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Version 8.1 by Stone Wu on 2022/07/29 15:51

1 PIStudio

VER: R05R998_V8.2.62_D20220625

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Bugs Fixed

PC Software

  1. Cloud.xml does not exist in the project file of 8000 series and cannot access cloud;
  2. Lua prompting error when double click the project path of General series in Screen Management;
  3. The cursor moving into the area of background script will be disappeared;
  4. After the Lua script is changed, it is not compiled, and there is no prompt when clicking offline simulation;
  5. DLView fails to import excel files;
  6. There is an abnormality when creating image files into Udisk;
  7. Orientation options missing for Slide switch;
  8. COM3 Configuration missing for following models: 3070i-A and 3102i-A;
  9. When the download tool downloads the project, it does not prompt when the file does not exist;
  10. SD Card option missing for following models: 3070i-A, 3102i-A, 3070i-C, 3102i-C;
  11. Some of the same font size, font style is different when the font size is displayed abnormally;
  12. Optimize the built-in screen No.1008, add Time and Date objects;
  13. Optimize the remote download;
  14. Optimize the U disk upgrade function;
  15. Prompt when the downloads a file with a long path;
  16. The ig series vertical screen option is available now;

HMI Application

  1. The i series freezes with HSW24 soft reboot;
  2. Debugging window cannot be closed on the ig monitoring page;
  3. Abnormal record time of ig Data record;
  4. The ig series abnormal ethernet communication;
  5. The register for network status HSW850 abnormal value;
  6. Lua we_bas_getstring script function execution error;
  7. The video title with English brackets cannot be played;
  8. Touch screen will lead to HMI freezes when keyboard input and cursor is enabled;
  9. Logo failed download for PI8150ig (before the firmware version 0313);
  10. After PI8000 series remote download PLC program, PLC cannot communicate;
  11. PI8000 series and ig series online V-NET but cannot remote control;
  12. Background Ethernet static IP configuration is not saved;
  13. The ig series WVPN remote pass through fails;
  14. Lua timer does not perform timing operations according to the interval;

Driver Protocol

  1. PI8000ig and Yudian sensor cannot communicate;
  2. Modify the name of the Wecon LX6V protocol, the old version project must be re-selected;
  3. The following serial port protocols have intermittent communication timeout issue: Siemens S7-200 smart, modbus, INVT, etc.
  4. Taian AP200 C register can not read the value

New Functions Added

PC Software

  1. VB script customize naming function;
  2. PI Suite toolkit;
  3. System upgrade function;
  4. PIRecordUpload has added User permission function;
  5. Cloud function of 8000 and 9000 series;

HMI Application

The following function is only available for ig series:

  1. Slider of History trend chart can set the color and transparency;
  2. Continuous read and write addresses in Lua script;
  3. Built-in Lua extension module;
  4. Display network camera on HMI screen for 8150ig;
  5. Vertical Display;
  6. The priority settings of Cloud connection method from backstage configuration;
  7. Lua script supports https protocol now;
  8. UDisk Download project prohibit upload function;
  9. Lua script luasqlite operation;
  10. The following function is only available for i,ie,ig series and HMI+ system:
  11. All series remove the restriction of special machine code;
  12. Recipe 64-bit floating point number data format;
  13. UDisk Pop-Up function;
  14. Interconversion between GB2312 and UTF-8 encoding;
  15. UDisk download PLC multi-file function;
  16. Modifitable datetime prohibited;
  17. Color configuration of Line object;

Driver Protocol

  1. Inovance H3U Ethernet;
  2. Rockwell micro850 Ethernet/IP Free Tags;
  3. Wecon LX6V Free Tags;

New Models

  1. The i series: 3070i-A, 3102i-A, 3070i-C, 3102i-C, 3070i-2S, 3102i-2S
  2. The ie series: 3043ie-T
  3. The ig series: 8150ig

✎Note:

  • To use the new functions avaiable from new version, the project needs to be downloaded twice;
  • After the wifi module (version V1.1) of 3070ig is soft restarted, if the wifi is not recognized from background interface, please repower to recover it;

VER: R05R998_V7.2.198_D20211210

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Bugs Fixed

PC Software

A) Optimize the display style of text objects;

B) Optimize Lua script file size limitation to 512KB;

C) Optimize the import of text library and the limitation to 2000;

D) Protocol driver names standardized;

E) Font size is open to 512;

F) Lua script debugging window can be configured as enabled or not in Project Settings;

G) Optimize the font display of Runbar;

H) Optimized the forced backup function of project file, now you can click the cancel button to not backup;

I) Optimized and adjusted the default size of the password keyboard screen of newly-created projects;

J) Wrong display range of the History trend chart;

K) The font display of Drop-down List on PC is different from the actual screen;

L) Software crash caused by deleting the Address Library name;

M) General Series SMS protocol cannot be selected;

HMI Application

A) Multi-Language display of text fonts;

B) Password keyboard input to display the plain text first and then the * sign;

C) Prompt display of Screen Lock for ie and ig;

D) Auto refresh of Data Record;

Driver Protocol

A) Communication cannot be performed after entering the backstage project;

B) Stuck screen problem caused by the protocol IEC60870-104 Client;

New Functions Added

PC Software

A) New ie series model: 3035ie;

B) New ig series models: 3070ig, 3102ig;

C) License agreement for the software installation setup process;

D) Object Lock/Unlock function (Pushpin);

E) Lua Editor to highlight the same content of the selected text;

F) Font style settings of the Runbar and chart type objects;

G) Software installation package VC 2017 runtime library;

HMI Application

A) Recipe address discontinuous address setting;

B) Trim 0 display setting for numeric input;

C) Address Mapping continuous writing settings;

D) Screensaver function;

E) Multi-Link function (not supported by ie and ig series);

F) Traditional recipe function is only applicable to the LEVI2PI project that uses the Recipe function;

G) Disc Record Chart;

H) Lua script weather forecast function interfaces;

I) The ie series supports the barcode scanner;

Driver Protocol

A) Koyo Modbus RTU;

B) ASK series;

C) Anda inverter;

D) Optimize the barcode scanner protocol;

VER: R05R998_V7.1.117_D20210320

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Bugs Fixed

PC Software

A) Fix the crash problem of the software;

B) Renew the wiring diagram and pin definition diagram;

C) After the address is annotated, still able to communicate in Lua script;

D) Ethernet download optimization;

E) The project folder contains special language characters(except Chinese and English), errors in compiling Lua file and project, failed to download the project;

F) Use some fonts will cause software crash when compiling the project;

HMI Application

A) Occasionally occur stuck logo problem after enable the Index of Recipe function;

B) Frequently screen switching might have a little chance cause stuck problem if there exist many table objects on the screen;

C) There is a little chance cause the stuck problem if use the script;

D) The stuck problem if use User permission;

E) The stuck problem when Data record upload;

F) There is a little chance to jump to the test interface after restart;

G) After the backlight is off, there is a small chance that the screen will display abnormal;

H) Video play cause stuck problem of General series 9150;

I) When the HMI just turned on, Recipe Display on the main screen is displayed as NULL;

J) Optimize Lua built-in library and file read/write functions;

K) The label of the operation value in the Operation record is displayed abnormal;

L) The length of channel name for Data record exceeds 32 bytes, will cause failed recording;

M) After entering the installment password, restart immediately, would require entering the password again;

Driver Protocol

A) Frequently screen switching and there are many external addresses on the screen, which might have a little chance cause a stuck problem;  

B) Ethernet free tags may cause touch problem with no response;

C) Ethernet free tags occur error in compiling the project;

D) The input/output terminals of communication with MIKOM PLC are abnormal;

E) The reading information from scanner will not display if it exceeds 128 characters;

F) Failed to communicate with the OMRON NX/NJ PLC communication after power-on the screen and then power on the PLC.

G) When HMI+ is just turned on, the Ethernet communication prompts timeout;

H) When communicate with Siemens new protocol, will let the HMI stuck on LOGO screen;

New Functions Added

PC Software

A) New ie series: 3043ie, 3043ieS, 3070ie, 3102ie;

B) Industry purpose-designated models: ie series 3070ind, 3102ind, I series 3070ind-n;

C) Import and export function for Gallery file ( .blb or .plb format);

HMI Application

A) VNC LAN monitoring function ( require i series and PI+ models with Ethernet port and customized, the -O model in General series still use HMI Monitor System)

B) Resource report function to count the total memory used by the current screen;

C) Message prompt list (timeout , message , only available for ie series);

D) Timer and Trigger function in Lua script (only available for ie series);

E) Lua custom object, Lua table drawing, Lua curve drawing (only available for ie series);

F) Continuous input function of numeric and character object;

G) 4 Macro script functions involving file operations, FileCmpDir(), MyDeleteFile(), WriteWordToFile(), ReadWordFormFile();

H) The backstage interface can upgrade PLC program to support 5VPLC program download (only available for 3000i and PI+ series);

Driver Protocol

A) Keyence KV series;

Notification of PI+

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3 HMI Monitor System

VER: 20210317

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4 Logo Making Tool

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