.0.1	Gocator connectivity v5.2.19.71
v7.0.0	.NET framework 4.6 or later is required
	ibaAnalyzer v7.0.1	Required for new dat file format.
	ibaCapture player v4.4.0	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
	ibaHD v2.3.0	Use ibaHD live data as a view's signal source. Importing dat files with the new format into the ibaHD server.
	ibaDatCoordinator v2.2.0	Processing dat files with the new format.
	ibaFiles V7 v1.0.0	Reading dat files with the new format.
	ibaDaVIS v2.2.1	Drill down to dat files with the new format.
	ibaDongleViewer v1.9.3
	ibaPDA driver v102.00 ibaPDA device driver v8.2.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.17
	S7 connectivity v5.5.0.6
v6.39.15	S7 connectivity v5.5.0.0
	ibaPDA driver v101.07 ibaPDA device driver v8.1.0.3 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.17
v6.39.14	S7 connectivity v5.4.0.40
v6.39.13	Windows Server 2019 (x64) is supported
v6.39.12	.NET framework 4.8 is supported
	ibaDongleViewer v1.8.4
	S7 connectivity v5.4.0.34
v6.39.9	S7 connectivity v5.4.0.23
	ibaDongleViewer v1.8.2
v6.39.8	ibaPDA driver v101.06 ibaPDA device driver v8.1.0.3 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.17
v6.39.7	ibaPDA driver v101.03 ibaPDA device driver v8.1.0.3 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.17
v6.39.5	S7 connectivity v5.4.0.14
	ibaDongleViewer v1.7.3
	Chromium v63.0.0.0	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
v6.39.4	S7 connectivity v5.4.0.13
v6.39.3	ibaCapture-ScreenCam v4.1.0	Required for ibaCapture-ScreenCam module.
	S7 connectivity v5.4.0.11
v6.39.1	S7 connectivity v5.4.0.0
v6.39.0	ibaDongleViewer v1.7.1
	ibaHD v2.2.0	Configure variable number of event fields Event table acknowledgment comments Create and read annotation signals Automatically resolve write conflicts
	Chromium v57.0.0.0	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
v6.38.9	ibaPDA driver v101.03 ibaPDA device driver v8.1.0.3 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.16
v6.38.8	ibaPDA driver v101.03 ibaPDA device driver v8.1.0.2 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.16
v6.38.7	ibaPDA driver v101.02 ibaPDA device driver v8.0.0.10 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.16
	S7 connectivity v5.3.1.3
v6.38.6	ibaPDA driver v101.01 ibaPDA device driver v8.0.0.10 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.16
v6.38.5	S7 connectivity v5.3.1.2
	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.13
	ibaPDA driver v100.02 ibaPDA device driver v8.0.0.10 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.16
v6.38.4	S7 connectivity v5.3.1.1
	.NET framework 4.7.1 and 4.7.2 are supported
	ibaPDA driver v99.03 ibaPDA device driver v8.0.0.7 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.15
v6.38.3	S7 connectivity v5.3.0.3
	ibaPDA driver v99.00 ibaPDA device driver v8.0.0.7 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.15
v6.38.2	ibaPDA driver v98.03 ibaPDA device driver v8.0.0.7 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.15
v6.38.1	ibaPDA driver v98.02 ibaPDA device driver v8.0.0.6 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.15
v6.38.0	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.12
	ibaPDA driver v98.00 ibaPDA device driver v8.0.0.4 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.15
	ibaHD v2.1.0	Required to reduce live data stream size Required to configure intermediate storage directory
v6.37.7	S7 connectivity v5.2.2.6
v6.37.6	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.11
	.NET framework 4.7.0 is supported
v6.37.5	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.9
v6.37.4	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.8
v6.37.2	ibaPDA driver v97.02
v6.37.1	ibaPDA driver v97.00 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.7.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.15
	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.7
v6.37.0	.NET framework 4.5.2 or later is required
	ibaHD v2.0.0	Required to disable stores Required to query multiple events using one query select statement
	ibaCapture player v4.0.0	Required to view video from ibaCapture servers and to generate image triggers
	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.6
	ibaPDA driver v96.07 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.6.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.15
v6.36.5	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.5
v6.36.1	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.2
	ibaPDA driver v96.01
v6.36.0	ibaPDA driver v96.00 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.6.0.0
	Windows Vista (x86), Windows Server 2008 (x86), Windows 7 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64), Windows 8 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64), Windows 8.1 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) and Windows 10 (x86/x64)	Windows XP (x86) and Windows Server 2003 (x86) are no longer supported
	ibaDongleViewer v1.6.2
v6.35.3	ibaPDA driver v95.08 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.5.0.0
	ibaDongleViewer v1.5.7
v6.35.2	ibaPDA driver v95.06
v6.35.1	ibaPDA driver v95.05
	ibaDongleViewer v1.5.6
v6.35.0	ibaPDA driver v95.02 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.4.0.0
	Windows XP (x86), Windows Server 2003 (x86), Windows Vista (x86), Windows Server 2008 (x86), Windows 7 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64), Windows 8 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64), Windows 8.1 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) and Windows 10 (x86/x64)	Windows 10 (x86/x64) are supported
	ibaHD v1.6.0	Required to configure subset of bit-decoder signals
	ibaDongleViewer v1.5.5
v6.34.5	ibaDongleViewer v1.5.3
v6.34.4	ibaPDA driver v94.11 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.2.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.14
	ibaHD v1.5.6	Required for client display style right
v6.34.2	ibaPDA driver v94.08 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.2.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.14
	.NET framework 4.6 is supported
	ibaHD v1.5.5	Required for resize client right
	ibaDongleViewer v1.5.2
v6.34.1	ibaPDA driver v94.06 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.0.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.12
	ibaDongleViewer v1.5.1
v6.34.0	ibaPDA driver v94.05 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.0.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.12
	ibaDongleViewer v1.5.0
v6.33.2	ibaPDA driver v93.16 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.0.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.12
v6.33.1	ibaPDA driver v93.11 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.0.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.12
v6.33.0	Windows XP (x86), Windows Server 2003 (x86), Windows Vista (x86), Windows Server 2008 (x86), Windows 7 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64), Windows 8 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64), Windows 8.1 (x86/x64) and Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)	64 bit versions only supported on Windows 7 and higher Hardware supported on x64 and x86: ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard, ibaFOB-SD, ibaFOB-SDe, ibaFOB-TDC, ibaFOB-TDCe, ibaCom-L2B, VMIC-5565, VMIC-5576, DGM200P, CP1616 Hardware supported only on x86: ibaFOB-PCI, ibaFOB-S, PCMCIA, ibaFOB-X, VMIC-5579, VMIC-5587, VMIC-5588, PCLink, Scramnet+ SC150, Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1
	ibaAnalyzer v6.4.0	Required for non-compressed data
	ibaHD v1.5.0	Required for HD user management and text channels
	ibaPDA driver v93.09 ibaPDA WDM driver v7.0.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.12
v6.32.4	ibaPDA driver v92.06 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.13.0.1 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.11.0.3
v6.32.3	ibaPDA driver v92.06 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.13.0.1 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.11.0.2
v6.32.2	ibaPDA driver v92.06 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.13.0.1 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.11.0.1
v6.32.1	ibaPDA driver v92.05 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.13.0.1 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.11
v6.32.0	ibaPDA driver v92.04 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.13.0.1 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.11
v6.31.2	ibaPDA driver v91.11 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.12.0.2 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.10
v6.31.1	ibaPDA driver v91.11 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.12.0.1 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.10
v6.31.0	ibaCapture-CAM server v3.6.0	Required for PTZ control
	ibaHD v1.4.0	Required for lengthbased store
	ibaPDA driver v91.11 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.12.0.1 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.10
v6.30.5	ibaPDA driver v90.15 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.11 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.10
v6.30.3	ibaPDA driver v90.13 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.10 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.10
v6.30.2	ibaPDA driver v90.12 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.10 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.10
v6.30.1	ibaPDA driver v90.12 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.10 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.10
v6.30.0	Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2	64 bit versions only supported on Windows 7 and 2008 server R2 Hardware supported on x64 and x86: ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard, ibaFOB-SD, ibaFOB-TDC, ibaCom-L2B, VMIC-5565, VMIC-5576, DGM200P Hardware supported only on x86: ibaFOB-PCI, ibaFOB-S, PCMCIA, ibaFOB-X, VMIC-5579, VMIC-5587, VMIC-5588, PCLink, Scramnet+ SC150, Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1, CP1616
	ibaPDA driver v89.10 ibaPDA WDM driver v6.10 ibaFOB-D network driver v1.10
v6.29.1	ibaCapture-CAM v3.5.0	This is required for camera recording control
	ibaHD v1.2.1	Required for view license retrieval; Connections more stable
v6.29.0	ibaCapture-CAM v3.4.0	This is required for image triggers and user management
	ibaHD v1.2.0	Required for event table query parameters
v6.28.4	.NET framework v4.0	Full version is required Version 4.5 is supported also
v6.28.3	ibaHD v1.2.0	Starting write to HD stores could timeout when stores were still flushing data
v6.28.2	ibaHD v1.1.2	Correct response order handling; ibaHD server support file
v6.28.1	ibaHD v1.1.1	Required for event table folder column
v6.28.0	ibaHD v1.1.0	Required for HD event data store and event table but also for HD timebased data store
v6.27.0	ibaAnalyzer v5.21.0	Required for non-equidistant data and int32 data
	ibaCapture-CAM v3.1.0	This is also required when connecting to ibaCapture-CAM v2.x servers
	ibaHD v1.0.4	Required for HD signal naming options
v6.26.2	ibaHD v1.0.1	Required for scaling of integer HD signals
v6.26.0	ibaCapture-CAM v3.0.0	This is also required when connecting to ibaCapture-CAM v2.x servers
	ibaHD v1.0.0	Required for historical data graph
v6.25.0	.NET framework v4.0	Full version is required
v6.24.0	Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7	only 32 bit versions
v6.21.0	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008	only 32 bit versions
v6.11.0	.NET framework v2.0
	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003	only 32 bit versions
	ibaAnalyzer v5.5.3

Version 8.10.2 - 2025-04-30
Required EUP date - 2025-03-12

Improvements (I)

1. The tab that is selected on opening the server connection dialog is the Search tab whenever the table in the Favorites tab does not contain any favorites or servers ever connect to. #31328

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 Request modules did not work on ibaN-2E boards. #31320
2. HD trend graph: Too many threads were created when jumping to a specific time stamp. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #31382
3. ibaQPanel: Sending a command to all compatible views caused the command to be executed multiple times by views that were in a group or tabbed layout. #31389
4. Wago terminals 750-506, 750-512, 750-513 and 750-514 had the incorrect number of inputs. #31282
5. MELSEC-Xplorer: Typing an invalid operand in the operand constructor dialog could result in an unhandled exception. #31435
6. Time periods table: Requesting time periods from stores with different read rights led to flickering of the table content. #31395
7. OPC UA client: A secure connection to an OPC UA server that uses a non-self-signed certificate could no longer be established. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #31486
8. HD event table: A new dropdown comment was not stored after changing the selected tree node. #31520
9. ibaCMC: Configurations with decimal multipliers for VTrends could not be loaded. #31498
10. The keyboard combination CTRL + DEL and CTRL + 0 could trigger errors when used in a grid. #31346

 

Version 8.10.1 - 2025-04-02
Required EUP date - 2025-03-12

Improvements (I)

1. It is no longer possible to save an invalid hostname in the server connection dialog. A warning is shown when the server name is invalid. #31124

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD trend graph:
   1. In some cases, ibaHD event fields were not displayed correctly. #30572
   2. The graph did not advance if it only contained ibaHD event signals. #16559
2. Watch window: Signals were not deleted after creating a new project. #30651
3. Time periods table:
   1. The query data was sometimes not shown correctly. #30548
   2. Drag/drop of time periods into the time periods table didn't show the available columns correctly. #31015
4. The tab of the phasor view was not always selected when clicking into the view. #30854
5. S7-Xplorer: In some cases S7 symbols with arrays of structures resulted in a "Path unknown field" error. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #31002
6. ibaPDA could crash when applying the configuration while the I/O manager was showing the output signals of a module containing digital output signals and no analog output signals. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #31088
7. Synchronization between ibaN-2E boards and ibaM-COM devices was unstable when using IPv4 as data path. #31161
8. In rare cases, ibaHD vector signals were no longer updated if the ibaHD configuration was changed at the same time. #31004
9. Unit system: In some cases there was a crash when the ibaPDA client updates the HD unit tables. #31154
10. ibaQPanel: The tabbed layouts were not loaded correctly if too many elements were used. #30943
11. The server would run out of memory when the ibaHD event data store coupled to an EVA module was disabled. #31191
12. HD event table: Acknowledged events remain in the table until the next update of the table is triggered. Bug introduced in v8.7.0. #31133
13. ibaCMC:
    1. RPS infofield was not set for digital RPS sensors. #30872
    2. The configuration was not properly parsed when source signals were referenced in more than one snapshot module. #30869
14. InSpectra modules: The Crest value of a band was always zero. Bug introduced in v8.8.2. #31211
15. MELSEC-Xplorer: The option to start the acquisition even if a PLC is not accessible didn't work for modules using UDP. #31235
16. Diagnostics data was only displayed for the first 32 ibaNet-E connections. #31278

 

Version 8.10.0 - 2025-03-12
Required EUP date - 2025-03-12

New features (N)

1. Support for Windows Server 2025. #30463
2. Support for ibaN-2E. #20729
3. Support for ibaM-4AI-IEPE. #20727
4. S7-Xplorer:
   1. Added support for data types ULINT and LWORD. #29918
   2. Support for TIA Portal V20: Symbol import of TIA Portal V20 projects, online symbol import of PLCs configured with TIA Portal V20. #30457
   3. Support for S7-1500 CPUs with FW 4.0, PLC simulation SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced V5, V6 and V7, OpenController 1507S with FW 30.1. #30457
5. SINUMERIK-Xplorer:
   1. The SINUMERIK ONE generation is supported. #21453
   2. Virtual signals can be used for dynamically addressing the row or column of symbols. #25704
   3. Firmware versions up to 4.95 are supported. #25171
   4. The symbol browser supports browsing GUD symbols. #18597
   5. NC and SINAMICS symbols can be acquired in the same module. #29975
6. ibaQPanel command button has new commands to switch the ibaPDA or ibaHD user without disconnecting. #30089
7. I/O manager tabs can be customized via the context menu. #27470
8. FBGS interface: #26323
   1. Measure data from FBGS interrogators.
   2. Read raw peak wavelengths and powers.
   3. Built-in conversion to temperature signals based on spectral data.
   4. 4 channels per license. Up to 256 channels possible.
9. The ibaPDA and ibaHD servers that ibaPDA client connects to on startup, can be configured in the client preferences. There are four options: #28689
   1. Last connected server.
   2. The default server.
   3. The server selection form is shown, so the user can choose a server.
   4. Don't connect.
10. The ibaPDA and ibaHD server selection forms support a list of favorites. #28695
11. The ibaHD store selection control supports a list of favorites. #28695
12. MQTT: Symbol browser for active items on MQTT broker. #29894

Improvements (I)

1. HD trend graph:
   1. When jumping to a time range, the dynamic auto-scaling was delayed. This is now improved so that there is no longer a delay. #27607
   2. The context menu entry 'Show pan and zoom buttons' is now also visible for length-based X-axes. #29704
2. The total estimated network load of all ibaNet-E devices is displayed in a new tab of the ibaNet-E interface. #29290
3. Updated IEC 61850 library to v1.5.3. #24082
4. Virtual module: It is checked if the initial parameters of the Preprocess function make sense. The same checks are performed when using a preprocessor in an InSpectra Expert module. #29867
5. Watch view: The signal name is additionally displayed in the signal's tooltip. #27239
6. ibaQPanel
   1. Numeric up down control: The sign for zero values is no longer displayed. #28113
   2. Offline trend graph: It is no longer possible to configure dynamic visibility for a signal. #29057
   3. Label control: No sign is displayed for rounded values that are displayed as zero. #29882
7. S7-Xplorer SINUMERIK module supports outputs. #30036
8. OPC UA client:
   1. It is no longer required that an OPC UA server's application URI matches that of its certificate. #29864
   2. A new method is used to browse nodes or generate an address book, which was required for certain OPC UA server implementations. #29552
9. The maximum number of overlapping time periods has increased from 10 to 500. #30083
10. Generic UDP module: The maximum number of digital signals has increased from 4096 to 16384. The maximum number of analog signals has increased from 4096 to 6056. #30122
11. TC-net: An option has been added to always use DMA when reading data from the board. #29735
12. Address book managers for Logix, Codesys and B&R are added. #28610
13. B&R-Xplorer:
    1. Improved handling of device address and address book when using custom PVI line. #29739
    2. Connection test no longer hangs when local PVI manager is running without administrator rights. #29671
    3. Updated connectivity library to v4.12.7.61. #29651
14. TCP Text module: Improved checking if connection is still ok when using active mode. #30212
15. A Snapshot InSpectra profile can be imported as a regular InSpectra profile. #29873
16. Unit system:
    1. The abbreviation is displayed instead of the unit id. #29857
    2. The unit table is stored in the configured HD data stores. Now the unit table from the data source is used. ibaHD-server v3.5.0 is required for this. #26810
17. ibaNet-E:
    1. Connection loss and reestablishment is logged in ibaPDA's event log. #29865
    2. An option has been added to set signal values to zero in case of connection loss. #29866
    3. S7 request module automatically updates sample time when starting the acquisition. #30401
18. ibaM-DAQ and ibaM-COM: after resetting the device I/O configuration, the user has to explicitly choose whether to automatically detect the attached modules or not. #30327
19. ibaCMC:
    1. Disk quota settings configured in ibaCMC are now applied. #28677
    2. Values of filter signals are sent to the ibaCMC server. #29511
    3. Sensor status information is sent to the ibaCMC server. #28365
20. A warning is written to the event log when the memory buffer overflows in ibaHD data stores. #30452
21. E-mail outputs: Checking the e-mail server's SSL certificate for revocation can be disabled. #30470
22. Raytek: option to force the pixels per line setting instead of autodetect. #30208
23. Inspectra Expert: The deprecated snapshot functionality was removed. The new Snapshots interface should be used instead. #28639
24. The maximum interrupt buffer size is now 1024 MB (instead of 200 MB). #30801
25. InCycle modules: The maximum number of samples per cycle was increased to 20000. #30889

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD trend graph:
   1. In the graph properties, in the HD signal tree, it was not possible to select text fields or numeric fields that belong to an event. #29068
   2. When configuring annotations being in full screen mode, the configuration dialog could become unreachable in the background. #29641
   3. Events would sometimes disappear. #29731
2. IEC61850:
   1. The value of GOOSE signals was not set to zero when the connection was lost and the reset option was enabled. #29567
   2. Timestamp data in RCB controlled data sets was not updated. #28170
3. HD event table:
   1. Signals in folders would cause additional invalid requests to be sent. #29824
   2. A server query could be edited in some cases when the user didn't have the right to edit the queries. #30146
4. ibaQPanel:
   1. Watch view: HD signal was not selected when the tree was opened. #29818
   2. Command button: After saving the settings, an image loaded from the layout was no longer available. Bug introduced in v8.7.0. #30351
5. ibaHD signal tree:
   1. Length-based stores were not visible in the signal selection in different views and controls. #29705
   2. Length-based stores would always show vectors even when they weren't allowed. #29944
   3. Submodules could be sorted incorrectly. #30895
6. ibaBM-DPM-S: Configuring multiple devices via FTP didn't work. #29951
7. Watch view: Drag/drop a vector from the signal tree didn't work correctly. #29945
8. OPC UA server: When multiple endpoints were defined, a BadIdentityTokenInvalid error could be returned even though valid credentials were supplied. #30035
9. Scope view: In single trigger mode the scope view didn't always stop on the first trigger occurrence. #29819
10. ibaHD custom aggregation levels could be sorted incorrectly in case a timebase of at least 1 day was used. #30419
11. ibaPDA incorrectly reported a changed configuration when trying to write the file buffer to the ibaHD server. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #30489
12. Time period table:
    1. A local query was automatically added after executing a query with a time range that is specified upon execution. #30232
    2. A query that required user input would show the query parameters form when the connection to the ibaHD-Server was restored. #30144
    3. After a login change, the old user could still be used when querying time periods. #30286
    4. A server query could be edited in some cases when the user didn't have the right to edit the queries. #30146
13. Numeric digital display: Digital signals were missing in the signal tree. #30274
14. S7 symbol browser didn't always select the correct symbol when opening the browser for the first time. #30249
15. X-Pact request addressbook generator could run out of memory when creating address books for lots of resources. #30400
16. Profile editor in I/O manager: When you add a new profile and configure it, your changes to that profile could get lost in case you select or add another profile immediately afterwards. #30248
17. ibaCMC:
    1. The pre-processed (digital) speed signal was not used for indicator calculations. #30399
    2. Actual values of ibaCMS Snapshot modules were not shown in the I/O Manager. #30554
18. Configuration with a diagnostics module without a target module assigned could not be imported. #30448
19. S7 symbolic request didn't take the array index of a symbol into account. #30451
20. S7-Xplorer and S7 symbolic request: Symbols with backslashes in their names could not be measured. #30157
21. Camera view: Scenario player used incorrect offsets. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #30015
22. ActiveX control:
    1. Layouts were not always loaded correctly when multiple ActiveX control instances were loaded in the same application. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #30472
    2. Last selected layout was not stored. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #30472
    3. Client specific startup layout did not work.
23. ibaM-DAQ: After updating the firmware or restarting the I/O bus 10 times, without rebooting the system, the device was no longer usable. #30500
24. ibaBM-DPM-S devices connected to an ibaM-FO-2IO module did not use the most recent configuration features. #30536
25. Layout management: Signal that controls the selected layout should only react on signal changes. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #30498
26. Acquisition could stop when electric module was used with incorrect inputs. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #30604
27. InCycle Auto-Adapting: If the profile was configured in vector mode with equidistant bands and the number of bands was set to "Use vector size", then it was possible that one or more bands were not calculated. #30590
28. InSpectra Expert: When usings preprocessors with down sampling in combination with a very high sampling frequency, the error "Too many FFTs per second" could be shown unnecessarily when starting the acquisition. The maximum down sampling factor was changed from 20 to 40. #30367
29. When support files were created for ibaPDA client and server at the same time via ibaManagementStudio then only one support file was created successfully. #29955
30. In configurations with large module timebases, ibaHD signals sometimes had no valid value. #30518
31. S7-Xplorer: Connection didn't work when switching from PC/CP with PROFIBUS or MPI to TCP. #30755
32. The virtual function FobFlexDeviceStatus did not work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #30897

 

Version 8.9.3 - 2025-01-22
Required EUP date - 2024-11-06

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA client: Some byte array tags would not be properly recognized in the address book. #30253
2. A warning could be erroneously generated during data storage configuration validation for storage devices with a capacity larger than 2 PB. #30254
3. ibaCMC: The wrong signal ID was used when using a digital speed signal in an ibaCMS Snapshot module. #30297
4. Switching between protocols on ibaFOB-D links could result in incorrect data. #30363
5. Snapshot modules: An error encountered while calculating the data of one submodule could prevent the calculation of the data of other submodules. #30364
6. Flex frame simulation was incorrect when using devices with submodules. Bug introduced in v8.6.3. #30366
7. Time synchronization using ibaClock didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #30370

 

Version 8.9.2 - 2024-12-19
Required EUP date - 2024-11-06

Bug fixes (B)

1. Loading layouts from ibaHD-Server would sometimes hang. #29931
2. ibaPDA client crash when opening I/O manager or data storage manager on systems with very limited user rights. #30064
3. The default directory for ibaPDA client shortcuts was not always writeable by a user without administrator rights. #30068
4. Audio Module: In longer recordings there could be dropouts, growing longer and longer. Fixed by dynamic rate adjustment option. #30152
5. Generic TCP output: #30119
   1. The closing of the connection by the remote side was not properly handled.
   2. In passive mode the connection was only shown as connected after the first message was sent.
   3. A connection attempt in active mode was only done when a new messages needed to be sent.
   4. The destination address shown in the connection grid in the I/O manager was incorrect in passive mode.
6. MELSEC-Xplorer: Diagnostic modules were incorrectly taken into account when checking the number of configured modules against the licensed number. #30160
7. GH180-Xplorer: NXG PRO+ message length prefixes were not filtered. This caused incorrect offsets in the standard modules. #30200
8. Reflective Memory boards: The acquisition could not be started when the option to write diagnostic counters to the board's memory was enabled. Bug introduced in v8.9.1. #30242

 

Version 8.9.1 - 2024-11-28
Required EUP date - 2024-11-06

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaFOB-R: A firmware update could not be executed when the option to write diagnostic counters to the board's memory was disabled. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #29756
2. OPC UA client: In the symbol browser, the option "Do not change" did not work for signal comment 1. #29758
3. The ibaPDA client crashed when trying to open the analog signals tab of a vector calculation module in the I/O manager. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #29753
4. ibaQPanel input module and ibaQPanel text input module:
   1. The reset signal for analog and text signals could no longer be configured in the I/O manager. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #29753
   2. When using an invalid signal for the reset trigger or reset values the error message displayed during validation was not clear. #29769
5. OPC UA server: An I/O configuration containing writable tags with no analog or digital signals could not be loaded. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #29795
6. Value input control: In some cases, the feature to highlight the value on differences did not work correctly. #29722
7. Some systems could crash when reapplying an I/O configuration containing ibaNet-E modules. #29109
8. When saving a project it could be that the capitalization of the name of the saved project is not correct. #29499
9. HD trend graph: In the color axis settings, the signal tree for the min/max of the manual scale was always empty. #29498
10. ibaNet-E generic connectionless modules: The header clicking in the digital grid did not work correctly. #29831
11. ibaW-750:
    1. The actual values of Wago power modules were not properly updated in the I/O manager. #29858
    2. In case multiple Wago power modules were attached to the ibaW-750, a timeout could occur when trying to read the modules' FW version. #29871
12. Logging in to an ibaHD-Server as the current Windows user didn't work. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #29917
13. The I/O and data storage manager would sometimes not load properly while a layout with many transparent ibaQPanel objects was displayed. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #29989

 

Version 8.9.0 - 2024-11-06
Required EUP date - 2024-11-06

New features (N)

1. Reading/writing of non-equidistant data to/from the ibaHD-Server. #23099
2. ibaHD trend graph supports non-equidistant data. #23100
3. New ibaHD data storage profile to define custom aggregation layers for ibaHD time signals. #27618
4. Text creator module: New data format mode #21460
   1. Create XML or JSON data structures and serialize them into a signal.
   2. Load existing XML or JSON files as templates.
5. Uninstaller provides an option to delete all user data. #28453
6. Support for unit systems: #11368
   1. Multiple unit systems can be configured. Metric and imperial are available by default.
   2. Switching between configured unit systems in ibaPDA client.
   3. Optional check if signals use configured units.
   4. Unit table stored on ibaPDA server (I/O configuration) and in dat file.

Improvements (I)

1. Layout management:
   1. ibaQPanel tool box will not be shown when when a new layout without an ibaQPanel is created. #27542
   2. The order of ibaQPanels in the automatic scaling node is changed, the QPanel nodes are shown first. #28676
2. ibaQPanel:
   1. Label: Text alignment option is enabled when the rotation is set to 0. #27793
   2. Signal tree control: New properties to hide the signals / search tabs. #26870
   3. Signal tree control: The expand state of nodes are stored and restored. #26871
   4. Radio button strip: Options with same values are selected event if no target signal is available. #28114
   5. The painting of shapes is faster now. #25385
3. Expression editor: If the user selects a function in the expression drop down list, the description will be shown. #27592
4. Trend graphs:
   1. No new graph is created on double clicking a vector in the ibaPDA / ibaHD signal tree. #27137
   2. Legend: Option to hide invisible signals with dynamic visibility in the legend. #19784
5. Text creator module: In plain text mode, it is possible to copy/paste the table in the text creation TAB. #29067
6. OPC UA server: Option to remember the last values of writable tags. #29262
7. HD time periods table:
   1. The handling for the columns is improved. The selected columns are now visible by default in the context menu. #26922
   2. Add "Reset" entry in columns context menu to reset the columns to the default ones. #29178
8. HD event table:
   1. The handling for the columns is improved. The selected columns are now visible by default in the context menu. #26922
   2. Changing the visibility of standard columns had changed the order of the columns. #29299
   3. Add "Reset" entry in columns context menu to reset the columns to the default ones. #29178
9. In the I/O manager in the groups tab, it is possible to hide all grouped signals from the signal tree by using the 'Hide grouped signals' option in the context menu. #27868
10. Signal grid find and replace improvements: #29308
    1. Find works in readonly columns. #29307
    2. Find and replace work also on numeric columns.
11. Improved filtering of allowed S7 data types in S7 symbol browser, S7 operand editor and S7 data type column. #28233
12. Source and destination file are shown when transferring files between client and server. #29094
13. Tree can be hidden in I/O manager and data storage manager. #28060
14. ibaCMC:
    1. Last Will is configured for the MQTT connection with the ibaCMC server. #29008
    2. Log messages are sent to the ibaCMC server. #29010
15. Duplicate groups (i.e. groups with the same name and path) can no longer be configured. #29507
16. Electric modules:
    1. The calculation of the effective value is improved (less spikes) in case the period is not an integer multiple of the timebase. #29041
    2. The absolute value of the reactive power is exactly equal to the absolute value of the signed reactive power. Same for the reactive power factor and the signed reactive power factor. #29042
17. ibaHD signal tree: Vectors are now in their correct groups. #27730
18. S7 address book generator: Support for firmware version 3.2.18 of S7-300 CPUs. #29603
19. The default maximum file number limit has been reduced from 1000 to 100. #28764
20. S7 request: Added support for version V2_20241030 of the request library.

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. The visibility and enable state properties of controls were lost after grouping. #28968
   2. The background for groups with transparent controls were not correct drawn. #28988
   3. Undo grouping of controls didn't work. #29066
   4. Signal values in groups were not updated correctly, if the signal reference is only used inside groups. #29586
   5. HD trend graph: An exception was thrown when converting signals from length based store into a traversing vector. #29611
2. ibaHD event configuration:
   1. In rare cases, the signals of an ibaHD event configuration could get lost. #29023
   2. Under certain circumstances, an exception occurred when applying the configuration. #29023
3. HD time periods table:
   1. Strings with decimal values were interpreted as decimals so leading zeroes were removed. #29026
   2. Multiple changes of standard columns visibility were not correctly applied. #29305
   3. Duplicate rows were displayed when the live row count was set to minimum. #29357
   4. Exception was thrown when the filter dialog was opened for info field columns. #29459
4. HD event table:
   1. Strings with decimal values were interpreted as decimals so leading zeroes were removed. #29026
   2. The columns in pareto mode were not displayed correctly when the option "Show all available event fields in context menu" was selected in the properties. #29237
   3. Pareto dialog was in the background, if full screen mode was enabled. #29236
5. HTTP(s) interface:
   1. The signal tree shown for "Body from signal" was not updated. #29349
   2. Configurations containing new lines in the request body were not exported correctly. #29287
6. TCP/IP- and UDP-based interfaces were not reinitialized after reloading the FPGA of iba hardware. #29351
7. User management: Active Directory distribution groups can no longer be added. #28287
8. When the ibaNet-E interface was bound to specific network adapters, it was, in some cases, not possible to connect to an ibaW-750. #29361
9. NE profile created an extra sample after the dead time if the trigger signal was still different. #29266
10. Knowhow protection: It was no longer possible to import schemes. Bug introduced in v8.8.0. #29383
11. E-mail module: In some cases, variables were not detected correctly. This could lead to missing signal values. #29322
12. Incorrect timestamps of files retrieved from IEC 61850 devices when daylight savings time was active. #29501
13. ibaHD signal tree:
    1. Groups were displayed in the wrong order. #29548
    2. Folders containing annotations would sometimes still have their group index visible. #29636
14. Vectors that are not part of a group could be displayed incorrectly in the ibaPDA signal tree. #29465
15. ibaCMC:
    1. A license error was reported to the ibaCMC server in case of an unlimited signal license. #29569
    2. Snapshot result files were not correctly sent to the CMC server. #29625
16. Trend graph: In a lengthbased trend graph with a fixed X-axis with fixed increments the zero point would move. #29362
17. Oracle library updated to resolve issues with Oracle cluster setups. #28963
18. Playback interface: When playing back part of a v2 dat file the data was wrong the second time the file was played. #29610
19. Importing FOB-D mirror master configuration didn't always work. #29620
20. HD trend graph: Annotations with attachments could not be added. #29565
21. Credentials in I/O configuration and data storage configuration could get lost after a shutdown. #29632
22. Wago power modules: An error was shown in the signal grid. #29659
23. ibaFOB-R:
    1. On some systems the error "No valid interrupt source found" could occur. #28584
    2. The system could crash when specifying an offset for the diagnostic counters or reset trigger value larger than the PCI window size. #29672
24. InSpectra Expert: Band vectors could appear in a wrong folder in the groups tree. #29677

 

Version 8.8.3 - 2024-10-02
Required EUP date - 2024-07-25

Bug fixes (B)

1. Fix issue with scenario player where triggered replays would be initiated for the wrong cameras. #28938
2. In rare cases the S7 symbol browser could crash after adding a symbol. #29241
3. OPC UA server: Camera signals were not published correctly. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #29281
4. Searching for ibaPDA and ibaHD servers didn't always work when a local server was installed. Bug introduced in v8.8.2. #29286
5. Some MARX dongles were no longer recognized. Bug introduced in v8.8.2. #29326
6. Client would hang when intellisense window was shown across multiple monitors. #29331

 

Version 8.8.2 - 2024-09-04
Required EUP date - 2024-07-25

Improvements (I)

1. Logix-Xplorer and EtherNet/IP: Ports A1 and A2 can be used in the connection path. #29028
2. ibaHD signal tree:
   1. Names of subgroups are now displayed correctly. #28957
   2. Signals of length based stores are now ordered correctly. #28946
   3. Groups that contain subgroups now have the correct icon. #28965
   4. Corrected the name for the group of ungrouped signals. #28999
   5. The time range date nodes of mounted backups are now hidden when they are irrelevant. #27746

Bug fixes (B)

1. Value input control and numeric up/down: High values were displayed incorrectly. #28858
2. It was no longer possible to connect to ibaW-750 devices. Bug introduced in v8.8.1. #28932
3. SQL interface: The buffer was not mapped correctly. Under specific circumstances, this could lead to driver errors. #28904
4. Snapshots interface: When using several ibaInSpectra submodules, it could happen that not all results were written to a file. #28789
5. The ibaPDA client could not update itself by downloading the latest version from the server at the first attempt. #28842
6. ibaQPanel:
   1. Overlapping transparent labels and buttons were not painted correctly. #28948
   2. Chart: Error view was displayed if unit was shown on the value axis and there was no connection to the ibaPDA server. #28940
   3. Label control: The & character was not displayed correctly. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #29038
7. HD trend graph: Signals in the signal tree weren't shown. #28954
8. The I/O configuration could become unusable when applying a configuration with more than 64 modules with submodules on the same interface. #28959
9. OPC UA server: When changing the username for authentication, the previous username/password combination was still considered valid. #28967
10. Logix-Xplorer and EtherNet/IP: Parts in the connection path that contained an IP address were always set to port 2 (or A). #28969
11. ibaCMC:
    1. Digital speed signals were not properly configured for Snapshot InSpectra Expert modules. #27779
    2. The "dx" infofield was not set correctly for dat files containing spectra. #29016
12. E-mail outputs: The dead time field was not greyed out when not applicable. #28848
13. OPC UA Client module: When copy/pasting the content of a signal grid, the data in the Node ID column could go lost when pasting. #28902 #28829
14. ibaHD signal tree:
    1. Length based stores didn't show vectors. #28943
    2. Annotations in folders weren't shown. #29032
15. HD trend graph: Events and event numeric fields were not shown after restarting the ibaPDA client. #28901 #28617
16. AB-Xplorer: The connection to the PLC was not properly closed when using a connection mode other than Direct. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #29048
17. Time periods table: If show units was activated and the unit was empty an empty space was added to the end of the cell value. In this case the "Ends with" filter didn't work correctly. #29044
18. Data path type Raw did not work anymore for ibaNet-E generic connectionless modules. #29083
19. ibaQDR:
    1. The configured unit of length was not used. Bug introduced in v8.8.0. #28998
    2. Hiding unused passes on reversing measuring locations didn't work correctly when there were disabled measuring locations configured. #28900
20. Upon first installation start menu shortcuts to folders could be invalid #29080

 

Version 8.8.1 - 2024-08-08
Required EUP date - 2024-07-25

Improvements (I)

1. Function RestartDataAcquisition logs an info message instead of an error message when restarting the acquisition. #28655
2. ibaM-COM devices did not support auto enable\disable functionality. #28793

Bug fixes (B)

1. Updating codemeter runtime caused problems with 32bit iba software. #28872
2. Acquisition could stop when using an image trigger with a pretrigger and a file name containing a text signal. #28763
3. ibaNet-E discovery used wrong MAC format when adding a device. #28771
4. Incorrect values of 16 bit decoder signals with bit numbers >= 8 were written to the ibaHD-Server when only measuring bits from the second byte of the 16 bit value. Bug introduced in v8.7.0. #28777
5. Virtual functions: The ibaPDA client could hang when using a lot of deeply nested functions in one expression. #28775
6. The OPC UA server did not use the server certificate's application URI for its own application URI. #28785
7. Attempting to apply an invalid data store configuration could cause the ibaPDA server to stop writing data and not allow the user to correct this. #28750
8. ibaCapture: Image triggers did not work correctly when using Windows user login. #28841

 

Version 8.8.0 - 2024-07-25
Required EUP date - 2024-07-25

New features (N)

1. Support for ibaFOB-R: #27310
   1. Support reading and writing data on a Reflective Memory network.
   2. ibaPDA-Interface-Reflective-Memory license is required.
2. LAND Pyrometer interface: Retrieve temperature measurements from SPOT+ devices. #26512
3. GH180-Xplorer interface: #27313
   1. Measure data from SINAMICS Perfect Harmony GH180 drives.
   2. Support for NXG, NXG PRO and NXG PRO+ controllers.
   3. All data available in the NXG debug tool can be measured.
   4. One drive per license. Up to 255 drives possible.
4. ibaQDR:
   1. Support for multiple ibaQDR data stores. The licensed measuring locations can be spread across all ibaQDR data stores. #27652
   2. Measuring locations that were not active are hidden in the product file. This applies to inactive measuring locations in front of tracking start, optional measuring locations and unused passes of reversing measuring locations. This requires ibaAnalyzer v8.2.2 or later. #28489
5. Playback interface:
   1. Multiple dat files can be played back. The files are appended. #28410
   2. Optional pause signal to pause the playback. #28210
   3. Optional reset signal to reset the playback to the start of the file(s). #28210
   4. Playback can be automatically paused when the end of the file is reached. The reset signal is required to resume the playback. #28210
6. Possibility to display the signal name together with the comment of the signal in the ibaPDA and ibaHD signal tree. #27869
7. FFT view: Possibility to add the speed marker of an InSpectra Expert module via the context menu of the marker button. #26421
8. FFT view and Cycle view:
   1. In waterfall mode, if the Z-axis scaling type is 'Plane by time' or 'Plane by signal', the planes are now painted non-equidistantly. The distance between the planes depends on the time difference or the signal value difference between the planes. #27620
   2. Dynamic auto scale option for the Z-axis. #27701
9. InSpectra Expert and Auto-Adapting: Support for spectrum weighting in the spectrum profile. #14344
10. ibaInCycle: Possibility to configure custom bands for all InCycle modules. #25112 #25113 #25114
11. Circle view:
    1. Possibility to display band values.
    2. Possibility to display the difference curve for InCycle Auto-Adapting modules. #16467
    3. Possibility to display the limit curves for InCycle Auto-Adapting modules. #28418
12. InSpectra modules support two new spectrum methods: The cepstrum and the power cepstrum. #15126
13. Support for communication with ibaCMC. #22166

Improvements (I)

1. S7 address book generator: CPUs are sorted alphabetically. #27943
2. HD time periods table and HD event table: The performance when copying selected rows to the clipboard was improved. #28040
3. The U12 effective signal is added to the Electric two-phase module. #27030
4. Improved warning message when trying to enable a module that has a disabled parent module. #26680
5. Trend graphs:
   1. The range, unit and mode of the X-axis are saved when deleting all signals, to be reused when a new signal is added later. #27862
   2. Smallest range of the X-axis is now 10 microseconds instead of 300 microseconds. #28194
   3. The current configuration of columns in the marker grid can be saved as default. #28268
6. The description of all virtual standard deviation functions now clearly specifies that ibaPDA calculates the 'Sample standard deviation'. The 'Standard deviation' function in the Vector calculation module was renamed to 'Sample standard deviation'. #27862
7. AB-Xplorer: Disconnected PLCs are shown red in the connections grid. #28283
8. Installer improvements: #28353
   1. Service user and bitness pages are also visible when updating. #28229
   2. Third-party installers are available in the Installers folder of the installation folder.
   3. By default a shortcut to the ibaPDA client is created on the desktop. #28227
   4. By default the ibaPDA client is opened at the end of the installation.
9. HTTP(S) Interface: Pressing ENTER in the request body adds a new line rather than applying the I/O configuration. #28413
10. X-Pact request: Address book generator supports 6 projects instead of 4. #28419
11. OPC UA server: The maximum number of notifications per publish response can be configured. #28455
12. OMRON-Xplorer: Values can be set to zero when a connection is broken. #28213
13. ibaHD-Server: The network traffic when opening a connection is reduced. #28459
14. Data storage manager: A confirmation message box is shown before moving nodes. #28560
15. HD trend graph: A warning is shown when not all samples of a signal can be displayed due to insufficient buffer size. #25123
16. FFT view and Cycle view: The marker labels in the contour plot display the marker values of the selected plane. #24992

Bug fixes (B)

1. InCycle Auto-Adapting: The absolute delta value was not correct in case the event mode in the profile was 'Warning and alarm'. The result was calculated against the alert values instead of the alarm values. #28187
2. The system could crash in case DMA buffers could not be allocated for certain links of an ibaFOB-D board. #28266
3. EVA module: Actual column in signal grids was empty. #28505
4. EVA module: Incorrect timestamps were used when the time message was received in a different frame than the value message. #28555
5. A crash of the ibaPDA service could occur when creating time periods in combination with only slowly sampled (> 1s) signals. #28544
6. A timeout could occur trying to configure an ibaW-750 device. Bug introduced in v8.7.0. #28465 #28609
7. ibaQPanel: Camera layouts in scenario player were not loaded correctly on startup. #28568
8. When using the FindText function in combination with a playback signal, the acquisition could stop unexpectedly. #28573
9. MQTT archiver: A text or binary topic using multiple timebases didn't always work. #28634
10. HiPAC request: In some cases the reception of broadcast messages could stop. #28710
11. Transferring large I/O configurations between ibaPDA server and client could cause an error. #28719

 

Version 8.7.4 - 2024-06-20
Required EUP date - 2024-04-24

Bug fixes (B)

1. The order of iba boards could change when updating from an ibaPDA version prior to v8.7.0. Bug introduced in v8.7.0. #28406

 

Version 8.7.3 - 2024-06-19
Required EUP date - 2024-04-24

Improvements (I)

1. Virtual functions: The If('Condition','Expression1','Expression2') function now also works correctly if 'Expression1' is digital and 'Expression2' is analog. #28123
2. OPC UA client: In case an OPC UA server sends data with a data type different than the configured one, ibaPDA will try to convert the data to the configured data type. #28184
3. PostgreSQL (DB/Cloud data store and SQL interface):
   1. Updated PostgreSQL connectivity to v6.0.11 to avoid a potential security vulnerability. #28246
   2. Database names instead of OIDs are listed. #28243
4. ibaHD signal tree search keeps collapsed stores collapsed when doing a new search. #28180
5. Certificate store: Cryptography library updated to avoid a potential security vulnerability. #28238
6. HTTP(S) Interface: Path placeholders and query parameters in the endpoint text box are read-only and can only be changed using the grids. #27837

Bug fixes (B)

1. When the option to disconnect TCP and UDP connections after inactivity was enabled and the ibaPDA service was stopped, the system could crash on rare occasions. #28121
2. Creating a phasor view could cause a crash. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #28126
3. Reflective Memory boards that were not in use were not properly closed by the ibaPDA driver. #28130
4. Connecting to local RSLinx OPC Server failed with no license error. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #28101
5. OPC UA server:
   1. In some cases some tags were no longer updated after stopping the acquisition. #28145
   2. When adding a writable tag folder with no analog or digital signals, the client would crash when trying to apply or cancel the I/O configuration. #28307
6. Modbus TCP Server: The setting "Swap float values on word base" was ignored. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #28144
7. The interrupt mode menu for FOB boards (except FOB-D) didn't work anymore. #28154
8. CP1616 with firmware version older than 2.5.1 caused a crash of the 64 bit ibaPDA service. These boards are no longer allowed in the 64 bit ibaPDA service. #28090
9. B&R-Xplorer: An error could still be reported when starting the acquisition even though the option to allow inaccessible PLCs was enabled. #28159
10. S7-Xplorer: Online address book did not support all technology objects. #28191
11. ibaQPanel:
    1. Tabbed layouts: Renaming a tabbed layout tab led to a wrong order of the tabs. #28139
    2. Signal tree control: New added HD signals were not shown in the signal tree if the whole module was selected. #28133
12. ibaM-COM:
    1. No data was coming in from an ibaM-COM connected to an ibaM-DAQ. #28218
    2. The module name could not be edited. #28230
    3. It was possible to add more than 2 ibaM-FO-2io modules. #28240
13. S7 request via ibaNet-E: The configured time between telegrams was displayed incorrectly in the S7 request info subtab of the Diagnostics tab. #28211
14. ibaFOB-PlusControl:
    1. The preferred signals base group name property was not always visible when resizing the I/O manager. #28200
    2. When creating a new I/O configuration, an ibaFOB-PlusControl-SFP board was not properly detected. #28237
15. Trend graph: On some virtual machines it was possible that, when trying to return to live mode after zooming in on a graph, the data would not move anymore. #28247
16. ibaPQU-S: The timebase of the grid module was not displayed correctly. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #28249
17. The tabs of pinned controls could be displayed incorrectly. Bug introduced in v8.7.2. #28239
18. Logix-Xplorer: Structure members with data type LREAL could not be measured. #28224
19. MQTT Interface: More than 15 connections were not possible. #28292
20. ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp: Values measured from these boards could be incorrect. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #28311
21. ibaCapture player: Fix issue where it was not possible to abort the dragging of a camera onto the view. #28264
22. ibaCapture module: Camera names with unicode characters produced various display errors of camera names. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #28326
23. When importing a multidecoder module from a text file, the active state of the digital bit signals was not imported correctly. #28273
24. HD trend graph: The X-Axis length mode 'Fixed and clear at maximum length' did not always function correctly. #28216

 

Version 8.7.2 - 2024-05-15
Required EUP date - 2024-04-24

Improvements (I)

1. HTTP(S) Interface: The columns Test value and Test key are automatically hidden if a static text is used. #27838
2. The digital input and output signals of an ibaDAQ-S, ibaDAQ and ibaM-DAQ now have default names. #27967
3. Columns are sorted in natural numeric order in the ibaPDA and ibaHD server selection forms. #28030

Bug fixes (B)

1. Simadyn-D/TDC: Incorrect BG name lead to validation loop. #28000
2. 32 bit decoder: Convert to integer option didn't work correctly. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #27992
3. In some cases ibaPDA client didn't close properly when a web browser was visible in ibaQPanel. #28020
4. Submodules could still be added to a locked ibaM-DAQ, ibaM-COM or ibaM-FO-2io module. #27973
5. A locked ibaNet-750-BM-D or ibaLink-VME module could no longer be unlocked in the module's General tab. #27996
6. The context menu of an ibaLink-VME, ibaNet750-BM-D and locked ibaNet750-BM module was missing some items. #27997
7. HD time periods table: Grouping for info fields didn't work anymore. #27995
8. HTTP(S) Interface: Import of HTTP modules with response header signals did not work correctly. #28045
9. ibaHD trigger module: The event order could get lost after making changes to the signals in the module. #28025

 

Version 8.7.1 - 2024-04-30
Required EUP date - 2024-04-24

Bug fixes (B)

1. E-mail outputs: Image trigger and data store fields were not properly handled when the e-mail trigger signal was also used to trigger files or image triggers. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #27935
2. Connections to Flex devices attached to an ibaM-FO-2io module could sometimes not be established. #27941
3. Logix-Xplorer: The acquisition was always restarted in case a missing tag was detected. #27924
4. MQTT Interface: The Diagnostics tab did not display any information. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #27937
5. Signals from certain submodules were not recorded anymore. Bug introduced in v8.7.0. #27947

 

Version 8.7.0 - 2024-04-24
Required EUP date - 2024-04-24

New features (N)

1. ibaQPanel multi state label: New option in the properties to change the text rotation. #25872
2. HD time periods table and HD event table: New option to activate an auto start after x seconds of inactivity. #15521
3. ibaPDA client can be started from the ibaPDA server status application. #19507
4. FFT view and Cycle view:
   1. Possibility to sort planes automatically based on the value of a process signal. #25106
   2. Possibility to scale the time axis of the contour plot based on the value of a process signal. #25107
5. Gocator Health module: Monitor diagnostic data (e.g. temperature, CPU usage) of a Gocator sensor. #26869
6. Modules can have a comment. It is shown as tooltip in the signal tree. #10575
7. ibaPDA-Server and ibaHD-Server selection dialogs: Added filter, search and sort functionality to the server list. #27502
8. HTTP(S) Interface: #18163
   1. Configure HTTP(S) requests and responses.
   2. Send requests periodically or trigger-based.
   3. HTTPS(S) Interface license is required.
9. Support for ibaM-COM: #20726
   1. Head station for communicating with ibaM modules
   2. High speed data transfers over Ethernet using the ibaNet-E protocol
10. Snapshots interface: #27835
    1. Record snapshots of signals based on user-defined conditions.
    2. Perform calculations on snapshot data using the Snapshot computation and Snapshot InSpectra Expert modules.
    3. Snapshot InSpectra Expert module: Dynamic order resampling. #18999

Improvements (I)

1. The algorithm for detecting circular references was improved. #18392
2. TwinCAT request: Added support for data types LINT and ULINT. #25725
3. ibaQPanel:
   1. Command button: The order of layout and QPanel nodes in the selection of the switch layout command was changed. #26429
   2. Chart view: Position and rotation of text on the Y-Axis are changed to match trend graph. #26241
4. I/O Manager: Added option to choose between different file extensions when saving I/O configuration to file. #25915
5. Data storage configuration: Added option to choose between different file extensions when saving data storage configuration to file. #25919
6. EtherNet/IP: Multiple connections to the same IP address are now possible. #17864
7. HD event table:
   1. Collapsed groups stay collapsed when new data is added to the table. #26555
   2. Improved updating of table when checking/unchecking events in live mode. #27042
   3. Columns will be updated after checking/unchecking events in pause mode. #27114
   4. The data type of event fields determines the filter options. #26434
   5. Added a checkbox in the properties for the visibility of the standard column "Info URI". #27166
   6. The query configuration button is moved inside the query selection dropdown menu. #26997
   7. The standard name for new commands was changed to "Command rule 1", "Command rule 2", etc. #27285
   8. The auto-trigger is only triggered when the table is visible. There is a new option that the auto-trigger is also triggered when the table is not visible. #27583
8. HD time periods table:
   1. Collapsed groups stay collapsed when new data is added to the table. #26555
   2. The data type of info fields determines the filter options. #26434
   3. Queries can be aborted with a new button in the status bar. #26849
   4. Additional options for the command auto-trigger to auto trigger commands only on new start time or new end time. #26252
   5. The query configuration button is moved inside the query selection dropdown menu. #26997
   6. The standard name for new commands was changed to "Command rule 1", "Command rule 2", etc. #27285
   7. The auto-trigger is only triggered when the table is visible. There is a new option that the auto-trigger is also triggered when the table is not visible. #27583
9. Trend graph:
   1. The signal visibility icons are enabled by default on new systems. #27193
   2. The signal visibility is stored in the layout. #27267
   3. Possibility to assign a custom color to a Y-axis. #26460
10. InSpectra Expert: In case of order resampling, FFT values higher than the Nyquist frequency are set to zero to avoid ghost harmonics caused by oversampling. #25121
11. S7 address books: Added support for TIA Portal v19. #27094
12. Orbit view, Circle view, Cycle view and FFT view: Position and rotation of text on the Y-Axis are changed to match the trend graph. #27061
13. Any ibaPDA license can be used on ibaDAQ-S, ibaDAQ, ibaDAQ-C and ibaM-DAQ devices. #27130
14. Codesys-Xplorer: Improved loading of address books containing large arrays of structures. #27230
15. Cycle view and FFT view: The 'Follow main window' setting on the value axis in the cycle/spectrum graph did not always work correctly. #27133
16. The update time accuracy of Xplorer interfaces has been improved. #26826
17. OPC UA server: The number of maximum subscriptions can be configured. #27343
18. ibaPDA SNMP Server: Values of table columns can be shown in the I/O manager. #27213
19. Preferences:
    1. Settings are now always saved to preferences by clicking "OK" and no longer in some cases by switching between nodes. #27306
    2. Signals can no longer be selected. #26505
20. ibaManagamentStudio: Support active ibaHD-Server time period diagnostics. #25938
21. The diagnostic module for ibaNet-E generic connectionless modules can now measure the minimum, maximum and actual time between messages. #27215
22. Improved installation speed by only extracting help files on first use. #27097
23. TC-net: The map function can be used to update existing modules and signals when the address book has changed. #27271
24. Loading times of ibaHD signal trees are reduced significantly. #27534
25. ibaHD-signal tree: Time period stores and vectors use the active and inactive signal filters. #26711
26. Changes in properties of controls can now always be canceled. #27195
27. ibaFOB-PlusControl improvements: #27527
    1. Preferred modules and standard modules cannot both be active on the same board.
    2. Updating preferred modules is no longer coupled to testing the connection.
28. OPC UA client: One license per module is used now (instead of one license per block of 1000 analog + 1000 digital signals). #27745
29. Modbus client:
    1. Added support for data types SINT, LINT and ULINT. #25956
    2. Added support for text signals. #26273
30. ibaPDA and ibaHD server selection dialogs: Filters, search and sorting can be used in the server list. #24788 #27502
31. ibaHD signal tree search can now expand or collapse all search results. #27365

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD event table:
   1. Changes in the auto filter row lead to incorrect behavior in live mode. #26650
   2. Changes in a query in the query configuration dialog could lead to duplicated query entries. #27141
   3. Changes in command rules were not always saved. #27484
   4. Popup for selecting events in the event query configuration was not shown in full screen mode. #27634
2. HD time periods table:
   1. Changes in the auto filter row lead to incorrect behavior in live mode. #26650
   2. Changes in a query in the query configuration dialog could lead to duplicated query entries. #27141
   3. Apply properties without changes lead to an auto trigger if an auto trigger was configured. #27248
   4. Popup for selecting time periods in the time period query configuration was not shown in full screen mode. #27634
3. Systems with enhanced security features could crash (BSOD) when trying to start the ibaPDA service. #26904
4. EVA module could have issues connecting to the database after some time. #27212
5. After a newer client tried to set a version incompatible I/O configuration other clients couldn't set new I/O configurations anymore. #27054
6. It was possible to select InSpectra and InCycle modules instead of a signal in the properties of a view. #27170
7. PQU Spectrum: In the properties the module tree didn't show any PQU module anymore. #27214
8. Trend graphs:
   1. If the marker was positioned just beyond the last data point, the Y value in the legend and the Y value in the marker grid were not always correct. #26586
   2. In case a layout contained an ibaQPanel label with transparent background, the trend graphs could flicker. Bug introduced in v8.6.3. #27533
9. ibaQPanel:
   1. Picture control: Sometimes, after applying the properties, the iba logo was shown instead of the configured default picture. #27314
   2. Value input control: In the properties, for some options, the signal tree only showed the input signals instead of all signals. #27441
   3. Shape control: The background color configured for a polygon or ellipse was never painted. #27482
   4. Label control: An exception could occur when copying a label from one layout to another. Bug introduced in v8.6.3. #27549
   5. Label control: When changing the screen resolution, a transparent label was not always drawn correctly. #27548
   6. Button: Images from .ico files were not loaded correctly when they were backed up in the layout. #27589
   7. File scanner control: A static value for the "Select n-th newest" property could not be set after first selecting a signal. #27606
   8. Trend graph, HD trend graph, offline trend graph: When position, visibility or enabled state was controlled by signals then this didn't always work correctly. #27514
   9. A transparent label or button was sometimes not drawn correctly when loading a layout. #27781
10. When an HD trend graph was triggered by an event or time period, the 'Restart scrolling after X seconds of inactivity' function was not working correctly. #27228
11. When DCF77 time synchronization was enabled, invalid DCF77 data could cause the acquisition to stop. #27407
12. FFT view and Cycle view:
    1. Changes to the color of a band were not always saved correctly. #27395
    2. Long legend texts were not always painted correctly. #27457
13. TC-net: A meaningless error message was given when the module update time was incorrect when mapping scan blocks. #27504
14. Audio interface: Audio signal was missing data when combined with slower modules. #27510
15. The virtual function EnvelopeSpectral did not work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #27513
16. E-mail outputs: Image trigger and data store fields were not properly handled anymore. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #27544
17. In some editors it was no longer possible to enter decimal values because the dot/comma disappeared after typing it. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #27474
18. ibaHD signal tree: When using checkboxes with groups mode, the selection would be lost when changing the group order. #27536
19. The driver could sometimes generate the error "Failed to access the registry" when no iba hardware was present in the system. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #27644
20. HD time periods: Time period name was incorrect when text signal was added at stop trigger and no base name or index were configured. #27639
21. Preferences: Some settings were not saved. #26974
22. Signal trees that showed both ibaPDA and ibaHD signals, did not filter out the ibaHD stores that the current user didn't have read access to. #27725
23. ibaPQU-S: The UDP data loss digital signals were not properly updated. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #27748
24. DCF77: The last received bit shown in the I/O manager was incorrect. #27728
25. Autodetect (with limited capabilities) on a FOB-D link while the acquisition was running didn't work. #27736
26. When resizing the Connection tab of an S7 request module in the I/O manager starting from a small width, the controls were sometimes not redrawn correctly. #27753
27. Statistical functions MAvg, MMedian and MStdDev: After a reset, the system uses a wrong value for the update interval. #27784
28. Incorrect values of bit decoder signals were written to the ibaHD-Server in some cases. #27839
29. Some settings in the preferences were not saved. #26974
30. TC-net: The number of used licenses for a symbolic scan block module was displayed incorrectly in the I/O Manager. #27859
31. MQTT: module outputs without topic name caused PDA crash. #27863

 

Version 8.6.3 - 2024-03-20
Required EUP date - 2024-01-24

Bug fixes (B)

1. When simulating the Flex frame configuration the data size of ibaNet750-BM-D modules was not properly calculated. #27058
2. Watch window: ibaHD signals with constant values could disappear after some time. #27347
3. ibaHD signals could blink in views and briefly lose the signal unit. #27347
4. ibaHD signal tree: Outdated module names were shown in case some signals of the module were not written anymore and still had the old name. #26961
5. ibaHD store configuration: The store order property was lost when opening the store configuration. #27262
6. ibaQPanel:
   1. Transparency didn't work correctly for controls inside or on top of a group. #27298 #27331
   2. When converting a Text input control to a Value input control via the context menu, the new Value input control was put on the background. #27296
   3. When disabling and enabling transparency for a label the background was not drawn correctly. #27331
   4. Dynamic sizing of camera views is disabled because it caused hanging of the ibaPDA client. #26863
7. When applying an I/O configuration with more than 8 IEC61850-9-2 modules some existing connections could stop working. #27369
8. For large values of the least common multiple of the module timebases no proper error message was generated. #27372
9. ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: The minimum allowed timebase was 10 µs instead of 1 µs. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #27383
10. ibaQDR: When asynchronous file writing was enabled product files were only created after entry files were closed. #27424

 

Version 8.6.2 - 2024-02-27
Required EUP date - 2024-01-24

Improvements (I)

1. QDR: Improved handling of scrap cuts that should not create a product file. #27084
2. HiPAC request: Codesys version can be configured manually. #27108

Bug fixes (B)

1. An error message could be shown when closing an application that hosts the ibaPDA ActiveX control. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #27109
2. ibaQPanel trend graph: Exceptions were thrown when the width of the graph was reduced to the point that no length axis segments were visible. #27099
3. When connected to an old ibaPDA server (e.g. 8.4.2), the ibaPDA client could throw an exception when dragging an InCycle module into a Circle view. #27131
4. The printing of the Orbit view did not work correctly when zoomed in. #27060
5. Chart view, Orbit view and PQU spectrum view: Possible crash when using the scientific notation type for the labeling of the value axis. #27062
6. Electric modules: The calculation of the apparent power and some other calculations did not work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #27184
7. Orbit view: The configured manual scale of the axes was not taken into account when resizing the view. #27203
8. OMRON-Xplorer: Multiple connections in parallel overwrote each other's data. #27233
9. Some modules with no analog and no digital signals could cause an error when starting the measurement. Bug introduced in v8.6.1. #27286
10. The acquisition could not be started when active modules were mapped to an ibaFOB-PlusControl board. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #27291
11. Spectrum profiles: A marker expression referring to a band expression could prevent the acquisition from starting. #27134

 

Version 8.6.1 - 2024-02-07
Required EUP date - 2024-01-24

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Dynamic editor: Changing the ibaQPanel didn't update the affected tools. #26915
   2. Tabbed layout: Locked state were not updated after removing tab pages. #26692
2. IEC 61850 server:
   1. Copy-pasting logical nodes, report control bocks and data sets in the Data attributes tab did not work. #26896
   2. Only one connection to the server was possible. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #26944
3. Event table: Acknowledging events was not possible after the table was refreshed in pause mode. #26751
4. Certain configurations could lead to a "Too many I/O map entries" error. #26948
5. Wago 750-491 terminal could not be added to ibaW-750. #27009
6. OPC UA client: The signal naming option "Tag name" provided the node ID instead of the actual tag name. #27018
7. Dropping a vector in an empty layout was (erroneously) possible and resulted in an empty trend graph. #27015
8. Watch view: When resetting the columns the New value and Apply columns could mistakenly appear. #27029
9. The icon of the Vector calculation module was not always painted correctly. #27014
10. Generic TCP: A fatal system crash (BSOD) could occur when receiving data from multiple connections. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #27077

 

Version 8.6.0 - 2024-01-24
Required EUP date - 2024-01-24

New features (N)

1. Vector calculation module: #13356
   1. Supported functions: Minimum, maximum, sum, average, median, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis.
   2. Possible to process a part of a vector.
2. TCP/IP- and UDP-based interfaces can be bound to specific network adapters. #12091
3. ibaQPanel:
   1. Command button: New command to save layouts on the server. #26325
   2. Radio button strip: It's possible to write text values to text signals. #9988
4. Editing ibaHD event and time period queries requires an ibaHD user management right. #23953
5. Possibility to prevent users from changing I/O configuration outputs: #19116
   1. The output signals of a module can be locked.
   2. An interface can be locked so that no new modules can be added.
6. ibaQDR: Measuring locations before tracking start can use a new mode called "Use two speeds and length signal of the tracking start". #25874
7. New options to reset window layout in view menu and layout manager. #24755
8. ibaCapture player: #26645
   1. Video can be transcoded to a different format & resolution when exporting. IbaCapture server v5.3.0 or later is required to customize the export profiles.
   2. Video from cameras with a privacy mask can be exported.

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Picture control: Picture file path mode selection is changed to drop down. #26108
   2. Picture control: Only controls of the selected file path option are enabled. #25989
   3. Input combobox and numeric up/down: "Destination signal" is now called "Target signal". #23376
   4. Bar chart: Multiselect of signals in the properties is possible. #8528
   5. Tabbed layouts: New options to hide tab borders and hide tab borders of sublayouts. #22088
   6. Command button: New option for showing a confirmation dialog before loading or saving layouts. #26430
2. I/O Manager:
   1. Double-clicking on an interface in the interface visibility grid will now take you directly to the interface. #24749
   2. Partial I/O configuration files can be imported. #25791
3. Preferences: Settings that can't be changed are shown disabled. #20632
4. SQL interface: New option to reset values to their default if they are missing in subsequent queries. Previously, this was already covered by the option 'Set all values to zero when the connection to a database is lost'. #24899
5. TwinCAT-Xplorer: Added support for data types LINT and ULINT. #25724
6. S7-Xplorer and S7 request: Loading address book from an S7 can be done without stopping the acquisition. #24524
7. The format field in the e-mail module, text creator module and ibaHD event configuration can be changed manually. #25746
8. Multistation: Trigger pools can be configured to automatically select newly added global triggers. #26079
9. Trend graphs: Current values of digital signals are no longer displayed as valuea with exponent when they are on the same Y-axis as an analog signal with an exponent. #25959
10. ActiveX: Automatic layout save setting in layout manager is disabled because it is controlled by the AutoSaveLayout property of the ActiveX control. #26569
11. Time period info fields related to ibaDatCoordinator are hidden when configuring info fields. #26257
12. ibaHD triggered recording: The pre-trigger data path has a default value. #26584
13. Data storage status tree:
    1. Inactive ibaHD data stores no longer show the stopped node. #26498
    2. Inactive time periods belonging to active ibaHD time stores are shown. #26570
14. The data storage trigger control in the toolbar only shows active data stores. #26570
15. When loading a project you can now choose to use the last retentive values from the server. This requires v8.6.0 or later on both client and server. #26417
16. Watch view:
    1. Multi-line text is properly displayed. #14150
    2. Formatting of numerical values can be configured. #26497
    3. A section can be renamed using the context menu or the F2 shortcut. #25129
    4. All sections can be collapsed or expanded using the context menu. #25129
    5. Comment 1 and 2 are displayed in a signal's tooltip and can also be shown in (optional) columns. #25129
    6. Signals can be dragged and dropped within a watch view or from one watch view to another. #25129
17. HD time periods table and HD event table: Solve dependency between filtering of main HD tree and HD tree inside the properties. #26719
18. The settings of the ibaFOB-D network adapter are automatically checked and applied when starting the acquisition. #26492
19. ibaBM-ENetIP: Added support for IP address range filter. This requires firmware v01.02.007 or later. #26738

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Picture control: The "include subdirectories" setting did not work. Subdirectories were always monitored. #26046
   2. Picture control: The image was not always loaded correctly when a folder was monitored. #26075
   3. Picture control: Using invalid paths lead to exceptions. #26762
   4. Tabbed layouts: Some changes in the property window didn't update the control. #26289
   5. Tabbed layouts: Opening the properties of sublayouts didn't work correctly. Wrong properties were shown and applied on wrong layouts. #26452
   6. Tabbed layouts: After changing the properties, the selected layout switched to the startup layout. #26480
   7. Tabbed layouts: Settings for "Hide tabs on sublayouts" and "Hide tab borders on sublayouts" were not working correctly after layout switching. #26478
   8. Tabbed layouts: Control was not selectable after changing the properties in the ibaQPanel properties window. #26372
   9. Offline trend graph: Position of Y-axes was incorrect. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #26689
   10. Button: For some commands the button did not return to its original unpressed state after being pressed. #26547
2. Scope view: Values shown in the data grid did not take into account the axes' notation. #12482
3. ibaNet-E: The layout of the connection grid was not always properly reloaded. #25484
4. ibaHD event configuration:
   1. Reloading the event configuration could bring back erased events. #26523
   2. First letters of event directories could disappear after reloading a changed configuration. #25667
5. HD time periods table and HD event table:
   1. The field option was not displayed correctly in the query configuration. #25658
   2. Send command to all views ignored the defined command rules. #26362
   3. Milliseconds were shown after AM/PM. #26656
   4. Sending commands to views outside of QPanel did not work properly. #26644
   5. Both tables incorrectly shared their client preferences with their ibaQPanel counterpart. #26648
6. HD time periods: Time period name was incorrect when text signal was added at stop trigger. #25718
7. OPC UA client: Signal name and comments were not properly set when adding digital signals. #26653
8. DB/Cloud data stores: When switching between data stores of the same type the list of table names was not properly updated. #20620
9. The actual values of output signals displayed in the I/O manager were not always correct in case some signals were inactive. #26510
10. S7 address book couldn't be created when the project contained the OPC_UA_LocalizedTextEncodingMask data type. #26757
11. ExecuteCommand function didn't check the type (numeric or text) of its arguments. #26760

 

Version 8.5.2 - 2023-12-20
Required EUP date - 2023-11-08

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Gauge panel control: Empty element names in the properties caused a crash in ibaPDA. #26409
   2. Changing the position in the common position properties didn't update the selected frame. #26408
   3. Button control: Invalid command types caused the properties window to crash. #26502
2. ibaM-4AI-600V-AC and ibaM-4AI-5A-150A-AC: scaling of signals was broken. #26419
3. HD time periods table: Changed visual properties were applied immediately and without saving. #26427
4. S7-Xplorer: An address book couldn't be created for some TIA projects containing software units. #26458
5. Signal mapper: Scaling of source signals with integer data types was not taken into account. #26468
6. SINAMICS-Xplorer: When multiple bits from a register or parameter were measured then an incorrect warning about duplicate symbols was generated. #26473
7. Video triggers could not be added when the maximum recording time of the data store was more than 10 hours. #26559

 

Version 8.5.1 - 2023-11-29
Required EUP date - 2023-11-08

Improvements (I)

1. ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: Own frame ID can be in the range 10000-19999. #26207
2. ibaNet-E generic connectionless and request modules: A warning is displayed when starting the measurement and no data has been received yet. #26062
3. S7 restart detection can't be disabled in S7 request modules that support optimized data blocks. #26251
4. Update configuration UI for ibaM-4AI modules #26285

Bug fixes (B)

1. The algorithm that detects circular signal dependencies when starting the ibaPDA acquisition was not always working correctly. #26198
2. Trend graph:
   1. When changing the legend's content type, some user controls were not properly disabled/enabled. #26222
   2. It was possible to set the default legend content type to "Text signal", which is not allowed. #26226
   3. In some cases, tick labels were not displayed even though there was space to display them. #26244
3. Load address book from S7 button was visible when connection mode was not set to TCP/IP S7-1x00. #26067
4. AsciiValue function caused validation error. #26277
5. ibaQDR: An invalid product file could be generated when an inactive measuring location before the tracking start was present. #26264
6. Layout management: Domain group user layouts were not loaded correctly. #26189
7. MQTT interface: Clicking the header of the column "Message in Offset" did not automatically fill the succeeding rows. #26288
8. Text creator: Referencing a temporarily disabled signal could cause an error when starting the measurement. #26335
9. Watch view: When switching between writable and non-writable signals the visibility of the New value and Apply columns wasn't always updated. #26379
10. ibaM-DAQ import/export of configuration didn't work. #26367
11. An access violation could cause the ibaPDA service to crash when the connection to a client was lost. #26249

 

Version 8.5.0 - 2023-11-08
Required EUP date - 2023-11-08

Windows 8.1 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64) and Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) are no longer supported.

New features (N)

1. HD time periods table:
   1. New context menu entry to open the selected time period rows in ibaAnalyzer. #24660
   2. New button and context menu entries to export selected table rows to Excel or text file. #21847
2. HD event table: New button and context menu entries to export selected table rows to Excel or text file. #21847
3. HD trend graph: New context menu entry in pause mode to open ibaAnalzer with the displayed time range. #13205
4. ibaQPanel input module and ibaQPanel text input module: It is now possible to reset the input signals of the module based on a reset trigger signal. Each signal is reset to its individual reset value. The reset value must be configured in the signal grid. It can be a static value or the value of another signal. #23399
5. Orbit view and circle view: New setting 'Improve isometric visibility' is now available. #21950
6. ibaQPanel: New value input control replaces obsolete text input control. #24682
   1. Text control and button are separate controls now.
   2. Support for multiline texts.
   3. Simplified configuration.
7. InSpectra ONNX: Equidistant or logarithmic bands can be configured quickly in the profile. #24922
8. AB-Xplorer: Support for connecting to PLC-5 and SLC-500 via a DH+ gateway. #25635
9. InCycle modules: New trigger mode named 'Progress trigger'. This new mode uses a length or position signal to determine the start and stop of a cycle. This signal also determines the sampling speed. Parts of a cycle where the progress signal rises faster are also sampled faster. #18562
10. Installer has a new command line switch "/ForceClientClose" to force closing any open ibaPDA clients when updating. #25840
11. FFT view: New option for the waterfall to have the oldest plane in front. #20376

Improvements (I)

1. influxDB: Support for https connections. #24876
2. ibaM-FO-2IO module supports "FOB-D stop acquisition on broken link" option. #23351
3. FFT view and Cycle view: Possible to configure signals for the manual scale of the spectrum graph. #24311
4. ibaQPanel:
   1. Option to filter in the toolbox. #15789
   2. Chart view: New setting to customize the color of the zero line. #7589
   3. Chart view: Base axes show number of rows in properties. #25373
   4. Offline trend graph: When the Y-axis has the scaling mode 'Visual scale configured on signal', the visual scale is read and applied each time a new dat file is taken. #25653
5. Trend graphs:
   1. Option to set the background color of the title. #24713
   2. A dynamic source can now be used for the signal orientation. #6532
   3. When the Y-axis has the scaling mode 'Visual scale configured on signal', then the 'Restore manual scale' button in the toolbar can be used to restore the visual scale. #6668
6. IEC 61850: The seconds part of timestamps are now measured as DOUBLE instead of FLOAT. #25488
7. Audio interface:
   1. Support for more than 1 audio device. #25618
   2. Improved handling of connecting/disconnecting audio devices.
8. I/O Manager:
   1. Property grid in general tab of interfaces can be resized. #24278
   2. Interface and folder nodes no longer expand after adding, moving or removing modules. #25759
   3. If the visual min setting of a signal is larger than or equal to the visual max setting of that signal, a warning is shown when starting the acquisition. #25656
9. Micro-Epsilon ScanControl supports sensor types LLT30xx_100 and LLT30xx_200. #25818
10. HD time periods table and HD event table:
    1. Columns with timestamps show an improved filter editor. #25319
    2. The column headers are wrapped automatically if the text does not fit in one line. #25908
11. Default base directories changes:
    1. Data store: "C:\dat" to "C:\iba\Datastores". #25876
    2. Snapshot module: "C:\dat" to "C:\iba\Snapshots". #25887
    3. Image trigger module: "C:\dat" to "C:\iba\ImageData".
    4. QDR data store: "C:\dat" to "C:\iba\QDR\EntryCoils".
    5. QDR product file: "C:\dat" to "C:\iba\QDR\Product".
12. Data storage status window: The current size of the buffered data is shown if the connection to an ibaHD server is lost. #25161
13. Virtual, virtual retentive and trigger module: The number of signals has to be configured in the General tab of the module. #25350
14. Retentive signals are saved perodically and are restored automatically if the ibaPDA service is not stopped properly. #25201
15. User names in UPN format are supported for network shares. #25602

Bug fixes (B)

1. When you drag and drop a vector onto a chart view, a popup appears that displays the signals, the tick positions and the tick labels. The tick labels were sometimes incorrect. #24882
2. I/O manager: In the validation dialog, the painting of long message texts did not always stop at the vertical scrollbar. #6584
3. HD event config:
   1. Events moved using the up/down buttons were not saved unless there were other configuration changes. #25276
   2. In rare cases, a crash could occur when removing folders from the event tree. #25465
4. ibaQPanel:
   1. Command button: In the properties, the command settings could get lost after changing the event type. #25521
   2. Copying group controls with dynamic positions lead to wrong outlining of the selected group. #25511
   3. If the ibaQPanel itself was selected together with other controls then you could not deselect it anymore. #25688
   4. Radio button strip: Multiple radio buttons with different values could be selected at the same time. #25684
   5. Dragging and dropping multiple selected controls into the library didn't work correctly. #25789
   6. Multistate label: If a source signal was configured, it was not selected when the tree was opened. #22432
   7. Multistate label: Converting older layouts set incorrect border sizes. #25889
   8. Library window: When automatic scaling was enabled, elements were scaled based on the current screen resolution when they were dropped onto the surface. #25657
   9. The visibility of an ibaQPanel object can depend on a signal. However, after grouping such object with another object, this functionality was broken. #25394
5. Symbol browsers: When clicking Hide symbols with an unsupported datatype while the Search tab was selected, the symbol tree would be empty when switching back to the Symbols tab. #25469
6. HD time periods table:
   1. Visual color settings were not saved correctly. #25769
   2. Multi line texts were not formatted and displayed correctly. #25873
7. HD trend graph:
   1. When the X1 or X2 marker was moved to the last measurement point, the corresponding Y value in the marker grid could have been empty. #17339
   2. The graph could freeze when the recording was stopped while the CPU load was high. #24789
8. Orbit view, circle view and phasor view: It was not possible to open the properties on empty views. #25854
9. Data store drop down control showed an entry even if no data store existed. #25835
10. HD event table: Multi line texts were not formatted and displayed correctly. #25873
11. X-Pact address book generator didn't work when no X-Pact software was installed on the system. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25888
12. Importing X-Pact address books could have lead to a crash. #25884
13. Trend graphs: An X-axis time range less than 1 second was not applied correctly. The minimum value is now 1 second. #25910
14. Triggered HD recording: Signals were recorded incorrectly if they had different timebases. This bugfix requires ibaHD server v3.2.3 or later to work correctly. #25952
15. ibaQPanel web browser: IbaPDA could crash or freeze when using a web browser view together with a camera view. #23472 #26109
16. EtherNet/IP: The assembly instance for Output instead of Configuration was used for implicit connections. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #26056
17. InSpectra Expert: In case of multiple linked markers, these linked markers were not saved correctly in a text export. #26026
18. Uninstaller didn't always detect running ibaPDA applications. #26101
19. Selecting an ibaPQU-S aggregation module in mode Auto on the Outputs tab caused a crash of the I/O manager. #26155
20. Computation retentive module: Intermediate signals were not hidden in the analog and digital signal grid. #26150
21. Computation retentive module: Expressions of protected profiles were still visible in the analog and digital signal grid. #26152

 

Version 8.4.3 - 2023-10-11
Required EUP date - 2023-08-02

Improvements (I)

1. Logix-Xplorer: Added support for data types USINT, UINT, UDINT and ULINT that were added in firmware version 32. #25690
2. Updated included documentation to version 8.4.

Bug fixes (B)

1. EventTable: An ibaHD event handler wasn't released properly. This could lead to memory leaks. #25675
2. Logix-Xplorer: Diagnostics could crash when showing signal with SINT data type. Bug introduced in v8.4.0
3. Multiple HiPAC/TwinCAT request modules on the Generic UDP interface could be configured with the same source address and the same destination port. This resulted in multiple HiPAC/TwinCAT request agents overwriting each other's data. #25728
4. Error when starting acquisition with signals mapped to an ibaL2B card. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25875

 

Version 8.4.2 - 2023-09-20
Required EUP date - 2023-08-02

New features (N)

1. Two new virtual functions to convert a Unix time: ConvertUnixTime and ConvertUnixTimeToText. #25438

Improvements (I)

1. HD time periods table: New setting to show an indicator instead of highlighting the selected rows in the table. #25317
2. HD event table:
   1. New setting to show an indicator instead of highlighting the selected rows in the table. #25317
   2. When leaving an acknowledge comment cell without pressing ENTER, the system asks the user if he wants to acknowledge the selected event with the acknowledge comment entered. #25627
3. SNMP server: MIB file names are lower case instead of upper case. #25403
4. New parameter 'UTC' for the GetSystemTime function. If 0, the local system time is returned (default). If 1, the UTC system time is returned. #25622

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD event table:
   1. When the user switched to pause mode, the groups were collapsed. #25361
   2. It was not possible to add acknowledge comments to the list of acknowledge comments. #25527
2. EtherNet/IP: ibaPDA could not connect to produced tags where the first member is of the type CONNECTION_STATUS. #25486
3. Logix-Xplorer: Program tags were not included when generating an address book and Address read mode did not work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25470
4. ibaBM-ENetIP: Selected node could sometimes jump to the first node in the diagnostics tree. #25489
5. Check for the maximum factor between the least common multiple of all module time bases and the smallest module time base didn't work correctly. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #25522
6. The ibaPDA device driver could no longer be installed on Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25528
7. ibaQDR: Measuring locations that can be skipped when no data is found caused an incorrect missing data error. #25540
8. ibaHD time periods table: The ibaHD connection was not closed properly after closing the query configuration. #25629
9. Electric two-phase module: the acquisition could not be started when a signal was assigned to In. #25620
10. FFT view: An exception occurred when removing a signal from the contour plot. #25654

 

Version 8.4.1 - 2023-08-25
Required EUP date - 2023-08-02

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel control library: The background color in the item preview can be changed. #20340
2. Data storage status window: The context menu for time periods now provides the option to send start and stop triggers. #25128
3. Signal mapper signal grid: It is now possible to drag and drop multiple signals, modules or groups or to add signals by double-clicking on them in the signal tree. #25166
4. HD event table: The last inserted parameter in a parameterized query is stored. #20150
5. HD time periods table: The last inserted parameter in a parameterized query is stored. #25294
6. Updated OpenSSL libraries to v1.1.1v (used for Kafka, MindSphere and S7 connectivity). #25330
7. ibaM-DAQ supports event log. #23894
8. S7-Xplorer SINUMERIK: Support for SINUMERIK One is added. #25032

Bug fixes (B)

1. Data storage status window: The context menu entry "Open with ibaAnalyzer" was incorrectly shown on the time periods parent node. #25111
2. Profile import: When using the option "Rename imported profile" an incorrect name was used. #25092
3. The shortcut Ctrl+E did not work on time periods. #25091
4. Trend graph: Dynamic visibility was not ignored in pause mode. This lead to signals that would suddenly be hidden or be shown. #20742
5. HD event table:
   1. Exception when an ibaPDA client with an active event table was minimized. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25195
   2. The table was not empty when all events in the tree were deselected in pause mode. #25187
   3. If the "Auto select all" option was selected, some events were not checked in the tree when loading the layout. #25172
   4. The signal tree button was disabled when the signals were changed in the signal tree in pause mode. #25275
6. OMRON-Xplorer: Cpu scan of some FINS devices failed. #25028
7. S7-Xplorer: Strings and array members could no longer be selected in the symbol browser. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25208
8. The ibaHD event log could not be selected from the context menu of the dockable windows. #25210
9. The timebase of an ibaNet-E generic connectionless module could not be reduced after previously setting a higher value. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25207
10. When loading an I/O configuration containing profiles of a type unknown to the ibaPDA client (e.g. when the ibaPDA server with a more recent version uses new features) the I/O manager would crash. #25218
11. The status value provided by the SNMP and OPC UA servers for an ibaHD time data store was the same for the recording, triggered or post trigger state. #25211
12. The link from a signal group to a module or module folder didn't work for modules in the Analytics tab. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25233
13. The camera view was no longer available in German or French. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25209
14. The ibaPDA client could crash when configuring an ibaHD event data store where all numeric or text fields had blank names. #25181
15. ibaQPanel control library: Fixed exception when opening the properties of an item. #25212
16. Layout management: Width settings for layout selection and data store selection were not applied correctly. Bugs introduced in v8.4.0. #25254
17. FFT view and cycle view: Having the toolbar disabled, the contour plot could be displayed incorrectly after switching layouts. #25145
18. IO Manager groups:
    1. Single signal in a group with sub-groups had a senseless move down possibility. #25281
    2. Exception when moving a group that was after signals. #25282
19. Data storage settings: Time periods would allow an invalid text signal for stop trigger type 'Trigger on reception of text signal'. #25194
20. An incorrect version of OpenSSL was used. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25329
21. ibaPQU-S: Sometimes the ibaPDA acquisiton could not be started when using an EN50160 flicker severity module. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25345
22. Writing firmware to iba boards was no longer possible. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25353
23. On some systems the S7 address book generator didn't work correctly. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25291
24. Some error messages were not shown when loading the address book from an S7. #25292

 

Version 8.4.0 - 2023-08-02
Required EUP date - 2023-08-02

Breaking changes

1. The DataStoreInfoHD diagnostic function now uses the same values for the info type 0 (recording status) as the other DataStoreInfo functions. The disconnected status has been removed. To get the connection status, it's recommended to use info type 2 (Is server connected?) instead. #25087
2. ibaCom-PCMCIA and ibaCom-PCMCIA-F are no longer supported. #24405
3. The installation directory has changed. Manually created shortcuts must be changed. #20139

New features (N)

1. IEC 61850-7-2 support: #19752
   1. File module to download files from an IEC 61850 device to PC.
   2. Polling and triggered download supported.
   3. Destination directory and file name configurable.
2. Signal mapper: #12676
   1. Define profiles to obtain a standardized signal tree structure across several systems.
   2. Mapping signals can be used while creating layouts and configurations without having a source signal assigned to them.
   3. Available in demo mode (so no license required).
3. Support for triggered ibaHD recording: #22044
   1. Recording to ibaHD server can be interrupted to save storage space.
   2. Triggering can be based on signals, time periods or system time.
   3. The DataStoreInfoHD function is extended to return the current state of the ibaHD recording. #25087
   4. The data storage status window is extented to show the current state of the ibaHD recording.
   5. Triggered recording works with all ibaHD server versions but full compatibility requires v3.2.0 or later.
4. New installer: #20139
   1. Installer no longer adds all possible firewall port exceptions. IbaPDA server now only adds exceptions for the actually used ports. #14407 #14411
   2. IbaCapture player is included in the installation. #23551
   3. Installation directory contains both ibaPDA client and server so that there are no duplicate files.
   4. The default installation directory is now C:\Program Files\iba\ibaPDA instead of C:\Program files (x86)\iba\ibaPDA.
   5. Plugins are now located in %programdata%\iba\ibaPDA\Plugins instead of the installation directory. The plugins are automatically copied when doing an update. #23692
   6. Command line switch /S is replaced by /SILENT (only progress shown) or /VERYSILENT (nothing shown).
   7. Installer supports high DPI displays.
5. Support for ibaM-4AI-5A/150A. #20724
6. Support for ibaM-4AI-600V. #20725
7. New S7-Xplorer SINUMERIK module that allows access to S7 PLCs embedded in SINUMERIK devices. #15237
8. InSpectra Expert: New setting to periodically skip a configured number of spectra. If you set this setting to 4, only 1 out of 5 spectra are calculated. #20378
9. FFT view: The new tracking marker in the contour plot allows tracking a spectrum peak. #23533
10. InCycle ONNX module: New module to apply an existing ONNX neural network to the sampled values or the band values of each cycle. #24087
11. Inspectra ONNX module: New module to apply an existing ONNX neural network to the sampled values or the band values of each spectrum. #240874
12. ibaPDA client diagnostics are shown in the ibaManagementStudio web client. This requires ibaManagementStudio Server and Agent v1.3.0 or higher. #22784
13. Retentive computation module. #24241
14. A new window containing the ibaHD event log is available in the ibaPDA client. This event log allows monitoring the connected ibaHD-Server. #24312
15. The InSpectra Auto-Adapting module now supports markers. #14342
16. The MQTT interface supports buffering in the output direction. #19630
17. The InCycle Expert module and the InCycle Auto-Adapting module now support markers. #18516
18. Virtual module: New function ReplaceNonPrintableChars to replace non printable characters in a string by another string. #24441
19. ibaQPanel chart: A dynamic source can now be used as position range. #23354
20. ibaQDR: Head and tail scrap cuts can be modeled on standard and reversing measuring locations. #24545
21. New help system with context sensitivity. #24782
22. Support for ibaFOB-PlusControl-SFP.

Improvements (I)

1. The header clicking in the profile configuration dialog of the parameter set module was improved. #24183
2. ibaHD time periods are now also listed in the diagnostic overview of the data storages. #23496
3. OPC UA server: It is now possible to use (classic) OPC compatible tag names as node IDs. #23846
4. The "Log out from" menu entries are disabled when the user management is not active. #23796
5. ibaHD time periods table:
   1. Field values with NaN are no longer displayed in the table, instead an empty string is displayed. #23370
   2. New option to set the minimal column width in the settings. #24851
6. ibaHD event configuration: A button to open the event wizard is added. #24196
7. Layout manager: New option to define user specific signals to switch between layouts. #23423
8. The ibaNet-E generic connectionless module supports double and string data types. #24068
9. The user interface for the Raw Ethernet, GCOM and DGM200E interfaces is now more uniform in the I/O manager. #24646
10. Additional diagnostic information is available for the ibaNet-E interface connection grid. #24279
11. A configuration containing interfaces or modules that directly refer to a network adapter (e.g. DGM200E) can be used on another system if that system uses the same network adapter names. #23719
12. The decoder name can be used as prefix in the signal name. #24527
13. The width of the data store list in the toolbar can be changed in the layout manager. Additionally the size of the drop down field can be adjusted. #24418
14. Leading and trailing spaces are automatically removed from e-mail addresses. #24786
15. ibaHD signal tree: Vectors are also included in the groups visualization mode. #24763
16. The I/O manager has a new tab named Analytics. The Virtual, InCycle and InSpectra interfaces have been moved to this tab. #24250
17. FFT and Cycle view:
    1. New option to synchronize the value scale of the spectrum window with the value scale of the main window. #24313
    2. New option to restart scrolling after period of inactivity. #19221
18. MQTT interface supports big endian datatypes. #24813
19. The symbolic browser of the ibaBM-eCAT and the S7-Xplorer module allows adding all variables contained in a parent node at once. #24248 #24877
20. S7 request can use request DBs embedded in UDT. #24227
21. Some ibaHD license information is shown when configuring ibaHD stores. #24617
22. HD event table: New option to set the minimal column width in the settings. #24851
23. ibaPQU-S: Better support for signals from the Flicker Severity module in the aggregation module. #24919
24. Multi-decoder decoders are temporarily disabled when their source signals are temporarily disabled. #24412

Bug fixes (B)

1. Signals with type WSTRING were not decoded correctly (except those in S7-Xplorer modules). #24669
2. UTF-16 or UTF-32 encoded STRING type signals were not decoded correctly. #24662
3. ibaQPanel:
   1. Controls did not always use the correct background when they were transparent. #24539
   2. Slider control: The tick style settings were not correctly applied. #24802
   3. Gauge panel: The option "Show LEDs" was not stored correctly. #24957
   4. Some controls without signals prevented demo mode. #24959
4. Time periods table:
   1. The dropdown control in the settings for the info field columns sometimes showed wrong values. #24776
   2. Invalid sql query led to missing entries when switching back to live mode. #25053
5. ibaHD time periods signal subset: The auto select all option could be lost after applying the configuration. #24766 #24768
6. In the data storage configuration, the icon of an ibaHD time period node could be incorrect. #24812
7. MQTT interface output formatted integer datatypes as float in text mode.
8. Retentive values of functions Max, Min, Avg and StdDev were not used when restarting the acquisition. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #24852
9. TwinCAT request: A management block inside of an array couldn't be selected. #24873
10. HD event table:
    1. The field columns were lost after leaving the pareto mode. #24918
    2. The option "Auto select last added row" didn't work correctly for live alarm stream mode. #25029
    3. Invalid sql query led to missing entries when switching back to live mode. #25053
11. User management, server access configuration and server layouts could not be loaded from projects created by ibaPDA v8.3.0, v8.3.1 and v8.3.2. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #24900
12. ibaNet-E modules (e.g. ibaW-750) did not receive data when the timebase was larger than the acquisition timebase and there were other modules with a greater timebase. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #24995
13. FFT view and Cycle view: The tables did not always resize correctly. #24917
14. InCycle and InSpectra Auto-Adapting module: When the 'signals during learning' were not assigned correctly in the general tab, no proper error message was shown when starting the acquisition. #25021
15. OMRON-Xplorer: Connection to some FINS devices failed. #25020
16. FFT view: When dragging a configured marker to 0 Hz, this marker could disappear and the factor of this marker could change to infinity. #24991
17. Remote configuration: Monitored files that were not zip archives were not deleted. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #25084
18. Multi decoder module: Data was incorrectly shown in the client when the timebase of a source signal was different from the multi decoder module's timebase. #25120
19. Bachmann-Xplorer: Array signals from the address book were not in the tree. #25098

 

Version 8.3.2 - 2023-06-28
Required EUP date - 2023-05-05

Improvements (I)

1. ibaClock: #24598
   1. When the FO connection to the ibaClock is lost then the acquisition is automatically restarted.
   2. Auto enable/disable is activated by default.
2. SNMP server: Community string can contain characters other than a-z, A-Z and 0-9. #24639

Bug fixes (B)

1. E-mail module: Malformed e-mail addresses in To, CC and BCC were not handled correctly. #24609
2. Sample and hold function didn't work correctly for retentive modules. #24550
3. ibaHD vectors were not working after changing the order in the IO manager. #24574
4. ibaBM-PN: Address is lost when exporting/importing device slot decoder or sniffer decoder module. #24622
5. GCOM generic module: The property "Swap analog signals" was shown twice in the I/O manager and the property "Asynchronous mode" was shown erroneously. #24645
6. FFT view: The configured band curve function was lost when restarting ibaPDA. #24624
7. Trend graphs:
   1. Graph title alignment didn't work correctly. #24664
   2. Graph title was positioned incorrectly when graph was drawn vertically. #24685
8. Layout management: An incorrect message was shown when leaving the "Load layouts from backup directory" dialog with cancel. #24665
9. ibaQPanel:
   1. Tabbed layouts: There were duplicate context menu entries for the properties of sublayouts. #24667
   2. Tabbed layouts: The context menu in a tabbed layout showed entries from invisible sublayouts. #24679
   3. Language dictionary: There were duplicate items in the language drop down added. #24734
10. ActiveX control: The user was asked to save the layout on the server even when the automatic saving of the layout was disabled. #24698
11. MQTT datastore didn't connect correctly on starting acquisition. #24778

 

Version 8.3.1 - 2023-06-01
Required EUP date - 2023-05-05

Improvements (I)

1. S7 address book generator: Support for firmware versions 8.2.1 and 8.2.3 of CPU 410-5H.
2. Multidecoder module: The column "Actual" is removed. #24513
3. Trend graph: Y-axis scaling option "Visual scale configured on signal" behaves the same as "Use scale definition from data file" in ibaAnalyzer. #24536

Bug fixes (B)

1. Firmware intended for a different hardware type could be loaded onto a FOB-SDexp, FOB-TDCexp or FOB-PlusControl board. #24419
2. IbaPDA client could crash when loading layouts containing invalid XML characters. #24427
3. HD time periods table:
   1. The auto select all option didn't work correctly when new time period stores were added. #24426
   2. The row selection after a query was not working correctly. #24438
4. IbaPDA client could crash when applying automatic layout scaling to layouts containing multiple levels of tabbed layouts. #24490
5. ibaQPanel:
   1. Fixed possible deadlock when changing text position of a label in combination with transparent controls. #24439
   2. Button: Incorrect background could be shown when enabling/disabling transparency. #24501
   3. Button: Transparent background was shifted when borders were enabled. #24502
6. When using a disabled InSpectra Teach module, the validation of the ibaHD data storage configuration could throw an exception. #24522
7. Multidecoder module: Profile import and export didn't work correctly. #24514
8. S7 request via ibaNet-E: Incorrect used data bytes were shown when more than 1 sample was sent per message. #24491
9. Bachmann M1-Xplorer: The option to start with inaccessible PLC did not work. #24533
10. ibaPQU-S: Calculated data couldn't be measured anymore. Bug introduced in v8.3.0.

 

Version 8.3.0 - 2023-05-05
Required EUP date - 2023-05-05

New features (N)

1. S7 request:
   1. Support for ibaNet-E. #19965
   2. Support for request of optimized data blocks. This requires an S7-15xx with firmware version 3 or higher. #13376
2. HiPAC request: #19966
   1. Support for ibaNet-E.
   2. Support for user name and password on Codesys v3 systems.
3. Multidecoder module: #11668
   1. Decode multiple analog signals into digital signals.
   2. Support for 8, 16 and 32 bit.
   3. Support for profiles.
4. Virtual interface:
   1. Added new bitwise logical operations: bw_AND, bw_OR, bw_XOR, bw_NOT. #16437
   2. Hexadecimal numbers can be used in expressions. Use 0x as prefix. #16437
   3. The SampleOnce function supports text signals. #23452
   4. The DataStoreInfo function allows measuring the number of overlapped files. #23471
5. InSpectra-Expert:
   1. Anti-aliasing filtering for order resampling. #13729
   2. Possible to configure multiple preprocessing steps. #17777
6. MQTT Sparkplug B data store: #17288
   1. Special version of the MQTT data store that supports the Sparkplug B specification.
   2. Uses MQTT data store license.
   3. DataStoreInfoMQTT function supports Sparkplug B data stores.
7. ibaQDR performance improvements: #24224
   1. Measuring locations can be processed in parallel.
   2. Measuring locations support asynchronous file access.
8. ibaQPanel:
   1. Numeric up/down control. #17223
   2. Background picture supports multiple scaling modes. #23283
   3. Text input control: The text input can be validated using a regular expression. #22683
   4. Custom legend of the offline trend graph supports ibaPDA and ibaHD text signals. #23310
9. In ibaPDA server status it is possible to configure the recovery settings of the ibaPDA service so that the service automatically restarts whenever it fails. #12102

Improvements (I)

1. ibaInSpectra:
   1. The input signal can be delayed relative to the speed signal. #18993
   2. The speed signal can be averaged before being used for order resampling. #18943
2. The option "Start acquisition even if a device/connection/... is not accessible" is enabled by default (where applicable). #23755 #23902
3. I/O manager module import can be cancelled. #23271
4. Signals can no longer be added to locked groups. #23686
5. Verbose logging of S7-Xplorer and S7 request can be configured. #13780
6. S7 symbol browser search function can now be used with case sensitivity. #22679
7. Module overview: An option to hide modules without signals is added. #23747
8. Text signals support more encoding options. #11450
9. Text modules: Improved splitter behavior in the grids. #23673
10. IbaNet-E port number can be configured. #23371
11. The DongleInfo function is replaced by the LicenseInfo function. #23861
12. The ClientInfoText function allows measuring the version of the connected clients. #23614
13. The ibaPDA SNMP server publishes the version of the connected clients. #23612
14. The ibaPDA OPC UA server publishes the version of the connected clients. #23613
15. SQL database interface: Reduced log file size in case of errors. #24373
16. Updated OpenSSL libraries to v1.1.1t (used for Kafka, MindSphere and S7 connectivity). #23507
17. When a license container is removed during the acquisition then the acquisition will continue for 15 minutes before it is stopped instead of being stopped immediately. #23089
18. Time period store: It is possible to select a subset of relevant ibaHD signals from the time store. #22703
19. ibaQPanel:
    1. The view objects in an ibaQPanel are considered during resizing in live mode or in the layout manager. #23024
    2. ibaQPanel input signals now have a small buffer on the server side. In case different values arrive within a short time period, these values are no longer lost. They are assigned to the signal one after the other. #23659
    3. The view objects have a common default size of 550 x 350 pixels. #23748
20. HD event table and time periods table:
    1. The query configuration dialog now supports copy and paste of nodes in the tree. #23229
    2. The query configuration dialog tree has a context menu. #23714
    3. The sizing behavior of the queries combobox is the same for both tables. #23734
    4. The manual selection of info fields is now done with a combobox instead of a tree. #24040
21. The context menu of dockable windows is improved. #23497
22. Chart view: Cursor pictures can be scaled. #23299
23. FFT view:
    1. It is possible to drag&drop a signal to an existing y-scale. #11187
    2. Option to display sideband labels that show the offset. #22038
24. Data store toolbar is visible in the default toolbar profile. #24173

Bug fixes (B)

1. Fixed crash when removing an ibaFOB-D board containing an ibaBM-COL-8i-o with modules mapped to it. #24053
2. SQL modules: Query syntax highlighting didn't update when the database type was changed. #24070
3. SQL Server database:
   1. The password label and field would be grayed out. #24066
   2. The button to test the connection would initially be grayed out. #24067
4. Playback interface: Signal could be removed from the preview trend graph. #23833
5. The I/O Manager could crash after applying a new I/O configuration while viewing the Analog or Digital tab of a SINUMERIK-Xplorer module. #24088
6. When two layouts had the same name, it was not possible to load the other layout using the layout selection control in the toolbar. #24146
7. TDC request via ibaBM-DP: Incorrect warnings about duplicate signals were shown. #24239
8. Loading an address book from an S7 didn't work on a new system in some cases. #24275
9. Time periods: Tracking mode info field identification with the default Name field did not identify the correct time periods. #23967
10. ibaQPanel:
    1. On a display with a text scaling factor different than 100%, the content of the Web browser could have been shifted. #22978
    2. Offline trend graph: After configuring a text signal to use as file name in the properties, the 'File not found' message was displayed for a short time. #18802
    3. Offline trend graph: The preferences were shared with the ibaQPanel trend graph. #23563
    4. The keyboard shortcut CTRL+D to start the design mode did not always work. #23538
    5. Tabbed layouts: In the properties, after selecting a layout from the layout tree, it could be that another layout was selected instead. #23619
    6. Tabbed layouts: An error message was shown if the tabbed layouts control used layouts that were not assigned to the user. #24096
    7. Gauge panel: The scale radius of a circular gauge could be set to 0 which would lead to an unhandled exception. #24147
    8. Multistate label: Crash could occur when showing units of a missing signal. #24353
11. Trend graph:
    1. Signal colors could overwrite each other in the preferences. #23187
    2. If a virtual signal was displayed in a trend graph and the user changed the expression of this virtual signal so that its type switched between numeric/text, then the values of this signal were no longer displayed in this trend graph. #23690
12. FFT view:
    1. The sideband offset factor could become zero while dragging a sideband. #23669
    2. The dragging of a sideband in the spectrum slave did not always work correctly. #23670
13. Event table:
    1. Visual preferences grid was not updated correctly after updating the fixed outgoing alarm style. #23667
    2. Acknowledge of incoming alarm was not transferred to outgoing alarm. #24029
14. E-mail outputs/ibaHD event config: When typing Shift + I in one of the fields of an e-mail message or ibaHD event message, the clipboard data was pasted (the correct keyboard shortcuts to paste text are Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert). #24274
15. When clicking on a row in the server list of the server selection dialog a different row could end up getting selected. #24289
16. EtherNet/IP: The data size of a produced tag consisting of a string array could be calculated incorrectly. #24360
17. ibaM-FO-2io: Incorrect data was recorded for an ibaBM-DP. #23994

 

Version 8.2.2 - 2023-03-22
Required EUP date - 2023-02-01

Improvements (I)

1. HD event table:
   1. Filter menu is enabled to allow more complex filtering. #23668
   2. The expand states of the tree nodes are stored in the layout. #23680
   3. The width of the signal tree is stored in the layout. #23700
   4. The alarm view button is disabled when no alarms/events stores are available on the connected ibaHD server. #23723
2. ibaHD time periods table:
   1. Filter menu is enabled to allow more complex filtering. #23668
   2. The expand states of the tree nodes are stored in the layout. #23680
   3. The width of the signal tree is stored in the layout. #23700
3. I/O Manager: Automatically generated modules can no longer be removed when selecting Remove all modules on an interface node. #23664
4. ibaBM-eCAT: Added support for network TAP. This requires firmware v02.05.005 or higher. #21430
5. SQL Server:
   1. Added option to trust certificates. #23968
   2. A failover partner can now be configured. #23974
6. HPCi lite modules can show address and data type columns in the signal grid. #23908

Bug fixes (B)

1. Updating an S7 address book from within the S7 symbol browser could fail because it didn't use secure communication. #23611
2. The size of the binary watchdog was erroneously increased from 236 to 237 bytes. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23654
3. EVA interface: Multiple modules could connect to the same PLC causing connection issues. #23644
4. HD event table:
   1. The predefined outgoing alarm style was not visible in the color rules. #23667
   2. The predefined outgoing alarm style was not applied until the alarms tab of the properties was openend and applied. #23667
   3. The selected query was not available in the tree if it was not in the local or in the server queries. #23576
   4. The "Auto select last row" feature did not work correctly when events with identical timestamps arrived. #23571
   5. Events would immediately disappear when using ibaHD-Server v2.7.6 or older. #23715
   6. Changes in the data storage were not correctly displayed after applying it. #23573
   7. Sometimes the columns were not added and displayed correctly. #23572
5. ibaHD time periods table:
   1. The selected query was not available in the tree if it was not in the local or in the server queries. #23576
   2. Changes in the data storage were not correctly displayed after applying it. #23766
6. Layout management: After switch from V7 to V8 the user layouts of active directory users were not available. #23731
7. S7-Xplorer: Unavailable PLCs could cause a crash of the ibaPDA service. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23617
8. S7-Xplorer: The connection to S7 PLCs with firmware >= 2.9 was lost every hour. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23952
9. When running the 64 bit version of the ibaPDA service, the server status program could incorrectly show that the 32 bit version was running. #23717
10. In the data storage configuration, in the trigger mode section, the background color of some controls was gray instead of white. #23739
11. Export of decoder modules where the first decoder had fewer bits than a subsequent decoder, was incorrect. #23634
12. MQTT data store: slashes in PDA signal names were replaced by underscores. #23742
13. Dat file contained incorrect signal ids for signal's whose module number was 524288 or higher and whose signal number was smaller than 32. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23800
14. Multistation: When multiple global triggers occurred in short succession only the first trigger was processed on the other stations. #23801
15. ibaQPanel:
    1. Checkbox control: Transparent background didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23802
    2. Checkbox control: Resizing didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23817
    3. Radio button strip control: Transparent background didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23803
    4. Web browser properties did not update the url immediately in design mode. #23779
16. ibaQDR wasn't stopped properly when stopping the acquisition. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23852
17. Writing ibaHD data with a large memory buffer could cause a buffer overflow in the ibaHD server. #23862
18. ibaHD event configuration: In rare cases, a crash could occur when opening the event configuration. #23608
19. DB/Cloud data store, SQL interface, EVA: Underflow boundary was incorrect for versions before SQL Server 2016. #23718
20. Adding an OPC UA client module in a folder caused the module to appear twice in the folder. #23854
21. The signal data type was missing when exporting playback modules. This lead to problems when importing the playback modules again. #23903
22. UaExpert showed connection error "BadCertificateUriInvalid" if the certification uri was not equal the application uri. #23834
23. Too many notifications of an expiring license could be shown on a system with a 64 bit ibaPDA server version. #23988

 

Version 8.2.1 - 2023-02-16
Required EUP date - 2023-02-01

Improvements (I)

1. Layout management:
   1. Node text "Screen resolution" is changed to "Automatic scaling". #23504
   2. A warning is given when the user tries to save or export while automatic scaling settings have not been applied. #23542

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. The ibaQPanel automatic scaling was not always applied correctly when using tabbed layouts. #23365
   2. Command button: Change layout did not work after changing the layout structure. #23441
   3. HD navigation: The time picker was not always displayed correctly. #23355 #23356
   4. Web browser: It was possible that the web browsers did not work anymore after aborting the closing of the ibaPDA client. #23493
2. MQTT output: Static data was only sent once in 'triggered' and 'cyclic' mode. #23455
3. S7-Xplorer diagnostics module loaded from an ibaPDA version older than 8.1.1 was moved to the unmapped interface. Bug introduced in v8.1.1. #23459
4. S7-Xplorer decoder module didn't show the digital and diagnostics tabs when it was created inside a folder. #23461
5. S7-Xplorer decoder module didn't properly refresh the grid when the data type of a decoder changed. #23494 #23517
6. Replacing an S7-Xplorer module by another type of module could result in a crash. #23492
7. Replacing a module by a decoder module could result in a decoder module with analog signals. #23460
8. Layout management:
   1. The layout color was not shown correctly in the layout selection control in the toolbar. #23469
   2. The automatic scaling settings were lost when the user switched to another node. #23499
9. SQL module: The enabled state of the test statement button was not always correct. #23482 #23490
10. IbaCapture video signals were not written correctly to dat files. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23569
11. HD event table: The focus was lost when the user was in the filter row and when dragging and dropping columns. #23570
12. ibaBM-ENetIP: Multiple sniffer modules could point to the same connection. #23598
13. Gocator: An incorrect synchronization timestamp could be used in a setup with multiple buddy systems connected to a single master system. #23615
14. ibaHD event configuration: Importing existing events could lead to duplicate events. #23592

 

Version 8.2.0 - 2023-02-01
Required EUP date - 2023-02-01

New features (N)

1. S7-Xplorer:
   1. Secure PG/HMI communication is supported. #19930
   2. TIA Portal V18 is supported. #23289
   3. Decoder module can be used to measure digital signals that are packed in BYTE, WORD or DWORD variables. #23125
2. ibaQPanel: The size of an ibaQPanel and the size and location of its objects can be automatically scaled when it is loaded on a screen with a different resolution than the resolution it was created on. #7609
3. IEC 61850 client:
   1. GOOSE devices that do not support MMS communication are supported. #21107
   2. Address book can be generated from an SCL file. #19759
   3. Address books can be deleted.
4. Possible to impose restrictions on the name of signals: #12777 #15428
   1. The signal name must be unique.
   2. The signal name should not exceed a certain length.
   3. The signal name should have a minimum length.
   4. The signal name should match a certain regular expression.
5. New virtual functions:
   1. TimePeriodStoreInfo and TimePeriodStoreTextInfo provide status information of certain time period stores. #22077
   2. ClientInfo and ClientInfoText provide information about the connected ibaPDA clients. #22787
6. New interface IRetentiveStateFunction for expression functions. The IRetentiveStateFunction interface allows saving the state of a function as a string:
   1. When used in a Retentive virtual module, a function implementing IRetentiveStateFunction will save the last state when the acquisition is stopped. When the acquisition is restarted, the function will be initialized with this state. #23029
   2. The IRetentiveStateFunction interface can be used in plugin functions. It is a more generic alternative to the IRetentiveFunction interface.
   3. The SampleAndHold function now supports text signals in retentive modules. #22601
   4. The Avg function now saves its complete state (including the number of samples) when it is used in a retentive module. #11014
   5. The Stddev function now saves its complete state when it is used in a retentive module. #23031
7. Circle view: When dragging a marker while holding SHIFT, the other marker is moving along. #21946
8. ibaPDA automatically generates backups of the I/O configuration and the data store configuration on the server side. The data storage manager and the I/O manager have a new button in their toolbar for easy loading of such backup configurations. #6582
9. ibaQDR: Head and tail can be swapped on standard and reversing measuring locations. #22892
10. ibaHD time periods: Support for memory and file buffer to handle disconnected ibaHD time period stores. #22705

Improvements (I)

1. Comboboxes for signal selection are resizeable. #22726
2. Throughput status arrow of ibaHD Server is now in a fixed position. #20116
3. HD event table:
   1. The number of rows is always visible. #22864
   2. The row count also shows the number of filtered values. #23023
4. FFT view:
   1. In case of many spectra, the settings of all spectra are now easily accessible in the property window. #22636
   2. If the setting 'Show factor in marker label' is enabled, the factor is now also shown in the label of the harmonics of configured markers. #22935
   3. When enabling the new setting 'Show signal visibility icons', for each curve an icon is shown in the legend, indicating whether the curve is visible or not. #23164
5. When undocking a window (e.g. the signal tree window), the default size of the floating window was quite small. This size was increased. #22677
6. ibaQPanel:
   1. Web browser: New option to force a reload of the content even if the source hasn't changed. #22966
   2. Web browser: The context menu for files of the browser is localized. #21776
   3. New option to set the background color of the surface. #23156
   4. Trend graphs: The default title text color is now white. #22628
   5. Signal tree view: The font size can be configured. #18789
7. Virtual module: In the analog and digital tab, one can press the button with the question mark to show the expression details. This shows the expression in a tree structure. When double clicking a signal in this tree structure, the expression details form is closed and the system navigates to this signal in the corresponding module. #21743
8. Time periods table:
   1. Clicking the apply button in the settings control immediately updates the result list. #22984
   2. The row count also shows the number of filtered values. #23023
9. Layout management:
   1. The combobox to assign a startup layout to a user only shows the layouts assigned to this user. #22637
   2. Apply the first available window layout to newly added layouts. #23060
   3. New context menu entry to apply the window layout of one layout to another layouts. #23073
   4. The layout manager can be configured to ask the user if the layouts must be saved on the server when disconnecting from it. #23107
10. Preferences: Scrollbars are not shown if not needed. #22908
11. Watch view properties: Scrollbars are not shown if not needed. #22905
12. Trend graphs:
    1. The colors and the font of the marker grid are customizable. #20530
    2. The toolbar is customizable. #22553
    3. The content of the legend can be defined by a text signal. #16664
13. The message shown to the user after generating an incomplete support file is improved. #22909
14. I/O manager dialog can be opened via CTRL+I shortcut. #22782
15. Data storage dialog can be opened via CTRL+O shortcut. #22782
16. New option to show folder only in the IO manager and not in the group views. #22897
17. OPC UA client: Signal Comment 1 and 2 can be assigned when adding tags using the symbol browser. #22776
18. Toggle function: The 'Initial' parameter is ignored when the function is retentive. #23160
19. A warning is generated when a used certificate will expire within 30 days. #22912
20. Circle view: The additional legend now contains the angular difference between the two markers. #22561 #21948
21. ibaBM-eCAT: The local cached EtherCAT configuration file is used when the configured EtherCAT configuration file is no longer available. #23176
22. Names of ibaHD min, max and average subsignals of signals from a time based data store are now equal to the names used in ibaAnalyzer. #21721
23. ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp: Improved automatic calculation of the read cycle times for time classes 2 to 5. #23293

Bug fixes (B)

1. The following shortcut keys were not localized: Up, Down, Left and Right. #22846
2. Layout management: When all rows in the table were selected with CTRL+A and a checkbox value was changed, the layout name was also changed. #23013
3. Chart view, circle view and orbit view: The connection line of a marker was not always painted. #23027
4. ibaQPanel:
   1. The background picture could be incorrect in some situations. #23155
   2. When opening very old layouts, the position of certain ibaQPanel objects could be incorrect. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #23265
5. When trying to start the measurement a timeout could occur when using slow ibaNet-E modules. #23174
6. ibaBM-DP slave diagnostics module didn't import the slave number correctly. #23185
7. Changes in time period info fields by selecting a different signal were not saved. #23210
8. SIMOTION-Xplorer: LREAL values were shown as NaN in the I/O manager. #23232
9. ibaHD events could be dropped on watch views and digital displays. #22906
10. OPC UA server: The data type of signals with a non-default offset or gain was displayed incorrectly in the Tags overview. #23262
11. The layout selection control in the toolbar was disabled if the user right 'Use menu and toolbars' was denied. #23248
12. Signals with a non-default offset or gain were not written correctly to Kafka, Influx and MindSphere data stores. #23297
13. A memory leak could occur when certain text signals were not used (frequently). #23327
14. The I/O manager form didn't always use the correct file open dialogs when it was running on the ibaPDA server. Bug introduced in v8.1.2. #23350
15. The MQTT datastore didn't send the Identifier for JSON grouped topics when 'Send only changed values' was active #23408
16. The diagnostics modules on the SQL interface could measure incorrect values. #23426
17. IbaQPanel text input module could erroneously have digital signals. #23430
18. Lookup table module crashed when a text signal was used as key and the text signal didn't have a value. #23437

 

Version 8.1.2 - 2023-01-11
Required EUP date - 2022-11-16

Improvements (I)

1. Layout switching by signal id is disabled when properties are opened or the design mode is active. #23032
2. HD event table: Enable copy button in pareto mode. #23148

Bug fixes (B)

1. E-mail outputs: Other supported authentication methods were not always tried in case of an authentication failure. #23020
2. A layout switch when trend graph properties were open could cause an exception. #23006
3. Time period writer connections were not closed when stopping the data acquisition. #23040
4. After changing the number of decoders in a decoder module, the signals in the digital signal grid were not immediately updated. #23045
5. S7 address book: Incorrect offsets could be calculated when a data block contained an ANY pointer. #23019
6. ibaQPanel:
   1. Font style settings were not saved correctly. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #23053
   2. Button: Switch to layout command didn't show the tabbed layout structure for users who are not admin. #23075
   3. Tabbed layouts: When the user was changed, the tabs were not updated correctly if a layout was invisible for the new user. #23083
7. Multistation: Disconnecting sync link on a slave could cause a complete stop of the other stations. #23059
8. HD time periods: Stop trigger was not set correctly in tracking mode. #23064
9. NMEA decoder decoded latitude, longitude and date incorrectly. #23078
10. S7 address book generation was very slow when the CPU name contained a point. #23080
11. Layout management: Leaving full screen mode with Escape didn't always work. #23102
12. ibaHD events could not be edited. Bug introduced in v8.1.1. #23111
13. Starting the acquisition didn't work anymore when EVA modules were active. #23113
14. SQL interface: Infinity was not stored as NULL for PostgreSQL and Oracle. #22667
15. Connection to SQL Server with Active Directory Password authentication always failed. #23126
16. HD event table: Hide 'acknowledge all', 'show signal tree' and 'auto select last added row' buttons in pareto mode. #23148
17. Auto-adapting modules: Updating the ibaPDA version could cause the existing reference curves to no longer be usable (because of an unwanted change of the hash value of the profile). #23167

 

Version 8.1.1 - 2022-12-07
Required EUP date - 2022-11-16

New features (N)

1. ibaPDA server diagnostics are shown in the ibaManagementStudio web client. This requires ibaManagementStudio Server and Agent v1.1.0 or higher. #22606

Improvements (I)

1. Improved automatic update of client when connecting to newer server. #22868
2. I/O manager and data storage manager: Nodes that add items are skipped when navigating the tree with the keyboard. #22617
3. Orbit and Circle view: Additional scaling options are available for the base axis. Immediate update of the scale when changing the view's perspective in waterfall mode. #22613
4. TwinCAT-Xplorer: The already opened window for editing the static routes is brought to the foreground when the user tries to open the editor a second time. #22521
5. S7-Xplorer: Modules without support for outputs can no longer be added in the outputs tab of the I/O manager. #22611
6. Cache for database connections. #22756

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaHD time periods table:
   1. When the option "Send command to all compatible views" was enabled then commands were also sent to views on parent layouts instead of only to views in the same layout and child layouts. #22819
   2. Count in statusbar was wrong after switching to pause mode. #22887
   3. ibaHD time period readers were not closed properly after losing the connection to the ibaHD-Server. #22872
2. On some systems installing the 64 bit server version failed if there was a 32 bit server version present before. #22866
3. Module overview: When output direction was selected then a double-click on a module would jump to the Inputs tab instead of the Outputs tab. #22602
4. HD event table:
   1. Groups were not disabled in pareto mode. #22876
   2. Groups were not available after activating the pareto mode. #22875
   3. When the option "Send command to all compatible views" was enabled then commands were also sent to views on parent layouts instead of only to views in the same layout and child layouts. #22819
   4. Event queries configuration: The event field names were not displayed in the select fields dropdown control. #22879
5. IEC 61850-9-2: Only a maximum of 8 modules was allowed on the interface. #22696
6. ActiveX control: AutoSaveLayout property was not taken into account when layouts were saved on an ibaPDA or ibaHD server. #22878
7. Virtual module: The description of the TriggerLevel function was not correct. #22632
8. Incorrect physical locations for iba Rackline motherboard Avalue EAX-C246P. #22885
9. Boards with a physical location were not ordered correctly in the I/O manager. #22885
10. MQTT Json field order for entries not using the combined option changed to the way it was in ibaPDA v7 #22891
11. Client would crash when generating a support file on a disk that was full. #22888
12. ibaPDA OPC server was not registered correctly. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22921
13. Service could crash when the ibaPDA OPC server was disabled while an OPC client was still connected. #22916
14. ibaClock: The value of the 'RTC is time source' signal was incorrect. #22554
15. ibaDAQ-S: A support file couldn't be generated anymore. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #22933
16. OPC UA server: When multiple endpoints were configured, it was in some cases not possible to connect. Bug introduced in v7.3.12. #22934
17. Crash when opening EtherCAT symbol browser. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #22936
18. When adding a new sub group in the Groups tab of the I/O Manager the parent group was selected instead of the newly added group. #22941
19. ibaQPanel web browser:
    1. Web browser was not displayed correctly after leaving the design mode. Bug introduced in 8.1.0. #22954
    2. Reload of files was not working correctly. #22965
20. Users with no right to use the menu and toolbar could get access. #22971
21. ibaHD data stores using buffered files that were written with future time stamps due to PC misconfiguration would no longer send data to ibaHD server when the system time was reset. Now files more than 24 hours in the future are removed. #22952

 

Version 8.1.0 - 2022-11-16
Required EUP date - 2022-11-16

New features (N)

1. ibaPDA server runs as a 64 bit process on 64 bit operating systems. #16858
2. Support for ibaHD time periods: #20854
   1. Time periods can be created in the ibaHD time based data store. #20897
   2. Time periods table view to visualize time periods.#20899
   3. ibaHD-Server v3.1.0 or later is required.
3. OMRON-Xplorer interface: #21938
   1. Inputs and outputs are supported.
   2. OMRON FINS protocol is used.
4. FFT view and Cycle view:
   1. Front perspective for waterfall view. #14552
   2. An offset can be configured on a custom X-axis. #19214
   3. For the sidebands of configured markers one can configure an offset value. All sidebands are draggable now, even if the sideband offset depends on a signal. #21769
5. FFT view: Two interactive markers in the time graph. A special legend allows reading the time difference between the two markers as well as the corresponding frequency. #13428
6. Circle plot:
   1. The angular offset can be changed by dragging the starting point. #20385
   2. The painting direction (counterclockwise or clockwise) can be configured. #17023
7. Inspectra:
   1. Placeholder {fres} has been added. It represents the frequency resolution. #20411
   2. Frequency unit "CPM" can be selected in the InSpectra profile. #20233
8. ibaQPanel:
   1. File selector: Possible to configure the sorting mode of the files: alphabetically, by creation time or by last time modified. #19215
   2. Multi state label: Size of the border is parameterizeable. #20298
9. Generic UDP interface supports outputs. #21631
10. In the knowhow protection in the I/O Manager you can open the profile configuration dialog by clicking the button next to the profile name. #16940
11. MFOLinkStatus function to get the status of an ibaM-FO-2io link. #18340
12. GetSignalMetaData function to get metadata from a signal. The supported metadata types are name, unit, comment1 and comment2. #21470

Improvements (I)

1. InSpectra Expert:
   1. The functionality of the enable calculations signal changed. The buffering now immediately starts after a rise of this signal. #16468
   2. In the profile it is now possible to select 'None' for a band function. #21748
2. FFT view:
   1. Option to hide front marker lines in waterfall. #18017
   2. When you click on a signal in the legend, the signal is painted thicker temporarily. #11401
   3. The labels of configured markers can be configured to display the factor of the marker. #21768
   4. In case of a linear value scale, when performing an autoscale operation, the lowest value of the resulting scale is exactly 0. #22406
3. ibaPDA server status and server access configuration: A column with the user name was added. #20642
4. ibaQPanel:
   1. HD navigation: Button size and alignment can now be changed in properties. #21697
   2. Multi-state label: A dynamic source type can now display the unit. #20527
   3. Improved loading of tabbed layouts.
5. HD event table:
   1. The rows are now highlighted after click or double click. #22176
   2. Enable row comands in live mode when the focused row is changed. #22186
   3. New option to auto focus a new added row. #22206
   4. Queries can be stored local in the HD event table and on the ibaHD server. #22425
6. The timestamps of signals with an external timestamp are no longer changed when they are written to the dat file. ibaAnalyzer v8.0.2 is required to be able to handle such data. #20236
7. In the I/O manager the unmapped interface was added to the module overview. #22220
8. Oracle database improvements in SQL interface and DB/Cloud data store: #21650
   1. The TNS names can be selected from a dropdown if the TNS names file (tnsnames.ora) can be found.
   2. A default TNS names file path can be set.
   3. A tooltip shows the current default location of the TNS names file path.
9. GetSystemTimeAsText: tt format option is documented. #22374
10. A warning is given when the output update time of a module is faster than possible by the current I/O configuration. The fastest possible output timebase is shown as a readonly property. #16424
11. In the server access configuration one can configure access filters. These filters determine which clients can connect to the server. In this version, it is possible to block or allow certain clients based on the client's name or the client's IP address. #10069
12. User management: The 'Current user' overview was improved. In case both an ibaPDA server and an ibaHD server are connected, the table now displays how the effective permissions are determined. #18101
13. Trend graph:
    1. For a length-based x-axis, the number of segments that is buffered is configurable. #6566
    2. One can quickly configure the formatting of the current value in the legend (without using the complex syntax for a custom legend). #6587
    3. The marker grid can now display comment 1 and comment 2. #12129
    4. The marker grid can now display the standard deviation. #21783
    5. The height of a graph is now configurable in the properties, shown as a tooltip during dragging and can be applied to all other graphs #12130
14. Codesys-Xplorer: A user name and password can be entered when connecting to a Codesys V3 PLC. #20315
15. IEC 61850 client: More than 256 modules can be added to the interface. #22379
16. S5 (LAN adapter) module supports IBH Link S5++. #22507
17. Certificate store: Clearly mark expired certificates. #22540
18. Circle view, orbit view, cycle view and FFT view: The minimum plane count in waterfall mode has changed to 2. #21880
19. TwinCAT-Xplorer: Added readonly data type column to signal grid. #22444
20. The support file contains the resolution of each screen. For the client, this information is in the clientinfo.txt file. #22160
21. OPC client (classic) reimplementation to support 64 bit ibaPDA server. #22484
22. DGM200E: Asynchronous mode is automatically disabled when moving modules from DGM200P. #22769

Bug fixes (B)

1. FFT view:
   1. Unit of the local markers wasn't taken into account in case there were 2 base axes. #21547
   2. The unit of the sideband tooltip was not always correct. #22482
2. HD event table:
   1. Fixed crash when clicking the execute query button while no query was selected. #21544
   2. Column visibility was changed when switching to pause mode. #22187
   3. Change the info URI shortcut from CTRL+click to ALT+click to avoid conflicts with multi selection of events. #22576
   4. Acknowledge of events works again. #22520
3. HD trend graph:
   1. Update interval didn't work anymore. #20213
   2. Graph was drawn in design mode. #22313
4. Trend graphs:
   1. Color change in the signal color is now available immediately. #19943
   2. Graph background color is now immediately seen in corresponding styles. #20313
5. ibaQPanel: Changing the lock sublayouts setting wasn't always applied immediately. #19929
6. Layout management: Moving layouts and folders was possible during edit mode. #22414
7. Multi-state label: When the source signal of a dynamic state was not configured, the properties dialog couldn't be closed. #20529
8. File buffer could cause a service crash. #22468
9. Sisteam TCP interface didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22491
10. ibaVision module: Fix error in I/O manager when adding an ibaVision input module and only digital signals are configured #22514
11. SQL Module: Increased the amount of parameter data that can be imported. #22515
12. Signal tree selection didn't show the correct signal number in case the signal exists in the I/O configuration but is filtered out in the ibaPDA signal tree. #22695
13. DB/Cloud data store:
    1. Fixed PostgreSQL digital signals. Bug was introduced in v8.0.0. #22490
    2. TimescaleDB (based on PostgreSQL): UTC time stamps were not correctly inserted in the i_time column. Bug was introduced in v8.0.0. #22534
    3. SQL Server: Allow to decrease the id column size.
14. SQL interface: Query test results could be used in another module. #22612
15. Oracle connection control: Remember user name in UI when enabling OS authentication. #22614
16. Fixed exception when applying I/O configuration where HPCi request modules have been deleted and HPCi data modules are still present. #22590
17. DT-Box:
    1. The acquisition could start even when too many time classes were requested from a resource. #22618
    2. When renaming an address book using the Edit button a new address book was created and the original one remained. #22709
18. ibaPDA service crashed when a data set containing a string was received via IEC 61850 GOOSE. #22711
19. Trigger module: Crash when opening trigger editor via signal grid when it was already opened via the link on the general tab. #22730
20. DGM200E: When the data length of a time class was 0 bytes all subsequent time class data was not parsed anymore. #22767
21. B&R-Xplorer: Creating an address book failed when strings longer than 65535 characters were in the project. #22652
22. Gocator: For sensors in buddy mode the full profile width could not be used. #21777
23. Some configurations containing an ibaPQU-S could not be started. #22808
24. Removed incorrect warning about link mode for FOB alarm modules in real mode. #22821
25. Toolbar buttons were not always disabled correctly when the user didn't have the right to use menus and toolbars. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22793

 

Version 8.0.4 - 2022-09-28
Required EUP date - 2022-06-22

Improvements (I)

1. The layout manager can be configured to ask the user if the layouts must be loaded from the server when connecting to it. #22223
2. S7 symbol browser: #22305
   1. Improved sorting by operand.
   2. Tags can be sorted by operand or by name.
   3. Double-click works on the complete row.
3. FFT view: Possible to hide the collapse/expand icon of a slave window. #22311
4. ibaHD event configuration: Hide irrelevant remove options when deleting empty folders or server only events. #21666
5. The MQTT module timebase can be set to 1 ms now. #22353
6. InCycle Expert: In vector mode, the unit of the first signal in the vector was assumed to be the unit of all vector signals. In this version, this unit is only used when the units of all vector signals are the same. #22439

Bug fixes (B)

1. Logix-Xplorer: ibaPDA server could crash when measuring certain combinations of tags. #22255
2. HD event table: The commanded views in the commands tab were not set correctly. #22230
3. ibaHD file buffer content was discarded when writing bitdecoder signals to the ibaHD-Server. #22278
4. The dead time of ibaHD events was incorrect when a dead time longer than 214 seconds was used. #22304
5. ibaClock couldn't be used anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.3. #22277
6. HPCi request: ibaPDA couldn't handle partially received messages. #22308
7. FFT view: When the toolbar was configured to be hidden, the upper part of the view could be painted incorrectly. #22307
8. Live ibaHD data could be missing when using signals with big time bases. #22256
9. There were no groups generated for sub modules when using folders. #22234
10. S7-Xplorer: Memory card MLFB number was mistakenly shown when testing connection to S7-15xx PLCs with firmware version 2.x. #22229
11. ibaHD event configuration:
    1. The active state, trigger and fields were lost when importing a legacy .txt configuration. #22301
    2. The option "hide server only events" would hide all events. #22335
    3. A crash could occur when deserializing the SpanX property with the wrong culture. #22429
12. Removed obsolete ibaHD conflict timeout and handling options from the ibaHD data store configuration. #21906
13. ibaBM-ENetIP: The hardware and firmware versions shown in the Diagnostics tab didn't update when switching between different devices. #22323
14. Serial text: When an error occurred on the serial port then no new texts were received until a restart of the acquisition. #22332
15. ibaQPanel:
    1. When copy pasting a group of controls, the pasted group did not have the same size as the original. #22359
    2. Undoing the deletion of multiple controls caused a crash. Bug introduced in v8.0.1. #22368
    3. Several bug fixes for the ibaQPanel property window. #22355
16. Uploading a certificate from a remote 64 bit ibaPDA client failed. #22357
17. Moving modules up and down in a folder didn't work correctly when there was a mix of pure input and pure output modules in the folder. #22356
18. Layout management: Deleting unknown domain users didn't work correctly. #22409
19. Protected I/O configurations couldn't be loaded in simulation mode. #22434
20. TCP Generic output module had the incorrect number of analog and digital signals when loading an I/O configuration generated by an ibaPDA version older than 8.0.1. Bug introduced in v8.0.1. #22442
21. OPC UA server:
    1. Some tags of an imported OPC UA Nodeset would not be exposed by the OPC UA server. Bug introduced in v7.3.0. #22433
    2. A validation error occurred when a text signal was linked to a tag from an OPC UA Nodeset. Bug introduced in v7.3.0. #22443
22. Some Rogowski coil types could not be configured for a Wago 750-495/000-002 having firmware version 3. #22080

 

Version 8.0.3 - 2022-08-25
Required EUP date - 2022-06-22

Improvements (I)

1. .NET framework 4.8.1 is supported. #22201
2. I/O Manager: Groups and signals can be added to automatically generated folders. #21758
3. The following virtual functions support text channels: SampleAndHold, Delay and VarDelay. #22110 #22036

Bug fixes (B)

1. InCycle Auto-Adapting: The band signals could have wrong values in case of exceeded lower limits. #22113
2. ibaPDA client could crash when the offline trend graph tried to load a corrupt dat file. #22048
3. ibaBM-COL-8i-o: When applying an I/O configuration to an ibaPDA server with a version before 8.0.0 the module's submodules were lost. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22106
4. ibaLink-SM128 and ibaBM-SLM modules were not properly mapped anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22107 #22137
5. Trend graph and HD trend graph: Incorrect drawing of digital signals after dropping a new signal in the middle of existing signals. #21785
6. Reserved client and ibaQPanel licenses didn't work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22150
7. The copy/paste functionality in a signal grid did not always work correctly. #22139
8. HD event table: Filters were not load correct from properties. #22153
9. Module numbers higher than 999 were not visible in the module overview.
10. PTP time synchronization: #22189
    1. Two step flag was incorrectly set on peer delay response message when using EtherNet.
    2. Responses to UDP requests were sometimes sent via EtherNet instead of UDP.
11. DB/Cloud data store: Avoid logging some errors for Oracle and PostgreSQL. #22171
12. Crash when switching between "Current Windows user" and "Other user" in ibaPDA and ibaHD login form. Bug introduced in v8.0.2. #22193
13. HPCi request: "Connect to CPUs without waiting for a multicast message" setting was not applied when applying a new I/O configuration. #22225

 

Version 8.0.2 - 2022-08-03
Required EUP date - 2022-06-22

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel: Web browser tool - English text for refresh mode of monitor directory is improved. #21827
2. FFT view and Cycle view: The term "slave" is removed or replaced. #21867
3. Improved handling of expired and missing WIBU licenses. #21874
4. Password text fields show always the same number of dots. #21754 #22024 #22025
5. OPC UA client: Improved validation performance for OPC UA server modules and OPC UA client modules with an address book. #22026
6. AB-Xplorer: Added possibility to establish a connection using EtherNet/IP. #22129
7. SQL interface: Avoid white pixels around icons of selected database type. #21682

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Tabbed layouts: The selected layouts lost their highlighting in the selection dropbox. #21813
   2. Context menu entries for align centers and align middles were interchanged. #21821
   3. Tabbed layouts: Hide tab settings from sublayouts were not considered in tabbed layouts control. #21854
   4. Offline trend graph: It was not possible anymore to create a 2D top view with a vector. #21866
   5. Tabbed layouts: Sublayouts were not selectable. #21914
   6. Tabbed layouts: The order of tabbed layouts in the button switch layout command was not correct. #21960
   7. Language dictionary: Controls that used the language dictionary showed a blue line. #22016
   8. File selector showed a blue line if no file was found. #22013
2. Mindsphere Datapoint configuration failed for signals with special characters. #21849
3. Layout management: Language switching showed change dialog without changes. #21812
4. The Switch function was not always working correctly. #21830
5. Ultra data store licenses didn't work right in v8 version. #21858
6. CodeMeter installer could cause a reboot before ibaPDA was completely installed. #21873
7. Kafka library now uses OpenSSL v1.1.1n. #21872
8. Installation wasn't possible when a spare Wibu license was present. #21814
9. Loading an address book from an S7 didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.1. #21895
10. An I/O configuration containing an ibaBM-COL-8i-o couldn't be loaded anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #21899
11. Cancel Log in dialog did not work. #21875
12. Text fields were missing in ibaHD signal tree. #21770
13. The indentation of the ibaHD validation messages could be wrong when applying a data storage config. #21887
14. OPC UA client:
    1. Objects with HasNotifier references were ignored when browsing or generating the address book. #21951
    2. In the Diagnostics tab signal errors were not cleared once valid data was again received. #21952
15. Link status functions for ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X and ibaFOB-D boards did not work when only output signals were active on a link. #21749
16. SNMP server: Objects of the ibaPDA\Product\Clients folder could no longer be read. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22022
17. Gocator, LANDSCAN, Micro-Epsilon and Raytek: Automatically generated vectors were not added to the module's folder. #22029
18. OPC UA server: I/O manager could crash when opening an I/O configuration containing OPC UA Server modules. #21894
19. ibaInCycle: A circular reference for a vector input was not detected. #22049

 

Version 8.0.1 - 2022-07-13
Required EUP date - 2022-06-22

New features (N)

1. FFT view and Cycle view: All configured markers can be dragged. #20375

Improvements (I)

1. ibaInSpectra Auto-Adapting module: Logarithmic and custom bands can be defined. #15019 #20133
2. HD event table:
   1. Search is enabled in the ibaHD signal tree for queries and signal selection. #21691
   2. Event message, comment 1, comment 2 and priority can be used as fields in queries. #21693
3. Layout management:
   1. The default name for new layouts is upper case. #21763
   2. The default name for new folders is upper case. #21764
4. ibaHD signal tree: Searching in the content of event message templates is now supported. #21692
5. User logout buttons on different places are named equal and have a clearer function. #21740

Bug fixes (B)

1. Layout filtering didn't work correctly when removing characters from the filter text. #21652
2. Codesys version of HiPAC Request UDP module was lost after a restart of the service. #21654
3. ibaQPanel:
   1. Language dictionary was not converted correctly from V7 to V8. #21679
   2. Language dictionary had incorrect naming for the key column. #21762
   3. A crash could happen when displaying a layout with a group that has a dynamic position. #21744
   4. Grouping or ungrouping of elements set all these elements into the background. #21699
   5. Undo deletion of controls set the concerned controls into the background. #21815
4. S7 address book generator didn't always use the correct language. #21729
5. X-Pact address book generator didn't always use the correct language. #21729
6. Trend graphs: Drawing artefacts when a pen width larger than 1 was selected for a text signal. #21665
7. Generic TCP Output: The number of analog and digital signals was no longer configurable. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #21746
8. OPC UA Client: When "Allow inaccessible symbols" is set, an error is no longer produced during validation when a tag has an error status code. #21747
9. ibaW-750: When performing a firmware update ibaPDA incorrectly reported that the update failed after about 1 minute. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #21687

 

Version 8.0.0 - 2022-06-22
Required EUP date - 2022-06-22

Windows 7 (x86/x64) and Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) are no longer supported.
ibaCapture-CAM v1.x and v2.x are no longer supported.

New features (N)

1. WIBU CodeMeter licenses are supported: #19164
   1. License can be stored on a USB dongle (CmStick) or in a secure license file (CmActLicense).
   2. WIBU CodeMeter services and control center are automatically installed.
   3. New system orders are always delivered with WIBU CodeMeter license.
   4. MARX dongles are still supported.
2. ibaPDA client can run as a 64 bit application. #16857
3. ibaPDA ActiveX control can run in 64 bit applications. #16857
4. New layout management: #12133
   1. A single common set of layouts for all users can be stored on the server.
   2. Assign layouts from this common set to users.
   3. Layouts can be arranged in a structured list including folders. #10874 #13150
   4. Auto save layouts to prevent losses in layout changes. #12399
   5. Toolbar and menu visibility can be controlled by user specific profiles. The toolbar positions are fixed.
   6. Improved configuration of startup layout.
   7. User admin can also load layouts from the server.
   8. Import and export a selection of layouts. #7443 #7827
   9. When a user is asked to store layouts on the server when closing the client then he can now cancel the close. #20989
5. I/O Manager:
   1. Possibility to add folder structures for better organization of modules. #7441
   2. Inputs, Outputs and Groups are now tabs. Additionally, general settings are now part of a new, separate tab. #20225
   3. Module overview form that shows information about the modules and signals. #12975
   4. Go back and go forward buttons to cycle through previously visited nodes. #20842
6. InfluxDB data store. #15073
   1. Write timebased data into an InfluxDB database (v2.x).
   2. Connection via API token supported.
   3. Triggered and continuous recording.
   4. Memory and file buffer functionality to handle disconnected data stores.
   5. Status information available via SNMP server and OPC UA server.
   6. DataStoreInfoInflux function to measure status information.
7. The number of bits can be configured per decoder in the following decoder modules: #18718
   1. EtherNet/IP sniffer decoder
   2. ibaBM-PN device slot decoder
   3. ibaBM-PN sniffer decoder
8. S7-Xplorer: WSTRING and WCHAR data types are supported. #15602
9. NMEA 0183 decoder module. #15377
10. ABB Xplorer:
    1. Support for all variables when project is available. #17043
    2. Output module. #17650
11. MQTT interface supports output direction. #17274
12. MQTT data store supports protobuf encoding. #19579
13. New functions:
    1. 'MAvgOnTrigger' allows calculating the moving average of selected samples of an expression. #19642
    2. 'GetWeekOfYear' provides the current week number. #19713
    3. 'DataStoreInfo' is extended to support determining whether image triggers are using the base or backup directory. #19568
    4. 'DataStoreTextInfo' provides the file names of the dat files currently recorded. #18061
14. ibaQDR: Optional measuring locations are supported. #20504
15. The 'Open ibaPDA project' dialog allows filtering the projects available on the server. #17668
16. InCycle: A vector can be used as input; a cycle is constructed by concatenating the sampled values of all signals in the vector. #19830
17. InCycle and InSpectra Auto-Adapting modules:
    1. Possible to choose for 'endless learning'. #14570
    2. The average calculations during the learning can be configured to use an exponential average (instead of a linear average which is default). #14570
18. FFT and InCycle view: The amplitude curve can be scaled as a percentage of a signal. #19920
19. Support for ibaVision v3: #19856
    1. Text inputs and outputs are supported.
    2. Changes in the ibaVision configuration cause an automatic configuration update in ibaPDA.
20. Support for ibaM-DAQ:
    1. New stand-alone head station for the new ibaM product line
    2. Support for ibaM-FO-2io fiber optic modules

Improvements (I)

1. MQTT data store:
   1. Floating point separator can be selected for text modules. #18879
   2. Supporting buffered mode for sending. #18133
   3. Show number of active topics and signals. #21244
   4. For SSL connections it suffices that the broker's certificate chain is trusted in the certificate store (without the broker's certificate itself). #20793
   5. Option to use compressed JSON for reducing communication data size. #18143
2. Kafka data store:
   1. Show number of active topics and signals. #21258
   2. The CA certificate used for SSL authentication no longer needs to be selected. ibaPDA will automatically search the certificate store for matching certificates. #20791
   3. Option to use compressed JSON for reducing communication data size. #18143
3. ibaQPanel:
   1. Automatic selection of input fields in the view element properties. #15520
   2. ibaQPanel language directory: Opening the "other languages" is fast now. #21034
   3. Label: Text can be rotated and supports automatic wrapping. #12383
4. ibaHD Event configuration:
   1. In case no ibaHD-Server connection can be made, a reduced event configuration is loaded. #19377
   2. Inactive events with default trigger and event field signals are removed from the ibaPDA data storage configuration. #19071
   3. Allow editing the configuration of multiple events simultaneously when multiselecting ibaHD events in the events tree. #20117
   4. Event Wizard: New option to add generated events to folders based on the source signal module name. #18846
   5. Event Wizard: A numeric field is added to Digital Inspectra signals linking the matching analog signal from the Inspectra band. #18846
   6. Event Wizard: A suffix is added to events with duplicate names to avoid a rejected config. #21403
5. Text splitter modules support signal diagnostics. #15377
6. Added warning when measuring the same symbol multiple times on: ABB-Xplorer, B&R-Xplorer, Codesys-Xplorer, Logix-Xplorer, M1-Xplorer, Melsec-Xplorer, SIMOTION-Xplorer, SINAMICS-Xplorer and TwinCAT-Xplorer. #18152
7. OPC UA server: The username for authentication is now treated as case insensitive. #20119
8. Server configuration files are moved from the install directory to a ProgramData subdirectory. #17575
9. When only HPCi lite is licensed then the HPCi address book configuration is now part of the address books node instead of the general node in the I/O manager. #20163
10. ibaDAQ related log and firmware files are now added to the support file. #16873
11. B&R-Xplorer uses an updated communication library. #20991
12. S7 address book generator: Group folders can be ignored when generating the address book from a TIA project. This way the address book looks the same as the one loaded directly from the S7. #13288
13. S7 symbols can be found in both address books with group folders and address books without group folders. #13288
14. S7-Xplorer supports LINT and LTIME data types. #19840
15. Changes in user rights are applied to all connected clients automatically. A new login is no longer required. #21023
16. Improved handling of file indexes in data stores when loading old configurations. #18788
17. ibaBM-ENetIP sniffer decoder module can be added from the diagnostics. #20665
18. Generic TCP and Generic UDP support the LINT (64 bit signed integer) data type. #18108
19. Help text section in expression builder is resizable. #20346
20. A warning is shown when trying to import signals with an unparseable data type. #12658
21. Server plugin configuration files are also saved in the project. #13795
22. User log in dialog displays server name in a text box instead of the title bar. #18217
23. SINAMICS-Xplorer and SIMOTION-Xplorer: The maximum PDU size can be configured. #21373
24. User names in configuration files are encrypted. #20851
25. DB/Cloud data store and SQL interface: Oracle client software doesn't need to be installed separately anymore. #21442
26. The currently logged in ibaPDA and ibaHD users are displayed at the bottom of the user management dialog. #18201
27. A user can explicitly log out from the ibaPDA client. #15762
28. Logix-Xplorer: Address book generation is not aborted when a structured data type cannot be parsed. #21556

Bug fixes (B)

1. Fixed several issues in IEC 61850 server .cid file. #19625
2. ibaHD event configuration: Custom event priorities were not added to the priorities dropdown list. #19517
3. Importing protected InCycle Auto-Adapting profiles was not possible. #20161
4. Replacing a module by a trigger module resulted in incorrect ibaHD server settings. #20324
5. Service start can no longer be blocked by corrupt performance counters because performance counters are no longer used. #20307
6. Expression builder: Folder icons in the functions library had inconsistent behavior. #20679
7. ibaQPanel button: Picture path disappeared after reloading the settings. #19030
8. ibaQPanel button: Trigger signal wasn't evaluated when the button was not on the selected tab page. #20730
9. ibaQPanel tabbed layouts: The user rights to change or interact with a layout were not propagated for tabbed layouts. #21476
10. IbaCapture server information was missing in the dat file when playing back a file with an ibaCapture module without a signal zero. #21033
11. Error message displayed when a protected profile is not allowed to run: The text in the error message now refers to the correct profile type. #20069
12. FFT view: During pausing, spectra no longer get lost. #19219
13. SINAMICS-Xplorer/SIMOTION-Xplorer: The maximum number of modules has been increased from 240 to 512. #20003
14. OPC UA client: Signals didn't have a data type when loading a configuration created prior to ibaPDA v7.2.0. #21378
15. OPC UA server: An exception occurred when the data type of a writable tag was cleared. #21409
16. SINUMERIK-Xplorer: In some configurations the diagnostics were not visible. #21455
17. ibaInCycle: Some circular references were not properly detected. #18629
18. ibaLink-SM64, ibaLink-SM128: If the link mode is set to Auto and the FO link is not connected during the start of the acquisition then the data would be incorrect when the FO link is reconnected and the actual link mode is not integer. #20701
19. MQTT data store: Connecting to several brokers at the same host name could lead to authentication issues. #21545
20. ibaVision v2 text signals were one character too short. Bug introduced in v7.0.0.
21. Computation module: If a signal from the profile was referenced once directly and once via another profile signal in a single expression then this expression was marked as invalid. #21633

 

Version 7.3.16 - 2022-08-23
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

Improvements (I)

1. .NET framework 4.8.1 is supported. #22202

 

Version 7.3.15 - 2022-06-01
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

Improvements (I)

1. Acquisition can be automatically restarted when ibaClock time synchronization is restored. #21511

 

Version 7.3.14 - 2022-05-09
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

Improvements (I)

1. An OPC UA client module can now contain up to 10000 analog + 10000 digital signals. Per block of 1000 analog + 1000 digital signals an OPC UA client license is required. #20905
2. The number of analog and digital signals can be configured on a reflective memory output module. #21028
3. ibaQPanel button: The command line can be made dynamic by using placeholders. #10412

Bug fixes (B)

1. In some cases the S7 address book generation failed for TIA v17 projects using specific structured variables. #21129
2. Send test e-mail failed if ibaPDA server and client had a different version. #21220

 

Version 7.3.13 - 2022-04-12
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

Improvements (I)

1. HPCi request: When a new KK'S name is assigned to a symbol without a KK'S name in a new address book then ibaPDA will automatically update the symbol reference. #20745
2. Certificates: Added support for generating SHA-384 and SHA-512. Removed support for generating SHA-1 certificates. #20780
3. OPC UA client: Added option to disable OPC UA tag verification during validation (e.g. in case of OPC UA servers with high response times). #20866
4. E-mail outputs: Removed limit of 256 modules in the interface. #20924
5. ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: Improved drift compensation. #21131

Bug fixes (B)

1. I/O manager: maximum number of displayed CPUs has been increased from 8 to 64. #20697
2. ibaQPanel:
   1. Shape: blinked in transparent mode even if it should be invisible due to a signal. #20607
3. Value of a virtual text signal isn't always correct when used as a parameter in a SQL query or command. #20743
4. ibaInSpectra: When using signals in expressions or module properties for which the profile's expression timebase divided by the signal's timebase didn't result in an integer number the calculation thread would crash. An error message is now generated during the acquisition start. #20763
5. ibaHD event configuration:
   1. The event config was not saved to the ibaHD-Server in case only events were added or removed without modifications to the event properties. #20769
   2. When configuring multiple data storage configurations to write to the same ibaHD store, modifications of a data storage could change the other data storages. #20752
6. Some passwords were saved in plaintext in the I/O configuration. #20827 #20849
7. In some cases the S7 address book generator crashed when loading a project from a PLC. #20867
8. Couldn't connect to S7-1500 with firmware v1.6. #20867
9. The ibaHD connection was terminated with reason 'No writer configuration' when applying a running datastorage configuration with changed username or password. #20904
10. ibaBM-PN device slot decoder and sniffer decoder had incorrect signal values if not all signals of a decoder were active. #20913
11. ibaBM-ENetIP sniffer decoder had incorrect signal values if not all signals of a decoder were active. #20913
12. B&R-Xplorer: Arrays with a start index different than 0 were not handled correctly. #20941
13. X-Pact address book generator failed with a sorting error for some address books. #21042

 

Version 7.3.12 - 2022-03-02
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. New functions:
   1. Avg2 to calculate the average of multiple signals. #20617
   2. Median2 to calculate the median of multiple signals. #20617
   3. StdDev2 to calculate the standard deviation of multiple signals. #20617

Improvements (I)

1. OPC UA client: when an error occurs trying to read a tag during I/O configuration validation it is logged in the OPC UA client log. #20455
2. MELSEC-Xplorer: the Timer contact (TS) operand is now supported. #20471
3. S7 address book generator supports CPU 410 SMART V8.2.1. #20647
4. SINUMERIK-Xplorer supports S7 routing. #20594

Bug fixes (B)

1. When importing a module from a text file it could appear twice in the I/O manager. #20556
2. Bachmann M1 Xplorer: Deactivation of all signals after PLC restart fixed. #20546
3. Timeouts could occur when setting an ibaHD config when running ibaHD and ibaPDA servers on the same hardware. #20610
4. Modbus TCP client: Autofill of holding registers on digital signals didn't work correctly. #20622
5. Virtual signal couldn't be both stored in an ibaHD store and be used as "one sample on change" trigger signal. #20624
6. S5 real conversion: #20661
   1. Incorrect values were shown in the I/O manager for an SM64 module connected to an ibaFOB-D when S5 reals were written to the SM64 module.
   2. S5 reals that were negative powers of 2 were incorrectly measured in S5 (LAN adapter) modules.
   3. S5 reals that were negative powers of 2 were incorrectly measured on an ibaFOB-D. Firmware version E0 is required to fix this.
   4. Outputs with data type S5 real were not always correct.
7. FFT view: when setting the scale of the main X axis to manual with fixed values the new values were not applied. #20673
8. S7-Xplorer, S7 Request: fixed handle leak introduced with v7.3.11. #20647
9. OPC UA Server: in some conditions connections with untrusted certificates were possible. #20487

 

Version 7.3.11 - 2022-02-08
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

Improvements (I)

1. ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: support for joining a multicast group. #20253
2. OPC UA server: when a client connection is created or closed an entry is written in the OPC UA server log. #20254
3. TriggerChangeRate function increased maximum value of deltaT from 10.000 to 1.000.000 times the time base. #20279
4. OPC DA client supports KB5004442. #20330
5. Sinumerik-Xplorer: NCK row and column can be dynamically addressed with an NCK value of the same module. #20343
6. FFT view and Cycle view: The type of spectrum/curve is displayed in the legend. #19603
7. FFT view and Cycle view: The currently calculated band curve functions are shown in the dropdown list in the band spectrum properties. #20502
8. ibaQPanel: ibaQPanel background images can be stored in the layout. #20466
9. Bachmann M1 Xplorer: invalid address book generated on wrong response of library to symbol requests. #20327

Bug fixes (B)

1. Check if Windows time synchronization is enabled wasn't always correct. #20248
2. An incorrect warning message was given when the password was changed in the file text module. #20321
3. HD event table: The event duration was interpreted as milliseconds while ibaDatCoordinator writes it as ticks. #20374
4. Multi-state picture: images from older layouts may not be stored in layout. #20402
5. OPC UA client: Modules with active outputs caused a memory leak when the connection to an OPC UA server was lost. #20442
6. ibaPQU-S: The absolute spectrum of a signal coming from a grid other than the first grid was not correct. #20513
7. S7 address book couldn't be generated for some TIA projects. #20522

 

Version 7.3.10 - 2021-12-21
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. Single phase electric module has 3 new signals: #20144
   1. Signed reactive power
   2. Reactive power factor
   3. Signed reactive power factor

Improvements (I)

1. MQTT data store: The retain flag can be set for topics. #20041
2. Multi-state picture: a state image can be reset to the default picture. #20160
3. TC-net: When parsing an address book with unknown data types only one error message per data type is displayed. #20203
4. Modbus TCP client performance improvements: #20224
   1. Connections to different Modbus servers are created in parallel during the start of the acquisition.
   2. Connections to different Modbus servers are closed in parallel during the stop of the acquisition.

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. HD Trend Graph: Traverse had small defects as well as displacements. #20081
   2. Offline trend graph: Couldn't open dat files anymore after 2021-11-24. Bug introduced in v7.3.5. #20073
   3. Trend Graph: incorrect traverse display if the signals have different time bases. #19937
   4. Multi-state picture: Default picture of the states disappears when reloading the layout. #20068
2. MQTT: Topic names must not contain '+' or '#' characters, also in subtopics created from signal names. #20091
3. Playback couldn't open dat files anymore after 2021-11-24. Bug introduced in v7.3.5. #20073
4. ibaQDR: If parallel processing was enabled and there was a measuring location with offset that had more than 32 signals assigned then the ibaQDR data store crashed after some time. #20084
5. Windows Server 2022 was not licensed even when there was a license in the dongle. #20097
6. Legacy function TechnostringMsgCounter didn't update at the same time as the text data of a text module updated. #20110
7. Logix-Xplorer: When request optimization was disabled reading structure members from multiple array elements didn't work in some cases. Bug introduced inv v7.2.0. #20134
8. ibaQDR: Invalid info fields could be generated from text signals. #20138
9. TC-net: some array data types could not be parsed properly. #20195
10. S7 address book could contain incorrect operands when it was loaded from the PLC. #20214

 

Version 7.3.9 - 2021-11-23
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. New functions:
   1. ModuleSignalCount function returns the number of signals in a module. #19987
   2. StdDev function calculates the standard deviation of a signal. #20012
2. IEC 61850 client: Added diagnostics module. #17263

Improvements (I)

1. Extra signal meta data like symbol or expression that were already written as info field in dat files are now also written as info fields in the ibaHD timebased data stores. #10101

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: wrong actual image size was displayed in case of fragmented images. #19974
2. MMin and MMax used incorrect update interval after a reset. #20011
3. ibaQPanel: Complex and animated layouts may cause a freeze in the project save dialog. #19905
4. DB/Cloud data store: display a message box if Test Connection fails for PostgreSQL.
5. Timebased data store: Switching to backup path didn't always work when parallel processing of signals was enabled. #20019
6. File buffer could cause a service crash. #20031
7. Expressions of a computation module coupled to a protected profile were still visible in the $PDA_expression channel info field in the dat file. #19959
8. Expressions of a computation module coupled to a protected profile were still visible when exporting the module. #19959

 

Version 7.3.8 - 2021-10-29
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. Support for Windows 11. #19774
2. Support for Windows Server 2022. #19645

Improvements (I)

1. Signals with an external timestamp are automatically saved as non-equidistant data when the "As is" profile is used in a data store.
2. HPCi lite modules from a DGM200P interface can be moved to a DGM200E interface. #19786
3. Improved transfer of signal list between ibaHD-server and ibaPDA to prevent timeouts when connecting to an ibaHD-server with lots of signals. This requires ibaHD-server v2.7.0 or later. #19806
4. TwinCAT request: support for realtime UDP (TF6311) as data path. #19041

Bug fixes (B)

1. Client crashed when opening the user management form in Japanese. #19711
2. Auto enable/disable of flex and ibaNet-E devices didn't work when there was a combination of connected and disconnected devices. #19721
3. Logix-Xplorer: An empty sender context in the EtherNet/IP header was used, which could cause connection problems for some PLCs. #19750
4. The ibaHD reader could crash the ibaPDA service when the reader was disposed while it was refreshing the ibaHD trees. #19753
5. E-mail outputs: NTLMv2 support was not correctly implemented in e-mail library. #19770
6. There was no sample added at the start of the dat file for data with external timestamps when unconditional recording was configured.
7. FFT view: in case of contour mode, in case the manual scale of the time axis is set to 'All available planes', the zoom out all functionality now shows all available planes. #19595
8. OPC UA client: the connection grid in the I/O manager was limited to 240 entries. #19681
9. ibaQPanel:
   1. Switch: client crashed when selecting a picture in a German client. #19783
   2. Picture: images that should be centered were not scaled properly when the layout was loaded. #19634
   3. Button: Cyclic transparency could lead to a freeze of certain windows. #19488
   4. Trend Graph and HD Trend Graph: docking in parent container is unnecessary and hard to undo. #19757
   5. Button: transparent buttons were not displayed correctly in design mode and their backgrounds were displaced. #19851
   6. Button: image did not fit exactly if the button has a border. #19876
10. S7-Xplorer gives warning again when measuring the same symbol multiple times. Bug introduced in v7.3.1. #19749
11. Autodetect on EGD interface didn't work correctly. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #19868
12. OPC UA server: when requesting data with a queue size larger than 1, the first value for each item would not be sent. Bug introduced in v7.3.4. #19892

 

Version 7.3.7 - 2021-09-28
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. Computation module: in the profile, signals can be configured as 'intermediate result'. Such signals are invisible in the signal grid and are not available in the client. #19097

Improvements (I)

1. Sinumerik-Xplorer: columns unit, gain and offset added to analog signal grid. #19319
2. OPC UA server: Aes128-Sha256-RsaOaep and Aes256-Sha256-RsaPss security policies could not be disabled. #19483
3. DGM200E: When a broken link is detected the acquisition is stopped. #19522
4. ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: Drift compensation can be disabled for unstable connections. #19129
5. ibaW-750: When applying network settings the communication timeout is now 30s instead of 10s. #19503

Bug fixes (B)

1. UDP text module stopped the text when it encountered a null character in case no terminator was configured. #19493
2. Loading address book from an S7-1200 or S7-1500 PLC didn't work when the password contained capitals. #19574
3. Bachmann-Xplorer: Online changes in project can trigger a reconnect now. #19637
4. In some cases ibaPDA could write events with an old configuration to an the ibaHD event data store after applying a new event data store configuration while the acquisition was running. Bug introduced in v7.3.4. #19516

 

Version 7.3.6 - 2021-08-24
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. IEC 61850 client: Support for storing data with external timestamp as non-equidistant data in .dat files. #18771

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Watch view: the column width gets stored. #19358
   2. Phasor view: the phasor view has the common QPanel properties. #18667
   3. Trend graphs: Text signal values at the graph edge are indented. #17111
2. InSpectra modules and computation modules: a unit can be assigned to a placeholder. #18605
3. Placeholder assignment for computation modules and InSpectra modules: the value assigned to a placeholder can be configured to follow the default value of the placeholder as configured in the profile. #19442
4. DGM200E:
   1. New signals have been added to the link diagnostics module. #19504
   2. When DATA frames from an unconfigured node are received the configuration is no longer reset. #19505

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Command button: trigger by a signal does not work after installation of a new ibaPDA version. #19330
2. In some cases too much video could be protected after an ibaCapture video server connection loss. #19380
3. Video protection could be lost if the maximum video protection time was equal to the maximum dat file time. #19379
4. DB/Cloud data store:
   1. Infinity could not be handled by SQL Server, MySQL and SAP Hana and is now inserted as NULL. #19366
   2. Very small values could not be inserted in Oracle and are now inserted as zero. #19366
5. Bit encoder signals didn't allow different source signal timebases in all cases. Bug introduced in v7.3.0. #19392
6. Sinumerik-Xplorer: display GD1-GD9 as GUD1-GUD9 in combo boxes. #19318
7. Text signals that were used as info field in a long dat file could cause high memory usage. #19437

 

Version 7.3.5 - 2021-07-27
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. Two-phase electric module. #19199
2. Playback supports ibaCapture modules. #19201
3. PC Link SST 5136-RE2-PCI is supported on x64 operating systems.

Improvements (I)

1. A view can be made prominent by double-clicking the tab header. #19225
2. Kafka data store:
   1. When a connection test to a cluster fails additional information is recorded in the ibaPDA server log. #19212
   2. Use of a schema registry can be explicitly activated or deactivated using a checkbox. #19186
3. ibaQPanel:
   1. Command button: triggered command has a shorter time lag. #19317
   2. Text input control: takeover by a trigger is faster. #16563
   3. Offline trend graph: graph title supports the standard context menu of the offline trend graph control. #19102
   4. Offline trend graph: possibility to show the current file name without the absolute path. #19095
   5. Offline trend graph: possibility to use a signal for clearing the offline trend graph. #12289
4. User management: Unconfigured ibaHD or ibaPDA servers are no longer visible in the user management dialog. #19216
5. S7-Xplorer improvements:
   1. Support for TIA Portal V17 (without secure PG/PC- and HMI-Communication).
   2. Support for S7-1500 PLCs FW 2.9.2 and S7-1200 PLCs FW 4.5.
   3. Support for PLC simulation SIMATIC PLCSIM Advanced V3.0 and V4.0.
6. Virtual modules are sorted by module number in the diagnostics grid on the virtual interface.
7. Cleanup log no longer changes log file at every start of the acquisition. #19327
8. The "Save password" option is now available when logging in as another user in the user management dialog. #19242

Bug fixes (B)

1. Calculation of collective effective voltage in the electric star module was incorrect. #19197
2. ibaQPanel:
   1. Dynamics: An exception occurs when creating a new dynamic for the first time in a new project. #18840
   2. Dynamics: Grouping elements with an open dynamic editor lead to wrong results. #18670
   3. Offline trend graph: empty ibaHD server node is shown in the data source preferences for the mirror signal. #19177
   4. Offline trend graph: error label may be displayed again after properties have been applied twice. #19273
   5. File selector: dialog for folder selection is not visible in full screen mode. #19239
   6. File scanner: dialog for folder selection is not visible in full screen mode. #19240
3. Improved numerical stability of StdDevInTime function. #19209
4. Fixed calculation error in MStdDev function. #19227
5. Applying an ibaHD data storage configuration could in some cases lead to a timeout error. #19254
6. Inspectra and PQU modules with module numbers higher than 32767 couldn't be dragged to their respective views in the client. #19268
7. PC Link modules measured incorrect data because the signal offsets were incorrect. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #19287
8. PC Link symbolic module couldn't be applied. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #19287
9. PC Link address book files could contain variables with drop numbers higher than 55. #19287
10. PC Link active/passive mode was only applied when loading firmware or starting the ibaPDA service. This setting is now applied at every start of the acquisition. #19287
11. Acquisition couldn't be started when one OPC server wasn't available and a failover item ID was configured in a redundant OPC DA module. #19289
12. ibaPQU-S: the bars in the PQU spectrum view are now colored as configured; the issues with the configuration of the colors are fixed. #19217 #19218
13. Logix-Xplorer: When requesting signals from a structure with overlapping members a validation error could occur. #19315
14. In some cases the admin password could be saved when changing user in the user management dialog. #19242
15. S7-Xplorer: Server could crash when reading invalid S7 operands with a size larger than 16 bytes. #19328
16. Orbit and circle view: if the fading-out of colors for older planes was enabled, the colors of the most recent planes were temporarily incorrect on starting the acquisition. #19213

 

Version 7.3.4 - 2021-07-01
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. InSpectra Auto-Adapting and InCycle Auto-Adapting: the reference curve can be unreliable when values are very small; therefore, in case the event mode is 'Warning and alarm', it is now possible to configure a noise level for the reference curve that is taken into account when determining the limits of the bands. #14495
2. Kafka data store: Support for encryption and authentication methods: #13827
   1. Connection modes PLAINTEXT, SSL, SASL/PLAINTEXT and SASL/SSL
   2. SASL mechanisms PLAIN, SCRAM-SHA-256 and SCRAM-SHA-512
3. ibaQPanel:
   1. Offline trend graph: info bar that shows the current file name. #17198
4. InSpectra: the unit 'meter' and all its related units (e.g. m/s, m/sec², etc.) are supported. #15690
5. FFT view, circle view and orbit view: the waterfall view can be configured to fade-out the colors of the older planes. #19091 #16228 #16227
6. InCycle and InSpectra Auto-Adapting: for the exceeded limits, the absolute difference between the alarm limit and the actual value of the band is now available as signal. #18512 #18513
7. InCycle and InSpectra Auto-Adapting: the signal named "Last learning time" was added. The value of this signal is a string representing the date and time at which the reference curve was updated for the last time. #18388
8. AB-Xplorer: SLC-500/MicroLogix module now supports L-files. #19139

Improvements (I)

1. InCycle Auto-Adapting: in the analog tab of the module, if the event mode is 'Warning and alarm', the bands with exceeded limits are sorted by the percentual difference between the alarm value and the monitored value. This sorting was improved: if aforementioned percentual difference is the same, the percentual difference between the alert value and the monitored value is taken into account as a second sort parameter. #18963
2. Trend graph: The "Use 2-digit years" checkbox is disabled when "Show date" is unchecked. #18998
3. Improved drag/drop handling in: #18568
   1. Label
   2. Watch View
   3. Multi-state label
   4. Multi-state picture
   5. Bar chart
4. ibaQPanel:
   1. Switch control: SVG files can be used as image source. #11356
   2. Signal tree control: The settings of the columns in the search tab are stored. #18352
   3. Signal tree control: The groups name should be shown in the search tab. #18352
   4. Offline trend graph: a message should be displayed and the graph should optionally be cleared if a file was not found using a text channel. #17189
5. Kafka data store: Improved controls for adding additional parameters. #19032
6. FFT view and Cycle view: possible to enable/disable the display of limit curves; a limit curve interconnects all band limits of the same type (warning, alarm, lower or upper). #14343
7. The 'Use name as prefix' setting is visible for all modules now. This setting is enabled by default for modules that make use of profiles. #18796
8. ibaBM-ENetIP: Improved display of connection path in diagnostics tree. #19093
9. IEC 61850 client performance improvements: #19107
   1. Connections to different IEC 61850 devices are created in parallel during the start of the acquisition.
   2. Connections to different IEC 61850 devices are closed in parallel during the stop of the acquisition.
   3. Major CPU usage reduction when measuring from lots of devices.
10. Improvements to Active Directory support in user management: #19119
    1. Foreign security principals are supported.
    2. The configured Active Directory connection is also used when logging in with domain user name and password.
11. OPC UA Client: Authentication methods supported by the OPC UA server are displayed during discovery. #19124
12. Orbit and circle view: rotating the waterfall perspective can be done by clicking the cross painted in the background and moving the mouse. Now, it is also possible to initiate the rotating by pressing the CTRL button. By pressing the SHIFT button while changing the perspective, the planes are forced to be right behind each other. #18825
13. InSpectra and InCycle Auto-Adapting: a digital signal named 'Learning completed' was added to these modules. #18389

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: Using multiple modules with distinct network adapters did not work. #18992
2. Several issues with the visibility of the preprocessing profiles are fixed. #18989
3. The ibaPDA server status application could generate an unhandled exception when starting the ibaPDA service during the installation. #18808
4. Exception on client start, if HD event signals are used and the data buffer is empty. #19016
5. ActiveX control could block the host application for about 2 minutes in some rare cases. #19021
6. ActiveX control didn't stop thread for ibaHD data when it was removed. #19021
7. Changing an ibaHD data store configuration while the ibaHD server was disconnected and file buffering was enabled could lead to incorrect data or a failure to write when the ibaHD server was online again. #18973
8. When ibaPDA starts the acquisition while an ibaHD server is disconnected then all inactive events for the ibaHD event data store that corresponds with this ibaHD server will be removed when ibaPDA reconnects to the ibaHD server. #19029
9. IEC 61850 server: Adding data attributes from LLN0 to a data set didn't work. #19038
10. Computation module: the active state of a signal could automatically change when the expression of that signal contains a placeholder. #18987
11. ibaQPanel:
    1. Bar chart: Drag/drop new signals on a bar is not possible, if the previous signal was an numeric event field and this event was not fired since the PDA client start. #19059
    2. Web browser: switching between different layouts with a web browser leads to client crash. #19092
    3. Signal tree control: Search for % shows all ibaHD signals in the search result list. #19144
    4. Command button: An exception is thrown, if an invalid image file is selected in the properties. #19120
12. ibaBM-ENetIP: Opening the connection path list could cause the ibaPDA client to hang. #19094
13. E-mail outputs:
    1. Updated e-mail library to a version where an NTLM related bug is fixed. #19118
    2. Fall back to other SASL mechanisms in case of future bugs in NTLM. #19118
    3. Retry period and time were missing in exported modules. #19125
14. S7-Xplorer: Connection could hang when reading and writing the same operand. #19148
15. QDR product file name now uses stop (cut) time again instead of start time. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #19161
16. QDR product file directory now uses stop (cut) time instead of start time. #19161
17. HD trend graph: drag/drop of signals are not sorted correctly. #19176

 

Version 7.3.3 - 2021-05-25
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. ibaPDA server plugins can be licensed to a specific dongle. #18847

Improvements (I)

1. IntelliSense for functions and operators was improved. #18807
2. Computation module:
   1. The value type (numeric, digital or text) of the signal or static value assigned to a placeholder must match with the allowed value types configured in the profile for that placeholder. In case of a mismatch, the acquisition will not start. #18839
   2. The unit of the analog signals can be configured in the analog signal grid of the module. This can be done by enabling the 'Configure unit outside profile' setting in the profile. #18809
3. The SetReset function is now retentive. #18848
4. OPC UA Server module: Possibility to configure a default value for writable tags. #18895
5. The unit of speed is shown in the ibaQDR configuration. #18902
6. Property dialogs: Left tree panel width is too small. #18875
7. OPC UA Server: The minimum publishing interval can be configured. #17026
8. You can log in again as the same local user in the user management dialog. #18898
9. Consistent sizes for the property dialogs in various controls. #18904
10. Trend graph: Conversion to traversing vector can be cancelled. #18957

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA Server: When requesting a large number of monitored items publishing responses could be sent out of order. #18827
2. Computation module: the use of placeholders that refer to signals created by the profile could prevent the acquisition from starting. #18830
3. InSpectra Expert: on closing the profile dialog it is checked which placeholders are unused; a dialog popups up asking for confirmation to remove the unused placeholders. Placeholders only used in event expressions of characteristic values were considered to be unused. #18833
4. Swapping didn't work on ibaBM-ENetIP sniffer decoder module. #18841
5. DGM200E: Messages in jumbo frames were not correctly parsed. #18819
6. Loading ibaPDA user management from a file didn't work anymore. #18856
7. ibaQPanel:
   1. Text digital display: Wrong icon shown when selecting an HD event as data source signal. #18800
   2. HD Trend Graph: setting of the relative pan button was not loaded correctly. #18861
8. OPC UA Client: When adding both analog and digital tags one of the signal tabs sometimes wasn't updated properly. #18778
9. When configuring multiple Flex devices timeouts or other unexpected errors could occur. Bug introduced in v7.3.0. #18950

 

Version 7.3.2 - 2021-04-30
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

New features (N)

1. Time synchronization supports the Windows NTP time synchronization. #18566
2. ibaBM-ENetIP sniffer decoder module. #16460
3. ibaPADU-D-8I-U and ibaPADU-D-8I-I devices can be restarted from the Diagnostics tab in the I/O manager. #18414
4. ibaNet-E generic connectionless module. #18669

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Watch view: Enable drag/drop signals from signal tree control in watch views when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
   2. FFT view: Enable drag/drop signals from signal tree control in FFT views when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
   3. Scope view: Enable drag/drop signals from signal tree control in scope views when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
   4. Watch window now has the same common properties as every other ibaQPanel element. #14093
   5. Multi-state label control: Data source signal can be removed in the properties by selecting the "Unassigned" signal. #18675
   6. Multi-state picture control: Data source signal can be removed in the properties by selecting the "Unassigned" signal. #18676
   7. Dynamics in editor are sorted alphabetically by name. #15181
2. A warning is given when both ibaPDA and Windows time synchronization are enabled. #18567
3. Maximum X-Pact request timeout is increased from 100s to 200s. #18745
4. The connection state of the TX-OUT and TX-MIRROR connectors on ibaFOB-D boards is shown in the I/O manager. #18048
5. Adjusted TwinCAT diagnostic signals. Diagnostic module has to be recreated to show changed signals. #18687
6. Adjusted S7 Xplorer diagnostic signal names to conform with other Xplorer modules. #18687

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA Server: The server didn't start when the configuration contained tags that were published as AnalogItemType. Bug introduced in v7.3.0. #18696
2. HD trend graph: static values in a signal selection couldn't be reset to a static value. #18663
3. HD signal tree: asterisks in HD event table query dialog were not visible any more. #18756
4. ibaQPanel:
   1. Shape control: Layouts with a huge number of shape elements caused a high CPU load. #18700
   2. Web browser control: Adress actualization didn't work correct for web browsers embedded in tabbed layout views. #18693
   3. Label: transparent labels are not updated correct when the user switches the layouts. #18729
   4. Visibility and enabled property showed an inconsistent number of restricted users. #18721
5. InSpectra: the scaling factors used for integration/differentation in the frequency domain are now correct in case of order (i.e. the actual speed is taken into account).
6. Dat files that contained signals with time bases > 241s couldn't be played back. #18760
7. Ethernet-based interfaces: data was no longer being processed after Windows paused and resumed the configured network adapter. #18768
8. Trend graph: signal styles were not displayed correctly in the properties. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #18793
9. Computation module: some functions were missing from the IntelliSense list of functions. #18801
10. TC-net boards were not detected when a dongle was not present when starting the ibaPDA service. #18811
11. An event table with many live events, in combination with an ibaHD time signal in another component, could lead to a high cpu load on the ibaHD-Server. #18813

 

Version 7.3.1 - 2021-04-08
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Command button: The handling of the images has a better performance and some memory leaks are fixed. #18507
   2. File selector: Drag/drop a text signal to the file selector should not be possible. #18354
   3. Label: Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in labels when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
   4. Multi-state label: Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in multi-state labels when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
   5. Multi-state picture: Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in multi-state pictures when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
   6. Chart: Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in charts when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
   7. HD event table: Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in HD event tables when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
   8. Bar chart: Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in bar charts when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
2. Trend graphs: module name is available as additional parameter in the legend settings. #17192
3. HPCi request: New option to connect to the CPUs without waiting for a multicast message. #18644
4. Numeric digital display: Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in numeric digital display controls when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
5. Text digital display: Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in text digital display controls when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #18346
6. Gocator:
   1. Added read-only option to ensure ibaPDA doesn't overwrite any sensor settings. #18649
   2. The sensor's alignment state is displayed after discovering sensors in the network or doing a connection test. #18650
7. OPC UA Client: Possibility to send output data to the OPC UA Server based on a trigger signal. #18656
8. I/O manager: The enabled state of the services under the general node is visible in the icon. #18563

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Signal tree control: Changing the signal name source will not overtaken immediately. #18505
   2. Chart: empty space in the marker properties window. #17340
   3. Multi-state label: Text is not updated when the signal was removed with the context menu. #18651
   4. Dynamic regions were not saved in the QPanel library. #16508
   5. The movement of dynamic view objects within a group was not displayed correctly. #12188
   6. Dynamic regions were not copied if the properties of the original element had never been applied. #18587
2. InSpectra-Expert: no FFT's were calculated if averaging is enabled. Bug introduced in v7.3.0. #18617
3. DT-Box: Using the same address book for several devices didn't work. #18624
4. InSpectra-Expert: the applied integration/differention scaling factor was incorrect when combining input downsampling with order resampling. #18614
5. ibaHD events with a non-integer pre- or post-trigger time could cause a crash when selecting them in the data storage manager. #18632
6. HPCi request: Stop message wasn't sent to HPCi CPUs when stopping HPCi request via the "Apply and restart" button. #18645
7. Index out of range could still occur while checking for circular references. #18660
8. ibaQDR data store didn't work correctly anymore because of the parallel processing of signals introduced in v7.3.0. #18659
9. ibaFOB-D network driver wasn't properly installed on systems that didn't have ibaPDA server installed before. #18677
10. TwinCAT-Xplorer outputs on a disconnected PLC prevented the acquisition from starting. #18681
11. TwinCAT-Xplorer didn't connect when the module only contained outputs. #18690

 

Version 7.3.0 - 2021-03-24
Required EUP date - 2021-03-24

Breaking changes

1. The post-processing command is no longer executed by the service account. User credentials have to be provided. The post-processing feature is now a legacy function. It is not available anymore in newly configured data stores. It is recommended to use ibaDatCoordinator instead for post-processing data files. #14419
2. ExecuteCommand is no longer executed by the service account. User credentials have to be provided. #14419

New features (N)

1. User management supports Active Directory: #7225
   1. Rights can be assigned to Active Directory users and groups.
   2. The current Windows user can be used to log in.
   3. Rights can be copied from one user to another.
   4. The user administration right can be granted to any user.
   5. Improved editing of user management.
   6. ibaHD server v2.6.0 is required for Active Directory support.
2. Parallel processing of signals in standard data stores. This results in a major performance improvement for systems with lots of signals. #16944
3. UDP Text module to receive text via UDP. #17144
4. Virtual Lookup table module to map numbers to more explanatory text. #16546
5. SQL interface: Buffering for output SQL statements. #16914
6. ABB-Xplorer interface: #11365
   1. Read public data from ABB AC800 PLCs.
   2. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
7. Hitachi MicroSigma interface over an IKS-LM-SN1G/IKS-LM-SN100 box from ibaKorea. #15288
   1. Read public data (N-variables) from a Hitachi MicroSigma PLC network.
   2. 8 connections per license, basic interface includes 4 licenses(32 connections). 4 upgrade licenses can be purchased for a total of 64 connections.
8. File buffer for disconnected data stores:
   1. ibaHD timebased data store. #15341
   2. ibaHD lengthbased data store. #15341
   3. ibaHD event data store. #15341
   4. DB/Cloud timebased data store. #16915
   5. Kafka timebased data store. #16916
   6. Mindsphere timebased data store. #16917
9. Communication between ibaPDA client and server can be encrypted. This can be configured in the server access configuration. #14406
10. Computation module: new module for calculating expressions based on reusable profiles with placeholders. #16882
11. The order of the InSpectra Expert placeholders can be customized. #18126
12. Generic TCP output modules support text signals. #12905
13. OPC UA Server modules. #8946
14. New display style for ibaPDA clients: Fixed size
    1. This display style resizes the ibaPDA client to a predefined window size. #17658
    2. Possibility to move the ibaPDA client window. #17659
15. ibaQPanel:
    1. Lengthbased trend graphs can plot a traversing vector based on an X and Y signal. #17265
    2. Timebased HD trend graphs can plot a traversing vector based on an X and Y signal. #17266
    3. Option to switch off the interpolation for traversing vectors. #17268
16. ibaQPanel signal tree control:
    1. Search for vectors (vector names). #17947
    2. Search for groups (group names). #17947
    3. Select a subset of signals. #17045
    4. Select a subset of groups. #17938
    5. Select a subset of modules. #17963
17. Cycle view: new base axis types are available: percentage, angular 0-360° and angular 0-720°. #17220
18. Centralized certificate store in I/O Manager and data storage manager. #14848
19. New functions:
    1. GetSystemTimeAsText to generate a string with the current date and time in a specified format. #17869
    2. MMedian and MedianInTime to calculate the median. #18018
20. IEC 61850 client: The seconds part of the data types UTC TIME and BINARY TIME can be measured. #17226
21. Kafka data store: data reduction by sending messages only when the signal values change. #17305
22. MQTT data store: data reduction by sending messages only when the signal values change. #16416
23. MQTT data store and module: Support authentication via certificates. #15300
24. ibaBM-PN diagnostics:
    1. Firmware v01.06.001 or higher is required.
    2. Number of configured analog and digital signals can be seen. #11978
    3. Information about network load, jitter, ... is available for the sniffer port. #11315
    4. Bus diagnostics module. #11315
    5. Device diagnostics module. #11315
25. TwinCAT-Xplorer supports outputs. #15162
26. New 32 bit encoder module. #13030
27. Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: zoom and auto scale between markers with a button. #17941
28. InSpectra-Expert:
    1. New band functions are available: the phase of the peak of a band and the crest factor of a band. One can choose the needed band functions in the profile. #18107
    2. Automatic creation of band vectors in the groups tab. A band vector groups all signals with the same function (e.g. RMS). The size of the vector is the number of bands. #14275
29. E-mail interface:
    1. E-mails can be sent when the acquisition is started or stopped. #17433
    2. Introduced authentication settings "Optional" and "Required". #17952
    3. Made delayed sending mark in subject optional. #17868
30. Video protection can be triggered when data file is started and/or stopped. #17660

Improvements (I)

1. S7 symbol browser shows operand in a separate column. #6492
2. S7 symbol browser supports searching in operands. #6492
3. S7-Xplorer and S7 request support access to password protected S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs. #17678
4. Text interface diagnostics grid shows time of last received message.
5. Address book files can be saved in the project zip file. #6545
6. Micro-Epsilon ScanControl supports sensor types of LLT2500 & LLT3000 series. #17275
7. Gain and filter grid on ibaFOB link is only visible when an ibaPADU-8-ICP is connected. #6616
8. Module export: Module name is the default file name. #17396
9. Trend graph and HD trend graph show scrolling mode preferences with radio buttons. #17270
10. Updated MindSphere library to version 4.2.1 #17921
11. ibaQPanel:
    1. Chart: New default colors for marker, region and text items. #12257
    2. Trend graph: The year can be shown on the X-axis. #17271
    3. The zone scaling for traversing vectors is removed. #17718
12. The names of all parent modules can be prepended to signal names. #17347
13. OPC Server can be disabled. #16859
14. Improved error reporting when connection to ibaHD server fails. #17630
15. Added "Expand all" and "Collapse All" commands in I/O manager. #18070
16. The ibaHD timeout is configurable via a registry key. #18023
17. Kafka data store:
    1. Avoid trailing ".0" for whole numeric values in JSON format.
    2. The special values NaN and Infinity are now written as null in JSON. #18320
    3. Updated Kafka library to v1.5.3.0 (includes support for an SSL connection to the schema registry). #18154
18. MQTT data store: The special values NaN and Infinity are now written as null in JSON. #18320
19. InSpectra modules have a spectrum counter signal now. #17218
20. OPC UA Client: Support for structures defined in a data type dictionary. #17746
21. Logix-Xplorer: Support for LINT data type. #18175
22. Better synchronization between ibaFOB-PlusControl data and ibaFOB-D data. This requires firmware version A1 or later. #18187
23. Improved display of expression compilation errors in virtual signals. #18221
24. Support file contains extra information: power configuration and connected ibaPDA clients. #6552
25. SQL interface: Command timeout is configurable. #18321
26. Enable to drag/drop signals from signal tree control in trend graph, HD trend gaph and offline trend graph when "change layout" is denied and "interact with views" is granted in the user management. #17946
27. Import of ibaHD events in the data storage configuration no longer overwrites the existing configuration. #16452
28. Updated icon of ActiveX control. #17976
29. S7-Xplorer supports S7-1500 PLCs with firmware 2.8.2 and 2.8.3. #18402
30. S7-Xplorer supports S7-1500 Software Controller with firmware 20.8 and 21.8. #18402
31. Data storage manager: The order of the data stores in the diagnostics grid matches the order in the tree. #15568
32. All occurrences of "kB" are replaced with "KB". #17602
33. ActiveX control: Connecting to ibaPDA and ibaHD server no longer blocks the user interface. #18537
34. The preferences dialog has a button to reset all client settings to the defaults. #16018
35. I/O manager shows warning when a property value can't be set on a module. #15501
36. I/O manager warns about increased minimum output time and client update time when changing the timebases of modules. #16421
37. DT-Box: A warning is only issued when a symbol is requested more than once in the same module (instead of across all modules). #18570

Bug fixes (B)

1. Logix-Xplorer:
   1. Some digital signals could have incorrect values. #17997
   2. Some structured types would not be parsed correctly during address book generation. #18538
2. User management, user layouts and server access configuration were no longer loaded from a project. #18021
3. When a new data storage configuration was applied while a dat file was recording then the texts from text signals in that dat file had incorrect time stamps. #18039
4. Kafka data store: The size of buffered objects was not calculated correctly which could lead to significantly more buffer space being used than configured. #18123
5. ibaQPanel:
   1. Button: The properties window was too large to be shown on 1024x768 resolution. #17320
   2. Signal tree control: properties were selectable when user didn't have the "change layout" right. #17755
   3. It was possible to overwrite the signal name in signal selection fields that also allow static values. #15575
   4. Offline trend graph no longer loads new files when it is paused. #16580
   5. Dynamic position and size were not copied when dragging a view object while holding CTRL. #14205
   6. Assigning layouts to a tabbed layout in the properties would lead to the closing of the toolbox and library windows. #17720
   7. Trend graph: Unhiding of marker grid columns caused the column to appear at unpredictable positions. #16880
   8. Right-clicking on a disabled control within a tabbed layout displayed the context menu of the tabbed layout. #10390
   9. User permissions were not applied to controls within tabbed layouts when leaving the design mode. #16815
   10. Text input control: Overlapping text in drop down property fields. #18477
   11. Trend graphs had an incorrect height when toolbar was invisible. Bug introduced in v7.2.3. #18482
   12. Button: Out of memory exception with custom images and different image modes. #18506
   13. Offline trend graph: Digital signals that are the result of a length conversion didn't always have straight edges. #18384
6. ibaW-750: When resetting the device configuration the owner stamp was not cleared. #17763
7. InCycle modules: the value of the cycle duration signal was not correct when averaging was enabled. #18044
8. EtherNet/IP: Calculation of data size of a produced tag with a string as last member was incorrect. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #18130
9. Address column wasn't editable in signal grids of ibaLink-VME (P2P) and FOB Fast modules when the link mode was set to C or D. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #18141
10. OPC UA Server: The client could crash when deleting an OPC UA Nodeset. #17879
11. MELSEC-Xplorer: Data type of analog signals was not exported. #18176
12. ibaPDA service crashed when a client disconnected and the service was running in Portuguese. #18142
13. HD event table returned no results when configuring a parameter. #16833
14. HD event table: Auto trigger in the commands didn't work anymore. #18283
15. Digital signals of JSON text splitter modules had value 1 instead of 0 when no valid JSON had ever arrived. #18324
16. Index out of range could occur while checking for circular references. #18395
17. OPC UA Client: When generating an address book all direct descendants of the Objects folder were treated as folders. #18418
18. DB/Cloud data store: The timestamp in the I_TIME and LOCAL_TIME columns could be running behind after a while. #18472
19. Trigger module: Adding a new signal by first typing its name and then opening the expression builder caused the creation of another signal. #16933
20. Virtual modules: The incorrect parameter was highlighted when signals with , in their name were present in the expression. #17729
21. Trigger modules had ":0/" as ibaHD store instead of "Disabled" when loading an older I/O configuration. #17998
22. The ibaHD store name was always prepended to the signal name independent of the ibaHD signal naming options in the preferences. #17373
23. In some cases ibaPDA caused a high CPU load when the active connection was switched for an S7-Xplorer redundant module. #18528
24. Improve error messages on DB data store validation when no signals are activated in data store. #18530
25. Disabled trigger modules with an ibaHD event store configured still accessed the ibaHD server when starting the acquisition. #18186
26. Time synchronization via PTP on layer 2 didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #18448
27. Chart: Possible crash when the size of a vector is changed if that vector is shown as bars. #18554
28. DT-Box: When using the same address book for several devices signals would be requested from the first device only. #18593
29. ibaBM-ENetIP submodules couldn't be dragged from one device to another. #18591

 

Version 7.2.6 - 2020-12-15
Required EUP date - 2020-07-13

New features (N)

1. Modbus TCP client supports function codes 5 and 6 for writing. #17887

Improvements (I)

1. Circle view: an arrow indicating the painting direction is painted. #17022
2. Circle/orbit view: the configuration of the number of planes in the waterfall is put in a new time axis node; the estimated memory use is also displayed. #17641
3. IEC 61850 client: Int64 data type can be measured as double. #17792
4. ibaBM-ENetIP EtherNet/IP connections are sorted by IP addresses and connection path. #17799
5. E-mail interface: SMTP communication can be logged for each account. #17828
6. Kafka data store: Unreachable schema registry does not lead to completely invalid data store configuration anymore. #17960

Bug fixes (B)

1. The client could crash when using a circle/orbit view. Bug introduced in v7.2.5.
2. E-mail interface:
   1. White space was not trimmed from SMTP host name before applying the configuration. #17829
   2. NTLM authentication was not always supported since v7.2.0. #17828
   3. Corrected behavior and error message for deleted e-mail accounts. #17924
   4. Open a new connection for every e-mail to send. #17929
3. InSpectra Teach: if 'Complete spectrum' is selected in the profile, there was an unnecessary check of the maximum frequency when starting the acquisition. #17855
4. Network adapter selection didn't work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v7.2.5. #17866
5. HPCi lite didn't measure symbols with data type INT correctly. #17889
6. Kafka data store: When the cluster or schema registry could not be reached a thread leak would occur. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17959

 

Version 7.2.5 - 2020-11-17
Required EUP date - 2020-07-13

New features (N)

1. New function MStdDev: returns the standard deviation value of an expression based on a moving window. #14996

Improvements (I)

1. ibaHD event configuration: Trigger settings are cleared when selecting a folder or store. #16661
2. InSpectra Expert: The calculation of the Crest factor was improved.
3. ibaQPanel gauge panel: Possibility to unassign a selected signal. #15542
4. Virtual network adapters are now also available everywhere a network adapters needs to be configured (e.g. when time synchronizing via PTP). #17642
5. ibaW-750: Current device owner is updated automatically when a connection to the device is (re-)established. #17664
6. HPCi request address book problems are shown during the validation and when doing an apply and restart. #17667
7. Physical locations for motherboard Avalue EAX-C246P have been added. #17713

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Elements lost their relative position to each other when they are dragged/dropped across the ibaQPanel borders. #17352
   2. Offline trend graph: Scaling for 2D colors did not work after loading a new dat file. #17282
   3. Offline trend graph: Length unit was not considered for csv files. #17620
   4. Offline trend graph: Lengthbased csv file with fixed length for the X axis did not start at 0. #17372
   5. Elements jumped unexpectedly when the client was not maximized and the elements were moved inside ibaQPanel. #17676
2. TwinCAT-Xplorer: Some symbols were missing in the symbol browser when symbols had multiline comments. #17625
3. HD Event config: Copying folders would make a hidden internal event visible + the color of the copied folder image would always indicate active events. #17672
4. ibaNet750-BM-D: An error occurred trying to configure a 750-630 terminal. Bug introduced in v7.1.4. #17679
5. Modbus TCP Server: When using more than 32 digital signals in a generic module the data of the additional signals would be incorrect. Bug introduced in v7.2.2. #17705
6. InSpectra Teach: The bands were not updated correctly when changing the number of bands in the profile dialog. Bug introduced in v7.2.1. #17706
7. OPC UA Client: When manually setting the data type of signals an error could occur during validation. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17732

 

Version 7.2.4 - 2020-10-20
Required EUP date - 2020-07-13

New features (N)

1. I/O manager: Export of a selection of modules is possible by right-clicking on an interface or by selecting export modules from the toolbar. #17379

Improvements (I)

1. InSpectra Orbit and InCycle: data buffering process uses subsampling when there are too many samples in a cycle (instead of throwing away the data). #17411
2. ibaBM-eCAT: Data extraction optimization can be disabled. This is required to support Hot Connect. This requires firmware v02.05.004 or later. #16979
3. When loading or importing an I/O configuration the user can decide what to do with the initial values of retentive virtual, shift register and ibaQPanel input modules. #17380
4. ibaHD event configuration: when failing to give edit rights due to a connection error or crash, show a popup message with the reason instead of only making the control readonly.

Bug fixes (B)

1. Data store didn't always switch to the backup path when an error occurred while writing to the base path. #17404
2. Error messages about compiling output signals didn't always use the correct signal id. #17427
3. ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode slave mode didn't work correctly in combination with an ibaBM-PN when restarting the ibaPDA service. #17428
4. The data type of OPC DA signals was not exported to text file. #17470
5. DB/Cloud data store:
   1. Invalid profile preview was shown in specific cases. #17436
   2. Check table was not correct in all cases. Floating point data types are now always used for analog signals. #17437
6. Conversion of S7 technostring to text signals didn't work correctly when the S7 technostring referenced an S7 symbol with a data type other than STRING or ARRAY OF CHAR. #17512
7. SQL interface: modules with update times shorter than 100ms could not be imported from a text file. #17500
8. Generic UDP multicast didn't always work correctly when IPv6 was enabled. #17523
9. The system would crash when trying to initialize GOOSE modules. Bug introduced in v7.1.3. #17550
10. ibaQPanel:
    1. Button: Picture preview is not shown in the properties, if backup picture in layout file is selected. #17341
    2. Web browser: The file save dialog is displayed, when new files are found in the monitored folder. #17230
    3. Web browser: Changing the source of a placeholder has no effect. #17233
11. File size of plugins was not shown correctly in expression builder. #17576
12. It was possible to copy images into the ibaHD event messages. #17459
13. It was possible to copy images into the e-mail messages. #17582
14. ibaHD events were not in the correct order when the signal tree was in group mode. #16566
15. In case a data storage config linked to a trigger module was removed, there would be two matching ibaHD events when regenerating the trigger module. #17426
16. When an ibaHD event used by a trigger module was removed but the event in the ibaPDA data storage was still present, the trigger would not be regenerated by the trigger module. #17426

 

Version 7.2.3 - 2020-09-15
Required EUP date - 2020-07-13

New features (N)

1. ibaQPanel signal tree control: Search functionality, to filter the signals and show the result in a special table. #17048
2. Reflective memory output module supports 2 new write modes: on change and on trigger. #17262
3. InSpectra Orbit: the 'peak to peak X' and 'peak to peak Y' values are available as analog signals in the module. #17137

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Button and label: A tooltip is shown for the checkbox 'Show border in design mode' to clarify the details. #17196
   2. Dynamics editor: In the states table the correct row is selected after add or remove states. #15180
   3. Trend graph and HD trend graph: The height of the marker grid changes dynamically based on the signal count. #16555
   4. File selector: Option in file selector settings, to clear the target signal if no files found. #17229
   5. HD trend graph: Missing color and 2D axis settings are added to the ibaQPanel preferences. #17234
2. Removed unnecessary warning on startup of ibaPDA client when ibaHD EUP date is expiring soon. #16827
3. InCycle: the maximum number of cycles for averaging was increased to 500. #17213
4. Added device user name to the connection string of ibaHD writers. #16793
5. Added ActiveX suffix to ibaHD client connection string. #8070
6. Generic TCP Output: Diagnostic modules are supported. #17174
7. The dat file is flushed when a post-trigger time is configured and the user sends a manual stop trigger. #17228
8. The end time of the dat file is updated when data is flushed to the file. #17228
9. ibaW-750: When applying the device's network settings a confirmation dialog is displayed even if the current user is the device owner. #17247

Bug fixes (B)

1. SQL interface:
   1. Support SAP Hana data type Decimal. #17170
   2. Avoid crash when network connection with SAP Hana is lost. #17307
2. ibaQPanel:
   1. Signal tree control: Empty stores were missing in the ibaHD signal tree. #17102
   2. Signal tree control: Vectors of the ibaHD couldn't be dragged. #17104
   3. File selector: Exception occurred when wildcards were used in the folder selection. #17160
   4. File selector: Tooltip was not shown after restart of ibaPDA acquisition. #17161
   5. Bar chart: Controls for signal selection in axes and features properties tabs had the wrong width. #16063
   6. Trend graph and HD trend graph: Sometimes curves disappeared when signals were used for dynamic visibility. #17096
   7. Dynamics value line: States and values were not always shown. #12262
   8. Radio button strip: The target signal was not updated after project load. #16807
   9. Checkbox: The target signal was not updated after project load. #16808
   10. Event table: Commanded views settings for camera views in commands were not stored correctly. #17143
   11. Trend graph: The autoscale function for 2D views did not work after loading a new vector. #17199
   12. File selector: Selection of file extension did not work with german language. #17227
   13. Trend graph and HD trend graph: It was possible to enter a negative zone width in the Y-Axis properties. #17197
3. OPC UA Client: Writing to tags didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17212
4. ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode didn't work correctly in combination with S7-request. #17221
5. ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode didn't work correctly when only the ibaPDA service was stopped and not the complete PC was shut down. #17221
6. ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode didn't work correctly in combination with ibaBM-DP. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #17313
7. ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode didn't always work correctly when there were multiple bus monitor modules on the link. #17319
8. S7-Xplorer: Scanning for S7 CPUs didn't work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17210
9. ibaW-750: When selecting a field or row in the ibaNet-E connections list in the Diagnostics tab the other items would become white. #17246
10. The iba device driver installer didn't work anymore for Windows 8, 8.1, Server 2012 and Server 2012 R2. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17273
11. The ibaFOB-D Network driver installer installed an outdated certificate. #17225
12. Data store profile usage summary didn't consider Kafka and MQTT data stores. #17264
13. Auto enable/disable on S7 request and FM458 request modules in combination with auto enable/disable on the parent ibaBM-PN/DP/DPM-S could result in a constant restart of the acquisition. #17277
14. ibaBM-DP slave voltage diagnostics were incorrect for slaves that got disconnected while the diagnostics were shown. #17292
15. InSpectra Fan and Universal-CM: the event configuration window for digital signals did not open correctly. Bug introduced in v7.2.1.
16. InCycle Auto-Adapting: for the event mode 'Lower and upper' the relative difference value was not calculated. #17216
17. Logix-Xplorer: Retrieving CPU information failed during connection test. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17308
18. Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: Sample points were no longer drawn when zoomed in on a straight line. Bug introduced in v7.1.1. #17350
19. Calculating virtual signals failed in certain configurations with multiple shift registers. #17353
20. Systems running Windows 10 version 2004 could crash when stopping the ibaPDA service. #17080
21. When restarting the ibaPDA Server after a crash the driver was not loaded properly. #17349

 

Version 7.2.2 - 2020-08-11
Required EUP date - 2020-07-13

New features (N)

1. Modbus TCP Server, Sisteam TCP, TDC TCP/UDP and VIP TCP/UDP generic modules: Support for text signals. #16751
2. S7 TCP/UDP generic module: Support for text signals. Both S7 strings and character arrays are supported. #16751

Improvements (I)

1. Possibility to investigate unexpected I/O and data storage configuration modified warnings. #17101
2. SQL interface & DB/Cloud data store: show version of connected database after successful connection test. #16959
3. SQL interface improvements:
   1. DB connection names can be user defined. #17076
   2. Connection timeout is configurable for SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL. #17059
4. Parameter set module improvements:
   1. Help text is added that explains how parameter sets are selected. #17126
   2. A confirmation dialog is shown before doing the automatic fill by header click. #17072
   3. Columns can be resized even when there are many parameter set values. #17071

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7-Xplorer: Writing text signals to an S7 didn't work in the TCP/IP S7-1x00 connection mode. #17028
2. S7-Xplorer: Writing text values that were longer than the maximum string length caused a stop of the acquisition. #17028
3. ibaQPanel web browser: The configured URL wasn't loaded when a new web browser was added in design mode. #17103
4. ibaQPanel web browser: The properties couldn't be opened when the error page was visible. #14467
5. SAP Hana data store: Signal names starting with special characters produced an error when checking the table. #17038
6. I/O manager incorrectly warned about a modified I/O configuration when an S7 Request (ibaCom-L2B compatible) module was present. #17133
7. DB/Cloud data store: NaN values were not correctly handled for SQL Server, SAP Hana and MySQL. #17141
8. Data storage status didn't always show the correct icons for data stores. #17148
9. SQL interface: Fixed handling of NaN values from parameters and NULL in float or double signals now become NaN instead of 0. #17157
10. Process Condition module: constant inputs were not handled correctly. #17122

 

Version 7.2.1 - 2020-07-28
Required EUP date - 2020-07-13

New features (N)

1. ibaQPanel: New signal tree control. #16108

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. File selector: the settings are added to the ibaQPanel preferences. #16476
   2. Checkbox: the settings are added to the ibaQPanel preferences. #16475
   3. File scanner: the settings are added to the ibaQPanel preferences. #16477
   4. Switch: the settings are added to the ibaQPanel preferences. #16481
   5. Radio button strip: the settings are added to the ibaQPanel preferences. #16478
   6. The list of controls in the ibaQPanel preferences is sorted alphabetically. #16989
   7. The loading order of the images in the layout is changed. First the image from the layout is loaded, then the image from the path. #16329
2. The queue size of a SQL module is configurable. #17067
3. Improved diagnostics grid on the SQL database interface. #17066
4. ibaNet-E: The module number is displayed next to the module name in the Connections tab of the ibaNet-E interface. #16997
5. The parameter set module now works with profiles which can be imported/exported/protected. #16231
6. The band configuration for ibaInCycle and ibaInSpectra Auto-Adapting modules is relocated to a separate tab. #17089

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Button: some settings in the ibaQPanel preferences were not stored correctly. #16981
   2. HD event table: The dropdown lists in command preferences had the wrong width. #16196
   3. Web browser: The trigger signal field was too narrow. #14099
   4. ibaQPanel elements that are moved outside the design area were no longer accessible. #6491
   5. Event table: Commanded views settings in commands are not stored correctly. #17061
2. SQL interface was causing high CPU usage when a fast connection to the database was available. #17029
3. SQL interface was connecting and disconnecting from the database too often. #17030
4. OPC UA Server/IEC 61850 Server/SNMP Server: Renamed Update time to Minimum update time. #17025
5. OPC UA Server: The Modules folder could be published multiple times after stopping and restarting the acquisition. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17058
6. OPC UA Client: An error was shown when the user didn't stop the acquisition to discover endpoints. #17097

 

Version 7.2.0 - 2020-07-13
Required EUP date - 2020-07-13

.NET framework 4.8 is required
Windows 2008 Server (x86) is no longer supported

New features (N)

1. DB/Cloud data store:
   1. The following databases are supported: SAP Hana, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL and MariaDB. #7232 #11924 #11947
   2. There is a new trigger type that allows to write one record when a signal value changes.
2. SQL interface: #7433 #12528 #12527
   1. The following databases are supported: SAP Hana, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL and MariaDB
   2. Database connections can be made in the SQL interface.
   3. SQL queries can fetch results into input signals. There is 1 input module per query.
   4. SQL commands can be defined in the outputs, to execute inserts, updates, deletes or other statements. There is 1 output module per statement.
   5. SQL parameters can be bound to existing signal values for both queries and commands.
   6. SQL statements (queries and commands) can be executed on a trigger event or continuously.
   7. 8 modules can be created per database type license, with a maximum of 32 modules per database type.
3. DGM200E interface: #12739
   1. Using the DGM200E converter hardware ibaPDA can receive DGM200 protocol data over standard Ethernet ports.
   2. Support for HPCi request.
   3. Up to 4 Ethernet links.
4. Audio interface: #14091
   1. Capture sound from a standard Windows audio device.
   2. One audio device possible.
5. Parameter set module. #12032
6. ibaBM-eCAT decoder module. #15579
7. A trigger module can automatically generate ibaHD events from its signals. This requires ibaHD server v2.4.0 or later. #13070
8. Virtual modules can store calculation results with high precision. #16425
9. MQTT data store can use file-based data buffering in case connection to MQTT broker is lost #15551
10. The language of the ibaPDA service can be changed. #13990
11. Numeric and text fields of ibaHD events can be shown in HD trend graph and in the other views that support ibaHD data. #15251
12. FFT view: dynamic scaling of the base axis. Signal values can be used to update the minimum and the maximum of the base scale continuously. #12248
13. ibaQPanel: New button features: #15929
    1. The following settings are now supported: text color, background color, border size and border color. #6661 #9984
    2. The user can use a transparent background. #10007
    3. The user can activate a border for transparent backgrounds, only visible in design mode. #10007
    4. The user can activate the following mouse-over behaviours: change background, change curser, show frame (only for transparent backgrounds) and tooltip. #7587
    5. The user can change the image size mode (Center, Fit, Stretch, Tile, None). #15306
    6. New commands to change the ibaPDA client window state and display style. #7588
14. ibaQPanel: New label features: #16009
    1. The following settings are supported: border size and border color.
    2. The user can use a transparent background.
    3. The user can activate a border for transparent backgrounds, only visible in design mode.
    4. Custom unit can use signal parameters. #16509
15. ibaQPanel: File picker is replaced by File selector. #16472
    1. Text signals can be used in filter criteria. #11355
    2. The user can configure multiple folders to search in. #16671
    3. The font is customizable. #15786
    4. Foreground and background color are customizable. #15786
    5. The following file extensions are supported: .dat, .txt, .csv or all files. #16670
16. Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph:
    1. New average column in the marker grid. #16446
    2. New option to fix the markers to the left and right edge of the X-axis. #16445
    3. Opacity level of the legend can be configured. #15782
    4. The color of digital signals in the legend can be forced. #15782
17. English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and Japanese resources are installed automatically. There is no longer a need for a separate language pack. #16755
18. New function GenerateText to generate text signals for test purposes. #15563
19. OPC UA Server: Support for user defined information models. #15111
20. Installer can search for license updates. #14999
21. Kafka/MQTT/MindSphere data store: There is a new trigger type that allows to write one record when a signal value changes.
22. ibaFOB-PlusControl changes: #13447
    1. Connection loss is detected and reported.
    2. Connection restore is improved. When no data is coming then a new request is initiated.
    3. Option to start the acquisition when a link is broken.
    4. Option to set signal values to zero or to keep the last values when the link is broken.
    5. Option to update the preferred modules when a new address book is detected during the start of the acquisition.
    6. Option to restart the acquisition when a new address book is detected.
23. InSpectra Expert: new signal for the peak to peak value of the input signal. #16230
24. InSpectra Auto-Adapting: integer signal for managing the reference spectra at run time: resetting, saving and loading. #16464
25. FFT view:
    1. The band spectrum can be displayed in stead of the spectrum itself. For each band a value is displayed, e.g. peak or rms. #15681
    2. For an InSpectra Auto-Adapting module, the difference spectrum can be displayed. The difference can be calculated in relationship to the alarm limit or the reference value of a band. #15681
26. InCycle interface:
    1. InCycle Expert module. #14966
    2. InCycle Auto-Adapting module.
27. InCycle visualization:
    1. Cycle view.
    2. Circle view. #15683
28. InSpectra and InCycle interface: the input signal id is added as info field in every dat file. #16464

Improvements (I)

1. HD event table:
   1. The perfomance of the queries is improved significantly. This requires ibaHD server v2.4.0 or later. #16225
   2. The query row count limit is increased from 10000 to 100000. #16225
   3. New event query operators "Not contains", "Not begins with" and "Not ends with". #16302
   4. Query dialog uses the standard icons for the numeric and text event fields. #16386
   5. The event tree in the properties dialog can be configured via the context menu. #16429
2. Improved configuration of ibaHD event store. This requires ibaHD server v2.4.0 or later. #14617 #16250
3. ibaHD client options are now consistent in the event and annotation configuration. #16553
4. View properties forms open faster and consume less memory. #15828
5. When logging in as administrator in the ibaHD server, the password can no longer be saved. #15798
6. ibaQPanel:
   1. The user can select all elements with shortcut CTRL+A. #13794
   2. Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: The signal visibility can be controlled by a digital signal. #16597
7. The maximum text size of the text digital display is increased to 256 characters. #16199
8. A warning is shown when the connection to the ibaHD server fails due to an insufficient number of client licenses. #15600
9. Modbus TCP client can measure low and high byte from a register separately. #13884
10. HD trend graph: If there is no annotation event signal selected when creating an annotation then the signal configuration dialog is opened automatically. #12691
11. OPC UA Server:
    1. Logon and security policy of connected clients are displayed in the diagnostics tab. #14030
    2. Signals that have a unit configured are exposed as AnalogItemType tags. #14877
    3. Aes128-Sha256-RsaOaep and Aes256-Sha256-RsaPss security policies are supported. #13486
12. OPC UA Server/IEC 61850 Server/SNMP Server: Current update time is displayed in the diagnostics tab. #16400
13. OPC UA Client:
    1. Structured data types are supported. #16701
    2. Aes128-Sha256-RsaOaep and Aes256-Sha256-RsaPss security policies are supported. #13486
14. The recording time of all data stores is displayed without fractions of seconds in the data storage status window. #15569
15. Intellisense for expressions now supports operators like AND, OR, ... #6579
16. OPC core components v3.00.108 are included. #16014
17. A warning is given when assigning a data storage profile to multiple signals with different data storage profiles. #13864
18. Function CountUpDown has been extended with optional limits. #16526
19. More secure way of storing passwords in I/O and data storage configuration. #14540
20. E-mail interface supports TLS connection to SMTP server. #7844
21. Modbus TCP client: Time between messages can be configured in order to not overload Modbus devices. #16869
22. Generic TCP: The maximum data size of a connection is configurable. It should be between 1024 and 16384 bytes. #16884
23. English and German online help have been updated. #15901
24. Raw ethernet interface: Multicast addresses are now formatted with a colon as byte separator for better readability.

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Resizing multiple controls at once didn't work when the first selected control was a numeric/text digital display. #12571
   2. Visibility of elements for a user did not work right. #12434
   3. ibaHD navigation did not always control the correct HD trend graph when using tabbed layouts. #12454
   4. Using trigger and visibility signals in tabbed layouts did not work properly. #14627
   5. HD trend graph could show the incorrect ibaHD stores in the signal properties. #12136
   6. The grab handles around an element didn't update when the size of the element was changed via the properties. #11901
   7. Picture properties window didn't save properties correctly. #16010
   8. User strings were changed although the properties form was cancelled. #16021
   9. The toolbox window is now only shown in design mode. #16127
   10. HD event table and ibaHD navigation bar couldn't find HD trend graphs that were in a group. #16131
   11. HD trend graph didn't show all data when it was resumed from pause. #13857
   12. The common configuration (enabled, visibility, ...) was lost when views were put in a library. #11564
   13. Numeric digital display: Custom title was not always up to date. #16510
   14. Picture is not scaled correctly during print process. #16595
   15. Memory leak when properties of a trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph embedded in ibaQPanel were shown. #16095
   16. Text input control: Color change did not work, if the trigger is set by a button and the button has been made invisible on click. #16562
   17. Offline trend graph: Failing length conversion of text signals caused a client crash. #16831
2. Zipped I/O and data storage configurations couldn't be loaded anymore from the backup directory. Bug introduced in v7.1.1. #15994
3. Display style right didn't work correctly for ibaHD users. IbaHD v2.4.0 is required in order to properly configure it. #16222
4. E-mail module: Inactive signals used in the e-mail were not reported as error. #16375
5. Checkbox functionality did not work properly for folders in the dropdown tree of the event query configuration. #16412
6. HD event table: The option "Dynamically create columns for all fields in table" was ignored when the table was reloaded and no new events added. #16486
7. The data storage icon of ibaHD stores would only show a red cross instead of the ibaHD store type icon with a red cross overlay. #16380
8. When selecting a node for the first time in the symbol browser of some interfaces the first node could be expanded as well. #15592
9. OPC UA Client:
   1. Tags with an array of values and subtags were not displayed in the symbol browser. #14768
   2. A connection could not be established to OPC UA Servers that only supported IPv6. Bug introduced in v7.0.5. #16817
10. Signals of an ibaMS8xIEPE couldn't be disabled on an ibaCMU-S. #16658
11. Applying a data storage configuration containing image triggers could sometimes fail. #16696
12. Intellisense: in the drop down, if the match with the marked signal is still ambiguous after adding a space, the marked signal is no longer chosen automatically by typing a space. #12053
13. Trigger editor: Expressions were not split correctly when OR appeared inside of brackets or quotes. #12655
14. ibaW-750:
    1. When activating all signals by clicking the column header in the signal grid an error would be generated during validation. #16760
    2. In the ibaNet-E connection grid of the Diagnostics tab columns could be removed by dragging and dropping them. #16761
    3. When exporting a module to a text file the IP address or hostname was not saved. #16762
    4. Diagnose module didn't show current values in I/O manager. #16805
    5. When only an output connection was configured the connection could not be established. #16759
    6. Current signal values weren't shown in the I/O manager. #16656
15. Directory name example in data storage could be too long. #16766
16. S7 request modules don't support S7 STRING[] and CHAR[] but these symbols were still allowed in the S7 symbol browser. #15932
17. Logix-Xplorer: Possibility to switch off request optimization where ibaPDA requests the entire structure when most of its members are requested. #16911
18. Replacing one electric module type by another caused incorrect signal names and units. #16930
19. CameraStatus function was incorrect when there were disabled ibaCapture modules. #16956
20. Name of signal was not present after export/import of Sinumerik-Xplorer module. #16982

 

Version 7.1.7 - 2020-05-11
Required EUP date - 2019-11-11

New features (N)

1. ibaNet-E interface:
   1. Discovery of ibaNet-E capable devices.
   2. Support for the new ibaW-750 device. #13985
   3. A separate ibaNet-E license is required (one license per ibaNet-E connection).

Improvements (I)

1. Modbus TCP client: The maximum number of registers and coils per write message is configurable. #16514
2. Support file contains some extra installed iba product versions. #16534
3. Melsec-Xplorer: Operand addresses can be displayed in octal base. #16582
4. Improved startup speed of the installer.
5. InSpectra Orbit: the rescaled input signals can be enabled/disabled. Only if they are disabled it is possible to customize the timebase of the module. #16294

Bug fixes (B)

1. DTBox: Multiple projects and devices could show up in the symbol browser even though ibaPDA only supports one device per address book. #16532
2. Increasing the number of cameras on a connected ibaCapture system with active PTZ signals will cause an improper stop of the acquisition. #16557
3. S7-Xplorer: Reading non-consecutive parts of an optimized array didn't work correctly. #16574
4. Melsec-Xplorer/SINAMICS-Xplorer/SIMOTION-Xplorer: Signed 32-bit integer values were not properly displayed in the diagnostics grid. #16556
5. Firmware update of ibaCom-L2B, ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X, ibaFOB-SD and ibaFOB-TDC didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #16599
6. Virtual text signals were not always initialized correctly. #16611
7. The first text arriving at a text module wasn't always used. #16614
8. S7 symbols of analog signals were removed when importing S7 modules from a text file. Bug introduced in v7.1.4. #16616
9. Text signals in virtual retentive modules didn't work. #16644
10. S7 address book: TIA online address book could be missing data in some DBs. #16648

 

Version 7.1.6 - 2020-04-20
Required EUP date - 2019-11-11

New features (N)

1. ibaBM-PN S7 request module now support S2 redundancy. #16470

Improvements (I)

1. I/O Manager: After scrolling through the list of interfaces in the Interfaces tab of the General node the scroll position could jump back after selecting an item. #16298
2. Increased performance of ibaHD live data. #14936
3. E-mail module: only static text and text signals are allowed in the e-mail address text boxes. #16433
4. Modbus TCP client: The maximum number of registers and coils per read message is configurable. #16504

Bug fixes (B)

1. MQTT data store crashed if + or # was contained in topic name. #16323
2. Data store: Flush recorded data didn't work correctly when the interval was larger than 214 seconds. #16331
3. S7 address book couldn't be generated for some TIA projects. #16335
4. Added incompatibility handling between ibaPDA version 7.1.4 and later versions for new option to send digital signals in JSON as true/false for MQTT and Kafka data stores. #16344
5. Kafka data store: ibaPDA server could crash when trying to connect to a Kafka cluster using an SSL keystore defined in the additional parameters. #16306
6. Melsec Xplorer: An error was displayed when trying to paste a row in the signal grid. #16338
7. Logix-Xplorer: Structures and arrays were no longer displayed in the symbol browser. Bug introduced in v7.0.6. #16366
8. ibaHD timebased data store: In some cases encoding a text signal failed and caused a stop of the data store. #16371
9. ibaQPanel: Some signals could no longer show data after applying changes to a Tabbed layouts control. #12307
10. E-mail body text and subject were in upper case. Bug introduced in v7.1.4. #16420
11. E-mail module: Image triggers couldn't be dragged to the attachment text box. #16432
12. Multistation: Acquisition can stop with error "Invalid access to memory" after applying a new data storage configuration. #16441
13. Offline trend graph: Constant signals were not always drawn correctly. #16407
14. Data store: Triggers could be ignored when text signals were sampled faster than analog and digital signals in a file. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #16405
15. Incorrect idle time calculation can cause unexpected close of client or disconnect from server. #16503

 

Version 7.1.5 - 2020-03-17
Required EUP date - 2019-11-11

New features (N)

1. License codes for ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-PN features can be applied via the I/O manager. #16241 #16242

Improvements (I)

1. Improved accuracy of the time displayed in the trend graph. #16219
2. Vectors automatically generated by Gocator, LANDSCAN, Raytek and ScanControl modules no longer contain inactive signals. #16260
3. Kafka data store: Option to send digital signals in JSON as 1/0 or true/false. #16253
4. MQTT data store: Option to send digital signals in JSON as 1/0 or true/false. #16254

Bug fixes (B)

1. Signal gain zero is no longer allowed when loading or importing an I/O configuration. #16142
2. HD trend graph legend wasn't always shown completely. #16163
3. S7-Xplorer diagnostics module couldn't be linked to the second connection of an S7-Xplorer redundant module. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #16153
4. ibaBM-SLM: Data types are not shown correctly in the I/O manager. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #16218
5. DTBox: Signals from Reflective Memory data modules were not correctly mapped. #16223
6. MQTT data store:
   1. Use identifier for meta data instead of client ID. #16237
   2. Depending on data type gain/offset of signal was applied or not. #16194
   3. Boolean values are written in lower case. #16248
7. E-mail interface: Certain e-mail addresses were incorrectly reported to be invalid. #16239
8. Raytek: Profile name wasn't saved. #16256
9. Melsec Xplorer: An error was displayed when trying to clear an operand in the signal grid. #16265
10. OPC UA Client: An error was generated when a tag didn't have proper access rights even though the option "Allow inaccessible symbols" was activated. #16289

 

Version 7.1.4 - 2020-02-18
Required EUP date - 2019-11-11

New features (N)

1. InSpectra-Expert profiles now support pressure units. #15937

Improvements (I)

1. Modbus serial master: #15884
   1. The update time can be configured.
   2. A module can be configured to read registers separately.
   3. A minimum time between read commands can be configured.
2. Signal addresses can be imported in hex or decimal format. Hex is used when the address starts with 0x. When exporting the format selected in the signal grid is used. #15881
3. OPC UA Client:
   1. Tags with a data type derived from the Enumeration data type can now be read as signed 32-bit integers. #15965
   2. 64 bit integer data types are supported. #15771
4. Kafka data store: Support for logical types in Apache AVRO schemas. #16020
5. E-mail interface: Fields can be used in the To, Cc and Bcc fields of an e-mail module. #15911

Bug fixes (B)

1. The Modbus serial interface wasn't added automatically to the I/O configuration when there was a license. Bug introduced in v7.1.0. #15884
2. ibaQDR measuring location numbers are not correct in the product file when there are measuring locations in front of the tracking start. Bug introduced in v7.1.2. #15912
3. ibaQPanel: Radio button strip did not show text in disabled state. #14088
4. Kafka data store: When using the JSON (per signal) format numerical values are now written without quotation marks and with a period as decimal sign (instead of the localized decimal sign). #15990
5. MQTT data store: When using the JSON (per signal) format numerical values are now written without quotation marks and with a period as decimal sign (instead of the localized decimal sign). #15993
6. ibaPDA service could crash when reading text signals from ibaPDA's OPC DA server. #16013
7. In some cases the signal grids of text splitter modules weren't visible. #16017
8. S7-Xplorer "Optimized memory usage" didn't work when a tag contained multiple array indexes. #16065
9. System could crash during shutdown when CP1616 or CP1626 boards were installed. #15956
10. Offline trend graph couldn't open dat files when it was running as ActiveX in WinCC. #16107

 

Version 7.1.3 - 2020-01-13
Required EUP date - 2019-11-11

Improvements (I)

1. The maximum number of modules on the virtual interface has been increased from 1024 to 4096. #15849
2. X-Pact request symbols are loaded partially during validation and are unloaded afterwards. This reduces the memory usage a lot. #15692
3. X-Pact request signal limit checking has been removed. Instead a better error message is generated when the request agent reports too many signals. #15867
4. No warning is shown when changing the module number of a module to the module number of another module whose module number isn't editable. #15858
5. OPC UA Client:
   1. Tags of which the value could not be read during address book generation and that are part of the Server top node no longer generate an error. #15870
   2. In case of an error during address book generation the full path of the faulting node is logged. #15871
   3. When searching for a tag in the symbol browser the results are automatically expanded (unless the result is an array). #15873

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel: Copy/paste in signal selection editors didn't work correctly. #14525
2. ibaQPanel: Picture control sometimes showed pictures with incorrect position and scaling. #15812
3. S7 address book generator couldn't handle hardware configurations containing terminal blocks with non-numeric slots. #15830
4. ibaPDA failed to load an S7 address book that didn't contain DBs. Bug introduced in v7.1.0. #15832
5. ibaInSpectra: copying a newly created characteristic value could result in an exception when the unit of the characteristic value was not configured. #15822
6. ibaPDA service could crash when loading the address book from an S7 PLC. #15842
7. ibaQPanel: Overlapping of text and buttons in common properties window. #15346
8. ibaQPanel: Grouping of elements leads to fast update. #14777
9. ibaQPanel: Autosize for picture properties fields. #15847
10. Configuration upload to ibaBM-SLM didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15861
11. ibaQPanel: Checkbox tool did not show text in disabled state. #14089
12. ibaQPanel: The signal assignments for buttons are not stored correctly. #15862
13. ibaQPanel: Drap&Drop a vector into charts do not work anymore. #15863
14. ibaDAQ-C: The serial number in the support file could contain null characters. #15869
15. TC-net:
    1. When converting a symbolic module to a raw module the signals's address information was lost. #15874
    2. When mapping a scan block signal number 31 would be missing. #15877
16. DGM200P: Board memory was not correctly mapped anymore. Bug introduced in v7.1.0. #15876
17. ibaBM-CAN: Signal source had incorrect values. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15879

 

Version 7.1.2 - 2019-12-17
Required EUP date - 2019-11-11

New features (N)

1. S7 address book generator supports TIA Portal V16. #15824

Improvements (I)

1. Improved stability of IEC 61850-9-2 streams. #15615
2. File text module can keep the file instead of deleting it. #15722
3. File text module supports files up to 1 MB instead of 20 KB. #15817
4. The time class of a signal can be configured in TDC and Simadyn-D request. #15746
5. When logging in as administrator the password can no longer be saved. #15761
6. Chart: Multi selection, delete, copy and paste function for curve signals (context menu). #11140
7. Chart: Option to format positive numbers for the value axis in the corresponding properties editor. #10254
8. Chart: Dynamic resizing of signal fields in chart properties. #15576
9. ibaQPanel: Major speed improvements when opening the properties of views when the I/O configuration is big. #15347 #15753
10. User admin can have the client rights to automatically disconnect or close after a period of inactivity. #15759
11. S7-Xplorer supports S7-1500 PLCs with firmware 2.8. #15824

Bug fixes (B)

1. Reflective memory text module didn't work correctly when there was no terminator and no counter configured. #15755
2. QDR measuring location numbers are not correct in the product file when there are disabled measuring locations. #15779
3. Chart: Synchronization problems between base axes configuration and curve configuration. #15750
4. Resizing of signal comboboxes didn't resize the dropdown correctly. #15749
5. OPC UA Client: When failing to properly initialize output signals a resource leak could occur. #15814
6. S7-Xplorer couldn't connect to S7-1200 PLCs with firmware <= 2.2. #15825

 

Version 7.1.1 - 2019-11-28
Required EUP date - 2019-11-11

New features (N)

1. HiPAC request supports text signals. #15631
2. TwinCAT request via UDP supports text signals. #15733

Improvements (I)

1. MindSphere data store supports Chinese server certificate and can use Windows certificate store. #15640
2. Byte swapping can be configured in ibaBM-PN S7 request decoder modules. #15687
3. MELSEC-Xplorer: Operands can be displayed in hexadecimal format. #15431
4. MQTT: Added diagnostics for multiple messages per topic update. #15512

Bug fixes (B)

1. When loading a support file in simulation mode sometimes a backup I/O and data storage configuration was loaded instead of the current one. #15688
2. OPC UA Client: When using Certificate authentication the list of certificates was not properly displayed. #15693
3. ibaBM-PN sniffer decoder module didn't work correctly. #15700
4. S7-Xplorer: Multiple connections to the same S7 could fail. Bug introduced in v7.1.0. #15705
5. MQTT id was changed every time the project was opened. #15509
6. Diagnostic values of TwinCAT request via UDP modules were not correct. #15733
7. TwinCAT request no longer found all request management function blocks in the address book. Bug introduced in v6.39.10. #15733
8. Loading an ibaDAQ I/O configuration on a PC resulted in a corrupt I/O configuration. #15503

 

Version 7.1.0 - 2019-11-11
Required EUP date - 2019-11-11

New features (N)

1. MQTT data store: #13113
   1. Write timebased data to topics in an MQTT broker.
   2. Triggered and continuous recording.
   3. Licensed by number of signals.
   4. Status information available via SNMP server and OPC UA server.
   5. DataStoreInfoMQTT function to measure status information.
2. Micro-Epsilon interface: #14492
   1. Measure profiles via scanCONTROL laser scanners.
   2. 2 scanners per license. Up to 8 licenses can be purchased for a total of 16 scanners.
3. ibaBM-PN:
   1. New device slot decoder module. #7193
   2. New sniffer decoder module. #7193
4. Sinumerik-Xplorer: #11700
   1. Read variables from NCK.
   2. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
   3. Sinumerik 840D sl, 840D pl and 828D sl are supported.
5. Bachmann-Xplorer: #8189
   1. Read data from Bachmann M1 PLCs.
   2. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
6. ibaQPanel: Trend graph can plot a traversing vector based on an X and Y signal. #14067 #15321
7. Trend graph supports different display styles for text signals: regular, bold, italic, bold & italic. #14700
8. Trend graph uses an increased font size when the pen width of text signals is larger than 1. #14700
9. FFT view: possible to apply a color scheme to the waterfall view. The amplitude range is split up in a configurable number of zones to which a color is assigned. Each spectrum value is colored based on its magnitude. Up to 50 different colors zones are supported. #11032
10. ibaNet750-BM-D: Added new property to control the handling of the outputs on the device when the FO link is broken. This requires firmware v01.03.004 or higher. #14631
11. ibaQPanel web browser supports file downloads. #14666 #14856
12. Playback reads data on the fly instead of loading all data at the start of the acquisition. This results in a faster start of the acquistion and less memory used. #11676
13. Multistation: Unsynchronized stations can communicate via UDP unicast instead of UDP multicast. #12681
14. The 'Sample once' function was added. This function has two inputs: an expression to sample and a trigger signal. Each time the trigger has a rising edge, the result follows the given expression once, i.e. for a single sample. At all other timestamps, the function returns an invalid number. The result can be used to display a selection of samples in a trend graph, because in a trend graph invalid numbers are not displayed. #14928
15. The timebase in data storage profiles can now be expressed as a number of times the original timebase. #12062
16. QDR: Support for multiple combined reversing measuring locations. #14688
17. Stop prevention: #11792
    1. A lock signal can be configured that when it is true prevents the acquisition from being stopped.
    2. A lock signal can also be configured for QDR and standard data stores.
    3. The lock signal can be overruled by the user.
18. Support for ibaBM-ENetIP. #14435
19. Kafka data store: support for Apache Avro encoding. #13053
20. Auto-adapting module: the Overall delta RMS calculation is added. #15006
21. IEC 61850-9-2 interface: #7230
    1. Receive Sampled Values streams from IEC 61850-9-2 devices.
    2. 2 streams per license. Up to 4 licenses can be purchased for a total of 8 streams.
22. Process conditon module. #12798

Improvements (I)

1. ibaPQU-S: When the mains signalling settings are not configured, the mains signalling signals in the standard and event modules are disabled automatically. #11157
2. FFT view: for contour plots, the color axis can be configured to have the same orientation as the frequency axis. #11793
3. InSpectra Expert: it is possible to configure a custom unit for each characteristic value separately. #14462
4. JSON Split mode improvements:
   1. Syntax errors are displayed in the I/O manager when invalid JSON content is received. #14207
   2. New property to keep the last value for partial JSON documents. #14684
   3. Boolean values in a JSON document are now parsed into digital signals. #14517
   4. Date and time values are no longer changed. #15260
5. Text modules: digital signals are now supported in all split modes. #14517
6. S7-Xplorer improvements:
   1. Connections are made in parallel in order to speed up the start of the acquisition. #14696
   2. The memory consumption of S7-1x00 connections can be considerably reduced by enabling the "Optimized memory usage" property of the S7-Xplorer modules. #14845
   3. Address books are only loaded partially this reduces the required memory when validating the I/O configuration. #14954
7. X-Pact request now checks the limits for the number of signals that can be requested from a resource and from a CPU. #14672
8. The order of data storage profiles can be changed. #13107
9. QDR profiles support decimal length bases. #14683
10. Multistation: Unsynchronized station connections are shown in only 2 colors: green (messages are being received) and gray (no messages have been received in the last minute). #14931
11. File time modes have been removed from the data storage configuration because they were obsolete. #14972
12. Improvements to the automatic column filling in signal grids by clicking on the column header:
    1. A confirmation dialog is shown before doing the automatic fill. #14350
    2. The filling is done per group for Gocator, LANDSCAN, Raytek and Micro-Epsilon modules. #15142
13. When running in live mode, the event table would flicker if changes were made to signal configurations in an ibaHD store. #15090
14. ActiveX: The password save option is no longer shown in the login forms of ibaPDA and ibaHD. Passwords need to be set in the ActiveX properties. #14511
15. Confirmation is asked before creating a new data storage configuration. #14553
16. LANDSCAN module: The order of the line data can be swapped. #14577
17. Two double quotes after each other in a text argument of an expression are interpreted as a single double quote. This allows you to use a double quote in a text argument. #14638
18. The colon ":" and point "." characters in info field names can be filtered. #15057
19. Improved editing of passwords. #15149
20. Improved lookup of an S7 symbol that corresponds with an S7 operand. #15253
21. Bar chart supports up to 65536 bars. #15183
22. Large S7 address books can be loaded from the PLC. #15289
23. OPC UA Server: Support for user authentication with an empty password. #15314
24. The default profile name is used for copies of modules that generate a profile (e.g. LANDSCAN). #15305
25. Client version is shown in ibaPDA server status connection grid. #15271
26. ibaPDA server version is shown in ibaPDA client status bar. #15271
27. Kafka data store: buffer fill level available via SNMP server and OPC UA server. #15400
28. Added support for the Single/last device property of ibaBM-eCAT with firmware v02.05.003 or later. #14490
29. HD trend graph supports additional display styles for digital signals. #15504
30. I/O configuration export files use UTF-8 encoding. #15506
31. OPC UA Client: Manual DataType editing is allowed (in case the OPC UA Server will not be available during validation). #15160
32. The current signal filter is shown in the title bar of the ibaHD signal tree. #12724

Bug fixes (B)

1. X-Pact request data modules didn't allow more than 1000 analog and 1000 digital signals. #14668
2. S7-Xplorer: Signals measuring inaccessible symbols didn't always get a zero value. #14870
3. Multistation: The TTL wasn't applied to UDP multicast communication for unsynchronized stations. #14937
4. Valid JSON was only handled correctly for objects, not for arrays. #15133
5. HD event table: when downloading attachments from annotations, extensions would be removed in the save dialog if extensions were hidden in File Explorer. #15092
6. Data in read-only signal grids could be changed by clicking on the header. #15039 #15052
7. Event table: newly added annotations would pop up in the event table while they weren't included in the live event selection. #12357
8. Gocator:
   1. Connection to sensors with older firmware didn't succeed. Updated Gocator connectivity library to v5.2.27.3. Bug introduced in v7.0.1. #15338
   2. After discovery the obtained X offset is rounded to a multiple of the module's current resolution; the Z offset and angle are rounded to 3 decimals. #15165
9. LANDSCAN ASCII data was incorrect. The module needs to be recreated in order to fix it. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #14577
10. Trend graph: When using custom legend text you could only start a drag operation from a part of the legend. #15292
11. Trend graph: Applying the configuration could cause a memory leak. #15390
12. On some PCs the search for ibaPDA, ibaHD and ibaCapture servers took several minutes. #15399
13. Double clicking a camera signal in the signal tree caused an unhandled exception when there was no ibaCapture player installed. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15389
14. Removed incorrect warning about missing connection for S7 UDP request modules. #15412
15. Some TIA projects caused error 114 when creating the address book. #15448
16. Text creator module didn't work correctly when source signals were coming from ibaQPanel input modules. #15463
17. ibaQPanel: Some invisible controls were visible again when they were printed. #15058
18. The HD trend graph didn't scroll when only text signals were displayed. #14124
19. Signals of 3.3 Mbit/s devices connected to old ibaFOB boards (ibaFOB, ibaFOB-S and ibaFOB-X) have wrong values because their offsets are miscalculated. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15502
20. OPC UA Client: When manually entering node IDs the signal's data type was not set when a connection to the OPC UA Server was available during validation. #15552
21. ibaQDR data store didn't check for text signals. #15559
22. I/O configurations saved by ibaPDA versions older than 6.12.0 are not opened correctly. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15562
23. Camera signals with only lengthbased data in QDR product files were not recognized correctly as camera signals by ibaAnalyzer. #15565
24. S7 address book generator didn't create all symbols for large CFC projects. #15571
25. The acquisition couldn't be started when two DP slave diagnostics modules pointing to the same PROFIBUS slave existed under one ibaBM-DP device. #15588
26. ibaQPanel: A crash occurred when a dynamic's minimum and maximum value was the same. #12493
27. ibaBM-DP slave diagnostics could crash when the connection was restored. #15624

 

Version 7.0.6 - 2019-09-12
Required EUP date - 2019-04-29

New features (N)

1. InSpectra-Expert: Possible to downsample the InSpectra input signal before calculating the spectrum. An anti-aliasing filter is automatically applied before downsampling. #15107

Improvements (I)

1. Gocator: Added Maximum data delay and Data timeout parameters to modules. #15136
2. The PQU spectrum view now also displays the phase angles in combination with absolute harmonics. #15147
3. Wago power measurement terminals: the phase shift signals from the phasor module have been moved to the power module. The phasor module was deleted. #14224
4. Kafka data store: change the default cluster address/connection string when changing the Kafka data store type. #15187

Bug fixes (B)

1. Gocator: Sensor width and Sample time properties were not imported properly. #15143
2. ibaQPanel chart: Error when pasting base axis ticks. #15144
3. ibaQPanel multistate label sometimes shows incorrect text "Value". #15175
4. Logix-Xplorer: validation didn't detect non-elementary symbols. #15197
5. Views (e.g. trend view) were not localized. Bug introduced in v7.0.5. #15256
6. ActiveX control loads the correct resources depending on the system language. #6507
7. Messageboxes shown when opening the I/O manager, the data storage manager or the server access configuration could be hidden behind the main window. #14957 #15276

 

Version 7.0.5 - 2019-08-13
Required EUP date - 2019-04-29

Improvements (I)

1. The maximum dead time in the e-mail output module is increased from 100s to 86400s. #15000

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaBM-DP active slave outputs shortly jump to zero instead of the default value when starting the acquisition. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15046
2. BSOD when submodules of an ibaBM-COL-8i-o have a timebase smaller than the ibaBM-COL-8i-o timebase. #15051
3. The PQU and Inspectra module infofields were not written correctly to timebased ibaHD stores. #12974
4. Very long text signals used as infofield could result in corrupt dat files. #15062
5. The backup file of the v6 data storage configuration had the incorrect extension. #15064
6. ibaQDR still required the ibaQDR V6 license. #15080
7. FM458 request on DP showed incorrect warnings about duplicate signals. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15093
8. OPC UA Client: Timeouts and long response times could occur when using a large number of connections. #15102
9. ActiveX control didn't work when ibaCapture v4.4.0 or higher was installed. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15124

 

Version 7.0.4 - 2019-07-22
Required EUP date - 2019-04-29

Improvements (I)

1. IEC 61850 server: LLN0/NamPlt/swRev node shows ibaPDA server version. #14910

Bug fixes (B)

1. File name temporarily contains previous value of text signal when the value should be taken at stop trigger/file close. #14911
2. IEC 61850 client: When requesting signals from a data set refering to members that didn't have submembers a validation error would occur. #14912
3. Modbus TCP Server: When TCP/IP packets were coming in very fast on a connection incorrect data could be measured. #14918
4. The date modified of an image created by an image trigger wasn't always set correctly.
5. OPC UA Client could use incorrect client handles when multiple connections were made at the same time. This could lead to disconnects. #14980

 

Version 7.0.3 - 2019-06-26
Required EUP date - 2019-04-29

New features (N)

1. The client can be updated to the server version via a new command in the help menu. #14602

Improvements (I)

1. Text digital display: The default title is set to "Show signal" instead of "No title". #14747
2. The signal tree can be resized when editing groups in the I/O manager. #14846
3. S7-Xplorer: TCP/IP S7-1x00 connections take less memory. This requires a recreation of the address books. #14863

Bug fixes (B)

1. Some views didn't show ibaHD data when there was no running ibaPDA server connected. #14581
2. The outputs of ibaCapture modules were not grouped by camera when the client was running in Chinese. #14743
3. Gocator:
   1. No profile data was received when starting the acquisition after manually adding sensors to a module. #14751
   2. Alignment and receiving profile data didn't work when the Exposure End event was enabled. #14776
4. Auto-adapting module: reference spectra learned in older versions are no longer ignored. Bug introduced in v7.0.2. #14760
5. It could be that there were datablocks missing when creating the address book from certain TIA projects. #14786
6. The texts of the ibaVision text inputs didn't work in all configurations. #14819
7. Virtual signals with very long expressions (>10000 characters) resulted in corrupt dat files. #14745
8. Improved performance when selecting a virtual module with lots of signals that reference other virtual signals. #14847
9. Address book couldn't be generated for a TIA V15 project with an S7-1512SP. #14864

 

Version 7.0.2 - 2019-06-04
Required EUP date - 2019-04-29

New features (N)

1. FFT view: the characteristic values of an InSpectra Expert module are visible in the spectrum slave. #14461

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel Picture: When multiple pictures monitor the same directory the monitoring is now only done once instead of for each picture separately. #14561
2. ibaQPanel Picture: Dynamic mode now also allows selecting the newest file, second newest, third newest, ...
3. ibaQPanel Picture: The static image is used as default in case the picture is in dynamic or folder mode and no picture was found. #14607
4. Added support for mapping mode on ibaBM-DP with firmware v01.05.001 or later. #14625
5. Modbus function codes are added to the analog and digital input/output type properties of Modbus client and Modbus serial modules. #14636
6. Watch window: Signals are now inserted in the row they are dropped on. #14657
7. ibaInSpectra: the auto adapting module allows configuring the frequency range based on the maximum available frequency in the spectrum. #13449

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel Picture: The png extension got replaced by bmp when the global ibaQPanel property window was opened. #14548
2. On some PCs ibaPDA couldn't get a high resolution system time. #14629
3. Data store stops in some cases when there are info fields updated at stop trigger/file close. Bug introduced in v7.0.1. #14633
4. Gocator interface works now for sensors in buddy mode. #14502
5. Exported ibaHD event definitions from ibaPDA v6 could not be properly imported in ibaPDA v7. #14653
6. Changing the unit of the displayed time span around ibaHD events did not immediately update the unit of the time span value stored in the configuration. #14608
7. ibaInSpectra: when determining the number of signals in use for the license, the number of signals counted for the Auto-Adapting module was too high. #14654
8. Text creator module didn't work when the source signals were coming from text splitter modules with a lower module number than the text creator module. #14660
9. Acquisition would stop after a while with a no license error when the dongle didn't contain the correct operating system license while EUP was valid. #14639
10. The switch function crashed when the 'Selector' was equal to the 'Default' value. #14680
11. A new view didn't always have a unique name. #14584
12. Incorrect text could be shown in modules that split JSON text. #14578
13. The signal tree editor of the watch view would close when you expanded a node when ibaPDA was hosted as an ActiveX control in WinCC. #14612
14. Trend graph only allowed the configuration of the text signal font when the trend graph was placed on an ibaQPanel.
15. During the validation of the I/O configuration all S7 address books were loaded even when the option "Unload S7 address books when the acquisition is running to reduce the memory usage." was set. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #14701
16. HD trend graph could crash when last signal was removed. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #14710
17. S7-Xplorer proxy could crash when measuring text signals. #14712
18. S7-Xplorer proxy event log didn't work when UAC was active. #14714

 

Version 7.0.1 - 2019-05-20
Required EUP date - 2019-04-29

New features (N)

1. The ibaPDA server and client versions don't have to be the same anymore.

Improvements (I)

1. IEC 61850 server:
   1. LTMS.TmSrc and LTMS.TmSrcTyp are automatically calculated by ibaPDA. #14521
   2. Report an error during validation when the server port is already in use. #14592
2. Text can be copied from the text splitter preview control. #14516
3. ibaQPanel chart control accepts decimal values as minimum and maximum of the X-axis. #14568

Bug fixes (B)

1. ActiveX: Signal data is not updated when ActiveX control is closed and then re-opened. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #14560
2. TC-net: recorded signal data could be incorrect when ibaPDA also requested data from other interfaces. #14562
3. Using Ctrl+a in path textboxes using auto complete could clear the path. #14582
4. Incorrect dat files could be generated when using a pretrigger on disk with synchronous writing. Bug introduced in v7.0.0.
5. Dynamic infofields were missing when using asynchronous file writing. Bug introduced in v7.0.0.
6. Fixed incorrect/missing values for infofields derived from numeric signals when the file closes.
7. EtherNet/IP produced tags list could become too large for the screen. #14266

 

Version 7.0.0 - 2019-04-29
Required EUP date - 2019-04-29

.NET framework 4.6 or later is required

New features (N)

1. Support for Siemens CP1626. #9060
2. ibaQDR support for hot rolling mills: #8741
   1. Reversing measuring location to model a reversing stand.
   2. Dividing measuring location to model scrap cuts and dividing cuts.
   3. Product files can be generated on every measuring location.
   4. No more special restrictions for module and signal numbers in QDR files.
3. IEC 61850 server: #11762
   1. Up to 16 connected clients.
   2. Export configuration to CID file. #13299
4. Shift register module supports multiple source signals. #7218
5. Technostrings have been replaced by text signals.
6. Text splitter modules allow splitting text via delimiters, fixed width character ranges or as a JSON string. #7641 #13003
7. Virtual signals can be text signals. The following functions return text values:
   1. ConcatText
   2. TrimText
   3. ReplaceText
   4. MidText
   5. DeleteText
   6. InsertText
   7. ConvertToText
8. New text related functions:
   1. CharValue
   2. ConvertFromText
   3. CountText
   4. TextLength
9. The following functions have become obsolete:
   1. AsciiValue (replaced by CharValue)
   2. Technostring (replaced by ConvertFromText)
   3. TechnostringMsgCounter (replaced by CountText)
   4. TechnostringStatus (replaced by diagnostic modules and 'Connected' digital signals)
10. New switch function to replace nested if functions. This function works with both numeric and text signals. #12958
11. ibaPDA plugin functions can return text values.
12. ibaPDA plugin functions support retentive values.
13. Watch window/view: table that shows the current value of signals.
14. Kafka data store: #12526
    1. Write timebased data to topics in Apache Kafka clusters and Microsoft Event Hubs with Kafka support enabled.
    2. Triggered and continuous recording.
    3. Licensed by number of signals.
    4. Status information available via SNMP server and OPC UA server.
    5. DataStoreInfoKafka function to measure status information.
15. MindSphere data store: #11948
    1. Write timebased data in Siemens MindSphere cloud.
    2. Triggered and continuous recording.
    3. Licensed by number of signals.
    4. Status information available via SNMP server and OPC UA server.
    5. DataStoreInfoMindSphere function to measure status information.
16. The following views support ibaHD live signals:
    1. Bar chart
    2. Button
    3. Chart
    4. FFT view
    5. File scanner
    6. Gauge panel
    7. Label
    8. Multi-state label
    9. Multi-state picture
    10. Numeric digital display
    11. Offline trend graph
    12. Picture
    13. Scope view
    14. Tabbed layouts
    15. Text digital display
    16. Text input control
    17. Trend graph
    18. Watch view
    19. Web browser
17. Logix-Xplorer supports text signals. #11903
18. Generic TCP and UDP modules support text signals. #13073
19. Codesys-Xplorer supports text signals. #6563
20. MQTT interface: #8918
    1. Connects to an MQTT broker and subscribes to topics.
    2. License supports up to 1024 connections.
21. DTBox Request interface. #11735
22. New dat file format: #12660
    1. UTF-8 encoding to support multiple languages in a single dat file.
    2. Files can be password protected.
    3. Higher possible module and signal numbers.
    4. Improved compression of fast changing signals. Non-compressed profile has been replaced by the standard profile.
    5. Files up to 64 GB supported.
    6. ibaAnalyzer v7.0.1 is required to read this new format.
23. Orbit view: marker and value legend added. #13420
24. FFT view: logarithmic scale for amplitude axis. #12832
25. ibaInSpectra: Auto-Adapting module added.
26. ibaBM-PN: Support for SINAMICS emulation mode. This requires firmware v01.04.001 or higher. #14120

Improvements (I)

1. Client uses ibaPDA server timestamps for data in the trend graph. #6698
2. Client views can show 100% correct value of 32 bit integer analog signals. #7455
3. The hardware and firmware versions of S7 and FM458 PLCs are shown when testing the connection in Xplorer and request modules. #12644
4. Improved naming and editing of data storage profiles. #12741
5. OPC UA Client/Server:
   1. When generating a certificate the server's address is added to the default certificate name. #12503
   2. Added support for Basic256Sha256 security policy. #13120
6. FindText supports an extra optional parameter 'N' to search for the Nth occurrence of a text instead of the first occurrence. #7829
7. Playback supports text signals. #7215
8. Offline trend graph supports text signals. #7597
9. If and OneShot functions work on text signals. #13078
10. ibaClock: Extra status signals of firmware v01.04.001 have been added. #12738
11. ibaQPanel multi state label:
    1. Support for numeric signals as text. #8529
    2. States can be moved via up/down buttons.
    3. Font is available in property window. #13417
12. OPC UA Client:
    1. Added keepalive message counter. #12982
    2. Available address books are shown under the Address books node in the I/O manager. #13458
13. Max2 and Min2 functions support up to a 1000 arguments. #13556
14. OPC UA Server: Initialization time is improved when publishing a large number of signals. #13533
15. FFT view:
    1. When dropping signals in the FFT view while pressing CTRL, the existing signals in the view are replaced by the dragged signals. #13756
    2. When dropping multiple signals in the FFT view while pressing SHIFT, these signals are attached to the same vertical axis. #6558
16. Orbit view:
    1. The visualization of the sensor positions in the Orbit view is improved. #11816
    2. The name of the InSpectra Orbit module is used in the legend. #12513
17. InSpectra Expert: when configuring the bands of a profile, the handling to configure the maximum number of bands is improved. #13602
18. InSpectra Orbit: when an invalid rotation is detected (e.g. extremely slow), the result signals of the module no longer drop to zero (in order to prevent false alarms). #13537
19. OPC DA Client: Added connection grid and diagnostic module. #11709
20. When available the three most recent minidumps that aren't older than 6 months are included in the support file. #12634
21. Successful Windows updates / installed updates added to "software_info.txt" in the support file. #14106
22. Text signals can be used with other profiles than the "As is" profile in data stores. #14174
23. S7 operands are exported in the configured language instead of always in German. #14288

Bug fixes (B)

1. FFT view:
   1. In case the spectrum values were displayed in decibel in a contour plot, the colors displayed in the plot did not correspond to the colors on the value axis. #12833
   2. The offset of marker sidebands is correct now for all unit combinations. #14313
2. InSpectra Expert:
   1. When configuring the number of lines in an InSpectra Expert profile, the values available in the dropdown were not always correct. #14008
   2. An expression referring to another expression using a speed placeholder could be evaluated incorrectly, because of a wrong value of the speed placeholder due to a wrong unit conversion. #13757
   3. The functionality of the order enable signal was improved, the enable signal is monitored constantly instead of periodically and vibration values are only sampled when the enable signal is actually true at the moment of the sample. #13375
3. Using Ctrl+a in the path textbox of the save project dialog could clear the path. #14119
4. Locked module setting did not prevent changes in connection tab (if applicable). #12379
5. ibaPDA clients connecting to an ibaHD server with invalid user credentials would acquire and keep their ibaPDA client license. #12715
6. InSpectra Expert: when applying order resampling using a pulse train for the speed, the input values used for the FFT calculation could be zero in case of very low speeds. #13360
7. An address book couldn't be generated for TIA V15 projects that contained a Sinumerik PLC. #14254
8. S7 address book generator failed when a TIA project contained comments with the default language ID. #14396
9. Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: Printing could fail when there were invisible rows in the marker grid. #14356
10. Gocator module didn't load all signals when there were multiple sensors with default resolution and sensor width. #14520
11. EtherNet/IP I/O scanner module didn't allow assembly instances bigger than 255. #14523
12. ibaQPanel picture object used the last access time instead of the last modified time of files to sort them. #14527
13. ibaQPanel: signals referenced in grouped view objects weren't loaded correctly. #14546

 

Version 6.39.15 - 2019-02-26

New features (N)

1. S7 address book generator:
   1. Support for Siemens TIA Portal V15.1. #14168
   2. Support for Siemens Software Controller S7-1505S and S7-1507S. #12319
   3. Support for TIA Portal Motion Control Technology Objects. #13951
2. Support for Siemens SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced as simulated controller. #12287

Improvements (I)

1. Improved handling of signal overwrites when using the HPCi request symbol browser. #12453

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA Server: ibaPDA tag didn't have inverse reference to Objects tag. #14060
2. S7 request to consecutive PI operands didn't work when the total size was more than 4 bytes. #14063
3. ibaHD servers with vectors in a timebased store could lead to crashes and disconnects of the ibaPDA client. #14062 #14195
4. Address book generation didn't work anymore for S7-1200 CPUs with firmware >= 4. Bug introduced in v6.39.14. #14075
5. Modbus serial master creates incorrect requests when more than 125 consecutive registers are read. #14131
6. OPC UA Client/Server: Some certificate properties were not properly displayed. #14186
7. Service could crash when renaming dat files failed. #14187
8. An error is generated when the interrupt buffer is too small for the requested configuration (before, acquisition would proceed and spikes would be present in the data). #14073

 

Version 6.39.14 - 2019-01-22

Improvements (I)

1. The warning shown when reducing the number of signals in the I/O manager can be suppressed. #13863
2. AB-Xplorer SLC-500 module has been renamed to SLC-500/MicroLogix since it also supports MicroLogix PLCs. #13960
3. Optimized drawing of splash screen. #13880
4. ibaQPanel web browser can store user name and password for the configured URL. #13831

Bug fixes (B)

1. UNC paths no longer worked in the ibaQPanel picture view dynamic file path. #13860
2. ibaPDA service could crash when there were errors with the COM port used in Modbus serial. #13878
3. Exception when right-clicking on an unmapped ibaBM-DPM-S module in the I/O manager. #13861
4. Importing an ibaMS3xAI-1A-100A module with a negative scaling range resulted in an error. #13932
5. Digital outputs on ibaBM-PN didn't work. #13967
6. SNMPv3: EngineBoots were not handled correctly. #13972
7. iba hardware didn't work after a boot when the Windows 8/10 fast startup feature was enabled. #13991
8. ibaQPanel text input: Maximum number of characters was not applied when changing it in the properties. #13997
9. ibaQPanel text input: Input == Output mode didn't work correctly when there was no trigger signal. #13997
10. ibaQPanel text input: Input == Output mode didn't work correctly for a text destination signal. #13997
11. ibaQPanel chart: Copying a text item didn't work correctly. #11652
12. When viewing the OPC UA Server diagnostics tab an error could occur causing all diagnostic values in the I/O manager to become invalid. #14040
13. InSpectra Expert: virtual signals based on technostrings were not available anymore for InSpectra profiles. #14041
14. After installing KB4480055 the ActiveX control couldn't show messageboxes with checkboxes anymore. #14045

 

Version 6.39.13 - 2018-12-04

New features (N)

1. ibaQPanel picture control supports rotating and flipping. #13659

Improvements (I)

1. Updated support page. #13743 #13752
2. Support for Windows Server 2019. #13517
3. The option "Unload S7 address books when the acquisition is running to reduce the memory usage." now makes sure that there is only one S7 address book loaded at a time. #13798
4. S7 address book: array members of DBs used in CFC are no longer expanded. #13799
5. ibaQPanel dynamics support file path properties. #13546

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA Client: DataType column disappears in signal grid when clicking Reset in context menu. #13671
2. TC-net: DataType, WORD address and WORD bit number columns disappear in signal grid when clicking Reset in context menu. #13672
3. In some cases S7 address books containing non-ASCII characters were loaded incorrectly. #13782
4. Offline trend graph: Time wasn't formatted correctly in the marker grid. #13689
5. IEC 61850 client: BIT_STRING values were incorrect. #13698
6. ibaQPanel: Memory leak when using the designer. #13820
7. ibaQPanel Chart: Memory leak when using curves with style "Curve". #13821
8. WebBrowser could crash when using a dynamic address with technostrings. #13825
9. SNMPv3: Negative differences in 'msgAuthoritativeEngineTime' were not handled correctly. #13823

 

Version 6.39.12 - 2018-11-06

New features (N)

1. S7-Xplorer redundant module supports S7 software redundancy. #13308

Improvements (I)

1. OPC UA Client: Connections are only established once (and in parallel) during validation. #13483
2. When a connection attempt to an ibaPDA or ibaHD server fails using the hostname, ibaPDA client will propose the user to connect using the server's IP address. #13485
3. .NET framework 4.8 is supported. #13431
4. The PQU spectrum view allows displaying the THD value by means of an additional bar. #12534
5. Physical locations for motherboard Protech BA-0951 have been added. #13521
6. Improved logging of OPC server, OPC UA server and SNMP server updates during the start of the acquisition. #13534
7. Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: The visibility of the color axes and Y-axes can configured separately. #13529
8. Modbus client and Modbus output modules are merged together in a new bidirectional Modbus client module. #13550
9. A confirmation is requested when using the "Delete all layouts" command. #13490

Bug fixes (B)

1. The pdaStarted SNMP object used type Gauge32 instead of the enumeration type ibaEnumPDAStartReason. #13500
2. Configure standards wizard didn't resize properly. #13501
3. S7 address book couldn't be generated for some TIA projects. #13516
4. OPC UA server was restarted on every start of the acquisition. #13534
5. Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: Crash when you tried to remove the color axis via the context menu. #13531
6. IEC 61850: Unable to measure part of a data set when there are members whose names are substrings of each other. #13538
7. When loading a bar chart without visible axes the minimum size was incorrect. #13581
8. PTP couldn't be started on systems with more than 20 IP addresses. #13601
9. Incorrect diagnostic values for some S7 UDP request modules. #13641
10. S7 address book generator didn't always parse the hardware configuration correctly when power modules and/or counter modules were present. #13635

 

Version 6.39.11 - 2018-10-09

New features (N)

1. OPC UA Client: Online browser. #12625
2. ibaBM-PN Sniffer SiLink module supports different SINAMICS link projects. #12960
3. ibaPQU-S:
   1. Support for the IEC 61000-2-4 standard (Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3). #13061
   2. The serial number and the firmware version of each PQU device are added as infofields in dat files and timebased ibaHD stores. #12974

Improvements (I)

1. The minimum height of digital numeric and text displays is 20 pixels less than before. #13339
2. Searches for ibaPDA servers can now cross routers. #13394
3. S7 address book generator supports multi-user engineering TIA projects. #12531
4. Power unit of Wago power measurement terminals 750-494 and 750-495 can be configured. #13386

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 symbol browser crashed when there was a symbol whose name started with a point. #13380
2. PTP time synchronization could stop after some time when using layer 2 P2P mode. #13384
3. Import of a configuration that contains a Modbus TCP output client module failed. #13395
4. OPC UA Client: Sequence errors are now reported. #13396
5. InSpectra Fan: it was no longer possible to start the acquisition when using a fan module. #13390
6. ibaBM-CAN: digital signal data could be incorrect. Bug introduced in v6.39.0. #13413
7. Export of e-mail output module didn't work correctly when the body text contained new lines or tabs. #12590
8. 80MT/HPCi request: CPU restart detection didn't work for CPUs that didn't use multicast. #13432
9. E-mail outputs: some Unicode characters were not always encoded correctly. #13453
10. Automatic restart only happened after 5000s instead of 5s after an overflow of the asynchronous file buffer. #13462
11. Server could crash when EtherNet/IP device created lots of connections to the ibaPDA server EtherNet/IP device without ever closing previous connections. #13464
12. Diagnostics display of ibaPADU-S-CM, ibaPADU-S-IT, ibaPQU-S and ibaDAQ-S slots could be incorrect when switching between different devices. #13461
13. ibaQPanel: User without right to change layout could still open properties of views that were enabled by a signal. #13382

 

Version 6.39.10 - 2018-09-06

Improvements (I)

1. OPC UA Server/SNMP Server:
   1. Option to automatically publish all available signals. #12932
   2. Signal Comment1, Comment2 or both can be used for tag/object description. #13198
2. ibaBM-eCAT diagnostics module can retrieve scaling, unit and group information for signals from devices with firmware v02.05.001 and higher. #13183
3. ibaBM-eCAT diagnostics module: Improved error message when signal list can't be read from the device. #13168
4. ibaHD: a warning will be shown if an overflow occurs in the intermediate storage of an ibaHD store. This requires ibaHD server v2.2.3 or higher. #12619
5. Physical locations for motherboard X11SPL-F have been added. #13271
6. The Engine ID of the SNMP server is now unique. The current value can be seen in the SNMP diagnostics in the I/O manager. #13207
7. ibaFOB-PlusControl: Values are set to zero when the data connection is lost.
8. TwinCAT-Xplorer/TwinCAT-Request: Major memory and speed improvements when loading large address books from a tpy file or directly from the PLC. #12221
9. Added unit and scaling columns to the analog signal grid of IEC 61850 client modules. #13334
10. InSpectra orbit profiles have their own extension now: *.inSpectraOrbitProfile. #13256

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA Client:
   1. Non-string OPC UA tags could be selected as destination tags in an OPC UA text output module. #13140
   2. OPC UA text output modules were not taken into account when determining the number of licensed modules. #13141
2. Unresponsive network drive configured in data store could result in erroneous dat file cleanup. #13176
3. An ibaPDA server crash could lead to loss of OPC UA certificates. #13172
4. OPC Client: When adding a signal directly in the Analog tab the data type was not set correctly. #13157
5. OPC UA Server:
   1. Expired or invalid certificates were still considered valid by the server. #13199
   2. Signals with a configured gain or offset were not published as float. #13218
   3. Some signal types were published with an incorrect data type. #13217
6. When a client disconnected another client it didn't immediately try to connect again. #13186
7. Client wasn't properly disconnected when an error occurred in the server while data was being sent to the client. #13170
8. Unused signals in an ibaBM-eCAT diagnostics module could be activated by clicking on the column header in the signal grid. #13167
9. Trend graph and HD trend graph: Printing didn't work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #13208
10. Offline trend graph: Printing didn't work correctly. #13208
11. Offline trend graph fails to load dat files when they contain groups with missing signals. #13305
12. Client could crash when creating a circular gauge with a circular range with a large offset. #13274
13. Client crash when selecting the image triggers node in the data storage manager when the configuration contains an ibaCapture module without active camera signals. #13276
14. Incorrect digital signal values can occur in 80MT request. #13321
15. Import/export of an ibaNet750-BM-D module didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v6.39.0. #13322

 

Version 6.39.9 - 2018-07-31

Improvements (I)

1. TC-net: Option to automatically update signal comments from the address book. #13048
2. The startup layout can be overruled in the ibaPDA client preferences. #13086
3. IEC 61850: When a report control block is selected in an MMS module then the corresponding data set is also automatically selected. This requires a recreation of the address book. #13035
4. ExecuteCommand function has an optional timeout parameter. #13102

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA Client: When reading a tag failed during address book generation, the entire address book generation failed. Bug introduced in v6.39.8. #13020
2. OPC UA Server: Not all signal types were supported. #13038
3. Xplorer interfaces: When double clicking next to a node in the symbol browser the node was still added to the signal grid. #13007
4. ibaQPanel: The WebBrowser allows selecting two types of sources: "Monitor directory" or "URL/File". But when "URL/File" was configured, each time the property window was reopened, "Monitor directory" was selected. #13063
5. Fixed S7 address book generator crash when loading certain TIA projects. #13075
6. HPCi request could fail when requesting a lot of signals from a single CPU. #13085
7. Export/import of TwinCAT request on ibaBM-eCAT resulted in incorrect management FB. #13100
8. Asynchronous file writing could not be started in some cases. #13118
9. ibaPDA client can crash when trying to add an image trigger to a camera when there are inactive cameras. #13125

 

Version 6.39.8 - 2018-07-03

New features (N)

1. PTP: Support for peer to peer delay. #12854
2. TwinCAT address books can be deleted. #12636
3. TwinCAT address books can be unloaded after the acquisition has started. #12636
4. TwinCAT-Xplorer: The automatic update of the address books during the start of the acquisition is now optional. #12880
5. ibaBM-PN supports a new Sniffer SiLink module that can be used to record data transmitted over SINAMICS Link. It can be used as a replacement for the ibaBM-SiLink device. #12385

Improvements (I)

1. PTP is supported on wireless network adapters. #12884
2. 80MT/HPCi symbols with points in their names are supported. #12888
3. ibaBM-eCAT: Support configuration files generated by Elmo Application Studio. #12900
4. HD Event table:
   1. The focus in the filter row is no longer lost when the table is updated in live mode.
   2. The context menu doesn't close each time you change the visibility of a column.
   3. A time instead of only a date can be entered for queries with a dynamic time range. #12929
5. The ibaPDA ActiveX control now supports Rockwell FactoryTalk. #12940
6. MELSEC-Xplorer: Random read and monitor mode are now supported. #12816
7. Information about the client and server's workgroup or domain is added to the support file. #12931
8. The assembly instance of EtherNet/IP Produced Tag and I/O Scanner modules can be configured. #12944
9. The English and German online help has been updated. #12873
10. TC-net: For each module the number of consumed scan block licenses is shown. #12963
11. The ibaPDA service automatic start can be changed when the status application isn't running with administrator rights. #12964
12. OPC UA Client:
    1. The keep-alive and lifetime count can be configured. #12516
    2. Support for certificate authentication. #9181
13. OPC UA Server: Support for certificate authentication. #12989
14. IEC 61850: MMS module only writes the dataset name in a report control block when it is necessary. #13010

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA Client:
   1. When writing output data to an OPC UA Server and that server was reset, the connection could not be re-established. #12877
   2. Writing output data could stall the acquisition. #12878
   3. Submembers of tags with an unsupported data type were not loaded in the address book. #12916
   4. When copying the signal grid of a new module the ibaPDA client could crash. #12918
   5. Subtypes of native OPC UA data types were not supported. #12920
   6. The user access rights of tags are taken into account in the symbol browser. #12923
   7. Tags containing a lot of data would not show up in the address book. #13005
2. S7-Xplorer module didn't show error messages when all signals had inaccessible symbols configured. Bug introduced in v6.39.3. #12894
3. S7-Xplorer modules with only output signals were always invalid. Bug introduced in v6.39.3. #12895
4. HD Event table:
   1. The columns associated with event fields were not drawn correctly in the filter row. #12853
   2. The visibility of the Ack OS user, Ack ibaHD user and Ack ibaPDA user columns can be configured via the properties form. #12689
   3. The last query isn't executed anymore when the ibaPDA client is being closed. #12690
5. Too many signals were disabled when an error occured during Simadyn-D/TDC request via SER05. #12911
6. Fixed memory leak in PTP and GOOSE protocols. #12921
7. The offline trend graph could leak memory when it was used in an ActiveX control in WinCC. #12955
8. InSpectra Universal CM module: when opening the event editor from within the digital TAB an exception was thrown. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #12965
9. DGM200P: Node name wasn't shown properly. #12988
10. A data store didn't start on the backup path when the main path was on a disconnected removable drive. #12995
11. OPC UA Client/Server: PFX certificate files containing a password-protected private key could not be imported. #12998
12. The ibaPDA driver generated an error when more than 256 PCI devices were present. The new limit is 1024 PCI devices. #13004
13. OPC UA Server: Trusted certificates that were revoked during acquisition were still able to connect. #13011

 

Version 6.39.7 - 2018-06-04

Improvements (I)

1. All parts of the header of a printed document can be configured by a title with the following format left text~middle text~right text. #12800
2. PTP master uses 37 leap seconds and clock class 248. #12795

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC UA Client: The address book needed to be reloaded when loading an I/O configuration from a previous ibaPDA version. Bug introduced in v6.39.5. #12727
2. HD trend graph: Autoscale didn't work when the displayed data contained NaN values.
3. The ibaFOB-D Network installer could generate error code 0x00000430 leading to a corrupt ibaFOB-D Network driver. Bug introduced in v6.38.9. A reboot is usually required before installing the new ibaPDA version. #12793
4. All languages from the ibaQPanel language dictionary are also available in the language selection. #12594
5. ibaPQU-S: The cancel button on the standards form didn't work correctly. #12595
6. ibaPQU-S: A fourth sub module couldn't be dropped when a grid module was present. #12677
7. SINAMICS-Xplorer/SIMOTION-Xplorer: Multiple modules would overwrite each other's data. Bug introduced in v6.39.3. #12842
8. HD navigation: The incorrect command filter was used when displaying the compatible views. #12456

 

Version 6.39.6 - 2018-04-30

New features (N)

1. Wago power measurement: #11125
   1. To be used in combination with the ibaNet750-BM-D device (requires firmware v01.03.001).
   2. Support for the WAGO 750-494 and 750-495 power measurement modules.
   3. Measurement of voltage, current, frequency, power and energy values, for three phases simultaneously.

Improvements (I)

1. OPC DA Client: Analog signals keep their original tag data type instead of being converted to float. #12624 #12698
2. HPCi request can optionally make a connection to HPCi or 80MT CPUs without waiting for a UDP multicast message first. #12709
3. PTPv2 domains 0 to 255 are supported. #12478

Bug fixes (B)

1. When you switched to another S7-Xplorer/S7-request module while loading the address book from the S7 then the generated address book was assigned to the incorrect module. #12446
2. PTP didn't work correctly when using UDP/IP (Layer 3) with a domain other than 0. #12478
3. Crash when signal tree contains technostrings and it is switched to signals mode in the signal selection of the data storage manager. #12710
4. Error when loading an ibaQPanel layout that contained a tabbed layout containing another ibaQPanel. Bug introduced in v6.39.5. #12704
5. InSpectra Expert could have signals which are counted when determining the maximum number of signals in case of a limited license. #12703

 

Version 6.39.5 - 2018-04-24

New features (N)

1. InSpectraOrbit module: possible to configure peak-hold averaging. #12511
2. Orbit view: possible to reset the speed steps using a digital signal. #12308

Improvements (I)

1. OPC UA Client:
   1. Nodes with only the reference type HasNotifier are ignored during address book generation. #12626
   2. The signal naming scheme can be chosen (tag name or full browse path) when adding new signals. #12627
   3. A warning is shown during validation when a tag is requested more than once. #12640
   4. The address book can be generated while the acquisition is running. #12643
   5. The address book is no longer updated when reconnecting to an OPC UA Server. #12683
2. ibaInSpectra: several small improvements in the configuration and usability of characteristic values. #12565 #12572 #12574 #12583 #12584
3. Multiple data storage profiles with the same name are no longer allowed. #11878
4. Offline trend graph supports QDR dat files. #12638
5. Updated dongle driver installer to v1.8.18.416.

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel: The WebBrowser no longer requires the C++ 2013 Redistributable to be installed. #12586
2. On some systems the installer didn't install all required dlls leading to an error when creating an ibaPDA ActiveX control instance. #12466
3. Offline trend graph didn't show the correct X-axis when length conversion was done via a length or speed signal. #12637
4. S7 address book generator would crash on TIA projects that included an ARRAY OF FB. #12662
5. OPC UA Client: When a tag could not be found in the address book an incorrect node ID was reported. #12682
6. On some systems the support file generation returned the error "1 is not a supported code page". #12686
7. The ibaQPanel designer windows didn't work correctly in the ibaPDA ActiveX control. #12588
8. Intellisense didn't popup for functions that contained '_' in their name. #12489

 

Version 6.39.4 - 2018-03-23

New features (N)

1. InSpectra Expert: an overall alert/alarm signal was added. #12458
2. InSpectra Expert: possible to define charactistic values based on the position, the width and the results of bands. #10781
3. InSpectra Orbit:
   1. There are two new signals related to the peak to peak value: the angle of the peak to peak line and the shaft angle of the peak to peak line. Therefore, the signal numbers of the existing functions have changed. #12507
   2. The direction definition was changed (positive = counterclockwise; negative = clockwise).

Improvements (I)

1. Orbit view: to spot the order of the points easily, the last point of each rotation isn't painted anymore. #11817
2. Orbit view: the most recent centerline point is painted bigger and in a special color. #12508
3. OPC UA Client: a warning is reported when the OPC UA server does not support the requested publishing interval. #12561
4. The S7 address book generator check whether an S7 CPU name is already in use, now also considers all the S7 address books in ibaPDA and not just the selected address books in the address book generator. #11906

Bug fixes (B)

1. Phasor view: when using the layout option "Only transfer signal data from server when layout is visible", the phasor view did not always show the results. #12040
2. SIMOTION address book generator returned internal error 149 for some projects. #12553
3. Ethernet/IP: Produced Tags recorded from multiple ibaPDA systems with same assembly instance number could lead to "Duplicate Forward Open" error. #12554
4. IEC 61850 client: Testing the connection to an IEC 61850 device from the I/O manager didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #12558
5. RM 5565 PIORC: On some systems I/O configurations with copy sizes that weren't a multiple of 4 bytes caused a BSOD. #12562
6. I/O manager could crash when selecting the general node. #12563
7. Offline trend graph only opened dat files correctly when the extension was lower case ".dat". #12570
8. S7-Xplorer: Multiple modules would overwrite each other's data. Bug introduced in v6.39.3. #12579

 

Version 6.39.3 - 2018-03-13

New features (N)

1. An ibaCapture-ScreenCam module has been added. It allows the acquisition of the mouse position and clicks. ibaCapture-ScreenCam v4.1.0 or higher is required. #11809

Improvements (I)

1. SINAMICS-Xplorer: Validation reports all array members of a parameter in a request message as not available although only a few could be inaccesible. #12443
2. FFT view: possible to hide marker dots. #12416
3. S7-Xplorer: Validation reports all S7 operands in a request message as not available although only a few could be inaccessible. #8241
   When connecting using ibaPDA-S7-Xplorer Proxy, at least version 6.39.3 of the Proxy application is required for this improvement to have effect.
4. OPC UA Client/Server: When importing/exporting a certificate, the file extension *.der is now available and set as default. #12480
5. ibaVision connections are shown in the connections grid and can be monitored by a diagnostic module. #11721
6. SAP HANA data store: The default names for the time, id and value columns have been changed to I_TIME, I_ID and I_VALUE in order to prevent the use of reserved keywords. #12515

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel: the size shown in the property dialog of an ibaQPanel window was not always correct. #12433
2. OPC UA Client:
   1. Error message regarding changed data type did not refer to specific signal. #12334
   2. When deleting a Node ID in one of the signal tabs the data type was not cleared. #12479
   3. When the data type of a tag changed in the OPC UA Server no error message was generated. #12540
   4. Tags were sorted first according to data type, then according to natural numeric order instead of only natural numeric order. Bug introduced in v6.39.2. #12543
3. OPC UA Server:
   1. Client license and ibaQPanel license tags were not published with the correct data type. #12464
   2. User token security policy for anonymous authentication was set to Basic256. #12496
4. Camera view scenario player: Cameras were not visible in the signal tree for the rules when the signal tree was not set to modules mode. #12330
5. Signal tree dropdown controls didn't close when clicking on the dropdown button. #12329
6. SNMP server: Quotes inside of signal comments caused the creation of invalid MIB files. #12470
7. S7 address book generator couldn't get the data type of the members of a UDT used as tag in TIA projects. #12520
8. ibaPQU-S: it was not possible to use a float value for the THD limit. #12535
9. Phasor view: it was no longer possible to drag a power module into the Phasor view. Bug introduced in v6.39.1. #12510

 

Version 6.39.2 - 2018-02-22

New features (N)

1. ibaBM-PN device slot module supports outputs. Firmware version v01.03.001 or higher is required. #7228
2. Custom title of numeric digital display can use parameters %n, %u, %c1 and %c2. #7637

Improvements (I)

1. X-Pact request address book generator now supports 4 different projects. #12325
2. OPC UA Client:
   1. The data type of tags can be displayed in the I/O manager. #12335
   2. Tags are sorted in natural numeric order. #12347
3. OPC DA Client: Tags are sorted in natural numeric order. #12373
4. ibaFOB-D network adapter IP address check:
   1. It is now checked whether the IP address is of the format x.y.0.100 and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0. #12338
   2. When checking the IP address manually, an error is generated when the adapter has been disabled. #12339
   3. In case of an IP address conflict an error is generated during validation instead of a warning. #12340
5. Errors returned by the LANDSCAN SHO message are treated as warnings instead of errors. #12374
6. Logix-Xplorer: After a program download to the PLC, ibaPDA tries to reinitialize the request messages without restarting the entire acquisition. #10951

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. In the Multi state label, the default values shown in the settings are not correct. #12290
   2. Possible crash when using a WebBrowser in a tabbed layout, especially when switching between layouts. #12291 #12151
   3. The WebBrowser was locked when using it in a locked layout. #12292
2. OPC UA Server: Technostrings were not published. #12349
3. Custom technostring layout was not always correct. Bug introduced in v6.39.0. #12359
4. DongleInfo function no longer causes periodic delays in outputs. #12369
5. In some cases e-mail attachments didn't work. #12371
6. ibaDAQ-C: The interrupt mode and enabled state of the device were not correctly loaded. #12377
7. When loading an I/O configuration file from before ibaPDA 6.38.0 in simulation mode, the modules for an ibaDAQ-S or ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard were not mapped correctly. #12306
8. SINAMICS-Xplorer/SIMOTION-Xplorer: closing the connection for several modules is now completely executed in parallel. #12404
9. Logix-Xplorer: tags whose names started with the name of another tag could not be recognized properly in Address read mode. #12421
10. ibaNet750-BM-D: analog/digital outputs were not always visible. Bug introduced in v6.39.0. #12362
11. The number of ibaCapture-HMI connections was limited to 32 instead of 64. #12445

 

Version 6.39.1 - 2018-01-30

New features (N)

1. Orbit view: support for speed steps including speed labels. #12266

Improvements (I)

1. User info is added to HD annotations. #12124
2. HD event table allows editing columns in live mode. #11987
3. S7 address book generator supports TIA Portal V15. #12230
4. Big performance improvement of B&R-Xplorer. #12299
5. Offline trend graph can show the length unit on the X-axis.
6. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: Caps Lock no longer influences the zooming behavior. #6660
7. ibaBM-PN: IP address, subnet mask and gateway of the PROFINET devices are shown. Firmware v01.03.001 or later is required. #12265

Bug fixes (B)

1. Offline trend graph X-axis fixed scale wasn't restored when a new file was loaded. #12288
2. TwinCAT-Xplorer connection could be restored to a PLC without a program leading to no signals being measured. #12301
3. OPC UA Client: node IDs with an integer between square brackets could be incorrectly interpreted as arrays. #12305

 

Version 6.39.0 - 2018-01-16

New features (N)

1. OPC UA Server: #8945
   1. Dongle and data store objects are free of charge.
   2. Signal objects require an ibaPDA-OPC-UA-Server+ license.
2. HD event table:
   1. Field columns. #10001
   2. Clear filter option. #8535
   3. Extra acknowledgment columns. #8026 #8051 #8052 #8053 #8054 #11204
3. Support for ibaDAQ. #11389
4. Support for ibaDAQ-C. #11126
5. WebBrowser in ibaQPanel: #8575
   1. Separate installation required.
   2. Displaying websites using the Chromium Embedded Framework.
   3. Can be used as PDF viewer.
   4. Dynamic URL's using technostrings.
   5. Automatic refreshing: periodical or trigger based.
6. FFT view: contour plot. #8010
7. FFT view: in the main window the manual scale of the value axes can be dynamic. #7655
8. Chart: trajectory mode and reset signal for X-Y pairs. #11117
9. LANDSCAN modules now support a dynamic distance between the scanner and the material. #11336
10. LANDSCAN modules can dynamically change the emissivity of the scanner. #11335
11. ibaBM-eCAT:
    1. Diagnostics module. #7177
    2. EtherCAT browser that can also be used to select signals when there are no symbols available. #11631
    3. Firmware version v02.05.001 or higher is required.
12. Diagnostic modules for the following interfaces: #7220 #9217
    1. B&R-Xplorer
    2. Codesys-Xplorer
    3. EGD
    4. EtherNet/IP
    5. Generic TCP
    6. Generic UDP
    7. ibaCapture
    8. ibaCapture-HMI
    9. ibaLogic TCP
    10. LANDSCAN
    11. LMI-Gocator
    12. Logix-Xplorer
    13. Modbus TCP Client
    14. Modbus TCP Server
    15. OPC UA Client
    16. Sigmatek-Xplorer
    17. SIMOTION-Xplorer
    18. SINAMICS-Xplorer
    19. Sisteam TCP
    20. S7 TCP/UDP
    21. TDC TCP/UDP
    22. TwinCAT-Xplorer
    23. VIP TCP/UDP
13. MELSEC-Xplorer: #7238
    1. Read data from Mitsubishi MELSEC PLCs.
    2. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
14. New functions:
    1. CountUpDown to count up or down controlled by two digital signals. #10754
    2. Toggle to toggle a digital signal via a rising edge on a trigger signal. #7571
15. ibaInSpectra orbit monitoring:
    1. InSpectraOrbit module: new module to monitor movements of a shaft during rotation. #10188
    2. Orbit view: new view in the ibaPDA client to visualize the results of the orbit module. #10188
16. SNMP server publishes information on the connected clients, cause of acquisition start and recording time of ibaPDA data stores. #11417
17. HD trend graph:
    1. Create annotations #11965
    2. Visualize HD vector signals as 2D topview #10508
18. HPCi request: ibaLink-VME can be used as data path. #11968
19. DB/Cloud data store: #11141
    1. Write timebased data to a time series database. Initially only SAP HANA is supported.
    2. Triggered and continuous recording.
    3. DB profiles to control the table layout.
    4. Licensed by number of signals and database type.
    5. Status information available via SNMP server and OPC UA server.
    6. DataStoreInfoDB function to measure status information.
20. TwinCAT Request: #11082
    1. TwinCAT V2 and V3 supported.
    2. TwinCAT on Industrial PC and on embedded PC (CX series) supported.
    3. Data via EtherCAT on ibaBM-eCAT.
    4. Data via Generic UDP (requires TS6310 or TF6310 license from Beckhoff).
21. Encoder module to pack digital signals together into a 16 bit analog signal. #11371

Improvements (I)

1. Configure variable number of fields for HD event store.
2. HD trend graph takes active, instead of valid, signals into account for advancing time.
3. Acquisition thread CPU usage is shown in the I/O manager together with the interrupt information. #11640
4. ibaPDA client can use up to 4GB of memory when running on a 64 bit OS. #11657
5. During validation ibaPDA checks whether the IP address of the ibaFOB-D network adapter is part of an existing subnet. #11212
6. Possibility to enable extra event logging for Ethernet interfaces. #7216
7. Disabled signals and technostrings are automatically removed from the SNMP server. #11720
8. ibaBM-DP event log no longer shows messages about starting/stopping S7 request when S7 request isn't active. #11808
9. A list of installed software on the ibaPDA server PC and ibaPDA client PC is added to the support file. #11293
10. SNMP server: log can be opened by clicking a button in the Diagnostics tabs. #11337
11. The client can automatically disconnect from the server after a configurable period of inactivity. This feature is part of the user management. #11415
12. E-mail interface: option to enable SSL has been replaced by STARTTLS; implicit SSL/TLS is currently not supported. #11897
13. TriggerLevel function's output is now a constant digital signal when the input is above the level instead of a pulsating digital signal. #11876
14. SINAMICS-Xplorer and SIMOTION-Xplorer: support for S7 routed connections. #11279
15. The location where a project is saved on disk is stored in the project. #10009
16. ibaBM-eCAT: The symbol browser now also supports variables with unknown custom data types generated by TwinCAT. #11967
17. ibaCapture modules that are enabled but don't have active signals are still monitored for ibaCapture configuration changes. #11970
18. Removed auto reconnect to ibaPDA server: now the client always tries to automatically reconnect. #11958
19. In the General node of the I/O manager it is possible to configure network adapters so that they acknowledge TCP/IP packets immediately. #11200
20. OPC UA Client: tags that have submembers can also be requested. #11950
21. Better display of device and slot information of ibaBM-PN sniffer signals. #12039
22. SNMP server: option to not start the acquisition when the SNMP server could not be started. #12049
23. Version and file size of user plugins are displayed in the expression editor. #11078
24. Added input and output data length signals to S7-Xplorer diagnostic module. #12058
25. ibaBM-DP bus diagnostics:
    1. Possibility to reset minimum and maximum voltage windows of slaves. #11275
    2. Non-active slaves are represented in voltage bar chart. #11305
    3. Possibility to assign symbolic names to slaves. #11304
    4. The voltage bar chart can be copied to the clipboard or saved as an image. #11274
26. For the ActiveX control the ibaPDA and ibaHD signal tree have separate icons now. #12079
27. The panes of the configuration control of a custom technostring are resizable. #11673
28. PC/CP access points are only retrieved when the connection mode of an S7-Xplorer, SINAMICS-Xplorer or SIMOTION-Xplorer module is set to PC/CP. #12067
29. The timebase of a decoder module is readonly since it is the same as the timebase of the source signal. #12121
30. Timing overview: You can jump to a module by double clicking its row. #12122
31. When opening the I/O or data storage configuration without editing rights a warning is displayed notifying the user that changes cannot be applied. #12029
32. When the saved layout of a user changes on the ibaPDA or ibaHD server then it is automatically reloaded after 10 seconds on all connected clients. #11182
33. Currently used signal buffer size is shown in ibaPDA preferences and out of memory dialog. #11838 #11839
34. In the ActiveX control individual toolbars can be hidden. #12080
35. FFT view:
    1. New setting to disable the shading of the bands in the spectrum slave. #8756
    2. In the time axis settings an estimation is shown of the required memory needed for the data in the FFT view. #11094
    3. The maximum frequency shown in the base axis is determined based on the active signals only (signals with exclamation marks in the legend are not taken into account anymore). #9186
36. TwinCAT-Xplorer: Arrays of structures are handled more efficiently. This leads to a considerable memory usage reduction when using large address books. #12218
37. Layouts with multi-state labels with a lot of states now load significantly faster. #12182
38. The number of retries to generate an image trigger can be configured. #12235

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. When updating the position of a group with a dynamic, the group was flickering constantly. #11465
   2. When updating the position of a Tabbed layouts view with a dynamic, the view was flickering constantly. #11496
   3. When using a dynamic with a picture view, ibaPDA could crash when changing layouts. #11498
   4. Although one cannot resize a group, resize glyphs were painted around a selected group. #11546
   5. When grouping views having dynamics, all dynamics were lost once the group was created. #11547
   6. Bar chart: Couldn't set a static value for limits, strip width and profile ranges. #11899
   7. Text input control: one can enter a new value and use a trigger to assign the new value to a signal. In some situations this new value could get lost. Some new settings were introduced to avoid this. #12203
2. The signal grid replace dialog was sometimes shown when the grid wasn't editable. #11303
3. S7-Xplorer diagnostic modules were taken into account when calculating the number of licensed modules. #11722
4. S7 address book generator did not filter out unknown languages. #11759
5. LANDSCAN LSP (BINARY) module: First and last edge signals still referred to 1000 lines when the number of lines was reduced. #11764
6. Sometimes clients can't connect to an ibaPDA server after the service has been restarted. #11981
7. Incorrect HD channel data because of bug in reduction of live read stream size #11983
8. Firmware information of an ibaFOB-io-USB device in the support file contained null characters. #12038
9. Client sometimes disconnected from ibaHD server when changing layouts. #12048
10. Trend graph Y axis settings were lost when dragging and dropping a graph. #11524
11. Signals that were part of submodules would show up twice in the expression IntelliSense for virtual modules. #12054
12. An error message is displayed when trying to define more than 1000 analog or digital signals in a virtual module. #11560
13. Playback interface: subsignals in dat files are ignored. #12069
14. Message boxes that automatically close after a timeout would not work or display incorrect text for languages using Unicode characters. #12099
15. Bold text in tab headers could appear compressed. #11775
16. S7-Xplorer proxy GUI crashed when it was opened. Bug introduced in v6.38.6. #12108
17. S7-Xplorer routing could only be disabled by clearing the gateway address and not by just disabling it via the checkbox. #12111
18. Using the DB comment as comment 1 or 2 for signals is not possible when using a TIA address book since DB comments are not available when generating TIA address books. #11760
19. Modules containing invalid signals are now also shown in the signal tree of the expression editor. #11661
20. FFT view: dropping a signal into the FFT view did not always work, especially when dropping into the bottom region of the view. #11966
21. TwinCAT-Xplorer: Jagged arrays were not supported. #12217
22. An out of memory error could occur when using a large TIA project containing multiple CPUs with symbolic access. #12222

 

Version 6.38.10 - 2017-12-06

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaFOB-io-USB: when the device was being used by ibaLogic and the ibaPDA service was started, the values in ibaLogic froze. #12050
2. ibaHD data store didn't write data for Dig512 playback modules. #12061
3. Data for some bit decoder signals, e.g. coming from an ibaBM-DP, were not always written correctly to the ibaHD server. #11983
4. ibaPDA service could crash when an OPC client disconnected. #12094
5. ibaPADU-8-ICP gain and filter parameters were not set correctly. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #12096

 

Version 6.38.9 - 2017-11-23

Bug fixes (B)

1. iba device driver installer wasn't working anymore on 32-bit Windows 7 and 8 systems. Bug introduced in v6.38.8. #12042

 

Version 6.38.8 - 2017-11-21

Improvements (I)

1. Increased maximum offset of pre-welder measuring location. #11887
2. Added address book support for S7 410 CPUs. #11898

Bug fixes (B)

1. Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1 interface: incorrect data could be read for certain I/O configurations. #11889
2. SINAMICS-Xplorer: the data type for analog signals and bit number for digital signals was not included when exporting a module to a file. #11916
3. Offline trend graph: the length conversion based on a length or speed signal didn't work for text files. #11930
4. Logix-Xplorer: when checking the address book for changes ibaPDA could incorrectly report that the data type for boolean tags had changed. #11933
5. Logix-Xplorer: each connection leaked about 65 KB of memory. #11974
6. When using a large acquisition timebase (> 10 ms) in combination with fast modules incorrect data could be measured. #11986
7. ibaFOB-io-USB: device could not be initialized on Windows 7 without KMDF (Kernel-Mode Driver Framework) version 1.11. #11988
8. ibaQPanel: grouping an FFT view with an InSpectra module together with another view causes the FFT view to stop updating. #11920

 

Version 6.38.7 - 2017-10-23

Bug fixes (B)

1. Alt+F4 didn't work anymore in fullscreen mode. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #11717
2. Clicking on toolbar buttons only worked when the window had focus. #8768
3. The default profile could get lost when applying the same data store configuration multiple times. #11731
4. HD trend graph could crash when time range went out of range. #11765
5. Time based HD data store could crash when writing text channels. #11791
6. Only the first 32 decoders of decoder modules were imported. This happened for the playback decoder module, S7 UDP Request Decoder module and S7 Request Decoder module on ibaBM-PN. #11815
7. Decoders 122 and higher on a PROFIBUS sniffer decoder module were automatically deactivated after applying the I/O configuration. #11820
8. Logix-Xplorer: validation failed for neighboring elements in an array of structures where only one structure member was requested. #11853
9. Empty ibaQPanel designer windows appeared when switching between full screen modes with F10 while an ibaQPanel is in design mode. #11858

 

Version 6.38.6 - 2017-09-20

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 address book generator: When there were gaps in the logical addresses of digital signals in consecutive slots of a PROFIBUS slave then these weren't taken into account when calculating the signals' offsets within the PROFIBUS slave. #11699
2. FOB-TDCexp and FOB-SDexp boards didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v6.38.5. #11707

 

Version 6.38.5 - 2017-09-12

Improvements (I)

1. Timeout for detecting dead TCP/UDP connections is more accurate. #11544
2. ibaFOB-io-USB: faster handling of Flex messages. #11558
3. ibaDAQ-S: The ibaPDA service can no longer be controlled using the server status application since it is controlled by the ibaDAQ-S service. #11539
4. S7 address book generator supports IM154 CPUs. #11242
5. S7 address book generator: CFC parsing now supports the APL library. #11664
6. The ibaFOB-D Network installer checks during installation whether the default IP address is part of an existing subnet. #11212

Bug fixes (B)

1. Logix-Xplorer: When requesting the same symbol multiple times, incorrect data could be measured. #11617
2. An unhandled exception could happen when an I/O manager was closed that had a lot of tree nodes. #11634
3. Tree nodes that were by default collapsed and were expanded by the user stayed collapsed when the I/O manager or data store manager were re-opened. #11634
4. S7 address book generator: New lines in comments in TIA projects lead to invalid address books. #11638
5. Signal counter at the bottom of the I/O manager was truncated when more than 100000 signals were configured. #11665
6. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: Drawing could be very slow when the pen width was greater than 1. #11666

 

Version 6.38.4 - 2017-08-28

New features (N)

1. ibaBM-PN sniffer support: #7229
   1. New sniffer module to measure data from subslots of a PROFINET device connected to the TAP of the ibaBM-PN.
   2. PROFINET browser showing information about all connected PROFINET devices.
   3. Firmware version v01.02.001 is required.

Improvements (I)

1. B&R-Xplorer: a warning is given when the PVI manager is using a TRIAL license. #11476
2. On 64 bit systems the S7 address book generator now runs as a 64 bit application to handle big Step7 and TIA projects. #11519
3. Support for .NET framework 4.7.1. #11584
4. The maximum number of modules on the virtual interface has been increased from 1024 to 2048. #11606

Bug fixes (B)

1. When a module was configured with a smaller timebase than the timebase of the 5 Mbit/s FOB-M protocol then this could lead to an incorrect interrupt time which lead to drops to zero in the FOB-M data. #11463
2. ibaFOB-io-USB: fixed some stability issues (requires firmware D8). #11268 #11374 #11436
3. ibaDAQ-S: a reboot was required when upgrading to a newer version of ibaPDA. #11509
4. S7-Xplorer: Timeout setting was multiplied by 3. Bug introduced in v6.38.3. #11516
5. S7-Xplorer: Address book couldn't be retrieved from an S7-1212 with firmware v4.2. #11573
6. Multistation: The local IP address for unsynchronized stations couldn't be selected anymore. #11581
7. The I/O manager erroneously reported a changed I/O configuration when there were temporarily disabled ibaBM-DP or ibaBM-PN devices. #11562
8. B&R-Xplorer: The option to start the acquisition with inaccessible PLCs didn't work when the timeout was too low. #11611

 

Version 6.38.3 - 2017-08-01

Improvements (I)

1. SNMP server: Added support for OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.x. #11132
2. SNMP server: Text encoding can be configured. #11132
3. S7 address book generator supports TIA Portal v14 projects. #11154
4. S7 TIA address books show a different icon for instance data blocks. #10681
5. The default number of subdirectories in a data store has been increased to 31. #11367
6. During a delayed automatic start of the acquisition the client is now able to force a start or stop of the acquisition.

Bug fixes (B)

1. IEC 1131 time synchronization erroneously lost time sync when data store processing took a long time. #11287
2. SINAMICS-Xplorer: when selecting data type Integer32, the selection automatically switched to Integer16. #11277
3. SINAMICS-Xplorer and SIMOTION-Xplorer: the connection ID was not properly set when using PC/CP connection mode. #11402
4. OPC UA Client: address book could not be generated when trying to read a large number of tags. #11406
5. EtherNet/IP I/O scanner module used incorrect output size. #11407
6. Custom technostring that contained only fixed text parts never got a value. #11307
7. Saving the ibaHD user password only worked when also the ibaPDA user password was saved. #11311
8. ibaFOB-io-USB: fixed possible BSOD when using board/link status virtual functions. #11374
9. ibaQPanel: the Radio button strip could unintentionally reset the value of the target signal. #10901
10. HPCi request and X-Pact request: ibaPDA couldn't connect to CPUs when the multicast messages were received on multiple NICs. #11434
11. The first expression entered after opening the I/O manager wasn't compiled. #11444
12. X-Pact request via ibaNet 32 Mbit/s protocol didn't work correctly when there was a delayed automatic start of the acquisition. #11197

 

Version 6.38.2 - 2017-07-06

New features (N)

1. InSpectra Expert and FFT view: support for the Flat top window. #11101 #10258

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel: the size of dots in the bar chart can be configured. #11165
2. ibaFOB-io-USB: increased robustness on systems with a slow USB host controller (requires firmware D8). #11192

Bug fixes (B)

1. InSpectra Expert: profiles exported from an FFT-view can contain averaging settings which are not supported by InSpectra. If you import such profile in the I/O manager, it is possible that the InSpectra Expert module will not perform any calculations. #11176
2. ibaQPanel: the bar chart did not update correctly after receiving NaN values. #11162
3. ibaPDA could not be started on a 64-bit system where only the 64-bit version of the Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable was installed. Bug introduced in v6.37.0. #11172

 

Version 6.38.1 - 2017-06-22

New features (N)

1. EtherNet/IP I/O scanner module. #11113

Improvements (I)

1. An extra button needs to be pressed in order to change the ibaPDA server communications port (to prevent accidental configuration changes). #11068
2. The wait cursor is displayed when saving or loading project files. #10011
3. S7 address books can be unloaded after the acquisition started to reduce the amount of memory used by the ibaPDA service. #11115
4. HD signal tree module images are always up to date in ibaPDA client. #11077
5. B&R-Xplorer: The source address of ibaPDA can be configured. In previous versions it was fixed to 1. #11134
6. ibaFOB-io-USB: the measurement delay is now configurable in the General node of the I/O manager. #11153

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD event table that was hidden at startup did not receive live data. #10612
2. HD event table more button didn't work correctly when query with unlimited time range was executed
3. SIMOTION address books showed Step7 icon instead of SIMOTION icon. #11091
4. When opening a project and a dialog was open for a long time, the connection to the server could get lost due to a timeout. #11090
5. OPC UA Client: variables that contained a period in their or their parent's name would not be parsed properly. #11116
6. SINAMICS-Xplorer: diagnostics tab only worked for the first connection. #11120
7. Discovery of HPCi and X-Pact request data paths and ibaClock synchronization didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #11127
8. LMI-Gocator: acquisition didn't work properly for some sensor types. #11133
9. Logix-Xplorer: some signals were not accessible. #11076
10. Expressions longer than 1000 characters are no longer truncated when importing them. #11151
11. FFT view: in the slave windows the frequency axis was not always shown. #11138

 

Version 6.38.0 - 2017-06-08

Windows Vista (x86) is no longer supported

New features (N)

1. Support for ibaFOB-io-USB. #8227
2. OPC DA text output module allows to write text tags in an OPC server. #7802
3. New functions:
   1. R_TRIG: Rising edge detection. #10197
   2. F_TRIG: Falling edge detection. #10197
   3. Add: Retentive function to sum values based on a trigger signal. #10194
4. ibaQPanel: implementation of the slider view. #8532
5. ibaQPanel: the text input control was extended with a third configuration mode displaying the value of a response signal different from the destination signal. #10262
6. LMI-Gocator interface: #10413
   1. Reconstruct a single full profile using data from several LMI Gocator sensors.
   2. 2 sensors per license. Up to 8 licenses can be purchased for a total of 16 sensors.
7. OPC UA Client supports technostrings. #9262
8. OPC UA Client supports writing to an OPC UA Server. #9002
9. Support for Windows Server 2016. #7869
10. FFT view:
    1. Possible to save and switch between perspectives in the 3D waterfall. #7515
    2. New slave window with all spectrum parameters. #8230
    3. Automatic sorting of columns in the spectrum slave table. #11011
11. ibaHD data stores write vector information
12. InSpectra Expert: support for analog integer signals indicating the status of InSpectra alerts and alarms. #10770
13. Raytek interface: #10670
    1. Support for MP40, MP50 and MP150 line scanners.
    2. 2 scanners per license. Up to 8 licenses can be purchased for a total of 16 scanners.
14. SINAMICS-Xplorer: #7725
    1. Read parameters from SINAMICS drive controllers.
    2. 32 connections per license. Up to 16 licenses can be purchased for a total of 512 connections.
15. SIMOTION-Xplorer: #7725
    1. Read symbolic signals from SIMOTION drive controllers.
    2. 32 connections per license. Up to 16 licenses can be purchased for a total of 512 connections.
16. Layouts can be marked to only transfer data from the server when they are visible. This can be used to reduce the amount of signal data that is transferred from the ibaPDA server to the ibaPDA client. #10704
17. Editor for ibaMS4xUCO encoder files. #7463
18. An overview of all module timebases is available on the general node of the I/O manager. #9175

Improvements (I)

1. ibaPDA now waits until the data flow process becomes available on PADU-S systems. #10034
2. Reduced ibaHD live data stream size.
3. ibaPDA service can be restarted from the ibaPDA server status application. #10099
4. Simadyn-D and TDC request: The automatic use of alternative channels when a channel is full can be disabled. #10243
5. ibaQPanel:
   1. The command button can be used to change the language of the client to the system language. #10324
   2. In the Multi state picture, the picture mode can be applied to all states with a single click. #10006
   3. Equal property values can be applied quickly to all selected views, using a flyout window in the property window. #9265
   4. Language strings supported for the tick labels of the chart view. #8611
   5. Language strings supported for the title of the text display and the numerical display. #8837
   6. More consistent saving of the position of the design windows. One can enable or disable the automatic hiding of the design windows in the preferences. #8768
   7. In full screen mode, all design windows are available in one floating window. The position and size of the window is remembered. #8768
   8. The dynamic scaling algorithm in the Chart view was improved. Very large values are displayed better now. #6517
   9. Items in the Chart view can be copied. #7593
   10. Configuring language strings in views is more user friendly. #10320
   11. The switch view can be configured with a custom background color. #10013
   12. The title area of the digital text display can be configured. #10352
   13. Better handling for configuring dynamics. #10793
6. ibaInSpectra: the content of the diagnostic tab of the InSpectra modules is heavily simplified. #10460
7. Installer detects current configured user account of the ibaPDA service when updating an existing installation. #10410
8. The layout index used for controlling the selected layout using a signal is displayed in the Manage layouts dialog and drop-down menu in the ibaPDA Client. #10295
9. The directory of a data store can be opened in Windows Explorer through the context menu in the Data storage status panel. #10268
10. The context menu of an interface node in the I/O manager has the option to remove all modules for that interface. #9044
11. When you change the global timebase you can now control how the timebases of the different modules change.
12. A warning is shown when you change the module number of a module or technostring to another module number that is already in use. #10332
13. Trend graph and HD trend graph: The lengthbased X-axis can now increment by a fixed length when it reaches the maximum length. #10234
14. When trying to open a data store in the Data storage status panel and ibaAnalyzer is not installed, an error message is displayed. #10537
15. In the signal tabs of Xplorer interfaces, the symbol of subsequent signals can be cleared by clicking the header when a signal without symbol is selected. #10558
16. It is possible to select and delete multiple signals at once in the trend graph properties dialog. #10496
17. A reset signal can be defined for the shift register module and technostring. #9239
18. Time based ibaHD data store has the option to automatically record new I/O signals. #10657 #10523
19. When locking a data store, the settings controls can no longer be edited. #10677
20. Trend graph and HD trend graph: the toolbar is no longer part of the scrolling window. #9224
21. An optional delay for starting the acquisition after the server starts can be configured. #8368
22. Virtual functions:
    1. SampleAndHold can be retentive. #10195
    2. Avg can be retentive. #10211
23. FFT view:
    1. Base axes can be set to hidden without removing them. #10187
    2. Extended limit for the number of above harmonics for the interactive marker and configured markers. #8623
    3. Visibility state of the slave windows can be configured in the properties dialog and is available in the preferences. #6565
24. Logix-Xplorer: The acquisition is no longer restarted on every program change of the PLC. It is only restarted when it affects one of the measured symbols. #10950
25. Changed default settings of ibaLink-VME P2P mode D to match new firmware v02.02.001.
26. ibaBM-DPM-S modules can be replaced by ibaBM-DP modules. Sniffer and Sniffer Dig512 modules are converted to Sniffer, Active Slave and Decoder modules. #7222
27. User plugins can be added to the project file. #6659

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. After changing the ibaPDA language with a command button, the last chosen language was not used on the next restart of the client. #10391
   2. The button to move items up in the settings of the Radio button strip view was not working correctly. #10406
   3. The Text digital display did not always display all characters. #10411
   4. The layout tree in the settings of the Button view could have double entries. #7595
   5. The state values in the Dynamic value line window were sometimes painted on top of each other. #8792
   6. The file scanner always looked in subdirectories. #10610
   7. The orientation of the fill gradient in the Symbol view was always horizontal, even if the orientation of the gradient was set to vertical. #10722
   8. The language dictionary was deleted when deleting a layout. #10868
   9. The popup window of the File picker was not appearing in full screen mode. #10891
   10. When the client is in full screen mode, the close action configured for a button did not shutdown the client. #10869
   11. Switching to the Chinese language with a button did not always work. #10903
2. InSpectra: the diagnose values in the InSpectra interface were not always correct. #10454
3. InSpectra: it was not always possible to clone a profile in the InSpectra profile manager. #10974
4. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: Dropping a signal on the Y-axis didn't add the signal in the right position. #10497
5. Offline trend graph: a file path pattern that started with a UNC path didn't work. #10414
6. Offline trend graph: the file path pattern scanner was stopped after closing the properties with ok without changing the configuration. #10414
7. ibaPQU-S: the EN50160 mains signalling module could contain current signals, but the mains signalling function does not apply to current signals. #10820
8. Description of virtual function SampleAndHold was not up to date. #10205
9. TC-net: when creating a new I/O config while the acquisition was running, no more data would be recorded. #10898
10. Existing certificates could not be added to the OPC UA certificate store. #10914
11. Modbus client output: The server could crash when the connection to a Modbus server was lost and the option to clear values on connection loss was enabled. #10918
12. Interrupt time measurement was not executed when only ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-TDCexp, ibaFOB-SDexp or ibaFOB-PlusControl modules were requested. #10990
13. QDR measuring locations in front of the welder always showed m as length unit. #11023

 

Version 6.37.7 - 2017-05-02

Improvements (I)

1. The project in the support file is named like the actual project. #10687
2. S7 symbol browser supports DB comments: #10675
   1. DB comments are read from Step7 projects.
   2. DB comment is shown when DB is selected in symbol browser.
   3. DB comment can be used as Comment 1 or Comment 2 of a signal.
3. Optimized interface DBs are not shown anymore in S7 Request connection tab. #10773

Bug fixes (B)

1. PQU spectrum view was not always updating after restarting the ibaPDA client. #10697
2. Logix-Xplorer: tags whose names started with the name of another tag could not be recognized properly. #10757
3. TC-net: address book files that didn't have the OutCntSlot or ProhibitRIOMix column could not be parsed. #10759
4. TwinCAT-Xplorer: buffer overrun occurred when the SUM command contained more than 166 read commands. This could happen when reading a lot of signals in indirect mode. #10765
5. TwinCAT-Xplorer: address book was incorrect when there were arrays of structures that didn't start with index 0. #10750
6. X-Pact request: combination of CPUs that require swapping and CPUs that don't require swapping didn't work on reflective memory. #10801
7. Offline trend graph: Length conversion didn't work correctly when the timebase of the length or speed signal was different from the timebase of the data signal. #10740
8. Offline trend graph: The length conversion wasn't performed for signals that were added after a file was loaded. #10740
9. TC-net: the data type and address of signals in a symbolic module would disappear after validation. #10836
10. S7 address books from TIA projects: using SFBs as multi instances in DBs resulted in wrong addresses in the address book. #10684
11. Loading address books from S7 CPUs did not work in some cases.
12. TC-net: the data type and address of signals in a symbolic module are exported when exporting a module. #10851

 

Version 6.37.6 - 2017-04-12

Improvements (I)

1. ibaPQU-S: instantaneous flicker signals are disabled automatically in aggregation modules based on a flicker module. #10354
2. ibaPQU-S: the EN50160 'Voltage events' module contains the same signals as in the event module. #9180
3. Support for .NET framework 4.7. #10667
4. Swap mode of the Modbus serial slave module can be configured. #10700

Bug fixes (B)

1. Symbolic browsing of PROFIBUS on ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S produced incorrect offsets when a PM-E DC24V module is present. #10659
2. ibaQPanel: if the configuration contains dynamics, some views could stop getting updated immediately after leaving design mode. #10652
3. Temporarily disabled signals could be used as a trigger signal for an e-mail message. #10673
4. When using regional settings on the OS hosting the ibaPDA server that were unknown to the OS hosting the ibaPDA client, a proper connection between client and server could not be established. #10688
5. The acquisition wasn't automatically started after boot when fast startup was enabled on Windows 8 or 10. #10660
6. Modbus client: Increased receive buffer to better handle configurations with lots of connections and lots of read commands.

 

Version 6.37.5 - 2017-03-30

Improvements (I)

1. TC-net: raw modules allow for big blocks (blocks bigger than 128 bytes). #10518
2. TC-net: license depends on amount of requested data instead of scan block size. #10519
3. TC-net: the data type and address of signals in a symbolic module can be displayed. #10595
4. TC-net: symbols are sorted by their address when mapping or browsing. #10608
5. A better default name for the support file is generated. #10563

Bug fixes (B)

1. FFT view: displaying periods instead of frequency was not well supported in combination with factor axes. #10471 #10493
2. Phasor view: the reactive power value displayed in the table was not correct. #10478
3. TC-net: incorrect data could be read on 64-bit systems for certain configurations. #10506
4. TC-net: digital signals were not read correctly for symbolic modules. #10516
5. Logix-Xplorer: digital signals were not read correctly when using Instance read mode. #10561
6. Logix-Xplorer: acquisition could not start in some cases where a PLC was not accessible (even though option to allow inaccessible PLCs was enabled). #10564
7. Logix-Xplorer: tags starting with the name of a structure were not recognized correctly in some cases. #10582
8. Logix-Xplorer: booleans without encompassing data type were not parsed properly. #10583
9. Image triggers were only supported on the first 16 cameras of an ibaCapture server. #10553
10. The offline trend graph could stop loading files when multiple offline trend graphs were present in the same layout. #10536

 

Version 6.37.4 - 2017-03-08

Improvements (I)

1. TC-net: including station name and/or scan block number as signal name prefix when mapping scan blocks is now optional. The network name is no longer added. #10377
2. TC-net: data type UINT (16-bit unsigned integer; alias for WORD) is now supported. #10378
3. PROFIBUS sniffer symbol browser no longer shows S7 CPUs that were created from a TIA project. #10321
4. TC-net: when trying to update the address book in the symbol browser, the address book is always updated, regardless of changes in the file. #10397
5. Camera view is loaded from the ibaCapture installation when it is available.
6. When trying to overwrite an existing project on the server, the file size and last write time of both files are displayed. #10008
7. Support file contains information about the ibaPDA OPC DA server. #10416

Bug fixes (B)

1. TC-net: when mapping scan blocks, the Module update time expression was not updated for already existing modules. #10379
2. S7 CPU selection wasn't possible when the I/O configuration only contained S7 request (L2B-compatible) modules. #10393
3. TC-net: array data types starting with "ARRAY [" instead of "ARRAY[" were not properly parsed. #10401
4. PADU-S-IT diagnose module timebase isn't saved. #10408
5. PADU-S-IT diagnose module signals had incorrect values in the PADU-S-IT device signal grid in the I/O manager. #10409
6. Offline trend graph could stop loading new dat files. #10431
7. In some case the S7 address book couldn't be downloaded from an S7-1500 CPU. #10451
8. ibaLink-SM64 Generic: Digital signals on offsets 0x102 and 0x106 were not correct. #10450
9. After an S7 address book was downloaded from an S7-1200 or S7-1500 CPU the address book wasn't reloaded on the server. #10449

 

Version 6.37.3 - 2017-02-16

New features (N)

1. S7 address books can be downloaded from S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs. #8905
2. FFT view: the base axis can be inverted, displaying periods instead of frequencies. #7693

Improvements (I)

1. The option "Set signal values to zero when a connection is lost" can only be selected when the option to disconnect a connection after a period of inactivity is enabled. This is because the disconnect after a period of inactivity provides a robust way to check if a connection is still alive for all protocols. #10245
2. ibaQPanel: the "default text" setting of the text input control was replaced by a readonly "fixed text" setting. #10248
3. ibaQPanel: the set of languages supported by the QPanel language dictionary was extended. #10263
4. S7 address books generated from TIA portal projects now contain comments in all available languages. In the symbol browser you can switch between the available languages.

Bug fixes (B)

1. Uploading configuration to an ibaBM-SLM resulted in a crash of the ibaPDA client. Bug introduced in v6.37.0. #10246
2. ibaPQU-S: on autodetecting a PQU device in the I/O manager, a useless module named "PQ Core" could appear in the device tree. #10250
3. ibaPQU-S: some signals of an aggregation module were not always updated correctly. #8226
4. ibaPQU-S: handling of the UDP messages coming from an ibaPQU-S device could cause a stop of a data store or even a stop of the complete acquisition. #8226
5. ibaQPanel: the configuration control for gradients in shapes could crash when deleting a color point. #10240
6. ibaQPanel: the tabs in a tabbed layout were not always updated correctly. #10284
7. ibaQPanel: the feature in tabbed layouts to lock all sublayouts was not always working correctly. #10002
8. ibaQPanel: the QPanel language dictionary was not cleared when creating a new project. #10345
9. Numeric digital display: the title mode in the preferences was never saved. #10222
10. Chart: autoscale function did not work for xy curves. #8866
11. Updating the firmware on ibaFOB-D boards with hardware revision A2 caused BSOD on some motherboards. #10249
12. Measured TC-net data could be incorrect in some cases where partial (smaller than 128 bytes), adjacent scan blocks were requested. #10328
13. The diagnose tab of ibaBM-PN devices was not updated properly (the data of the first selected device was always shown). #10329
14. The time part of the dat file name was incorrect when there was a long pre-trigger time (> 215s). #10319
15. The time part of the dat file name was incorrect for the first dat file after the start of the acquisition. #10319

 

Version 6.37.2 - 2017-01-30

New features (N)

1. New function Avg that calculates the average of a signal with an optional reset parameter. #9251

Improvements (I)

1. Auto-fill of the unit column in the I/O manager signal grids stops at rows that are not empty. Hold SHIFT to override this behavior. #10057
2. ibaCapture dlls are now only loaded by the ibaPDA server when ibaMachineVision modules or image triggers are used.
3. FFT view: possible to add a name to an exported profile. #10021
4. FFT view: no automatic sorting of frequency and value bands. One can sort the bands by clicking the header of the center and value column respectively. #6631
5. ibaBM-DP event log: the text entered in the filter row is searched anywhere in the cell and not just at the start. #10080
6. ibaPQU-S: the firmware version of the device is displayed in the diagnostics TAB in the I/O manager. #9189
7. InSpectra Expert: additional button to open the band and marker wizard. #6593
8. ibaQPanel: save and cancel buttons were added to the ibaQPanel dictionary dialog box. #10115
9. FFT view: improved context menus to delete base axes. #10018 #10019
10. InSpectra Expert: improved drag and drop handling between signal tree, FFT view and trend graph. When dropping an InSpectra Expert module onto a trend graph, the corresponding vibration signal is displayed. #6703
11. InSpectra Expert: calculation profiles exported from an FFT view can be loaded as an InSpectra profile in the I/O manager. #9208
12. S7 address book generator sorts DBs and tags alphabetically when generating an address book from a TIA project. #10214

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaHD timebased data store could give errors or use incorrect data when the configuration contained temporarily disabled signals. Bug introduced in v6.36.6. #10054
2. X-Pact address book generator returned errors on some projects.
3. ibaBM-DP maximum number of events in event log could be set to 10 in the spinner although the minimum was 100. #10078
4. There were maximum 1000 analog and 1000 digital signals shown in the HPCi data modules.
5. The maximum amount of digital signals for OPC UA Client modules and Logix-Xplorer modules is now 1000.
6. FFT view: the visibility settings for InSpectra Bands were not saved. Bug introduced in v6.37.0. #10070
7. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: When the option "align digital signals with the legend" was enabled then signals that didn't fit on the graph because it wasn't high enough were incorrectly painted at the top of the graph. #10095
8. ibaQPanel: when adding a new language, the previous changes to the existing languages were lost. #10114 #8571
9. FFT view: profile settings were not applied to the preferences on pressing the apply node to preferences button. #10117
10. In rare cases, the system could crash when reinitializing EtherNet/IP connections.
11. Certain OPC UA array values could not be parsed properly during address book generation.
12. The system could crash when trying to re-establish a Generic TCP connection in active mode. #10189
13. When measuring a lot of data at high speed on the ibaDAQ-S backplane link, output data would not be written. #10111
14. SNMP server didn't support the GetBulk command.
15. ibaQPanel: When you doubleclicked on a view object in the designer to open the property window then the second mouse click went through to the property window. #9084
16. ibaBM-DP voltage diagnostics showed incorrect min/max voltages for slaves that existed on multiple busses when switching between these busses. #10221

 

Version 6.37.1 - 2017-01-12

Improvements (I)

1. ibaPDA status form icon and text are synchronized with the icon in the system tray. #9255
2. ibaQPanel: user interface for loading and saving libraries was improved. #9199
3. ibaQPanel: user interface for configuring shapes was improved
4. ibaBM-DP: Slave and bus diagnostic modules are automatically disabled in compatibility mode since they are not supported.

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaHD data store auto-reconnect could fail after manual apply of the data storage configuration failed. This was because the failed configuration was used when reconnecting instead of the working configuration.
2. The ibaPDA service didn't stop properly when OPC UA was used.
3. FFT view: the use of color bands could result in a crash. #6338 #9253
4. InSpectra Expert: markers with a constant center frequency were blocking the start of the acquisition. #9256
5. PADU-S-IT-based devices: diagnose module did not support all devices
6. Doubleclick on a signal in the search result grid added an incorrect signal to the selected view. Bug introduced in v6.37.0. #9979
7. The signal tree could sometimes show special nodes like "unassigned" at the bottom instead of at the top. #9135
8. Expression editor: The intellisense listbox crashes on displaying the available placeholders.
9. InSpectra: Importing profiles into the InSpectra profile dialog was not possible.
10. ibaQPanel: an exception occurred when a tab of a TabbedLayouts control was made invisible. #10010 #10012
11. EtherNet/IP technostrings can use the same assembly instance as an EtherNet/IP module again. This was no longer allowed in 6.37.0.
12. In the EtherNet/IP connection grid the module column was empty for connections that were only related to technostrings.
13. ibaQPanel: images weren't saved correctly when using groups. #9997 #10015
14. ibaQPanel: the commands of all buttons were sent to all views of the layout. The setting to limit a command to one specific QPanel view was ignored. #9990
15. ibaQPanel: in design mode, the control points of rotated shapes were not painted correctly.
16. ibaQPanel: in the shape view, the filling of rotated polygons was not painted correctly. #9071
17. ibaQPanel: it was not possible to remove entries from the QPanel language dictionary. #9204

 

Version 6.37.0 - 2016-12-15

.NET framework 4.5.2 or later is required
ibaCapture player 4.0.0 or later is required

New features (N)

1. ibaQPanel:
   1. Introduced control library in ibaQPanel.
   2. Basic controls (label, text input, checkbox, button) support localization. #7747
   3. New ibaQPanel objects:
      1. Checkbox
      2. Radio button strip
      3. Generic shape control (line, rectangle, circle, triangle, polygon)
      4. Switch control which works like a checkbox but has configurable on/off images.
      5. File scanner: helper object to scan for files and send their filename on a technostring.
      6. File picker: autocompleting textbox to select a file.
   4. Can edit properties of multiple controls at once.
   5. Grouping/ungrouping of controls is supported. #8554
   6. Introduced the dynamics system, a general system for view properties depending on a signal value.
   7. Created symbol control for displaying SVG-files. #7751
   8. Designer windows are dockable. #8749
   9. Picture, multi-state picture, button, text input, chart if the same images is included multiple times, it will be saved only once in the layout file.
   10. A categorization has been introduced to the toolbox.
   11. Offline trend graph: Possible to convert time based signals to length based signals using a length or speed signal from within the file. #7598
2. Support for Toshiba TC-net 100/1G hardware: #7223
   1. TC-net 100 PCI, TC-net 100 PCIe and TC-net 1G boards are supported with a maximum of 2 boards per type.
   2. One license allows 64 scan blocks to be recorded. Up to 128 licenses can be purchased for a total of 8192 scan blocks.
   3. Address books can be created from exported controller configurations.
3. ibaPDA is an SNMP server: #7226
   1. SNMP protocol V1, V2c and V3 are supported.
   2. Dongle and data store objects are free of charge.
   3. Signal objects require an ibaPDA-SNMP-Server+ license.
   4. MIB files can be generated. #8911
4. Logix-Xplorer: #7224
   1. Read tags or tag members from ControlLogix/CompactLogix/MicroLogix/FlexLogix PLCs via EtherNet/IP.
   2. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
5. ibaBM-DP diagnostic features: #7185
   1. Display of PROFIBUS slave voltages on the PROFIBUS.
   2. Event log can be kept for all ibaBM-DP events.
   3. Slave diagnostics module
   4. Bus diagnostics module
   5. These features require ibaBM-DP firmware v01.04.001 or higher.
6. Create new project. #8203
7. New functions to check link status: #7217
   1. FobSDLinkStatus for the status of ibaFOB-SD links
   2. FobTDCLinkStatus for the status of ibaFOB-TDC links
   3. FobSDexpLinkStatus for the status of ibaFOB-SDexp links
   4. FobTDCexpLinkStatus for the status of ibaFOB-TDCexp links
   5. FobPlusControlLinkStatus for the status of ibaFOB-PlusControl links
8. New functionality for ibaPQU-S:
   1. Full support for events (dip, swell, drop, mains signalling and RVC). #8595
   2. Distortion power can be measured. #7724
   3. Unbalance ratio's for currents. #7831
   4. Commutation notches can be measured. #7682
   5. Limit profiles include a THD limit. #8213
9. PADU-S-IT-based devices: diagnose module measuring the status of the embedded applications. #7176
10. FFT view: #7516
    1. Refactoring of the calculation settings. The dialog to configure the calculation settings is the same as for InSpectra in the I/O manager.
    2. Support for export and import of calculation settings. The calculation settings of InSpectra profiles can be imported.
11. InSpectra profiles and intellectual property (IP): #7922
    1. InSpectra profiles can be imported and exported.
    2. The concept of reusable protection profiles was introduced. A protection profile defines an id, name, author, copyright text, password and a series of license numbers.
    3. An InSpectra profile can be protected with a protection profile.
    4. The settings of protected profiles are hidden for the user, until you enter the password of the protection profile.
    5. One can limit the use of InSpectra profiles to certain devices, by saving the supported license numbers in the protection profile.
12. The new Preprocess function supports the use of filters and enveloping in expressions. #7858
13. OPC UA Client input interface: #8944
    1. Read tag data from an OPC UA server
    2. 16 connections per license. Up to 16 licenses can be purchased for a total of 256 connections.

Improvements (I)

1. Local ibaPDA, ibaHD and ibaCapture servers can be discovered when there is no network connected.
2. Installer starts ibaPDA client non-elevated when UAC is enabled.
3. Uncompressed signals are supported in playback and in the offline trend graph.
4. Decoder signals are supported in playback and in the offline trend graph.
5. Installer writes to log file. #8677
6. Single HD event table query select statement can query multiple events.
7. The expanded/collapsed state of tree nodes is saved in the I/O manager and data storage manager.
8. When an e-mail can not be sent immediately, ibaPDA will retry sending it for a user defined period of time or until a new message is triggered for a certain e-mail module. #8801
9. New OPC core components are used that do not require .NET 2.0/3.5 anymore. #8275
10. ibaCapture camera view has been updated to v4.0.0.
11. Data store diagnostics: The unit of the write speed can be configured. #8807
12. Module name column can be added to the signal tree search grid. #8577
13. Manual start and stop triggers are logged in the server log file. #6560
14. Added help text to better explain e-mail attachments. #6541
15. The start of the acquisition is no longer part of the ibaPDA service startup procedure. It is now done on a separate thread. This prevents service start timeouts when the option to start the acquisition on service startup is enabled. #6612
16. Data store index is shown in data storage manager. #7929
17. A warning is shown when you reduce the maximum number of subdirectories in a data store. #8341
18. CTRL+P shortcut to print. #8382
19. You can configure a time base smaller than 1ms in the timebased archive profiles. #8414
20. Improved PlusControl error messages. #8416
21. A warning is given when the user tries to apply an I/O configuration while the acquisition is running in ibaQDR emergency mode (temporarily no valid ibaQDR license available). #7198
22. ibaCapture camera preview now supports 64 cameras. #8995
23. Improved e-mail message configuration. #6541
24. Added some extra information to the support file. #8986 #9014
25. Domain users are supported for ibaCapture image triggers. #8992
26. Generic TCP and UDP interfaces display timing information on incoming messages. #7183
27. Multistation: If for some rare reason a slave station doesn't listen for incoming connections anymore then ibaPDA will periodically try to recreate the listen socket.
28. Virtual interface: Static parameters are mentioned explicitly in the help text of functions. #7923
29. I/O configuration files embedded in zip files (e.g. backup files, project files or support files) can be opened directly in the I/O manager without the need to extract them first. #9223
30. Data storage configuration files embedded in zip files (e.g. backup files, project files or support files) can be opened directly in the data storage manager without the need to extract them first. #9223
31. ibaQPanel picture control: A signal value can be used to select an image dynamically from a monitored folder. #8303
32. The title area of the numerical text display can be configured. #8399

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD event table sometimes didn't correctly refresh data when reconfiguring live events.
2. ibaQPanel:
   1. Editing the properties of a command button sometimes could lose signal settings.
   2. Bar chart drag drop signals when using a non default scale.
   3. Gauge panel properties form leaked memory.
3. When setting the number of digital signals to 0, the Digital tab would not disappear for certain module types.
4. EtherNet/IP Produced Tags: BOOL arrays could be misinterpreted as DWORDs.
5. FFT view: saving the value scale settings to the preferences can trigger a crash the next time you create a new FFT view. #8984
6. Ethernet/IP Produced Tags: tags with a size of less than 4 bytes could not be read. #9048
7. InSpectra Universal CM module: deactived signals were activated again on starting the acquisition. #9107
8. InSpectra Expert module: disabled signals could be taken into account when counting the number of active signals. #9108
9. EtherNet/IP technostrings were not considered when determining a free assembly instance for produced tag modules. #9177
10. FFT view: Length-based order calculations were not started after a restart of the ibaPDA acquisition. #9196
11. Trend graph: Printing fails when a marker grid with all rows invisible is present. #14356

 

Version 6.36.6 - 2016-10-31

Improvements (I)

1. When new cameras are detected on an ibaCapture V4 server then they are activated automatically.

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaCapture interface didn't work for ibaCapture V4 servers when there was no ibaPDA-Interface-Capture-CAM license on the dongle. #8904
2. The ibaCapture acquisition didn't start correctly when there were many cameras configured on an ibaCapture V4 server. #8903

 

Version 6.36.5 - 2016-10-17

Improvements (I)

1. S7 address book generator runs as a separate process. #8763
2. S7 address book generator is faster and requires less memory for TIA projects. #8763

Bug fixes (B)

1. PROFINET slot number was lost when exporting and importing ibaBM-PN S7 request modules. #8717
2. ibaPDA crashed after certain updates of the .NET framework were installed. (KB3179930, KB3179949, KB3135994, KB3186208) #8806
3. FFT view: some settings in the property dialog were displayed incorrectly. Bug introduced in v6.36.1.
4. S7 address book generator crashed on some S7 projects. #8753

 

Version 6.36.4 - 2016-09-27

Improvements (I)

1. Swapping support for the analog and digital signals of a reflective memory output module. #8559
2. Fast measurements on ibaFOB-D boards can be buffered longer. This requires firmware D6 or higher.
3. Virtual signals can be used for time synchronization. #8580
4. Simadyn-D and TDC: Dead processor detection has been replaced by broken link reconnect detection. #8550
5. S7 address book generator requires less memory. #8581
6. ibaDAQ-S no longer needs to be manually powered off and on after a firmware update. #8644 #8509
7. S7-Xplorer access mode can be switched between parallel and sequential. This was required because some MPI adapters don't support parallel access. #8694
8. Newer S7 CPUs supported in address book generator. #8693

Bug fixes (B)

1. When Secure Boot was enabled on a freshly installed system with Windows 10 Anniversary Update, ibaPDA would not install or load properly.
2. The signal order wasn't always correct when dragging multiple signals from the ibaHD signal tree.
3. HD trend graph: Y-axes were always autoscaled when the event table caused a jump to an event timestamp. Now the configured scaling options are respected. #8545
4. When creating a network share on an ibaDAQ-S using ibaPDA, no default security permissions were set. #8273
5. ibaQPanel/Tabbed layouts: Invisible tabs were not unloaded.
6. ibaPDA server port is limited to 65535 instead of 99999. #8600
7. ibaFOB-D Network installer cleans up certain registry keys containing traces of a previous installation which could prevent a new installation.
8. S7 address book generator didn't work for TIA projects that contained CPUs with special characters in their name.
9. HD trend graph auto-zoom-all button respects Y axis mode. #8624 #8545
10. HD navigation play button didn't work as expected when graph was already in play mode. #8624 #8545
11. Camera view didn't react to the global play and pause buttons. #8440
12. PeriodicTrigger function didn't work reliably when the module timebase was high.
13. S7-Xplorer connection mode wasn't exported and imported. #8706

 

Version 6.36.3 - 2016-08-22

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaDAQ-S: signal status LEDs of ibaMS8xIEPE did not function properly
2. Importing projects from before version 6.36.1 failed when a GCOM interface was present
3. ibaDAQ-S: the I/O Manager could crash when no network connection was available
4. InSpectra Expert: it was no longer possible to assign a static value to a placeholder
5. S7-Xplorer didn't handle digital operands efficiently. Bug introduced in v6.36.2.
6. Image triggers didn't work if the server was very busy when starting the acquisition

 

Version 6.36.2 - 2016-08-02

New features (N)

1. S7-Xplorer supports the S5 REAL data type
2. PQU spectrum module: possible to specify the update interval

Bug fixes (B)

1. InSpectra Expert:
   1. After upgrading from older ibaPDA versions, enveloping was automatically enabled
   2. Low pass filters configured with a cutoff exactly equal to 50% of the Nyquist frequency not always ran correctly
   3. Once the envelope cutoff filter was configured, it couldn't be deactivated anymore, because the default value of zero was not accepted
2. S7-Xplorer could measure incorrect values when there are overlapping operands or small gaps between different operands. Bug introduced in v6.36.1.
3. Fix for automatic discovery of ibaVision servers

 

Version 6.36.1 - 2016-07-26

New features (N)

1. ibaPDA ActiveX control has some new methods:
   1. ConnectToPdaServer
   2. ConnectToHdServer
   3. LoadLayoutFromFile
   4. SaveLayoutToFile

Improvements (I)

1. GCOM interface configuration is more generic
2. ibaQPanel label: unit is configurable
3. ibaQPanel chart: min/max value is dynamic
4. ibaQPanel input: text gets selected when clicking the input
5. ibaQPanel picture: new mode to automatically load new pictures from monitored directory
6. ibaQPanel picture: can combine data from a technostring with a predefined pattern (with possibly wildcards) to form the picture path
7. ibaQPanel common: can set a default value for the enabled and visibility properties of objects when they are controlled by a signal
8. Offline trend graph: can combine data from a technostring with a predefined pattern (with possibly wildcards) to form the data file path
9. Discovery of ibaHD servers uses a static local UDP port in the range 12900 to 12910 instead of a dynamic port
10. A drag image is shown when dragging signals from the ibaPDA signal search grid
11. S7-Xplorer: Improved read speed for some configurations
12. FFT view:
    1. The structure of the property tree was heavily optimized and simplified
    2. Labels no longer exist. Existing labels are automatically replaced by markers.
13. ibaQPanel multi-state picture: Pictures are optionally stored in the layout file
14. S7-Xplorer redundant: improved switchover logic when reconnecting

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaPDA service performance counters were not created on a PC where ibaPDA had never been installed. Bug introduced in v6.34.3.
2. HD trend graph sometimes didn't correctly display the linked ibaHD signals when clicking an HD event table row
3. ibaPDA service could crash when there was a length overflow in an ibaHD lengthbased data store
4. ibaPDA client crashed when the ibaCapture-CAM login form was shown on a system without ibaCapture v4 installed. Bug introduced in v6.36.0.
5. ibaPDA client crashed when dragging multiple module nodes containing 1 or more technostring modules
6. S7-Xplorer signal error messages were not shown during validation. Bug introduced in v6.36.0.
7. S7-Xplorer could measure incorrect values for some signals when measuring a lot of data over one connection
8. Marker grid of trend graph wasn't printed correctly. Bug introduced in v6.35.0.
9. ibaDAQ-S: Backplane bus clock wasn't set correctly
10. ActiveX: Closing a view caused an unhandled exception. Bug introduced in v6.36.0.
11. ibaQPanel crashed when printing a chart

 

Version 6.36.0 - 2016-07-04

Windows XP (x86) and Windows Server 2003 (x86) are no longer supported

New features (N)

1. New functionality for ibaPQU-S:
   1. The flicker module was implemented. It is important to configure the correct lamp model.
   2. The unbalance module was implemented
   3. Support for limit profiles. Each limit profile defines absolute or relative limits for each harmonic.
   4. Support for the interference factor in the spectrum module
2. TwinCAT-Xplorer:
   1. BC/BX controllers
   2. TwinCAT 2 PLCs
   3. TwinCAT 3 PLCs
   4. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
   5. Technostring is also supported
3. B&R-Xplorer:
   1. Measure data from B&R PLCs via TCP/IP
   2. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
   3. Technostring is also supported
4. New functions:
   1. FindText: find the occurance of one text inside of another text
   2. DataStoreInfoHD: returns various information about the ibaHD data stores
   3. RestartDataAcquisition: restarts the data acquisition on the rising edge of a digital signal
   4. Ping: sends ping to network device
5. HiPAC request is supported on Codesys v3 based HiPAC systems
6. New functionality for S7-Xplorer:
   1. ibaPDA can write data to S7-300/400/1200/1500 PLCs
   2. New S7-Xplorer Diagnose module to measure diagnostics about an S7-Xplorer connection
   3. Columns of the S7-Xplorer connection grid can be customized
7. Support for ibaCapture v4:
   1. Up to 64 cameras
   2. License is checked by the ibaCapture server instead of the ibaPDA server
   3. Possibility to automatically update the ibaPDA configuration when the ibaCapture configuration is changed
8. Support for ibaDAQ-S
9. Multistation supports unsynchronized stations:
   1. An unsynchronized station is a station that is only connected via the network and not via FO to the other stations. Unsynchronized stations can exchange triggers with other stations. They don't start or stop together with other stations.
   2. New "Slave without Master" mode where there is no master
   3. Unsynchronized stations can be added to normal multistation stations
   4. Unsynchronized stations can be used as fallback when the FO connection is broken or when the master is not connected
10. Support for ibaVision
11. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph changes:
    1. New columns in marker grid: dY/dX, Min, Max
    2. Columns can be shown/hidden
    3. Columns can be resized
    4. Columns can be moved
    5. Tooltips added to navigation buttons
12. ibaHD event changes:
    1. Event definitions can be exported and imported to/from a text file
    2. Event definitions can contain event table row styles
    3. Event definitions can contain linked ibaHD signals
    4. Event table rule editor has been improved
    5. Event table commands editor has been improved

Improvements (I)

1. ibaPQU-S: The unit of the relative harmonic and THD values has changed. In previous versions, the results were fractions, between 0 and 1. Now, they are expressed in %, between 0 and 100.
2. ibaPQU-S: The names of the signals in the power module are improved
3. Decoder and Dig512 modules are shown correctly in the ibaHD signal tree
4. Data for decoder and Dig512 modules is written more efficiently to the ibaHD timebased and lengthbased stores
5. Support for firmware loading on ibaFOB-D A2 boards
6. Empty address nodes on ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X boards and ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard are grouped together. They can also be hidden completely.
7. TCP/IP Generic Output module can send a new message on the rising edge of a trigger signal
8. S7 symbol browser allows the user to assign the S7 symbol, S7 comment and S7 operand to the signal name, comment 1 and comment 2
9. Virtual modules and technostrings that depend on temporarily disabled signals are also temporarily disabled
10. The original data type of signals is kept when an archiving profile with none, min or max filter is used. In previous versions the data was converted to float. Profiles with average filter or compression still convert to float.
11. The default data type for S7 operands that are 4 bytes long has been changed from DWORD to REAL
12. Data stores can be copied
13. The order of data stores can be changed
14. HD event table: send commands upon row selection
15. Discovery of ibaPDA servers uses a static local UDP port in the range 12900 to 12910 instead of a dynamic port
16. Progress is shown when generating information for iba support
17. OPC output module now also supports array tags
18. ibaMS4xUCO: Parameters for frequency measurement algorithm can be configured. This requires firmware version v02.12.004 or higher.
19. ibaQPanel input technostring can remember the last value when the ibaPDA service is stopped and restarted
20. A warning is shown when a user is about to remove signals or decoders from a module in the I/O manager
21. All flex devices are also shown on the ibaFOB-D output link in the I/O manager

Bug fixes (B)

1. Fixed memory leak in commands configuration of the HD event table
2. The signal names generated by the OPC browser weren't correct for OPC array tags
3. X-Pact address book generator only worked when SQL Server 2005 client tools were installed not when client tools of newer versions were installed
4. S7-Xplorer: Data type SINT wasn't handled correctly when using connection modes TCP/IP and PC/CP
5. ibaMS4xUCO: Incorrect default scaling factor for time signals
6. ibaMS4xUCO: Incorrect configuration was sent to the device when one of the extra digital signals of firmware version v02.12.004 was activated
7. HD data store connection to ibaHD server could be closed incorrectly after resolving signal conflicts while auto-reconnecting
8. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: When dragging a graph from one trend view to another the title was lost
9. InSpectra Expert: possible incorrect saving of the preprocessors when leaving the preprocessing manager
10. PTP time synchronization: The PTP master IP address wasn't shown correctly when the last octet was higher than 127

 

Version 6.35.5 - 2016-06-21

Improvements (I)

1. InSpectra Expert:
   1. Preprocess vibration signals with a FIR or IIR filter
   2. Two filter configuration modes: simple and advanced
   3. Possible to import filter settings from ibaAnalyzer
2. If installer detects that ibaPDA driver can't be overwritten then it will ask for a reboot at the end of the installer

Bug fixes (B)

1. QPanel: For TabbedLayouts the initial state of the visibility triggers was not taken into account
2. Multistate label: Text channel references weren't handled correctly which could cause text channels whose value wasn't updated in some situations
3. ElapsedTime function didn't count the last sample before the stop trigger
4. S7 address book generator: Fixed crash when loading project with inconsistent instance DBs
5. HPCi discovery didn't succeed when an interface had size 0

 

Version 6.35.4 - 2016-05-17

Improvements (I)

1. Generic UDP and TCP modules can have up to 4096 analog and 4096 digital signals
2. OPC server: Analog signals of a module are now also available as a tag with data type "double array"
3. OPC server: There are analog and digital array tags available for the signals of a group
4. EtherNet/IP technostring only allowed assembly instances up to 64. This is now increased to 256.
5. ibaQPanel picture control no longer keeps the picture file open
6. ibaBM-DDCS: Data type of analog parameter signals can be configured
7. ibaBM-DDCS: 32 bits are allowed for digital parameter signals
8. ibaQPanel: Dynamic position of objects can be inverted
9. S7-Xplorer: Added support for more INAT CPUs
10. Newer S7 CPUs supported in address book generator
11. The maximum number of e-mail modules has been increased from 64 to 256

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaBM-DP: Default values in S5 float format were incorrect
2. InSpectra Expert: solved possible clearing of placeholder list during compilation of expressions
3. S7 symbol browser tree wasn't refreshed when changing the connection mode while "Show only allowed operands" wasn't selected
4. Technostring values shown in technostring status window were not updated when switching to the status window
5. Technostring values used as text channels were not updated after the start of the acquisition when the client connected while the acquisition wasn't running.
6. E-mail module caused memory leak in I/O manager
7. HPCi and X-Pact request could cause an access violation on reflective memory boards during the discovery process
8. ibaFOB-D network installer sometimes didn't set the IP address correctly
9. S7 address book: S7 operands could not be resolved for (non-optimized) instance datablocks in TIA portal projects

 

Version 6.35.3 - 2016-04-21

Improvements (I)

1. InSpectra Expert: support for the calculation of the order spectrum of an enveloped input
2. Offline trend graph: If a dat file can't be loaded then an error can be shown
3. Offline trend graph: If a live position signal is configured then the live position marker is visible. It is no longer a separate setting.
4. The communication on the parameter channel of the ibaBM-DDCS is stopped when the acquisition is stopped
5. S7 "TCP/IP TIA" connection mode has been renamed to "TCP/IP S7-1x00" to make clear that it will only work on S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs
6. ibaPDA ActiveX Control: Extra function exported to cleanup ActiveX when it is hosted in a Windows Forms application
7. HiPAC request module can support 1024 signals instead of 512 analog + 512 digital signals
8. S7 address book generator supports TIA portal projects with PLCs in groups
9. HiPAC request module supports DMA on reflective memory
10. "Restart acquisition when a broken link is reconnected" option of ibaFOB-D will only work on 5 Mbit/s links since only on those links it is useful

Bug fixes (B)

1. An invalid configuration was generated when CPUs with names less than 6 characters long were present in a TDC system
2. InSpectra Expert: solved memory leak when performing order calculations for snapshots
3. Incorrect data could be read from a reflective memory board when swapping on the board was enabled in combination with asynchronous mode
4. Changing HD channel reference type could crash HD trend graph
5. ibaPDA WDM driver would not get automatically installed when no iba hardware was present
6. FobDLinkStatus and FobFlexDeviceStatus functions didn't work correctly after a restart of the acquisition
7. Setting the configuration to an ibaBM-eCAT without configured symbols failed. Bug introduced in v6.35.0.
8. ibaPDA WDM driver installer and FOB-D Network installer could crash when the Windows event log was full
9. InSpectra Expert and FFT view: when combining order calculations with integration/differentiation, all spectrum values were wrong with a constant factor
10. S7 address books were not loaded correctly when only an S7 UDP request license was available and no S7 request or S7-Xplorer license
11. S7 signals that had an S7 symbol configured were automatically set to active after updating an S7 address book

 

Version 6.35.2 - 2016-03-21

New features (N)

1. New FobFlexDeviceStatus function can be used to monitor the status of flex devices

Improvements (I)

1. Default port number for ibaLogic TCP/IP interface is changed from 40000 to 40002 to avoid conflicts with other products
2. The client only shows one message box to reload the user layouts instead of adding a message box for each new layout change
3. Technostring preview can show a vertical scrollbar when the technostring value is too long
4. WinAC MP277 is supported in S7 address book generator
5. L2B slave modules can be converted to ibaBM-DP active slave modules
6. Timebase of signals in an ibaHD data store is limited to a maximum of 5s to improve the live display
7. FobDLinkStatus function can now also monitor if a flex link is in ring or open-chain mode

Bug fixes (B)

1. PROFIBUS browser lost focus when adding a signal that caused a switch between analog and digital signal grid
2. Trigger module: Trigger level for digital signals was not always set to 0.5
3. S7-Xplorer: Scanning slots of an S7-400 for CPUs didn't work anymore since v6.35.0
4. User management wasn't saved when you imported it. It was only saved if you made a change afterwards.
5. In some cases the user management configuration couldn't be imported

 

Version 6.35.1 - 2016-03-10

New features (N)

1. ibaQPanel label control can show new system info: Local PC name
2. ibaMS4xUCO: Support for extra signals of firmware version v02.12.004
3. ibaPDA is able to read back the configuration set by the embedded application on ibaPADU-S-IT-2x16 and ibaCMU-S

Improvements (I)

1. Network protocol connection grid only shows an orange color when the measured cycle time is higher than 3 times the configured sampling time. In previous versions this was 2 times the configured sampling time.
2. Improved ibaPDA WDM driver installer
3. Improved ibaFOB-D network driver installer
4. ibaBM-PN: PROFINET device name is validated before assigning it
5. Improved handling of automatic ibaPDA client update when connecting to an ibaPDA server with a different version
6. Client shows the ibaPDA user login form when a login via auto-reconnect fails
7. ibaPDA auto-reconnect will use the last used password even if the "Save password" option was disabled
8. Support file contains extra information
9. ibaMS8xIEPE: Improved status signals
10. Installer no longer overwrites UCO encoder XML files
11. Readonly OPC output tags no longer prevent the acquisition from starting when using the setting "ignore unavailable OPC items"
12. HD trend graph: Button to autoscale time based axis to all available data of the visualized signals
13. ibaQPanel HD navigation auto-scale button

Bug fixes (B)

1. InSpectra Expert: Backwards compatibility with existing speed placeholders improved
2. InSpectra Expert: In case the configured speed was a pulse train, the module's analog speed signal was not reliable
3. S7-Xplorer technostring: The symbol browse button stayed disabled when an address book was selected
4. S7-Xplorer TCP/IP TIA symbolic access didn't work when the symbols had non-ASCII characters in them
5. Import of e-mail module was incorrect. It caused the module after it to be skipped.
6. Function TriggerHarmonicLevel had an incorrect prototype in the expression builder
7. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: fixed direction of panning when using the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons in vertical mode
8. A BSOD could occur when removing iba hardware in the device manager while the service was running
9. ibaQPanel chart: It was impossible to change the settings of existing text items
10. ibaQPanel chart: Changing the horizontal tick values could cause a crash
11. ibaQPanel chart: Some items were not updated when pressing the apply button a second time

 

Version 6.35.0 - 2016-02-02

New features (N)

1. Support for ibaBM-PN
   1. Active device
   2. S7 request
2. Support for ibaFOB-PlusControl
3. InSpectra Expert: full support for order calculations
4. InSpectra: new infofields are added to the dat and snapshot files generated by InSpectra modules.
5. S7 connectivity:
   1. S7-Xplorer: New module type S5 (LAN adapter)
   2. S7-Xplorer: New connection mode S7 TCP/IP TIA that allows symbolic access to S7-1200 and S7-1500 PLCs (without enabled PUT/GET communication)
   3. S7-Xplorer technostring: Symbolic access to S7-1200 and S7-1500 PLCs is supported
   4. An address book can be created from a TIA project and it can be used in all S7-Xplorer modules and S7 request modules
   5. S7 request: Support for S7-1500 PLCs
   6. S7-Xplorer: Added support for INAT/ABC IT X7 CPUs
   7. S7 symbol browser: Improved array support
   8. S7 symbol browser: Improved support for adding multiple symbols
6. Time synchronization:
   1. Improved accuracy because the time synchronization now tunes the system time clock instead of periodically setting the system time. This principle was already used for PTP and is now used for all time sources (DCF77, IEC 1131, ...)
   2. PTP master mode can be enabled when ibaPDA is synchronized via another time synchronization mode
   3. PTP layer 2 is supported in both slave and master mode
   4. TimeSinceLastSync function now also works for ibaClock and PTP slave
   5. TimeSyncStatus function now also works for ibaClock and PTP slave
7. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph:
   1. Logarithmic scale
   2. New signal paint styles: Line filled to top and Line filled to bottom
8. FFT view: improved support for order calculations
9. Added extra diagnostic modules to ibaBM-DDCS:
   1. Diagnose module
   2. Data set telegram counters module
   3. Old diagnose module is renamed to service module
10. Installer has a new command line switch /uninstall to force the uninstall of the current ibaPDA installation
11. New function DongleInfo returns various information about the dongle
12. LANDSCAN interface:
    1. LSP (BINARY) module that uses binary data with 1000 samples at speeds up to 150Hz
    2. LSP (ASCII) module for older scanners that don't support binary data
13. When the layout for a user is changed on the server then all connected clients that are logged in as this user will get a notification and they can reload the layout from the server
14. ibaQPanel command button has new commands:
    1. Reload layout from server
    2. Open user management
    3. Connect to ibaPDA server
    4. Connect to ibaHD server
15. ibaQPanel label control can show new system info:
    1. Connected ibaPDA user
    2. Connected ibaHD server
    3. Connected ibaHD user
16. Windows 10 (x86/x64) is supported

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel Input comboBox: the text corresponding to newly added values is generated automatically
2. ibaQPanel chart has been revised:
   1. Curve item:
   • More limit lines with color change, line style, line color, ...
   • Visual style “Line” replaced with “Bars” with “Bars start at zero” option
   • Bar width parametrizable depending on scale, pixels percentage and pixels
   2. Base axes:
   • Multiselection of tick lines
   • The button to delete all entries was removed. Instead, use multiselection in combination with the delete button.
   3. New interactive marker
3. QDR: The length of the coil is added as infofield to the product file
4. PulseFreq function now also supports a pulse signal instead of a pulse counter as input. The function was also improved to work for a larger frequency range.
5. When the dongle changes but the new dongle has the same licenses as the previous dongle then the acquisition won't be stopped
6. When there is a dongle problem (dongle removal, dongle changed, ...) while an ibaQDR data store is recording then the acquisition will only be stopped after 4 days. This allows the user to replace the dongle with another dongle containing the same licenses without stopping the acquisition.
7. HD signal tree displays module type icons
8. Physical locations feature has been completely redesigned
9. Reduced load caused by transfer of technostrings between ibaPDA server and ibaPDA client
10. HD signal tree only shows active bit-decoder signals
11. The client saves the configured ibaPDA and ibaHD servers when a server is selected and not only when closing the ibaPDA client
12. The client only shows a message box for the last action another client did instead of adding a message box for each action

Bug fixes (B)

1. PulseFreq function could return a frequency that was too high shortly after the frequency dropped to zero
2. InSpectra: the use of enveloping in an Expert module could cause the acquisition to stop
3. FM458 request didn't work on old ibaCOM-L2B boards
4. S7-Xplorer proxy didn't work correctly if it didn't have write access to its installation directory
5. PTP master and slave implementation always used domain 0 in the PTP messages
6. PTP library leaked one socket handle per attempt to start up
7. Offline trend graph: Live position couldn't move backwards
8. Offline trend graph: Zero position wasn't shown when axis was set to full file range
9. Swapping digital values and float values on word base for Modbus TCP Server modules could lead to incorrect values on Windows 7 or later
10. S7 address book generator could generate a corrupt address book when the S7 project file path was very long
11. Name of TabbedLayouts QPanel object could not be edited using the properties window
12. S7-Xplorer technostring used an incorrect string length
13. FFT view: After dragging a signal onto an FFT view, the first calculation results do not take into account the differentiation or integration settings as configured in the preferences
14. Expression editor: The selected item in the intellisense listbox was difficult to read because it didn't use the correct highlight color
15. ibaPQU-S: If the setting "Enable debug signals" was disabled, then the first digital signal of the ibaPQU-S CPU module was not visible in the client. Bug introduced in v6.34.6.

 

Version 6.34.6 - 2015-11-30

Improvements (I)

1. ibaCapture-CAM camera recording control now supports multiple ibaPDA systems controlling different cameras on the same ibaCapture-CAM server. ibaCapture-CAM server version 3.7.2 or higher is required.

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaPDA service crashed when binary watchdog was activated in combination with more than 16 data stores
2. HD length graph didn't paint parts of a signal when the data of the first signal was received after data of the other signals
3. CP1616: The local consumer state of RT slots wasn't set to GOOD. This caused error reports in some PROFINET devices.
4. ibaPQU-S: the calculated number of active signals was too high in case one or more optional inputs were not used
5. InSpectra Expert: in case the "Hold values" setting was set to true, the FFT view sometimes showed a zero FFT result rather than the last valid FFT result
6. I/O manager: after opening the signal tree once to configure a setting, the content of the signal tree could be limited to the analog signals until you reopen the I/O manager

 

Version 6.34.5 - 2015-11-10

New features (N)

1. Camera view supports the Axis Video Surveillance Control Board (T8310):
   1. T8311: Axis Video Surveillance Joystick
   2. T8312: Axis Video Surveillance Keypad
   3. T8313: Axis Video Surveillance Jog Dial
2. InSpectra Expert: support for enveloping
3. Added EnvelopeSpectral function: this function calculates the spectral envelope

Improvements (I)

1. HD signal tree memory consumption decreases when signals are filtered
2. HD signal tree in event table property dialog inherits filters from main HD signal tree
3. Uninstaller first unregisters OPC server before stopping ibaPDA service. This prevents OPC clients from restarting the ibaPDA service after the uninstaller has stopped it.
4. EGD module can have up to 1400 analog and 11200 digital signals
5. Text encoding of technostrings can be configured
6. HD signals in the layout remain valid when the connected ibaHD server changes and the signals exist on the newly selected server
7. C:\ is no longer allowed as a backup directory

Bug fixes (B)

1. Signal trees didn't properly show the & character
2. Shift register technostring crashed when a trigger fired while the source technostring had never received a value
3. Pressing CTRL+F when the find/replace form of the signal grid is open caused a crash when the form was closed later on
4. Source technostring list of the shift register technostring wasn't always up to date while configuring multiple technostrings
5. In some cases the trigger builder thought that an expression was a standard trigger when it was in fact a custom trigger
6. Text digital display could cause a crash when adding a new technostring via the properties
7. Opening event table query parameters dialog could crash
8. In case of large measuring times the acquisition couldn't be started because ibaPDA mistakenly detected no interrupts. Bug introduced in v6.34.0.
9. Text digital display didn't show technostrings that were received before the start of the client
10. The sections of the shift register technostring were not always updated when you changed the sections of the source technostring
11. Physical locations didn't work properly when boards were added or removed. It has been completely rewritten now.
12. S7-Xplorer redundant: Diagnostic signals were not correct when the redundant module wasn't the first module on the S7-Xplorer interface
13. Modbus TCP Client: The option "Set all values to zero when the connection to a Modbus server is lost" didn't set the values to 0 but to the values of the first connection
14. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: Digital signals weren't painted correctly when the Y-axis scale was flipped
15. HD length graph could sporadically stop scrolling

 

Version 6.34.4 - 2015-09-30

New features (N)

1. Support for ibaPQU-S
2. New command line options for the ibaPDA client:
   1. /displaystyle: Force the display style of the ibaPDA client
   2. /?: Show information about the ibaPDA client command line
3. New ibaPDA client right that allows you to set the display style of the ibaPDA client for a particular user

Improvements (I)

1. The port used for Flex UDP communication (used by ibaClock) can be configured
2. HD user login dialog shows existing users in drop-down list
3. For each module the module type is stored as a module infofield in the dat file
4. For each module the module name is stored as a module infofield in the dat file

Bug fixes (B)

1. Resize client window right wasn't granted when ibaHD server was connected
2. ibaPDA ActiveX control for WinCC flexible: Property page has been removed since WinCC flexible isn't able to show it properly
3. ibaPDA ActiveX control: Spinners for port numbers on property page didn't work correctly
4. ibaQPanel: the Activate application command of a Button now also works for 64-bit applications
5. FFT view: Fixed crash when label value is zero or negative
6. InSpectra: On parsing InSpectra profiles with a lot of bands from a text file, some band ids were not parsed correctly
7. InSpectra Expert: The (optional) speed signal was not saved to text files
8. ibaQDR: Fixed crash when product coil length is negative
9. Camera view: when opening the properties of a camera layout and clicking OK without changing the layout name, an error message was falsely displayed
10. Fixed detection of duplicate TCP/IP and UDP port numbers during validation
11. Auto reconnect to ibaPDA server in ibaPDA client could stop working
12. TCP connection diagnostics were not completely reset after connection loss
13. Password wasn't limited to 15 characters when adding a new ibaPDA or ibaHD user
14. Default values of ibaQPanel input modules and shift register modules were reset when loading an I/O configuration or project
15. DCF77 time synchronization wasn't accurate when the DCF77 signal was measured from the following sources:
    1. 32 Mbit/s flex devices on ibaFOB-D
    2. ibaFOB-SDexp
    3. ibaFOB-TDCexp
16. Accuracy of TimeSinceLastSync function has been improved when using DCF77 time synchronization
17. Assembly instance 64 wasn't allowed on an EtherNet/IP module when you had a single EtherNet/IP interface license
18. Fixed possible hang of the PC when malformed TCP packets were received on Windows Vista and later. Bug introduced in v6.33.0.

 

Version 6.34.3 - 2015-08-19

New features (N)

1. New performance counter: Connected clients
2. Added new functions:
   1. InterruptTime: This function returns the interrupt time in microseconds
   2. InterruptCycleTime: This function returns the interrupt cycle time in microseconds

Improvements (I)

1. I/O configuration validation displays module name together with module number instead of only module name
2. PulseFreq function now also supports a pulse signal instead of a pulse counter as input
3. Improved handling of inactive signals in groups:
   1. Inactive signals have a different image than active signals
   2. There is a button to delete the inactive signals in the selected group
4. Signal counts per file and per module are stored as infofields in dat files
5. Client layouts can be saved and loaded to and from ibaPDA and ibaHD servers when user management isn't enabled
6. ibaMS8xIEPE: Data valid digital signal can be enabled for an analog signal that is not in IEPE mode

Bug fixes (B)

1. Numeric digital display: Setting the number of decimals of a display equal or higher than the number of digits from the preferences wasn't possible
2. PulseFreq function could return a frequency that was too high shortly after the frequency dropped to zero
3. HD trend graph displays invalid signal peaks. Bug introduced in v6.34.2.
4. ibaInSpectra Expert: in some cases the module couldn't be validated because of an incomplete implementation of enveloping. Bug introduced in v6.34.2.
5. Loading layouts from an ibaHD server could sometimes cause an unhandled exception
6. EtherNet/IP output module: Bit number of digital outputs was limited to 15 instead of 31

 

Version 6.34.2 - 2015-08-11

New features (N)

1. Shift register module
2. Shift register technostring
3. Technostrings can be shown in text digital display
4. Support for .NET framework v4.6
5. New client right: Resize client window

Improvements (I)

1. Technostring sections can be easily moved and deleted in the I/O manager
2. X-Pact request address books are much smaller now when they contain large arrays
3. A warning is given when you reserve more ibaPDA client licenses or more ibaQPanel licenses than you have available
4. The number of signals in the trigger pool is checked when validating a data store
5. Offline trend graph: Signal tree supports multiselect

Bug fixes (B)

1. Auto triggered event table commands were not executed. Bug introduced in v6.30.0.
2. HD trend graph x-axis pause signal updates graphs on an invisible tab page
3. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: Couldn't change height of last graph when a scrollbar was visible
4. Simadyn and TDC request: Changing the SFB of a channel in the channels grid on the request interface caused a crash. Bug introduced in v6.34.0.

 

Version 6.34.1 - 2015-07-10

New features (N)

1. Offline trend graph:
   1. Vectors in dat files and text files are supported
   2. The decimal mark can be configured when reading text files
2. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph:
   1. X-axis is by default always visible when there is a scrollbar
   2. Click the scrollbar arrows to scroll graph per graph
   3. The signal unit can be shown on the Y-axis ticks
   4. The Y-axis scale can be flipped

Improvements (I)

1. HD trend graph live signals advance in time when view is hidden
2. An empty configuration can be created in the I/O manager
3. Improved scrolling of event log grid
4. Timeouts for S7 UDP and DP request increased to allow slower cycle times for the management FB
5. Easier configuration of physical locations

Bug fixes (B)

1. The default e-mail account setting was not loaded correctly
2. Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph:
   1. The Y-axis of a 2D trend graph didn't scale automatically when a new vector was added
   2. Changing the size of a graph was extremely slow when a vertical layout was used
   3. Marker on the right or bottom was sometimes difficult to grab
3. Sorting boards by physical location didn't work correctly after a restart of the service
4. Double-clicking on the grid column header in the ibaPDA or ibaHD server selection form closed the form
5. The number of debug messages that is generated when the high resolution timer can't synchronize with the system time is reduced
6. ibaInSpectra interface: the load of the InSpectra profile expressions shown in the I/O manager was 0 after a restart of the service. Bug introduced in v6.34.0.
7. In some cases the high resolution timer wasn't initialized properly. This could lead to several problems including technostrings not working properly.

 

Version 6.34.0 - 2015-06-23

New features (N)

1. S7-Xplorer redundant module
2. Support for redundant S7 request on S7-400H stations via ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S
3. Support for ibaClock
4. Sigmatek-Xplorer:
   1. Measure data from Sigmatek PLCs via TCP/IP
   2. Measure servers, clients and global variables
   3. Symbol browser for visualized servers and global variables
   4. 16 connections per license. Up to 4 licenses can be purchased for a total of 64 connections.
5. IEC 61850 client:
   1. Discovery of data model
   2. Polling single attributes
   3. Polling data sets
   4. MMS reporting of data sets
   5. GOOSE reporting of data sets
   6. 64 connections per license. Up to 4 licenses can be purchased for a total of 256 connections.
   7. Edition 1 and 2 supported
6. S7 request via UDP
7. Multistation changes:
   1. Other link than the first link of the master FOB-D board can be used as sync link on a multistation slave system. This requires ibaFOB-D firmware D3 or later.
8. Support for ibaMS8xIEPE
9. Support for Produced Tags on EtherNet/IP interface:
   1. New module type
   2. Ability to read tag information from CPU
10. Support for 1761-NET-ENI gateway when connecting to PLC-5 or SLC-500 controllers
11. Ability to sort boards according to their physical location
12. Ability to hide unused interfaces in the I/O manager
13. Support for ibaPQU-S
14. Server access control:
    1. Reserve ibaPDA client and ibaQPanel licenses for specific clients
    2. IP address filter for ibaPDA clients
15. Support for ibaCom-L2B flatness mode
16. Virtual retentive module allows calculations that save their values between starts of the acquisition
17. ibaDongleViewer is part of the installer
18. Added new functions:
    1. HP: Highpass filter implemented as a second order Butterworth filter
    2. BP: Bandpass filter implemented as a second order Butterworth filter

Improvements (I)

1. New support page with contact information of all iba sales offices
2. HD Time axis has been renamed to HD Navigation
3. Better synchronization of ibaFOB-D links with different timebases. This requires ibaFOB-D firmware D3 or later.
4. Module type is shown in the module property grid
5. OPC browser now also works with OPC servers that don't return any branches or leaves at the root
6. S7 address book management is moved to an Address books node under the general node in the I/O manager
7. InSpectra: improved mathematical stability of expression evaluation when evaluation method is set to average
8. The user can now choose how to handle modules with the same module number when importing an I/O configuration
9. S7, TDC and VIP TCP/UDP interfaces now have a button to reset connection statistics
10. The data type of an analog signal of a reflective memory output module can be configured
11. InSpectra Fan: the maximum speed is not used anymore, the actual speed is used instead
12. InSpectra Expert: the profiles in the dropdown list are sorted by name
13. The different views now use the same cursors
14. Signal grids in I/O manager show units in actual column
15. Column size and column visibility can be customized for the diagnose grids of the PLC-Xplorer modules
16. Expressions that reference signals by name generate a warning if there is more than 1 signal with the same name
17. Infofields coming from technostrings are no longer sorted alphabetically but they keep the same order as in the I/O manager
18. Technostrings are sorted by module number in the I/O manager
19. Diagnostics about load generated by virtual modules are added to the virtual interface in the I/O manager
20. Chart view: the form for generating ticks was improved
21. Display of the actual signal values for all modules on the virtual interface (except for decoders)
22. Display of the actual signal values for all output modules
23. User can choose between 8 bit, 16 bit or 32 bit access to digital signals on the ibaLink-VME P2P module. Additionally the digital signals can be swapped.
24. Tabbed layouts will give warning message if some layouts failed to load
25. Infofields about time synchronization are added to the dat file ($PDA_UtcOffset, $PDA_TimeSyncMode and $PDA_TimeSyncValid)
26. Data storage manager: press CTRL+E to toggle the active property of the selected data store
27. Drag & drop of CFC operands from APL-blocks to the I/O manager is now supported

Bug fixes (B)

1. Disabled global trigger module prevented the start of the acquisition when multistation was enabled
2. Fixed flickering and drawing artefacts of zooming rectangle in different views (especially on Windows 7 and later)
3. 16 bit decoder: Incorrect values were sent by ibaPDA to the ibaHD server when the source signal was a scaled INT/WORD signal
4. Signals of a reflective memory output module were not imported
5. FFT view: zooming very deep could result in incorrectly displayed curves
6. FFT view: consulting the configured marker settings could cause a crash, especially if the view had no curves
7. Trend graph: signal values in legend of trend graphs with a length axis could incorrectly report an unknown signal value
8. EtherNet/IP modules only allowed 1000 digital signals instead of 8000. Bug introduced in v6.31.0.
9. Improved stability of UDP based protocols in Windows Vista and later
10. Gauge panel could cause a crash when changing gauge style
11. A locked module could be enabled/disabled by pressing CTRL+E in the I/O manager
12. Modules could be dropped on locked parent modules
13. User that didn't have the right to change the layout could close dockable windows after he switched from layout
14. Symbolic browsing of PROFIBUS on ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S produced incorrect offsets on ET200S modules in some cases
15. ibaBM-COL-8i-o could be disabled when there were enabled submodules. This prevented the start of the acquisition.
16. ibaPDA didn't always start correctly when the timebase of a module on a FOB-D mirrored flex link changed
17. Chart view: several bug fixes
18. Shortcuts to change display style of ibaPDA client couldn't be used anymore to switch to normal style
19. S7-Xplorer technostring: opening the S7 operand builder with an incomplete operand caused a crash
20. Old ibaPADU-32 that uses the 2Mbit/s protocol could only be measured on link 0 of an ibaFOB-D board when the link protocol was set to Auto. On the other links you had to explicitely select 2Mbit/s as link protocol.
21. DMA transfers on ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp were not stopped when the acquisition was stopped.
22. Loading layouts that haven't been previously visited (i.e. don't have a Tabbed Groups node) will now load without an error (as blank layouts)
23. When creating several layouts in the layout manager and not all of them have been visited upon closing PDA, the names were not saved
24. When importing layouts, references to other layouts (e.g. in tabbed layouts or command buttons) could be broken
25. Fixed possible server crash when stopping the ibaPDA service
26. Updated dongle library to prevent incorrect missing dongle errors when multiple iba products try to access the dongle at once

 

Version 6.33.3 - 2015-03-30

New features (N)

1. FFT view: new setting to customize the InSpectra Expert band visualization in the spectrum slave
2. ExecuteCommand function to start a command with a trigger signal

Improvements (I)

1. Better timing for Xplorer interfaces
2. FFT view: Improved painting of markers in case the frequency axis is logarithmic

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD length graph scroll bug. Bug introduced in v6.33.2.
2. In the FFT view, the base axis unit generated in speed or length mode was not always correct
3. Invalid floating point values caused big dat files
4. Service crashed when using SM128 without ibaBM-COL-8i-o as data path with HPCi request
5. In some cases the user management configuration couldn't be imported
6. TriggerEdge function on a digital signal with level 0 didn't work anymore since v6.32.2
7. InSpectra Fan: if the module timebase was not a multiple of the input signal timebase, the acquisition did not start properly
8. When the LP function received the value infinity at its input then the result would be infinity from then on even when the input had a normal value again

 

Version 6.33.2 - 2015-02-12

New features (N)

1. ibaPADU-S-IT-2x16 is supported
2. Modbus Client TCP/IP supports outputs. This means that values can be written into Modbus devices.
3. S7, TDC and VIP TCP/IP protocols can now also receive UDP packets (on the same port numbers)

Improvements (I)

1. Offline trend graph reacts faster to new files
2. S7 request via ibaBM-DP/ibaBM-DPM-S now also checks that the S7 CPU is in RUN mode before restarting the acquisition when a connection is restored
3. Installer checks if .NET framework 4.5 is installed on operating systems newer than Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
4. VIP TCP/UDP protocol port can be configured
5. All network protocols with a configurable port now have a button to reset the port to the standard port
6. All network protocols with a configurable port now have a button to allow the port through the Windows firewall
7. ibaCapture-CAM video is shown when ibaPDA server connection isn't available when starting the ibaPDA client
8. Generic TCP/IP connections have the option to actively setup a connection to the remote host
9. Drag & drop of CFC operands from F-blocks to the I/O manager is now supported
10. L2B S7 request modules can be converted to ibaBM-DP S7 request compatible modules

Bug fixes (B)

1. The reset value in the WindowAlarm function was read from the 'deadband2' parameter instead of the 'reset' parameter. Bug introduced in v6.33.0.
2. Deadlock could occur in the ibaPDA server status program when there was an unstable connection to the ibaPDA service
3. Technostring values in InSpectra expressions were not updated correctly in case the technostring name or section contained one or more upper case characters
4. ibaPDA client could crash when 2 offline trend graphs were visible in one layout
5. Incorrect configurations were generated for ibaMS16xAI-24V and ibaMS16xAI-24V-HI modules
6. Import of multiple ibaBM-DP modules in compatibility mode on FOB cards without output links failed
7. ibaPDA server status program crashed when a user without administrator rights tried to start/stop the service when UAC was disabled
8. Cursor showing current position in playback dat file was incorrect when playback didn't start from the start of the file after playback reached end of file
9. Fixed crash of ibaPDA when pausing or resuming dat file recording while it is in pre-trigger mode
10. Fixed stop of data store when using extend dat file option on start trigger in combination with a level start trigger. Bug introduced in v6.33.0.
11. HD trend graph stopped scrolling indefinitely when drag and drop was used while x-axis was paused by pause signal
12. In Windows Vista and later, several EtherNet/IP instances sending data to the same IP address were not allowed. Bug introduced in v6.33.0.
13. ActiveX: Legends were still visible when ActiveX control was hidden
14. ActiveX: ShowToolbars property didn't show toolbars when it was changed from false to true
15. The OK, Apply and Cancel buttons in the view property forms and in the preferences form weren't positioned correctly when the text size wasn't set to normal in Windows 7
16. Chart: X-Y pair wasn't drawn correctly
17. S7 address book generator crashed when reading an out of date DB derived from an UDT. Bug introduced in v6.33.0.
18. Newer log files were zipped or deleted instead of the old ones

 

Version 6.33.1 - 2014-12-17

New features (N)

1. ibaPDA-Interface-Modbus over TCPIP - Client: Digital signals can be read from holding registers
2. New display style for ibaPDA client: Full screen on all monitors
3. Signals with LREAL data type (64 bit floating point values) are supported on ibaBM-eCAT (Firmware v02.04.001 or higher is required)
4. Digital anti-aliasing filter is supported on analog input modules of the ibaPADU-S system (Firmware v02.07.001 or higher is required)
5. ibaMS4xADIO is supported
6. 32 Mbit/s flex frame simulator
7. Simadyn-D request 2.0 via SER05 function blocks is now also supported on systems using STRUC

Improvements (I)

1. When trying to use the same port numbers for different TCP or UDP protocols, a more specific error message is displayed (instead of TCP/IP or UDP startup failed)
2. ibaPDA BGTs are ignored when detecting BGT restarts in Simadyn-D and TDC
3. A warning is given when you try to remove a view while the client is not in normal display mode
4. The ultra data store license can be used more flexible. An ultra data store is counted per 20 signals of a data store.
5. The name, unit and S7 symbol of signals are shown in the S7-Xplorer and L2B S7 request diagnostic grids
6. An optional symbol column is shown in the signal grid of ibaBM-DPM-S and ibaBM-DP modules
7. The InSpectra profile dialog now asks for confirmation when closing, to avoid unwanted loss of pending changes

Bug fixes (B)

1. DCF77: the time could be mistakenly synchronized when a minute was signaled before all 59 pulses were received
2. S7 address book generator didn't properly handle DBs whose name contained one or more points
3. When stopping the S7-Xplorer Proxy, it could incorrectly show the status "Waiting" instead of "Stopped"
4. QPanel: a picture object using the backup picture could cause an exception when changing the properties in design mode
5. When MARX dongles from other companies were connected to the same PC then ibaPDA didn't always read from the correct dongle
6. S7-Xplorer could hang when trying to read data from a CP instead of a CPU
7. PROFIBUS browser showed both buses when opened from a sniffer module that was connected to a bus on an ibaBM-DP. Now it only shows the PROFIBUS where the sniffer module is connected to.
8. Autodetect of the ibaBM-DP didn't work properly when the address of the device had changed since the last configuration that was applied to the device
9. ActiveX could not connect to ibaHD server if host process was started using short file name convention
10. Printer properties couldn't be opened on a 64 bit operating system
11. Fixed bug that in some cases caused the content from the validation form not to be written into the log file

 

Version 6.33.0 - 2014-11-17

New features (N)

1. Windows 8 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64), Windows 8.1 (x86/x64) and Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) supported
2. S7-Xplorer:
   1. S7 analyzer is renamed into S7-Xplorer
   2. S7-200 CPUs are supported
   3. LOGO! 0BA7 CPUs are supported
   4. Timer and Counter variables are supported
   5. PLCSIM works under Windows 7 by using the ibaPDA-S7-Xplorer Proxy application
   6. During the validation it is checked if the configured update time can be reached by the PLC
   7. TIME data type is supported
3. Codesys-Xplorer:
   1. Works on Codesys based PLCs that support the 3S OPC server. Tested on Wago, ELAU, ABB AC500, Schneider Electric PLCs.
   2. All symbols defined in the symbol configuration can be measured
   3. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
4. AB-Xplorer:
   1. AB ethernet interface is renamed into AB-Xplorer
   2. 16 connections per license. Up to 15 licenses can be purchased for a total of 240 connections.
5. HiPAC Request
6. ibaHD server:
   1. Text channels are supported in timebased HD store
   2. Show diagnostic data recorded in HD stores
7. New devices supported:
   1. ibaMS16xAI-24V-HI
   2. ibaMS32xDO-24V
   3. ibaMS16xDIO-24V
   4. ibaPADU-D-8AI-U
   5. ibaPADU-D-8AI-I
8. TCP/IP Modbus Server and TCP/IP Modbus Client support up to 256 connections (a license is required per 64 connections)
9. ibaBM-DP:
   1. S7 request compatible with ibaCom-L2B
   2. FM458 and TDC request modules also support the L2B 32 real slave format when mapped to an ibaBM-DPM-S or ibaBM-DP
10. Non-compressed profile in data stores (ibaAnalyzer v6.4.0 is required to read non-compressed data)
11. Technostrings can update faster and their timestamps are more accurate
12. Installer changes:
    1. The installation of the ibaFOB-D network card is optional
    2. The installation of the iba driver for non-iba hardware like CP1616, reflective memory, ... is now optional
    3. There is a new command line switch /s7proxy to install the S7-Xplorer proxy
13. User management:
    1. The ibaHD server now also supports user management
    2. The user management configuration can be saved and loaded from the user management dialog
    3. The user management configuration of ibaPDA can be added to an ibaPDA project
    4. A list of users is shown in the ibaPDA server login form
14. InSpectra:
    1. The InSpectra Universal CM module was added. This module allows studying the following statistical parameters of a signal: minimum, maximum, peak to peak, crest, RMS, average, skewness and kurtosis. Snapshots are supported.
    2. The InSpectra Fan module was added. This module allows studying the following parameters of a fan motor: imbalance, blade, blade rubbing and flow turbulence. Snapshots are supported.
    3. The averaging method for expressions of an InSpectra profile is customizable
    4. One can easily copy a calculation setting of an InSpectra profile to all other InSpectra profiles
    5. One can quickly enable or disable all snapshots by a new setting on the InSpectra interface
    6. InSpectra profiles can now be imported from and exported to text files
15. FFT view:
    1. The support for slave windows was extended: slaves can now be collapsed (minimized) and a scrollbar appears in case of limited space
    2. Using the new slice slave, one can visualize a plot of the spectrum value at a moving frequency against time
    3. Using the new slice slave, one can visualize a plot of a moving frequency against time
    4. Using the new marker-spectrum slave, one can visualize a plot of the spectrum values at a moving frequency against this moving frequency
    5. New FFT calculation settings were added: integration/differentiation, unit support and custom scaling
    6. Unit support for order calculations was added. The order settings were rearranged to speed up the configuration process
    7. Custom markers can be copied and pasted. This makes it easier to reuse them in other FFT views
    8. Harmonic markers can be dragged if their fundamental is not linked to a signal
    9. The curve and fill style of some slave types can be chosen individually
    10. From within the property dialog of the FFT view, one can easily copy a selection of settings to the ibaPda preferences

Improvements (I)

1. Autodetect can detect multiple devices with the same address on a flex ring
2. ibaQPanel:
   1. Referenced layouts in Tabbed Layouts can be edited directly under condition that they are only referenced once in the current main layout
   2. In Tabbed Layouts, a startup layout can be selected
   3. Font of an Input combobox can be configured
   4. In a curve in a chart, it is possible to unassign a tick
   5. The Set signal value command of a button can set the value of a QPanel technostring to a fixed text or another technostring
   6. Chart: option to make a backup of an image item in the layout file (e.g. in case the path is no longer valid upon reload)
   7. Chart: it is possible to change the 3D perspective to default, front or side using the context menu. The perspective can also be locked
   8. The order in which button commands are executed can be configured
3. The language of the ibaPDA client is saved
4. Improved error messages for output signals
5. Trend graph and HD trend graph:
   1. Hold SHIFT when dragging a marker to move both markers at the same time
   2. Hold CTRL when dragging a marker to move from sample to sample
6. Changed automatic calculation of read cycle times on ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp to better handle multiple systems with different cycle times
7. QDR:
   1. Better handling of reversing at the shear
   2. ibaCapture-CAM cameras can be stored in product file
8. Faster start of the acquisition when there are multiple ibaBM-DPM-S devices because now all ibaBM-DPM-S devices are configured in parallel
9. ibaInspectra Expert:
   1. In the InSpectra profiles, the names and descriptions of the available RMS methods are updated
10. FFT view:
    1. While dragging a sideband of a marker, a tooltip is displayed showing the actual sideband offset
    2. Printing was improved: the tables are printed as well
11. Multiselect is supported in the symbol browser of FM458, TDC and Simadyn-D request
12. Generic TCP output module can now send a message only when the data has changed
13. Images created by image triggers in overlapped files are only generated once
14. TCP and UDP protocols take advantage of improved TCP/IP stack in Windows Vista and later

Bug fixes (B)

1. Drag initiated from HD signal tree search tab dropped wrong signals if grid columns were sorted
2. ibaBM-eCAT: Incorrect addresses were calculated for ibaBM-eCAT when using latest Beckhoff EtherCAT configuration software (multiple FMMU entries used)
3. ibaHD server auto-detect list didn't always display all discovered servers
4. When client and server didn't use the same language then the I/O manager could think the I/O configuration was modified even though it wasn't
5. Changing the enabled property of a custom technostring didn't immediately update the node image in the tree
6. QDR: Entrycoil files weren't stopped when invalid ID 0 passed. Bug introduced in v6.32.2.
7. QPanel input module didn't save the last signal values when the ibaPDA service was stopped
8. S7-Xplorer tried to reconnect too often when the PLC wasn't connected at the start of the acquisition
9. Trend graph printout didn't show the correct values for the Y1, Y2 and Y2-Y1 columns
10. I/O configurations containing ibaBM-eCAT modules written by ibaPDA versions older than 6.29.0 couldn't be opened anymore
11. In some rare configurations the measured data from an ibaFOB-D board could be incorrect
12. Characters are no longer automatically removed while typing in the directory text boxes of the data store. Invalid characters are now removed when you leave the textbox.
13. Paused HD trend graph didn't always paint all signal data after un-hiding the graph
14. Empty HD trend graph didn't create length axis when dropping length signals on it when holding down shift or control key
15. S7-Xplorer technostring error was not cleared when the operand read was successfull again

 

Version 6.32.5 - 2014-09-17

Improvements (I)

1. PROFIBUS bus timeout is visible on ibaBM-DPM-S and ibaBM-DP
2. Newer S7 CPUs supported in address book generator

Bug fixes (B)

1. The digital signals on S7 request dig512 and decoder modules were swapped incorrectly. New instances of these modules will now have correct swapping by default.
2. I/O configurations containing EtherNet/IP modules exported by an ibaPDA version older than 6.31.0 could not be imported correctly
3. When a technostring on ibaFOB-TDC was enabled then technostring and data channels didn't work anymore on ibaFOB-TDC after a GDM reset. Bug introduced in v6.32.0.
4. The properties dialog of a color axis in a 2D trend graph could show no selected scaling mode

 

Version 6.32.4 - 2014-08-29

Bug fixes (B)

1. EtherNet/IP connections leaked memory. When lots of connections were made this could lead to a crash of the ibaPDA server.
2. ActiveX control leaked memory in WinCC flexible when switching screens
3. S7 routing didn't work when the destination address was an IP address or a MAC address
4. After applying a data store configuration containing an HD data store with a blank server address an OutOfOrderException could be thrown
5. The status windows of the ibaWDM Driver installer and ibaFOB-D Network installer did not appear during installation on 64-bit systems

 

Version 6.32.3 - 2014-07-22

Improvements (I)

1. ibaLink-VME P2P module automatically uses advanced mode with addresses starting at 0 when S2 switch is set to C or D
2. S5 FLOAT data type is supported on ibaBM-DPM-S and ibaBM-DP sniffer and active slaves modules

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaMS16xAI-10V-HI didn't work
2. FFT view: the scale type of the spectrum slave could be overwritten by the scale type of the main window
3. Fixed memory leak in I/O manager when using e-mail outputs
4. Chart: Fixed memory leak in properties form
5. QPanel: Tabbed QPanels could produce graphical glitches (e.g. markers of an underlying trend graph could falsely appear)
6. Symbolic browsing of PROFIBUS on ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S produced incorrect offsets when digital modules were used on ET200S modules
7. ibaFOB-D Network Installer produced an error on some 64-bit systems where the username contains spaces

 

Version 6.32.2 - 2014-07-01

New features (N)

1. Import and export of groups
2. Technostrings can be disabled
3. Filtering of CR & LF in technostrings is now optional

Improvements (I)

1. User can choose between 16 bit or 32 bit access to digital signals on the reflective memory module
2. Errors encountered by the E-mail output interface are now also logged in the ibaPDA Event log
3. ibaBM-DP: Bus nodes now also have a context menu
4. Trend graph: legend tooltip can be disabled by selecting custom text and leaving the text blank
5. When an ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-SDexp or ibaFOB-TDCexp board is available then only these boards can be selected as the interrupt source. This prevents possible DMA buffer overflow errors.
6. The "no more free entries in TASKQUEUE" error is no longer dependent on the number of timebases used
7. QPanel: The minimum and maximum values of a color axis in a 2D trend graph can be dynamic
8. Newer S7 CPUs supported in address book generator

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 address book generator no longer shows an error message when encountering disabled function blocks in CFC
2. ibaBM-DP: Crash when pressing delete while an ibaBM-DP bus node was selected in the I/O manager
3. ibaBM-DP: A flex device without outputs couldn't be used together with an ibaBM-DP on the same FO link
4. ibaBM-DP: Default digital output values were not set correctly
5. ibaBM-DP: Default output values didn't always work during the start of the acquisition
6. ibaBM-DP: Showing/hiding the default output value column for active slaves didn't work properly
7. ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S: Possible crash when deleting sniffer module while analog or digital tab was visible
8. First samples received from flex devices could be incorrect
9. Chart: Chart wasn't updated when multiple X-Y pairs where using the same value axis
10. HD Time Axis: Control didn't stretch correctly and datetime picker was not in correct position when resized
11. FFT view: Marker, label and color zones occasionaly disappeared when the timebase of the controlling signal was significantly higher than the timebase of the FFT input signal
12. SLC-500: I and O files were not supported correctly
13. S7 symbol browser: Array index control wasn't positioned correctly when form is resized
14. Digital meter: Reset signal could not be removed
15. Unwanted EGD connections could prevent the user from configuring the full number of licensed EGD exchanges
16. CP1616 hardware with firmware version 2.5.1 or later did not transfer data to ibaPDA on 64-bit systems
17. HD trend graph: The timebase shown in the legend text was limited to about 241s
18. TriggerEdge, TriggerLevel and TriggerConstant didn't always trigger at exactly the right time
19. Level based start and stop triggers already fired when level was reached and not just when level was passed
20. There was a race condition that could prevent the image triggers from working
21. Fixed incorrect anchoring of the "Import S7 address books" button on the PROFIBUS tab of the General node in the I/O manager
22. The data type wasn't exported/imported for the analog output signals of generic TCP/IP output modules and ethernet IP modules
23. In some situations importing an I/O configuration didn't properly remove modules with the same module number which resulted in an error
24. Importing the scaling of an ibaMS3xAI-1A/100A from an ibaScope configuration didn't always work
25. 64-bit systems that didn't have the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable installed, could not launch the ibaFOB-D Network Installer

 

Version 6.32.1 - 2014-05-08

Improvements (I)

1. Improved configuration speed of flex devices

Bug fixes (B)

1. TCP/IP connections could hang after a packet was lost
2. Couldn't measure signals from ibaLogic on ibaPADU-S-IT anymore. Bug introduced in v6.32.0.
3. Crash when right-clicking on empty area of group tree in I/O manager. Bug introduced in v6.32.0.
4. UNC paths containing spaces in messages sent by the E-mail output interface were not properly formatted

 

Version 6.32.0 - 2014-04-23

New features (N)

1. ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp supported
2. Autodetect lite modules on SD and TDC boards
3. Simadyn-D and TDC request 2.0 via SER05 function blocks
4. ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DP-64 supported
5. Symbolic browsing of PROFIBUS on ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S
6. Flex mirror mode provides the possibility to measure the same flex devices on multiple ibaPDA systems
7. E-mail output interface
8. ibaInspectra Expert:
   1. In addition to bands, InSpectra Expert profiles now support markers too
   2. InSpectra Expert modules support linked markers, i.e. you can link markers of other InSpectra Expert modules to some Inspectra Expert module of interest. When analyzing the spectrum of that module with the FFT view, the positions of all linked markers can be visualized too to look for dependencies
9. FFT view:
   1. Possible to change the width of static marker sidebands by dragging
   2. Markers in sidebands feature: shows a list of all markers situated in the sidebands of the interactive marker
   3. You can independently switch on the harmonic markers, the sidebands and the marker labels; by clicking on the interactive marker's label you can navigate through 6 different combinations
10. Event table commands can be sent to camera views
11. Trend graph: possibility to add a title to each graph
12. A layout can be saved for multiple users simultaneously
13. User layouts can be stored in project files

Improvements (I)

1. ibaPDA server status application is revised
2. If a timeout occurs when stopping the ibaPDA service then you now have the option to kill the service
3. The maximum number of OPC clients connected to the ibaPDA OPC server can be configured
4. Address mode and address of an ibaNet750-BM device can be autodetected on an ibaFOB-D link
5. S7 address book generator supports more CPUs
6. S7 address book selection has been improved
7. The number of ports configured for generic TCP and generic UDP is checked
8. ibaInspectra Expert:
   1. Improved copy and pasting in the profile grids
   2. InSpectra Expert signal names now language independent
9. FFT view:
   1. Improved visualization of the bands in the spectrum slave graph and table. More options to customize the band and marker visualization are available
   2. Support for linked makers: while monitoring the spectrum of one Inspectra Expert module, you can also visualize the markers of other InSpectra Expert modules on the same graph
10. Number of used data stores is displayed when adding a new data store
11. A backup path can be supplied for image triggers
12. When dragging a group of signals over a Trend Graph, the cursor changes when pressing Shift or Control, indicating the result of the drag-drop operation (similar to ibaAnalyzer)
13. Use CTRL+Backspace shortcut to return to previously visited layouts (also available as QPanel button command)
14. Tabbed layouts: CTRL+SHIFT+L loads the original layout of the active tabbed layout
15. Tabbed layouts: CTRL+SHIFT+D loads the original layout of the active tabbed layout in design mode
16. Event table expression editor displays signal tree drop-down for selecting event field value
17. Added general HD data store validation time-out
18. S7 analyzer technostring no longer stops at a zero character
19. Intellisense support for technostrings improved
20. Added option to the preferences to only allow a single instance of the ibaPDA client. This is equivalent with starting the ibaPDA client with the /reuse command line switch
21. The special client-server connection for Inspectra is only created when needed
22. Connected server name can be displayed in QPanel label
23. User is warned when trying to stop the ibaPDA service

Bug fixes (B)

1. Trend graph: Auto-coloring didn't work when dropping a number of signals from the signal tree onto a Y-axis so that the total number of signals in the graph was higher than 16
2. When the base directory was the UNC path to the backup directory then this resulted in the deletion of all dat files. This is now checked.
3. Cancelling a file download caused a crash of the client
4. DPM-S Dig512 sniffer module was incorrect for big endian words
5. Acquisition couldn't be started when there was an ibaFOB-D board together with an ibaFOB-S board in M-mode. Bug introduced in v6.30.0.
6. Rare FFT view crash during automatic resynchronization between server and client is fixed. This crash couldn't happen when monitoring an InSpectra Expert module.
7. Host name couldn't be used as address in S7 analyzer, S7 request and FM458 request
8. Data of Wago terminal 750-630 was incorrect on ibaNet750-BM in flex mode
9. ECO mode on ibaNet750-BM didn't work when there were analog or digital terminals configured. Bug introduced in v6.29.0.
10. FFT view: The calculations in speed or length mode could freeze in case the length signal was negative for several samples
11. A dat file containing invalid characters could crash the ibaPDA client
12. When creating a shortcut and switching to it then the current layout was still saved to the old location
13. Memory and motherboard information was missing in support file of Windows 7 systems
14. TCP/IP VIP, TCP/IP TDC and TCP/IP S7 connections could hang after a dropped packet
15. HD channel data request handles leaked for scrolling signals with large time base. Bug introduced in v6.31.0.
16. ibaPDA service could crash when opening COM port for modbus failed
17. After resuming a system (that had gone in standby earlier), ibaPDA could report "No interrupts detected" when using the internal timer

 

Version 6.31.3 - 2014-02-28

Improvements (I)

1. S7 address book generator now also supports CFC v8.0 (english)
2. S7 address book generator now allows a DB with maximum 999999 members instead of 9999 before

Bug fixes (B)

1. In some cases dat files couldn't be written when a text encoding was used that generated more than 1 byte per character. This happened frequently for asian languages. Bug was introduced in v6.31.0

 

Version 6.31.2 - 2014-02-06

Improvements (I)

1. Updated camera view with version from ibaCapture-CAM v3.6.0

Bug fixes (B)

1. QPanel: Imported duplicate layouts would not appear in the dropdown list of the "Switch layout" command
2. Trend graph: Digital values were formatted with decimals
3. HD trend graph:
   1. Opening time picker in empty length graph could crash
   2. Cannot drop signals from one HD store onto a HD trend graph that contains signals from another HD store with the same location name
   3. T2-T1 column in marker grid was editable
4. Data storage status displays correct length unit for HD length based data stores
5. Each S7 analyzer connection leaked 2 thread handles
6. Possible stop of the acquisition when the speed signal or coil present signal of a measuring location were also measured in a HD length store
7. iba Devices driver wasn't signed correctly

 

Version 6.31.1 - 2014-01-23

New features (N)

1. Generic TCP output module now supports passive connection mode

Improvements (I)

1. Disconnected S7 analyzer connections are shown in red in the connection table
2. Updated iba support contact information

Bug fixes (B)

1. Values for some EGD modules were incorrect when using more than 64 EGD connections
2. S7 analyzer: Memory overwrite occurred when "Set all values to zero when the connection to an S7 is lost" was set and an S7 connection was lost. This could lead to crashes or unpredictable behavior.
3. Event table preferences: didn't hide all panels when showing command tab
4. Event table bug when closing ActiveX
5. ActiveX didn't disconnect from ibaHD server when switching screens in WinCC flexible
6. InSpectra Expert: impossible to edit events. Bug introduced in v6.31.0.
7. X-Pact request could cause an endless loop when a CPU was taking longer than the configured timeout to respond to request messages
8. ibaPDA could freeze due to circular references in tabbed layouts
9. Chart: possible exception when removing axes

 

Version 6.31.0 - 2014-01-07

New features (N)

1. Multistation:
   1. Synchronized data acquisition on multiple PCs
   2. Trigger on one PC can start dat file on another PC
2. Perfect synchronization between the different FO protocols on an ibaFOB-D board. Firmware version D0 or later is required.
3. PTP time synchronization (both as master and as slave)
4. Bachmann M1 request
5. New devices supported:
   1. ibaPADU-4-AI-U
   2. ibaMS4xUCO
   3. ibaMS3xAI-1A
   4. ibaMS3xAI-5A
6. ibaInspectra Expert:
   1. Up to 512 bands are supported
   2. Bands can be moved and deleted
   3. Band wizard to generate harmonic bands
   4. New automatic placeholders for band properties like center frequency and delta frequency
   5. Preview diagnostics tab
   6. Snapshots
   7. ibaInspectra interface shows load generated by Inspectra Expert modules
   8. More customization options for automatically generated ibaInspectra groups
7. Network protocol changes:
   1. TCP/IP VIP, TCP/IP TDC and TCP/IP S7 interfaces now support messages containing up to 4096 data bytes
   2. TCP/IP VIP, TCP/IP TDC, TCP/IP S7, EGD, Generic UDP, Generic TCP and EtherNet/IP support up to 256 connections (a license is required per 64 connections)
   3. EtherNet/IP supports outputs
8. Module has a property to automatically prefix the signal names with the module name
9. Expression editor in I/O manager has intellisense support for signals, functions, placeholders and technostrings
10. Improved editing of triggers in trigger module
11. S7 analyzer technostring
12. Support for PTZ in ibaCapture-CAM:
    1. PTZ can be controlled via output signals
    2. Camera view allows interactive PTZ control via mouse
    3. Camera view allows interactive PTZ control via joystick when ibaCapture-CAM player v3.6.0 or higher is installed
13. HD lengthbased store:
    1. Configuration of measuring locations
    2. Writing of lengthbased data to measuring locations
    3. Display of lengthbased data in HD trend graph
14. Datastore changes:
    1. Optional asynchronous writing of data in the data stores (all disk access is done on a separate thread per physical hard disk, multiple data stores can write in parallel)
    2. Diagnostics in data storage manager
    3. Apply button added to data storage manager
    4. The data storage configuration can be edited by only 1 client at a time
    5. Faster transfer of big data storage configurations between server and client
    6. The data storage status tree shows icons corresponding with the datastore type
15. Chart view is a new view object in ibaQPanel that allows you to create very flexible charts:
    1. Multiple flexible X axes
    2. Multiple flexible Y axes
    3. Different item types: curve, image, region, cursor, X-Y pair, text
    4. 2D view and isometric 3D view
16. Event table: rows can be grouped on event field name
17. The client can be automatically closed after a configurable period of inactivity. This feature is part of the user management.

Improvements (I)

1. EtherCAT symbol browser supports SINT and FLOAT data types
2. EtherCAT symbol browser uses Danieli HrDX tags as comment
3. ibaBM-DPM-S configuration is written even when no active signals are defined on the device. This allows the user to disable any active slaves.
4. ibaMS3xAI-1A/100A: Signal groups can be enabled individually
5. Replacing a module with another module type now saves more of the signal properties
6. Faster start of the acquisition when there are multiple flex devices because now all flex devices are configured in parallel
7. ICP signals can have a negative sensitivity
8. Eff function can now handle a constantly changing frequency value. The same algorithm as the effective value calculation in the electric modules is used.
9. Free disk space returned from DataStoreInfo function and in watchdog message is updated every 1 minute instead of every 15 minutes
10. I/O manager and data storage manager remember last selected node in tree
11. The signal license bar in the I/O manager now shows the infinity sign when you have an unlimited license
12. S7 signal operands are automatically updated in the I/O manager when address books are updated
13. Overloaded S7 analyzer connections are colored orange in connection table
14. S7 restart detection is enabled by default on S7 request DPM-S modules
15. Technostrings can be copied in the I/O manager
16. Maximum pre-trigger and post-trigger time of a data store is increased from 15 minutes to 1 day
17. ibaQPanel changes:
    1. QPanel input module can optionally save the last signal values
    2. For a text input field linked to a technostring, the number of allowed characters is limited to the technostring length
    3. When editing several QPanels, only one toolbox is displayed
    4. The toolbox can now be closed using the standard Windows close button
    5. The QPanel size can be increased automatically when trying to place an object outside the boundaries
    6. When copy/pasting an object using the toolbar or the keyboard shortcut, the object is pasted at an offset from the original position
    7. For each command a command button executes, the user can select whether the command is executed "on press", "on release" or "while pressed"
    8. Auto-hide option for the design toolbar
    9. Scrollbars are also visible in live mode
    10. The enabled state and visibility of all objects in a QPanel can be dynamically controlled, either through a digital signal or depending on the logged on user
    11. The position of all objects in a QPanel can be dynamically controlled by linking signals to the X- and Y-position of an object
    12. Print quality is improved
    13. Option to make a backup of a picture in the layout file (e.g. in case the path is no longer valid upon reload)
    14. Camera View scenario player: trigger settings can be duplicated
    15. Camera View scenario player: in trigger mode, an offset can be configured to go to a certain point in time prior to the trigger event
    16. Camera View scenario player: a time period can be set after which the player returns from offset or trigger mode back to live mode
    17. Label can display ibaPDA version info
    18. The HD time axis control can simultaneously perform operations on a group of selected HD Trend Graphs
18. FFT view:
    1. Better display of invalid band bounds in the tables
    2. Zooming with shift functionality is upgraded
    3. In the legend context menu, the functionality for hiding/showing curves is improved
    4. Spectrum calculations are improved; in the past, there was a very small chance that a single sample was used twice as input for the spectrum calculation
    5. The calculation of color zones (center + delta) and label positions has been upgraded. Their values are calculated as an average over the buffering period of the fft of the "synchronization curve". The "synchronization curve" setting in the view's properties dialog is moved from the Marker settings to the General settings.
19. Trend graph changes:
    1. Visibility of marker grid can be controlled by a toolbar button and context menu
    2. Parametrized legends and legend tooltips can be configured
    3. Option to return the time axis to the last known location after a PDA restart
    4. Minor grid lines can have a different color than the major grid lines
20. Event Table: the user can select which view gets the focus after sending commands
21. A startup layout can be selected (regardless of which layout was active when PDA was closed)
22. The user configuration can be edited by only 1 client at a time
23. HD signal tree: signal filter is applied to search results
24. HD signal tree: Increased creation speed
25. French resources for QPanel and camera view
26. Installer changes:
    1. Existing firewall exceptions are automatically enabled for all profiles
    2. It is checked that the ibaLogic PMAC is not running during the installation
    3. Installers and all executables are digitally signed
    4. Custom DCOM settings for the ibaPDA OPC server are retained when updating ibaPDA
    5. Check if OS is supported now also checks the bitness of the OS (32 bit vs 64 bit)

Bug fixes (B)

1. Loading a playback dat file in the I/O manager when automatically generated ibaInspectra groups were present caused an unhandled exception
2. An export file containing Dig512 modules that was saved by Excel 2010 couldn't be imported again
3. PCMCIA board didn't show any diagnostic data in the I/O manager. Bug introduced in v6.30.0.
4. ibaFOB-D board clock could be a non-integral number of microseconds. This caused problems with flex communication.
5. Master external interrupt mode was incorrectly allowed when a flex device was connected to the first link of the ibaFOB-D board
6. TCP connection over 32 MBit/s flex protocol could give connection timeout when it was attempted too fast after the load of the driver
7. Newline characters are now automatically removed from signal names and comments because they resulted in corrupt dat files
8. Switching between ibaCapture-HMI modules in the I/O manager could take a long time when ibaCapture-HMI server wasn't connected
9. Update signals on an embedded ibaLogic module of the ibaPADU-S-IT didn't work when there were ibaInspectra groups defined
10. Data read from VMIC-5579, VMIC-5587 and VMIC-5588 boards could be wrong when the driver did a non-4-byte-aligned read access
11. When applying a data store configuration containing HD data stores with errors then existing HD data stores were stopped
12. In certain situations applying a HD data store configuration with errors could result in an out of order exception and prevent the proper stopping of the ibaPDA service
13. When using a technostring as stop trigger then the value of the technostring text channel in the dat file could be at a different timestamp than the stop trigger timestamp
14. ibaQPanel
    1. When trying to close PDA in design mode, PDA only stopped design mode and didn't close completely
    2. When copy/pasting several objects, the relative overlay order of the pasted objects is now maintained
    3. In the camera view scenario player, some info fields could disappear behind the camera image
    4. Tooltip of multi-state picture and label doesn't flicker anymore
15. Signal tree: Module type based filters didn't work in group mode (e.g. all signals were shown as possible destination signal in a QPanel text input object)
16. Signal tree: Double-clicking on the tree also worked when you didn't double-click on the selected node
17. Client could be unable to get live data when it connected to the server during the start of the acquisition on the server
18. ActiveX: fixed possible crash when loading the ActiveX in the WinCC runtime
19. Trend graph:
    1. Markers could be behind legends
    2. Dropped signals in the legend did not always appear in the right order
    3. Paint issues after performing layout when signals with different frequency were displayed on a scrolling graph
    4. HD trend graph applied wrong axis time range when switching between scrolling and fixed mode
20. Fixed memory leaks related to the signal tree editor in some property windows of several view objects
21. Event table: sending command to view that had already been removed would cause unhandled exception
22. FFT view: the length resolution setting was loaded incorrectly since version 6.30.0
23. Entering a non-numerical text in the port number field of the ibaPDA server selection form caused an unhandled exception

 

Version 6.30.9 - 2013-10-31

Bug fixes (B)

1. QDR: When generating small product coils with a lot of configured elongation QDR could stop generating product files
2. Fixed possible deadlock in ibaPDA service when a message was being logged while a client was trying to connect

 

Version 6.30.8 - 2013-10-23

Improvements (I)

1. ibaHD server auto-detect list displays compatibility info

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD trend graph: incorrect painting of analog signals when zoomed in on samples. Bug introduced in v6.30.5.

 

Version 6.30.7 - 2013-10-14

Bug fixes (B)

1. QDR: In some rare circumstances QDR could stop generating product files

 

Version 6.30.6 - 2013-09-05

Bug fixes (B)

1. Siemens Sinumerik CPUs were no longer accessible via S7 analyzer. Bug introduced in v6.30.5.
2. S7 analyzer didn't show PG/PC access points linked to a network card on a 64 bit operating system
3. Trend graph: Cursor wasn't always correct when dragging signals from trend graph. Bug introduced in v6.30.5.
4. S7 request module can no longer be enabled when ibaBM-DPM-S module is in redundancy mode
5. ibaPDA event log can no longer overflow
6. Importing a Fob Alarm module with less than 64 analog and 64 digital signals no longer leads to a corrupt I/O configuration

 

Version 6.30.5 - 2013-08-21

Improvements (I)

1. Improved support for S7 routing
2. Faster stop when multiple S7 CPUs aren't connected in S7 analyzer
3. Trend graph: No more flicker of the legend on Windows 7
4. Trend graph: No more flicker of the cursor when it is positioned over the legend on Windows 7

Bug fixes (B)

1. FTT view: right clicking on a slave's legend followed by clicking on a slave graph could cause a crash
2. Value of digital signals on CP1616 could be wrong in the signal grid of the I/O manager
3. Trend graph: The legend didn't always repaint correctly after a new signal was added
4. Trend graph: When dropping a signal between graphs the position of the new graph wasn't always correct
5. Shutting down the PC while ibaPDA is running could cause a BSOD in some circumstances
6. S7 analyzer TCP/IP connection didn't work for slots > 31
7. Flex communication didn't work anymore when some odd timebases were used for flex devices
8. X-Pact: Address book generation didn't work for projects that changed their database from SQL server to Access

 

Version 6.30.4 - 2013-07-04

New features (N)

1. S7 analyzer supports up to 240 connections (a license is required per 16 connections)
2. S7 analyzer supports S7-1500 (Access via PUT/GET-communication needs to be allowed on S7-1500 CPU)

Improvements (I)

1. Event table: added toolbar copy button and row multiselect
2. I/O manager: deleting a module selects the previous node instead of the interface node
3. I/O manager: press CTRL+E to toggle the enabled property of the selected module

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 dig512 request module on ibaBM-DPM-S didn't work anymore and caused a stop of the S7 CPU. Bug introduced in v6.29.1.
2. ibaQPanel: InSpectra FFT views also work in Tabbed Layouts now
3. ibaQPanel: when setting a command button to switch between layouts, the tree structure showing the available layouts would sometimes not appear
4. Installation of iba drivers on a 64-bit system when no iba hardware was present could cause incorrect configuration of iba hardware that was added at a later stage
5. Some module configuration changes weren't saved before copying the module
6. FFT view: An axis could be removed from a slave window

 

Version 6.30.3 - 2013-06-18

Bug fixes (B)

1. Fixed incorrect start time of files on a single CPU system
2. After applying a new datastore configuration the unchanged datastores didn't save their file indexes anymore. So after a restart or a new apply the file indexes for those datastores were incorrect.
3. A datastore configuration that only changed in the dat file index was not applied
4. Import limited the name of the digital signals of a dig512 module to 100 characters. This is now changed to 1000 characters so that it is the same as for other signals
5. A HPCi CPU that sent multicast messages but didn't respond to connect messages caused all other HPCi connections to close
6. An X-Pact CPU that sent multicast messages but didn't respond to connect messages caused all other X-Pact connections to close
7. Measuring 32MBit/s data on link 1, 2 or 3 of an ibaFOB-X board didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v6.30.1.
8. Tooltip on DPMS slave diagnostics doesn't flicker anymore on Windows 7
9. QDR: Timebased channels could be unreadable when there was a long pause before the coil entered the shear

 

Version 6.30.2 - 2013-05-30

New features (N)

1. LP function has an optional reset parameter to disable the filter

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel: selecting sublayouts in nested Tabbed layouts is now possible using an event table or a command button

Bug fixes (B)

1. Fixed incorrect time limit expiration of a dongle

 

Version 6.30.1 - 2013-05-22

New features (N)

1. ibaInspectra: option to choose how a band's center/delta are evaluated: average versus sample once
2. ibaInspectra: diagnostics table at the level of the ibaInspectra interface to diagnose problems with the InSpectra threads running at the server
3. ibaInspectra: placeholders supported in InSpectra Expert profiles

Improvements (I)

1. ibaBM-eCAT now supports 512A+512D in both input and output direction
2. ibaInspectra: bands and events in InSpectra Expert profiles can now be copied and pasted, and one can replace text in the InSpectra Expert band and event tables (via context menu)
3. ibaInspectra: one can choose the timebase of the expressions in InSpectra Expert in the profile calculation settings
4. HD graph manager only requests live data when visible
5. Groups: automatic generation of groups based on ibaInspectra hierarchy got some custom options; one can also add signals and groups to the automatically generated groups now
6. Updated french resources

Bug fixes (B)

1. FFT view: printing a layout with an FFT View sometimes caused a crash
2. FFT view: when changing fonts, fonts were not always applied to all parts of the FFT view
3. FFT view: show units option in spectrum slave is removed, the spectrum slave now uses the value of the show units option of the main window
4. FFT view: marker in time slave was sometimes not visible
5. FFT view: static marker properties, the offset column was invisible
6. Fixed flickering tooltip on signal grid of some modules on Windows 7
7. iba driver installer generated an error message on PCs without hardware running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003
8. Fixed the incorrect activation of the program compatibility assistant on Windows 7 by the iba driver installer
9. Client disconnected when apply of a new I/O configuration took more than 1 minute. Bug introduced in v6.30.0.
10. Ethernet communication over 32 MBit flex protocol could stop working when receiving lots of data on an ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard. Bug introduced in v6.30.0.
11. Ethernet communication over 32 MBit flex protocol could stop when starting the acquisition
12. Fixed BSOD when measuring UDP or TCP protocols on a network interface with receive side scaling enabled
13. Flex communication and autodetect didn't work after a reset of the FOB-D board in the I/O manager until the acquisition was started
14. If reading digital meter settings from xml failed, the digital meter docking panel layout failed
15. Importing an I/O configuration with flex modules that needed to be remapped while importing resulted in an incorrect I/O configuration
16. Setting the maximum file time to more than 168 hours caused a crash when re-opening the datastore configuration
17. I/O manager: Removed possibility to add a module on the output link of the FOB-D board when a FOB-M module was already connected to the input link

 

Version 6.30.0 - 2013-04-22

New features (N)

1. Windows 7 64 bit and Windows Server 2008 R2 are supported
   1. Hardware supported on x64 and x86: ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard, ibaFOB-SD, ibaFOB-TDC, ibaCom-L2B, VMIC-5565, VMIC-5576, DGM200P
   2. Hardware supported only on x86: ibaFOB-PCI, ibaFOB-S, PCMCIA, ibaFOB-X, VMIC-5579, VMIC-5587, VMIC-5588, PCLink, Scramnet+ SC150, Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1, CP1616
2. ibaLink-io-embedded is supported
3. ibaInspectra
   1. ibaInspectra Expert module
   2. Updated FFT view
4. ibaQPanel: Tabbed layouts control is able to show multiple layouts within one QPanel screen

Improvements (I)

1. When a non-iba driver is installed for the CP1616 then the driver can still be loaded without the CP1616 board
2. Flex devices can be reset to their factory defaults via a button on the diagnose tab
3. Flex devices write firmware function moved from general tab to diagnose tab
4. Modbus TCP client module now supports 2000 digital signals
5. The update time of a Modbus TCP client connection can be set independent from the sampling time
6. Faster transfer of big I/O configurations between server and client
7. Camera view: Use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out
8. Camera view: Pan zoomed view area by dragging the mouse while holding the Alt-key
9. An exception for the autodetection of flex devices is added to the Windows firewall
10. White space characters at the end of the signal name, unit and comments are automatically removed
11. X-Pact request modules can use DMA on reflective memory boards

Bug fixes (B)

1. The order of signals added by selecting multiple nodes in the EtherCAT symbol browser was incorrect
2. When reset file index option was set then file index would incorrectly start at 0 when applying a data storage configuration that started writing into an already existing directory. Bug introduced in v6.29.0.
3. New dongle driver is installed that fixes problems with Intel USB 3.0 ports
4. Client preferences: The signal naming and license retrieval options influenced each other
5. OPC client library reverted back to original version because of bugs in newer version
6. ibaCapture-CAM player logging didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v6.29.0.
7. Checking of maximum number of signals on an ibaBM-eCAT wasn't correct when modules without symbols were used
8. Error messages longer than 256 characters were replaced by a generic error message when testing access to a directory
9. The slave number of ibaBM-DDCS signals was exported as Bit5Active instead of SlaveNr
10. Signals of locked modules could still be changed by pasting in the signal grid
11. Errors when pasting into a signal grid no longer cause a lot of messageboxes
12. Changing the slave number of an ibaBM-DPM-S active slave module in an exported config file resulted in an incorrect configuration
13. Copying submodules didn't work
14. Module numbers were incorrect when copying modules with submodules
15. EtherCAT browser didn't update the symbols when you reloaded the same XML file via the configure symbols link on the device
16. ibaPDA generated configurations on ibaMS8xAI-110VAC, ibaMS4xAI-380VAC and ibaMS3xAI-1A/100A modules that were incompatible with the embedded ibaLogic on the Padu-S-IT. Bug introduced in v6.29.1.

 

Version 6.29.2 - 2013-03-11

Improvements (I)

1. SHIFT+F11 can be used to switch through the layout list in reverse order

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD trend graph: sporadically stopped scrolling because of a race condition
2. HD trend graph: scrolling was choppy for signals with large time base
3. Start triggers were ignored when they happened during the post-trigger
4. Layouts that contained a group of vertically aligned views were not printed correctly
5. QDR: Conversion from output length to input length could still be wrong in certain situations
6. Incorrect board version was displayed for 34mm ExpressCard
7. Dongle installer wasn't copied to the ibaPDA server directory when another iba product was running during the ibaPDA installation
8. ActiveX crashed in WinCC

 

Version 6.29.1 - 2013-02-25

New features (N)

1. View licenses can be retrieved from ibaPDA or ibaHD server
2. Support for recording control on ibaCapture-CAM cameras (this requires ibaCapture-CAM 3.5.0)
3. S7 request modules on ibaBM-DPM-S can be automatically disabled when there is no connection to the CPU
4. FM458 request and TDC request modules on ibaBM-DPM-S and on ibaL2B can be automatically disabled when there is no connection to the CPU
5. ibaBM-DPM-S module can be automatically disabled when there is no connection to the device
6. Frequency measurement can be enabled on ibaMS8xAI-110VAC, ibaMS4xAI-380VAC and ibaMS3xAI-1A/100A modules
7. QPanel button: The set signal value command can now also set a dynamic value instead of a static value

Improvements (I)

1. HD connections are more stable
2. S7 address book generator works for WinLC and WinAC systems
3. Trend graph: Gridlines for minor ticks can be shown
4. Trend graph: Signal visibility can be controlled by a user that has the right to interact with views
5. Event table time column word wrap
6. OPC client has been updated
7. ibaBM-DPM-S sniffer modules don't change the Active column in the signal grid when using autofill by clicking on the column header of the other columns
8. S7 request modules don't change the Active column in the signal grid when using autofill by clicking on the column header of the other columns
9. ibaBM-eCAT modules don't change the Active column in the signal grid when using autofill by clicking on the column header of the Symbol column
10. EtherNet/IP module supports up to 8000 digital signals
11. When a datastore can't rename a file the processes are logged that have opened this file
12. Different default picture for ibaQPanel simple picture and multi-state picture controls
13. HD trend graph can be paused using a digital signal
14. HD trend graph X axis range unit can be configured
15. The maximum number of entrycoils stored in a measuring location can be configured

Bug fixes (B)

1. Trend graph didn't auto scale Y axes if X axis was auto scaled
2. Scope view in XT mode didn't repaint X axis when zooming in/out on memory length using mouse wheel
3. Autodetect on ibaFOB-D board could incorrectly detect a 2 Mbit Padu32
4. HD trend graph properties used the ibaPDA signal tree instead of the HD signal tree
5. HD trend graph didn't update signal data when changing X axis range in view properties
6. ibaBM-DDCS modules still changed the Active column when using autofill on column other than Address and Datatype
7. Older dongles that are converted to SmarxOS can be read again
8. QDR: Conversion from output length to input length could be wrong when product coil starts at the end of an entry coil
9. FobDLinkStatus and FobFastLinkStatus functions always returned 0 for a link with an ibaBM-COL-8i-o connected
10. ICPSensorStatus's french and german descriptions incorrectly said that it worked on an ibaMS-8xICP module instead of an ibaPADU-8-ICP module
11. Fixed possible crash in TCP watchdog
12. When a signal is stored at a slower timebase that is not a multiple of the original timebase then the data could be wrong when a dat file was resumed after being paused
13. Bit number was not exported correctly for Modbus client and Modbus serial modules
14. Fixed incorrect reporting of dongle time limit expired

 

Version 6.29.0 - 2013-01-07

New features (N)

1. Offline trend graph
2. Trend graph changes:
   1. Signals can be hidden
   2. New draw styles for digital signals
   3. Possibility to allow or disallow overlap in text channel values
3. Image triggers (Create snapshots from cameras connected to an ibaCapture-CAM server)
4. Simulation mode in I/O manager
5. Simulation mode in data storage manager
6. ibaLink-VME is supported:
   1. ibaLink-VME module for 32 Mbit/s flex protocol on ibaFOB-D (inputs and outputs)
   2. ibaLink-VME (P2P) module for 32 Mbit/s protocol on ibaFOB-X and ibaFOB-D (only inputs)
7. ibaPADU-S-IT and ibaPADU-S-CM support output modules:
   1. ibaMS16xDO-2A
   2. ibaMS16xAO-10V
   3. ibaMS16xAO-20mA
   4. Embedded software modules like ibaLogic on ibaPADU-S-IT
8. Generic TCP/IP output interface
9. New dongle library is included:
   1. Demo licenses are supported
   2. Faster SmarxOS formatted dongles are supported
10. Flex devices can be automatically disabled when they are not connected
11. Padu8-M, Padu16-M and Padu8-ICP devices can be automatically disabled when they are not connected
12. New HD signal tree display mode: display of last configured signals only
13. Camera view:
    1. Support for ibaCapture-CAM user management
    2. Second marker to mark ranges
    3. Protect/unprotect video
    4. Lock/unlock video
    5. New keyboard shortcuts: CTRL+Left (Previous frame) and CTRL+Right (Next frame)
14. ibaQPanel: New input combobox control
15. OPC client: An initial read of the data can be forced
16. Installer has command line switches:
    1. /S: silent installation without user interaction (equivalent to pressing the Next button on every page without changing anything)
    2. /client: install client
    3. /activex: install ActiveX control and client
    4. /server: install server, ActiveX control and client
17. New functions:
    1. TechnostringMsgCounter to retrieve the message counter of a technostring
    2. TON: Timer On Delay from IEC-61113
    3. TOF: Timer Off Delay from IEC-61113
    4. TP: Timer Pulse Block from IEC-61113
    5. AsciiValue function has been extended with an optional parameter to select which character to convert
18. Event table: query parameters
19. Copy and paste of views in ibaPDA client

Improvements (I)

1. Playback supports signals with int32 and double data type
2. Playback supports expressions
3. Expression editor supports the ENTER key in the signal tree and the math functions tree
4. PDA and HD signal tree mode (modules, groups or signals) is saved
5. Reflective memory: Force alignment can be enabled on all reflective memory types instead of only on the 5576 board
6. ibaBM-eCAT: The symbol browser can be enabled/disabled per module instead of globally on the device
7. ibaBM-eCAT: Address information is shown in symbol browser and in the tooltip of the signal grid
8. Flex devices: Faster detection that device isn't accessible via TCP
9. Everywhere the same color picker is used. The custom colors are also saved.
10. Server automatically loads backup I/O configuration or datastore configuration if it can't load the last saved configuration
11. ibaPADU-S-IT and ibaPADU-S-CM: A diagnostics tab is added that displays the version information of the connected device and its submodules
12. HPCi signal unit, gain and offset are only taken from the HPCi address book when user selects symbol interactively in symbol browser
13. DelayLengthL and DelayLengthV functions now support dynamic delays
14. Invalid characters are automatically filtered from file and directory names
15. Added some new Wago terminals: 750-412, 750-415, 750-512, 750-513, 750-514, 750-517, 750-555
16. Modbus client: multiple messages can be sent in parallel
17. Memory test for ibaFOB-D boards has been added
18. OPC client module can retry adding items to the OPC group multiple times. This was needed for the Mahlo OPC server.
19. FobFast module can now measure non-aligned 4 byte values.
20. ibaBM-DDCS modules don't change the Active column in the signal grid when using autofill by clicking on the column header of another column

Bug fixes (B)

1. The uninstaller didn't delete QPanel.Gauges.resources.dll in the client\de subdirectory
2. ibaBM-eCAT: The byte order property wasn't saved in the configuration file stored in the device
3. ibaBM-eCAT: The "use comment as signal name" option didn't work when opening the browser from the signal grid
4. QPanel label control: Possible crash when using a technostring as source and the acquisition is not running
5. QPanel text input control: Properties could be changed when user didn't have the right to change the layout
6. Scope view: Signals could be dropped when user didn't have the right to change the layout
7. FFT view: Signals could be dropped when user didn't have the right to change the layout
8. Event table: Unhandled exception when opening commands node in preferences
9. Event table: Query combobox wasn't sized correctly when created on QPanel
10. Crash when adding an ibaNet-750 module to an ibaBM-COL-8i-o connected to an ibaFOB-X board with output links
11. Ethernet communication over 32 MBit flex protocol could stop working when receiving lots of data on an ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard
12. CP1616: Thread handles were leaked when the CP1616 with firmware < 2.3.1 was used
13. Admin password with non-ASCII characters caused the dongle to be unreadable
14. Event table: sending a command to all views doesn't bring any of the views to the front
15. 750-631 terminal didn't work correctly in eco mode on ibaNet750
16. Opening the HD conflict dialog could fail because of a bug in resize
17. Dongle time limits were not updated in the license information shown in the I/O manager
18. Possible deadlock when HD signal tree was updated when the client was closing
19. Trend graph: Secondary length signals were only evaluated as long as the primary length signal changed
20. Trend graph: Values in legend sometimes showed ? instead of the actual value when using a lengthbased X-axis in live mode
21. Trend graph: Possible incorrect layout when a scrollbar was shown after adding a new signal
22. TriggerChangeRate function's deadtime was 1 sample too short
23. Scaling didn't work on signals from electric modules
24. You could rename the "As is" data store profile by pressing F2 or by right-clicking on it when another profile was selected
25. ibaBM-eCAT: Symbols with multi-line comments caused invalid dat files
26. QPanel gauges: Possible crash when opening the properties for a scale
27. Removing an ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard during the start of the acquisition prevented any further starts
28. Crash when specifying invalid characters when connecting to an ibaHD server
29. Modbus master: Analog messages were limited to 124 words instead of 125 and digital messages were limited to 1999 bits instead of 2000
30. Double-clicking on grid header in the open project form caused the selected project to be opened
31. ibaHD server selection dialog crashed when closed right after opening
32. Signal grid: The expression editor could sometimes be empty when switching between analog and digital tabs
33. Multiple TCP/IP generic modules caused an incorrect I/O configuration has been modified message when leaving the I/O manager
34. Stop of acquisition could be blocked for a long time when cleanup was running on a disk with a lot of files
35. PC would hang when doing non-aligned accesses to VMIC 5565 PIORC PCI express board. Now all accesses to this board are 4-byte aligned
36. S7 analyzer: Gaps in sequential peripherie inputs were filled. This caused errors when these peripherie inputs didn't exist
37. After import of an S7 request dig512 module the S7 symbol was empty
38. Length of technostring sections wasn't checked which could result in invalid dat files
39. ibaPDA could report zero client licenses in some cases

 

Version 6.28.4 - 2012-10-29

New features (N)

1. Support for .NET framework 4.5

Bug fixes (B)

1. ISO connections to S7 PLCs didn't work correctly anymore since version 6.28.0
2. Possible inconsistent state of ibaPDA service when dongle is inserted during load of ibaPDA service

 

Version 6.28.3 - 2012-08-22

New features (N)

1. QPanel: The label control can display the current time
2. QPanel: New picture control to show a static or dynamic picture

Improvements (I)

1. Added some new Wago terminals: 750-1400, 750-1406, 750-1500, 750-1504, 750-1506
2. FOB-D export: A check for inactive output signals is made
3. S7 address book generator supports CPU 317TF-2 DP

Bug fixes (B)

1. ActiveX: Each instance of the ActiveX control was kept in memory even after it was destroyed (bug since version 6.25.0)
2. ActiveX: The ibaPDA ActiveX control crashed when a camera view was added
3. ActiveX: The ibaPDA server settings instead of the ibaHD server settings were used in the server search form displayed from the ActiveX control properties page
4. ActiveX: Toolbars changed position when switching between normal and full client mode
5. ActiveX: HD signal tree toolbar button wasn't disabled when user didn't have the right to change the layout
6. ActiveX: The checked state of the HD signal tree toolbar button wasn't synchronized with the state of the HD signal tree
7. ActiveX: Changed properties dialog to show that "Prevent interaction with views" is only available when "Prevent layout change" is active
8. Digital meter: Text could be entered in the style and sign comboboxes
9. Trend graph: Incorrect culture was used when formatting timestamps with only 2 digits for the year
10. Trend graph: The zoom and pan buttons were still enabled when the user didn't have the right to interact with the views
11. Oscilloscope: The toolbar buttons were still enabled when the user didn't have the right to interact with the views
12. FFT view: Fixed memory leak
13. FFT view: The toolbar buttons were still enabled when the user didn't have the right to interact with the views
14. Possible BSOD when using certain network cards in combination with EtherNet/IP and other network protocols
15. Camera view: Fixed memory leak
16. HD signal tree
    1. Group signal order was incorrect
    2. Crash occured when group path contained signals in its leaf group only
    3. Didn't restrict selection to single tree depth when using shift + up/down keys
17. ibaHD server: Starting write to HD stores could timeout when stores were still flushing data
18. Installer: Silent mode didn't work

 

Version 6.28.2 - 2012-06-27

New features (N)

1. Event table:
   1. Row double click can be auto triggered in live mode
   2. Row double click unhides destination view if it is tabbed
   3. Rules for configuring row styles and row commands can be named
2. New ActiveX control that supports WinCC flexible

Improvements (I)

1. Extra debug messages during autodetection of flex devices
2. When an ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard is inserted then its clocks are enabled so that autodetect works immediately
3. A restart of the ibaPDA service is no longer required after the installation of a new board
4. Support file changes:
   1. Support file can be generated when no server is connected
   2. ibaPDA ActiveX control log files are added to the support file
   3. Support file of the connected ibaHD server is added to the support file
5. Auto restart is disabled when a user tries to apply a new I/O configuration or stop the acquisition while the acquisition is being started by the auto restart timer

Bug fixes (B)

1. The FOB-D IP address was not retrieved correctly when creating a new I/O configuration
2. New FOB-D network driver that allows better autodetection of connected flex devices
3. Multiple responses received for a single HD event request are handled in correct order
4. Fixed jerky scrolling of trend graph after the system time of the ibaPDA client was changed
5. Incorrect diagnostic values could be displayed in I/O manager for modules with multiple links
6. Event table didn't execute initial request when used in ActiveX
7. Flex modules could be dropped onto ibaFOB-X boards
8. Chinese language didn't work anymore: the new language pack for 6.28.2 fixes this

 

Version 6.28.1 - 2012-05-24

New features (N)

1. Support for S5 float data type and double data type in generic TCP/IP module
2. Support for double data type in generic UDP module
3. Support for big endian byte order in EtherCAT sniffer modules

Improvements (I)

1. A proper error message is given when a serial dongle is detected
2. Event table folder column is added (requires ibaHD v1.1.1)
3. Event display name contains folder
4. Camera view: Play speed can be set from -3.9 to 3.9 in steps of 0.1 and between -1.0 and 1.0 in steps of 0.01
5. Camera view: The current time display now also shows the milliseconds

Bug fixes (B)

1. HD trend graph time picker format wasn't localized
2. When multiple virtual signals used the GenerateSignal function to generate random values then the values could be the same
3. Outputs on ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X and ibaFOB-D boards didn't work when multiple output modules were configured on 1 link
4. Opaque legends on trend graphs didn't work when windows used only 16 bit colors
5. Flex transmitter settings were missing from the exported FOB-D configuration file
6. Incorrect name and slot information was written for the output signals in the exported FOB-D configuration file
7. Loading a client configuration file from another PC didn't work
8. Incorrect description of LP function
9. ibaHD server browser updates store path after renamig a folder
10. ibaHD event data store copy button didn't copy decimal field format
11. EtherCAT slaves with a point in their name were not visible in the symbol browser
12. Camera view:
    1. Time picker up/down button click didn't work properly on Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7
    2. Changing time with the arrow keys in the docked timeline didn't work properly if the time step was small
    3. Time line wasn't positioned correctly when it was loaded on a hidden tab
13. Event table:
    1. Query dialog time picker always showed current date
    2. Ignored data that was received before table handle was created
    3. Unhandled exception thrown when resizing toolbar before its handle was created
14. Subgroups were not shown correctly in ibaPDA OPC server
15. ActiveX control changed the current locale settings when a layout was loaded
16. Changing the regional settings caused a crash when loading the trend graph preferences

 

Version 6.28.0 - 2012-04-05

New features (N)

1. Support for S7 routing in S7 analyzer, S7 request, FM458 request and TDC request via ibaBM-DPM-S
2. Support for S7-1200
3. HD event store:
   1. Configuration of events
   2. Writing of events to HD event store
   3. Display of events in event table view
   4. Events can be used as text channels on HD trend graph
4. Environment variables can be used in post-processing commands and QPanel button command lines
5. New features (N) for QPanel button control:
   1. New set signal value command
   2. A single button can execute multiple commands
   3. A keyboard shortcut can be assigned to a button
6. Out of memory exceptions are handled in the client
7. Firmware loading of ibaFOB, ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X, ibaFOB-SD, ibaFOB-TDC and ibaL2B boards
8. Support for ibaNet750 outputs
9. Support for ibaNet750-BM-D:
   1. Detection of attached terminals
   2. Input and output data
10. Export of ibaFOB-D configuration for third party systems
11. Support for CP1616 on Windows 7
12. PerformanceCounter function added for debug purposes
13. Added reset parameter to MaxInTime, MinInTime, AvgInTime, StdDevInTime, KurtosisInTime and SkewnessInTime functions
14. Signal groups can have sub groups
15. Multicast support for EGD
16. X-Pact request: 32 MBit/s FO link connected to an ibaFOB-D board is supported
17. X-Pact request: SM128 connected to an ibaFOB-D board via an ibaBM-COL-8i-o is supported
18. HPCi request: SM128 connected to an ibaFOB-D board via an ibaBM-COL-8i-o is supported
19. HPCi request: Signal names can be updated with HPCi symbols from address book

Improvements (I)

1. Firewall exceptions are added to all profiles in Windows 7
2. Interrupt cycle time can be adjusted when the interrupt is generated by an ibaL2B board with firmware B5 or higher
3. Timebase is written with an extra digit of precision in the dat files
4. Import/export of the I/O configuration now uses the default system codepage instead of fixed codepage 1252 (=Western European)
5. Faster compilation of virtual signals especially when there are many signals referenced by name
6. Serial technostring tries to open COM port periodically and not just at start of acquisition
7. The layout selected in the manage layouts dialog will be applied when the dialog is closed

Bug fixes (B)

1. The nodes shown in the signaltree drag image were not sorted
2. Expressions with operators in them with more than two different precedence levels were not evaluated correctly with respect to the operator precedence unless brackets were used
3. Diagnostics for Scramnet interface didn't work anymore
4. Ethernet packets could be delayed on FOB-D network adapter
5. When multiple generic UDP modules or EGD modules were used then the I/O manager incorrectly reported that the I/O configuration was modified
6. A user that doesn't have the right to set the I/O configuration, now always opens the I/O manager in readonly mode
7. User was still able to change trigger pool, video trigger and advanced settings on a locked data store
8. A user without the right to change the server could still change the ibaHD server
9. A user without the right to change the layout could still drop signals on the HD trend graph
10. A user without the right to change the layout could still change the digital meters
11. Start time of dat file could be less accurate when thread was interrupted during determination of start time
12. Debug signals on ibaPADU-S-CM and ibaPADU-S-IT didn't work on devices with newer firmware (1 debug signal was removed)
13. The ampersand character & was not shown in layout name
14. Apply of a new datastore configuration could cause an overwrite of the last dat file when the filename used an index and the datastore configuration form was opened for a long time
15. QPanel: A user without the right to change the layout was still able to open the designer via the CTRL+D keyboard shortcut
16. QPanel: The ampersand character & was not shown in labels
17. QPanel: Focus wasn't set correctly when selecting an object in design mode
18. QPanel: Incorrect sizing of text alignment control in text input control settings
19. Hardware and firmware version were not updated in the PROFIBUS browser when switching between different ibaBM-DPM-S devices
20. Enable default values property was not read back from ibaBM-DDCS configuration
21. When the language of the ibaPDA client was switched the currently visible views were not updated
22. S7 symbol browser would overwrite signals that only had an S7 operand defined and no S7 symbol
23. When multiple virtual signals used the GenerateSignal function to generate random values then the values could be the same
24. An expression that contained a signal together with a function that had only constant arguments was not evaluated correctly
25. Signals were not sorted correctly in Simadyn-D and TDC data modules
26. Measuring at 25μs or faster on ibaFOB-D could result in incorrect data
27. Server could incorrectly report that the dongle was removed when multiple iba products were running on the same PC
28. X-Pact request couldn't discover the data path on reflective memory when the reflective memory updates were slow
29. HPCi request didn't work with more than 64 signals mapped to an SM128 on an ibaFOB-D board
30. ibaBM-DPM-S: Digital signals from Dig512 sniffer modules were incorrectly counted for the 512 digital signal limit

 

Version 6.27.5 - 2012-01-25

New features (N)

1. Binary watchdog can be sent in little and big endian formats
2. Data type DOUBLE is supported on Modbus TCP client and Modbus serial modules

Improvements (I)

1. When a FOB-D board is available then it is automatically used as interrupt master
2. Output modules are automatically disabled when their board is no longer in use (this was already the case for input modules)

Bug fixes (B)

1. BSOD when stopping the driver on Windows 7 on some PCs
2. Very short errors on a FO link of a FOB-D board in 5 MBit/s mode could lead to a continuous re-initialization of the FOB-M communication
3. ibaCapture-HMI status bits in the binary watchdog message were moving around when ibaCapture-HMI servers reconnected
4. The bits decoded from an unsigned 32 bit integer were not written correctly to the ibaHD server

 

Version 6.27.4 - 2011-12-20

New features (N)

1. Support for active slave on ibaBM-eCAT

Improvements (I)

1. Lost interrupts can be detected and recovered when using a FOB-D board with at least firmware C0 (build 168) as interrupt source

Bug fixes (B)

1. EtherCAT address book didn't support slaves that use multiple ethernet frames
2. Length based trend graph didn't update when it was on a hidden tab
3. Possible BSOD when shutting down on Windows 7 while using EtherNet/IP
4. ibaPDA service could crash when applying a datastore configuration with a changed ibaHD server
5. When the ibaPDA service was stopped the FOB-D boards with watchdog enabled stopped sending zero data

 

Version 6.27.3 - 2011-11-23

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 address books that contained multibyte characters (e.g. Korean characters) were not always parsed correctly
2. Sorting of signals within Simadyn-D and TDC data modules was not correct
3. Fixed memory leak when reconnect to ibaHD server fails

 

Version 6.27.2 - 2011-11-08

New features (N)

1. Simadyn-D lite and Simadyn-D request can be used at the same time on different boards
2. TDC lite and TDC request can be used at the same time on different boards
3. Unicast EtherNet/IP connections are supported
4. Support for non-standard etherCAT master configuration file

Bug fixes (B)

1. Camera view: overlay text was not redrawn when the size of the player changed
2. Triggers didn't always work on a datastore where none of the signals used the "As is" profile
3. S7 address book generator now uses the most recent SCL source file to generate the CFC blocks

 

Version 6.27.1 - 2011-10-21

New features (N)

1. Camera view: more keyboard shortcuts
   1. up/down keys: increase and decrease speed
   2. spacebar: toggle between play and pause

Improvements (I)

1. Option to force the data type of OPC signals. This is required for OPC servers that change data types dynamically (e.g. ibaLogic v4 OPC server)
2. Scope view: background image in X-Y mode can be mapped to scale range
3. Camera view: Easier to set start and stop time in the video export form
4. After a TDC or Simadyn-D BGT restart detection PDA waits 30s instead of 100s before it tries to restart the acquisition
5. Modbus client: Option to use one-based or zero-based addressing

Bug fixes (B)

1. Camera view: Exception could occur during progress of video export
2. The buttons on the validation form of TDC and Simadyn request were sometimes automatically pressed
3. FFT view: toolbar visibility wasn't saved if it was changed using the popup menu
4. Loading a layout file or leaving the manage layouts form with OK allocated for a short time about twice the amount of memory required for the channel buffers. This could lead to out of memory exceptions.
5. Measuring slower than 100 ms on an ibaFOB-D link wasn't possible anymore since v6.27.0
6. Combination of FOB-TDC/FOB-SD boards and FOB-D boards didn't work when FOB-TDC/FOB-SD was interrupt master
7. Manual start trigger didn't work on a datastore where none of the signals used the "As is" profile

 

Version 6.27.0 - 2011-09-23

New features (N)

1. ibaBM-SiLink device
2. ibaBM-eCAT device
3. Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1 board
4. TCP/IP Modbus client interface
   1. Modbus TCP protocol
   2. Modbus serial protocol for serial gateways
5. AB ethernet interface is extended:
   1. SLC-500 supported
   2. Message sizes > 126 words are supported on PLC-5
6. Trigger at start of acquisition works for all trigger modes
7. 32 bit integer values are not converted to float when written to a dat file (ibaAnalyzer v5.21.0 is required to read int32 data)
8. 32 bit integer values are not converted to float when written to ibaHD server
9. Non equidistant data can be written to a dat file (ibaAnalyzer v5.21.0 is required to read non-equidistant data)
10. New functions:
    1. TextCompare: compares static and dynamic texts (via technostring)
    2. GenerateSignal: generates different test signals (sine, cosine, triangle, square, random)
    3. GetSystemTime: returns parts of the system time
    4. CameraStatus: returns the status of a camera
11. Expression plugins can use text arguments as inputs
12. Generic SM64 module
13. Signals can be formatted as string in custom technostring
14. HD trend graph signals can optionally display server name and/or store name
15. Manage layouts dialog
    1. Change width of layout list on the toolbar
    2. Change foreground and background color of layout list entries
    3. Add empty layout
    4. Copy layout
    5. Delete layout
    6. Change the order of layouts
16. QPanel: Signal can be dragged from a label, multi-state label and multi-state picture
17. QPanel: Option to disable tooltip on multi-state label and multi-state picture
18. New client right that allows a user to send manual triggers
19. Support for ibaMS16xAI-10V-HI module
20. Support for ibaMS16xAI-24V module
21. X-Pact and X-Pact request interfaces support X-Pact projects with Microsoft SQL server as database
22. Camera view: In replay mode the arrow keys and page up/page down keys can be used to jump in time

Improvements (I)

1. Acquisition can be stopped before doing autodetect in I/O manager
2. A network filter can be applied to a DCSNet address book
3. Optimization of I/O map creation in case of overlapping analog signals
4. Optimization of I/O map creation for VMIC 5565 boards with DMA
5. Cameras can be added to groups
6. Better synchronization between 5 Mbit FOB-M mode devices and other devices on FOB-D boards
7. Ethernet over 32MBit flex protocol is faster
8. Extra validation of external master
9. Support for ibaCapture-CAM watchdog messages
10. Support for arrays in etherCAT configuration file

Bug fixes (B)

1. The bit numbers were incorrect when using the PROFIBUS browser to select bits
2. FFT view thread synchronisation bug in FFT calculation fixed
3. The position of toolbars changed under certain circumstances
4. DMA mode didn't work on VMIC 5565 PIORC reflective memory board
5. Click to add module node was missing on FOB output links when the corresponding input links were full
6. 32 bit decoder on a DWORD source signal was not correct
7. HD trend graph occasionally froze in live mode on slow systems
8. Drag & drop to view objects didn't work correctly anymore on QPanel after coming back from design mode
9. External master mode on FOB-D didn't work when global timebase was different from external master timebase
10. Search didn't find multiple instances of ibaCapture-HMI running on a single PC
11. QDR line stop detection didn't work anymore since 6.24.0
12. ibaPDA client could crash when adding a digital meter
13. Signal names that start with a valid signal number could not be referenced by name in expressions
14. Signal names that ended with a space could not be referenced by name in expressions
15. QPanel: dropping a signal on to a multi-state label didn't properly update the multi-state label's properties
16. QPanel: changing the multi-state pictures' state signal didn't always cause a proper update of the picture

 

Version 6.26.4 - 2011-08-01

Bug fixes (B)

1. Infinite loop could happen when creating a big address book from a TDC system
2. The maximum number of analog and digital signals was not checked when creating the ibaBM-DPM-S configuration
3. A firmware file with a length that is a multiple of 64kB could not be loaded
4. The ibaMX-1-AI 250VAC module is renamed to ibaMX-1-AI 220VAC

 

Version 6.26.3 - 2011-07-05

Improvements (I)

1. Improved support for ibaBM-DPM-S redundancy mode

Bug fixes (B)

1. File name was not correct when add file number was selected in combination with add date and add technostring at close of file
2. X-Pact request: Discovery doesn't allow partial regions on reflective memory anymore. This fixes the problems with "partially overlapping regions are not allowed" errors.
3. Simadyn-D, TDC and S7 address books were not case sensitive

 

Version 6.26.2 - 2011-06-20

Improvements (I)

1. Improved support for ibaBM-DPM-S redundancy mode
2. Check if ibaBM-DPM-S connected via network is the same device as the one connected to the FOB. (Firmware B4 on ibaBM-DPM-S is required)
3. Padu16-M analog signals support asymmetrical scaling

Bug fixes (B)

1. Filter settings for Padu16-M signals were not imported from ibaScope setup file
2. Customization of columns in digital signal grid overwrites customization of columns in analog grid
3. Active slave modules always required a write of the ibaBM-DPM-S configuration
4. Fixed possible out of memory exception when switching to layout with oscilloscope view on it
5. S7 address book generator couldn't parse CFC source code generated by French Siemens software
6. ibaHD server: Scaling was not applied when writing integer analog signals. ibaHD server v1.0.1 is required for scaling support.
7. ibaHD server: server picker dialog didn't display all server in the network
8. ibaHD server: trend graph stopped scrolling when signals from multiple stores were being displayed and 1 of those stores was deactivated
9. ibaHD server: No more client licenses was not reported when connecting to ibaHD server
10. Import/export of ibaBM-COL-8i-o was broken since 6.25.0
11. Add module context menu didn't work on ibaBM-COL-8i-o links

 

Version 6.26.1 - 2011-05-25

New features (N)

1. Support for ibaBM-DPM-S redundancy mode
2. Support for ibaMS4xAI-380VAC module
3. Text file technostring supports wildcards in the file name
4. S7 address book generator supports H stations
5. The symbol descriptions from an extra language can be extracted from an X-Pact project

Improvements (I)

1. IPv6 addresses are no longer used in HPCi and X-Pact request
2. Changed default ibaBM-DDCS channel 0 timeout to 20ms
3. HD data store will periodically try to start when ibaHD server was not available at start of acquisition
4. Support alternative IP address for ibaFOB-D network
5. Option to always update signal comments with entries from X-Pact request address book

Bug fixes (B)

1. Autodetect of 32Mbit flex devices didn't always work
2. Signal grid on virtual module could crash when certain invalid expressions were entered
3. Unhandled exception could occur while changing the signal group configuration in the I/O manager
4. New row was sometimes not visible in signal grid of virtual module
5. PROFIBUS slave numbers were not checked for request and sniffer modules on the ibaBM-DPM-S
6. Import/export of ibaBM-DDCS module didn't work
7. ibaHD server: Incorrect default port number
8. ibaHD server: No more duplicate entries in server discovery table
9. ibaHD server: Signal tree groups are sorted in correct order
10. ibaHD server: Signal tree search not case sensitive, allows wilcards, results are scrollable
11. ibaHD server: Remote server browser couldn't create new folder in drive root

 

Version 6.26.0 - 2011-04-29

New features (N)

1. Support for ibaCapture-CAM v3.0 and higher
2. Support for ibaBM-DDCS device
   1. Dataset module with browser
   2. Parameter module with browser
   3. Info module
3. Support for ibaPADU-S-CM
4. Support for 32MBit flex protocol on ibaPADU-S-IT-16
5. X-Pact request changes:
   1. Check if address books are up to date at start of acquisition
   2. Wait until all resources are loaded before sending request messages
6. Ultra data store
7. 4096 channel version
8. New functions to convert floating point value to integer value:
   1. Round
   2. Ceiling
   3. Floor
9. Active slave module on ibaBM-DPM-S
10. S7 restart detection for S7 request via ibaBM-DPM-S
11. Redundant OPC client module

Improvements (I)

1. ibaBM-DPM-S-64 is now a separate module type that can be autodetected
2. Proper UAC support for server status program
3. Increased start timeout from 5 minutes to 15 minutes
4. Support file contains extra information (client log files + registry settings of client and server)
5. Update signal names with comments from address book is also available for HPCi lite modules
6. FFT view manual scale works like trend graph manual scale
7. FFT view signal controlled pause/continue
8. The color of the dim segments of the digital meter can be configured
9. A search in the OPC browser can be started by pressing the enter key when you are in the search text box
10. Bit decoder modules support swapping
11. No more duplicate ibaPDA or ibaCapture-CAM server entries when searching for servers
12. Uninstaller will automatically close all running ibaPDA server status programs

Bug fixes (B)

1. X-axis time range could have been set to 0 when upgrading from an ibaPDA version older than 6.20.0
2. OPC group name was not used during validation
3. Fixed several memory leaks in QPanel
4. Columns could be removed from event log grid and trend view marker grids
5. Check for subdirectories in data store configuration was not correct
6. Infofields could be incorrect when using overlapped files
7. Electric module didn't check if module timebase was a multiple of the input signals' timebase
8. ibaFiles Lite installer doesn't cause an error in Windows 7 anymore
9. Preferences of QPanel general, QPanel button and QPanel text input control were not saved
10. Unhandled exception when pressing enter in the OPC browser when the grid is empty
11. QDR entry product file name with only add index option selected could cause a stop of the acquisition
12. OPC alarm outputs were only written at the first change after a reconnect and not immediately
13. Activating a numeric up/down editor in an I/O manager signal grid could change the value of the cell

 

Version 6.25.6 - 2011-03-31

Improvements (I)

1. The name of the ibaMS3xAI-1A-100A module has changed from ibaMS3xAI-1A-100A (2xADC) to ibaMS3xAI-1A-100A

Bug fixes (B)

1. Driver could generate bluescreen when handling network protocols
2. Newer TDC CPUs were not recognized

 

Version 6.25.5 - 2011-02-16

New features (N)

1. Support for software modules on ibaPADU-S-IT
2. Extra debounce mode for digital inputs on ibaPADU-S-IT system

Improvements (I)

1. The default signals of the ibaMS3xAI-1/100A module are single scale -6.25A...+6.25A instead of dual scale

Bug fixes (B)

1. ActiveX control was not closed properly when host application was closed

 

Version 6.25.4 - 2011-01-25

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect N2/N4 scaling on SM64-SD16
2. Crash when dropping a vector on an ibaQPanel trend graph when the 2D Y-axis was set to manual scale
3. Negative values could be entered for the X-Axis range of a trend graph
4. ActiveX control crashed in WinCC

 

Version 6.25.3 - 2011-01-06

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect ibaBM-DPM-S configuration was generated when an integer signal was defined at address 242
2. Incorrect interrupt selection when multiple FOB-D boards were available
3. Possible incorrect locking of boards when multiple boards of the same type were available

 

Version 6.25.2 - 2010-12-22

Improvements (I)

1. HD trend graph: improved scrolling mechanism

Bug fixes (B)

1. A messagebox asking to activate license was shown the first time the S7 address book generator was opened. Bug introduced in v6.25.0.
2. Archive profiles with values > 214748 ms were still possible and could lead to crashes
3. Corrupt I/O configuration could cause crash in I/O manager when selecting FOB interface

 

Version 6.25.1 - 2010-12-09

New features (N)

1. Electric modules support a dynamic frequency

Improvements (I)

1. Faster initial autoscale for HD signals when the HD trend graph shows a large time range
2. OPC server modules can have module numbers > 31

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect example file name in data storage configuration when technostring section ended in blanks
2. Fixed very rare unhandled exception when client loses connection to server
3. Data storage status sometimes stopped updating in ibaPDA server status program
4. Marker visibility is saved on FFT view

 

Version 6.25.0 - 2010-11-17

New features (N)

1. .NET framework 4.0 is required (download)
2. iba Historical Data server support:
   1. HD data store
   2. HD trend graph
3. Trend graph new features:
   1. Default Y-axis scale for a signal can be configured in the I/O manager
   2. Zoom and pan buttons
   3. Toolbar button to change the legend style
   4. Capslock changes zoom behavior
   5. Markers are not moved when zooming and panning
   6. The default behavior when adding signals can be configured
4. New function ICPSensorStatus to check the status of an ICP sensor on a Padu 8-ICP device
5. New statistics functions:
   1. KurtosisInTime
   2. SkewnessInTime
6. Option to store the value of a text signal at the start of each file
7. ibaQPanel: Command button has 2 new commands: pause and resume
8. The columns in the signal grids of the I/O manager can be customized:
   1. Column visibility
   2. Column order
   3. Column width
   4. Custom settings are saved per module type
9. The actual value column in the signal grid of the I/O manager can be switched between scaled values and unscaled values by clicking on the header
10. Support for network address offset on VMIC 5565 board
11. Export single module in I/O manager
12. The oscilloscope can have a background image

Improvements (I)

1. Possibility to update the HPCi request signal names with the comments from the HPCi address books
2. Possibility to start acquisition even if an S7 CPU is not accessible via S7 analyzer
3. Possibility to start acquisition even if an S7 operand is not accessible via S7 analyzer
4. Possibility to start acquisition even if an AB PLC is not accessible via AB ethernet
5. Binary watchdog contains bit that indicates if there are temporarily disabled signals
6. Symbol list in S7 symbol browser can be sorted by S7 operand
7. The high resolution timer is more accurate now (no more 2s jumps)
8. S7 address book generator supports the C7 systems
9. 32 bit decoder module can convert to integer before decoding bits
10. Messageboxes with server events can be disabled by setting the autoclose time to 0 seconds
11. S7 address book generator supports asian and russian projects

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect description of ibaLogic module index property
2. A user without the 'interact with views' right could still interact with a trend graph placed on a QPanel surface
3. The legend of an FFT view was still visible when the view was on a hidden tab page
4. Print error when QPanel contains an object that is too small
5. Print error when marker grid in trend graph had a height of 0
6. Printing causes resize of graphs with fixed size in trend graph
7. Incorrect autodetection of some 32 Mbit/s devices on FOB-D
8. Technostring and infofields were always reused when using overlapped files
9. Crash when entering value > 214748 ms in archive profile
10. Scaling on ibaMS16xAI-10V, ibaMS16xAI-20mA and ibaMS8xAI-110VAC was not correct
11. Messageboxes could be invisible when client is in fullscreen mode
12. Print setup form could be invisible when client is in fullscreen mode
13. Fixed possible deadlock in server when a new client connects

 

Version 6.24.6 - 2010-09-23

Bug fixes (B)

1. Fixed memory leak in trend graph
2. Fixed memory leak in ActiveX control
3. Incorrect margins when printing multiple times on the same printer
4. Comment 2 of HPCi request signals was overwritten when starting the acquisition

 

Version 6.24.5 - 2010-09-21

New features (N)

1. The update time of an OPC server connection can be set independent from the sampling time
2. The update time of an S7 analyzer connection can be set independent from the sampling time

 

Version 6.24.4 - 2010-09-10

Bug fixes (B)

1. The period of the internal timer period was too long when there were only very slow modules
2. The OPC connections were not released properly in some cases when an error occurred during the start of the acquisition

 

Version 6.24.3 - 2010-08-25

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect handling of elongation when an entrycoil was not yet finished. Bug introduced in v6.24.0.

 

Version 6.24.2 - 2010-08-20

New features (N)

1. Support for ibaPADU-S-IT modules:
   1. ibaMS16xAI-10V
   2. ibaMS16xAI-20mA
   3. ibaMS8xAI-110VAC
   4. ibaMS3xAI-1/100A
   5. ibaMS8xICP
   6. ibaMS16xDI-24V
   7. ibaMS16xDI-220V
   8. ibaMS32xDI-24V
2. ibaMS-eCAT device supports timeout and signal default values
3. ibaBM-CAN device supports extra COB timeouts and signal default values

Improvements (I)

1. I/O manager can open an I/O configuration directly from a zip file
2. Updated french and german translations

Bug fixes (B)

1. Import/export of ibaBM-COL-8i-o was incorrect
2. Crash when trying to stop the measurement by a user that didn't have that right
3. Timebases of input signals of an electric module must be smaller than the base period divided by 4. This was not checked.
4. Video trigger could be one sample too short at the end of a file
5. Save layout on server form was not visible when client was in fullscreen mode
6. Analog signals of second slave were incorrect for DPM-64 module on FOB-D

 

Version 6.24.1 - 2010-07-15

Improvements (I)

1. Extended COB IDs are supported on ibaBM-CAN device
2. All exchange IDs are allowed for EGD modules
3. Timebase of Simadyn-D and TDC request channels can be set
4. Simadyn-D and TDC request interfaces are only available when a compatible board is installed

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect image was shown for FOB-X board in I/O manager. Bug introduced in v6.22.0.

 

Version 6.24.0 - 2010-07-05

New features (N)

1. Windows 2000 is no longer supported
2. Windows 7 (x86) is supported
3. Support for ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard
4. Support for ibaBM-CAN device
5. Generic UDP interface supports multicast messages
6. The digital meter min/max values can be reset via a digital signal
7. Datastore recording can be paused with digital signal
8. New modes for ibaPACO-4 signals:
   1. Signed frequency
   2. Up/down counter

Improvements (I)

1. Faster display of context menu on data storage status window (especially with large configurations)
2. Writing the dat file ASCII header is faster, especially on network drives
3. Switching between tabs in ibaPDA server status program is faster
4. S7 300 technology CPUs are supported in the S7 address book generator
5. Renaming a dat file at file close is now done in 2 phases so that ibaDatCoordinator cannot see 2 times a valid file
6. The trend graph marker grid uses the signal colors
7. The trend graph marker grid has comment tooltips
8. The dat files that are being written to have the offline attribute set. This allows other applications like ibaDatCoordinator to know that these files are still in use by ibaPDA.
9. Extra delays added when applying new X-Pact configuration to DaqServer
10. Parallel start of ibaCapture-HMI servers
11. Default length resolution of trend graph on ibaQPanel can be configured in the preferences
12. Lengthbased trend graph uses less memory when it is in fixed mode
13. Signals on PROFIBUS sniffer module are by default inactive
14. Generic UDP and generic TCP use a port list instead of a port range
15. Added message in I/O configuration validation form when the symbols of HPCi request or X-Pact request have changed

Bug fixes (B)

1. The client and server kept using the old time when the current time zone was changed while the application was running
2. In rare circumstances QDR could stop when generating a very short product coil that contains 2 entry coils
3. A level trigger as stop trigger could cause a stack overflow. Level triggers are no longer supported as stop trigger.
4. AB ethernet maximum cycle time was incorrect when a connection error occurred
5. Port number and port depth of generic UDP interface were not saved in I/O configuration file
6. Port number of EGD interface was not saved in I/O configuration file
7. The signal selection of voltage and current didn't always work on the single phase electric module
8. Crash of file open dialog in QPanel button control when an invalid file name was entered
9. The ibaPDA ActiveX control didn't save the layout if the target directory didn't exist
10. Changing the ibaPDA server port number didn't work anymore
11. Some parts of the controls in the I/O manager dialog were not visible on Korean PCs
12. The smooth drawing option on the trend graph didn't work anymore
13. Channels used for the Y-axis scale of the bar chart were not handled correctly
14. If a measuring location's name had a space at the end then the entrycoil files did not get cleaned up
15. A crash of the client could happen when the signal buffer size was small and fast signals were being displayed
16. The client signal buffers were not correct after a server restart or reconnect. This sometimes introduced X-offsets between signals in the trend graph.
17. ibaCapture-HMI module settings were not exported
18. TCP/IP technostring: If something went wrong with listen socket in passive mode then the technostring remained broken until a new configuration was applied
19. An incorrect scaling was written to the dat file for signals with data type WORD or WORD_B
20. The swap digitals property was not exported for the TCP/IP modules: VIP generic, Modbus generic, Sisteam generic, S7 generic and TDC generic

 

Version 6.23.6 - 2010-06-21

Improvements (I)

1. Debounce filter in DCF77 decoding

Bug fixes (B)

1. DCF77 via a signal on a FOB-D board resulted in a system time that was 10 ms behind
2. Data copy bug in FFT view that could cause a crash
3. FFT calculation of constant signal caused paint error

 

Version 6.23.5 - 2010-05-05

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect begin and end zones on a lengthbased trend graph could crash the ibapda client
2. Bug in driver DMA buffer empty checking could cause spikes to zero on data coming from a FOB-D board

 

Version 6.23.4 - 2010-03-31

Improvements (I)

1. Extra logging when a project is opened and saved

Bug fixes (B)

1. Unhandled exception when you click the swap order button when no group is selected in the I/O manager
2. Unhandled exception when closing the S7 address book generator while an S7 project is being loaded
3. Possible deadlock when connecting or disconnecting multiple clients at the same time
4. AN-X-DCSNet didn't always work when multiple network cards were used

 

Version 6.23.3 - 2010-03-22

Improvements (I)

1. ibaCapture-HMI data connection doesn't require DNS anymore
2. S7 address book generator supports more CPUs

Bug fixes (B)

1. When an error occurred while downloading a file via FTP then the destination file was locked
2. PLC-5 addresses with file number or element number >= 255 could not be read
3. ibaCapture-CAM view didn't display error image after I/O configuration changed
4. ibaCapture-CAM view drag and drop text channel - text position always correct
5. The playback preview window had spikes when the signal from the dat file contained gaps
6. Playback could sometimes give OutOfMemory exceptions when there was still memory available
7. The X-axis of the FFT view sometimes didn't have enough precision

 

Version 6.23.2 - 2010-03-11

New features (N)

1. Text channel can be shown on video overlay in camera view

Improvements (I)

1. Trigger signal has a deadtime of 0s by default
2. Trigger wizard automatically uses level of 0.5 when a digital signal is selected

Bug fixes (B)

1. FOB-D LED test functionality is now only available in production version
2. Occasional unhandled exception when you try to remove the most recently added signal in virtual and trigger modules
3. ibaCapture-CAM scenario command editor was not visible when ibaPDA was in fullscreen mode

 

Version 6.23.1 - 2010-02-25

New features (N)

1. ibaFOB-4i-De, ibaFOB-2i-De, ibaFOB-2io-De and ibaFOB-io-De boards are supported
2. Menus and toolbars can be customized

Improvements (I)

1. Triggers are also imported from ibaScope setup file
2. When a TCP/IP technostring is waiting for a connection it is no longer considered to be an error

Bug fixes (B)

1. Trend graph causes an unhandled exception when a vector is removed from a graph that also contains a text channel
2. Import of ibaScope setup file could cause incorrect timebase of first Padu-M module
3. Changing the trend graph marker visibility to show always when the trend graph was paused caused an empty trend graph when going back to live mode
4. If the I/O configuration validation took longer than 1 minute then the connection between client and server was lost

 

Version 6.23.0 - 2010-02-16

New features (N)

1. Scenario player available in Camera views on an ibaQPanel surface
2. QDR supports pause of timebased data when the line is stopped for a configurable time. This resolves long processing time of the first product file generated after a long line stop.
3. Support for CP1616 with firmware version 2.3.1 (PROFINET 2.2):
   1. IRT high performance controller
   2. IRT high flexibility controller
   3. RT controller
4. Support for Padu-S-IT with ibaMS-eCAT module
5. Support for ibaFOB-2i-D and ibaFOB-io-D boards
6. Trend graph supports 2 markers and a marker grid

Improvements (I)

1. Renaming of dat files at start trigger or file close has been redesigned to work better with ibaDatCoordinator

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 address book generator had missing inputs for AND, OR, NAND, NOR and XOR blocks when the first input was inverted
2. Scrollbar size of the trend graph wasn't correct
3. Virtual signals that used signals from electric modules could be 0
4. S7 analyzer modules didn't always have their own connection
5. PLC-5 module didn't export PLC-5 addresses
6. Autodetect on ibaFOB-D interface changed the FO mode when the acquisition was running
7. Incorrect I/O map when DPMS dig512 or DPMS S7 request dig512 modules were used

 

Version 6.22.2 - 2010-01-25

Improvements (I)

1. ibaQPanel: The trend graph color axis gives a warning when the selected color zones are too small
2. The end of a text channel is marked in the dat file

Bug fixes (B)

1. In rare conditions QDR could get an exception when creating a product file
2. Occasional unhandled exception in timebased x-axis of QPanel trend graph

 

Version 6.22.1 - 2010-01-18

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrectly installed printers could cause unhandled exception
2. Import of text file that contains AN-X-DCSNet modules didn't work
3. ibaQPanel: The font size of labels, buttons and text input controls was not scaled uniformly when printing. Some labels could get bigger fonts than others while printing.
4. Sometimes trend graph wasn't completely repainted
5. Improved error handling when loading firmware to FOB-D

 

Version 6.22.0 - 2009-12-16

New features (N)

1. FFT view revamped:
   1. time, speed and length based FFT
   2. displays multiple spectra
   3. fully customizable layout
   4. amplitude, power and decibel
   5. isometric 3D waterfall
   6. frequency and value bands
   7. linear and logarithmic base axis
   8. harmonic and sideband markers
   9. frequency labels
2. Trigger pool:
   1. Trigger module
   2. Start and stop trigger pool
   3. File name can contain trigger name
   4. Trigger name is stored as start_event or stop_event infofield
3. Electric modules (single phase, star and delta networks)
4. Support for ibaFOB-2io-D board
5. TDC request via PROFIBUS (ibaL2B or ibaBM-DPM-S)
6. TDC TCP/IP interface
7. Import of ibaScope setup file
8. New function Eff to calculate the effective value of a signal
9. The language of the ibaPDA client can be changed while it is running

Improvements (I)

1. Trend graph improvements:
   1. Y-axis of 2D trend graph can be configured
   2. Lengthbased graphs are faster, especially 2D graphs
   3. Each signal on a lengthbased graph can have its own length signal
   4. Signal bars update even if length is not changing on lengthbased graphs
2. SampleAndHold function has an optional argument to specify the initial value
3. The I/O configuration can be edited by only 1 client at a time
4. Padu16-M submodules can be replaced by other submodules
5. Faster transfer of I/O configuration between client and server
6. Comment 1 and comment 2 can be shown in the signal search grid
7. There are 6 AN-X-DCSNet devices supported now instead of 4
8. The offset of a QDR measuring location with offset can be maximum 5000 instead of 500

Bug fixes (B)

1. Lengthbased trend graph was incorrect when the length signal remained constant for a long time
2. Bar chart: restrict profile to strip didn't work with constant strip width
3. Signal selection comboboxes weren't shown completely when they were positioned at the bottom of the screen
4. Custom technostring wasn't generated if pulse on trigger signal was very short
5. The bit number of HPCi lite digital signals was not exported
6. An exported I/O configuration that contained an empty Padu16-M slot could not be imported again
7. ibaNet750 didn't work on ibaBM-COL-8i-o
8. Switching a layout via an ibaQPanel button that is controlled by a signal caused a crash of the client
9. ibaQPanel crashed when using CTRL+drag to copy an object
10. Opening an I/O configuration in simulation mode didn't load the interface names from the configuration file
11. If the first link of a Padu16-M device did not have 8 analog signals then the client couldn't get data for the analog signals of the second link
12. Sometimes trend graph wasn't completely repainted
13. The physical range of the ibaMX-1-AI 250VAC module was not correct

 

Version 6.21.4 - 2009-11-20

Bug fixes (B)

1. Sometimes incorrect data was read from VMIC 5576 reflective memory board. Bug introduced in v6.21.0.

 

Version 6.21.3 - 2009-11-06

New features (N)

1. ibaCapture-CAM camera signals can be renamed via an XML file

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect data and occasional BSOD occurred when an interface had more than 63 modules
2. ibaCapture-CAM viewer didn't display video after reconnecting to ibaPda server when acquisition had stopped

 

Version 6.21.2 - 2009-10-15

New features (N)

1. New ibaBM-DPM-S submodules:
   1. Dig512 module
   2. S7 request dig512 module
2. ActiveX control has 3 new properties:
   1. DisableLayoutChange: Prevent user from changing layout
   2. DisableInteraction: Prevent user from interacting with the views (e.g. zoom in on trend graph)
   3. DisableMessageboxes: Don't show messageboxes warning about actions performed by other clients
3. Unavailable OPC items can be ignored

Improvements (I)

1. S7 address book generator supports more CPUs

Bug fixes (B)

1. Several symbol browsers didn't work anymore (PLC-5, MMC, X-Pact and X-Pact request)
2. Installer could show file copy dialog
3. Startup of client was slow when a lot of printers were installed
4. ibaCapture-CAM view didn't work on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
5. Reading back configuration from ibaBM-DPM-S didn't always work
6. ibaQPanel barchart sometimes painted the full bar in the limit color
7. S7 address book generator could generate incorrect addresses for blocks in s7adb.def file when using CFC 7.0

 

Version 6.21.1 - 2009-09-29

Improvements (I)

1. Help files included in language pack are loaded
2. ibaQPanel improvements:
   1. Paste will put the controls at the mouse cursor location
   2. Digital meter supports custom title
   3. Digital meter shows signal comments in tooltip

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaQPanel input signals didn't work when used in expressions
2. PROFIBUS browser link didn't work on generic sniffer module
3. OPC browser crashed when it was opened from OPC technostring. Bug introduced in v6.21.0.
4. On some laptops a small empty window appeared when switching between internal and external monitor
5. Playback interface in I/O configurator would try to load dat file when the playback interface wasn't active
6. New ibaFiles included that fixes slow performance when loading dat files with a lot of samples in the playback interface
7. A unhandled exception occurred in the signal properties of the trend graph and/or the oscilloscope view when mixing both views
8. ibaQPanel fixes:
   1. Label couldn't be pasted
   2. Paste could put items outside of the QPanel surface
   3. Digital meter size wasn't always loaded correctly

 

Version 6.21.0 - 2009-09-17

New features (N)

1. ibaPDA ActiveX control
2. Windows Vista (32 bit) is supported
3. Windows Server 2008 (32 bit) is supported
4. Write signals and text to ibaPDA from within ibaQPanel:
   1. ibaQPanel input module
   2. ibaQPanel input technostring
5. 32 bit decoder module
6. ibaBM-COL-8i-o is supported
7. OPC output module. Can be used to write to OPC servers
8. FOB LO5 module
9. FOB Dig512 module
10. The binary watchdog message contains the status of the ibaCapture-CAM and ibaCapture-HMI connections
11. Remote configuration:
    1. supports export of the I/O configuration
    2. supports import of data store configuration files
    3. supports import of project files
12. ibaQPanel is part of the standard ibaPDA install. If no ibaQPanel license is available then only 1 QPanel with maximum 2 signals is allowed.
13. New functions:
    1. ElapsedTime: to measure time since an event occurred
    2. ExtendPulse: to extend a pulse on a digital signal to a minimum time
14. New server right "Disconnect other client" that allows a user to disconnect another client

Improvements (I)

1. Improved data consistency in S7 request via ibaBM-DPM-S by automatic ordering of signals according to their data size
2. Dropdown lists for OPC server, S7 CPUs, FM458 CPUS, ... are automatically resized
3. Multiselect is supported in the S7 symbol browser
4. Expression plugins are always loaded. If there is no license then the expression will fail to compile.
5. Improved FOB-D firmware loader
6. Large fonts (high DPI) are supported
7. All technostring sections are marked in the technostring preview
8. The layouts toolbar now also contains a button to add a digital meter
9. The acquisition can be started if CP1616 boards have lower IRQ levels than the board that generates the interrupt

Bug fixes (B)

1. Bit 15 was incorrect when the 16 bit decoder was applied to a signal with data type WORD
2. When a file is triggered at midnight it could be placed in the incorrect directory
3. If periodic trigger was used and the user changed the system time to another date in the future then a lot of empty dat files were created
4. The clear all blanks in filename option didn't work for QDR files
5. The current signal value shown in the legends of the trend graph was sometimes incorrectly a '?'
6. The automatic mapping of modules from the unmapped interface didn't always remove the module from the unmapped interface
7. Autodetection of SM128 wasn't correct
8. Driver couldn't be loaded on PCs that had a lot of PCI busses

 

Version 6.20.2 - 2009-07-09

New features (N)

1. The ethernet IP multicast base address and multicast TTL can be configured

Improvements (I)

1. ibaBM-DPM-S: PdaComm is used when available even if FO-link is not connected
2. Installer preserves the start type of the ibaPda service
3. Updated french translations

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 address book generator swapped Q and QN outputs of RS block in CFC
2. ibaFiles dll couldn't be loaded on some PCs
3. FOB-D outputs didn't work if board clock was faster than 4 microseconds. Fix requires firmware 132 or higher.
4. Checkbox in PROFIBUS browser wasn't positioned correctly when browser was resized
5. Automatic disable of modules connected to broken FOB-X link caused problems with ibaBM-DPM-S
6. Fixed dropping of TCP frames by driver under heavy network load
7. Submodules are no longer allowed to be mapped on the unmapped interface
8. Uninstaller didn't always remove all server dlls

 

Version 6.20.1 - 2009-06-26

Improvements (I)

1. FOB-D board clock can be set to 1 microsecond
2. I/O manager doesn't block anymore on erroneous technostrings

Bug fixes (B)

1. ibaPDA client couldn't handle multiple command line switches
2. QDR lengthbased average profile produced incorrect values under certain conditions
3. PCMCIA interrupt timing wasn't measured correctly

 

Version 6.20.0 - 2009-06-18

New features (N)

1. AB ethernet interface
   1. PLC-5 module
2. Generic TCP/IP interface
3. Support for the new ibaFOB-4io-D board
4. Sisteam generic module
5. FM458 CPU restart detection
6. Digital meters
7. Trend graph new features:
   1. Signal bars update faster
   2. The range of the X-axis can be controlled by a signal like in QPanel
   3. Both signal comments are shown in the tooltip of the legend
8. Signal value can be interpreted as an ASCII character in a custom technostring
9. Clear layouts menu item
10. Data storage signal selection improvements
    1. Multiselect is supported in the signal tree
    2. Import and export of the signal selection per datastore
11. Comment 1 or comment 2 can be used as signal name in the client
12. HPCi lite supports one CC100 address book per DGM200P board

Improvements (I)

1. A reference measuring location can be chosen in the measuring location wizard
2. Newer S7 CPUs supported in address book generator
3. Playback of signals with a timebase smaller than 1 ms is supported
4. Integer, real and generic TCP/IP modules can't overwrite each other
5. Faster OPC connection when multiple modules are connected to the same OPC server
6. A timeout can be set when connecting to an OPC server
7. New option to remove all the blanks in a filename

Bug fixes (B)

1. X-Pact reflective memory signals were measured twice
2. An incorrect node was selected in the signal tree the first time the vertical scrollbar was used
3. Fixed memory leak when displaying I/O configuration dialog
4. Fixed memory leak when displaying properties dialog of trend graph
5. Loading of playback dat files is more tolerant now
6. + button didn't work in tree of OPC browser
7. Installer now only installs dongle if dongle library is not currently in use

 

Version 6.19.5 - 2009-05-19

New features (N)

1. TCP/IP technostring can connect to an alternative IP address. This allows support of redundant systems.

Bug fixes (B)

1. The TCP/IP watchdog could block indefinitely

 

Version 6.19.4 - 2009-05-07

Bug fixes (B)

1. The connection to ibaCapture-HMI servers could be lost without ibaPDA knowing about it

 

Version 6.19.3 - 2009-05-05

Bug fixes (B)

1. Asynchronous mode on FOB-X wasn't correct when the least common multiple of the module timebases was large.
2. The start time of dat files was incorrect when no time synchronization was used. The error was equal to about 2 times the least common multiple of the module timebases.

 

Version 6.19.2 - 2009-04-29

Improvements (I)

1. The reset active slaves option on a ibaBM-DPM-S device is automatically reset to false when the configuration is applied

Bug fixes (B)

1. OPC module could only have 1000 analog and 1000 digital signals. This limit is raised to 10000 now.
2. Saving a ibaBM-DPM-S configuration to a file and reloading that file changed the signal names
3. The scaling of Padu16-M signals was incorrect in the ibaPDA client. It was correct in the dat file.
4. The active slaves editor wasn't available on the ibaBM-DPM-S sniffer module
5. The maximum allowed number of active slaves on a ibaBM-DPM-S device wasn't checked

 

Version 6.19.1 - 2009-04-03

Bug fixes (B)

1. Camera signals are now forced to use the As Is profile
2. Demo mode sometimes didn't work because of an incorrect I/O map size
3. Demo mode wrote incorrect dat files
4. Printing of a trend graph with only digital signals caused a crash
5. PCMCIA interface didn't work on Windows Server 2003
6. Fixed saving of toolbar positions
7. Layouts saved by ibaPDA v6.10.8 or earlier could not be opened
8. File name with only index didn't work. The base file name was always added.
9. The file name index was not reset when a triggered file had to be moved to a new directory
10. QDR lengthbased signal data wasn't always correct when the timebase of the signal was different than the timebase of the length signal
11. The sampling of the QDR pre-welder active signals wasn't always correct when the ID change happened quickly after the active signals change
12. The signal value in the legend of the trend graph wasn't always correct
13. Description of LP function was incorrect
14. Video triggers could be missed under special circumstances

 

Version 6.19.0 - 2009-02-18

New features (N)

1. ibaCapture-CAM view
   1. Live video
   2. Replay mode
   3. Multiple cameras and multiple video servers supported
   4. Export of video to avi file
2. QDR new features:
   1. The number of QDR log files is user-configurable
   2. Entry product files:
      1. Product file that contains all the data for 1 entrycoil. A new file is generated each time the weld seam passes the shear.
      2. Separate file naming, file location, cleanup and post-processing settings
   3. $QDR_WelderEntryTime infofield that contains the timestamp when the product has passed the welder
   4. The assignment of signals to measuring locations and profiles can be exported and imported to/from a text file
3. Printing
   1. Individual views can be printed
   2. Complete screen can be printed
4. Text channels can be written to the dat file
   1. Technostrings have a module number
   2. Technostring sections can filter out duplicate values
5. Group and vector changes
   1. Vectors are written to the dat file
   2. The position of signals within a group is saved in the dat file
   3. The order of groups is saved in the dat file
   4. Easier to change the order of signals and groups in I/O manager
   5. Double-click to add signals to a group
6. Improved ibaBM-DPM-S diagnostics
   1. More detailed PROFIBUS slave status
   2. PROFIBUS browser that can be used to select signals
7. New client right "Interact with views" that allows a user to pause, zoom and scroll a trend graph
8. Layouts can be imported from a layout file
9. The selected layout can be controlled by a signal
10. The size of the signal buffers in the ibaPDA client can be controlled by the user
11. AN-X-DCSNet interface
    1. Measure on Reliance DCS network via AN-X-DCSNet device
    2. Generic module
    3. Symbolic module

Improvements (I)

1. Playback improvements
   1. Speed factor
   2. Multiple options to replace/remove modules when loading a playback dat file
2. Improved per user layout storage on server
   1. "Store layout on server" right has been split into a load layout right and a save layout right
   2. The current layout can be saved on the server from the user management window and via a new menu command
   3. The admin user can save the current layout on the server for any user
3. Trend graph improvements
   1. Support for the "Interact with views" right
   2. When the graph is paused the user can pan via the arrow keys and via the mousewheel
   3. Improved focus handling
   4. The range of the X-axis can be restored to the configured value via the restore manual scale button
   5. Dragging a signal away from the trend graph removes the signal
   6. The gridlines on the Y-axis and color axis can be configured
   7. Minor ticks are supported on Y-axis and color axis
   8. Print support
4. Installer adds firewall exceptions for HPCi request, X-Pact request and MMC request
5. The ibaCapture-HMI movie file length can be configured by the user
6. Faster browsing of large X-Pact request address books
7. Scope view axes have buttons for zoom-in, zoom-out and autoscale
8. When the user presses the escape key then ibaPDA returns to normal display mode

Bug fixes (B)

1. If you login as another user via the user management window then the layout was not loaded from the server if the user had that right
2. The tooltip of the signaltree remains visible after a signal is dragged
3. The scientific notation property of a Y-axis on a trend graph was not saved
4. The technostring status view is not updated when a new project is loaded
5. Autodetect VEs could add the wrong program to a VE in MMC request
6. Changing measuring location's enabled signal from a digital signal to 'always' caused an exception when applying the new datastore configuration
7. Malformed packets could cause an infinite loop in X-Pact and HPCi request
8. Simadyn-D and TDC request channels that don't have signals mapped are no longer processed
9. Increased maximum signal name length in import/export from 100 characters to 1000 characters
10. Fixed crash when clicking on last row in technostring section grid when the name column is sorted
11. Video triggers on disconnected cameras caused disconnect from video server
12. The link reconnect detection on FOB-X links caused the server to crash (bug since v6.18.0)
13. ibaCapture-HMI and ibaCapture-CAM interfaces could cause incorrect "somebody else is already starting the acquisition" messages
14. Idle timer of trend graph wasn't stopped when the trend graph was disposed. This caused memory leaks and could cause crashes.
15. Sorting projects according to date wasn't correct

 

Version 6.18.2 - 2008-11-13

Improvements (I)

1. The S7 address book generator supports all S7 CPUs supported by Step7 v5.4 SP4
2. The X-Pact request address book generator supports 2 projects

Bug fixes (B)

1. Measuring locations with offset didn't remove entrycoils that were too short
2. The delay length buffer used in measuring locations with offset is more accurate
3. Diagnostic values on link B of 4th L2B board were always 0
4. ibaPaco4 SSI signals were incorrect for negative values
5. Import of multiple ibaBM-DPM-S devices was incorrect
6. Auto write configuration property of ibaBM-DPM-S devices was not imported
7. If a FOB-X link is broken after applying a new configuration to a ibaBM-DPM-S device then ibaPDA will wait until the link is ok again before continuing
8. In some cases the I/O configuration could not be loaded when a simolink module was present
9. Calculation of QDR length signal could cause an IndexOutOfRange exception
10. The digital signals of PROFINET controller modules were incorrect

 

Version 6.18.1 - 2008-10-30

Bug fixes (B)

1. There was only 1 technostring possible on FOB-SD and FOB-TDC
2. Prevent cleanup from taking 100% cpu time
3. More robust connection check of ibaCapture-CAM connections

 

Version 6.18.0 - 2008-10-13

New features (N)

1. MMC request interface:
   1. VEs report themselves via CNODE
   2. Automatic discovery of data paths
   3. MMC request module
   4. VE reconnect detection
2. Playback interface
3. Demo mode
4. New oscilloscope
   1. Very fast
   2. Supports XY-mode
5. FFT view supports logarithmic scale on X and Y axis
6. New functions to monitor time synchronization:
   1. TimeSyncStatus: returns the status of the selected time synchronization source
   2. TimeSinceLastSync: returns the time since the last synchronization in seconds
7. Menu command to create a zip file with all log and configuration files needed by iba support
8. Menu command to create an ibaPda client shortcut on the desktop
9. Text file technostring supports network paths
10. The 10 last used layouts are saved in a backup directory
11. New address modes and ECO mode of ibaNet750 devices are supported
12. ABB GCOM interface
13. FobFLinkStatus function to log the status of a FOB link in FOB-F mode
14. 2D topview trend graph supports begin zone and end zone signals

Improvements (I)

1. Faster and more reliable check if I/O configuration has changed in I/O manager dialog
2. More robust synchronization checking in QDR
3. Project zip file contains the exported I/O configuration for documentation purposes
4. Extra mode for DCF77 time synchronization that handles daylight savings time (DST) information from DCF77 signal
5. Added context menu to remove signals in signal grid of trend graph properties
6. Invisible legends become visible when somebody starts dragging a signal
7. Added force 4 byte boundary alignment for digital signals option on VMIC 5576 board to work around read bug on that board
8. Asynchronous mode and DMA mode can be set on reflective memory dig512 modules

Bug fixes (B)

1. Cleanup of entrycoil files could cause long waits in the processing of QDR data
2. Boards are reset when the in use flag is cleared
3. HPCi CPU is partially discovered if at least 1 data interface is available per time class
4. Length at a measuring location could stay 0 when signals with different timebases than the length signal timebase were measured
5. QDR memory leak fixed when product coils always consist of only 1 entrycoil
6. Signal grid in trend graph properties crashed if no signal was selected
7. ibaPaco4 SSI signals were incorrect
8. FobMLinkStatus function didn't work

 

Version 6.17.2 - 2008-09-04

Bug fixes (B)

1. Better handling of network drive errors in QDR datastore
2. In some configurations you were unable to select a source signal in a 16 bit decoder module

 

Version 6.17.1 - 2008-08-12

Improvements (I)

1. FM458 request module on DPM-S now supports up to 512 signals
2. The AsciiValue function can be filled in by doubleclicking on the technostring section in the expression builder

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 TCP/IP license was not shown in I/O manager
2. X-Pact request symbols that had quotes in their comments were not available
3. QDR datastore couldn't always write to network drives
4. The modified check of a QDR datastore wasn't always correct. This could lead to unnecessary restarts of the QDR datastore when applying a new datastore configuration.
5. S7 request via DPM-S sometimes returned error 67
6. Import of DB number on S7 Request on DPM-S modules did not work
7. Signals on DPM-S modules were counted twice
8. Fixed FFT view zone bug

 

Version 6.17.0 - 2008-07-24

New features (N)

1. Video recording with ibaCapture-CAM:
   1. 16 cameras per videoserver
   2. Continuous and triggered video recording
2. Redesign of ibaBM-DPM-S module:
   1. ibaBM-DPM-S device with multiple submodules
   2. Sniffer submodule
   3. FM458 request submodule
   4. S7 request submodule
3. L2B S7 request dig512 module
4. 16 bit decoder module can be used to split any analog signal into 16 digital signals
5. TCP/IP Modbus and VIP support a generic module
   1. Module index 200 - 263
   2. Maximum 244 bytes of data for Modbus and 512 bytes for VIP
   3. Structure of data is user-configurable
6. S7 TCP/IP interface:
   1. User-configurable port number
   2. Integer module
   3. Real module
   4. Generic module
7. Generic UDP interface
8. Truncate function to get the integral part of a floating-point signal
9. SampleAndHold function
10. AsciiValue function to get the ascii value of a technostring character
11. ibaPDA can lookup the S7 symbol that corresponds with an S7 operand
12. TCP/IP technostring supports active and passive connection modes
13. Custom technostring can use a trigger signal to indicate a new technostring
14. New client right: use menu and toolbars
15. New fixed-point real data type called FP_REAL on reflective memory. The supported fixed-point format is Q15.16.
16. New swap mode: swap 8 bit
    1. 32 bit: ABCD -> BADC
    2. 16 bit: AB -> BA
17. Tab borders can be hidden via the layout menu. This is usefull for full screen and full client mode.

Improvements (I)

1. The colors of the 2D topview color axis are no longer changed when the scale is changed in manual mode
2. Autofill now also works for S7 operands
3. The S7 operand editor only displays the allowed operands for the current mode
4. X-Pact reflective memory module supports asynchronous and DMA mode
5. User management dialog can be opened via CTRL+U shortcut
6. Faster loading of preferences
7. Improved handling of full screen and full client mode

Bug fixes (B)

1. Crash in german version when deleting a project
2. Rename of a group via the context menu didn't work
3. Crash in trend graph when it is so small that the X-axis isn't visible anymore
4. Import of a text file that contained a module without signals didn't work
5. Diagnostics on FOB-SD and FOB-TDC link didn't work the first time the link was selected
6. Sometimes incorrect cursor on trend graph
7. The legends of the trend graph were sometimes visible on top of the I/O manager dialog
8. Copy/paste of S7 symbols didn't work
9. The user could change the display style when he didn't have the right to change the layout
10. Fixed memory leaks in preferences dialog
11. It was possible that file handles were not closed when the acquisition was stopped because of an error in the QDR datastore.
12. Cleanup of entrycoil files didn't always work
13. Import of DB number on FM458 modules did not work
14. HPCi request discovery didn't work correctly for time class 4 on DGM200P. Bug introduced in v6.16.0.
15. Increased packet buffer size in driver
16. Algorithm to find an alternative filename didn't always work. This could cause the stop of a datastore.
17. I/O configuration from a future version with new interfaces can be loaded

 

Version 6.16.2 - 2008-05-13

New features (N)

1. Full client and full client on top display styles

Bug fixes (B)

1. Module order was incorrect on PCMCIA interface
2. Overlay window on trend graphs caused very bad performance on old video cards
3. Simadyn-D address book that contained CR CR LF line endings couldn't be read
4. Unhandled exception when pressing CTRL or SHIFT when there is no view in the current layout
5. FFT view: bug in drawing of limits
6. S7 address book generator could hang on certain DBs

 

Version 6.16.1 - 2008-04-30

Bug fixes (B)

1. Overlay window on trend graphs wasn't transparent on some PCs

 

Version 6.16.0 - 2008-04-28

New features (N)

1. Text channels
2. Vector channels
3. HPCi request on reflective memory now automatically detects the required swapping mode
4. Reflective memory is supported for X-Pact request
5. X-Pact request symbols have a comment
6. QDR changes:
   1. All QDR control signals are initialized with a special id to make sure that the user configures them properly
   2. Option to not generate a product file when the coil length is smaller than a limit
   3. QDR errors are shown in the event log of the client when debug mode is enabled on the QDR datastore
7. Fullscreen and full client display styles for a layout
8. Years with 4 numbers can be used in directory names
9. Online FFT view

Improvements (I)

1. Modules are ordered by their module number in the I/O configuration dialog
2. Faster start of the acquisition when ibaFOB-X boards are used

Bug fixes (B)

1. Signals with high module numbers had an incorrect number in QDR files. This is now checked.
2. The TDC address book creation didn't use the timeout setting on the address book creation form
3. When you selected a new node in the OPC browser then the selected signal wasn't always valid
4. Starting the acquisition after loading a project could change the loaded datastore configuration. This could lead to multiple instances of the same technostring in the dat file.
5. Show desktop didn't work correctly when the user didn't have the right to change the layout
6. Lengthbased minimum and maximum filtering in QDR was not always correct
7. The active mode settings of the PCLink board were not always set correctly
8. DCF77 time synchronization with a FOB-M signal didn't work
9. Synchronization of ibaBM-DPM-S signals with other signals wasn't correct. Bug introduced in v6.15.7.
10. The scrollbar position was reset when you zoom in on a trend graph
11. Moving files from backup to base directory could not be interrupted. This could cause a hang when stopping the acquisition.
12. Invalid path characters were not filtered from a measuring location's name
13. Invalid path characters were not filtered from an S7 CPU's name
14. Fixed BSOD when ibaPdaService was killed
15. Fixed sporadic computer hang when applying I/O configuration that contained a FOB-X board

 

Version 6.15.9 - 2008-03-19

Improvements (I)

1. The LimitAlarm and WindowAlarm parameters can be dynamic

Bug fixes (B)

1. Creating an FM458 address book didn't close the connection to the FM458. This caused all subsequent connections to be made to the same FM458.

 

Version 6.15.8 - 2008-03-06

New features (N)

1. The user can decide if Fob-X link status changes are reported in the event log
2. The blinking of the VMIC-5565 status led can be disabled

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect FOB-X links resampling diagnostics
2. BSOD when DMA didn't work on a reflective memory board
3. If the acquisition was constantly automatically restarted then the user didn't have the opportunity to fix the I/O configuration
4. The first product file didn't start at the entrycoil that QDR synchronized on
5. DPMS byte addresses were not validated
6. The autofill of the address column on DPMS modules could generate invalid addresses

 

Version 6.15.7 - 2008-02-27

New features (N)

1. DMA is supported on reflective memory board VMIC-5565

Bug fixes (B)

1. FOB-M data and FOB-F data are synchronized
2. Diagnose didn't always work after applying a new I/O configuration

 

Version 6.15.6 - 2008-02-21

Bug fixes (B)

1. Increased X-Pact request timeout to 100s
2. Pda always waits for response on stop message in X-Pact request
3. HPCi address book parsing was very slow in some cases
4. The trees became very slow if a node had more than 10000 subnodes

 

Version 6.15.5 - 2008-02-08

New features (N)

1. Minimum and maximum filtering options in QDR length-based archive profiles
2. Size and location of the datastore configuration dialog are saved

 

Version 6.15.4 - 2008-02-06

Improvements (I)

1. Filter on resources in the X-Pact request symbol search

Bug fixes (B)

1. Simadyn-D lite and TDC lite modules could have the wrong offsets in some cases
2. When the driver was reloaded during the start of the acquisition then the Simadyn-D and TDC links were always broken
3. Timeout for creating TDC address books was not used

 

Version 6.15.3 - 2007-01-11

New features (N)

1. Binary format for the watchdog that can be easily interpreted by a PLC

Improvements (I)

1. FM458 request address book generation is improved:
   1. Macro filter
   2. Timeout can be set
   3. Support for DB size > 2112 bytes

Bug fixes (B)

1. Passwords have been limited to 15 characters because longer password were always incorrect

 

Version 6.15.2 - 2007-12-17

New features (N)

1. The ibaPaco4 module now supports 2 modes: frequency and SSI slave

Improvements (I)

1. The maximum number of modules has been increased from 256 to 1024 on the following interfaces:
   1. DGM200P
   2. HPCi request
   3. OPC
   4. PCLink
   5. PROFINET (CP1616)
   6. Raw ethernet
   7. Reflective memory
   8. Scramnet
   9. Simadyn-D request
   10. TDC request
   11. Virtual
   12. X-Pact request

Bug fixes (B)

1. The ibaPDA service didn't start when there were problems creating the performance counters

 

Version 6.15.1 - 2007-12-06

Bug fixes (B)

1. The never enable option of a QDR measuring location was not saved correctly
2. Cleanup didn't work with week-based subdirectories

 

Version 6.15.0 - 2007-11-22

New features (N)

1. Modbus serial master supported
2. X-Pact request interface
   1. CPUs report themselves via IP multicast
   2. Automatic discovery of data paths
   3. X-Pact request module
   4. X-Pact lite module on reflective memory
   5. CPU reconnect detection
   6. Drag & drop of variables from Logicad
3. FOB-M mode supported
   1. Data acquisition up to 40 s
   2. Padu8-M, Padu8-ICP and Padu16-M modules
   3. FobMLinkStatus function to log the status of a FOB link in FOB-M mode
4. FM458 request
   1. Control connection to FM458 via TCP/IP or PC/CP interface
   2. Data is transferred via PROFIBUS to L2B board
   3. Address book is read out of the FM458
5. Time synchronization via IEC 1131 time
   1. 2 DWORD values required: IEC 1131 time and microsecond counter
   2. Any 2 analog signals can be used for the 2 DWORD values
6. Reflective memory output module
7. Diagnostic counters on VMIC-5565 reflective memory board
8. EGD supported

Improvements (I)

1. HPCi request
   1. Multicast socket can properly handle multiple network cards
   2. Supports SM128 connected to PCMCIA card
   3. The request can already start when just 1 data interface is discovered
   4. Replaced dead CPU detection with CPU reconnect detection
   5. Selection between UTC time and local time for time synchronization
2. The trend graph now supports zooming down to 100 microseconds instead of 5 milliseconds
3. The FOB alarm module now also supports analog outputs
4. Asynchronous mode is supported on PCLink modules
5. The text file technostring now supports reading the complete file instead of reading to a terminator
6. The comments of Dig512 signals are now also exported to the I/O configuration text file
7. Remote configuration now also works with .io files

Bug fixes (B)

1. Font size could be wrong when loading a layout that was saved in another culture (e.g. German layout opened on American system)
2. The HPCi time classes always had the default values
3. The HPCi symbol browser selected the wrong symbol when the user selected another node in the tree
4. Pda could write invalid dat files if the technostring contained certain characters
5. Focus bug when using the mousewheel on an axis in the second trend graph
6. Zooming with the mousewheel was slow
7. Sometimes incorrect painting if trend graph is scrolling from left to right or from top to bottom
8. The "start new data file when a start trigger occurs" option was not always saved
9. FOB-X measurements (e.g. DPMS) were incorrect if the interrupt cycle time was larger than 1ms and it was generated by a FOB-SD or FOB-TDC board.
10. An inaccessible directory could prevent the cleanup of a datastore
11. Group information was lost when you imported an I/O configuration from a text file
12. Fixed some issues with S7 address book generation
13. ibaPDA crashed on Windows XP Tablet PC edition when you clicked on the expression edit button in a virtual module
14. The positive number formatting settings of a custom technostring field were not saved

 

Version 6.14.2 - 2007-09-05

New features (N)

1. New function FobFastLinkStatus returns the status of a FOB link in fast mode
2. Reflective memory board VMIC 5587 is supported

Bug fixes (B)

1. The driver now resynchronizes all FOB links in fast mode when a link reconnects

 

Version 6.14.1 - 2007-08-31

New features (N)

1. The pre-trigger data can now be saved in memory instead of on disk
2. Option to restart acquisition when a FOB-X link is reconnected
3. Option to stop acquisition when a FOB-X link buffer is full
4. The size of the driver interrupt buffer can be set in the I/O manager

Bug fixes (B)

1. The FOB interrupt settings were not always applied correctly. Bug introduced in v6.14.0.
2. A restart by the auto-restart timer doesn't show a messagebox on the client anymore

 

Version 6.14.0 - 2007-08-24

New features (N)

1. QDR changes
   1. Dynamic stretching instead of uniform stretching
   2. Measuring location with offset
   3. Measuring location in front of welder
   4. Improved handling of reversing
   5. Support for bypassing measuring locations
2. Modbus serial supported:
   1. Modbus slave
   2. RTU and ASCII
   3. Function codes 1,2,3,4,5,6,15 and 16 supported
3. The maximum number of modules has been increased from 32 to 64 on the following interfaces:
   1. TCP/IP Modbus
   2. TCP/IP VIP
   3. TCP/IP Sisteam
   4. TCP/IP ibaLogic
   5. Ethernet IP
4. There is a button on the unmapped interface to automatically map modules to the available interfaces
5. The FOB link mode (Auto, real or integer) can be set on SM64 and SM128 modules
6. A swap digitals property has been added to TCP/IP VIP modules

Improvements (I)

1. The S7 address book generator is a lot faster when there are DBs with nested structures
2. Structures in DBs are displayed hierarchically in the S7 symbol browser
3. Improved signal scaling dialog

Bug fixes (B)

1. Change in module number caused incorrect node to be selected in I/O manager tree
2. Unhandled exception in OPC browser with uninitialized array variables
3. Padu8-I had an incorrect default input range
4. Some bugfixes in the S7 address book generator
5. Extra checks of datastore directories during validation of datastore configuration
6. Infofield $PDA_timeSyncedToPcTime was written in the wrong file
7. VMIC 5576 memory offset was lost when the ibaPDA service restarted
8. S7 address book generator could hang if an SCL file contained a very long line
9. Some HPCi request settings were not saved
10. The Simadyn-D and TDC technostrings stopped working when new address books were created

 

Version 6.13.1 - 2007-07-23

Bug fixes (B)

1. HPCi request discovery didn't work correctly on DGM200P
2. Memory view on DGM200P sporadically showed incorrect values
3. The S7 address book generator couldn't handle certain comments when parsing CFC source code

 

Version 6.13.0 - 2007-06-22

New features (N)

1. ibaPDA project
   1. Contains I/O configuration and datastore configuration and optionally layout
   2. Can be saved on the server
   3. Project name is visible on the title bar of the client
2. ibaCapture interface
3. The size and position of the ibaPDA client window are saved
4. The status of PROFIBUS slaves can be measured with the ibaBM-DPM-S
5. The configuration of the ibaBM-DPM-S is uploaded automatically to the device when the acquisition is started
6. A client can disconnect another client when there are no more client licenses available
7. The signal is copied instead of moved if you press CTRL while dragging a signal in the trend graphs
8. The I/O configuration and datastore configuration validation dialogs scroll automatically to the last entry
9. The technostrings remain active when the acquisition is stopped. This way you can get a valid technostring at the start of the acquisition.
10. The status of the technostrings is reported when the acquisition is started
11. The reflective memory technostring has a new length mode
12. New function: VarDelay. This function delays a signal. The delay is variable.
13. The maximum number of modules has been increased from 32 to 256 on the following interfaces:
    1. DGM200P
    2. HPCi request
    3. OPC
    4. PCLink
    5. PROFINET (CP1616)
    6. Raw ethernet
    7. Reflective memory
    8. Scramnet
    9. Simadyn-D request
    10. TDC request
    11. Virtual
14. When S7 analyzer loses its connection to the S7 then the signal values can be set to 0

Improvements (I)

1. Extra status messages have been added for ibaBM-DPM-S with firmware v2 or higher
2. The service only prevents the PC from going into standby mode if the acquisition is running
3. Improved moving files from backup directory to base directory:
   1. If an older version of the file already exists on the base directory then it is overwritten
   2. If a more recent version of the file already exists on the base directory then the backup file is deleted
   3. If ibaPDA doesn't have access to the backup file then it is ignored
4. HPCi time synchronization is more accurate
5. Sometimes the HPCi dasagnt adds a $ to the CPU name. This $ is now automatically removed in ibaPDA
6. The CP1616 now uses DMA. A reboot of the PC is required to activate this feature!
7. The interrupt levels of CP1616 and iba boards are checked. ibaPDA will make sure that PROFINET interrupts are not blocked by iba interrupts.

Bug fixes (B)

1. SM64, Padu32 and Padu16 modules couldn't be split into Padu8-I modules
2. Import of ibaPDA v5 RM_INT and RM_FLOAT modules was incorrect. Bug introduced in v6.12.0.
3. Import of ibaPDA v5 SM128 modules resulted in 2 SM64 modules instead of 1 SM128 module
4. The actual value column was not completely visible in the signal grid of Dig512 modules
5. ibaPDA hangs when the connection to an ibaBM-DPM-S is lost during the reading or writing of the configuration files
6. The new ibaBM-DPM-S configuration was not always applied correctly when the user clicked the "Write configuration to device" link
7. Loading and importing of an I/O configuration with an SM128 that had only 1 link connected was incorrect
8. Communication with ibaBM-DPM-S was lost if the global acquisition timebase and module timebases were set to a value > 16ms
9. The swapping in Swap16 mode was not correct for data type DOUBLE
10. A blank filename was generated if there was no technostring received for the file. Now the original numbered filename is used instead of a blank filename.
11. The "reuse technostring" option didn't always work correctly for the first file
12. The maximum allowed size of analog signals was incorrect on ibaNet750 modules
13. The status of the PROFIBUS slaves was incorrect the first time an L2B link is selected in the I/O manager
14. The S7 address book generator created an incorrect address book if the S7 project contained only symbols

 

Version 6.12.1 - 2007-04-25

New features (N)

1. Support for data type DOUBLE on reflective memory and scramnet

Improvements (I)

1. The installer only registers the X-Pact dlls if Logicad is not installed
2. The installer doesn't try to install the .NET framework 2.0 anymore

Bug fixes (B)

1. X-Pact reflective memory signals were sometimes requested from the DAQ server
2. The changes made in the trend graph properties dialog were not saved when the apply or ok button was clicked
3. The technostring status could show "no server connected" in some cases when there was a server connected
4. Fix of sporadic crash of ibaPDA service
5. Invalid characters are filtered out of the filenames of the datfiles

 

Version 6.12.0 - 2007-04-06

New features (N)

1. X-Pact interface
   1. Loading of the X-Pact project database
   2. X-Pact FOB module
   3. X-Pact reflective memory module
2. PROFINET interface
   1. Siemens CP1616 is used as PROFINET IO controller
   2. IRT mode is supported
   3. Generic PROFINET module
   4. Simotion D module
3. Plugin framework for custom views in the client
4. The legend in a trend graph is always positioned at the end of the X-axis
5. Digital signals can be aligned with the legend
6. New function DataStoreInfo returns various information about the data stores

Improvements (I)

1. The scaling points that are used to calculate the Min and Max properties of an integer signal are saved
2. A warning is generated when a signal is assigned to an archive profile with a smaller timebase than the signal's base timebase
3. The computer name is automatically added to a username that doesn't have a domain when connecting to network drives
4. The minscale and maxscale infofields are also added for int16 signals that are recorded with an archive profile other than "As is"
5. The height of each graph is saved in the layout
6. An error is generated when 2 CPUs have the same name in the S7 address book generator
7. The size of an S7 request slave is checked. The size is limited to 112 bytes.

Bug fixes (B)

1. An unhandled exception could happen when a signal monitor is repositioned and it becomes very small
2. The Mavg function was incorrect
3. When ibaPDA automatically reconnects to an OPC server it could happen that ibaPDA didn't get any values from the OPC server.
4. The S7 address book generator created incorrect operands if the operand was longer than 20 characters
5. The watchdog settings were not saved in the I/O configuration file
6. The TCP/IP alive timeout was not saved in the I/O configuration file
7. There were no backups made of the datastore configuration when a new datastore configuration was saved

 

Version 6.11.1 - 2007-02-22

Improvements (I)

1. QDR entrycoils shorter than 5m are ignored because they are normally produced by going backwards or by spikes on the coil ID

Bug fixes (B)

1. Post-processing didn't work on QDR productfiles
2. ibaPDA server discovery now also works if the server has multiple network cards
3. Connection grid on ibaLogic TCP/IP interface was partially hidden
4. Client and server hang if you close the HPCi request validation dialog with the close button on the dialog caption bar. This was also the case for S7, Simadyn-D and TDC request.

 

Version 6.11.0 - 2007-02-12

New features (N)

1. .NET framework 2.0 required
2. Toolbar layout is saved in layout file
3. Changes to QDR datastore:
   1. The length-based data at each measuring location is stretched to the end-length of the product coil
   2. Elongation is handled correctly now
   3. The start-timestamp of each channel is recorded (ibaAnalyzer v5.5.3 required)
   4. The maximum number of measuring locations is read from the dongle
   5. Option to generate a virtual cut if it has been more than x hours since the last cut
   6. Measuring locations can be disabled
   7. Reversing of a coil is handled correctly
   8. The watchdog contains the status of the QDR datastore
   9. Error message in the event log when a QDR product file is missing data
   10. Peaks on coil ID signals are detected and reported in the event log
   11. Overview of all the signals and their associated measuring locations
4. PCMCIA card can be used in combination with PCI boards
5. 4 reflective memory boards are supported
6. OPC server module: this module is writeable by an OPC client
7. Remote configuration of the I/O manager via a text file
8. A most recently used list of servers is maintained in the client
9. Extra options for filename and directory structure
10. New cleanup strategy: keep maximum x files
11. Comments can be used as signal name in HPCi and S7 symbol browsers
12. The formatting of positive numbers can be controlled in the custom technostring
13. Copy/paste works in the technostring grids
14. New client right: change password. Admin can now decide if a user can change its password.
15. The gain and offset columns in the signal grids of the I/O manager can be shown and hidden
16. The OPC client module also supports scaling of the analog signals
17. Added IsMeasuring function
18. Added PeriodicTrigger function
19. New commandline option for the ibaPDA client: /reuse. This switch allows you to have only 1 client running on a pc.
20. Watchdog can be sent via TCP and UDP

Improvements (I)

1. Sequence errors can be ignored on Modbus interface
2. S7 address books are reloaded immediately after delete or create of address books
3. S7 address books that are generated on another pc can be imported
4. Quotes around expressions of virtual signals are automatically removed. These quotes could be added when editing the configuration with Excel.
5. The Siemens "Set PC/PG interface" application can be started from the I/O manager configuration dialog
6. You can login as a different user from the user management dialog
7. Errors in function arguments of virtual signals are shown in the validation dialog

Bug fixes (B)

1. A change in an archive profile wasn't considered as a change in the datastore configuration
2. When you disconnect both links of an SM128 module you no longer get an unhandled exception
3. The display of the free space on a network drive was not ok
4. Unhandled exception when right-clicking on an S7 request module when there is no license for S7 request
5. MAvg, AvgInTime, StdDevInTime, MinInTime and MaxInTime functions didn't work if the interval was smaller than 1s
6. If a user doesn't have the right "Change layout" then he can still rename the current layout. This is fixed now.
7. Correctly compiled CFC could be missing in the generated S7 address book (caused by incorrect program ID)
8. If there were more than 32 digital signals on an ibaNet module and on the same link there was a FOB alarm module then the values of the last digital signals were wrong
9. PDAKeyInfo and PDADongleId infofields in the datfiles were incorrect

 

Version 6.10.8 - 2007-01-25

Bug fixes (B)

1. An OPC digital signal is logical true if the absolute value coming from the OPC server is >= 0.5

 

Version 6.10.7 - 2007-01-22

Bug fixes (B)

1. Incorrect values for the Dig40 when the address switch was not set to 1

 

Version 6.10.6 - 2007-01-10

Bug fixes (B)

1. Fixed BSOD that could happen when shutting down a Windows 2000 PC when pda is running

 

Version 6.10.5 - 2006-12-19

Bug fixes (B)

1. Cleanup log files were always growing
2. ibaBM-DPM-S was not autodetected when creating a new I/O configuration
3. Missing english text in active slaves dialog of ibaBM-DPM-S
4. Driver doesn't load when there are more than 30 PCI devices

 

Version 6.10.4 - 2006-12-06

New features (N)

1. Digital signals can be swapped on reflective memory modules
2. ibaBM-DPM-S module can be autodetected

Bug fixes (B)

1. GetFloatBit function was incorrect for some input values
2. Diagnostic values were not always correct on ibaBM-DPM-S module

 

Version 6.10.3 - 2006-11-23

New features (N)

1. ibaBM-DPM-S module can download configuration to device

 

Version 6.10.2 - 2006-11-02

New features (N)

1. ibaPaco4 module (counter module)

Bug fixes (B)

1. S7 address book generator couldn't open an S7 project that had an S7 program that didn't belong to a CPU
2. An incorrect PROFIBUS slave number 0 caused an invisible error during the start of the acquisition
3. Errors in the calculation of virtual signals stopped the acquisition

 

Version 6.10.1 - 2006-10-02

New features (N)

1. ibaBM-DPM-S module (PROFIBUS sniffer)

Improvements (I)

1. S7 analyzer now restores the connection to the S7 automatically when it is lost during measurement

Bug fixes (B)

1. Crash in QDR datastore when measuring a digital signal with a time- and length-based profile with resampling in time
2. Periodic trigger sometimes missed trigger

 

Version 6.10.0 - 2006-09-15

New features (N)

1. Padu8-I module
2. The analog input ranges of Padu8 and Padu8-I modules can be set
3. Bar graphs can be displayed next to the Y-axis in the signal monitors
4. Clients can be updated automatically to the same version as the server they connect to. (Client and server need to be at least v6.10.0)
5. Raw ethernet interface
6. New trigger mode: periodic trigger. This mode enables e.g. shift-based recording.
7. New file naming mode: use date and time as file name
8. The S7 address book generator is completely rewritten:
   1. Everything is directly read from the S7 project so no more exports from the S7 project are required
   2. Much faster for projects with a lot of CFC code
   3. Integrated into ibaPDA client
9. The measurement can be started if an OPC server is not available. ibaPda will periodically try to establish the connection to the OPC server during the measurement.

Improvements (I)

1. When a network disk is not available at the start of the acquisition then the backup disk is used immediately. In previous versions the data recording was disabled.
2. The warnings about renamed OPC items are disabled by default
3. The updating of OPC items is much faster now when renaming is required

Bug fixes (B)

1. The client can start consuming 100% cpu time after setting a new I/O configuration with a lot of warnings
2. Some French translation errors
3. The data type of OPC items was sometimes missing in the OPC browser
4. Columns in the signal grid could become invisible when resizing the columns
5. The warning "No active signals defined" was generated for L2B I/O modules that only had active outputs and no active inputs.
6. ABB DriveOPC bugs:
   1. There was only data coming for the first module if the module timebases were too fast
   2. The signal names generated by the OPC browser were not correct/LI>
7. Connection to RSLinx OPC server didn't work anymore (since v6.8.1)

 

Version 6.9.1 - 2006-08-16

Improvements (I)

1. The maximum file time is increased to 168 hours (= 1 week)

Bug fixes (B)

1. It could happen that some signals were 2 times in the dat file
2. The last signal in the dat file was not flushed to disk when periodic flushing was enabled
3. The scaling factors for Simadyn-D and TDC request modules didn't work
4. An unhandled exception was thrown if a group contained signals that belonged to a disabled module

 

Version 6.9.0 - 2006-08-04

New features (N)

1. S7 analyzer interface
2. Custom technostring
3. HPCi request is now also supported on iba SM128V and reflective memory (VMIC 5576 and VMIC 5565)
4. The QDR datastore can store both time and length based data for a signal.
5. Global run and pause buttons for the signal monitors

Improvements (I)

1. The search in the S7 symbol browser and HPCi symbol browser is much faster now
2. The S7 symbol browser can search in the comments
3. Renaming a group is now done via a context menu
4. The unit of length can be specified in the QDR datastore
5. Easier configuration of technostring sections
6. Messageboxes that have been disabled can be re-enabled again

Bug fixes (B)

1. Some S7 request acknowledge messages were missing
2. The number of acknowledged floats and bits was not correct for TDC request
3. A broken Simadyn/TDC link that doesn't contain any signals would still prevent the start of the measurement
4. The name and active properties of a virtual signal were not set automatically when changing the expression. Bug introduced in v6.8.1.
5. An unhandled exception could be thrown when starting up the client with some special layout

 

Version 6.8.1 - 2006-07-11

Improvements (I)

1. To find a signal in the signal tree you can search in signal names and in the signal comments
2. DCF77 status is stored as infofield in dat file
3. DCF77 time synchronization is much more accurate
4. Postprocessing command is executed on separate thread
5. Timebase of simolink module can be set to 0,8 ms and higher in steps of 0,1 ms

Bug fixes (B)

1. Missing french resources
2. Hex viewer can scroll too far down. This can cause an unhandled exception.
3. The signal tree and signal search docking windows were not translated in french and german
4. ibaPda service could start using 100% cpu time because of a .NET framework bug
5. Storing a signal with a slow archive profile could cause a crash in the datastore

 

Version 6.8.0 - 2006-06-02

New features (N)

1. ibaPDA is an OPC server
   1. All active signals are available via OPC
   2. All technostrings are available via OPC
2. New functions:
   1. OneShot
   2. SetReset
   3. Delay
3. Plugin system for custom expression functions. You can create your own functions for virtual signals in ibaPDA.
4. OPC DA v1.0 servers are supported
5. PcLink supported:
   1. 4 cards supported
   2. Signal browser
   3. Active and passive mode supported

Improvements (I)

1. Dragging signal in recorder container creates automatically a new signal monitor
2. Asynchronous mode is supported on HPCi lite and HPCi request modules
3. The files stored in the backup directory of a data store are moved to the primary directory when it becomes available again.
4. Files are closed automatically when they become too large (>1950 MB).
5. Remote clients see the UNC path of files in the data storage status window.
6. Technostrings are automatically saved as infofields in the dat files

Bug fixes (B)

1. The automatic updates of the data store configuration after applying a new configuration were not always correct. When the new configuration was not valid then the next automatic update didn't work.
2. Incorrect french texts on technostring settings of data store.
3. Crash when an empty expression is entered in the expression editor of a new row
4. Sometimes the sample points don't lay on the lines in the graphs
5. Simadyn-D and TDC data modules were exported
6. Correct handling of start and stop triggers was not always guaranteed when they came very fast after each other
7. Interfaces are no longer removed when there is no dongle
8. Crash during validation of I/O configuration when there are certain errors on the ibaL2B board.

 

Version 6.7.0 - 2006-03-31

New features (N)

1. Ethernet IP supported
   1. 32 possible Ethernet IP connections
   2. Technostring on ethernet IP
2. Advanced user management system
   1. Multiple user accounts
   2. Locked modules
   3. Locked data stores
   4. Client layout can be saved on the server per user
3. New functions
   1. MaxInTime
   2. MinInTime
   3. AvgInTime
   4. MAvg
   5. StdDevInTime
4. Configurable week number calculation algorithm for week-based directories
5. Signal comments are shown as tooltip in the signaltrees
6. Recorded data can be flushed to the dat file periodically
7. Asynchronous copy mode in the driver for reflective memory, scramnet and DGM200P
8. Size and location of the I/O manager dialog is saved
9. Option to unpause recorders automatically after x seconds of inactivity
10. Apply button in the I/O manager dialog
11. Simadyn-D and TDC lite are supported on 4 boards and 16 channels per board
12. Data stores whose configuration is not modified are not stopped when a new data storage configuration is loaded

Improvements (I)

1. Faster browsing of OPC server (especially the Matrikon OPC server)
2. The data storage configuration is checked for changes when clicking the OK button on the data storage configuration dialog
3. Improved handling of duplicate filenames by the data stores
4. Signal IDs are shown in search result of signal tree
5. The address column for Reflective Memory, Scramnet and DGM200P modules can be switched between decimal and hexadecimal mode
6. More accurate handling of DCF77 time
7. Count function has an extra 'reset' argument.
8. The recorder is paused when zooming in on a graph by dragging a rectangle with the mouse. When the recorder is unpaused the graph is zoomed out again automatically.
9. The CFC address book generation can be aborted
10. A product file is generated when the QDR data store is stopped (a cut is simulated)
11. "Allow service to interact with desktop" is automatically enabled by the installer
12. DEL key can be used to delete a processor from the Simadyn-D and TDC processors list
13. The macro filter option in CFC address book generator is saved
14. The scaling mode of an Y-axis is preserved when it is moved from one graph to another

Bug fixes (B)

1. Crash when the I/O manager dialog is resized to a very small size
2. Incorrect values when using a signal with data type DWORD in an expression
3. Extra check of module numbers during validation of I/O configuration. Too large module numbers caused incorrect dat files.
4. Incorrect year number could be used in week-based directories
5. DPM64 had only 2x28 digital signals instead of 2x32 in S7 real mode
6. DPM64 mode was not set correctly during load from the I/O configuration
7. Simadyn and TDC request didn't work when there were no channels mapped on the first board but there were channels mapped on other boards
8. Crash when QDR didn't use a technostring for the productfilename
9. $PDA_Symbol is added to dat file for Simadyn-D and TDC request signals
10. Painting of filled signals was incorrect when the graphs are scrolling vertically (top to bottom or bottom to top)
11. The command/acknowledge tab on the FOB-TDC link was not visible
12. Creating TDC/Simadyn-D address books could cause connection loss between client and server

 

Version 6.6.3 - 2006-02-28

Bug fixes (B)

1. DCF77 on FOB boards in X-mode didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v6.6.0.

 

Version 6.6.2 - 2006-02-13

Bug fixes (B)

1. Simadyn-D and TDC request signals were counted double
2. The default timeout instead of the user specified timeout was used for some commands on the FOB-SD and FOB-TDC boards.
3. The help text for the module index property of an ibaLogic TCP/IP module was not correct
4. Copying of L2B I/O modules was incorrect
5. TCP/IP watchdog messages now end with a '\0' character to make it easier to parse.

 

Version 6.6.1 - 2006-02-02

Improvements (I)

1. Added a browse for folder button to select the HPCi address book path
2. Unavailable technostring interfaces are hidden
3. The BGT restart detection only reacts to new BGT's coming online and not to BGT's disappearing
4. The BGT restart detection triggers an immediate restart of the acquisition instead of a delayed restart

Bug fixes (B)

1. iba FOB2iX card didnt work in X-mode
2. Adding a module with more than 1 link (e.g. SM128) when there is only room for 1 link caused an exception
3. Deleting a simadyn or TDC processor could cause an exception in certain cases

 

Version 6.6.0 - 2006-01-24

New features (N)

1. Scramnet+ card supported
   1. Scramnet module
   2. Scramnet dig512 module
   3. Technostring on scramnet
2. iba FOB-SD PCI card supported
   1. Simadyn-D lite mode
   2. Simadyn-D request mode
   3. Simadyn-D technostring
   4. DCF77 support
   5. Symbol selection via drag&drop from Siemens CFC
3. iba FOB-TDC PCI card supported
   1. TDC lite mode
   2. TDC request mode
   3. TDC technostring
   4. DCF77 support
   5. Symbol selection via drag&drop from Siemens CFC
4. S7 symbolic request now also supports drag&drop from Siemens CFC
5. Possibility to delete the S7 address books
6. Extra swapping mode on reflective memory modules
7. Swapping mode can be selected on reflective memory technostring
8. DWORD function to combine 2 int16 signals into a DWORD
9. Added option to disable retrieval of descriptions of OPC items
10. /config command line switch for ibaPDA client. This switch can be used to let multiple instances of the client run on the same computer

Improvements (I)

1. Faster selection handling in signal tree of data store signal selection

Bug fixes (B)

1. Signal tree was not always up-to-date when some signals were temporarily disabled
2. Level based triggers were not correct.
3. When there are multiple signal monitors on top of each other then the markers show through
4. Dynamic autoscale caused an exception when the scrolling direction was top to bottom or bottom to top
5. Invalid float values could cause exceptions when drawing the graphs

 

Version 6.5.2 - 2005-12-12

Improvements (I)

1. Data store profiles time base limit has been increased from 1s to 1000s
2. Exclusive access to the text file is no longer needed during import of an I/O configuration.

Bug fixes (B)

1. Endian mode setting of L2B I/O module is saved in configuration
2. Overflows are handled correctly for integer outputs of the L2B I/O module
3. Clicking on the header of an expression column in the I/O manager has been disabled
4. Archive profiles were not always used correctly
5. Technostring properties were not always applied correctly when the apply button was pressed on the I/O manager
6. An archive profile that oversampled a signal produced incorrect data (samples were missing)
7. The maximum timebase of a module has been limited to 1s because larger timebases caused incorrect behaviour of the driver. Use archive profiles to measure slower than 1s.
8. Manual scale mode for the Y-axis has been removed from the preferences. It didn't work and it caused an error when saving the layout.

 

Version 6.5.1 - 2005-11-30

Improvements (I)

1. The default signal name of an S7 request signal is now the symbol name with SYMBOL\\ and DBS\ removed.

Bug fixes (B)

1. Loading of datastore configurations from v6.1.4 or earlier works again
2. The cleanup option "Use disk quota" was always selected when loading a datastore configuration
3. When the I/O manager opened, the S7 operands were always in english no matter what language was set in the I/O configuration.
4. The first value calculated by the Diff and the PulseFreq functions was not correct.
5. Diagnostics didn't work on L2B output links

 

Version 6.5.0 - 2005-11-17

New features (N)

1. Preliminary QDR data store
2. Outputs on PROFIBUS via iba L2B PCI

Bug fixes (B)

1. Some missing translations in german and french

 

Version 6.4.1 - 2005-11-14

Bug fixes (B)

1. Pda produced incorrectly signed dat files when something else than ':' was specified as the time separator of the regional settings.

 

Version 6.4.0 - 2005-11-02

New features (N)

1. Alstom HPCi request
2. Extra scaling mode for the Y-axis : dynamic autoscale. In this mode the Y-axis is autoscaled periodically.
3. Clients can always connect to the local server. Client on the same pc as the pda server doesn't consume a client license.
4. Added %g and %h as special characters in the post-processing command. %g is replaced by the current file name without path. %h is replaced by the current file name without path and without extension.
5. An OPC item with data type "array of char" is converted to a string when used as a technostring
6. A 5th option has been added to the subdirectory organization : week based.

Improvements (I)

1. S7 symbol editor adds symbols automatically to correct analog or digital signal grid depending on the data type of the S7 symbol.
2. S7 signals are only temporarily disabled when the user selects "disable non-responding signals". When the acquisition is restarted the temporarily disabled S7 signals are enabled again.
3. Signals on a broken fob fast link are only temporarily disabled. When the acquisition is restarted they are enabled again.
4. Output links on a FOB board are automatically detected.
5. Loading of data storage configuration and client layouts has been changed so that they will be forward compatible with future versions. I/O configuration was already forward compatible.

Bug fixes (B)

1. A fob alarm module on the unmapped interface caused an unhandled exception.
2. Dragging a module to a group added all signals no matter if they were active or not.
3. L2B modules and S7 request modules could be imported as the wrong type. This could happen when importing a pda5 I/O configuration on a different pc than the one where the I/O configuration was exported.
4. The technostring properties were not always applied when the technostring apply button was clicked in the I/O manager.
5. Import of TCP/IP and reflective memory modules from pda 5.xx is fixed
6. Import of a module with module number > 31 didn't work
7. OPC tag browsing now works on the SST OPC server
8. Backslashes (\) in search strings caused an unhandled exception
9. OPC arrays were not handled correctly when they were used as technostring
10. Duplicate signals in a data store configuration are removed. These duplicate signals were caused by a bug in the automatic update of the data store configuration when a new I/O configuration is applied.

 

Version 6.3.1 - 2005-09-27

New features (N)

1. Possibility to disable the 4-byte boundary check of offsets on VMIC 5565 reflective memory

Bug fixes (B)

1. An exception could be thrown during the update of the data storage configuration after applying a new I/O configuration.
2. The list with archive profiles in the default archive profile combobox was not always up to date
3. * in search strings gave an error (signal search, S7 symbol search, ...)
4. Messageboxes were sometimes hidden by other windows

 

Version 6.3.0 - 2005-09-16

New features (N)

1. TCP/IP watchdog (like in pda v5)
2. Import of I/O configuration from text file. Export of I/O configuration to text file.
3. System time can be set by two DCF77 signals.
4. Possibility to search for signals in the signal tree (like in ibaAnalyzer)
5. Transparency of graph legends is selectable
6. Holding the SHIFT key while zooming in on a graph will only zoom on the X-axis and not on the Y-axis
7. Added wago 750-610 terminal

Bug fixes (B)

1. A wago module connected to a PCMCIA card was not measured correctly. The calculated address offsets were incorrect.

 

Version 6.2.5 - 2005-09-07

Bug fixes (B)

1. The drawing of analog signals with filled lines was not correct.
2. Technostring selection dialog in data storage configuration dialog had some hidden controls in the French version.
3. Client could consume 100% cpu time after some time

 

Version 6.2.4 - 2005-08-19

New features (N)

1. Possibility to set the network address offset of the reflective memory board 5576. This is required when a 256kB or 512kB board is used in a 1MB ring.
2. Copy/paste of all info in the analog and digital signal grids of the I/O manager to/from Excel, Word, .... There are 2 extra buttons on the I/O manager toolbar for this.

Bug fixes (B)

1. Devices connected to a FOB card were sometimes incorrectly reported as not connected.
2. Triggered dat files were not always in the correct directory.
3. Autoscale didn't leave any margin around the minimum and maximum value when there were multiple signals on 1 Y-axis.

 

Version 6.2.3 - 2005-08-05

New features (N)

1. The normal system time can be used to set the start time of dat files. Normally a high resolution variant of the system time is used for the start times. The normal system time can be usefull when the it is regularly synchronized to an external clock because the high resolution variant is only resynchronized when the difference between its own time and the system time is larger than 2s.

Bug fixes (B)

1. A lot of small log files were created when the day changes while pda is running.
2. The internal timer interrupt didn't always use the global timebase as cycle time.
3. Error in the validation of a data store configuration. An inactive signal could be used as a trigger signal.

 

Version 6.2.2 - 2005-08-01

New features (N)

1. DGM200P is supported

Bug fixes (B)

1. The "Add date and time" option for the dat file names was not saved in the data storage configuration.

 

Version 6.2.1 - 2005-07-29

New features (N)

1. OPC Signal Browser
   1. If OPC Tag description is available from OPC Server, OPC signal name is preset by this description
2. French online help
3. Maximum number of overlapped files extented to 10

Remark

1. Both server and client(s) need to be updated !

 

Version 6.2.0 - 2005-07-18

New features (N)

1. New FOB-X card with 32 MBit telegrams supported
   1. generic Fob Fast module
   2. broken link detection
2. Alarms can be generated
   1. value is defined by expressions
   2. digital outputs set via FOB output
3. Dig40 supported
4. Possibility to automatically restart the measurement when an error occurs
5. New functions :
   1. Count : Counts level crossings
   2. LimitAlarm : advanced limit monitoring
   3. WindowAlarm : advanced range monitoring
   4. True : Logical 1
   5. False : Logical 0
   6. If : if function
6. Installer has been redesigned :
   1. automatic upgrade of older ibaPDA version is possible
   2. a lot smaller (almost 50%)
   3. a lot faster
7. Windows Server 2003 (32 bit) is supported
8. When graphs are paused, a copy of the signals' data is made. The copy is then used during the pause. This way new data received from the server will not overwrite displayed data.
9. Possibility to define a default archive profile in a datastore. All new signals added to the I/O configuration will automatically be added to the datastore with this archive profile.
10. Context-sensitive online help

Improvements (I)

1. Handling of different timebases of modules is shifted to the driver. This can result in major performance increases depending on the configuration.
2. Faster drawing of graphs
3. Hardware is better detected :
   1. The I/O configuration is updated so that it corresponds with the current HW configuration during load of I/O configuration. This means that installed interfaces and interface links are added to the I/O configuration and no longer available interfaces and interface links are removed from the I/O configuration.
   2. The boards have their correct official name instead of a generic name. (e.g. iba FOB 4iS PCI instead of FOBF-PCI)
4. S7 symbol browsing is much faster especially with large address books
5. Selected tab of modules in I/O configurator is remembered

Bug fixes (B)

1. An I/O configuration with only virtual signals caused an exception on the server
2. Order of modules could change on some interfaces when modules were disabled
3. Copy module could add incorrect module nodes to the HW tree in the I/O configurator dialog
4. Signal names that contained special characters like were not imported correctly and were not written correctly in the dat files.
5. A virtual signal that has an expression with references to another digital virtual signal in them was always reported as an invalid expression. References to analog virtual signals were ok.
6. Virtual signals were always active after loading the I/O configuration
7. Scaling was not imported for integer reflective memory modules (RM_INT)
8. Fixed unhandled exception when eventlog is cleared while it is grouped
9. Fixed browsing of Alstom OPC server for HPC controllers
10. Fixed connecting to and browsing of RSLinx OPC server
11. In some cases there were display problems when a graph contained only digital signals
12. Resizing a column in a module's signal grid triggered an automatic fill of that column
13. A replace in the signal grid with "match case" inactive caused all letters to be changed to lower case
14. Browse button on text file technostring dialog didn't work
15. The trending of a signal could cause a blue screen of death when its values had a very big range (e.g. -1e35 -> 1e35).

 

Version 6.1.4 - 2005-05-19

Bug fixes (B)

1. Layout was not always saved correctly. Bug introduced in v6.1.3.
2. Server status program didn't always show correct I/O configuration

 

Version 6.1.3 - 2005-05-17

Bug fixes (B)

1. The interrupt mode of the PCI boards was not always set correctly when loading an I/O configuration.
2. In some cases no signal data was received from the server when the client started up
3. Loading of a layout file didn't always work.
4. The index of the selected layout is saved in the layouts file.
5. Renaming layouts could cause unexpected layout switching.

 

Version 6.1.2 - 2005-05-10

New features (N)

1. Improved support for S7 symbolic request
   1. Easier creation of S7 address books. Single button now, all file copying between client and server is done automatically.
   2. DB's are also exported from S7 project
   3. Arrays are supported
   4. Comments for DB's and symbols are displayed
   5. Scaling of S7 request signals

Bug fixes (B)

1. Driver was not stopped correctly by ibaPDA service when the computer shuts down. This could result in a computer hang at reboot.
2. Included driver version 52.03. This driver also handles computer shutdown
3. Number of signals in TCP/IP modules was not saved correctly

 

Version 6.1.1 - 2005-04-13

Bug fixes (B)

1. IOMap of reflective memory digital signals was not always correct. This could also result in wrong values for analog signals.
2. Swap mode of reflective memory board could be changed by I/O configurator while the measurement was running
3. No French and German translation of the reflective memory dialog
4. Could get unhandled exception when displaying general node in I/O configurator when there is no L2B license
5. The number of datastores reported in the server status program was incorrect
6. Unhandled exception when selecting L2B slave that didn't exist in I/O configurator
7. I/O configuration could not be saved when 750-631 Wago terminal was used
8. Autodetect on interface link only worked on link 0.

 

Version 6.1.0 - 2005-03-22

New features (N)

1. Reflective memory supported
   1. generic module
   2. dig512 module
2. L2B-PCI supported
   1. lite slaves (integer, real, S7 real, dig512)
   2. direct access S7 request
   3. symbolic S7 request (CFC and symbols)
3. Sm64 and PaduXX modules can be split into smaller modules
4. Folder browsing in context of server (data storage configuration + S7 address book files)
5. Version history
6. New functions:
   1. DIFF : differential
   2. INT : integral
   3. Min, Max : functions have extra parameter to reset
   4. PulseFreq : calculate the frequency of a pulse counter. Can be used with Wago incremental encoder (750-631)

Improvements (I)

1. Easier editing of dig512 modules (Modbus, reflective memory, L2B)
2. Removed "Use global timebase" property from module

Bug fixes (B)

1. User account selection form in german installer was misaligned
2. Service could remain in stopping state when no network was connected
3. Delete of signal groups fixed
4. Browsing of INAT OPC server fixed
5. Post-trigger time was ignored when a manual stoptrigger was used

 

Version 6.0.2 - 2005-01-13

New features (N)

1. Automatic detection of pda servers in network
2. Automatic reconnection of client to server
3. Improved I/O configuration editing (copy of modules, find/replace dialog in signal grid, autodetect on interface, ...)
4. Recorders can have a fixed or scrolling x-axis
5. French resources

Improvements (I)

1. Redesigned OPC communication:
   1. Only the ibaPDA server connects to the OPC server. The ibaPDA client does all its communication with the OPC server via the ibaPDA server. This makes it more intuitive. It also simplifies the DCOM security configuration a lot because this now has to be setup only for the ibaPDA server and not for every client.
   2. Big speed improvements in browsing OPC servers (especially slower ones like Beckhoff, ABB OPC server, ...)
2. More stable connection between server and clients

Bug fixes (B)

1. Many minor bugfixes

 

Version 6.0.1 - 2004-12-17

Bug fixes (B)

1. Many minor bugfixes

 

Version 6.0.0 - 2004-12-10

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