ibaPDA version history

ibaPDA

Version history	Version compatibility

Current version
Version	Operating system	Requirements
v8.14.0	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.
ibaM-DAQ	Firmware package ibaM_v01.04.001 or later required (ibaM_v01.06.001 is recommended).
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-5565PIORC, 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
VMIC-5579, VMIC-5587, VMIC-5588, Scramnet+ SC150, Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1	Supported on x86 OS only
ibaFOB-H, ibaFOB-PlusControl-SFP, ibaFOB-R, ibaN-2E	Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
ibaM-EIP-S-1G sniffer over USB port	Windows 10 x64 (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-Server v3.1.0	Required for time periods.
Included components	Remarks
Audio connectivity v1.2.1.2
B&R connectivity v4.12.7.61
B&R connectivity v6.0.2.50
Chromium v143.0.90	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
CodeMeter Runtime v8.40e (v8.40.7154.505)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
Codesys connectivity v3.5.21.40
DotNetMagic v7.3.0
Gocator connectivity v5.2.27.4
ibaCapture player v6.3.1	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
ibaCertificateStore v9.0.0
ibaDongleViewer v2.7.0
ibaFilesNetStandard v3.1.0
ibaHD client v5.7.1
ibaHttpClient v3.0.0
ibaLogger v3.1.0
ibaMail v4.2.1	Uses e-mail connectivity v4.16.0
ibaManagementStudio Agent v2.3.1
ibaManagementStudio Communication v4.1.0
ibaM-EIP-USB driver v8.14.0.2	Windows 10 x64 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
ibaN-E driver v8.13.2.0	Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
ibaPDA driver v8.14.5 ibaPDA device driver v8.14.0.0 ibaFOB-D network driver v2.2
ibaSnmpLib v3.2.0
ibaSqlDialect v4.0.0	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.4.0, Oracle connectivity v23.6.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v8.0.9
ibaSupport v3.5.2
ibaUser v4.1.1
ibaUtilities v6.0.0
IEC 61850 connectivity v1.6.1.3
InfluxDB connectivity v4.18.0
Kafka connectivity v2.13.2.2	Uses AVRO library v1.12.1.0 and OpenSSL v3.5.5
LAV Filters v0.79.2
M1 connectivity v1.7.99.0
Machine Learning library v1.6.0
Micro-Epsilon ScanControl connectivity v4.1.1
MQTTnet connectivity v4.3.7.1207
OPC classic connectivity v2.1.10904
OPC core components v3.0.108
OPC UA connectivity v1.5.378.108
OpenSSL v3.5.5	Used by Kafka and S7 connectivity
S7 connectivity v7.10.1
TwinCAT connectivity v4.2.166.0

Previous versions
Version	Changes	Remarks
v8.14.0	CodeMeter Runtime v8.40e (v8.40.7154.505)
DotNetMagic v7.3.0
ibaCapture player v6.3.1	Required to view video from ibaCapture and ibaCapture-CAM servers. Required to generate image triggers.
ibaCertificateStore v9.0.0
ibaHD client v5.7.1
ibaHttpClient v3.0.0
ibaLogger v3.1.0
ibaMail v4.2.1	Uses e-mail connectivity v4.16.0
ibaManagementStudio Agent v2.3.1
ibaManagementStudio Communication v4.1.0
ibaM-EIP-USB driver v8.14.0.2
ibaPDA device driver v8.14.0.0
ibaPDA driver v8.14.5
ibaSnmpLib v3.2.0
ibaSqlDialect v4.0.0	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.4.0, Oracle connectivity v23.6.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v8.0.9
ibaSupport v3.5.2
ibaUser v4.1.1
ibaUtilities v6.0.0
IEC 61850 connectivity v1.6.1.3
Kafka connectivity v2.13.2.2	Uses AVRO library v1.12.1.0 and OpenSSL v3.5.5
OPC UA connectivity v1.5.378.108
OpenSSL v3.5.5	Used by Kafka and S7 connectivity
S7 connectivity v7.10.1

v8.13.3	ibaMail v3.2.15	Uses e-mail connectivity v4.16.0

v8.13.2	ibaN-E driver v8.13.2.0
ibaSqlDialect v3.1.3

v8.13.1	ibaSqlDialect v3.1.1	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.4.0, Oracle connectivity v23.6.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v8.0.5
ibaHD client v5.5.1
ibaUtilities v4.0.1

v8.13.0	Chromium v143.0.90	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
Codesys connectivity v3.5.21.40
ibaCapture player v6.1.10
ibaCertificateStore v8.4.9
ibaDongleViewer v2.7.0
ibaFOB-H	Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
ibaHD client v5.5.0
ibaM-EIP-USB driver v8.13.0.7	Windows 10 x64 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
ibaN-E driver v8.13.0.0	Windows 10 (or Windows Server 2016) or later is required.
ibaPDA driver v8.13.0.2
ibaSqlDialect v3.1.0	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.4.0, Oracle connectivity v23.6.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v8.0.5
ibaUser v3.4.1
ibaUtilities v4.0.0
Kafka connectivity v2.13.0.1	Uses AVRO library v1.12.1.0 and OpenSSL v3.5.4
OpenSSL v3.5.4	Used by Kafka

v8.12.4	ibaPDA driver v8.12.4.0
ibaSupport v3.5.1
S7 connectivity v6.2.0.2	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v

v8.12.3	S7 connectivity v6.1.0.5	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v

v8.12.2	ibaCapture player v6.1.9
ibaPDA device driver v8.12.2.0
ibaPDA driver v8.12.2.0

v8.12.1	ibaN-E driver v8.12.1.2
ibaPDA driver v8.12.1.2
ibaUtilities v3.7.7
IEC 61850 connectivity v1.5.4.5
S7 connectivity v6.2.0.0	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v

v8.12.0	B&R connectivity v6.0.2.50
Chromium v140.1.140	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
CodeMeter Runtime v8.40a (v8.40.7120.501)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
ibaCapture player v6.1.8
ibaCertificateStore v8.4.8
ibaHD client v5.4.0
ibaMail v3.2.14
ibaManagementStudio Agent v2.2.1
ibaManagementStudio Communication v3.2.1
ibaN-E driver v8.12.0.9
ibaPDA device driver v8.12.0.0
ibaPDA driver v8.12.0.19
ibaSqlDialect v3.0.6	Uses MySQL connectivity v2.4.0, Oracle connectivity v23.6.0 and PostgreSQL connectivity v8.0.5
ibaSupport v3.4.0
ibaUser v3.3.12
ibaUtilities v3.7.4

v8.11.4	ibaPDA driver v8.11.4.0
S7 connectivity v6.1.0.17	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v

v8.11.3	ibaHD client v5.3.10

v8.11.2	ibaHD client v5.3.9
ibaPDA driver v8.11.2.2

v8.11.0	Chromium v136.1.40	Used in ibaQPanel web browser
CodeMeter Runtime v8.20a (v8.20.6558.501)	v7.10a or higher is required when using a WIBU license.
DotNetMagic v7.2.2
ibaCapture player v6.1.2
ibaCertificateStore v8.4.7
ibaFilesNetStandard v3.1.0
ibaHD client v5.3.7
ibaHttpClient v2.0.2
ibaLogger v3.0.3
ibaMail v3.2.12
ibaManagementStudio Communication v2.3.1
ibaN-E driver v8.11.0.0
ibaPDA driver v8.11.0.7
ibaSnmpLib v3.1.0
ibaSqlDialect v2.5.12
ibaSupport v3.3.7
ibaUser v3.3.11
ibaUtilities v3.5.10
InfluxDB connectivity v4.18.0
OPC UA connectivity v1.5.376.215
S7 connectivity v6.1.0.5	Uses OpenSSL v1.1.1v

v8.10.3	ibaPDA driver v8.10.3.3
ibaManagementStudio Agent v2.1.1
ibaSupport v3.3.7

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-Server 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-Server 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

Version 8.14.0 - 2026-06-17
Required EUP date - 2026-06-17

Sigmatek-Xplorer is no longer supported.
ibaInSpectra Universal and Fan modules are no longer available for new projects.

New features (N)

QDR inspection line data store. #25018
MQTT:
1. Connection to MQTT 5 brokers is now possible. #23400
2. MQTT 5 supports session expiry interval. #35202
3. MQTT 5 supports topic expiry interval. #35202
4. MQTT 5 supports topic alias for bandwidth reduction. #35202
5. MQTT 5 supports receive maximum to limit number of not yet acknowledged received messages. #35202
Playback diagnostics module with information about playback. #35201
The CharsToText function can be used to compose a text value of a series of signals representing individual characters. #35740
MELSEC-Xplorer: The File register block switching method operand (R) is now supported. #15447
Support for Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) on ibaFOB-D boards (firwmare version E2 or later is required). #34597
ibaHD timebased store: The handling of start triggers that happen while recording can be configured. #34212
ibaM-EIP-S-1G is supported. #32459
ibaM-8DI-24V is supported. #31104
Module overview:
1. A samples/s column can be shown. #35566
2. The layout of the grid can be reset to the default using the context menu. #22733
TIA Portal V21 is supported. #34299
Auto-Adapting modules: Import reference curves from txt/CSV files created by ibaAnalyzer or Excel. #35104
IEC 61850 Client:
1. GOOSE and Sampled Values data can be filtered based on the simulation flag. #31249
2. The timestamp of a report or GOOSE can be used to record non-equidistant signal data. #34663
3. Support for buffered reports. #31250
S7-Xplorer and S7-request: TCP/IP S7-1x00 mode supports authentication with username and password. #29850

Improvements (I)

Several improvements for the buffering and the counting of lost statements in the SQL query and SQL command module. #32189
E-mail accounts can be disabled. #33072
ibaCMC:
1. The MbTrueFloatList an MbFalseFloatList info fields are no longer written to DAT files because they were always empty. #34713
2. The anti-aliasing filter can be disabled for ibaMS8xAI and ibaMS8xICP modules. #35764
3. When testing the connection to the CMC server and MQTT broker, the user is asked whether to trust possibly unknown certificates. #36401
Logix-Xplorer: When exporting a module to a text file, the data type of the signals is included. #34698
Data store: The user is warned when a file buffer might be deleted because of configuration changes. #35359
OPC UA client:
1. When discovering endpoints, an authentication method could be reported several times. #35288
2. The maximum age of node values, that are read during the I/O configuration validation, can be configured. #35436
3. Nodes with ValueRank -3 are now supported. #35734
4. Nodes with data type ByteString can be read. #35006
5. The reported ValueRank of nodes can be ignored; the dimensions of the node value will be determined based on the current value. #35762
A log message is written on server side when a client saves or overrides the server layouts. #35172
Unit table:
1. There are separate buttons for loading the default unit table and creating an empty unit table. #33553
2. The units % (percentage), kN (kilonewton), ms (milliseconds), ns (nanoseconds) and rpm (revolutions per minute) are added to the default unit table. #35173
Generating an ibaHD time period from a timebased data store (dat file):
1. Signals from the timebased data store are automatically added to the created ibaHD timebased data store. #35053
2. Colons and points in the info fields are replaced by the configured texts from the timebased data store. #30082
3. In case of an unconditional start trigger in the timebased data store, the start trigger of the created time period is set to periodical considering the maximum file time. #30082
ibaHD time period: Expanding and collapsing tree nodes is now possible even when auto select all is selected. #35536
The ibaPDA-Request-S7 license can now also be used for S7 UDP Request modules. #35680
ibaQPanel command button: The command table is resizable. #32464
If set, the alias of the connected ibaHD server is displayed in the status bar of the ibaPDA client. #33837
B&R-Xplorer: The maximum station number of ibaPDA (source address) has been increased from 99 to 255. #29737
Trend graphs: Graph height settings are available through the y-axis context menu. #32606
Improved performance for file transfers between client and server. #35742
When installing a new version of ibaPDA, previously pinned shortcuts to ibaPDA Client, ibPDA Server Status and ibaPDA-S7-Xplorer Proxy are no longer removed. #34054
FFT and cycle view: Dynamic auto scale option for the Z-axis. #27701
Playback interface: It is possible to play back dat files faster without skipping samples. The timebase will be changed instead. #36033
IEC 61850 Client:
1. When selecting the Report Control Block for an MMS or GOOSE submodule, only blocks are shown that are not yet referenced by other submodules. #31251
2. A Sampled Values module can be configured by querying a Sampled Values control block through MMS. #29986
3. ibaPDA no longer sends a General Interrogation request every 2 seconds but, instead, relies on the TCP/IP keepalive mechanism to monitor the connection with the IED. #35717
Added support for Wago terminals 750-515, 750-542 and 750-453. #36461

Bug fixes (B)

HD event table:
1. Rare threading problem fixed. #35339
2. Pareto settings were broken after applying the properties. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #35909
3. An exception was displayed when switching to pareto mode while a filter was active. #35943
4. Pareto mode didn't work as expected if the previously selected events no longer existed on the connected HD server. #36058
ibaQPanel:
1. Grouping tabbed layout controls caused a crash. #35551
2. Disabled designer commands could still be executed using the shortcut keys. #35551
3. Command button: Groups were added as tabbed layouts in the layout selection tree. #32481
4. Tabbed layouts: Using the same layouts side by side on one level resulted in an incorrect error message about recursive use. Bug introduced in v8.13.1. #36210
5. Tabbed layouts: If a depth of more than 7 layouts was nested within tabbed layouts, the layouts were no longer displayed correctly. Max count of nested layouts is set to 5. #36513
An error was generated when a temporarily disabled mapped signal was used in a virtual expression. #34478
Layout management: Fixed possible exception in the startup layout dialog of the layout manager. #35693
Text creator module: Module itself was listed in the source signal selection. #29073
Some MARX dongles were no longer recognized. Bug introduced in v8.8.2. #36036
OPC UA client: The user-configured data type of signals was overwritten by the data type found in the address book. #36157
When the settings of the InCycle Auto-Adapting module were changed back and forth, the signals could be configured incorrectly, preventing the acquisition from starting. Bug introduced in v7.3.4. #36197
IEC 61850 Client: The actual values of SV modules displayed in the I/O Manager were not correct. #34856
DB/Cloud data store: The number of characters specified in the profile were not taken into account for value columns of text signals. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #36393
The system could become unresponsive when configuring an ibaM-COM using data path type Raw. #35903
E-mail interface: The option to disable the SSL certificate revocation check was not taken into account when testing e-mail account credentials. #36507
A time period store in tracking mode could stop working after reconnecting to the ibaHD server. #36534
QDR: The skip missing passes option was not taken into account when multiple measuring locations were reversing together. #36566
InCycle Auto-Adapting: In case the 'Update reference curve' signal requires a reset at the start of the acquisition, it is possible that the acquisition does not start. #36545
Memory leak fixed when using event table in pareto mode. #36608

Security patches (S)

Resolved .NET deserialization vulnerability in client–server communication. For more information see IBA-2026-08. #35745

Known issues

Issues with Siemens firmware V4 for S7-1500:
1. V4.0.0: The PLC terminates the connection when too much data is read in a single request. Fixed in firmware V4.0.4.
2. V4.0.4, V4.1.0, V4.1.2: The PLC may terminate the connection when two simultaneous connections read data larger than approximately 1300 bytes per request at short intervals. Status: Will be fixed with firmware Version 4.2 (estimated release in December 2026).
3. Recommendation: Currently, a downgrade to firmware 3.X for S7-1500 and 1.0.2 for S7-1200 G2 is recommended.

Version 8.13.4 - 2026-05-12
Required EUP date - 2026-02-11

Bug fixes (B)

SINUMERIK-Xplorer: The connection to a SINUMERIK device was not properly closed after doing a connection test. #36093

Version 8.13.3 - 2026-05-06
Required EUP date - 2026-02-11

Bug fixes (B)

OPC UA client: Monitored items with a bad status code would cause ibaPDA to disconnect from the OPC UA server. #35509
Logix-Xplorer and EtherNet/IP Produced Tags: Data could not be read from PLCs running firmware version 38. #35071
Preferences of the color axis and 2D Y-Axis of a Trend graph and HD trend graph were not independent from each other. #35311
Clicking the "Select S7 symbols" or "Add operands" links caused a crash on the outputs of S7 request modules. #35541
ibaW-750: Reset configuration didn't work any more. #35535
ibaHD timebased stores: New values of text signals were not stored during the post-trigger time. #35529
DB/Cloud data store:
1. Primary keys were deactivated when checking table. Bug introduced in 8.12.0. #35152
2. The index on the time column was missing on newly created tables. Bug introduced in 8.12.0. #35659
Layout management: All layouts were available in the layout dropdown in the user specific startup layout table. The filtering did not work correctly for domain users. #35634
ibaCMC:
1. When the Generic TCP/IP interface was not available an error was generated, even for configurations without TCP/IP messages. #35662
2. The acquisition could unexpectedly stop for configurations containing multiple IEPE sensors. #35719
3. Only the first VTrend of a process signal was used in the I/O configuration. #35753
4. A process signal that was deactivated in the ibaCMC configuration would still be active in the resulting I/O configuration. #35822
EtherNet/IP: The revision attribute reported by ibaPDA did not match with the latest version of the EDS file (v1.1). #35716
The generation of the ibaPDA server-side part of the support file could result in a timeout if it took too long to report progress. #35622
For Oracle databases, new tables contained an unnecessary not-nullable constraint on the I_ID column. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #35731
Circle View: Band values were not always displayed correctly in the full circle. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #35871
Time periods table: The ibaPDA client could freeze when querying a lot of HD time period stores. #35814
ibaPQU-S, ibaPADU-S-CM, ibaPADU-S-IT, ibaBM-PN, ibaBM-DP and ibaDAQ-S: Incorrect output data was written when the same configuration was applied multiple times. Bug introduced in v8.13.0. #35891
Import of modules with only output signals didn't always work correctly. #35892
S7-Xplorer: Connection loss was not correctly detected for connections in S7-1x00 mode with only outputs. #35466
E-mail interface: The option to disable the SSL certificate revocation check was no longer saved. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #35881

Security patches (S)

Resolved third-party library vulnerabilities in MimeKit and MailKit affecting email communication. For more information see IBA-2026-10. #35832

Version 8.13.2 - 2026-04-01
Required EUP date - 2026-02-11

Bug fixes (B)

Multistation: Triggers from trigger modules with a module number > 65535 didn't work. #35132
Bar chart: Changing the number of bars in the properties didn't immediately update the other property pages. #35078
Event table: The event selection was not shown in the signal tree after loading a layout. Bug introduced in v8.13.0. #35211
In the properties dialog of several views, e.g. the event table, the 'Apply to preferences' button was shown, but it didn't do anything when clicking it. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #35240
ibaM-DAQ X8/X9 and ibaN-2E network adapters were not visible in the network adapter selection lists. #35257
Lookup table: In some cases it wasn't possible to edit the signal grid. #35362
Data store using SQL server: When the ID column is used in a profile, and when the ID column value and the value column name in the profile are not fixed, and when more than one signal is selected in a store using that profile, then all insert queries for that store failed. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #35341 #34999
Data store manager: When converting a timebased data store into an ibaHD store, the ibaHD time period dropdown was not usable while a connection to the ibaHD server was established. #35068
ibaM-2FO link status for MFOLinkStatus function did not work if the referenced module is a slave module of a parent without module number (e.g. ibaM-DDCS). #35361
On some systems, ibaN-2E and ibaFOB-R boards that were added after installing ibaPDA were not functioning properly. #35465
S7-Xplorer: The destination port was imported incorrectly, which could result in the local port and ibaPDA-S7-Xplorer Proxy port being overwritten. Bug introduced in 8.11.0. #35429
SINUMERIK-Xplorer: In some cases, access to SINAMICS symbols in block M was unnecessarily routed through backup blocks, although access via block M worked. #35061

Version 8.13.1 - 2026-03-04
Required EUP date - 2026-02-11

Bug fixes (B)

ibaCMC:
1. Decimal filter frequencies were not supported. #34737
2. The mode of ibaMS8xIEPE signals was not always properly set. #34797
S7-Xplorer: The local port was overwritten when saving the project. Bug introduced in 8.13.0. #34795
DB/Cloud data store:
1. Long table names were not supported. #34759
2. PostgreSQL digital signal columns should be of type boolean. #34636
OPC UA client: It was possible to connect to an OPC UA server with an expired certificate. #34833
A mapped signal's source signal that should have been hidden, could still be recorded in a data store. #34859
ibaPQU-S submodules: The dropdown for the unit in the analog signal grid did not open anymore. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #34832
ABB-Xplorer: Possible ibaPDA server crash when writing variables to the PLC using the address book generated from the project file. #34902
ibaQPanel: Recursive layouts in tabbed layouts caused client hang. #34959
In some cases the ibaPDA client didn't receive any new data after creating a new project. #34963
Event table: Applying new properties could cause changes in the event selection in the signal tree. Bug introduced in v8.13.0. #34970
On some systems, ibaN-2E and ibaFOB-R boards that were added after installing ibaPDA were not functioning properly. #34946
ibaPQU-S, ibaPADU-S-CM, ibaPADU-S-IT, ibaBM-PN, ibaBM-DP and ibaDAQ-S: Incorrect data was measured when the same configuration was applied multiple times. Bug introduced in v8.13.0. #35003
ibaHD data store selection: The Ok and Cancel buttons were missing. This applied to the virtual trigger module and the data store manager. Bug introduced in v8.13.0. #34655
Exceptions inside the MQTT library could crash the ibaPDA service. #34710
The stop information was not updated correctly when a new I/O configuration was applied interactively. #34949

Version 8.13.0 - 2026-02-11
Required EUP date - 2026-02-11

MindSphere data store is no longer supported.
ibaM-DAQ requires at least firmware package v01.06.001 or later.
ibaM-DAQ and ibaM-COM require both ibaPDA server and client to be v8.13.0 or later.

New features (N)

Test button in the server selection dialogs to test the connection to the selected server. #32072
Layout management: Layouts can be locked, meaning they can't be changed without first unlocking. This setting is independent of user rights. #31915
ibaCMC: Support for sending live sensor statistics via TCP/IP. #32505
ibaM-DAQ: Support of ibaNet-E interfaces X8/X9 that work similar to an ibaN-2E. Needs firmware package ibaM_v01.06.001. #33053
New functions:
1. MMaxDynamic: Calculates the maximum value in a dynamic interval. #33759
2. MMinDynamic: Calculates the minimum value in a dynamic interval. #33759
Support for ibaFOB-H. #26418
E-mail: New fields with information about the last start and stop of the acquisition are available. #33602

Improvements (I)

Logix-Xplorer: The connection to the PLC is kept alive when the acquisition start takes a long time. #33074
Data store manager: A timebased data store can be converted into an ibaHD timebased data store. #33030
The provided image parameters of ibaNet-E generic connectionless modules are now properly validated. #33461 #33529
Kafka data store: Support for AVRO grouped data format. #19081
Asynchronous file access is enabled by default in new data store configurations. #33482
Unit table: The units ° (degree), rad (radiant), Hz (frequency) and Hz/s (frequency change) are added to the default unit table. #33554
Layout management: The layout properties for new layouts can now be configured in the client preferences in the layouts node. #24544
HD event table:
1. The sorting of the columns is saved in the layout and restored when loading. #33477
2. The visible columns are saved separately for pareto mode and other modes. #33550
Time periods table: The sorting of the columns is saved in the layout and restored when loading. #33477
FFT and cycle view: New option in the context menu to show/hide the main window. #32521
Submodules without fixed position can be moved up or down in the I/O manager. They can also be sorted. #32102
ibaM-COM:
1. Up to 4 ibaM-FO-2IO modules are allowed. #34070
2. Increased loading speed when selecting an ibaM-COM module in the I/O manager for the first time after starting the ibaPDA client. #34540
ibaM-DAQ: Up to 2 ibaM-FO-2IO modules are allowed. #34075
MELSEC-Xplorer:
1. Analog signals support byte swapping. #33957
2. The operand mode can be set per signal. #33774
Gocator: The sensor resolution can be freely chosen and the sensor width can be configured with a resolution of 1 µm. #34107
Text function improvements:
1. Function ConvertFromText now supports conversion from binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers via the 'Base' parameter. #25685
2. Function ConvertToText now supports conversion to binary, octal and hexadecimal numbers via the 'Base' parameter. #25687
The expected message size of Generic TCP/IP modules can be configured. #33568
ibaCapture camera names are readonly in the I/O Manager. #33740
An error message tooltip is displayed when trying to drop ibaPDA signals in an HD trend graph or vice versa. #29091
When adding a new Snapshot module, the base directory is unique. #34064
User management:
1. Improved tooltips for user rights. #33748
2. Display names of Active Directory users can be shown. #33642
InSpectra Orbit profile: New option to center the orbit automatically, using an exponential average of the center of the previous orbits. #33061
S7-Xplorer: The local port can be configured in TCP/IP and TCP/IP S7-1x00 modes. #34041
S7-Xplorer and S7-request: The "Lookup all S7 symbols" command can be used to update the name, comment 1 and comment 2 of signals with optimized S7 symbols. #34297
Flex devices and bus monitors: The configuration is not sent to the device if relevant settings have not changed since the last acquisition. #32835 #24510
Time periods with post-trigger time are only closed when the post-trigger time has elapsed. #34296
ibaCMC:
1. Support for the analog 24V AC signal type for IEPE sensors. #34194
2. Several speed signals can be associated with a single sensor signal. #33698
3. Support for the Suppress DC Enabled sensor parameter. #34515
4. Correct handling of differing resampling and indicator speed signals. #33694
Uninstaller has a new command line switch "/DeleteUserData" to delete the user data during silent uninstallations. #34569

Bug fixes (B)

EVA:
1. Not all initial alarm states were processed in case the message count exceeded 5000. #33471
2. The PLC dropdown list didn't update immediately when a new database was selected. #34558
Phasor view: The items in the context menu were not greyed out when the view was locked. #33898
ibaQPanel picture control: An unavailable UNC file path caused the ibaPDA client to freeze. #33738
HD time stores: Recording data only when time periods were active didn't work correctly when a post-trigger time was configured on a time period. #34213
The icon in the I/O Manager of an ibaFOB-D or ibaM-FO-2IO link was incorrect when an ibaBM-COL-8i-o module with submodules was configured. #34271
ibaQPanel: Replay timestamps in scenario player could get out of sync with signal triggers over time. #34324
ibaM-DAQ:
1. When activating the system watchdog with many modules present, the watchdog could reset the system during the initialization. #34383
2. Minimal system watchdog time was changed to 1s to avoid false positives (previously 200ms). #34383
DB datastore:
1. Oracle: Long column names were incorrectly cut off. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #34263
2. Oracle: The columns I_ID and I_TIME had to be non-nullable. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #34261
3. PostgreSQL: Column names were changed from lower case to upper case for some configurations. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #34262
4. PostgreSQL: Digital signals couldn't be written to columns with data type boolean. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #34487
An incorrect icon was displayed for the VIP TCP/UDP interface and VIP TCP/UDP Generic module. #34483
Filter functions in Snapshot computation modules were not properly reset for each snapshot calculation. #34495
Loading the address book from an S7 showed progress dots vertically instead of horizontally in case of a large address book. #34438
QDR data store containing measuring locations with an offset didn't always initialize correctly when the option to process measuring locations in parallel was enabled. #34544
An error that occurs while processing a Snapshot InSpectra Expert module, will no longer prevent possible other Snapshot InSpectra Expert modules belonging to the same Snapshot module from being processed. #33695
S7 request: When a restart of the S7 was detected, all modules connected to this S7 incorrectly triggered a restart of the acquisition in succession instead of just a single restart. #34465

Version 8.12.4 - 2026-01-15
Required EUP date - 2025-10-22

Improvements (I)

InSpectra Expert modules detect NaN values in the input and set them to zero before preprocessing and before calculating the spectrum. #34013

Bug fixes (B)

The connection receiving data from ibaVision could be lost without ibaPDA noticing it. #34018
An error could occur while trying to read the network adapter settings when generating a support file. #34022
S7 connectivity: An incorrect password caused subsequent calls to the S7 connectivity library to hang. This issue is solved by updating the S7 connectivity library to v6.2.0.2. #33878
The system could hang when trying to configure an ibaM-COM. #34132
ibaM-4AI-UI: Changing the scaling of the 4...20mA range didn't work correctly. #34017

Version 8.12.3 - 2025-12-09
Required EUP date - 2025-10-22

Bug fixes (B)

When typing a ( in an expression text the intellisense would close the text and try to match a function with it. #33853
Logix-Xplorer: Tags from programs whose names start with "GLOBAL" could not be read. #33896
For the digital values displayed in the Diagnostics tab of an S7 UDP and ibaNet-E Request decoder module, the data type of the source signal was not considered. #33900
SQL query module: The button to test statements was not always visible. #33849
ibaNE card: bandwidth calculation was wrong for connectionless module. #33917
ibaCMC: When determining the Snapshot size, delays due to pre-processing of InSpectra modules were not taken into account. #33944
S7 requests: In some cases, access to the DB failed randomly when multiple modules accessed different S7 simultaneously. Bug introduced in 8.12.0. #33883
S7 connectivity: In some cases, disconnecting from a device leads to a hang for 10 seconds. #33878 This issue is solved by downgrading the S7 connectivity library to v6.1.0.5. The firmware version 8.3 of the S7-410-5H is still supported. #32939

Version 8.12.2 - 2025-11-26
Required EUP date - 2025-10-22

Improvements (I)

MQTT interface: The length text output was limited to 255 characters. #33863

Bug fixes (B)

IbaPDA connected and disconnected really fast to an ibaVision process when there was already another ibaPDA connected. #33640
The EnvelopeSpectral function checks and limits the cutoff frequency to the nearest valid frequency. #33320
InCycle modules: The marker and band positions could be incorrect in vector mode, when the expression evaluation method was set to sampled once at the end. #33136
Cycle view: In case of live visualization, it was possible that there was a temporary spike in the visualization after the most recent band. #33135
HiPAC request: When the timebase of the ibaNet-E request module was smaller than the task timebase of the B request block then this caused a bluescreen. #33562
Image triggers would sometimes return green images after resolution changes. #33558
Gocator: In case of multiple sensors in the same network, it was sometimes not possible to start the acquisition. #33779
S7-Xplorer: Test connection results were sometimes shown without the correct colors. #33702
The ibaPDA service could crash in configurations with request modules on Flex devices connected to an ibaM-FO-2IO module. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #33816
The ibaPDA client could crash when clicking the S7 Operand column header when a signal with an empty S7 Operand was selected. #33817
When updating the firmware of an ibaW-750, an error could be displayed that no update progress information was available. #33715
When installing a client version older than 8.12.0 after the installation of 8.12.0 or 8.12.1 then the old ibaPDA client would crash if the layout contained a webbrowser control. #33786
Signal grid: Go to didn't work correctly for decoder signals and could result in a crash of the client. #33811
IEC 61850: Report control blocks were not handled correctly. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #33834
ibaM-COM/ibaM-DAQ: Adding an ibaM-4AI-IEPE could result in a crash of the client. #33749
ibaM-4AI-UI: Rescaling the 4..20mA mode didn't work correctly. #34017

Version 8.12.1 - 2025-11-12
Required EUP date - 2025-10-22

Improvements (I)

The synchronization state of ibaNet-E connections with an ibaM-COM is checked when starting the acquisition. #33443
Phasor module: Timebases less than 1 ms are supported now. #33516
The data type of S7 UDP and S7 ibaNet-E Request decoders can be configured. #33582

Bug fixes (B)

ibaQPanel trend graphs: Autoscaling of the y-axes of 2D graphs didn't work correctly when loading a layout. #33434
The I/O and Data Store Manager could still be opened using their keyboard shortcuts when no server was connected. #33467
HD event table:
1. The active filter count was not displayed correctly when the tree was invisible and the layout was loaded. #33470
2. The number of results was not displayed correctly when switching between alarm and live mode. #33133
3. Fixed possible exception when resizing the ibaPDA client window to a very small size. #33590
HiPAC request: Discovery didn't work if ibaPDA started without a license and afterwards a license was inserted. #33502
When upgrading from an 8.11.x version, the alias of the servers that were recently connected was not loaded correctly. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #33512
User management:
1. Users who didn't have the right to change layout could edit the client preferences by using the button in the toolbar. #33523
2. Users who didn't have the right to change layout couldn`t use start and pause views button in the toolbar. #33522
3. Users who didn't have the right to change layout could access menus that should have been restricted. #33521
4. Users who didn't have the right to change layout could change the queries of the HD event table and the time periods table. #33552
ibaM-COM/ibaM-DAQ message template file could no longer be parsed, which lead to strange messages in the device event log. #33555
It was possible to create multiple modules that had 1048575 as module number. #33519
Time periods table: Fixed possible exception when resizing the ibaPDA client window to a very small size. #33590
The /ForceClientClose installer option didn't work correctly. This caused remote installations via ibaManagementStudio to fail. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #33535
The ibaN-2E board could not be installed properly in some PCI slots of some motherboards. #33664
S7 request via ibaBM-DP: In some cases, a reset command was mistakenly sent to the S7. This lead to a restart detection loop in which the acquisition could no longer be started. Bug introduced in v8.12.0. #33682
In the server selection grid, the button to add/remove a server to/from the favorites list was not displayed. #33697
IEC 61850: The ibaPDA server could crash when trying to parse a GOOSE message containing an empty bit string. #33708
Fix for security advisory IBA-2025-04. #33676
The system could crash when switching fast between the diagnostic info tabs of several Flex devices connected to an ibaM-FO-2io module. #33732
In some cases error 0xFFF90001 was reported when testing the connection to an S7. Bug introduced in v8.11.4. #33737

Version 8.12.0 - 2025-10-22
Required EUP date - 2025-10-22

ibaFOB-io, ibaFOB-io-S and ibaFOB-io-X hardware is no longer supported.

New features (N)

ibaHD event store: A pre-trigger can be defined to shift the timestamp of an ibaHD event. #28795
Energy aggregation module. #30030
QDR: The relative order of the passes of reversing measuring locations in the product file can be configured. #32148
B&R-Xplorer: Added support for v6 PVI library to connect to PVI manager v6.x #30197
Support for AutoClosed and DataMissing columns of time periods: #27994
1. Requires ibaHD-Server v3.5.0 or higher.
2. Time periods in tracking mode will be automatically closed when the maximum time has passed.
3. Time periods that have been automatically closed have the value 1 in the new AutoClosed column. This applies to both standard and tracking mode.
4. Time periods that are missing data because the acquisition has been stopped have the value 1 in the new DataMissing column. This applies to both standard and tracking mode.
5. The AutoClosed and DataMissing columns can be shown in the time periods table.
New S7-Xplorer decoder redundant module. #32608
Support for ibaM-4AI-UI. #33115
S7 request: The IP address of ibaPDA can be configured when using ibaNet-E or S7 UDP as data path. #32462
CAN Interface: #30771
1. Measure data from CAN bus using ethernet gateway EMS EtherCAN CI-ARM9.
2. Detect available CAN IDs on bus.
Support for system information: #31016
1. Alias, location and description can be configured in I/O manager.
2. Meta data is shown in server selection form.
3. Meta data is written to dat files.
ibaCMC:
1. Support for process signals. #31697 #31713
2. Support for downsampling in envelope calculations. #32715
3. Support for ibaMS8xICP modules. #31926
Support for ibaNet-E High Performance (HP). An ibaN-2E board with firmware v01.02.001 or higher is required. #30118 #31621

Improvements (I)

The enabled state of the 'Add to favorites' button in the server selection form is updated immediately when you change the port number. #30794
Unit system: The time periods table now supports the unit system. Requires ibaHD-Server v3.5.0 or higher. #29856
Modbus TCP client: Module names are displayed in the connection grid. #32014
EtherNet/IP modules support byte swapping. #31979
Layout management: When changing the user, ibaPDA asks if the layouts should be stored on the server. #31851
Logix-Xplorer:
1. Read requests can be sent in parallel to the PLC. #32096
2. The data type of analog signals is shown in the Analog tab. #32108
The physical location of boards can be configured in simulation mode. #31558
E-mail interface:
1. OAuth2 is supported for Microsoft Exchange Online as the successor to basic access authentication. #28454
2. The address fields support placeholders. A value for testing can be defined via the new "Test value" column on the "Fields" tab. #27556
HTTP(S) interface: Signal names can be edited. #32211
S7 request:
1. The module automatically determines the correct request mode (symbolic- or operand-based) during the start of the acquisition. #32360
2. The communication with the devices is initialized in parallel to reduce the start time of the data acquisition. #32298
3. When starting the acquisition, the request procedure is skipped if the configuration has not changed. #31774
Time period query configuration: Removed "Start time" and "End time" from list of fields. #31981
EVA: An extended time message is added to improve time registration accuracy. #32435
The default interrupt buffer size has been increased to 50 MB. #32453
HD time data store: It is checked if the pre-trigger will fit into the configured memory and file buffer. #32772
Multistation: The send and receive connections of unsynchronized stations are now also merged together when the configured name is not equal to the computer name. #32738
HD event table:
1. The play mode is stored in the layout and applied after loading. The pareto settings are now stored also in the layout. #32097
2. The selected filters in the properties are applied after closing the dropdown instead of immediately. #32098
3. A new standard column "Path" is added to show the complete path if folders are used. The column folder will only show the last folder. #32100
ibaQPanel gauge panel control:
1. Min and max values for ranges can now also be configured with signals. #29072
2. Show units for min and max ranges if signal is used. #32727
The address book import form can show only the changed address books. #33024
The acquisition cannot be started while a firmware update is in progress. #32411
MELSEC-Xplorer: The File register serial number access method operand (ZR) is now supported. #33017
Time periods: Extra logging of the values of the index info fields in tracking mode. #32685
Text creator: Copy and paste buttons are available next to the sources grid in plain text mode. #32056
Auto-Adapting modules: In the form with the reference curves, the begin, end, center and delta columns are read only now. #31633
ibaCMC:
1. The size of the I/O configuration file has been reduced. #32636
2. Diagnostics information is immediately sent to the ibaCMC server once the acquisition is running. #32538
FFT view and cycle view: The thickness of the alert and alarm lines of bands is increased. #33322

Bug fixes (B)

The ibaPDA status form displayed a different number of signals than the I/O manager. Both now display the same number of signals. #31772
ibaQPanel:
1. HD trend graph signals were not counted for licensing. Bug introduced in v7.1.0. #32147
2. In some cases, the initial value of a command button with a "while pressed" event was not restored correctly after releasing the button. #32333
3. Gauge panel control: Fix possible exception when the width or height of a gauge was set to 3%. The minimum width and height is now limited to 10%. #32711
Camera view:
1. After the scenario player forced a player to pause by applying a command with speed 0, the state icon wasn't always correct. #31724
2. Trying to log into a camera with an AD domain account would fail sometimes. #32483
3. Video exports will now be terminated if they hang for more than 10 seconds. #32373
4. In the event of a format change while searching for the replay video, other cameras could begin playing at high speed. #32724
5. The camera view could jump to the incorrect timestamp when it was triggered by an HD event or time period. #33227
Data store manager: ibaHD store selection for ibaHD data stores would list mounted backups. #31856
EVA: PLC's with the same id in different databases could be mixed. #32429
The 'Layouts reloaded' messagebox could appear unnecessarily. #32577
Resizing a form on a monitor left the primary screen didn't work correctly. #32558
Profiles imported from ibaCMS modules could not be edited or deleted. #32445
The ibaPDA service could crash when trying to add an unsynchronized slave station in a multistation system. #32658
The dropdown of the layout combobox was not displayed correctly when the height of the dropdown was very large. #32385
Fixed a memory leak in the HTTP(S), LAND Pyrometer, OMRON-Xplorer and SQL database interfaces and the offline trend graph. #32723
ibaFOB-R: The acquisition timebase could only be set to an integer number of milliseconds. #33028
The stop trigger configuration wasn't copied correctly when converting a data store to a time period store. #33031
When loading a project with address books the address book import form was sometimes shown even when there were no differences between the address books in the project and the address books on disk. #33024
OPC UA Server: The option to remember last values of writable tags didn't work when applying a new I/O configuration. #32930
ibaW-750: The ibaNet-E connection to write output data could get lost during the start of the acquisition. #33056
FFT view: The unit of the base axis in case of band spectrum was equal to Hz instead of empty. #32512
The ibaHD default server was not loaded correctly after restarting the client. #33076
Mapped signals could not be referenced in HTTP(S), encoder and decoder modules. #33059
The LastChangeOf function didn't support text signals. #33146
An unhandled exception could occur when closing a layout containing an offline trend graph. #33185
The Switch function in a computation module did not work when using text signals. #33226
OPC UA client: When searching for endpoints, the connection to the OPC UA server was not properly closed. #33229
The diagnostic values for modules with a module number greater than 65535 were not displayed in the I/O manager for the following interfaces or modules: #33234
1. B&R-Xplorer
2. Codesys Request modules
3. Codesys-Xplorer
4. HiPAC Request modules
5. Logix-Xplorer
6. OPC UA client
7. Sigmatek-Xplorer
8. SQL database
9. TwinCAT-Xplorer
ibaHD event configuration: The event wizard would crash when clicking "Add" with no selected signals. #33275
DB data store file buffer data was always lost after installing a new ibaPDA version. Future updates should keep the file buffer data. #33378
A progress message could appear twice when reading address book from S7 PLC. #33385
HD event table: The scrollbar position was sometimes incorrect in alarm mode after a new alarm arrived. #33132

Version 8.11.4 - 2025-09-17
Required EUP date - 2025-06-26

Improvements (I)

S7 address book generator: Support for firmware version 8.3 of S7 410-5H CPUs. #32939

Bug fixes (B)

Parameter set: An exception could occur when clicking the header of the row indicator column in the profile editor. #32643
ibaQPanel command button: The "OnReleased" event was also triggered when the mouse click was released on another button that was clicked. #32635
The signal mapper module could have a signal that refers to itself. #32624
Triggered ibaHD-recording: using a long pre-trigger time could lead to an ibaHD-Server buffer overflow and data loss. #32726
When the connection dialog is shown on startup, pressing cancel did not stop the attempt to connect to a server. #32722
ibaM-DAQ: Digital tab was missing on loading project from previous PDA versions. #32698
ibaCMC: ibaPDA did not retry uploading a DAT file to the ibaCMC server in case of an error. #32790
IEC 61850: Connection was not automatically reestablished when MMS modules without dataset were used. #32872
For S7-related connections, the port was incorrectly limited to a maximum of 255. The limit is changed to 65535. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #32919
OPC UA client:

Initial tag values were sometimes not properly set. #32955
Tags with the HasEventSource reference type were not supported. #32960

Generic UDP: It was not possible to address data at an offset greater than 4095. #32969
ibaW-750 and ibaNet750-BM-D: When dragging a terminal onto its parent module, it would get converted into a special K-Bus terminal. #33010

Version 8.11.3 - 2025-08-20
Required EUP date - 2025-06-26

Improvements (I)

Time periods table: Removed "Comment" field from time period query configuration. #32400
InSpectra Expert profiles: For calculations in order, the maximum speed setting is hidden when the anti-aliasing filter is disabled. #32381

Bug fixes (B)

ibaHD signal tree: Selecting asterisk nodes was not possible. #32377
Time periods table: Common info fields of selected time periods that could be selected as fields in the query configuration weren't always updated correctly. #32402
ibaQPanel:
1. An exception could occur when groups were used and the layout was changed. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #32469
2. Multistate picture: A custom default picture wasn't shown correctly when a datasource was configured but it wasn't available. #32556
FFT and Cycle view: Autoscaling the time axis did not work correctly if no data was present. #32580
Snapshots could get lost when the last section of the snapshot did not start and end in the same snapshot interval. #32399
AB-Xplorer: The option to set signal values to zero in case of PLC connection loss did not work properly. #32607
The maximum file size for certain log files (e.g. SQL interface) was no longer taken into account, causing large log files. Bug introduced in v8.8.0. #32632

Version 8.11.2 - 2025-07-23
Required EUP date - 2025-06-26

Improvements (I)

Concerning the live visualization of InCycle Auto-Adapting modules, the reference curves are fully painted at the start of a new cycle. #32170

Bug fixes (B)

HD event table:
1. Alarm and live view didn't list all events. #32103
2. Query mode was not executed correctly after restarting the client, resulting in an empty table. #32190
Time periods table: Query mode was not executed correctly after restarting the client, resulting in an empty table. #32190
ibaQPanel:
1. If license source "Nowhere" was selected and the tabs were switched, the content of the tab was not displayed correctly. #32146
2. Trend graph and HD trend graph: An exception could occur for traverse graphs, when auto scaling was applied and acquisition was not started. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #32221
3. Layout management: An exception could occur when applying automatic scaling. Bug introduced in v8.10.1. #32222
4. Value input control: The initial value was not visible, when the layout was displayed for the first time. #32291
5. Shape control: Sometimes shapes were not displayed after switching the layout or leaving the design mode. Bug introduced in v7.3.8 #32359
6. Web browser: Adding a new web browser the first time caused a hang of the client. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #32319
All address books were reloaded from the server when the user deleted an address book. #32225
Offline trend graph: Opening the properties of the X-axis resulted in an error. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #32235
When the ibaPDA driver could not be loaded when starting the ibaPDA service, an ibaDAQ-S, ibaDAQ or ibaDAQ-C could not be configured unless the ibaPDA service was completely restarted. #32249
An exception could occur when connecting to a starting HD-Server >= v3.5.0. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #32262
In the Knowhow protection in the I/O manager, opening the profile manager for signal mapper modules caused an exception. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #32292
ibaCMC: The Min and Max settings for certain analog signals were not properly set when loading a configuration from the ibaCMC server. #32286
Snapshots interface: When dynamic order resampling was enabled, the speed unit was set to "Speed signal unit" and the speed signal's actual unit was "rpm", the spectrum was not calculated correctly. #32330
An OPC UA server module could be added from the Outputs tab, even though the module does not have any output signals. #32350
The visibility settings for diagnose columns in the text creator module were not correctly saved in the registry. #32178
Check for duplicate use of S7 request DB didn't take the rack and slot number of the CPU into account. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #32364
XML attributes on objects were not always loaded correctly. It was also possible to configure an invalid xml root name. In case the preview cannot be created due to an error detected, this error is now displayed in the preview window in red. #32174
S7 address book: HMI accessible flag was not loaded correctly when the symbol didn't have comments. #32368

Version 8.11.1 - 2025-07-01
Required EUP date - 2025-06-26

Bug fixes (B)

IEC 61850: Dynamic data sets were not deleted when the acquisition was stopped. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #32124
Chart: An expection could occur when the source signals contained NaN values. #32185
ibaQPanel: The editors for alignment and font properties in the properties window were too small. #32167
Multistation: The start timestamp of dat files was not the same for master and slave stations. Bug introduced in v8.11.0. #32192

Version 8.11.0 - 2025-06-26
Required EUP date - 2025-06-26

The interface MMC request is no longer supported.

New features (N)

AMEPA interface: #28528 #31455
1. Support AMEPA measurement devices.
2. Inputs and outputs are supported.
3. One device per license. Up to 255 devices possible.
4. Two modules types:
  1. AMEPA Generic
  2. AMEPA TSD with special GUI to force test values on TSD devices
ibaPDA server support files can be created using the new standalone tool ibaPdaGenerateSupportFile. #28962
New virtual functions:
1. LastChangeOf: Returns the most recent value of a set of expressions. #31170
2. IsProjectModified: Returns true when the current project has unsaved changes. #31547
Phasor module: Calculates phase, RMS and effective frequency of a linked input signal. #30129
S7-Xplorer: Support for S7-1200 G2. #31074
SNMP server: #29910 #31205
1. Added support for authentication algorithms SHA256, SHA384 and SHA512.
2. Deprecated authentication algorithms MD5 and SHA.
3. Added support for encryption algorithms AES192 and AES256.
4. Deprecated encryption algorithm DES.
S7 symbolic request via ibaBM-PN can use multiple device slots from one agent. #31225
ibaNet-E eLumina module: #29450
1. Support for special data types and bit offsets for analog signals.
2. ibaPDA-Interface-eLumina license is required. 16 connections per license. Up to 256 connections possible.
ibaCMC:
1. Support for ibaM-DAQ and ibaM-4AI-IEPE modules. #30723
2. Support for ibaMS16xDI-24V modules. #31238
CIP Motion is supported on ibaBM-ENetIP. Firmware version v01.02.009 is required. #31508
InCycle live visualization in the Cycle and Circle view and additional band signals in the InCycle modules that are updated live as the cycle builds up. #28336

Improvements (I)

New button is added to the toolbar to open the user management. #30299
When measuring performance counters in a virtual module, the chance of encountering an interrupt buffer overflow error after initializing the ibaPDA server has decreased. #30782
Text import/export of groups: The vector state of a group is saved now. Groups without signals are saved now. #30753
The content of the message box that is shown when an ibaPDA server cannot be reached was improved. #30955
The destination port can be configured for S7-related connections. #30501
The network settings of ibaNet-E devices can no longer be changed while the acquisition is running. #30819
OUTPUTS is appended to the module name in I/O manager when the outputs tab is selected. #31366
SQL module:
1. The width of the SQL statement window can be changed dynamically. #30013
2. The height of the SQL result window can be changed dynamically. #25406
3. The SQL statement editor ignores the source formatting when code is pasted in it. #30983
When the properties dialog of a view is open and the layouts have been reloaded because of a server reconnection, a message box is shown explaining that the changes in the dialog can no longer be applied. #30883
Time periods: A negative post trigger time can be configured. #31437
Time periods table:
1. Commands can now control camera views. #31089
2. An empty string is displayed instead of NaN. #31605
OPC UA client:
1. In the general tab of an OPC UA client module, a link has been added to manage address books. #30853
2. The sampling interval can be set to 0 ms. #32041
OPC UA server:
1. A clear error message is provided when the selected certificate doesn't have the digital signature or data encipherment key usage attribute. #31491
2. The configuration can be exported to a tab-separated text file. #31101
3. The namespace URI of signal and data store related tags is now independent of the hostname. #31778
InSpectra Expert: The Hilbert lower frequency of an envelope preprocessor can be as low as 2.5% of the sampling frequency. #30190
S7 symbol browser checks if symbols are HMI accessible when used for an S7 symbolic request module. This requires recreating the S7 address books. #31499
Better indication of progress when reading address book from S7 PLC. #32008
When a user's server layout is updated by another user, the "Automatic loading layouts from server" setting in the layout manager determines what happens. #31174
Updated InfluxDB connectivity to v4.18.0. #31411
Improved synchronization of address books between client and server. #29093
ibaM-DAQ and ibaN-2E firmware update progress messages are displayed in the language of the ibaPDA client. #31404
EVA interface: Multiple database connections can be configured. #31513
ibaHD data stores with duplicate target stores can no longer be configured. #31604
QDR:
1. Head and tail cuts are supported on combined reversing measuring locations. #30619
2. Missing passes on reversing measuring locations can be skipped. #30613
IEC 61850:
1. Sampled values modules are now submodules of an IEC 61850 device. #29984
2. The different submodules of an IEC 61850 device are grouped by bus type. #29982
3. GOOSE connection properties are also visible when the device supports MMS. #29985
GetSystemTime function:
1. New option to retrieve the system time in Unix time format. #31578
2. New option to retrieve the UTC offset in seconds. #31579
InCycle modules now support progress signals that decrease from start to stop. #31757
Certificate store:
1. When generating a new certificate, the application URI is initialized to its default value. #31792
2. A certificate's linked DNS names and IP addresses can be displayed in two new columns. #31795
3. When double-clicking on a certificate in the list, a pop-up appears with certificate details. #31796
MedianInTime supports up to 60000 samples in the interval. #31910
The ibaPDA version is shown in the title of the I/O manager and all other managers. #31765
Generic TCP output: In passive mode a new connection is only used after 10 ms to prevent crashing connected ibaCMU-S devices. #31963
The EUP trial period tags in the SNMP and OPC UA server were not used and have been removed. #31847

Bug fixes (B)

Bachmann-Xplorer: Array elements with a negative index were not sorted correctly in the symbol browser. #30678
For modules with a network adapter property, a previous name of the selected network adapter could be displayed. #30644
A firmware update of older ibaFOB hardware could cause a crash on some systems. #31246
Intellisense could select a signal although multiple signals still matched. #28970
Unmapped debug modules could not be moved back to their interface. #31342
Writing non-equidistant text signals to the ibaHD-Server did not work. #31359
S7 request decoders on ibaBM-PN, UDP and ibaNet-E: Optimized operands were not allowed on the new decoders when the number of decoders was increased. #31482
It was possible to configure multiple S7 request modules using the same S7 request DB. #31509
Using a profile with compression on a signal with data type WORD or DWORD resulted in incorrect values in HD time stores. #31496
Trend graph: Legends and markers disappeared when sharing the screen via Microsoft Teams. #30425
HD trend graph:
1. In some cases, too many samples were drawn when painting traverse vectors. This led to an incorrect display of data. #29939
2. When painting traverse vectors, the upper zone exceeded the configured maximum position. #30510
3. When reaching a new ibaHD aggregation level when zooming in or out, old data from the previous level could lead to issues when interpolating the values. #30528
4. Vectors from non-equidistant ibaHD time stores were displayed incorrectly. #29715
5. The manual scale of a y-axis was not applied correctly. #31647
Logix-Xplorer: When requesting noncontiguous array members, too much data could be requested. #31781
Time periods table: Unmounting a store with time periods led to an error in the time periods table. #31784
OPC UA server: ibaPDA's OPC UA client could not connect to the OPC UA server when it was running on the same machine. #31858
ActiveX control: The ibaPDA and ibaHD user names were not loaded correctly. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #31897
ibaNet-E: The list of discovered devices was cleared after adding a device. #31935
ibaQPanel chart: In some cases, changes to the sub channels of a vector were not recognized. This led to missing data. #31935
Shift register module: Shifting values did not work if the trigger signal was also used in one of the sources. #31658
Importing a virtual module, that was configured with a profile name, from a text file, could fail, if a lookup table profile with the same profile name was already present in the configuration. #31933
Layouts with web browsers could cause crashes of the ibaPDA client. #31199
Layout management: Applying automatic scaling on layouts could cause crashes of the ibaPDA client. #31991
DCF77 and IEC1131 time synchronization didn't work correctly. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #32018
ibaCMC: Disabled modules were not automatically enabled when they were required in the configuration. #32026
OPC UA client: When creating an address book, a failure to parse the structure of a tag would prevent the generation of the rest of the address book. #32047
When adding a new ibaHD data store you first had to enter a valid server address before you were able to continue. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #32075
Cycle view: In case the main X-axis was configured to be hidden, the data in the cycle graph was not always shown. #32017
Snapshots interface: When using ibaInSpectra submodules with order resampling enabled, it could happen that not all results were written to a file. #32105

Version 8.10.3 - 2025-05-28
Required EUP date - 2025-03-12

Improvements (I)

The stability of ibaNet-E connections has been improved. #31617

Bug fixes (B)

The generation of a time period name containing a text signal sampled at stop trigger could cause a stop of the data store. #31606
Time period names were incorrect when they contained a text signal sampled at stop trigger and tracking mode was used. #31606
Text-based modules:

The "Reset values" mode for the "Partial JSON behavior" property didn't work. #31698
The "Actual" column has been renamed to "Preview" because its values depend on the current settings in the ibaPDA client. #31737

Support file generation failed when there were no local WIBU containers. #31719
TwinCAT-Xplorer: Creating addressbook containing circular references caused crash of the server. #31735
S7 address book generator:
1. An exception could occur when the option to include group folders was enabled. #31722
2. An error message was shown when CFC contained a disabled RS_FF block. #31825
ibaNet-E generic connectionless modules mapped to an ibaN-2E board required a separate ibaPDA-Interface-ibaNet-E license. #31747

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

Improvements (I)

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)

S7 Request modules did not work on ibaN-2E boards. #31320
HD trend graph: Too many threads were created when jumping to a specific time stamp. Bug introduced in v8.10.0. #31382
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
Wago terminals 750-506, 750-512, 750-513 and 750-514 had the incorrect number of inputs. #31282
MELSEC-Xplorer: Typing an invalid operand in the operand constructor dialog could result in an unhandled exception. #31435
Time periods table: Requesting time periods from stores with different read rights led to flickering of the table content. #31395
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
HD event table: A new dropdown comment was not stored after changing the selected tree node. #31520
ibaCMC: Configurations with decimal multipliers for VTrends could not be loaded. #31498
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)

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)

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
Watch window: Signals were not deleted after creating a new project. #30651
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
The tab of the phasor view was not always selected when clicking into the view. #30854
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
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
Synchronization between ibaN-2E boards and ibaM-COM devices was unstable when using IPv4 as data path. #31161
In rare cases, ibaHD vector signals were no longer updated if the ibaHD configuration was changed at the same time. #31004
Unit system: In some cases there was a crash when the ibaPDA client updates the HD unit tables. #31154
ibaQPanel: The tabbed layouts were not loaded correctly if too many elements were used. #30943
The server would run out of memory when the ibaHD event data store coupled to an EVA module was disabled. #31191
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
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
InSpectra modules: The Crest value of a band was always zero. Bug introduced in v8.8.2. #31211
MELSEC-Xplorer: The option to start the acquisition even if a PLC is not accessible didn't work for modules using UDP. #31235
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)

Support for Windows Server 2025. #30463
Support for ibaN-2E. #20729
Support for ibaM-4AI-IEPE. #20727
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
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
ibaQPanel command button has new commands to switch the ibaPDA or ibaHD user without disconnecting. #30089
I/O manager tabs can be customized via the context menu. #27470
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. 1 FBGS interrogator per license. Up to 256 FBGS interrogators possible.
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.
The ibaPDA and ibaHD server selection forms support a list of favorites. #28695
The ibaHD store selection control supports a list of favorites. #28695
MQTT: Symbol browser for active items on MQTT broker. #29894

Improvements (I)

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
The total estimated network load of all ibaNet-E devices is displayed in a new tab of the ibaNet-E interface. #29290
Updated IEC 61850 library to v1.5.3. #24082
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
Watch view: The signal name is additionally displayed in the signal's tooltip. #27239
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
S7-Xplorer SINUMERIK module supports outputs. #30036
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
The maximum number of overlapping time periods has increased from 10 to 500. #30083
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
TC-net: An option has been added to always use DMA when reading data from the board. #29735
Address book managers for Logix, Codesys and B&R are added. #28610
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
TCP Text module: Improved checking if connection is still ok when using active mode. #30212
A Snapshot InSpectra profile can be imported as a regular InSpectra profile. #29873
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
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
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
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
A warning is written to the event log when the memory buffer overflows in ibaHD data stores. #30452
E-mail outputs: Checking the e-mail server's SSL certificate for revocation can be disabled. #30470
Raytek: option to force the pixels per line setting instead of autodetect. #30208
Inspectra Expert: The deprecated snapshot functionality was removed. The new Snapshots interface should be used instead. #28639
The maximum interrupt buffer size is now 1024 MB (instead of 200 MB). #30801
InCycle modules: The maximum number of samples per cycle was increased to 20000. #30889

Bug fixes (B)

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
IEC 61850:
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
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
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
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
ibaBM-DPM-S: Configuring multiple devices via FTP didn't work. #29951
Watch view: Drag/drop a vector from the signal tree didn't work correctly. #29945
OPC UA server: When multiple endpoints were defined, a BadIdentityTokenInvalid error could be returned even though valid credentials were supplied. #30035
Scope view: In single trigger mode the scope view didn't always stop on the first trigger occurrence. #29819
ibaHD custom aggregation levels could be sorted incorrectly in case a timebase of at least 1 day was used. #30419
ibaPDA incorrectly reported a changed configuration when trying to write the file buffer to the ibaHD server. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #30489
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
Numeric digital display: Digital signals were missing in the signal tree. #30274
S7 symbol browser didn't always select the correct symbol when opening the browser for the first time. #30249
X-Pact request addressbook generator could run out of memory when creating address books for lots of resources. #30400
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
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
Configuration with a diagnostics module without a target module assigned could not be imported. #30448
S7 symbolic request didn't take the array index of a symbol into account. #30451
S7-Xplorer and S7 symbolic request: Symbols with backslashes in their names could not be measured. #30157
Camera view: Scenario player used incorrect offsets. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #30015
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.
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
ibaBM-DPM-S devices connected to an ibaM-FO-2IO module did not use the most recent configuration features. #30536
Layout management: Signal that controls the selected layout should only react on signal changes. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #30498
Acquisition could stop when electric module was used with incorrect inputs. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #30604
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
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
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
In configurations with large module timebases, ibaHD signals sometimes had no valid value. #30518
S7-Xplorer: Connection didn't work when switching from PC/CP with PROFIBUS or MPI to TCP. #30755
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)

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

Loading layouts from ibaHD-Server would sometimes hang. #29931
ibaPDA client crash when opening I/O manager or data store manager on systems with very limited user rights. #30064
The default directory for ibaPDA client shortcuts was not always writeable by a user without administrator rights. #30068
Audio Module: In longer recordings there could be dropouts, growing longer and longer. Fixed by dynamic rate adjustment option. #30152
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.
MELSEC-Xplorer: Diagnostic modules were incorrectly taken into account when checking the number of configured modules against the licensed number. #30160
GH180-Xplorer: NXG PRO+ message length prefixes were not filtered. This caused incorrect offsets in the standard modules. #30200
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)

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
OPC UA client: In the symbol browser, the option "Do not change" did not work for signal comment 1. #29758
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
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
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
Value input control: In some cases, the feature to highlight the value on differences did not work correctly. #29722
Some systems could crash when reapplying an I/O configuration containing ibaNet-E modules. #29109
When saving a project it could be that the capitalization of the name of the saved project is not correct. #29499
HD trend graph: In the color axis settings, the signal tree for the min/max of the manual scale was always empty. #29498
ibaNet-E generic connectionless modules: The header clicking in the digital grid did not work correctly. #29831
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
Logging in to an ibaHD-Server as the current Windows user didn't work. Bug introduced in v8.9.0. #29917
The I/O and data store 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)

Reading/writing of non-equidistant data to/from the ibaHD-Server. #23099
ibaHD trend graph supports non-equidistant data. #23100
New ibaHD data store profile to define custom aggregation layers for ibaHD time signals. #27618
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.
Uninstaller provides an option to delete all user data. #28453
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)

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
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
Expression editor: If the user selects a function in the expression drop down list, the description will be shown. #27592
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
Text creator module: In plain text mode, it is possible to copy/paste the table in the text creation TAB. #29067
OPC UA server: Option to remember the last values of writable tags. #29262
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
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
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
Signal grid find and replace improvements: #29308
1. Find works in readonly columns. #29307
2. Find and replace work also on numeric columns.
Improved filtering of allowed S7 data types in S7 symbol browser, S7 operand editor and S7 data type column. #28233
Source and destination file are shown when transferring files between client and server. #29094
Tree can be hidden in I/O manager and data store manager. #28060
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
Duplicate groups (i.e. groups with the same name and path) can no longer be configured. #29507
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
ibaHD signal tree: Vectors are now in their correct groups. #27730
S7 address book generator: Support for firmware version 3.2.18 of S7-300 CPUs. #29603
The default maximum file number limit has been reduced from 1000 to 100. #28764
S7 request: Added support for version V2_20241030 of the request library.

Bug fixes (B)

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
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
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
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
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
TCP/IP- and UDP-based interfaces were not reinitialized after reloading the FPGA of iba hardware. #29351
User management: Active Directory distribution groups can no longer be added. #28287
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
NE profile created an extra sample after the dead time if the trigger signal was still different. #29266
Knowhow protection: It was no longer possible to import schemes. Bug introduced in v8.8.0. #29383
E-mail module: In some cases, variables were not detected correctly. This could lead to missing signal values. #29322
Incorrect timestamps of files retrieved from IEC 61850 devices when daylight savings time was active. #29501
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
Vectors that are not part of a group could be displayed incorrectly in the ibaPDA signal tree. #29465
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
Trend graph: In a lengthbased trend graph with a fixed X-axis with fixed increments the zero point would move. #29362
Oracle library updated to resolve issues with Oracle cluster setups. #28963
Playback interface: When playing back part of a v2 dat file the data was wrong the second time the file was played. #29610
Importing FOB-D mirror master configuration didn't always work. #29620
HD trend graph: Annotations with attachments could not be added. #29565
Credentials in I/O configuration and data store configuration could get lost after a shutdown. #29632
Wago power modules: An error was shown in the signal grid. #29659
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
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)

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

Logix-Xplorer and EtherNet/IP: Ports A1 and A2 can be used in the connection path. #29028
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)

Value input control and numeric up/down: High values were displayed incorrectly. #28858
It was no longer possible to connect to ibaW-750 devices. Bug introduced in v8.8.1. #28932
SQL interface: The buffer was not mapped correctly. Under specific circumstances, this could lead to driver errors. #28904
Snapshots interface: When using several ibaInSpectra submodules, it could happen that not all results were written to a file. #28789
The ibaPDA client could not update itself by downloading the latest version from the server at the first attempt. #28842
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
HD trend graph: Signals in the signal tree weren't shown. #28954
The I/O configuration could become unusable when applying a configuration with more than 64 modules with submodules on the same interface. #28959
OPC UA server: When changing the username for authentication, the previous username/password combination was still considered valid. #28967
Logix-Xplorer and EtherNet/IP: Parts in the connection path that contained an IP address were always set to port 2 (or A). #28969
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
E-mail outputs: The dead time field was not greyed out when not applicable. #28848
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
ibaHD signal tree:
1. Length based stores didn't show vectors. #28943
2. Annotations in folders weren't shown. #29032
HD trend graph: Events and event numeric fields were not shown after restarting the ibaPDA client. #28901 #28617
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
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
Data path type Raw did not work anymore for ibaNet-E generic connectionless modules. #29083
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
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Updating codemeter runtime caused problems with 32bit iba software. #28872
Acquisition could stop when using an image trigger with a pretrigger and a file name containing a text signal. #28763
ibaNet-E discovery used wrong MAC format when adding a device. #28771
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
Virtual functions: The ibaPDA client could hang when using a lot of deeply nested functions in one expression. #28775
The OPC UA server did not use the server certificate's application URI for its own application URI. #28785
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
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)

Support for ibaFOB-R: #27310
1. Support reading and writing data on a Reflective Memory network.
2. ibaPDA-Interface-Reflective-Memory license is required.
LAND Pyrometer interface: Retrieve temperature measurements from SPOT+ devices. #26512
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.
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
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
Possibility to display the signal name together with the comment of the signal in the ibaPDA and ibaHD signal tree. #27869
FFT view: Possibility to add the speed marker of an InSpectra Expert module via the context menu of the marker button. #26421
FFT view and cycle view: 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
InSpectra Expert and Auto-Adapting: Support for spectrum weighting in the spectrum profile. #14344
ibaInCycle: Possibility to configure custom bands for all InCycle modules. #25112 #25113 #25114
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
InSpectra modules support two new spectrum methods: The cepstrum and the power cepstrum. #15126
Support for communication with ibaCMC. #22166

Improvements (I)

S7 address book generator: CPUs are sorted alphabetically. #27943
HD time periods table and HD event table: The performance when copying selected rows to the clipboard was improved. #28040
The U12 effective signal is added to the Electric two-phase module. #27030
Improved warning message when trying to enable a module that has a disabled parent module. #26680
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
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
AB-Xplorer: Disconnected PLCs are shown red in the connections grid. #28283
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.
HTTP(S) Interface: Pressing ENTER in the request body adds a new line rather than applying the I/O configuration. #28413
X-Pact request: Address book generator supports 6 projects instead of 4. #28419
OPC UA server: The maximum number of notifications per publish response can be configured. #28455
OMRON-Xplorer: Values can be set to zero when a connection is broken. #28213
ibaHD-Server: The network traffic when opening a connection is reduced. #28459
Data store manager: A confirmation message box is shown before moving nodes. #28560
HD trend graph: A warning is shown when not all samples of a signal can be displayed due to insufficient buffer size. #25123
FFT view and Cycle view: The marker labels in the contour plot display the marker values of the selected plane. #24992

Bug fixes (B)

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
The system could crash in case DMA buffers could not be allocated for certain links of an ibaFOB-D board. #28266
EVA module: Actual column in signal grids was empty. #28505
EVA module: Incorrect timestamps were used when the time message was received in a different frame than the value message. #28555
A crash of the ibaPDA service could occur when creating time periods in combination with only slowly sampled (> 1s) signals. #28544
A timeout could occur trying to configure an ibaW-750 device. Bug introduced in v8.7.0. #28465 #28609
ibaQPanel: Camera layouts in scenario player were not loaded correctly on startup. #28568
When using the FindText function in combination with a playback signal, the acquisition could stop unexpectedly. #28573
MQTT archiver: A text or binary topic using multiple timebases didn't always work. #28634
HiPAC request: In some cases the reception of broadcast messages could stop. #28710
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)

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)

Virtual functions: The If('Condition','Expression1','Expression2') function now also works correctly if 'Expression1' is digital and 'Expression2' is analog. #28123
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
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
ibaHD signal tree search keeps collapsed stores collapsed when doing a new search. #28180
Certificate store: Cryptography library updated to avoid a potential security vulnerability. #28238
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)

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
Creating a phasor view could cause a crash. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #28126
Reflective Memory boards that were not in use were not properly closed by the ibaPDA driver. #28130
Connecting to local RSLinx OPC Server failed with no license error. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #28101
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
Modbus TCP Server: The setting "Swap float values on word base" was ignored. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #28144
The interrupt mode menu for FOB boards (except FOB-D) didn't work anymore. #28154
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
B&R-Xplorer: An error could still be reported when starting the acquisition even though the option to allow inaccessible PLCs was enabled. #28159
S7-Xplorer: Online address book did not support all technology objects. #28191
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
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
S7 request via ibaNet-E: The configured time between telegrams was displayed incorrectly in the S7 request info subtab of the Diagnostics tab. #28211
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
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
ibaPQU-S: The timebase of the grid module was not displayed correctly. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #28249
The tabs of pinned controls could be displayed incorrectly. Bug introduced in v8.7.2. #28239
Logix-Xplorer: Structure members with data type LREAL could not be measured. #28224
MQTT Interface: More than 15 connections were not possible. #28292
ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp: Values measured from these boards could be incorrect. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #28311
ibaCapture player: Fix issue where it was not possible to abort the dragging of a camera onto the view. #28264
ibaCapture module: Camera names with unicode characters produced various display errors of camera names. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #28326
When importing a multidecoder module from a text file, the active state of the digital bit signals was not imported correctly. #28273
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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
Connections to Flex devices attached to an ibaM-FO-2io module could sometimes not be established. #27941
Logix-Xplorer: The acquisition was always restarted in case a missing tag was detected. #27924
MQTT Interface: The Diagnostics tab did not display any information. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #27937
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)

ibaQPanel multi state label: New option in the properties to change the text rotation. #25872
HD time periods table and HD event table: New option to activate an auto start after x seconds of inactivity. #15521
ibaPDA client can be started from the ibaPDA server status application. #19507
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
Gocator Health module: Monitor diagnostic data (e.g. temperature, CPU usage) of a Gocator sensor. #26869
Modules can have a comment. It is shown as tooltip in the signal tree. #10575
ibaPDA-Server and ibaHD-Server selection dialogs: Added filter, search and sort functionality to the server list. #27502
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.
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
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)

The algorithm for detecting circular references was improved. #18392
TwinCAT request: Added support for data types LINT and ULINT. #25725
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
I/O Manager: Added option to choose between different file extensions when saving I/O configuration to file. #25915
Data store configuration: Added option to choose between different file extensions when saving data store configuration to file. #25919
EtherNet/IP: Multiple connections to the same IP address are now possible. #17864
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
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
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
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
S7 address books: Added support for TIA Portal v19. #27094
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
Any ibaPDA license can be used on ibaDAQ-S, ibaDAQ, ibaDAQ-C and ibaM-DAQ devices. #27130
Codesys-Xplorer: Improved loading of address books containing large arrays of structures. #27230
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
The update time accuracy of Xplorer interfaces has been improved. #26826
OPC UA server: The number of maximum subscriptions can be configured. #27343
ibaPDA SNMP server: Values of table columns can be shown in the I/O manager. #27213
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
ibaManagamentStudio: Support active ibaHD-Server time period diagnostics. #25938
The diagnostic module for ibaNet-E generic connectionless modules can now measure the minimum, maximum and actual time between messages. #27215
Improved installation speed by only extracting help files on first use. #27097
TC-net: The map function can be used to update existing modules and signals when the address book has changed. #27271
Loading times of ibaHD signal trees are reduced significantly. #27534
ibaHD-signal tree: Time period stores and vectors use the active and inactive signal filters. #26711
Changes in properties of controls can now always be canceled. #27195
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.
OPC UA client: One license per module is used now (instead of one license per block of 1000 analog + 1000 digital signals). #27745
Modbus client:
1. Added support for data types SINT, LINT and ULINT. #25956
2. Added support for text signals. #26273
ibaPDA and ibaHD server selection dialogs: Filters, search and sorting can be used in the server list. #24788 #27502
ibaHD signal tree search can now expand or collapse all search results. #27365

Bug fixes (B)

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
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
Systems with enhanced security features could crash (BSOD) when trying to start the ibaPDA service. #26904
EVA module could have issues connecting to the database after some time. #27212
After a newer client tried to set a version incompatible I/O configuration other clients couldn't set new I/O configurations anymore. #27054
It was possible to select InSpectra and InCycle modules instead of a signal in the properties of a view. #27170
PQU Spectrum: In the properties the module tree didn't show any PQU module anymore. #27214
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
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
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
When DCF77 time synchronization was enabled, invalid DCF77 data could cause the acquisition to stop. #27407
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
TC-net: A meaningless error message was given when the module update time was incorrect when mapping scan blocks. #27504
Audio interface: Audio signal was missing data when combined with slower modules. #27510
The virtual function EnvelopeSpectral did not work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #27513
E-mail outputs: Image trigger and data store fields were not properly handled anymore. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #27544
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
ibaHD signal tree: When using checkboxes with groups mode, the selection would be lost when changing the group order. #27536
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
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
Preferences: Some settings were not saved. #26974
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
ibaPQU-S: The UDP data loss digital signals were not properly updated. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #27748
DCF77: The last received bit shown in the I/O manager was incorrect. #27728
Autodetect (with limited capabilities) on a FOB-D link while the acquisition was running didn't work. #27736
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
Statistical functions MAvg, MMedian and MStdDev: After a reset, the system uses a wrong value for the update interval. #27784
Incorrect values of bit decoder signals were written to the ibaHD-Server in some cases. #27839
Some settings in the preferences were not saved. #26974
TC-net: The number of used licenses for a symbolic scan block module was displayed incorrectly in the I/O Manager. #27859
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)

When simulating the Flex frame configuration the data size of ibaNet750-BM-D modules was not properly calculated. #27058
Watch window: ibaHD signals with constant values could disappear after some time. #27347
ibaHD signals could blink in views and briefly lose the signal unit. #27347
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
ibaHD store configuration: The store order property was lost when opening the store configuration. #27262
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
When applying an I/O configuration with more than 8 IEC 61850-9-2 modules some existing connections could stop working. #27369
For large values of the least common multiple of the module timebases no proper error message was generated. #27372
ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: The minimum allowed timebase was 10 µs instead of 1 µs. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #27383
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

An error message could be shown when closing an application that hosts the ibaPDA ActiveX control. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #27109
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
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
The printing of the Orbit view did not work correctly when zoomed in. #27060
Chart view, Orbit view and PQU spectrum view: Possible crash when using the scientific notation type for the labeling of the value axis. #27062
Electric modules: The calculation of the apparent power and some other calculations did not work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #27184
Orbit view: The configured manual scale of the axes was not taken into account when resizing the view. #27203
OMRON-Xplorer: Multiple connections in parallel overwrote each other's data. #27233
Some modules with no analog and no digital signals could cause an error when starting the measurement. Bug introduced in v8.6.1. #27286
The acquisition could not be started when active modules were mapped to an ibaFOB-PlusControl board. Bug introduced in v8.6.0. #27291
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)

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
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
Event table: Acknowledging events was not possible after the table was refreshed in pause mode. #26751
Certain configurations could lead to a "Too many I/O map entries" error. #26948
Wago 750-491 terminal could not be added to ibaW-750. #27009
OPC UA client: The signal naming option "Tag name" provided the node ID instead of the actual tag name. #27018
Dropping a vector in an empty layout was (erroneously) possible and resulted in an empty trend graph. #27015
Watch view: When resetting the columns the New value and Apply columns could mistakenly appear. #27029
The icon of the Vector calculation module was not always painted correctly. #27014
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)

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.
TCP/IP- and UDP-based interfaces can be bound to specific network adapters. #12091
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
Editing ibaHD event and time period queries requires an ibaHD user management right. #23953
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.
ibaQDR: Measuring locations before tracking start can use a new mode called "Use two speeds and length signal of the tracking start". #25874
New options to reset window layout in view menu and layout manager. #24755
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)

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
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
Preferences: Settings that can't be changed are shown disabled. #20632
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
TwinCAT-Xplorer: Added support for data types LINT and ULINT. #25724
S7-Xplorer and S7 request: Loading address book from an S7 can be done without stopping the acquisition. #24524
The format field in the e-mail module, text creator module and ibaHD event configuration can be changed manually. #25746
Multistation: Trigger pools can be configured to automatically select newly added global triggers. #26079
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
ActiveX: Automatic layout save setting in layout manager is disabled because it is controlled by the AutoSaveLayout property of the ActiveX control. #26569
Time period info fields related to ibaDatCoordinator are hidden when configuring info fields. #26257
ibaHD triggered recording: The pre-trigger data path has a default value. #26584
Data store 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
The data store trigger control in the toolbar only shows active data stores. #26570
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
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
HD time periods table and HD event table: Solve dependency between filtering of main HD tree and HD tree inside the properties. #26719
The settings of the ibaFOB-D network adapter are automatically checked and applied when starting the acquisition. #26492
ibaBM-ENetIP: Added support for IP address range filter. This requires firmware v01.02.007 or later. #26738

Bug fixes (B)

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
Scope view: Values shown in the data grid did not take into account the axes' notation. #12482
ibaNet-E: The layout of the connection grid was not always properly reloaded. #25484
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
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
HD time periods: Time period name was incorrect when text signal was added at stop trigger. #25718
OPC UA client: Signal name and comments were not properly set when adding digital signals. #26653
DB/Cloud data stores: When switching between data stores of the same type the list of table names was not properly updated. #20620
The actual values of output signals displayed in the I/O manager were not always correct in case some signals were inactive. #26510
S7 address book couldn't be created when the project contained the OPC_UA_LocalizedTextEncodingMask data type. #26757
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)

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
ibaM-4AI-600V-AC and ibaM-4AI-5A-150A-AC: scaling of signals was broken. #26419
HD time periods table: Changed visual properties were applied immediately and without saving. #26427
S7-Xplorer: An address book couldn't be created for some TIA projects containing software units. #26458
Signal mapper: Scaling of source signals with integer data types was not taken into account. #26468
SINAMICS-Xplorer: When multiple bits from a register or parameter were measured then an incorrect warning about duplicate symbols was generated. #26473
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

The algorithm that detects circular signal dependencies when starting the ibaPDA acquisition was not always working correctly. #26198
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
Load address book from S7 button was visible when connection mode was not set to TCP/IP S7-1x00. #26067
AsciiValue function caused validation error. #26277
ibaQDR: An invalid product file could be generated when an inactive measuring location before the tracking start was present. #26264
Layout management: Domain group user layouts were not loaded correctly. #26189
MQTT interface: Clicking the header of the column "Message in Offset" did not automatically fill the succeeding rows. #26288
Text creator: Referencing a temporarily disabled signal could cause an error when starting the measurement. #26335
Watch view: When switching between writable and non-writable signals the visibility of the New value and Apply columns wasn't always updated. #26379
ibaM-DAQ import/export of configuration didn't work. #26367
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)

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
HD event table: New button and context menu entries to export selected table rows to Excel or text file. #21847
HD trend graph: New context menu entry in pause mode to open ibaAnalzer with the displayed time range. #13205
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
Orbit view and circle view: New setting 'Improve isometric visibility' is now available. #21950
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.
InSpectra ONNX: Equidistant or logarithmic bands can be configured quickly in the profile. #24922
AB-Xplorer: Support for connecting to PLC-5 and SLC-500 via a DH+ gateway. #25635
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
Installer has a new command line switch "/ForceClientClose" to force closing any open ibaPDA clients when updating. #25840
FFT view: New option for the waterfall to have the oldest plane in front. #20376

Improvements (I)

influxDB: Support for https connections. #24876
ibaM-FO-2IO module supports "FOB-D stop acquisition on broken link" option. #23351
FFT view and Cycle view: Possible to configure signals for the manual scale of the spectrum graph. #24311
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
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
IEC 61850: The seconds part of timestamps are now measured as DOUBLE instead of FLOAT. #25488
Audio interface:
1. Support for more than 1 audio device. #25618
2. Improved handling of connecting/disconnecting audio devices.
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
Micro-Epsilon ScanControl supports sensor types LLT30xx_100 and LLT30xx_200. #25818
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
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".
Data store status window: The current size of the buffered data is shown if the connection to an ibaHD server is lost. #25161
Virtual, virtual retentive and trigger module: The number of signals has to be configured in the General tab of the module. #25350
Retentive signals are saved perodically and are restored automatically if the ibaPDA service is not stopped properly. #25201
User names in UPN format are supported for network shares. #25602

Bug fixes (B)

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
I/O manager: In the validation dialog, the painting of long message texts did not always stop at the vertical scrollbar. #6584
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
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
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
HD time periods table:
1. Visual color settings were not saved correctly. #25769
2. Multi line texts were not formatted and displayed correctly. #25873
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
Orbit view, circle view and phasor view: It was not possible to open the properties on empty views. #25854
Data store drop down control showed an entry even if no data store existed. #25835
HD event table: Multi line texts were not formatted and displayed correctly. #25873
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
Importing X-Pact address books could have lead to a crash. #25884
Trend graphs: An X-axis time range less than 1 second was not applied correctly. The minimum value is now 1 second. #25910
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
ibaQPanel web browser: IbaPDA could crash or freeze when using a web browser view together with a camera view. #23472 #26109
EtherNet/IP: The assembly instance for Output instead of Configuration was used for implicit connections. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #26056
InSpectra Expert: In case of multiple linked markers, these linked markers were not saved correctly in a text export. #26026
Uninstaller didn't always detect running ibaPDA applications. #26101
Selecting an ibaPQU-S aggregation module in mode Auto on the Outputs tab caused a crash of the I/O manager. #26155
Computation retentive module: Intermediate signals were not hidden in the analog and digital signal grid. #26150
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

EventTable: An ibaHD event handler wasn't released properly. This could lead to memory leaks. #25675
Logix-Xplorer: Diagnostics could crash when showing signal with SINT data type. Bug introduced in v8.4.0
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
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)

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

Improvements (I)

HD time periods table: New setting to show an indicator instead of highlighting the selected rows in the table. #25317
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
SNMP server: MIB file names are lower case instead of upper case. #25403
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)

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
EtherNet/IP: ibaPDA could not connect to produced tags where the first member is of the type CONNECTION_STATUS. #25486
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
ibaBM-ENetIP: Selected node could sometimes jump to the first node in the diagnostics tree. #25489
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
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
ibaQDR: Measuring locations that can be skipped when no data is found caused an incorrect missing data error. #25540
ibaHD time periods table: The ibaHD connection was not closed properly after closing the query configuration. #25629
Electric two-phase module: the acquisition could not be started when a signal was assigned to In. #25620
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)

ibaQPanel control library: The background color in the item preview can be changed. #20340
Data store status window: The context menu for time periods now provides the option to send start and stop triggers. #25128
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
HD event table: The last inserted parameter in a parameterized query is stored. #20150
HD time periods table: The last inserted parameter in a parameterized query is stored. #25294
Updated OpenSSL libraries to v1.1.1v (used for Kafka, MindSphere and S7 connectivity). #25330
ibaM-DAQ supports event log. #23894
S7-Xplorer SINUMERIK: Support for SINUMERIK One is added. #25032

Bug fixes (B)

Data store status window: The context menu entry "Open with ibaAnalyzer" was incorrectly shown on the time periods parent node. #25111
Profile import: When using the option "Rename imported profile" an incorrect name was used. #25092
The shortcut Ctrl+E did not work on time periods. #25091
Trend graph: Dynamic visibility was not ignored in pause mode. This lead to signals that would suddenly be hidden or be shown. #20742
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
OMRON-Xplorer: Cpu scan of some FINS devices failed. #25028
S7-Xplorer: Strings and array members could no longer be selected in the symbol browser. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25208
The ibaHD event log could not be selected from the context menu of the dockable windows. #25210
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
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
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
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
The camera view was no longer available in German or French. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25209
The ibaPDA client could crash when configuring an ibaHD event data store where all numeric or text fields had blank names. #25181
ibaQPanel control library: Fixed exception when opening the properties of an item. #25212
Layout management: Width settings for layout selection and data store selection were not applied correctly. Bugs introduced in v8.4.0. #25254
FFT view and cycle view: Having the toolbar disabled, the contour plot could be displayed incorrectly after switching layouts. #25145
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
Data store settings: Time periods would allow an invalid text signal for stop trigger type 'Trigger on reception of text signal'. #25194
An incorrect version of OpenSSL was used. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25329
ibaPQU-S: Sometimes the ibaPDA acquisiton could not be started when using an EN50160 flicker severity module. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25345
Writing firmware to iba boards was no longer possible. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25353
On some systems the S7 address book generator didn't work correctly. Bug introduced in v8.4.0. #25291
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

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
ibaCom-PCMCIA and ibaCom-PCMCIA-F are no longer supported. #24405
The installation directory has changed. Manually created shortcuts must be changed. #20139

New features (N)

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.
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).
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 store 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.
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.
Support for ibaM-4AI-5A/150A. #20724
Support for ibaM-4AI-600V. #20725
New S7-Xplorer SINUMERIK module that allows access to S7 PLCs embedded in SINUMERIK devices. #15237
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
FFT view: The new tracking marker in the contour plot allows tracking a spectrum peak. #23533
InCycle ONNX module: New module to apply an existing ONNX neural network to the sampled values or the band values of each cycle. #24087
Inspectra ONNX module: New module to apply an existing ONNX neural network to the sampled values or the band values of each spectrum. #240874
ibaPDA client diagnostics are shown in the ibaManagementStudio web client. This requires ibaManagementStudio Server and Agent v1.3.0 or higher. #22784
Retentive computation module. #24241
A new window containing the ibaHD event log is available in the ibaPDA client. This event log allows monitoring the connected ibaHD-Server. #24312
The InSpectra Auto-Adapting module now supports markers. #14342
The MQTT interface supports buffering in the output direction. #19630
The InCycle Expert module and the InCycle Auto-Adapting module now support markers. #18516
Virtual module: New function ReplaceNonPrintableChars to replace non printable characters in a string by another string. #24441
ibaQPanel chart: A dynamic source can now be used as position range. #23354
ibaQDR: Head and tail scrap cuts can be modeled on standard and reversing measuring locations. #24545
New help system with context sensitivity. #24782
Support for ibaFOB-PlusControl-SFP.

Improvements (I)

The header clicking in the profile configuration dialog of the parameter set module was improved. #24183
ibaHD time periods are now also listed in the diagnostic overview of the data stores. #23496
OPC UA server: It is now possible to use (classic) OPC compatible tag names as node IDs. #23846
The "Log out from" menu entries are disabled when the user management is not active. #23796
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
ibaHD event configuration: A button to open the event wizard is added. #24196
Layout manager: New option to define user specific signals to switch between layouts. #23423
The ibaNet-E generic connectionless module supports double and string data types. #24068
The user interface for the Raw Ethernet, GCOM and DGM200E interfaces is now more uniform in the I/O manager. #24646
Additional diagnostic information is available for the ibaNet-E interface connection grid. #24279
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
The decoder name can be used as prefix in the signal name. #24527
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
Leading and trailing spaces are automatically removed from e-mail addresses. #24786
ibaHD signal tree: Vectors are also included in the groups visualization mode. #24763
The I/O manager has a new tab named Analytics. The Virtual, InCycle and InSpectra interfaces have been moved to this tab. #24250
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
MQTT interface supports big endian datatypes. #24813
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
S7 request can use request DBs embedded in UDT. #24227
Some ibaHD license information is shown when configuring ibaHD stores. #24617
HD event table: New option to set the minimal column width in the settings. #24851
ibaPQU-S: Better support for signals from the Flicker Severity module in the aggregation module. #24919
Multi-decoder decoders are temporarily disabled when their source signals are temporarily disabled. #24412

Bug fixes (B)

Signals with type WSTRING were not decoded correctly (except those in S7-Xplorer modules). #24669
UTF-16 or UTF-32 encoded STRING type signals were not decoded correctly. #24662
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
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
ibaHD time periods signal subset: The auto select all option could be lost after applying the configuration. #24766 #24768
In the data store configuration, the icon of an ibaHD time period node could be incorrect. #24812
MQTT interface output formatted integer datatypes as float in text mode.
Retentive values of functions Max, Min, Avg and StdDev were not used when restarting the acquisition. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #24852
TwinCAT request: A management block inside of an array couldn't be selected. #24873
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
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
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
FFT view and Cycle view: The tables did not always resize correctly. #24917
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
OMRON-Xplorer: Connection to some FINS devices failed. #25020
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
Remote configuration: Monitored files that were not zip archives were not deleted. Bug introduced in v8.3.0. #25084
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
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)

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.
SNMP server: Community string can contain characters other than a-z, A-Z and 0-9. #24639

Bug fixes (B)

E-mail module: Malformed e-mail addresses in To, CC and BCC were not handled correctly. #24609
Sample and hold function didn't work correctly for retentive modules. #24550
ibaHD vectors were not working after changing the order in the IO manager. #24574
ibaBM-PN: Address is lost when exporting/importing device slot decoder or sniffer decoder module. #24622
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
FFT view: The configured band curve function was lost when restarting ibaPDA. #24624
Trend graphs:
1. Graph title alignment didn't work correctly. #24664
2. Graph title was positioned incorrectly when graph was drawn vertically. #24685
Layout management: An incorrect message was shown when leaving the "Load layouts from backup directory" dialog with cancel. #24665
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
ActiveX control: The user was asked to save the layout on the server even when the automatic saving of the layout was disabled. #24698
MQTT data store didn't connect correctly on starting acquisition. #24778

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

Improvements (I)

S7 address book generator: Support for firmware versions 8.2.1 and 8.2.3 of CPU 410-5H.
Multidecoder module: The column "Actual" is removed. #24513
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)

Firmware intended for a different hardware type could be loaded onto a FOB-SDexp, FOB-TDCexp or FOB-PlusControl board. #24419
IbaPDA client could crash when loading layouts containing invalid XML characters. #24427
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
IbaPDA client could crash when applying automatic layout scaling to layouts containing multiple levels of tabbed layouts. #24490
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
When using a disabled InSpectra Teach module, the validation of the ibaHD data store configuration could throw an exception. #24522
Multidecoder module: Profile import and export didn't work correctly. #24514
S7 request via ibaNet-E: Incorrect used data bytes were shown when more than 1 sample was sent per message. #24491
Bachmann M1-Xplorer: The option to start with inaccessible PLC did not work. #24533
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)

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
HiPAC request: #19966
1. Support for ibaNet-E.
2. Support for user name and password on Codesys v3 systems.
Multidecoder module: #11668
1. Decode multiple analog signals into digital signals.
2. Support for 8, 16 and 32 bit.
3. Support for profiles.
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
InSpectra-Expert:
1. Anti-aliasing filtering for order resampling. #13729
2. Possible to configure multiple preprocessing steps. #17777
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.
ibaQDR performance improvements: #24224
1. Measuring locations can be processed in parallel.
2. Measuring locations support asynchronous file access.
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
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)

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
The option "Start acquisition even if a device/connection/... is not accessible" is enabled by default (where applicable). #23755 #23902
I/O manager module import can be cancelled. #23271
Signals can no longer be added to locked groups. #23686
Verbose logging of S7-Xplorer and S7 request can be configured. #13780
S7 symbol browser search function can now be used with case sensitivity. #22679
Module overview: An option to hide modules without signals is added. #23747
Text signals support more encoding options. #11450
Text modules: Improved splitter behavior in the grids. #23673
IbaNet-E port number can be configured. #23371
The DongleInfo function is replaced by the LicenseInfo function. #23861
The ClientInfoText function allows measuring the version of the connected clients. #23614
The ibaPDA SNMP server publishes the version of the connected clients. #23612
The ibaPDA OPC UA server publishes the version of the connected clients. #23613
SQL database interface: Reduced log file size in case of errors. #24373
Updated OpenSSL libraries to v1.1.1t (used for Kafka, MindSphere and S7 connectivity). #23507
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
Time period store: It is possible to select a subset of relevant ibaHD signals from the time store. #22703
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
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
The context menu of dockable windows is improved. #23497
Chart view: Cursor pictures can be scaled. #23299
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
Data store toolbar is visible in the default toolbar profile. #24173

Bug fixes (B)

Fixed crash when removing an ibaFOB-D board containing an ibaBM-COL-8i-o with modules mapped to it. #24053
SQL modules: Query syntax highlighting didn't update when the database type was changed. #24070
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
Playback interface: Signal could be removed from the preview trend graph. #23833
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
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
TDC request via ibaBM-DP: Incorrect warnings about duplicate signals were shown. #24239
Loading an address book from an S7 didn't work on a new system in some cases. #24275
Time periods: Tracking mode info field identification with the default Name field did not identify the correct time periods. #23967
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
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
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
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
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
When clicking on a row in the server list of the server selection dialog a different row could end up getting selected. #24289
EtherNet/IP: The data size of a produced tag consisting of a string array could be calculated incorrectly. #24360
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)

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
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
I/O Manager: Automatically generated modules can no longer be removed when selecting Remove all modules on an interface node. #23664
ibaBM-eCAT: Added support for network TAP. This requires firmware v02.05.005 or higher. #21430
SQL Server:
1. Added option to trust certificates. #23968
2. A failover partner can now be configured. #23974
HPCi lite modules can show address and data type columns in the signal grid. #23908

Bug fixes (B)

Updating an S7 address book from within the S7 symbol browser could fail because it didn't use secure communication. #23611
The size of the binary watchdog was erroneously increased from 236 to 237 bytes. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23654
EVA interface: Multiple modules could connect to the same PLC causing connection issues. #23644
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 store were not correctly displayed after applying it. #23573
7. Sometimes the columns were not added and displayed correctly. #23572
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 store were not correctly displayed after applying it. #23766
Layout management: After switch from V7 to V8 the user layouts of active directory users were not available. #23731
S7-Xplorer: Unavailable PLCs could cause a crash of the ibaPDA service. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23617
S7-Xplorer: The connection to S7 PLCs with firmware >= 2.9 was lost every hour. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23952
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
In the data store configuration, in the trigger mode section, the background color of some controls was gray instead of white. #23739
Export of decoder modules where the first decoder had fewer bits than a subsequent decoder, was incorrect. #23634
MQTT data store: slashes in PDA signal names were replaced by underscores. #23742
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
Multistation: When multiple global triggers occurred in short succession only the first trigger was processed on the other stations. #23801
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
ibaQDR wasn't stopped properly when stopping the acquisition. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23852
Writing ibaHD data with a large memory buffer could cause a buffer overflow in the ibaHD server. #23862
ibaHD event configuration: In rare cases, a crash could occur when opening the event configuration. #23608
DB/Cloud data store, SQL interface, EVA: Underflow boundary was incorrect for versions before SQL Server 2016. #23718
Adding an OPC UA client module in a folder caused the module to appear twice in the folder. #23854
The signal data type was missing when exporting playback modules. This lead to problems when importing the playback modules again. #23903
UaExpert showed connection error "BadCertificateUriInvalid" if the certification uri was not equal the application uri. #23834
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)

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)

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
MQTT output: Static data was only sent once in 'triggered' and 'cyclic' mode. #23455
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
S7-Xplorer decoder module didn't show the digital and diagnostics tabs when it was created inside a folder. #23461
S7-Xplorer decoder module didn't properly refresh the grid when the data type of a decoder changed. #23494 #23517
Replacing an S7-Xplorer module by another type of module could result in a crash. #23492
Replacing a module by a decoder module could result in a decoder module with analog signals. #23460
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
SQL module: The enabled state of the test statement button was not always correct. #23482 #23490
IbaCapture video signals were not written correctly to dat files. Bug introduced in v8.2.0. #23569
HD event table: The focus was lost when the user was in the filter row and when dragging and dropping columns. #23570
ibaBM-ENetIP: Multiple sniffer modules could point to the same connection. #23598
Gocator: An incorrect synchronization timestamp could be used in a setup with multiple buddy systems connected to a single master system. #23615
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)

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
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
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.
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.
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
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
Circle view: When dragging a marker while holding SHIFT, the other marker is moving along. #21946
ibaPDA automatically generates backups of the I/O configuration and the data store configuration on the server side. The data store manager and the I/O manager have a new button in their toolbar for easy loading of such backup configurations. #6582
ibaQDR: Head and tail can be swapped on standard and reversing measuring locations. #22892
ibaHD time periods: Support for memory and file buffer to handle disconnected ibaHD time period stores. #22705

Improvements (I)

Comboboxes for signal selection are resizeable. #22726
Throughput status arrow of ibaHD Server is now in a fixed position. #20116
HD event table:
1. The number of rows is always visible. #22864
2. The row count also shows the number of filtered values. #23023
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
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
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
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
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
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
Preferences: Scrollbars are not shown if not needed. #22908
Watch view properties: Scrollbars are not shown if not needed. #22905
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
The message shown to the user after generating an incomplete support file is improved. #22909
I/O manager dialog can be opened via CTRL+I shortcut. #22782
Data store dialog can be opened via CTRL+O shortcut. #22782
New option to show folder only in the IO manager and not in the group views. #22897
OPC UA client: Signal Comment 1 and 2 can be assigned when adding tags using the symbol browser. #22776
Toggle function: The 'Initial' parameter is ignored when the function is retentive. #23160
A warning is generated when a used certificate will expire within 30 days. #22912
Circle view: The additional legend now contains the angular difference between the two markers. #22561 #21948
ibaBM-eCAT: The local cached EtherCAT configuration file is used when the configured EtherCAT configuration file is no longer available. #23176
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
ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp: Improved automatic calculation of the read cycle times for time classes 2 to 5. #23293

Bug fixes (B)

The following shortcut keys were not localized: Up, Down, Left and Right. #22846
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
Chart view, circle view and orbit view: The connection line of a marker was not always painted. #23027
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
When trying to start the measurement a timeout could occur when using slow ibaNet-E modules. #23174
ibaBM-DP slave diagnostics module didn't import the slave number correctly. #23185
Changes in time period info fields by selecting a different signal were not saved. #23210
SIMOTION-Xplorer: LREAL values were shown as NaN in the I/O manager. #23232
ibaHD events could be dropped on watch views and digital displays. #22906
OPC UA server: The data type of signals with a non-default offset or gain was displayed incorrectly in the Tags overview. #23262
The layout selection control in the toolbar was disabled if the user right 'Use menu and toolbars' was denied. #23248
Signals with a non-default offset or gain were not written correctly to Kafka, Influx and MindSphere data stores. #23297
A memory leak could occur when certain text signals were not used (frequently). #23327
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
The MQTT data store didn't send the Identifier for JSON grouped topics when 'Send only changed values' was active #23408
The diagnostics modules on the SQL interface could measure incorrect values. #23426
IbaQPanel text input module could erroneously have digital signals. #23430
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

E-mail outputs: Other supported authentication methods were not always tried in case of an authentication failure. #23020
A layout switch when trend graph properties were open could cause an exception. #23006
Time period writer connections were not closed when stopping the data acquisition. #23040
After changing the number of decoders in a decoder module, the signals in the digital signal grid were not immediately updated. #23045
S7 address book: Incorrect offsets could be calculated when a data block contained an ANY pointer. #23019
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
Multistation: Disconnecting sync link on a slave could cause a complete stop of the other stations. #23059
HD time periods: Stop trigger was not set correctly in tracking mode. #23064
NMEA decoder decoded latitude, longitude and date incorrectly. #23078
S7 address book generation was very slow when the CPU name contained a point. #23080
Layout management: Leaving full screen mode with Escape didn't always work. #23102
ibaHD events could not be edited. Bug introduced in v8.1.1. #23111
Starting the acquisition didn't work anymore when EVA modules were active. #23113
SQL interface: Infinity was not stored as NULL for PostgreSQL and Oracle. #22667
Connection to SQL Server with Active Directory Password authentication always failed. #23126
HD event table: Hide 'acknowledge all', 'show signal tree' and 'auto select last added row' buttons in pareto mode. #23148
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)

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

Improvements (I)

Improved automatic update of client when connecting to newer server. #22868
I/O manager and data store manager: Nodes that add items are skipped when navigating the tree with the keyboard. #22617
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
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
S7-Xplorer: Modules without support for outputs can no longer be added in the outputs tab of the I/O manager. #22611
Cache for database connections. #22756

Bug fixes (B)

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
On some systems installing the 64 bit server version failed if there was a 32 bit server version present before. #22866
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
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
IEC 61850-9-2: Only a maximum of 8 modules was allowed on the interface. #22696
ActiveX control: AutoSaveLayout property was not taken into account when layouts were saved on an ibaPDA or ibaHD server. #22878
Virtual module: The description of the TriggerLevel function was not correct. #22632
Incorrect physical locations for iba Rackline motherboard Avalue EAX-C246P. #22885
Boards with a physical location were not ordered correctly in the I/O manager. #22885
MQTT Json field order for entries not using the combined option changed to the way it was in ibaPDA v7 #22891
Client would crash when generating a support file on a disk that was full. #22888
ibaPDA OPC server was not registered correctly. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22921
Service could crash when the ibaPDA OPC server was disabled while an OPC client was still connected. #22916
ibaClock: The value of the 'RTC is time source' signal was incorrect. #22554
ibaDAQ-S: A support file couldn't be generated anymore. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #22933
OPC UA server: When multiple endpoints were configured, it was in some cases not possible to connect. Bug introduced in v7.3.12. #22934
Crash when opening EtherCAT symbol browser. Bug introduced in v8.1.0. #22936
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
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
Users with no right to use the menu and toolbar could get access. #22971
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)

ibaPDA server runs as a 64 bit process on 64 bit operating systems. #16858
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.
OMRON-Xplorer interface: #21938
1. Inputs and outputs are supported.
2. OMRON FINS protocol is used.
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
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
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
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
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
Generic UDP interface supports outputs. #21631
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
MFOLinkStatus function to get the status of an ibaM-FO-2io link. #18340
GetSignalMetaData function to get metadata from a signal. The supported metadata types are name, unit, comment1 and comment2. #21470

Improvements (I)

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
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
ibaPDA server status and server access configuration: A column with the user name was added. #20642
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.
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
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
In the I/O manager the unmapped interface was added to the module overview. #22220
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.
GetSystemTimeAsText: tt format option is documented. #22374
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
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
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
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
Codesys-Xplorer: A user name and password can be entered when connecting to a Codesys V3 PLC. #20315
IEC 61850 client: More than 256 modules can be added to the interface. #22379
S5 (LAN adapter) module supports IBH Link S5++. #22507
Certificate store: Clearly mark expired certificates. #22540
Circle view, orbit view, cycle view and FFT view: The minimum plane count in waterfall mode has changed to 2. #21880
TwinCAT-Xplorer: Added readonly data type column to signal grid. #22444
The support file contains the resolution of each screen. For the client, this information is in the clientinfo.txt file. #22160
OPC client (classic) reimplementation to support 64 bit ibaPDA server. #22484
DGM200E: Asynchronous mode is automatically disabled when moving modules from DGM200P. #22769

Bug fixes (B)

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
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
HD trend graph:
1. Update interval didn't work anymore. #20213
2. Graph was drawn in design mode. #22313
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
ibaQPanel: Changing the lock sublayouts setting wasn't always applied immediately. #19929
Layout management: Moving layouts and folders was possible during edit mode. #22414
Multi-state label: When the source signal of a dynamic state was not configured, the properties dialog couldn't be closed. #20529
File buffer could cause a service crash. #22468
Sisteam TCP interface didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22491
ibaVision module: Fix error in I/O manager when adding an ibaVision input module and only digital signals are configured #22514
SQL Module: Increased the amount of parameter data that can be imported. #22515
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
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.
SQL interface: Query test results could be used in another module. #22612
Oracle connection control: Remember user name in UI when enabling OS authentication. #22614
Fixed exception when applying I/O configuration where HPCi request modules have been deleted and HPCi data modules are still present. #22590
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
ibaPDA service crashed when a data set containing a string was received via IEC 61850 GOOSE. #22711
Trigger module: Crash when opening trigger editor via signal grid when it was already opened via the link on the general tab. #22730
DGM200E: When the data length of a time class was 0 bytes all subsequent time class data was not parsed anymore. #22767
B&R-Xplorer: Creating an address book failed when strings longer than 65535 characters were in the project. #22652
Gocator: For sensors in buddy mode the full profile width could not be used. #21777
Some configurations containing an ibaPQU-S could not be started. #22808
Removed incorrect warning about link mode for FOB alarm modules in real mode. #22821
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)

The layout manager can be configured to ask the user if the layouts must be loaded from the server when connecting to it. #22223
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.
FFT view: Possible to hide the collapse/expand icon of a slave window. #22311
ibaHD event configuration: Hide irrelevant remove options when deleting empty folders or server only events. #21666
The MQTT module timebase can be set to 1 ms now. #22353
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)

Logix-Xplorer: ibaPDA server could crash when measuring certain combinations of tags. #22255
HD event table: The commanded views in the commands tab were not set correctly. #22230
ibaHD file buffer content was discarded when writing bitdecoder signals to the ibaHD-Server. #22278
The dead time of ibaHD events was incorrect when a dead time longer than 214 seconds was used. #22304
ibaClock couldn't be used anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.3. #22277
HPCi request: ibaPDA couldn't handle partially received messages. #22308
FFT view: When the toolbar was configured to be hidden, the upper part of the view could be painted incorrectly. #22307
Live ibaHD data could be missing when using signals with big time bases. #22256
There were no groups generated for sub modules when using folders. #22234
S7-Xplorer: Memory card MLFB number was mistakenly shown when testing connection to S7-15xx PLCs with firmware version 2.x. #22229
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
Removed obsolete ibaHD conflict timeout and handling options from the ibaHD data store configuration. #21906
ibaBM-ENetIP: The hardware and firmware versions shown in the Diagnostics tab didn't update when switching between different devices. #22323
Serial text: When an error occurred on the serial port then no new texts were received until a restart of the acquisition. #22332
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
Uploading a certificate from a remote 64 bit ibaPDA client failed. #22357
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
Layout management: Deleting unknown domain users didn't work correctly. #22409
Protected I/O configurations couldn't be loaded in simulation mode. #22434
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
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
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

InCycle Auto-Adapting: The band signals could have wrong values in case of exceeded lower limits. #22113
ibaPDA client could crash when the offline trend graph tried to load a corrupt dat file. #22048
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
ibaLink-SM128 and ibaBM-SLM modules were not properly mapped anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22107 #22137
Trend graph and HD trend graph: Incorrect drawing of digital signals after dropping a new signal in the middle of existing signals. #21785
Reserved client and ibaQPanel licenses didn't work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22150
The copy/paste functionality in a signal grid did not always work correctly. #22139
HD event table: Filters were not load correct from properties. #22153
Module numbers higher than 999 were not visible in the module overview.
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.
DB/Cloud data store: Avoid logging some errors for Oracle and PostgreSQL. #22171
Crash when switching between "Current Windows user" and "Other user" in ibaPDA and ibaHD login form. Bug introduced in v8.0.2. #22193
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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
Mindsphere Datapoint configuration failed for signals with special characters. #21849
Layout management: Language switching showed change dialog without changes. #21812
The Switch function was not always working correctly. #21830
Ultra data store licenses didn't work right in v8 version. #21858
CodeMeter installer could cause a reboot before ibaPDA was completely installed. #21873
Kafka library now uses OpenSSL v1.1.1n. #21872
Installation wasn't possible when a spare Wibu license was present. #21814
Loading an address book from an S7 didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.1. #21895
An I/O configuration containing an ibaBM-COL-8i-o couldn't be loaded anymore. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #21899
Cancel Log in dialog did not work. #21875
Text fields were missing in ibaHD signal tree. #21770
The indentation of the ibaHD validation messages could be wrong when applying a data store config. #21887
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
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
SNMP server: Objects of the ibaPDA\Product\Clients folder could no longer be read. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #22022
Gocator, LANDSCAN, Micro-Epsilon and Raytek: Automatically generated vectors were not added to the module's folder. #22029
OPC UA server: I/O manager could crash when opening an I/O configuration containing OPC UA server modules. #21894
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)

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

Improvements (I)

ibaInSpectra Auto-Adapting module: Logarithmic and custom bands can be defined. #15019 #20133
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
Layout management:
1. The default name for new layouts is upper case. #21763
2. The default name for new folders is upper case. #21764
ibaHD signal tree: Searching in the content of event message templates is now supported. #21692
User logout buttons on different places are named equal and have a clearer function. #21740

Bug fixes (B)

Layout filtering didn't work correctly when removing characters from the filter text. #21652
Codesys version of HiPAC Request UDP module was lost after a restart of the service. #21654
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
S7 address book generator didn't always use the correct language. #21729
X-Pact address book generator didn't always use the correct language. #21729
Trend graphs: Drawing artefacts when a pen width larger than 1 was selected for a text signal. #21665
Generic TCP Output: The number of analog and digital signals was no longer configurable. Bug introduced in v8.0.0. #21746
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
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)

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.
ibaPDA client can run as a 64 bit application. #16857
ibaPDA ActiveX control can run in 64 bit applications. #16857
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
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
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.
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
S7-Xplorer: WSTRING and WCHAR data types are supported. #15602
NMEA 0183 decoder module. #15377
ABB Xplorer:
1. Support for all variables when project is available. #17043
2. Output module. #17650
MQTT interface supports output direction. #17274
MQTT data store supports protobuf encoding. #19579
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
ibaQDR: Optional measuring locations are supported. #20504
The 'Open ibaPDA project' dialog allows filtering the projects available on the server. #17668
InCycle: A vector can be used as input; a cycle is constructed by concatenating the sampled values of all signals in the vector. #19830
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
FFT and InCycle view: The amplitude curve can be scaled as a percentage of a signal. #19920
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.
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)

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
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
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
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 store 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
Text splitter modules support signal diagnostics. #15377
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
OPC UA server: The username for authentication is now treated as case insensitive. #20119
Server configuration files are moved from the install directory to a ProgramData subdirectory. #17575
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
ibaDAQ related log and firmware files are now added to the support file. #16873
B&R-Xplorer uses an updated communication library. #20991
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
S7 symbols can be found in both address books with group folders and address books without group folders. #13288
S7-Xplorer supports LINT and LTIME data types. #19840
Changes in user rights are applied to all connected clients automatically. A new login is no longer required. #21023
Improved handling of file indexes in data stores when loading old configurations. #18788
ibaBM-ENetIP sniffer decoder module can be added from the diagnostics. #20665
Generic TCP and Generic UDP support the LINT (64 bit signed integer) data type. #18108
Help text section in expression builder is resizable. #20346
A warning is shown when trying to import signals with an unparseable data type. #12658
Server plugin configuration files are also saved in the project. #13795
User log in dialog displays server name in a text box instead of the title bar. #18217
SINAMICS-Xplorer and SIMOTION-Xplorer: The maximum PDU size can be configured. #21373
User names in configuration files are encrypted. #20851
DB/Cloud data store and SQL interface: Oracle client software doesn't need to be installed separately anymore. #21442
The currently logged in ibaPDA and ibaHD users are displayed at the bottom of the user management dialog. #18201
A user can explicitly log out from the ibaPDA client. #15762
Logix-Xplorer: Address book generation is not aborted when a structured data type cannot be parsed. #21556

Bug fixes (B)

Fixed several issues in IEC 61850 server .cid file. #19625
ibaHD event configuration: Custom event priorities were not added to the priorities dropdown list. #19517
Importing protected InCycle Auto-Adapting profiles was not possible. #20161
Replacing a module by a trigger module resulted in incorrect ibaHD server settings. #20324
Service start can no longer be blocked by corrupt performance counters because performance counters are no longer used. #20307
Expression builder: Folder icons in the functions library had inconsistent behavior. #20679
ibaQPanel button: Picture path disappeared after reloading the settings. #19030
ibaQPanel button: Trigger signal wasn't evaluated when the button was not on the selected tab page. #20730
ibaQPanel tabbed layouts: The user rights to change or interact with a layout were not propagated for tabbed layouts. #21476
IbaCapture server information was missing in the dat file when playing back a file with an ibaCapture module without a signal zero. #21033
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
FFT view: During pausing, spectra no longer get lost. #19219
SINAMICS-Xplorer/SIMOTION-Xplorer: The maximum number of modules has been increased from 240 to 512. #20003
OPC UA client: Signals didn't have a data type when loading a configuration created prior to ibaPDA v7.2.0. #21378
OPC UA server: An exception occurred when the data type of a writable tag was cleared. #21409
SINUMERIK-Xplorer: In some configurations the diagnostics were not visible. #21455
ibaInCycle: Some circular references were not properly detected. #18629
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
MQTT data store: Connecting to several brokers at the same host name could lead to authentication issues. #21545
ibaVision v2 text signals were one character too short. Bug introduced in v7.0.0.
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)

.NET framework 4.8.1 is supported. #22202

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

Improvements (I)

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)

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
The number of analog and digital signals can be configured on a reflective memory output module. #21028
ibaQPanel button: The command line can be made dynamic by using placeholders. #10412

Bug fixes (B)

In some cases the S7 address book generation failed for TIA v17 projects using specific structured variables. #21129
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)

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
Certificates: Added support for generating SHA-384 and SHA-512. Removed support for generating SHA-1 certificates. #20780
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
E-mail outputs: Removed limit of 256 modules in the interface. #20924
ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: Improved drift compensation. #21131

Bug fixes (B)

I/O manager: maximum number of displayed CPUs has been increased from 8 to 64. #20697
ibaQPanel:
1. Shape: blinked in transparent mode even if it should be invisible due to a signal. #20607
Value of a virtual text signal isn't always correct when used as a parameter in a SQL query or command. #20743
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
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 store configurations to write to the same ibaHD store, modifications of a data store could change the other data stores. #20752
Some passwords were saved in plaintext in the I/O configuration. #20827 #20849
In some cases the S7 address book generator crashed when loading a project from a PLC. #20867
Couldn't connect to S7-1500 with firmware v1.6. #20867
The ibaHD connection was terminated with reason 'No writer configuration' when applying a running datastorage configuration with changed username or password. #20904
ibaBM-PN device slot decoder and sniffer decoder had incorrect signal values if not all signals of a decoder were active. #20913
ibaBM-ENetIP sniffer decoder had incorrect signal values if not all signals of a decoder were active. #20913
B&R-Xplorer: Arrays with a start index different than 0 were not handled correctly. #20941
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)

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)

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
MELSEC-Xplorer: the Timer contact (TS) operand is now supported. #20471
S7 address book generator supports CPU 410 SMART V8.2.1. #20647
SINUMERIK-Xplorer supports S7 routing. #20594

Bug fixes (B)

When importing a module from a text file it could appear twice in the I/O manager. #20556
Bachmann M1 Xplorer: Deactivation of all signals after PLC restart fixed. #20546
Timeouts could occur when setting an ibaHD config when running ibaHD and ibaPDA servers on the same hardware. #20610
Modbus TCP client: Autofill of holding registers on digital signals didn't work correctly. #20622
Virtual signal couldn't be both stored in an ibaHD store and be used as "one sample on change" trigger signal. #20624
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.
FFT view: when setting the scale of the main X axis to manual with fixed values the new values were not applied. #20673
S7-Xplorer, S7 Request: fixed handle leak introduced with v7.3.11. #20647
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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

Improvements (I)

MQTT data store: The retain flag can be set for topics. #20041
Multi-state picture: a state image can be reset to the default picture. #20160
TC-net: When parsing an address book with unknown data types only one error message per data type is displayed. #20203
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)

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
MQTT: Topic names must not contain '+' or '#' characters, also in subtopics created from signal names. #20091
Playback couldn't open dat files anymore after 2021-11-24. Bug introduced in v7.3.5. #20073
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
Windows Server 2022 was not licensed even when there was a license in the dongle. #20097
Legacy function TechnostringMsgCounter didn't update at the same time as the text data of a text module updated. #20110
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
ibaQDR: Invalid info fields could be generated from text signals. #20138
TC-net: some array data types could not be parsed properly. #20195
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)

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
IEC 61850 client: Added diagnostics module. #17263

Improvements (I)

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)

ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: wrong actual image size was displayed in case of fragmented images. #19974
MMin and MMax used incorrect update interval after a reset. #20011
ibaQPanel: Complex and animated layouts may cause a freeze in the project save dialog. #19905
DB/Cloud data store: display a message box if Test Connection fails for PostgreSQL.
Timebased data store: Switching to backup path didn't always work when parallel processing of signals was enabled. #20019
File buffer could cause a service crash. #20031
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
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)

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

Improvements (I)

Signals with an external timestamp are automatically saved as non-equidistant data when the "As is" profile is used in a data store.
HPCi lite modules from a DGM200P interface can be moved to a DGM200E interface. #19786
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
TwinCAT request: support for realtime UDP (TF6311) as data path. #19041

Bug fixes (B)

Client crashed when opening the user management form in Japanese. #19711
Auto enable/disable of flex and ibaNet-E devices didn't work when there was a combination of connected and disconnected devices. #19721
Logix-Xplorer: An empty sender context in the EtherNet/IP header was used, which could cause connection problems for some PLCs. #19750
The ibaHD reader could crash the ibaPDA service when the reader was disposed while it was refreshing the ibaHD trees. #19753
E-mail outputs: NTLMv2 support was not correctly implemented in e-mail library. #19770
There was no sample added at the start of the dat file for data with external timestamps when unconditional recording was configured.
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
OPC UA client: the connection grid in the I/O manager was limited to 240 entries. #19681
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
S7-Xplorer gives warning again when measuring the same symbol multiple times. Bug introduced in v7.3.1. #19749
Autodetect on EGD interface didn't work correctly. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #19868
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)

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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

UDP text module stopped the text when it encountered a null character in case no terminator was configured. #19493
Loading address book from an S7-1200 or S7-1500 PLC didn't work when the password contained capitals. #19574
Bachmann-Xplorer: Online changes in project can trigger a reconnect now. #19637
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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
InSpectra modules and computation modules: a unit can be assigned to a placeholder. #18605
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
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)

ibaQPanel:
1. Command button: trigger by a signal does not work after installation of a new ibaPDA version. #19330
In some cases too much video could be protected after an ibaCapture video server connection loss. #19380
Video protection could be lost if the maximum video protection time was equal to the maximum dat file time. #19379
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
Bit encoder signals didn't allow different source signal timebases in all cases. Bug introduced in v7.3.0. #19392
Sinumerik-Xplorer: display GD1-GD9 as GUD1-GUD9 in combo boxes. #19318
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)

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

Improvements (I)

A view can be made prominent by double-clicking the tab header. #19225
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
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
User management: Unconfigured ibaHD or ibaPDA servers are no longer visible in the user management dialog. #19216
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.
Virtual modules are sorted by module number in the diagnostics grid on the virtual interface.
Cleanup log no longer changes log file at every start of the acquisition. #19327
The "Save password" option is now available when logging in as another user in the user management dialog. #19242

Bug fixes (B)

Calculation of collective effective voltage in the electric star module was incorrect. #19197
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
Improved numerical stability of StdDevInTime function. #19209
Fixed calculation error in MStdDev function. #19227
Applying an ibaHD data store configuration could in some cases lead to a timeout error. #19254
Inspectra and PQU modules with module numbers higher than 32767 couldn't be dragged to their respective views in the client. #19268
PC Link modules measured incorrect data because the signal offsets were incorrect. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #19287
PC Link symbolic module couldn't be applied. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #19287
PC Link address book files could contain variables with drop numbers higher than 55. #19287
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
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
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
Logix-Xplorer: When requesting signals from a structure with overlapping members a validation error could occur. #19315
In some cases the admin password could be saved when changing user in the user management dialog. #19242
S7-Xplorer: Server could crash when reading invalid S7 operands with a size larger than 16 bytes. #19328
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)

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
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
ibaQPanel:
1. Offline trend graph: info bar that shows the current file name. #17198
InSpectra: the unit 'meter' and all its related units (e.g. m/s, m/sec², etc.) are supported. #15690
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
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
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
AB-Xplorer: SLC-500/MicroLogix module now supports L-files. #19139

Improvements (I)

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
Trend graph: The "Use 2-digit years" checkbox is disabled when "Show date" is unchecked. #18998
Improved drag/drop handling in: #18568
1. Label
2. Watch View
3. Multi-state label
4. Multi-state picture
5. Bar chart
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
Kafka data store: Improved controls for adding additional parameters. #19032
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
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
ibaBM-ENetIP: Improved display of connection path in diagnostics tree. #19093
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.
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.
OPC UA client: Authentication methods supported by the OPC UA server are displayed during discovery. #19124
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
InSpectra and InCycle Auto-Adapting: a digital signal named 'Learning completed' was added to these modules. #18389

Bug fixes (B)

ibaNet-E generic connectionless module: Using multiple modules with distinct network adapters did not work. #18992
Several issues with the visibility of the preprocessing profiles are fixed. #18989
The ibaPDA server status application could generate an unhandled exception when starting the ibaPDA service during the installation. #18808
Exception on client start, if HD event signals are used and the data buffer is empty. #19016
ActiveX control could block the host application for about 2 minutes in some rare cases. #19021
ActiveX control didn't stop thread for ibaHD data when it was removed. #19021
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
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
IEC 61850 server: Adding data attributes from LLN0 to a data set didn't work. #19038
Computation module: the active state of a signal could automatically change when the expression of that signal contains a placeholder. #18987
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
ibaBM-ENetIP: Opening the connection path list could cause the ibaPDA client to hang. #19094
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
S7-Xplorer: Connection could hang when reading and writing the same operand. #19148
QDR product file name now uses stop (cut) time again instead of start time. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #19161
QDR product file directory now uses stop (cut) time instead of start time. #19161
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)

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

Improvements (I)

IntelliSense for functions and operators was improved. #18807
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
The SetReset function is now retentive. #18848
OPC UA server module: Possibility to configure a default value for writable tags. #18895
The unit of speed is shown in the ibaQDR configuration. #18902
Property dialogs: Left tree panel width is too small. #18875
OPC UA server: The minimum publishing interval can be configured. #17026
You can log in again as the same local user in the user management dialog. #18898
Consistent sizes for the property dialogs in various controls. #18904
Trend graph: Conversion to traversing vector can be cancelled. #18957

Bug fixes (B)

OPC UA server: When requesting a large number of monitored items publishing responses could be sent out of order. #18827
Computation module: the use of placeholders that refer to signals created by the profile could prevent the acquisition from starting. #18830
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
Swapping didn't work on ibaBM-ENetIP sniffer decoder module. #18841
DGM200E: Messages in jumbo frames were not correctly parsed. #18819
Loading ibaPDA user management from a file didn't work anymore. #18856
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
OPC UA client: When adding both analog and digital tags one of the signal tabs sometimes wasn't updated properly. #18778
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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
A warning is given when both ibaPDA and Windows time synchronization are enabled. #18567
Maximum X-Pact request timeout is increased from 100s to 200s. #18745
The connection state of the TX-OUT and TX-MIRROR connectors on ibaFOB-D boards is shown in the I/O manager. #18048
Adjusted TwinCAT diagnostic signals. Diagnostic module has to be recreated to show changed signals. #18687
Adjusted S7 Xplorer diagnostic signal names to conform with other Xplorer modules. #18687

Bug fixes (B)

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
HD trend graph: static values in a signal selection couldn't be reset to a static value. #18663
HD signal tree: asterisks in HD event table query dialog were not visible any more. #18756
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
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).
Dat files that contained signals with time bases > 241s couldn't be played back. #18760
Ethernet-based interfaces: data was no longer being processed after Windows paused and resumed the configured network adapter. #18768
Trend graph: signal styles were not displayed correctly in the properties. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #18793
Computation module: some functions were missing from the IntelliSense list of functions. #18801
TC-net boards were not detected when a dongle was not present when starting the ibaPDA service. #18811
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)

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
Trend graphs: module name is available as additional parameter in the legend settings. #17192
HPCi request: New option to connect to the CPUs without waiting for a multicast message. #18644
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
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
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
OPC UA client: Possibility to send output data to the OPC UA server based on a trigger signal. #18656
I/O manager: The enabled state of the services under the general node is visible in the icon. #18563

Bug fixes (B)

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
InSpectra-Expert: no FFT's were calculated if averaging is enabled. Bug introduced in v7.3.0. #18617
DT-Box: Using the same address book for several devices didn't work. #18624
InSpectra-Expert: the applied integration/differention scaling factor was incorrect when combining input downsampling with order resampling. #18614
ibaHD events with a non-integer pre- or post-trigger time could cause a crash when selecting them in the data store manager. #18632
HPCi request: Stop message wasn't sent to HPCi CPUs when stopping HPCi request via the "Apply and restart" button. #18645
Index out of range could still occur while checking for circular references. #18660
ibaQDR data store didn't work correctly anymore because of the parallel processing of signals introduced in v7.3.0. #18659
ibaFOB-D network driver wasn't properly installed on systems that didn't have ibaPDA server installed before. #18677
TwinCAT-Xplorer outputs on a disconnected PLC prevented the acquisition from starting. #18681
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

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
ExecuteCommand is no longer executed by the service account. User credentials have to be provided. #14419

New features (N)

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.
Parallel processing of signals in standard data stores. This results in a major performance improvement for systems with lots of signals. #16944
UDP Text module to receive text via UDP. #17144
Virtual Lookup table module to map numbers to more explanatory text. #16546
SQL interface: Buffering for output SQL statements. #16914
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.
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.
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
Communication between ibaPDA client and server can be encrypted. This can be configured in the server access configuration. #14406
Computation module: new module for calculating expressions based on reusable profiles with placeholders. #16882
The order of the InSpectra Expert placeholders can be customized. #18126
Generic TCP output modules support text signals. #12905
OPC UA server modules. #8946
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
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
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
Cycle view: new base axis types are available: percentage, angular 0-360° and angular 0-720°. #17220
Centralized certificate store in I/O Manager and data store manager. #14848
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
IEC 61850 client: The seconds part of the data types UTC TIME and BINARY TIME can be measured. #17226
Kafka data store: data reduction by sending messages only when the signal values change. #17305
MQTT data store: data reduction by sending messages only when the signal values change. #16416
MQTT data store and module: Support authentication via certificates. #15300
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
TwinCAT-Xplorer supports outputs. #15162
New 32 bit encoder module. #13030
Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: zoom and auto scale between markers with a button. #17941
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
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
Video protection can be triggered when data file is started and/or stopped. #17660

Improvements (I)

S7 symbol browser shows operand in a separate column. #6492
S7 symbol browser supports searching in operands. #6492
S7-Xplorer and S7 request support access to password protected S7-1200 and S7-1500 CPUs. #17678
Text interface diagnostics grid shows time of last received message.
Address book files can be saved in the project zip file. #6545
Micro-Epsilon ScanControl supports sensor types of LLT2500 & LLT3000 series. #17275
Gain and filter grid on ibaFOB link is only visible when an ibaPADU-8-ICP is connected. #6616
Module export: Module name is the default file name. #17396
Trend graph and HD trend graph show scrolling mode preferences with radio buttons. #17270
Updated MindSphere library to version 4.2.1 #17921
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
The names of all parent modules can be prepended to signal names. #17347
OPC Server can be disabled. #16859
Improved error reporting when connection to ibaHD server fails. #17630
Added "Expand all" and "Collapse All" commands in I/O manager. #18070
The ibaHD timeout is configurable via a registry key. #18023
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
MQTT data store: The special values NaN and Infinity are now written as null in JSON. #18320
InSpectra modules have a spectrum counter signal now. #17218
OPC UA client: Support for structures defined in a data type dictionary. #17746
Logix-Xplorer: Support for LINT data type. #18175
Better synchronization between ibaFOB-PlusControl data and ibaFOB-D data. This requires firmware version A1 or later. #18187
Improved display of expression compilation errors in virtual signals. #18221
Support file contains extra information: power configuration and connected ibaPDA clients. #6552
SQL interface: Command timeout is configurable. #18321
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
Import of ibaHD events in the data store configuration no longer overwrites the existing configuration. #16452
Updated icon of ActiveX control. #17976
S7-Xplorer supports S7-1500 PLCs with firmware 2.8.2 and 2.8.3. #18402
S7-Xplorer supports S7-1500 Software Controller with firmware 20.8 and 21.8. #18402
Data store manager: The order of the data stores in the diagnostics grid matches the order in the tree. #15568
All occurrences of "kB" are replaced with "KB". #17602
ActiveX control: Connecting to ibaPDA and ibaHD server no longer blocks the user interface. #18537
The preferences dialog has a button to reset all client settings to the defaults. #16018
I/O manager shows warning when a property value can't be set on a module. #15501
I/O manager warns about increased minimum output time and client update time when changing the timebases of modules. #16421
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)

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
User management, user layouts and server access configuration were no longer loaded from a project. #18021
When a new data store configuration was applied while a dat file was recording then the texts from text signals in that dat file had incorrect time stamps. #18039
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
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
ibaW-750: When resetting the device configuration the owner stamp was not cleared. #17763
InCycle modules: the value of the cycle duration signal was not correct when averaging was enabled. #18044
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
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
OPC UA server: The client could crash when deleting an OPC UA Nodeset. #17879
MELSEC-Xplorer: Data type of analog signals was not exported. #18176
ibaPDA service crashed when a client disconnected and the service was running in Portuguese. #18142
HD event table returned no results when configuring a parameter. #16833
HD event table: Auto trigger in the commands didn't work anymore. #18283
Digital signals of JSON text splitter modules had value 1 instead of 0 when no valid JSON had ever arrived. #18324
Index out of range could occur while checking for circular references. #18395
OPC UA client: When generating an address book all direct descendants of the Objects folder were treated as folders. #18418
DB/Cloud data store: The timestamp in the I_TIME and LOCAL_TIME columns could be running behind after a while. #18472
Trigger module: Adding a new signal by first typing its name and then opening the expression builder caused the creation of another signal. #16933
Virtual modules: The incorrect parameter was highlighted when signals with , in their name were present in the expression. #17729
Trigger modules had ":0/" as ibaHD store instead of "Disabled" when loading an older I/O configuration. #17998
The ibaHD store name was always prepended to the signal name independent of the ibaHD signal naming options in the preferences. #17373
In some cases ibaPDA caused a high CPU load when the active connection was switched for an S7-Xplorer redundant module. #18528
Improve error messages on DB data store validation when no signals are activated in data store. #18530
Disabled trigger modules with an ibaHD event store configured still accessed the ibaHD server when starting the acquisition. #18186
Time synchronization via PTP on layer 2 didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #18448
Chart: Possible crash when the size of a vector is changed if that vector is shown as bars. #18554
DT-Box: When using the same address book for several devices signals would be requested from the first device only. #18593
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)

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

Improvements (I)

Circle view: an arrow indicating the painting direction is painted. #17022
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
IEC 61850 client: Int64 data type can be measured as double. #17792
ibaBM-ENetIP EtherNet/IP connections are sorted by IP addresses and connection path. #17799
E-mail interface: SMTP communication can be logged for each account. #17828
Kafka data store: Unreachable Schema Registry does not lead to completely invalid data store configuration anymore. #17960

Bug fixes (B)

The client could crash when using a circle/orbit view. Bug introduced in v7.2.5.
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
InSpectra Teach: if 'Complete spectrum' is selected in the profile, there was an unnecessary check of the maximum frequency when starting the acquisition. #17855
Network adapter selection didn't work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v7.2.5. #17866
HPCi lite didn't measure symbols with data type INT correctly. #17889
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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
TwinCAT-Xplorer: Some symbols were missing in the symbol browser when symbols had multiline comments. #17625
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
ibaNet750-BM-D: An error occurred trying to configure a 750-630 terminal. Bug introduced in v7.1.4. #17679
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
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
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)

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)

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
ibaBM-eCAT: Data extraction optimization can be disabled. This is required to support Hot Connect. This requires firmware v02.05.004 or later. #16979
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
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)

Data store didn't always switch to the backup path when an error occurred while writing to the base path. #17404
Error messages about compiling output signals didn't always use the correct signal id. #17427
ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode slave mode didn't work correctly in combination with an ibaBM-PN when restarting the ibaPDA service. #17428
The data type of OPC DA signals was not exported to text file. #17470
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
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
SQL interface: modules with update times shorter than 100ms could not be imported from a text file. #17500
Generic UDP multicast didn't always work correctly when IPv6 was enabled. #17523
The system would crash when trying to initialize GOOSE modules. Bug introduced in v7.1.3. #17550
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
File size of plugins was not shown correctly in expression builder. #17576
It was possible to copy images into the ibaHD event messages. #17459
It was possible to copy images into the e-mail messages. #17582
ibaHD events were not in the correct order when the signal tree was in group mode. #16566
In case a data store config linked to a trigger module was removed, there would be two matching ibaHD events when regenerating the trigger module. #17426
When an ibaHD event used by a trigger module was removed but the event in the ibaPDA data store 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)

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

Improvements (I)

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
Removed unnecessary warning on startup of ibaPDA client when ibaHD EUP date is expiring soon. #16827
InCycle: the maximum number of cycles for averaging was increased to 500. #17213
Added device user name to the connection string of ibaHD writers. #16793
Added ActiveX suffix to ibaHD client connection string. #8070
Generic TCP Output: Diagnostic modules are supported. #17174
The dat file is flushed when a post-trigger time is configured and the user sends a manual stop trigger. #17228
The end time of the dat file is updated when data is flushed to the file. #17228
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)

SQL interface:
1. Support SAP Hana data type Decimal. #17170
2. Avoid crash when network connection with SAP Hana is lost. #17307
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
OPC UA client: Writing to tags didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17212
ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode didn't work correctly in combination with S7-request. #17221
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
ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode didn't work correctly in combination with ibaBM-DP. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #17313
ibaFOB-D flex mirror mode didn't always work correctly when there were multiple bus monitor modules on the link. #17319
S7-Xplorer: Scanning for S7 CPUs didn't work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17210
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
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
The ibaFOB-D Network driver installer installed an outdated certificate. #17225
Data store profile usage summary didn't consider Kafka and MQTT data stores. #17264
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
ibaBM-DP slave voltage diagnostics were incorrect for slaves that got disconnected while the diagnostics were shown. #17292
InSpectra Fan and Universal-CM: the event configuration window for digital signals did not open correctly. Bug introduced in v7.2.1.
InCycle Auto-Adapting: for the event mode 'Lower and upper' the relative difference value was not calculated. #17216
Logix-Xplorer: Retrieving CPU information failed during connection test. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17308
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
Calculating virtual signals failed in certain configurations with multiple shift registers. #17353
Systems running Windows 10 version 2004 could crash when stopping the ibaPDA service. #17080
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)

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

Improvements (I)

Possibility to investigate unexpected I/O and data store configuration modified warnings. #17101
SQL interface & DB/Cloud data store: show version of connected database after successful connection test. #16959
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
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)

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

ibaQPanel: New signal tree control. #16108

Improvements (I)

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
The queue size of a SQL module is configurable. #17067
Improved diagnostics grid on the SQL database interface. #17066
ibaNet-E: The module number is displayed next to the module name in the Connections tab of the ibaNet-E interface. #16997
The parameter set module now works with profiles which can be imported/exported/protected. #16231
The band configuration for ibaInCycle and ibaInSpectra Auto-Adapting modules is relocated to a separate tab. #17089

Bug fixes (B)

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
SQL interface was causing high CPU usage when a fast connection to the database was available. #17029
SQL interface was connecting and disconnecting from the database too often. #17030
OPC UA server/IEC 61850 server/SNMP server: Renamed Update time to Minimum update time. #17025
OPC UA server: The Modules folder could be published multiple times after stopping and restarting the acquisition. Bug introduced in v7.2.0. #17058
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)

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.
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.
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.
Audio interface: #14091
1. Capture sound from a standard Windows audio device.
2. One audio device possible.
Parameter set module. #12032
ibaBM-eCAT decoder module. #15579
A trigger module can automatically generate ibaHD events from its signals. This requires ibaHD server v2.4.0 or later. #13070
Virtual modules can store calculation results with high precision. #16425
MQTT data store can use file-based data buffering in case connection to MQTT broker is lost #15551
The language of the ibaPDA service can be changed. #13990
Numeric and text fields of ibaHD events can be shown in HD trend graph and in the other views that support ibaHD data. #15251
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
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
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
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
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
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
New function GenerateText to generate text signals for test purposes. #15563
OPC UA server: Support for user defined information models. #15111
Installer can search for license updates. #14999
Kafka/MQTT/MindSphere data store: There is a new trigger type that allows to write one record when a signal value changes.
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.
InSpectra Expert: new signal for the peak to peak value of the input signal. #16230
InSpectra Auto-Adapting: integer signal for managing the reference spectra at run time: resetting, saving and loading. #16464
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
InCycle interface:
1. InCycle Expert module. #14966
2. InCycle Auto-Adapting module.
InCycle visualization:
1. Cycle view.
2. Circle view. #15683
InSpectra and InCycle interface: the input signal id is added as info field in every dat file. #16464

Improvements (I)

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
Improved configuration of ibaHD event store. This requires ibaHD server v2.4.0 or later. #14617 #16250
ibaHD client options are now consistent in the event and annotation configuration. #16553
View properties forms open faster and consume less memory. #15828
When logging in as administrator in the ibaHD server, the password can no longer be saved. #15798
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
The maximum text size of the text digital display is increased to 256 characters. #16199
A warning is shown when the connection to the ibaHD server fails due to an insufficient number of client licenses. #15600
Modbus TCP client can measure low and high byte from a register separately. #13884
HD trend graph: If there is no annotation event signal selected when creating an annotation then the signal configuration dialog is opened automatically. #12691
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
OPC UA server/IEC 61850 server/SNMP server: Current update time is displayed in the diagnostics tab. #16400
OPC UA client:
1. Structured data types are supported. #16701
2. Aes128-Sha256-RsaOaep and Aes256-Sha256-RsaPss security policies are supported. #13486
The recording time of all data stores is displayed without fractions of seconds in the data store status window. #15569
Intellisense for expressions now supports operators like AND, OR, ... #6579
OPC core components v3.00.108 are included. #16014
A warning is given when assigning a data store profile to multiple signals with different data store profiles. #13864
Function CountUpDown has been extended with optional limits. #16526
More secure way of storing passwords in I/O and data store configuration. #14540
E-mail interface supports TLS connection to SMTP server. #7844
Modbus TCP client: Time between messages can be configured in order to not overload Modbus devices. #16869
Generic TCP: The maximum data size of a connection is configurable. It should be between 1024 and 16384 bytes. #16884
English and German online help have been updated. #15901
Raw ethernet interface: Multicast addresses are now formatted with a colon as byte separator for better readability.

Bug fixes (B)

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
Zipped I/O and data store configurations couldn't be loaded anymore from the backup directory. Bug introduced in v7.1.1. #15994
Display style right didn't work correctly for ibaHD users. IbaHD v2.4.0 is required in order to properly configure it. #16222
E-mail module: Inactive signals used in the e-mail were not reported as error. #16375
Checkbox functionality did not work properly for folders in the dropdown tree of the event query configuration. #16412
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
The data store icon of ibaHD stores would only show a red cross instead of the ibaHD store type icon with a red cross overlay. #16380
When selecting a node for the first time in the symbol browser of some interfaces the first node could be expanded as well. #15592
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
Signals of an ibaMS8xIEPE couldn't be disabled on an ibaCMU-S. #16658
Applying a data store configuration containing image triggers could sometimes fail. #16696
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
Trigger editor: Expressions were not split correctly when OR appeared inside of brackets or quotes. #12655
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
Directory name example in data store could be too long. #16766
S7 request modules don't support S7 STRING[] and CHAR[] but these symbols were still allowed in the S7 symbol browser. #15932
Logix-Xplorer: Possibility to switch off request optimization where ibaPDA requests the entire structure when most of its members are requested. #16911
Replacing one electric module type by another caused incorrect signal names and units. #16930
CameraStatus function was incorrect when there were disabled ibaCapture modules. #16956
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)

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)

Modbus TCP client: The maximum number of registers and coils per write message is configurable. #16514
Support file contains some extra installed iba product versions. #16534
Melsec-Xplorer: Operand addresses can be displayed in octal base. #16582
Improved startup speed of the installer.
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)

DTBox: Multiple projects and devices could show up in the symbol browser even though ibaPDA only supports one device per address book. #16532
Increasing the number of cameras on a connected ibaCapture system with active PTZ signals will cause an improper stop of the acquisition. #16557
S7-Xplorer: Reading non-consecutive parts of an optimized array didn't work correctly. #16574
Melsec-Xplorer/SINAMICS-Xplorer/SIMOTION-Xplorer: Signed 32-bit integer values were not properly displayed in the diagnostics grid. #16556
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
Virtual text signals were not always initialized correctly. #16611
The first text arriving at a text module wasn't always used. #16614
S7 symbols of analog signals were removed when importing S7 modules from a text file. Bug introduced in v7.1.4. #16616
Text signals in virtual retentive modules didn't work. #16644
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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
Increased performance of ibaHD live data. #14936
E-mail module: only static text and text signals are allowed in the e-mail address text boxes. #16433
Modbus TCP client: The maximum number of registers and coils per read message is configurable. #16504

Bug fixes (B)

MQTT data store crashed if + or # was contained in topic name. #16323
Data store: Flush recorded data didn't work correctly when the interval was larger than 214 seconds. #16331
S7 address book couldn't be generated for some TIA projects. #16335
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
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
Melsec Xplorer: An error was displayed when trying to paste a row in the signal grid. #16338
Logix-Xplorer: Structures and arrays were no longer displayed in the symbol browser. Bug introduced in v7.0.6. #16366
ibaHD timebased data store: In some cases encoding a text signal failed and caused a stop of the data store. #16371
ibaQPanel: Some signals could no longer show data after applying changes to a Tabbed layouts control. #12307
E-mail body text and subject were in upper case. Bug introduced in v7.1.4. #16420
E-mail module: Image triggers couldn't be dragged to the attachment text box. #16432
Multistation: Acquisition can stop with error "Invalid access to memory" after applying a new data store configuration. #16441
Offline trend graph: Constant signals were not always drawn correctly. #16407
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
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Signal gain zero is no longer allowed when loading or importing an I/O configuration. #16142
HD trend graph legend wasn't always shown completely. #16163
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
ibaBM-SLM: Data types are not shown correctly in the I/O manager. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #16218
DTBox: Signals from Reflective Memory data modules were not correctly mapped. #16223
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
E-mail interface: Certain e-mail addresses were incorrectly reported to be invalid. #16239
Raytek: Profile name wasn't saved. #16256
Melsec Xplorer: An error was displayed when trying to clear an operand in the signal grid. #16265
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)

InSpectra-Expert profiles now support pressure units. #15937

Improvements (I)

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.
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
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
Kafka data store: Support for logical types in Apache AVRO schemas. #16020
E-mail interface: Fields can be used in the To, Cc and Bcc fields of an e-mail module. #15911

Bug fixes (B)

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
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
ibaQPanel: Radio button strip did not show text in disabled state. #14088
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
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
ibaPDA service could crash when reading text signals from ibaPDA's OPC DA server. #16013
In some cases the signal grids of text splitter modules weren't visible. #16017
S7-Xplorer "Optimized memory usage" didn't work when a tag contained multiple array indexes. #16065
System could crash during shutdown when CP1616 or CP1626 boards were installed. #15956
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)

The maximum number of modules on the virtual interface has been increased from 1024 to 4096. #15849
X-Pact request symbols are loaded partially during validation and are unloaded afterwards. This reduces the memory usage a lot. #15692
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
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
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)

ibaQPanel: Copy/paste in signal selection editors didn't work correctly. #14525
ibaQPanel: Picture control sometimes showed pictures with incorrect position and scaling. #15812
S7 address book generator couldn't handle hardware configurations containing terminal blocks with non-numeric slots. #15830
ibaPDA failed to load an S7 address book that didn't contain DBs. Bug introduced in v7.1.0. #15832
ibaInSpectra: copying a newly created characteristic value could result in an exception when the unit of the characteristic value was not configured. #15822
ibaPDA service could crash when loading the address book from an S7 PLC. #15842
ibaQPanel: Overlapping of text and buttons in common properties window. #15346
ibaQPanel: Grouping of elements leads to fast update. #14777
ibaQPanel: Autosize for picture properties fields. #15847
Configuration upload to ibaBM-SLM didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15861
ibaQPanel: Checkbox tool did not show text in disabled state. #14089
ibaQPanel: The signal assignments for buttons are not stored correctly. #15862
ibaQPanel: Drap&Drop a vector into charts do not work anymore. #15863
ibaDAQ-C: The serial number in the support file could contain null characters. #15869
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
DGM200P: Board memory was not correctly mapped anymore. Bug introduced in v7.1.0. #15876
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)

S7 address book generator supports TIA Portal V16. #15824

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Reflective memory text module didn't work correctly when there was no terminator and no counter configured. #15755
QDR measuring location numbers are not correct in the product file when there are disabled measuring locations. #15779
Chart: Synchronization problems between base axes configuration and curve configuration. #15750
Resizing of signal comboboxes didn't resize the dropdown correctly. #15749
OPC UA client: When failing to properly initialize output signals a resource leak could occur. #15814
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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.
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.
ibaBM-PN:
1. New device slot decoder module. #7193
2. New sniffer decoder module. #7193
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.
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.
ibaQPanel: Trend graph can plot a traversing vector based on an X and Y signal. #14067 #15321
Trend graph supports different display styles for text signals: regular, bold, italic, bold & italic. #14700
Trend graph uses an increased font size when the pen width of text signals is larger than 1. #14700
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
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
ibaQPanel web browser supports file downloads. #14666 #14856
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
Multistation: Unsynchronized stations can communicate via UDP unicast instead of UDP multicast. #12681
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
The timebase in data store profiles can now be expressed as a number of times the original timebase. #12062
QDR: Support for multiple combined reversing measuring locations. #14688
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.
Support for ibaBM-ENetIP. #14435
Kafka data store: support for Apache Avro encoding. #13053
Auto-adapting module: the Overall delta RMS calculation is added. #15006
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.
Process conditon module. #12798

Improvements (I)

ibaPQU-S: When the mains signalling settings are not configured, the mains signalling signals in the standard and event modules are disabled automatically. #11157
FFT view: for contour plots, the color axis can be configured to have the same orientation as the frequency axis. #11793
InSpectra Expert: it is possible to configure a custom unit for each characteristic value separately. #14462
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
Text modules: digital signals are now supported in all split modes. #14517
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
X-Pact request now checks the limits for the number of signals that can be requested from a resource and from a CPU. #14672
The order of data store profiles can be changed. #13107
QDR profiles support decimal length bases. #14683
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
File time modes have been removed from the data store configuration because they were obsolete. #14972
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
When running in live mode, the event table would flicker if changes were made to signal configurations in an ibaHD store. #15090
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
Confirmation is asked before creating a new data store configuration. #14553
LANDSCAN module: The order of the line data can be swapped. #14577
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
The colon ":" and point "." characters in info field names can be filtered. #15057
Improved editing of passwords. #15149
Improved lookup of an S7 symbol that corresponds with an S7 operand. #15253
Bar chart supports up to 65536 bars. #15183
Large S7 address books can be loaded from the PLC. #15289
OPC UA server: Support for user authentication with an empty password. #15314
The default profile name is used for copies of modules that generate a profile (e.g. LANDSCAN). #15305
Client version is shown in ibaPDA server status connection grid. #15271
ibaPDA server version is shown in ibaPDA client status bar. #15271
Kafka data store: buffer fill level available via SNMP server and OPC UA server. #15400
Added support for the Single/last device property of ibaBM-eCAT with firmware v02.05.003 or later. #14490
HD trend graph supports additional display styles for digital signals. #15504
I/O configuration export files use UTF-8 encoding. #15506
OPC UA client: Manual DataType editing is allowed (in case the OPC UA server will not be available during validation). #15160
The current signal filter is shown in the title bar of the ibaHD signal tree. #12724

Bug fixes (B)

X-Pact request data modules didn't allow more than 1000 analog and 1000 digital signals. #14668
S7-Xplorer: Signals measuring inaccessible symbols didn't always get a zero value. #14870
Multistation: The TTL wasn't applied to UDP multicast communication for unsynchronized stations. #14937
Valid JSON was only handled correctly for objects, not for arrays. #15133
HD event table: when downloading attachments from annotations, extensions would be removed in the save dialog if extensions were hidden in File Explorer. #15092
Data in read-only signal grids could be changed by clicking on the header. #15039 #15052
Event table: newly added annotations would pop up in the event table while they weren't included in the live event selection. #12357
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
LANDSCAN ASCII data was incorrect. The module needs to be recreated in order to fix it. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #14577
Trend graph: When using custom legend text you could only start a drag operation from a part of the legend. #15292
Trend graph: Applying the configuration could cause a memory leak. #15390
On some PCs the search for ibaPDA, ibaHD and ibaCapture servers took several minutes. #15399
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
Removed incorrect warning about missing connection for S7 UDP request modules. #15412
Some TIA projects caused error 114 when creating the address book. #15448
Text creator module didn't work correctly when source signals were coming from ibaQPanel input modules. #15463
ibaQPanel: Some invisible controls were visible again when they were printed. #15058
The HD trend graph didn't scroll when only text signals were displayed. #14124
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
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
ibaQDR data store didn't check for text signals. #15559
I/O configurations saved by ibaPDA versions older than 6.12.0 are not opened correctly. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15562
Camera signals with only lengthbased data in QDR product files were not recognized correctly as camera signals by ibaAnalyzer. #15565
S7 address book generator didn't create all symbols for large CFC projects. #15571
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
ibaQPanel: A crash occurred when a dynamic's minimum and maximum value was the same. #12493
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)

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)

Gocator: Added Maximum data delay and Data timeout parameters to modules. #15136
The PQU spectrum view now also displays the phase angles in combination with absolute harmonics. #15147
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
Kafka data store: change the default cluster address/connection string when changing the Kafka data store type. #15187

Bug fixes (B)

Gocator: Sensor width and Sample time properties were not imported properly. #15143
ibaQPanel chart: Error when pasting base axis ticks. #15144
ibaQPanel multistate label sometimes shows incorrect text "Value". #15175
Logix-Xplorer: validation didn't detect non-elementary symbols. #15197
Views (e.g. trend view) were not localized. Bug introduced in v7.0.5. #15256
ActiveX control loads the correct resources depending on the system language. #6507
Messageboxes shown when opening the I/O manager, the data store 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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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
BSOD when submodules of an ibaBM-COL-8i-o have a timebase smaller than the ibaBM-COL-8i-o timebase. #15051
The PQU and Inspectra module infofields were not written correctly to timebased ibaHD stores. #12974
Very long text signals used as infofield could result in corrupt dat files. #15062
The backup file of the v6 data store configuration had the incorrect extension. #15064
ibaQDR still required the ibaQDR V6 license. #15080
FM458 request on DP showed incorrect warnings about duplicate signals. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #15093
OPC UA client: Timeouts and long response times could occur when using a large number of connections. #15102
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

File name temporarily contains previous value of text signal when the value should be taken at stop trigger/file close. #14911
IEC 61850 client: When requesting signals from a data set refering to members that didn't have submembers a validation error would occur. #14912
Modbus TCP Server: When TCP/IP packets were coming in very fast on a connection incorrect data could be measured. #14918
The date modified of an image created by an image trigger wasn't always set correctly.
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Some views didn't show ibaHD data when there was no running ibaPDA server connected. #14581
The outputs of ibaCapture modules were not grouped by camera when the client was running in Chinese. #14743
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
Auto-adapting module: reference spectra learned in older versions are no longer ignored. Bug introduced in v7.0.2. #14760
It could be that there were datablocks missing when creating the address book from certain TIA projects. #14786
The texts of the ibaVision text inputs didn't work in all configurations. #14819
Virtual signals with very long expressions (>10000 characters) resulted in corrupt dat files. #14745
Improved performance when selecting a virtual module with lots of signals that reference other virtual signals. #14847
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)

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

Improvements (I)

ibaQPanel Picture: When multiple pictures monitor the same directory the monitoring is now only done once instead of for each picture separately. #14561
ibaQPanel Picture: Dynamic mode now also allows selecting the newest file, second newest, third newest, ...
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
Added support for mapping mode on ibaBM-DP with firmware v01.05.001 or later. #14625
Modbus function codes are added to the analog and digital input/output type properties of Modbus client and Modbus serial modules. #14636
Watch window: Signals are now inserted in the row they are dropped on. #14657
ibaInSpectra: the auto adapting module allows configuring the frequency range based on the maximum available frequency in the spectrum. #13449

Bug fixes (B)

ibaQPanel Picture: The png extension got replaced by bmp when the global ibaQPanel property window was opened. #14548
On some PCs ibaPDA couldn't get a high resolution system time. #14629
Data store stops in some cases when there are info fields updated at stop trigger/file close. Bug introduced in v7.0.1. #14633
Gocator interface works now for sensors in buddy mode. #14502
Exported ibaHD event definitions from ibaPDA v6 could not be properly imported in ibaPDA v7. #14653
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
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
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
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
The switch function crashed when the 'Selector' was equal to the 'Default' value. #14680
A new view didn't always have a unique name. #14584
Incorrect text could be shown in modules that split JSON text. #14578
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
Trend graph only allowed the configuration of the text signal font when the trend graph was placed on an ibaQPanel.
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
HD trend graph could crash when last signal was removed. Bug introduced in v7.0.0. #14710
S7-Xplorer proxy could crash when measuring text signals. #14712
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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
Text can be copied from the text splitter preview control. #14516
ibaQPanel chart control accepts decimal values as minimum and maximum of the X-axis. #14568

Bug fixes (B)

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

Support for Siemens CP1626. #9060
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.
IEC 61850 server: #11762
1. Up to 16 connected clients.
2. Export configuration to CID file. #13299
Shift register module supports multiple source signals. #7218
Technostrings have been replaced by text signals.
Text splitter modules allow splitting text via delimiters, fixed width character ranges or as a JSON string. #7641 #13003
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
New text related functions:
1. CharValue
2. ConvertFromText
3. CountText
4. TextLength
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)
New switch function to replace nested if functions. This function works with both numeric and text signals. #12958
ibaPDA plugin functions can return text values.
ibaPDA plugin functions support retentive values.
Watch window/view: table that shows the current value of signals.
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.
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.
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
Logix-Xplorer supports text signals. #11903
Generic TCP and UDP modules support text signals. #13073
Codesys-Xplorer supports text signals. #6563
MQTT interface: #8918
1. Connects to an MQTT broker and subscribes to topics.
2. License supports up to 1024 connections.
DTBox Request interface. #11735
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.
Orbit view: marker and value legend added. #13420
FFT view: logarithmic scale for amplitude axis. #12832
ibaInSpectra: Auto-Adapting module added.
ibaBM-PN: Support for SINAMICS emulation mode. This requires firmware v01.04.001 or higher. #14120

Improvements (I)

Client uses ibaPDA server timestamps for data in the trend graph. #6698
Client views can show 100% correct value of 32 bit integer analog signals. #7455
The hardware and firmware versions of S7 and FM458 PLCs are shown when testing the connection in Xplorer and request modules. #12644
Improved naming and editing of data store profiles. #12741
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
FindText supports an extra optional parameter 'N' to search for the Nth occurrence of a text instead of the first occurrence. #7829
Playback supports text signals. #7215
Offline trend graph supports text signals. #7597
If and OneShot functions work on text signals. #13078
ibaClock: Extra status signals of firmware v01.04.001 have been added. #12738
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
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
Max2 and Min2 functions support up to a 1000 arguments. #13556
OPC UA server: Initialization time is improved when publishing a large number of signals. #13533
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
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
InSpectra Expert: when configuring the bands of a profile, the handling to configure the maximum number of bands is improved. #13602
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
OPC DA Client: Added connection grid and diagnostic module. #11709
When available the three most recent minidumps that aren't older than 6 months are included in the support file. #12634
Successful Windows updates / installed updates added to "software_info.txt" in the support file. #14106
Text signals can be used with other profiles than the "As is" profile in data stores. #14174
S7 operands are exported in the configured language instead of always in German. #14288

Bug fixes (B)

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
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
Using Ctrl+a in the path textbox of the save project dialog could clear the path. #14119
Locked module setting did not prevent changes in connection tab (if applicable). #12379
ibaPDA clients connecting to an ibaHD server with invalid user credentials would acquire and keep their ibaPDA client license. #12715
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
An address book couldn't be generated for TIA V15 projects that contained a Sinumerik PLC. #14254
S7 address book generator failed when a TIA project contained comments with the default language ID. #14396
Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: Printing could fail when there were invisible rows in the marker grid. #14356
Gocator module didn't load all signals when there were multiple sensors with default resolution and sensor width. #14520
EtherNet/IP I/O scanner module didn't allow assembly instances bigger than 255. #14523
ibaQPanel picture object used the last access time instead of the last modified time of files to sort them. #14527
ibaQPanel: signals referenced in grouped view objects weren't loaded correctly. #14546

Version 6.39.15 - 2019-02-26

New features (N)

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
Support for Siemens SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM Advanced as simulated controller. #12287

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

OPC UA server: ibaPDA tag didn't have inverse reference to Objects tag. #14060
S7 request to consecutive PI operands didn't work when the total size was more than 4 bytes. #14063
ibaHD servers with vectors in a timebased store could lead to crashes and disconnects of the ibaPDA client. #14062 #14195
Address book generation didn't work anymore for S7-1200 CPUs with firmware >= 4. Bug introduced in v6.39.14. #14075
Modbus serial master creates incorrect requests when more than 125 consecutive registers are read. #14131
OPC UA client/server: Some certificate properties were not properly displayed. #14186
Service could crash when renaming dat files failed. #14187
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.39.13 - 2018-12-04

New features (N)

ibaQPanel picture control supports rotating and flipping. #13659

Improvements (I)

Updated support page. #13743 #13752
Support for Windows Server 2019. #13517
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
S7 address book: array members of DBs used in CFC are no longer expanded. #13799
ibaQPanel dynamics support file path properties. #13546

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.39.12 - 2018-11-06

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

OPC UA client: Connections are only established once (and in parallel) during validation. #13483
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
.NET framework 4.8 is supported. #13431
The PQU spectrum view allows displaying the THD value by means of an additional bar. #12534
Physical locations for motherboard Protech BA-0951 have been added. #13521
Improved logging of OPC server, OPC UA server and SNMP server updates during the start of the acquisition. #13534
Trend graph, HD trend graph and offline trend graph: The visibility of the color axes and Y-axes can configured separately. #13529
Modbus client and Modbus output modules are merged together in a new bidirectional Modbus client module. #13550
A confirmation is requested when using the "Delete all layouts" command. #13490

Bug fixes (B)

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

OPC UA client: Online browser. #12625
ibaBM-PN Sniffer SiLink module supports different SINAMICS link projects. #12960
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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
ibaBM-eCAT diagnostics module can retrieve scaling, unit and group information for signals from devices with firmware v02.05.001 and higher. #13183
ibaBM-eCAT diagnostics module: Improved error message when signal list can't be read from the device. #13168
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
Physical locations for motherboard X11SPL-F have been added. #13271
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
ibaFOB-PlusControl: Values are set to zero when the data connection is lost.
TwinCAT-Xplorer/TwinCAT-Request: Major memory and speed improvements when loading large address books from a tpy file or directly from the PLC. #12221
Added unit and scaling columns to the analog signal grid of IEC 61850 client modules. #13334
InSpectra orbit profiles have their own extension now: *.inSpectraOrbitProfile. #13256

Bug fixes (B)

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
Unresponsive network drive configured in data store could result in erroneous dat file cleanup. #13176
An ibaPDA server crash could lead to loss of OPC UA certificates. #13172
OPC Client: When adding a signal directly in the Analog tab the data type was not set correctly. #13157
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
When a client disconnected another client it didn't immediately try to connect again. #13186
Client wasn't properly disconnected when an error occurred in the server while data was being sent to the client. #13170
Unused signals in an ibaBM-eCAT diagnostics module could be activated by clicking on the column header in the signal grid. #13167
Trend graph and HD trend graph: Printing didn't work correctly anymore. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #13208
Offline trend graph: Printing didn't work correctly. #13208
Offline trend graph fails to load dat files when they contain groups with missing signals. #13305
Client could crash when creating a circular gauge with a circular range with a large offset. #13274
Client crash when selecting the image triggers node in the data store manager when the configuration contains an ibaCapture module without active camera signals. #13276
Incorrect digital signal values can occur in 80MT request. #13321
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)

TC-net: Option to automatically update signal comments from the address book. #13048
The startup layout can be overruled in the ibaPDA client preferences. #13086
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
ExecuteCommand function has an optional timeout parameter. #13102

Bug fixes (B)

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
OPC UA server: Not all signal types were supported. #13038
Xplorer interfaces: When double clicking next to a node in the symbol browser the node was still added to the signal grid. #13007
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
Fixed S7 address book generator crash when loading certain TIA projects. #13075
HPCi request could fail when requesting a lot of signals from a single CPU. #13085
Export/import of TwinCAT request on ibaBM-eCAT resulted in incorrect management FB. #13100
Asynchronous file writing could not be started in some cases. #13118
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)

PTP: Support for peer to peer delay. #12854
TwinCAT address books can be deleted. #12636
TwinCAT address books can be unloaded after the acquisition has started. #12636
TwinCAT-Xplorer: The automatic update of the address books during the start of the acquisition is now optional. #12880
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)

PTP is supported on wireless network adapters. #12884
80MT/HPCi symbols with points in their names are supported. #12888
ibaBM-eCAT: Support configuration files generated by Elmo Application Studio. #12900
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
The ibaPDA ActiveX control now supports Rockwell FactoryTalk. #12940
MELSEC-Xplorer: Random read and monitor mode are now supported. #12816
Information about the client and server's workgroup or domain is added to the support file. #12931
The assembly instance of EtherNet/IP Produced Tag and I/O Scanner modules can be configured. #12944
The English and German online help has been updated. #12873
TC-net: For each module the number of consumed scan block licenses is shown. #12963
The ibaPDA service automatic start can be changed when the status application isn't running with administrator rights. #12964
OPC UA client:
1. The keep-alive and lifetime count can be configured. #12516
2. Support for certificate authentication. #9181
OPC UA server: Support for certificate authentication. #12989
IEC 61850: MMS module only writes the dataset name in a report control block when it is necessary. #13010

Bug fixes (B)

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
S7-Xplorer module didn't show error messages when all signals had inaccessible symbols configured. Bug introduced in v6.39.3. #12894
S7-Xplorer modules with only output signals were always invalid. Bug introduced in v6.39.3. #12895
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
Too many signals were disabled when an error occured during Simadyn-D/TDC request via SER05. #12911
Fixed memory leak in PTP and GOOSE protocols. #12921
The offline trend graph could leak memory when it was used in an ActiveX control in WinCC. #12955
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
DGM200P: Node name wasn't shown properly. #12988
A data store didn't start on the backup path when the main path was on a disconnected removable drive. #12995
OPC UA client/server: PFX certificate files containing a password-protected private key could not be imported. #12998
The ibaPDA driver generated an error when more than 256 PCI devices were present. The new limit is 1024 PCI devices. #13004
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)

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
PTP master uses 37 leap seconds and clock class 248. #12795

Bug fixes (B)

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
HD trend graph: Autoscale didn't work when the displayed data contained NaN values.
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
All languages from the ibaQPanel language dictionary are also available in the language selection. #12594
ibaPQU-S: The cancel button on the standards form didn't work correctly. #12595
ibaPQU-S: A fourth sub module couldn't be dropped when a grid module was present. #12677
SINAMICS-Xplorer/SIMOTION-Xplorer: Multiple modules would overwrite each other's data. Bug introduced in v6.39.3. #12842
HD navigation: The incorrect command filter was used when displaying the compatible views. #12456

Version 6.39.6 - 2018-04-30

New features (N)

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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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
PTP didn't work correctly when using UDP/IP (Layer 3) with a domain other than 0. #12478
Crash when signal tree contains technostrings and it is switched to signals mode in the signal selection of the data store manager. #12710
Error when loading an ibaQPanel layout that contained a tabbed layout containing another ibaQPanel. Bug introduced in v6.39.5. #12704
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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
ibaInSpectra: several small improvements in the configuration and usability of characteristic values. #12565 #12572 #12574 #12583 #12584
Multiple data store profiles with the same name are no longer allowed. #11878
Offline trend graph supports QDR dat files. #12638
Updated dongle driver installer to v1.8.18.416.

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.39.4 - 2018-03-23

New features (N)

InSpectra Expert: an overall alert/alarm signal was added. #12458
InSpectra Expert: possible to define charactistic values based on the position, the width and the results of bands. #10781
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)

Orbit view: to spot the order of the points easily, the last point of each rotation isn't painted anymore. #11817
Orbit view: the most recent centerline point is painted bigger and in a special color. #12508
OPC UA client: a warning is reported when the OPC UA server does not support the requested publishing interval. #12561
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)

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
SIMOTION address book generator returned internal error 149 for some projects. #12553
Ethernet/IP: Produced Tags recorded from multiple ibaPDA systems with same assembly instance number could lead to "Duplicate Forward Open" error. #12554
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
RM 5565 PIORC: On some systems I/O configurations with copy sizes that weren't a multiple of 4 bytes caused a BSOD. #12562
I/O manager could crash when selecting the general node. #12563
Offline trend graph only opened dat files correctly when the extension was lower case ".dat". #12570
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)

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)

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
FFT view: possible to hide marker dots. #12416
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.
OPC UA client/server: When importing/exporting a certificate, the file extension *.der is now available and set as default. #12480
ibaVision connections are shown in the connections grid and can be monitored by a diagnostic module. #11721
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)

ibaQPanel: the size shown in the property dialog of an ibaQPanel window was not always correct. #12433
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
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
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
Signal tree dropdown controls didn't close when clicking on the dropdown button. #12329
SNMP server: Quotes inside of signal comments caused the creation of invalid MIB files. #12470
S7 address book generator couldn't get the data type of the members of a UDT used as tag in TIA projects. #12520
ibaPQU-S: it was not possible to use a float value for the THD limit. #12535
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)

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

Improvements (I)

X-Pact request address book generator now supports 4 different projects. #12325
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
OPC DA Client: Tags are sorted in natural numeric order. #12373
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
Errors returned by the LANDSCAN SHO message are treated as warnings instead of errors. #12374
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)

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
OPC UA server: Technostrings were not published. #12349
Custom technostring layout was not always correct. Bug introduced in v6.39.0. #12359
DongleInfo function no longer causes periodic delays in outputs. #12369
In some cases e-mail attachments didn't work. #12371
ibaDAQ-C: The interrupt mode and enabled state of the device were not correctly loaded. #12377
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
SINAMICS-Xplorer/SIMOTION-Xplorer: closing the connection for several modules is now completely executed in parallel. #12404
Logix-Xplorer: tags whose names started with the name of another tag could not be recognized properly in Address read mode. #12421
ibaNet750-BM-D: analog/digital outputs were not always visible. Bug introduced in v6.39.0. #12362
The number of ibaCapture-HMI connections was limited to 32 instead of 64. #12445

Version 6.39.1 - 2018-01-30

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

User info is added to HD annotations. #12124
HD event table allows editing columns in live mode. #11987
S7 address book generator supports TIA Portal V15. #12230
Big performance improvement of B&R-Xplorer. #12299
Offline trend graph can show the length unit on the X-axis.
Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: Caps Lock no longer influences the zooming behavior. #6660
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)

Offline trend graph X-axis fixed scale wasn't restored when a new file was loaded. #12288
TwinCAT-Xplorer connection could be restored to a PLC without a program leading to no signals being measured. #12301
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)

OPC UA server: #8945
1. Dongle and data store objects are free of charge.
2. Signal objects require an ibaPDA-OPC-UA-Server+ license.
HD event table:
1. Field columns. #10001
2. Clear filter option. #8535
3. Extra acknowledgment columns. #8026 #8051 #8052 #8053 #8054 #11204
Support for ibaDAQ. #11389
Support for ibaDAQ-C. #11126
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.
FFT view: contour plot. #8010
FFT view: in the main window the manual scale of the value axes can be dynamic. #7655
Chart: trajectory mode and reset signal for X-Y pairs. #11117
LANDSCAN modules now support a dynamic distance between the scanner and the material. #11336
LANDSCAN modules can dynamically change the emissivity of the scanner. #11335
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.
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
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.
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
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
SNMP server publishes information on the connected clients, cause of acquisition start and recording time of ibaPDA data stores. #11417
HD trend graph:
1. Create annotations #11965
2. Visualize HD vector signals as 2D topview #10508
HPCi request: ibaLink-VME can be used as data path. #11968
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.
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).
Encoder module to pack digital signals together into a 16 bit analog signal. #11371

Improvements (I)

Configure variable number of fields for HD event store.
HD trend graph takes active, instead of valid, signals into account for advancing time.
Acquisition thread CPU usage is shown in the I/O manager together with the interrupt information. #11640
ibaPDA client can use up to 4GB of memory when running on a 64 bit OS. #11657
During validation ibaPDA checks whether the IP address of the ibaFOB-D network adapter is part of an existing subnet. #11212
Possibility to enable extra event logging for Ethernet interfaces. #7216
Disabled signals and technostrings are automatically removed from the SNMP server. #11720
ibaBM-DP event log no longer shows messages about starting/stopping S7 request when S7 request isn't active. #11808
A list of installed software on the ibaPDA server PC and ibaPDA client PC is added to the support file. #11293
SNMP server: log can be opened by clicking a button in the Diagnostics tabs. #11337
The client can automatically disconnect from the server after a configurable period of inactivity. This feature is part of the user management. #11415
E-mail interface: option to enable SSL has been replaced by STARTTLS; implicit SSL/TLS is currently not supported. #11897
TriggerLevel function's output is now a constant digital signal when the input is above the level instead of a pulsating digital signal. #11876
SINAMICS-Xplorer and SIMOTION-Xplorer: support for S7 routed connections. #11279
The location where a project is saved on disk is stored in the project. #10009
ibaBM-eCAT: The symbol browser now also supports variables with unknown custom data types generated by TwinCAT. #11967
ibaCapture modules that are enabled but don't have active signals are still monitored for ibaCapture configuration changes. #11970
Removed auto reconnect to ibaPDA server: now the client always tries to automatically reconnect. #11958
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
OPC UA client: tags that have submembers can also be requested. #11950
Better display of device and slot information of ibaBM-PN sniffer signals. #12039
SNMP server: option to not start the acquisition when the SNMP server could not be started. #12049
Version and file size of user plugins are displayed in the expression editor. #11078
Added input and output data length signals to S7-Xplorer diagnostic module. #12058
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
For the ActiveX control the ibaPDA and ibaHD signal tree have separate icons now. #12079
The panes of the configuration control of a custom technostring are resizable. #11673
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
The timebase of a decoder module is readonly since it is the same as the timebase of the source signal. #12121
Timing overview: You can jump to a module by double clicking its row. #12122
When opening the I/O or data store configuration without editing rights a warning is displayed notifying the user that changes cannot be applied. #12029
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
Currently used signal buffer size is shown in ibaPDA preferences and out of memory dialog. #11838 #11839
In the ActiveX control individual toolbars can be hidden. #12080
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
TwinCAT-Xplorer: Arrays of structures are handled more efficiently. This leads to a considerable memory usage reduction when using large address books. #12218
Layouts with multi-state labels with a lot of states now load significantly faster. #12182
The number of retries to generate an image trigger can be configured. #12235

Bug fixes (B)

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
The signal grid replace dialog was sometimes shown when the grid wasn't editable. #11303
S7-Xplorer diagnostic modules were taken into account when calculating the number of licensed modules. #11722
S7 address book generator did not filter out unknown languages. #11759
LANDSCAN LSP (BINARY) module: First and last edge signals still referred to 1000 lines when the number of lines was reduced. #11764
Sometimes clients can't connect to an ibaPDA server after the service has been restarted. #11981
Incorrect HD channel data because of bug in reduction of live read stream size #11983
Firmware information of an ibaFOB-io-USB device in the support file contained null characters. #12038
Client sometimes disconnected from ibaHD server when changing layouts. #12048
Trend graph Y axis settings were lost when dragging and dropping a graph. #11524
Signals that were part of submodules would show up twice in the expression IntelliSense for virtual modules. #12054
An error message is displayed when trying to define more than 1000 analog or digital signals in a virtual module. #11560
Playback interface: subsignals in dat files are ignored. #12069
Message boxes that automatically close after a timeout would not work or display incorrect text for languages using Unicode characters. #12099
Bold text in tab headers could appear compressed. #11775
S7-Xplorer proxy GUI crashed when it was opened. Bug introduced in v6.38.6. #12108
S7-Xplorer routing could only be disabled by clearing the gateway address and not by just disabling it via the checkbox. #12111
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
Modules containing invalid signals are now also shown in the signal tree of the expression editor. #11661
FFT view: dropping a signal into the FFT view did not always work, especially when dropping into the bottom region of the view. #11966
TwinCAT-Xplorer: Jagged arrays were not supported. #12217
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)

ibaFOB-io-USB: when the device was being used by ibaLogic and the ibaPDA service was started, the values in ibaLogic froze. #12050
ibaHD data store didn't write data for Dig512 playback modules. #12061
Data for some bit decoder signals, e.g. coming from an ibaBM-DP, were not always written correctly to the ibaHD server. #11983
ibaPDA service could crash when an OPC client disconnected. #12094
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)

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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1 interface: incorrect data could be read for certain I/O configurations. #11889
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
Offline trend graph: the length conversion based on a length or speed signal didn't work for text files. #11930
Logix-Xplorer: when checking the address book for changes ibaPDA could incorrectly report that the data type for boolean tags had changed. #11933
Logix-Xplorer: each connection leaked about 65 KB of memory. #11974
When using a large acquisition timebase (> 10 ms) in combination with fast modules incorrect data could be measured. #11986
ibaFOB-io-USB: device could not be initialized on Windows 7 without KMDF (Kernel-Mode Driver Framework) version 1.11. #11988
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)

Alt+F4 didn't work anymore in fullscreen mode. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #11717
Clicking on toolbar buttons only worked when the window had focus. #8768
The default profile could get lost when applying the same data store configuration multiple times. #11731
HD trend graph could crash when time range went out of range. #11765
Time based HD data store could crash when writing text channels. #11791
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
Decoders 122 and higher on a PROFIBUS sniffer decoder module were automatically deactivated after applying the I/O configuration. #11820
Logix-Xplorer: validation failed for neighboring elements in an array of structures where only one structure member was requested. #11853
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)

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
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)

Timeout for detecting dead TCP/UDP connections is more accurate. #11544
ibaFOB-io-USB: faster handling of Flex messages. #11558
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
S7 address book generator supports IM154 CPUs. #11242
S7 address book generator: CFC parsing now supports the APL library. #11664
The ibaFOB-D Network installer checks during installation whether the default IP address is part of an existing subnet. #11212

Bug fixes (B)

Logix-Xplorer: When requesting the same symbol multiple times, incorrect data could be measured. #11617
An unhandled exception could happen when an I/O manager was closed that had a lot of tree nodes. #11634
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
S7 address book generator: New lines in comments in TIA projects lead to invalid address books. #11638
Signal counter at the bottom of the I/O manager was truncated when more than 100000 signals were configured. #11665
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)

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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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
ibaFOB-io-USB: fixed some stability issues (requires firmware D8). #11268 #11374 #11436
ibaDAQ-S: a reboot was required when upgrading to a newer version of ibaPDA. #11509
S7-Xplorer: Timeout setting was multiplied by 3. Bug introduced in v6.38.3. #11516
S7-Xplorer: Address book couldn't be retrieved from an S7-1212 with firmware v4.2. #11573
Multistation: The local IP address for unsynchronized stations couldn't be selected anymore. #11581
The I/O manager erroneously reported a changed I/O configuration when there were temporarily disabled ibaBM-DP or ibaBM-PN devices. #11562
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)

SNMP server: Added support for OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.1.x. #11132
SNMP server: Text encoding can be configured. #11132
S7 address book generator supports TIA Portal v14 projects. #11154
S7 TIA address books show a different icon for instance data blocks. #10681
The default number of subdirectories in a data store has been increased to 31. #11367
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)

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

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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
ibaQPanel: the bar chart did not update correctly after receiving NaN values. #11162
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)

EtherNet/IP I/O scanner module. #11113

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

HD event table that was hidden at startup did not receive live data. #10612
HD event table more button didn't work correctly when query with unlimited time range was executed
SIMOTION address books showed Step7 icon instead of SIMOTION icon. #11091
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
OPC UA client: variables that contained a period in their or their parent's name would not be parsed properly. #11116
SINAMICS-Xplorer: diagnostics tab only worked for the first connection. #11120
Discovery of HPCi and X-Pact request data paths and ibaClock synchronization didn't work anymore. Bug introduced in v6.38.0. #11127
LMI-Gocator: acquisition didn't work properly for some sensor types. #11133
Logix-Xplorer: some signals were not accessible. #11076
Expressions longer than 1000 characters are no longer truncated when importing them. #11151
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)

Support for ibaFOB-io-USB. #8227
OPC DA text output module allows to write text tags in an OPC server. #7802
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
ibaQPanel: implementation of the slider view. #8532
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
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.
OPC UA client supports technostrings. #9262
OPC UA client supports writing to an OPC UA server. #9002
Support for Windows Server 2016. #7869
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
ibaHD data stores write vector information
InSpectra Expert: support for analog integer signals indicating the status of InSpectra alerts and alarms. #10770
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.
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.
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.
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
Editor for ibaMS4xUCO encoder files. #7463
An overview of all module timebases is available on the general node of the I/O manager. #9175

Improvements (I)

ibaPDA now waits until the data flow process becomes available on PADU-S systems. #10034
Reduced ibaHD live data stream size.
ibaPDA service can be restarted from the ibaPDA server status application. #10099
Simadyn-D and TDC request: The automatic use of alternative channels when a channel is full can be disabled. #10243
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
ibaInSpectra: the content of the diagnostic tab of the InSpectra modules is heavily simplified. #10460
Installer detects current configured user account of the ibaPDA service when updating an existing installation. #10410
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
The directory of a data store can be opened in Windows Explorer through the context menu in the Data store status panel. #10268
The context menu of an interface node in the I/O manager has the option to remove all modules for that interface. #9044
When you change the global timebase you can now control how the timebases of the different modules change.
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
Trend graph and HD trend graph: The lengthbased X-axis can now increment by a fixed length when it reaches the maximum length. #10234
When trying to open a data store in the Data store status panel and ibaAnalyzer is not installed, an error message is displayed. #10537
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
It is possible to select and delete multiple signals at once in the trend graph properties dialog. #10496
A reset signal can be defined for the shift register module and technostring. #9239
Time based ibaHD data store has the option to automatically record new I/O signals. #10657 #10523
When locking a data store, the settings controls can no longer be edited. #10677
Trend graph and HD trend graph: the toolbar is no longer part of the scrolling window. #9224
An optional delay for starting the acquisition after the server starts can be configured. #8368
Virtual functions:
1. SampleAndHold can be retentive. #10195
2. Avg can be retentive. #10211
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
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
Changed default settings of ibaLink-VME P2P mode D to match new firmware v02.02.001.
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
User plugins can be added to the project file. #6659

Bug fixes (B)

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
InSpectra: the diagnose values in the InSpectra interface were not always correct. #10454
InSpectra: it was not always possible to clone a profile in the InSpectra profile manager. #10974
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
Offline trend graph: a file path pattern that started with a UNC path didn't work. #10414
Offline trend graph: the file path pattern scanner was stopped after closing the properties with ok without changing the configuration. #10414
ibaPQU-S: the EN50160 mains signalling module could contain current signals, but the mains signalling function does not apply to current signals. #10820
Description of virtual function SampleAndHold was not up to date. #10205
TC-net: when creating a new I/O config while the acquisition was running, no more data would be recorded. #10898
Existing certificates could not be added to the OPC UA certificate store. #10914
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
Interrupt time measurement was not executed when only ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-TDCexp, ibaFOB-SDexp or ibaFOB-PlusControl modules were requested. #10990
QDR measuring locations in front of the welder always showed m as length unit. #11023

Version 6.37.7 - 2017-05-02

Improvements (I)

The project in the support file is named like the actual project. #10687
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.
Optimized interface DBs are not shown anymore in S7 Request connection tab. #10773

Bug fixes (B)

PQU spectrum view was not always updating after restarting the ibaPDA client. #10697
Logix-Xplorer: tags whose names started with the name of another tag could not be recognized properly. #10757
TC-net: address book files that didn't have the OutCntSlot or ProhibitRIOMix column could not be parsed. #10759
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
TwinCAT-Xplorer: address book was incorrect when there were arrays of structures that didn't start with index 0. #10750
X-Pact request: combination of CPUs that require swapping and CPUs that don't require swapping didn't work on reflective memory. #10801
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
Offline trend graph: The length conversion wasn't performed for signals that were added after a file was loaded. #10740
TC-net: the data type and address of signals in a symbolic module would disappear after validation. #10836
S7 address books from TIA projects: using SFBs as multi instances in DBs resulted in wrong addresses in the address book. #10684
Loading address books from S7 CPUs did not work in some cases.
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Symbolic browsing of PROFIBUS on ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S produced incorrect offsets when a PM-E DC24V module is present. #10659
ibaQPanel: if the configuration contains dynamics, some views could stop getting updated immediately after leaving design mode. #10652
Temporarily disabled signals could be used as a trigger signal for an e-mail message. #10673
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
The acquisition wasn't automatically started after boot when fast startup was enabled on Windows 8 or 10. #10660
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

FFT view: displaying periods instead of frequency was not well supported in combination with factor axes. #10471 #10493
Phasor view: the reactive power value displayed in the table was not correct. #10478
TC-net: incorrect data could be read on 64-bit systems for certain configurations. #10506
TC-net: digital signals were not read correctly for symbolic modules. #10516
Logix-Xplorer: digital signals were not read correctly when using Instance read mode. #10561
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
Logix-Xplorer: tags starting with the name of a structure were not recognized correctly in some cases. #10582
Logix-Xplorer: booleans without encompassing data type were not parsed properly. #10583
Image triggers were only supported on the first 16 cameras of an ibaCapture server. #10553
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)

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
TC-net: data type UINT (16-bit unsigned integer; alias for WORD) is now supported. #10378
PROFIBUS sniffer symbol browser no longer shows S7 CPUs that were created from a TIA project. #10321
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
Camera view is loaded from the ibaCapture installation when it is available.
When trying to overwrite an existing project on the server, the file size and last write time of both files are displayed. #10008
Support file contains information about the ibaPDA OPC DA server. #10416

Bug fixes (B)

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

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

Improvements (I)

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
ibaQPanel: the "default text" setting of the text input control was replaced by a readonly "fixed text" setting. #10248
ibaQPanel: the set of languages supported by the QPanel language dictionary was extended. #10263
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)

Uploading configuration to an ibaBM-SLM resulted in a crash of the ibaPDA client. Bug introduced in v6.37.0. #10246
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
ibaPQU-S: some signals of an aggregation module were not always updated correctly. #8226
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
ibaQPanel: the configuration control for gradients in shapes could crash when deleting a color point. #10240
ibaQPanel: the tabs in a tabbed layout were not always updated correctly. #10284
ibaQPanel: the feature in tabbed layouts to lock all sublayouts was not always working correctly. #10002
ibaQPanel: the QPanel language dictionary was not cleared when creating a new project. #10345
Numeric digital display: the title mode in the preferences was never saved. #10222
Chart: autoscale function did not work for xy curves. #8866
Updating the firmware on ibaFOB-D boards with hardware revision A2 caused BSOD on some motherboards. #10249
Measured TC-net data could be incorrect in some cases where partial (smaller than 128 bytes), adjacent scan blocks were requested. #10328
The diagnose tab of ibaBM-PN devices was not updated properly (the data of the first selected device was always shown). #10329
The time part of the dat file name was incorrect when there was a long pre-trigger time (> 215s). #10319
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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
ibaCapture dlls are now only loaded by the ibaPDA server when ibaMachineVision modules or image triggers are used.
FFT view: possible to add a name to an exported profile. #10021
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
ibaBM-DP event log: the text entered in the filter row is searched anywhere in the cell and not just at the start. #10080
ibaPQU-S: the firmware version of the device is displayed in the diagnostics TAB in the I/O manager. #9189
InSpectra Expert: additional button to open the band and marker wizard. #6593
ibaQPanel: save and cancel buttons were added to the ibaQPanel dictionary dialog box. #10115
FFT view: improved context menus to delete base axes. #10018 #10019
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
InSpectra Expert: calculation profiles exported from an FFT view can be loaded as an InSpectra profile in the I/O manager. #9208
S7 address book generator sorts DBs and tags alphabetically when generating an address book from a TIA project. #10214

Bug fixes (B)

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
X-Pact address book generator returned errors on some projects.
ibaBM-DP maximum number of events in event log could be set to 10 in the spinner although the minimum was 100. #10078
There were maximum 1000 analog and 1000 digital signals shown in the HPCi data modules.
The maximum amount of digital signals for OPC UA client modules and Logix-Xplorer modules is now 1000.
FFT view: the visibility settings for InSpectra Bands were not saved. Bug introduced in v6.37.0. #10070
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
ibaQPanel: when adding a new language, the previous changes to the existing languages were lost. #10114 #8571
FFT view: profile settings were not applied to the preferences on pressing the apply node to preferences button. #10117
In rare cases, the system could crash when reinitializing EtherNet/IP connections.
Certain OPC UA array values could not be parsed properly during address book generation.
The system could crash when trying to re-establish a Generic TCP connection in active mode. #10189
When measuring a lot of data at high speed on the ibaDAQ-S backplane link, output data would not be written. #10111
SNMP server didn't support the GetBulk command.
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
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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
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.
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
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.
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.
Create new project. #8203
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
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
PADU-S-IT-based devices: diagnose module measuring the status of the embedded applications. #7176
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.
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.
The new Preprocess function supports the use of filters and enveloping in expressions. #7858
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)

Local ibaPDA, ibaHD and ibaCapture servers can be discovered when there is no network connected.
Installer starts ibaPDA client non-elevated when UAC is enabled.
Uncompressed signals are supported in playback and in the offline trend graph.
Decoder signals are supported in playback and in the offline trend graph.
Installer writes to log file. #8677
Single HD event table query select statement can query multiple events.
The expanded/collapsed state of tree nodes is saved in the I/O manager and data store manager.
When an e-mail cannot 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
New OPC core components are used that do not require .NET 2.0/3.5 anymore. #8275
ibaCapture camera view has been updated to v4.0.0.
Data store diagnostics: The unit of the write speed can be configured. #8807
Module name column can be added to the signal tree search grid. #8577
Manual start and stop triggers are logged in the server log file. #6560
Added help text to better explain e-mail attachments. #6541
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
Data store index is shown in data store manager. #7929
A warning is shown when you reduce the maximum number of subdirectories in a data store. #8341
CTRL+P shortcut to print. #8382
You can configure a time base smaller than 1ms in the timebased archive profiles. #8414
Improved PlusControl error messages. #8416
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
ibaCapture camera preview now supports 64 cameras. #8995
Improved e-mail message configuration. #6541
Added some extra information to the support file. #8986 #9014
Domain users are supported for ibaCapture image triggers. #8992
Generic TCP and UDP interfaces display timing information on incoming messages. #7183
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.
Virtual interface: Static parameters are mentioned explicitly in the help text of functions. #7923
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
Data store configuration files embedded in zip files (e.g. backup files, project files or support files) can be opened directly in the data store manager without the need to extract them first. #9223
ibaQPanel picture control: A signal value can be used to select an image dynamically from a monitored folder. #8303
The title area of the numerical text display can be configured. #8399

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.36.6 - 2016-10-31

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

ibaCapture interface didn't work for ibaCapture V4 servers when there was no ibaPDA-Interface-Capture-CAM license on the dongle. #8904
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.36.4 - 2016-09-27

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.36.3 - 2016-08-22

Bug fixes (B)

ibaDAQ-S: signal status LEDs of ibaMS8xIEPE did not function properly
Importing projects from before version 6.36.1 failed when a GCOM interface was present
ibaDAQ-S: the I/O Manager could crash when no network connection was available
InSpectra Expert: it was no longer possible to assign a static value to a placeholder
S7-Xplorer didn't handle digital operands efficiently. Bug introduced in v6.36.2.
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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
S7-Xplorer could measure incorrect values when there are overlapping operands or small gaps between different operands. Bug introduced in v6.36.1.
Fix for automatic discovery of ibaVision servers

Version 6.36.1 - 2016-07-26

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

GCOM interface configuration is more generic
ibaQPanel label: unit is configurable
ibaQPanel chart: min/max value is dynamic
ibaQPanel input: text gets selected when clicking the input
ibaQPanel picture: new mode to automatically load new pictures from monitored directory
ibaQPanel picture: can combine data from a technostring with a predefined pattern (with possibly wildcards) to form the picture path
ibaQPanel common: can set a default value for the enabled and visibility properties of objects when they are controlled by a signal
Offline trend graph: can combine data from a technostring with a predefined pattern (with possibly wildcards) to form the data file path
Discovery of ibaHD servers uses a static local UDP port in the range 12900 to 12910 instead of a dynamic port
A drag image is shown when dragging signals from the ibaPDA signal search grid
S7-Xplorer: Improved read speed for some configurations
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.
ibaQPanel multi-state picture: Pictures are optionally stored in the layout file
S7-Xplorer redundant: improved switchover logic when reconnecting

Bug fixes (B)

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

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
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
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
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
HiPAC request is supported on Codesys v3 based HiPAC systems
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
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
Support for ibaDAQ-S
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
Support for ibaVision
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
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)

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.
ibaPQU-S: The names of the signals in the power module are improved
Decoder and Dig512 modules are shown correctly in the ibaHD signal tree
Data for decoder and Dig512 modules is written more efficiently to the ibaHD timebased and lengthbased stores
Support for firmware loading on ibaFOB-D A2 boards
Empty address nodes on ibaFOB-D, ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X boards and ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard are grouped together. They can also be hidden completely.
TCP/IP Generic Output module can send a new message on the rising edge of a trigger signal
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
Virtual modules and technostrings that depend on temporarily disabled signals are also temporarily disabled
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.
The default data type for S7 operands that are 4 bytes long has been changed from DWORD to REAL
Data stores can be copied
The order of data stores can be changed
HD event table: send commands upon row selection
Discovery of ibaPDA servers uses a static local UDP port in the range 12900 to 12910 instead of a dynamic port
Progress is shown when generating information for iba support
OPC output module now also supports array tags
ibaMS4xUCO: Parameters for frequency measurement algorithm can be configured. This requires firmware version v02.12.004 or higher.
ibaQPanel input technostring can remember the last value when the ibaPDA service is stopped and restarted
A warning is shown when a user is about to remove signals or decoders from a module in the I/O manager
All flex devices are also shown on the ibaFOB-D output link in the I/O manager

Bug fixes (B)

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

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
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)

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

Version 6.35.4 - 2016-05-17

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

ibaBM-DP: Default values in S5 float format were incorrect
InSpectra Expert: solved possible clearing of placeholder list during compilation of expressions
S7 symbol browser tree wasn't refreshed when changing the connection mode while "Show only allowed operands" wasn't selected
Technostring values shown in technostring status window were not updated when switching to the status window
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.
E-mail module caused memory leak in I/O manager
HPCi and X-Pact request could cause an access violation on reflective memory boards during the discovery process
ibaFOB-D network installer sometimes didn't set the IP address correctly
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)

InSpectra Expert: support for the calculation of the order spectrum of an enveloped input
Offline trend graph: If a dat file can't be loaded then an error can be shown
Offline trend graph: If a live position signal is configured then the live position marker is visible. It is no longer a separate setting.
The communication on the parameter channel of the ibaBM-DDCS is stopped when the acquisition is stopped
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
ibaPDA ActiveX Control: Extra function exported to cleanup ActiveX when it is hosted in a Windows Forms application
HiPAC request module can support 1024 signals instead of 512 analog + 512 digital signals
S7 address book generator supports TIA portal projects with PLCs in groups
HiPAC request module supports DMA on reflective memory
"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)

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

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.35.1 - 2016-03-10

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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.
Improved ibaPDA WDM driver installer
Improved ibaFOB-D network driver installer
ibaBM-PN: PROFINET device name is validated before assigning it
Improved handling of automatic ibaPDA client update when connecting to an ibaPDA server with a different version
Client shows the ibaPDA user login form when a login via auto-reconnect fails
ibaPDA auto-reconnect will use the last used password even if the "Save password" option was disabled
Support file contains extra information
ibaMS8xIEPE: Improved status signals
Installer no longer overwrites UCO encoder XML files
Readonly OPC output tags no longer prevent the acquisition from starting when using the setting "ignore unavailable OPC items"
HD trend graph: Button to autoscale time based axis to all available data of the visualized signals
ibaQPanel HD navigation auto-scale button

Bug fixes (B)

InSpectra Expert: Backwards compatibility with existing speed placeholders improved
InSpectra Expert: In case the configured speed was a pulse train, the module's analog speed signal was not reliable
S7-Xplorer technostring: The symbol browse button stayed disabled when an address book was selected
S7-Xplorer TCP/IP TIA symbolic access didn't work when the symbols had non-ASCII characters in them
Import of e-mail module was incorrect. It caused the module after it to be skipped.
Function TriggerHarmonicLevel had an incorrect prototype in the expression builder
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
A BSOD could occur when removing iba hardware in the device manager while the service was running
ibaQPanel chart: It was impossible to change the settings of existing text items
ibaQPanel chart: Changing the horizontal tick values could cause a crash
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)

Support for ibaBM-PN
1. Active device
2. S7 request
Support for ibaFOB-PlusControl
InSpectra Expert: full support for order calculations
InSpectra: new infofields are added to the dat and snapshot files generated by InSpectra modules.
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
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
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
FFT view: improved support for order calculations
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
Installer has a new command line switch /uninstall to force the uninstall of the current ibaPDA installation
New function DongleInfo returns various information about the dongle
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
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
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
ibaQPanel label control can show new system info:
1. Connected ibaPDA user
2. Connected ibaHD server
3. Connected ibaHD user
Windows 10 (x86/x64) is supported

Improvements (I)

ibaQPanel Input comboBox: the text corresponding to newly added values is generated automatically
ibaQPanel chart has been revised:
1. Curve item:
2. Base axes:
3. New interactive marker
QDR: The length of the coil is added as infofield to the product file
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.
When the dongle changes but the new dongle has the same licenses as the previous dongle then the acquisition won't be stopped
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.
HD signal tree displays module type icons
Physical locations feature has been completely redesigned
Reduced load caused by transfer of technostrings between ibaPDA server and ibaPDA client
HD signal tree only shows active bit-decoder signals
The client saves the configured ibaPDA and ibaHD servers when a server is selected and not only when closing the ibaPDA client
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)

PulseFreq function could return a frequency that was too high shortly after the frequency dropped to zero
InSpectra: the use of enveloping in an Expert module could cause the acquisition to stop
FM458 request didn't work on old ibaCOM-L2B boards
S7-Xplorer proxy didn't work correctly if it didn't have write access to its installation directory
PTP master and slave implementation always used domain 0 in the PTP messages
PTP library leaked one socket handle per attempt to start up
Offline trend graph: Live position couldn't move backwards
Offline trend graph: Zero position wasn't shown when axis was set to full file range
Swapping digital values and float values on word base for Modbus TCP Server modules could lead to incorrect values on Windows 7 or later
S7 address book generator could generate a corrupt address book when the S7 project file path was very long
Name of TabbedLayouts QPanel object could not be edited using the properties window
S7-Xplorer technostring used an incorrect string length
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
Expression editor: The selected item in the intellisense listbox was difficult to read because it didn't use the correct highlight color
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)

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)

ibaPDA service crashed when binary watchdog was activated in combination with more than 16 data stores
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
CP1616: The local consumer state of RT slots wasn't set to GOOD. This caused error reports in some PROFINET devices.
ibaPQU-S: the calculated number of active signals was too high in case one or more optional inputs were not used
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
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)

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
InSpectra Expert: support for enveloping
Added EnvelopeSpectral function: this function calculates the spectral envelope

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.34.4 - 2015-09-30

New features (N)

Support for ibaPQU-S
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
New ibaPDA client right that allows you to set the display style of the ibaPDA client for a particular user

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Resize client window right wasn't granted when ibaHD server was connected
ibaPDA ActiveX control for WinCC flexible: Property page has been removed since WinCC flexible isn't able to show it properly
ibaPDA ActiveX control: Spinners for port numbers on property page didn't work correctly
ibaQPanel: the Activate application command of a Button now also works for 64-bit applications
FFT view: Fixed crash when label value is zero or negative
InSpectra: On parsing InSpectra profiles with a lot of bands from a text file, some band ids were not parsed correctly
InSpectra Expert: The (optional) speed signal was not saved to text files
ibaQDR: Fixed crash when product coil length is negative
Camera view: when opening the properties of a camera layout and clicking OK without changing the layout name, an error message was falsely displayed
Fixed detection of duplicate TCP/IP and UDP port numbers during validation
Auto reconnect to ibaPDA server in ibaPDA client could stop working
TCP connection diagnostics were not completely reset after connection loss
Password wasn't limited to 15 characters when adding a new ibaPDA or ibaHD user
Default values of ibaQPanel input modules and shift register modules were reset when loading an I/O configuration or project
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
Accuracy of TimeSinceLastSync function has been improved when using DCF77 time synchronization
Assembly instance 64 wasn't allowed on an EtherNet/IP module when you had a single EtherNet/IP interface license
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)

New performance counter: Connected clients
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)

I/O configuration validation displays module name together with module number instead of only module name
PulseFreq function now also supports a pulse signal instead of a pulse counter as input
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
Signal counts per file and per module are stored as infofields in dat files
Client layouts can be saved and loaded to and from ibaPDA and ibaHD servers when user management isn't enabled
ibaMS8xIEPE: Data valid digital signal can be enabled for an analog signal that is not in IEPE mode

Bug fixes (B)

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
PulseFreq function could return a frequency that was too high shortly after the frequency dropped to zero
HD trend graph displays invalid signal peaks. Bug introduced in v6.34.2.
ibaInSpectra Expert: in some cases the module couldn't be validated because of an incomplete implementation of enveloping. Bug introduced in v6.34.2.
Loading layouts from an ibaHD server could sometimes cause an unhandled exception
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Auto triggered event table commands were not executed. Bug introduced in v6.30.0.
HD trend graph x-axis pause signal updates graphs on an invisible tab page
Trend graph, offline trend graph and HD trend graph: Couldn't change height of last graph when a scrollbar was visible
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)

Offline trend graph:
1. Vectors in dat files and text files are supported
2. The decimal mark can be configured when reading text files
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

The default e-mail account setting was not loaded correctly
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
Sorting boards by physical location didn't work correctly after a restart of the service
Double-clicking on the grid column header in the ibaPDA or ibaHD server selection form closed the form
The number of debug messages that is generated when the high resolution timer can't synchronize with the system time is reduced
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.
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)

S7-Xplorer redundant module
Support for redundant S7 request on S7-400H stations via ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S
Support for ibaClock
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.
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
S7 request via UDP
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.
Support for ibaMS8xIEPE
Support for Produced Tags on EtherNet/IP interface:
1. New module type
2. Ability to read tag information from CPU
Support for 1761-NET-ENI gateway when connecting to PLC-5 or SLC-500 controllers
Ability to sort boards according to their physical location
Ability to hide unused interfaces in the I/O manager
Support for ibaPQU-S
Server access control:
1. Reserve ibaPDA client and ibaQPanel licenses for specific clients
2. IP address filter for ibaPDA clients
Support for ibaCom-L2B flatness mode
Virtual retentive module allows calculations that save their values between starts of the acquisition
ibaDongleViewer is part of the installer
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Disabled global trigger module prevented the start of the acquisition when multistation was enabled
Fixed flickering and drawing artefacts of zooming rectangle in different views (especially on Windows 7 and later)
16 bit decoder: Incorrect values were sent by ibaPDA to the ibaHD server when the source signal was a scaled INT/WORD signal
Signals of a reflective memory output module were not imported
FFT view: zooming very deep could result in incorrectly displayed curves
FFT view: consulting the configured marker settings could cause a crash, especially if the view had no curves
Trend graph: signal values in legend of trend graphs with a length axis could incorrectly report an unknown signal value
EtherNet/IP modules only allowed 1000 digital signals instead of 8000. Bug introduced in v6.31.0.
Improved stability of UDP based protocols in Windows Vista and later
Gauge panel could cause a crash when changing gauge style
A locked module could be enabled/disabled by pressing CTRL+E in the I/O manager
Modules could be dropped on locked parent modules
User that didn't have the right to change the layout could close dockable windows after he switched from layout
Symbolic browsing of PROFIBUS on ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S produced incorrect offsets on ET200S modules in some cases
ibaBM-COL-8i-o could be disabled when there were enabled submodules. This prevented the start of the acquisition.
ibaPDA didn't always start correctly when the timebase of a module on a FOB-D mirrored flex link changed
Chart view: several bug fixes
Shortcuts to change display style of ibaPDA client couldn't be used anymore to switch to normal style
S7-Xplorer technostring: opening the S7 operand builder with an incomplete operand caused a crash
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.
DMA transfers on ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp were not stopped when the acquisition was stopped.
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)
When creating several layouts in the layout manager and not all of them have been visited upon closing PDA, the names were not saved
When importing layouts, references to other layouts (e.g. in tabbed layouts or command buttons) could be broken
Fixed possible server crash when stopping the ibaPDA service
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

HD length graph scroll bug. Bug introduced in v6.33.2.
In the FFT view, the base axis unit generated in speed or length mode was not always correct
Invalid floating point values caused big dat files
Service crashed when using SM128 without ibaBM-COL-8i-o as data path with HPCi request
In some cases the user management configuration couldn't be imported
TriggerEdge function on a digital signal with level 0 didn't work anymore since v6.32.2
InSpectra Fan: if the module timebase was not a multiple of the input signal timebase, the acquisition did not start properly
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

The reset value in the WindowAlarm function was read from the 'deadband2' parameter instead of the 'reset' parameter. Bug introduced in v6.33.0.
Deadlock could occur in the ibaPDA server status program when there was an unstable connection to the ibaPDA service
Technostring values in InSpectra expressions were not updated correctly in case the technostring name or section contained one or more upper case characters
ibaPDA client could crash when 2 offline trend graphs were visible in one layout
Incorrect configurations were generated for ibaMS16xAI-24V and ibaMS16xAI-24V-HI modules
Import of multiple ibaBM-DP modules in compatibility mode on FOB cards without output links failed
ibaPDA server status program crashed when a user without administrator rights tried to start/stop the service when UAC was disabled
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
Fixed crash of ibaPDA when pausing or resuming dat file recording while it is in pre-trigger mode
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.
HD trend graph stopped scrolling indefinitely when drag and drop was used while x-axis was paused by pause signal
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.
ActiveX: Legends were still visible when ActiveX control was hidden
ActiveX: ShowToolbars property didn't show toolbars when it was changed from false to true
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
Chart: X-Y pair wasn't drawn correctly
S7 address book generator crashed when reading an out of date DB derived from an UDT. Bug introduced in v6.33.0.
Newer log files were zipped or deleted instead of the old ones

Version 6.33.1 - 2014-12-17

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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)
ibaPDA BGTs are ignored when detecting BGT restarts in Simadyn-D and TDC
A warning is given when you try to remove a view while the client is not in normal display mode
The ultra data store license can be used more flexible. An ultra data store is counted per 20 signals of a data store.
The name, unit and S7 symbol of signals are shown in the S7-Xplorer and L2B S7 request diagnostic grids
An optional symbol column is shown in the signal grid of ibaBM-DPM-S and ibaBM-DP modules
The InSpectra profile dialog now asks for confirmation when closing, to avoid unwanted loss of pending changes

Bug fixes (B)

DCF77: the time could be mistakenly synchronized when a minute was signaled before all 59 pulses were received
S7 address book generator didn't properly handle DBs whose name contained one or more points
When stopping the S7-Xplorer Proxy, it could incorrectly show the status "Waiting" instead of "Stopped"
QPanel: a picture object using the backup picture could cause an exception when changing the properties in design mode
When MARX dongles from other companies were connected to the same PC then ibaPDA didn't always read from the correct dongle
S7-Xplorer could hang when trying to read data from a CP instead of a CPU
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.
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
ActiveX could not connect to ibaHD server if host process was started using short file name convention
Printer properties couldn't be opened on a 64 bit operating system
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)

Windows 8 (x86/x64), Windows Server 2012 (x64), Windows 8.1 (x86/x64) and Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) supported
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
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.
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.
HiPAC Request
ibaHD server:
1. Text channels are supported in timebased HD store
2. Show diagnostic data recorded in HD stores
New devices supported:
1. ibaMS16xAI-24V-HI
2. ibaMS32xDO-24V
3. ibaMS16xDIO-24V
4. ibaPADU-D-8AI-U
5. ibaPADU-D-8AI-I
TCP/IP Modbus Server and TCP/IP Modbus Client support up to 256 connections (a license is required per 64 connections)
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
Non-compressed profile in data stores (ibaAnalyzer v6.4.0 is required to read non-compressed data)
Technostrings can update faster and their timestamps are more accurate
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
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
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
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)

Autodetect can detect multiple devices with the same address on a flex ring
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
The language of the ibaPDA client is saved
Improved error messages for output signals
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
Changed automatic calculation of read cycle times on ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp to better handle multiple systems with different cycle times
QDR:
1. Better handling of reversing at the shear
2. ibaCapture-CAM cameras can be stored in product file
Faster start of the acquisition when there are multiple ibaBM-DPM-S devices because now all ibaBM-DPM-S devices are configured in parallel
ibaInspectra Expert:
1. In the InSpectra profiles, the names and descriptions of the available RMS methods are updated
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
Multiselect is supported in the symbol browser of FM458, TDC and Simadyn-D request
Generic TCP output module can now send a message only when the data has changed
Images created by image triggers in overlapped files are only generated once
TCP and UDP protocols take advantage of improved TCP/IP stack in Windows Vista and later

Bug fixes (B)

Drag initiated from HD signal tree search tab dropped wrong signals if grid columns were sorted
ibaBM-eCAT: Incorrect addresses were calculated for ibaBM-eCAT when using latest Beckhoff EtherCAT configuration software (multiple FMMU entries used)
ibaHD server auto-detect list didn't always display all discovered servers
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
Changing the enabled property of a custom technostring didn't immediately update the node image in the tree
QDR: Entrycoil files weren't stopped when invalid ID 0 passed. Bug introduced in v6.32.2.
QPanel input module didn't save the last signal values when the ibaPDA service was stopped
S7-Xplorer tried to reconnect too often when the PLC wasn't connected at the start of the acquisition
Trend graph printout didn't show the correct values for the Y1, Y2 and Y2-Y1 columns
I/O configurations containing ibaBM-eCAT modules written by ibaPDA versions older than 6.29.0 couldn't be opened anymore
In some rare configurations the measured data from an ibaFOB-D board could be incorrect
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.
Paused HD trend graph didn't always paint all signal data after un-hiding the graph
Empty HD trend graph didn't create length axis when dropping length signals on it when holding down shift or control key
S7-Xplorer technostring error was not cleared when the operand read was successfull again

Version 6.32.5 - 2014-09-17

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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.
I/O configurations containing EtherNet/IP modules exported by an ibaPDA version older than 6.31.0 could not be imported correctly
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.
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)

EtherNet/IP connections leaked memory. When lots of connections were made this could lead to a crash of the ibaPDA server.
ActiveX control leaked memory in WinCC flexible when switching screens
S7 routing didn't work when the destination address was an IP address or a MAC address
After applying a data store configuration containing an HD data store with a blank server address an OutOfOrderException could be thrown
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

ibaMS16xAI-10V-HI didn't work
FFT view: the scale type of the spectrum slave could be overwritten by the scale type of the main window
Fixed memory leak in I/O manager when using e-mail outputs
Chart: Fixed memory leak in properties form
QPanel: Tabbed QPanels could produce graphical glitches (e.g. markers of an underlying trend graph could falsely appear)
Symbolic browsing of PROFIBUS on ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S produced incorrect offsets when digital modules were used on ET200S modules
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)

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

Improvements (I)

User can choose between 16 bit or 32 bit access to digital signals on the reflective memory module
Errors encountered by the E-mail output interface are now also logged in the ibaPDA Event log
ibaBM-DP: Bus nodes now also have a context menu
Trend graph: legend tooltip can be disabled by selecting custom text and leaving the text blank
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.
The "no more free entries in TASKQUEUE" error is no longer dependent on the number of timebases used
QPanel: The minimum and maximum values of a color axis in a 2D trend graph can be dynamic
Newer S7 CPUs supported in address book generator

Bug fixes (B)

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

Improved configuration speed of flex devices

Bug fixes (B)

TCP/IP connections could hang after a packet was lost
Couldn't measure signals from ibaLogic on ibaPADU-S-IT anymore. Bug introduced in v6.32.0.
Crash when right-clicking on empty area of group tree in I/O manager. Bug introduced in v6.32.0.
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)

ibaFOB-SDexp and ibaFOB-TDCexp supported
Autodetect lite modules on SD and TDC boards
Simadyn-D and TDC request 2.0 via SER05 function blocks
ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DP-64 supported
Symbolic browsing of PROFIBUS on ibaBM-DP and ibaBM-DPM-S
Flex mirror mode provides the possibility to measure the same flex devices on multiple ibaPDA systems
E-mail output interface
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
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
Event table commands can be sent to camera views
Trend graph: possibility to add a title to each graph
A layout can be saved for multiple users simultaneously
User layouts can be stored in project files

Improvements (I)

ibaPDA server status application is revised
If a timeout occurs when stopping the ibaPDA service then you now have the option to kill the service
The maximum number of OPC clients connected to the ibaPDA OPC server can be configured
Address mode and address of an ibaNet750-BM device can be autodetected on an ibaFOB-D link
S7 address book generator supports more CPUs
S7 address book selection has been improved
The number of ports configured for generic TCP and generic UDP is checked
ibaInspectra Expert:
1. Improved copy and pasting in the profile grids
2. InSpectra Expert signal names now language independent
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
Number of used data stores is displayed when adding a new data store
A backup path can be supplied for image triggers
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)
Use CTRL+Backspace shortcut to return to previously visited layouts (also available as QPanel button command)
Tabbed layouts: CTRL+SHIFT+L loads the original layout of the active tabbed layout
Tabbed layouts: CTRL+SHIFT+D loads the original layout of the active tabbed layout in design mode
Event table expression editor displays signal tree drop-down for selecting event field value
Added general HD data store validation time-out
S7 analyzer technostring no longer stops at a zero character
Intellisense support for technostrings improved
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
The special client-server connection for Inspectra is only created when needed
Connected server name can be displayed in QPanel label
User is warned when trying to stop the ibaPDA service

Bug fixes (B)

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
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.
Cancelling a file download caused a crash of the client
DPM-S Dig512 sniffer module was incorrect for big endian words
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.
Rare FFT view crash during automatic resynchronization between server and client is fixed. This crash couldn't happen when monitoring an InSpectra Expert module.
Host name couldn't be used as address in S7 analyzer, S7 request and FM458 request
Data of Wago terminal 750-630 was incorrect on ibaNet750-BM in flex mode
ECO mode on ibaNet750-BM didn't work when there were analog or digital terminals configured. Bug introduced in v6.29.0.
FFT view: The calculations in speed or length mode could freeze in case the length signal was negative for several samples
A dat file containing invalid characters could crash the ibaPDA client
When creating a shortcut and switching to it then the current layout was still saved to the old location
Memory and motherboard information was missing in support file of Windows 7 systems
TCP/IP VIP, TCP/IP TDC and TCP/IP S7 connections could hang after a dropped packet
HD channel data request handles leaked for scrolling signals with large time base. Bug introduced in v6.31.0.
ibaPDA service could crash when opening COM port for modbus failed
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

QPanel: Imported duplicate layouts would not appear in the dropdown list of the "Switch layout" command
Trend graph: Digital values were formatted with decimals
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
Data store status displays correct length unit for HD length based data stores
Each S7 analyzer connection leaked 2 thread handles
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
iba Devices driver wasn't signed correctly

Version 6.31.1 - 2014-01-23

New features (N)

Generic TCP output module now supports passive connection mode

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Values for some EGD modules were incorrect when using more than 64 EGD connections
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.
Event table preferences: didn't hide all panels when showing command tab
Event table bug when closing ActiveX
ActiveX didn't disconnect from ibaHD server when switching screens in WinCC flexible
InSpectra Expert: impossible to edit events. Bug introduced in v6.31.0.
X-Pact request could cause an endless loop when a CPU was taking longer than the configured timeout to respond to request messages
ibaPDA could freeze due to circular references in tabbed layouts
Chart: possible exception when removing axes

Version 6.31.0 - 2014-01-07

New features (N)

Multistation:
1. Synchronized data acquisition on multiple PCs
2. Trigger on one PC can start dat file on another PC
Perfect synchronization between the different FO protocols on an ibaFOB-D board. Firmware version D0 or later is required.
PTP time synchronization (both as master and as slave)
Bachmann M1 request
New devices supported:
1. ibaPADU-4-AI-U
2. ibaMS4xUCO
3. ibaMS3xAI-1A
4. ibaMS3xAI-5A
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
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
Module has a property to automatically prefix the signal names with the module name
Expression editor in I/O manager has intellisense support for signals, functions, placeholders and technostrings
Improved editing of triggers in trigger module
S7 analyzer technostring
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
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
Data store 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 store manager
3. Apply button added to data store manager
4. The data store configuration can be edited by only 1 client at a time
5. Faster transfer of big data store configurations between server and client
6. The data store status tree shows icons corresponding with the data store type
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
Event table: rows can be grouped on event field name
The client can be automatically closed after a configurable period of inactivity. This feature is part of the user management.

Improvements (I)

EtherCAT symbol browser supports SINT and FLOAT data types
EtherCAT symbol browser uses Danieli HrDX tags as comment
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.
ibaMS3xAI-1A/100A: Signal groups can be enabled individually
Replacing a module with another module type now saves more of the signal properties
Faster start of the acquisition when there are multiple flex devices because now all flex devices are configured in parallel
ICP signals can have a negative sensitivity
Eff function can now handle a constantly changing frequency value. The same algorithm as the effective value calculation in the electric modules is used.
Free disk space returned from DataStoreInfo function and in watchdog message is updated every 1 minute instead of every 15 minutes
I/O manager and data store manager remember last selected node in tree
The signal license bar in the I/O manager now shows the infinity sign when you have an unlimited license
S7 signal operands are automatically updated in the I/O manager when address books are updated
Overloaded S7 analyzer connections are colored orange in connection table
S7 restart detection is enabled by default on S7 request DPM-S modules
Technostrings can be copied in the I/O manager
Maximum pre-trigger and post-trigger time of a data store is increased from 15 minutes to 1 day
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
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.
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
Event Table: the user can select which view gets the focus after sending commands
A startup layout can be selected (regardless of which layout was active when PDA was closed)
The user configuration can be edited by only 1 client at a time
HD signal tree: signal filter is applied to search results
HD signal tree: Increased creation speed
French resources for QPanel and camera view
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)

Loading a playback dat file in the I/O manager when automatically generated ibaInspectra groups were present caused an unhandled exception
An export file containing Dig512 modules that was saved by Excel 2010 couldn't be imported again
PCMCIA board didn't show any diagnostic data in the I/O manager. Bug introduced in v6.30.0.
ibaFOB-D board clock could be a non-integral number of microseconds. This caused problems with flex communication.
Master external interrupt mode was incorrectly allowed when a flex device was connected to the first link of the ibaFOB-D board
TCP connection over 32 MBit/s flex protocol could give connection timeout when it was attempted too fast after the load of the driver
Newline characters are now automatically removed from signal names and comments because they resulted in corrupt dat files
Switching between ibaCapture-HMI modules in the I/O manager could take a long time when ibaCapture-HMI server wasn't connected
Update signals on an embedded ibaLogic module of the ibaPADU-S-IT didn't work when there were ibaInspectra groups defined
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
When applying a data store configuration containing HD data stores with errors then existing HD data stores were stopped
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
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
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
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)
Signal tree: Double-clicking on the tree also worked when you didn't double-click on the selected node
Client could be unable to get live data when it connected to the server during the start of the acquisition on the server
ActiveX: fixed possible crash when loading the ActiveX in the WinCC runtime
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
Fixed memory leaks related to the signal tree editor in some property windows of several view objects
Event table: sending command to view that had already been removed would cause unhandled exception
FFT view: the length resolution setting was loaded incorrectly since version 6.30.0
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)

QDR: When generating small product coils with a lot of configured elongation QDR could stop generating product files
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)

ibaHD server auto-detect list displays compatibility info

Bug fixes (B)

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)

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

Version 6.30.6 - 2013-09-05

Bug fixes (B)

Siemens Sinumerik CPUs were no longer accessible via S7 analyzer. Bug introduced in v6.30.5.
S7 analyzer didn't show PG/PC access points linked to a network card on a 64 bit operating system
Trend graph: Cursor wasn't always correct when dragging signals from trend graph. Bug introduced in v6.30.5.
S7 request module can no longer be enabled when ibaBM-DPM-S module is in redundancy mode
ibaPDA event log can no longer overflow
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

FTT view: right clicking on a slave's legend followed by clicking on a slave graph could cause a crash
Value of digital signals on CP1616 could be wrong in the signal grid of the I/O manager
Trend graph: The legend didn't always repaint correctly after a new signal was added
Trend graph: When dropping a signal between graphs the position of the new graph wasn't always correct
Shutting down the PC while ibaPDA is running could cause a BSOD in some circumstances
S7 analyzer TCP/IP connection didn't work for slots > 31
Flex communication didn't work anymore when some odd timebases were used for flex devices
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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.
ibaQPanel: InSpectra FFT views also work in Tabbed Layouts now
ibaQPanel: when setting a command button to switch between layouts, the tree structure showing the available layouts would sometimes not appear
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
Some module configuration changes weren't saved before copying the module
FFT view: An axis could be removed from a slave window

Version 6.30.3 - 2013-06-18

Bug fixes (B)

Fixed incorrect start time of files on a single CPU system
After applying a new data store configuration the unchanged data stores didn't save their file indexes anymore. So after a restart or a new apply the file indexes for those data stores were incorrect.
A data store configuration that only changed in the dat file index was not applied
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
A HPCi CPU that sent multicast messages but didn't respond to connect messages caused all other HPCi connections to close
An X-Pact CPU that sent multicast messages but didn't respond to connect messages caused all other X-Pact connections to close
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.
Tooltip on DPMS slave diagnostics doesn't flicker anymore on Windows 7
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)

LP function has an optional reset parameter to disable the filter

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Fixed incorrect time limit expiration of a dongle

Version 6.30.1 - 2013-05-22

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

ibaBM-eCAT now supports 512A+512D in both input and output direction
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)
ibaInspectra: one can choose the timebase of the expressions in InSpectra Expert in the profile calculation settings
HD graph manager only requests live data when visible
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
Updated french resources

Bug fixes (B)

FFT view: printing a layout with an FFT View sometimes caused a crash
FFT view: when changing fonts, fonts were not always applied to all parts of the FFT view
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
FFT view: marker in time slave was sometimes not visible
FFT view: static marker properties, the offset column was invisible
Fixed flickering tooltip on signal grid of some modules on Windows 7
iba driver installer generated an error message on PCs without hardware running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003
Fixed the incorrect activation of the program compatibility assistant on Windows 7 by the iba driver installer
Client disconnected when apply of a new I/O configuration took more than 1 minute. Bug introduced in v6.30.0.
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.
Ethernet communication over 32 MBit flex protocol could stop when starting the acquisition
Fixed BSOD when measuring UDP or TCP protocols on a network interface with receive side scaling enabled
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
If reading digital meter settings from xml failed, the digital meter docking panel layout failed
Importing an I/O configuration with flex modules that needed to be remapped while importing resulted in an incorrect I/O configuration
Setting the maximum file time to more than 168 hours caused a crash when re-opening the data store configuration
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)

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
ibaLink-io-embedded is supported
ibaInspectra
1. ibaInspectra Expert module
2. Updated FFT view
ibaQPanel: Tabbed layouts control is able to show multiple layouts within one QPanel screen

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.29.1 - 2013-02-25

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

HD connections are more stable
S7 address book generator works for WinLC and WinAC systems
Trend graph: Gridlines for minor ticks can be shown
Trend graph: Signal visibility can be controlled by a user that has the right to interact with views
Event table time column word wrap
OPC client has been updated
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
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
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
EtherNet/IP module supports up to 8000 digital signals
When a data store can't rename a file the processes are logged that have opened this file
Different default picture for ibaQPanel simple picture and multi-state picture controls
HD trend graph can be paused using a digital signal
HD trend graph X axis range unit can be configured
The maximum number of entrycoils stored in a measuring location can be configured

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.29.0 - 2013-01-07

New features (N)

Offline trend graph
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
Image triggers (Create snapshots from cameras connected to an ibaCapture-CAM server)
Simulation mode in I/O manager
Simulation mode in data store manager
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)
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
Generic TCP/IP output interface
New dongle library is included:
1. Demo licenses are supported
2. Faster SmarxOS formatted dongles are supported
Flex devices can be automatically disabled when they are not connected
Padu8-M, Padu16-M and Padu8-ICP devices can be automatically disabled when they are not connected
New HD signal tree display mode: display of last configured signals only
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)
ibaQPanel: New input combobox control
OPC client: An initial read of the data can be forced
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
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
Event table: query parameters
Copy and paste of views in ibaPDA client

Improvements (I)

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

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

Version 6.28.4 - 2012-10-29

New features (N)

Support for .NET framework 4.5

Bug fixes (B)

ISO connections to S7 PLCs didn't work correctly anymore since version 6.28.0
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

ActiveX: Each instance of the ActiveX control was kept in memory even after it was destroyed (bug since version 6.25.0)
ActiveX: The ibaPDA ActiveX control crashed when a camera view was added
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
ActiveX: Toolbars changed position when switching between normal and full client mode
ActiveX: HD signal tree toolbar button wasn't disabled when user didn't have the right to change the layout
ActiveX: The checked state of the HD signal tree toolbar button wasn't synchronized with the state of the HD signal tree
ActiveX: Changed properties dialog to show that "Prevent interaction with views" is only available when "Prevent layout change" is active
Digital meter: Text could be entered in the style and sign comboboxes
Trend graph: Incorrect culture was used when formatting timestamps with only 2 digits for the year
Trend graph: The zoom and pan buttons were still enabled when the user didn't have the right to interact with the views
Oscilloscope: The toolbar buttons were still enabled when the user didn't have the right to interact with the views
FFT view: Fixed memory leak
FFT view: The toolbar buttons were still enabled when the user didn't have the right to interact with the views
Possible BSOD when using certain network cards in combination with EtherNet/IP and other network protocols
Camera view: Fixed memory leak
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
ibaHD server: Starting write to HD stores could timeout when stores were still flushing data
Installer: Silent mode didn't work

Version 6.28.2 - 2012-06-27

New features (N)

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
New ActiveX control that supports WinCC flexible

Improvements (I)

Extra debug messages during autodetection of flex devices
When an ibaFOB-io-ExpressCard is inserted then its clocks are enabled so that autodetect works immediately
A restart of the ibaPDA service is no longer required after the installation of a new board
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
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)

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

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

Improvements (I)

A proper error message is given when a serial dongle is detected
Event table folder column is added (requires ibaHD v1.1.1)
Event display name contains folder
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
Camera view: The current time display now also shows the milliseconds

Bug fixes (B)

HD trend graph time picker format wasn't localized
When multiple virtual signals used the GenerateSignal function to generate random values then the values could be the same
Outputs on ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X and ibaFOB-D boards didn't work when multiple output modules were configured on 1 link
Opaque legends on trend graphs didn't work when windows used only 16 bit colors
Flex transmitter settings were missing from the exported FOB-D configuration file
Incorrect name and slot information was written for the output signals in the exported FOB-D configuration file
Loading a client configuration file from another PC didn't work
Incorrect description of LP function
ibaHD server browser updates store path after renamig a folder
ibaHD event data store copy button didn't copy decimal field format
EtherCAT slaves with a point in their name were not visible in the symbol browser
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
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
Subgroups were not shown correctly in ibaPDA OPC server
ActiveX control changed the current locale settings when a layout was loaded
Changing the regional settings caused a crash when loading the trend graph preferences

Version 6.28.0 - 2012-04-05

New features (N)

Support for S7 routing in S7 analyzer, S7 request, FM458 request and TDC request via ibaBM-DPM-S
Support for S7-1200
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
Environment variables can be used in post-processing commands and QPanel button command lines
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
Out of memory exceptions are handled in the client
Firmware loading of ibaFOB, ibaFOB-S, ibaFOB-X, ibaFOB-SD, ibaFOB-TDC and ibaL2B boards
Support for ibaNet750 outputs
Support for ibaNet750-BM-D:
1. Detection of attached terminals
2. Input and output data
Export of ibaFOB-D configuration for third party systems
Support for CP1616 on Windows 7
PerformanceCounter function added for debug purposes
Added reset parameter to MaxInTime, MinInTime, AvgInTime, StdDevInTime, KurtosisInTime and SkewnessInTime functions
Signal groups can have sub groups
Multicast support for EGD
X-Pact request: 32 MBit/s FO link connected to an ibaFOB-D board is supported
X-Pact request: SM128 connected to an ibaFOB-D board via an ibaBM-COL-8i-o is supported
HPCi request: SM128 connected to an ibaFOB-D board via an ibaBM-COL-8i-o is supported
HPCi request: Signal names can be updated with HPCi symbols from address book

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

BSOD when stopping the driver on Windows 7 on some PCs
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
ibaCapture-HMI status bits in the binary watchdog message were moving around when ibaCapture-HMI servers reconnected
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)

Support for active slave on ibaBM-eCAT

Improvements (I)

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)

EtherCAT address book didn't support slaves that use multiple ethernet frames
Length based trend graph didn't update when it was on a hidden tab
Possible BSOD when shutting down on Windows 7 while using EtherNet/IP
ibaPDA service could crash when applying a data store configuration with a changed ibaHD server
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)

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

Version 6.27.2 - 2011-11-08

New features (N)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Camera view: overlay text was not redrawn when the size of the player changed
Triggers didn't always work on a data store where none of the signals used the "As is" profile
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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)
Scope view: background image in X-Y mode can be mapped to scale range
Camera view: Easier to set start and stop time in the video export form
After a TDC or Simadyn-D BGT restart detection PDA waits 30s instead of 100s before it tries to restart the acquisition
Modbus client: Option to use one-based or zero-based addressing

Bug fixes (B)

Camera view: Exception could occur during progress of video export
The buttons on the validation form of TDC and Simadyn request were sometimes automatically pressed
FFT view: toolbar visibility wasn't saved if it was changed using the popup menu
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.
Measuring slower than 100 ms on an ibaFOB-D link wasn't possible anymore since v6.27.0
Combination of FOB-TDC/FOB-SD boards and FOB-D boards didn't work when FOB-TDC/FOB-SD was interrupt master
Manual start trigger didn't work on a data store where none of the signals used the "As is" profile

Version 6.27.0 - 2011-09-23

New features (N)

ibaBM-SiLink device
ibaBM-eCAT device
Toshiba ADMAP JAMI1 board
TCP/IP Modbus client interface
1. Modbus TCP protocol
2. Modbus serial protocol for serial gateways
AB ethernet interface is extended:
1. SLC-500 supported
2. Message sizes > 126 words are supported on PLC-5
Trigger at start of acquisition works for all trigger modes
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)
32 bit integer values are not converted to float when written to ibaHD server
Non equidistant data can be written to a dat file (ibaAnalyzer v5.21.0 is required to read non-equidistant data)
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
Expression plugins can use text arguments as inputs
Generic SM64 module
Signals can be formatted as string in custom technostring
HD trend graph signals can optionally display server name and/or store name
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
QPanel: Signal can be dragged from a label, multi-state label and multi-state picture
QPanel: Option to disable tooltip on multi-state label and multi-state picture
New client right that allows a user to send manual triggers
Support for ibaMS16xAI-10V-HI module
Support for ibaMS16xAI-24V module
X-Pact and X-Pact request interfaces support X-Pact projects with Microsoft SQL server as database
Camera view: In replay mode the arrow keys and page up/page down keys can be used to jump in time

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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

Version 6.26.3 - 2011-07-05

Improvements (I)

Improved support for ibaBM-DPM-S redundancy mode

Bug fixes (B)

File name was not correct when add file number was selected in combination with add date and add technostring at close of file
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.
Simadyn-D, TDC and S7 address books were not case sensitive

Version 6.26.2 - 2011-06-20

Improvements (I)

Improved support for ibaBM-DPM-S redundancy mode
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)
Padu16-M analog signals support asymmetrical scaling

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.26.1 - 2011-05-25

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.26.0 - 2011-04-29

New features (N)

Support for ibaCapture-CAM v3.0 and higher
Support for ibaBM-DDCS device
1. Dataset module with browser
2. Parameter module with browser
3. Info module
Support for ibaPADU-S-CM
Support for 32MBit flex protocol on ibaPADU-S-IT-16
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
Ultra data store
4096 channel version
New functions to convert floating point value to integer value:
1. Round
2. Ceiling
3. Floor
Active slave module on ibaBM-DPM-S
S7 restart detection for S7 request via ibaBM-DPM-S
Redundant OPC client module

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.25.5 - 2011-02-16

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

ActiveX control was not closed properly when host application was closed

Version 6.25.4 - 2011-01-25

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.25.3 - 2011-01-06

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.25.2 - 2010-12-22

Improvements (I)

HD trend graph: improved scrolling mechanism

Bug fixes (B)

A messagebox asking to activate license was shown the first time the S7 address book generator was opened. Bug introduced in v6.25.0.
Archive profiles with values > 214748 ms were still possible and could lead to crashes
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)

Electric modules support a dynamic frequency

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.25.0 - 2010-11-17

New features (N)

.NET framework 4.0 is required (download)
iba Historical Data server support:
1. HD data store
2. HD trend graph
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
New function ICPSensorStatus to check the status of an ICP sensor on a Padu 8-ICP device
New statistics functions:
1. KurtosisInTime
2. SkewnessInTime
Option to store the value of a text signal at the start of each file
ibaQPanel: Command button has 2 new commands: pause and resume
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
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
Support for network address offset on VMIC 5565 board
Export single module in I/O manager
The oscilloscope can have a background image

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.24.6 - 2010-09-23

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.24.5 - 2010-09-21

New features (N)

The update time of an OPC server connection can be set independent from the sampling time
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)

The period of the internal timer period was too long when there were only very slow modules
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)

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)

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
ibaMS-eCAT device supports timeout and signal default values
ibaBM-CAN device supports extra COB timeouts and signal default values

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.24.1 - 2010-07-15

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Debounce filter in DCF77 decoding

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.23.5 - 2010-05-05

Bug fixes (B)

Incorrect begin and end zones on a lengthbased trend graph could crash the ibapda client
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)

Extra logging when a project is opened and saved

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.23.3 - 2010-03-22

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.23.2 - 2010-03-11

New features (N)

Text channel can be shown on video overlay in camera view

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.23.1 - 2010-02-25

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Trend graph causes an unhandled exception when a vector is removed from a graph that also contains a text channel
Import of ibaScope setup file could cause incorrect timebase of first Padu-M module
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
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)

Scenario player available in Camera views on an ibaQPanel surface
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.
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
Support for Padu-S-IT with ibaMS-eCAT module
Support for ibaFOB-2i-D and ibaFOB-io-D boards
Trend graph supports 2 markers and a marker grid

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.22.2 - 2010-01-25

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.22.1 - 2010-01-18

Bug fixes (B)

Incorrectly installed printers could cause unhandled exception
Import of text file that contains AN-X-DCSNet modules didn't work
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.
Sometimes trend graph wasn't completely repainted
Improved error handling when loading firmware to FOB-D

Version 6.22.0 - 2009-12-16

New features (N)

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
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
Electric modules (single phase, star and delta networks)
Support for ibaFOB-2io-D board
TDC request via PROFIBUS (ibaL2B or ibaBM-DPM-S)
TDC TCP/IP interface
Import of ibaScope setup file
New function Eff to calculate the effective value of a signal
The language of the ibaPDA client can be changed while it is running

Improvements (I)

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
SampleAndHold function has an optional argument to specify the initial value
The I/O configuration can be edited by only 1 client at a time
Padu16-M submodules can be replaced by other submodules
Faster transfer of I/O configuration between client and server
Comment 1 and comment 2 can be shown in the signal search grid
There are 6 AN-X-DCSNet devices supported now instead of 4
The offset of a QDR measuring location with offset can be maximum 5000 instead of 500

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.21.4 - 2009-11-20

Bug fixes (B)

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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Incorrect data and occasional BSOD occurred when an interface had more than 63 modules
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)

New ibaBM-DPM-S submodules:
1. Dig512 module
2. S7 request dig512 module
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
Unavailable OPC items can be ignored

Improvements (I)

S7 address book generator supports more CPUs

Bug fixes (B)

Several symbol browsers didn't work anymore (PLC-5, MMC, X-Pact and X-Pact request)
Installer could show file copy dialog
Startup of client was slow when a lot of printers were installed
ibaCapture-CAM view didn't work on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Reading back configuration from ibaBM-DPM-S didn't always work
ibaQPanel barchart sometimes painted the full bar in the limit color
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)

Help files included in language pack are loaded
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)

ibaQPanel input signals didn't work when used in expressions
PROFIBUS browser link didn't work on generic sniffer module
OPC browser crashed when it was opened from OPC technostring. Bug introduced in v6.21.0.
On some laptops a small empty window appeared when switching between internal and external monitor
Playback interface in I/O configurator would try to load dat file when the playback interface wasn't active
New ibaFiles included that fixes slow performance when loading dat files with a lot of samples in the playback interface
A unhandled exception occurred in the signal properties of the trend graph and/or the oscilloscope view when mixing both views
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)

ibaPDA ActiveX control
Windows Vista (32 bit) is supported
Windows Server 2008 (32 bit) is supported
Write signals and text to ibaPDA from within ibaQPanel:
1. ibaQPanel input module
2. ibaQPanel input technostring
32 bit decoder module
ibaBM-COL-8i-o is supported
OPC output module. Can be used to write to OPC servers
FOB LO5 module
FOB Dig512 module
The binary watchdog message contains the status of the ibaCapture-CAM and ibaCapture-HMI connections
Remote configuration:
1. supports export of the I/O configuration
2. supports import of data store configuration files
3. supports import of project files
ibaQPanel is part of the standard ibaPDA install. If no ibaQPanel license is available then only 1 QPanel with maximum 2 signals is allowed.
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
New server right "Disconnect other client" that allows a user to disconnect another client

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Bit 15 was incorrect when the 16 bit decoder was applied to a signal with data type WORD
When a file is triggered at midnight it could be placed in the incorrect directory
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
The clear all blanks in filename option didn't work for QDR files
The current signal value shown in the legends of the trend graph was sometimes incorrectly a '?'
The automatic mapping of modules from the unmapped interface didn't always remove the module from the unmapped interface
Autodetection of SM128 wasn't correct
Driver couldn't be loaded on PCs that had a lot of PCI busses

Version 6.20.2 - 2009-07-09

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.20.1 - 2009-06-26

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.20.0 - 2009-06-18

New features (N)

AB ethernet interface
1. PLC-5 module
Generic TCP/IP interface
Support for the new ibaFOB-4io-D board
Sisteam generic module
FM458 CPU restart detection
Digital meters
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
Signal value can be interpreted as an ASCII character in a custom technostring
Clear layouts menu item
Data store signal selection improvements
1. Multiselect is supported in the signal tree
2. Import and export of the signal selection per data store
Comment 1 or comment 2 can be used as signal name in the client
HPCi lite supports one CC100 address book per DGM200P board

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.19.5 - 2009-05-19

New features (N)

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

Bug fixes (B)

The TCP/IP watchdog could block indefinitely

Version 6.19.4 - 2009-05-07

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.19.3 - 2009-05-05

Bug fixes (B)

Asynchronous mode on FOB-X wasn't correct when the least common multiple of the module timebases was large.
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

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

Version 6.19.0 - 2009-02-18

New features (N)

ibaCapture-CAM view
1. Live video
2. Replay mode
3. Multiple cameras and multiple video servers supported
4. Export of video to avi file
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
Printing
1. Individual views can be printed
2. Complete screen can be printed
Text channels can be written to the dat file
1. Technostrings have a module number
2. Technostring sections can filter out duplicate values
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
Improved ibaBM-DPM-S diagnostics
1. More detailed PROFIBUS slave status
2. PROFIBUS browser that can be used to select signals
New client right "Interact with views" that allows a user to pause, zoom and scroll a trend graph
Layouts can be imported from a layout file
The selected layout can be controlled by a signal
The size of the signal buffers in the ibaPDA client can be controlled by the user
AN-X-DCSNet interface
1. Measure on Reliance DCS network via AN-X-DCSNet device
2. Generic module
3. Symbolic module

Improvements (I)

Playback improvements
1. Speed factor
2. Multiple options to replace/remove modules when loading a playback dat file
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
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
Installer adds firewall exceptions for HPCi request, X-Pact request and MMC request
The ibaCapture-HMI movie file length can be configured by the user
Faster browsing of large X-Pact request address books
Scope view axes have buttons for zoom-in, zoom-out and autoscale
When the user presses the escape key then ibaPDA returns to normal display mode

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.18.2 - 2008-11-13

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Measuring locations with offset didn't remove entrycoils that were too short
The delay length buffer used in measuring locations with offset is more accurate
Diagnostic values on link B of 4th L2B board were always 0
ibaPaco4 SSI signals were incorrect for negative values
Import of multiple ibaBM-DPM-S devices was incorrect
Auto write configuration property of ibaBM-DPM-S devices was not imported
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
In some cases the I/O configuration could not be loaded when a simolink module was present
Calculation of QDR length signal could cause an IndexOutOfRange exception
The digital signals of PROFINET controller modules were incorrect

Version 6.18.1 - 2008-10-30

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.18.0 - 2008-10-13

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.17.2 - 2008-09-04

Bug fixes (B)

Better handling of network drive errors in QDR data store
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.17.0 - 2008-07-24

New features (N)

Video recording with ibaCapture-CAM:
1. 16 cameras per videoserver
2. Continuous and triggered video recording
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
L2B S7 request dig512 module
16 bit decoder module can be used to split any analog signal into 16 digital signals
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
S7 TCP/IP interface:
1. User-configurable port number
2. Integer module
3. Real module
4. Generic module
Generic UDP interface
Truncate function to get the integral part of a floating-point signal
SampleAndHold function
AsciiValue function to get the ascii value of a technostring character
ibaPDA can lookup the S7 symbol that corresponds with an S7 operand
TCP/IP technostring supports active and passive connection modes
Custom technostring can use a trigger signal to indicate a new technostring
New client right: use menu and toolbars
New fixed-point real data type called FP_REAL on reflective memory. The supported fixed-point format is Q15.16.
New swap mode: swap 8 bit
1. 32 bit: ABCD -> BADC
2. 16 bit: AB -> BA
Tab borders can be hidden via the layout menu. This is usefull for full screen and full client mode.

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.16.2 - 2008-05-13

New features (N)

Full client and full client on top display styles

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.16.1 - 2008-04-30

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.16.0 - 2008-04-28

New features (N)

Text channels
Vector channels
HPCi request on reflective memory now automatically detects the required swapping mode
Reflective memory is supported for X-Pact request
X-Pact request symbols have a comment
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 data store
Fullscreen and full client display styles for a layout
Years with 4 numbers can be used in directory names
Online FFT view

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.15.9 - 2008-03-19

Improvements (I)

The LimitAlarm and WindowAlarm parameters can be dynamic

Bug fixes (B)

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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.15.7 - 2008-02-27

New features (N)

DMA is supported on reflective memory board VMIC-5565

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.15.6 - 2008-02-21

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.15.5 - 2008-02-08

New features (N)

Minimum and maximum filtering options in QDR length-based archive profiles
Size and location of the data store manager dialog are saved

Version 6.15.4 - 2008-02-06

Improvements (I)

Filter on resources in the X-Pact request symbol search

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.15.3 - 2007-01-11

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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)

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

Version 6.15.2 - 2007-12-17

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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)

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

Version 6.15.1 - 2007-12-06

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.15.0 - 2007-11-22

New features (N)

Modbus serial master supported
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
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
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
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
Reflective memory output module
Diagnostic counters on VMIC-5565 reflective memory board
EGD supported

Improvements (I)

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
The trend graph now supports zooming down to 100 microseconds instead of 5 milliseconds
The FOB alarm module now also supports analog outputs
Asynchronous mode is supported on PCLink modules
The text file technostring now supports reading the complete file instead of reading to a terminator
The comments of Dig512 signals are now also exported to the I/O configuration text file
Remote configuration now also works with .io files

Bug fixes (B)

Font size could be wrong when loading a layout that was saved in another culture (e.g. German layout opened on American system)
The HPCi time classes always had the default values
The HPCi symbol browser selected the wrong symbol when the user selected another node in the tree
Pda could write invalid dat files if the technostring contained certain characters
Focus bug when using the mousewheel on an axis in the second trend graph
Zooming with the mousewheel was slow
Sometimes incorrect painting if trend graph is scrolling from left to right or from top to bottom
The "start new data file when a start trigger occurs" option was not always saved
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.
An inaccessible directory could prevent the cleanup of a data store
Group information was lost when you imported an I/O configuration from a text file
Fixed some issues with S7 address book generation
ibaPDA crashed on Windows XP Tablet PC edition when you clicked on the expression edit button in a virtual module
The positive number formatting settings of a custom technostring field were not saved

Version 6.14.2 - 2007-09-05

New features (N)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.14.1 - 2007-08-31

New features (N)

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

Bug fixes (B)

The FOB interrupt settings were not always applied correctly. Bug introduced in v6.14.0.
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)

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
Modbus serial supported:
1. Modbus slave
2. RTU and ASCII
3. Function codes 1,2,3,4,5,6,15 and 16 supported
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
There is a button on the unmapped interface to automatically map modules to the available interfaces
The FOB link mode (Auto, real or integer) can be set on SM64 and SM128 modules
A swap digitals property has been added to TCP/IP VIP modules

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.13.1 - 2007-07-23

Bug fixes (B)

HPCi request discovery didn't work correctly on DGM200P
Memory view on DGM200P sporadically showed incorrect values
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)

ibaPDA project
1. Contains I/O configuration and data store configuration and optionally layout
2. Can be saved on the server
3. Project name is visible on the title bar of the client
ibaCapture interface
The size and position of the ibaPDA client window are saved
The status of PROFIBUS slaves can be measured with the ibaBM-DPM-S
The configuration of the ibaBM-DPM-S is uploaded automatically to the device when the acquisition is started
A client can disconnect another client when there are no more client licenses available
The signal is copied instead of moved if you press CTRL while dragging a signal in the trend graphs
The I/O configuration and data store configuration validation dialogs scroll automatically to the last entry
The technostrings remain active when the acquisition is stopped. This way you can get a valid technostring at the start of the acquisition.
The status of the technostrings is reported when the acquisition is started
The reflective memory technostring has a new length mode
New function: VarDelay. This function delays a signal. The delay is variable.
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
When S7 analyzer loses its connection to the S7 then the signal values can be set to 0

Improvements (I)

Extra status messages have been added for ibaBM-DPM-S with firmware v2 or higher
The service only prevents the PC from going into standby mode if the acquisition is running
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
HPCi time synchronization is more accurate
Sometimes the HPCi dasagnt adds a $ to the CPU name. This $ is now automatically removed in ibaPDA
The CP1616 now uses DMA. A reboot of the PC is required to activate this feature!
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)

SM64, Padu32 and Padu16 modules couldn't be split into Padu8-I modules
Import of ibaPDA v5 RM_INT and RM_FLOAT modules was incorrect. Bug introduced in v6.12.0.
Import of ibaPDA v5 SM128 modules resulted in 2 SM64 modules instead of 1 SM128 module
The actual value column was not completely visible in the signal grid of Dig512 modules
ibaPDA hangs when the connection to an ibaBM-DPM-S is lost during the reading or writing of the configuration files
The new ibaBM-DPM-S configuration was not always applied correctly when the user clicked the "Write configuration to device" link
Loading and importing of an I/O configuration with an SM128 that had only 1 link connected was incorrect
Communication with ibaBM-DPM-S was lost if the global acquisition timebase and module timebases were set to a value > 16ms
The swapping in Swap16 mode was not correct for data type DOUBLE
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.
The "reuse technostring" option didn't always work correctly for the first file
The maximum allowed size of analog signals was incorrect on ibaNet750 modules
The status of the PROFIBUS slaves was incorrect the first time an L2B link is selected in the I/O manager
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)

Support for data type DOUBLE on reflective memory and scramnet

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.12.0 - 2007-04-06

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.11.1 - 2007-02-22

Improvements (I)

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)

Post-processing didn't work on QDR productfiles
ibaPDA server discovery now also works if the server has multiple network cards
Connection grid on ibaLogic TCP/IP interface was partially hidden
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)

.NET framework 2.0 required
Toolbar layout is saved in layout file
Changes to QDR data store:
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 data store
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
PCMCIA card can be used in combination with PCI boards
4 reflective memory boards are supported
OPC server module: this module is writeable by an OPC client
Remote configuration of the I/O manager via a text file
A most recently used list of servers is maintained in the client
Extra options for filename and directory structure
New cleanup strategy: keep maximum x files
Comments can be used as signal name in HPCi and S7 symbol browsers
The formatting of positive numbers can be controlled in the custom technostring
Copy/paste works in the technostring grids
New client right: change password. Admin can now decide if a user can change its password.
The gain and offset columns in the signal grids of the I/O manager can be shown and hidden
The OPC client module also supports scaling of the analog signals
Added IsMeasuring function
Added PeriodicTrigger function
New commandline option for the ibaPDA client: /reuse. This switch allows you to have only 1 client running on a pc.
Watchdog can be sent via TCP and UDP

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.10.8 - 2007-01-25

Bug fixes (B)

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)

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

Version 6.10.6 - 2007-01-10

Bug fixes (B)

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)

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

Version 6.10.4 - 2006-12-06

New features (N)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.10.3 - 2006-11-23

New features (N)

ibaBM-DPM-S module can download configuration to device

Version 6.10.2 - 2006-11-02

New features (N)

ibaPaco4 module (counter module)

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.10.1 - 2006-10-02

New features (N)

ibaBM-DPM-S module (PROFIBUS sniffer)

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Crash in QDR data store when measuring a digital signal with a time- and length-based profile with resampling in time
Periodic trigger sometimes missed trigger

Version 6.10.0 - 2006-09-15

New features (N)

Padu8-I module
The analog input ranges of Padu8 and Padu8-I modules can be set
Bar graphs can be displayed next to the Y-axis in the signal monitors
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)
Raw ethernet interface
New trigger mode: periodic trigger. This mode enables e.g. shift-based recording.
New file naming mode: use date and time as file name
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
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)

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.
The warnings about renamed OPC items are disabled by default
The updating of OPC items is much faster now when renaming is required

Bug fixes (B)

The client can start consuming 100% cpu time after setting a new I/O configuration with a lot of warnings
Some French translation errors
The data type of OPC items was sometimes missing in the OPC browser
Columns in the signal grid could become invisible when resizing the columns
The warning "No active signals defined" was generated for L2B I/O modules that only had active outputs and no active inputs.
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>
Connection to RSLinx OPC server didn't work anymore (since v6.8.1)

Version 6.9.1 - 2006-08-16

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

It could happen that some signals were 2 times in the dat file
The last signal in the dat file was not flushed to disk when periodic flushing was enabled
The scaling factors for Simadyn-D and TDC request modules didn't work
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.8.1 - 2006-07-11

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.8.0 - 2006-06-02

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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.
Incorrect french texts on technostring settings of data store.
Crash when an empty expression is entered in the expression editor of a new row
Sometimes the sample points don't lay on the lines in the graphs
Simadyn-D and TDC data modules were exported
Correct handling of start and stop triggers was not always guaranteed when they came very fast after each other
Interfaces are no longer removed when there is no dongle
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)

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

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Crash when the I/O manager dialog is resized to a very small size
Incorrect values when using a signal with data type DWORD in an expression
Extra check of module numbers during validation of I/O configuration. Too large module numbers caused incorrect dat files.
Incorrect year number could be used in week-based directories
DPM64 had only 2x28 digital signals instead of 2x32 in S7 real mode
DPM64 mode was not set correctly during load from the I/O configuration
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
Crash when QDR didn't use a technostring for the productfilename
$PDA_Symbol is added to dat file for Simadyn-D and TDC request signals
Painting of filled signals was incorrect when the graphs are scrolling vertically (top to bottom or bottom to top)
The command/acknowledge tab on the FOB-TDC link was not visible
Creating TDC/Simadyn-D address books could cause connection loss between client and server

Version 6.6.3 - 2006-02-28

Bug fixes (B)

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)

Simadyn-D and TDC request signals were counted double
The default timeout instead of the user specified timeout was used for some commands on the FOB-SD and FOB-TDC boards.
The help text for the module index property of an ibaLogic TCP/IP module was not correct
Copying of L2B I/O modules was incorrect
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.6.0 - 2006-01-24

New features (N)

Scramnet+ card supported
1. Scramnet module
2. Scramnet dig512 module
3. Technostring on scramnet
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
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
S7 symbolic request now also supports drag&drop from Siemens CFC
Possibility to delete the S7 address books
Extra swapping mode on reflective memory modules
Swapping mode can be selected on reflective memory technostring
DWORD function to combine 2 int16 signals into a DWORD
Added option to disable retrieval of descriptions of OPC items
/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)

Faster selection handling in signal tree of data store signal selection

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.5.2 - 2005-12-12

Improvements (I)

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

Bug fixes (B)

Endian mode setting of L2B I/O module is saved in configuration
Overflows are handled correctly for integer outputs of the L2B I/O module
Clicking on the header of an expression column in the I/O manager has been disabled
Archive profiles were not always used correctly
Technostring properties were not always applied correctly when the apply button was pressed on the I/O manager
An archive profile that oversampled a signal produced incorrect data (samples were missing)
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.
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.5.0 - 2005-11-17

New features (N)

Preliminary QDR data store
Outputs on PROFIBUS via iba L2B PCI

Bug fixes (B)

Some missing translations in german and french

Version 6.4.1 - 2005-11-14

Bug fixes (B)

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)

Alstom HPCi request
Extra scaling mode for the Y-axis : dynamic autoscale. In this mode the Y-axis is autoscaled periodically.
Clients can always connect to the local server. Client on the same pc as the pda server doesn't consume a client license.
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.
An OPC item with data type "array of char" is converted to a string when used as a technostring
A 5th option has been added to the subdirectory organization : week based.

Improvements (I)

S7 symbol editor adds symbols automatically to correct analog or digital signal grid depending on the data type of the S7 symbol.
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.
Signals on a broken fob fast link are only temporarily disabled. When the acquisition is restarted they are enabled again.
Output links on a FOB board are automatically detected.
Loading of data store 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)

A fob alarm module on the unmapped interface caused an unhandled exception.
Dragging a module to a group added all signals no matter if they were active or not.
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.
The technostring properties were not always applied when the technostring apply button was clicked in the I/O manager.
Import of TCP/IP and reflective memory modules from pda 5.xx is fixed
Import of a module with module number > 31 didn't work
OPC tag browsing now works on the SST OPC server
Backslashes (\) in search strings caused an unhandled exception
OPC arrays were not handled correctly when they were used as technostring
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.3.0 - 2005-09-16

New features (N)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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)

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

Version 6.2.4 - 2005-08-19

New features (N)

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.
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)

Devices connected to a FOB card were sometimes incorrectly reported as not connected.
Triggered dat files were not always in the correct directory.
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)

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)

A lot of small log files were created when the day changes while pda is running.
The internal timer interrupt didn't always use the global timebase as cycle time.
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)

DGM200P is supported

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.2.1 - 2005-07-29

New features (N)

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

Remark

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

Version 6.2.0 - 2005-07-18

New features (N)

New FOB-X card with 32 MBit telegrams supported
1. generic Fob Fast module
2. broken link detection
Alarms can be generated
1. value is defined by expressions
2. digital outputs set via FOB output
Dig40 supported
Possibility to automatically restart the measurement when an error occurs
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
Installer has been redesigned :
1. automatic upgrade of older ibaPDA version is possible
2. a lot smaller (almost 50%)
3. a lot faster
Windows Server 2003 (32 bit) is supported
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.
Possibility to define a default archive profile in a data store. All new signals added to the I/O configuration will automatically be added to the data store with this archive profile.
Context-sensitive online help

Improvements (I)

Handling of different timebases of modules is shifted to the driver. This can result in major performance increases depending on the configuration.
Faster drawing of graphs
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)
S7 symbol browsing is much faster especially with large address books
Selected tab of modules in I/O configurator is remembered

Bug fixes (B)

An I/O configuration with only virtual signals caused an exception on the server
Order of modules could change on some interfaces when modules were disabled
Copy module could add incorrect module nodes to the HW tree in the I/O configurator dialog
Signal names that contained special characters like were not imported correctly and were not written correctly in the dat files.
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.
Virtual signals were always active after loading the I/O configuration
Scaling was not imported for integer reflective memory modules (RM_INT)
Fixed unhandled exception when eventlog is cleared while it is grouped
Fixed browsing of Alstom OPC server for HPC controllers
Fixed connecting to and browsing of RSLinx OPC server
In some cases there were display problems when a graph contained only digital signals
Resizing a column in a module's signal grid triggered an automatic fill of that column
A replace in the signal grid with "match case" inactive caused all letters to be changed to lower case
Browse button on text file technostring dialog didn't work
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)

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

Version 6.1.3 - 2005-05-17

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.1.2 - 2005-05-10

New features (N)

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)

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

Version 6.1.1 - 2005-04-13

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.1.0 - 2005-03-22

New features (N)

Reflective memory supported
1. generic module
2. dig512 module
L2B-PCI supported
1. lite slaves (integer, real, S7 real, dig512)
2. direct access S7 request
3. symbolic S7 request (CFC and symbols)
Sm64 and PaduXX modules can be split into smaller modules
Folder browsing in context of server (data store configuration + S7 address book files)
Version history
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)

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

Bug fixes (B)

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

Version 6.0.2 - 2005-01-13

New features (N)

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

Improvements (I)

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, ...)
More stable connection between server and clients

Bug fixes (B)

Many minor bugfixes

Version 6.0.1 - 2004-12-17

Bug fixes (B)

Many minor bugfixes

Version 6.0.0 - 2004-12-10

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