Just when you thought EasyBuilder8000 v3.10 was good for a while, another version follows hot on its heels! V3.11 fixes a problem in past versions with communications.
Occasionally if the communications link to a PLC was broken, just reconnecting the PLC still left the HMI sitting there displaying "PLC no response" and looking dumb. Not every PLC model had this problem but enough did to be annoying. To restore communications, the HMI had to be reset. What a pain!
This problem should be past history with V3.11.
By the way...first production units of the new MMI6050 arrive in a few weeks.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
New EB8000 Software ready for test
Well that was quick! Already a new EB8000 software is ready for testing. The new version 3.10 has some more exciting features...
1. For those of you who hate it when people decompile the latest project you can make a project un-decompilable (is that a real word?). Look for the "Decompilation is prohibited"check box when compiling a project. Nobody can steal your work now.
2. Portrait Mode: For those of you who like "Kindle" and the like, this is for you. Now you can make long vertical sliders.
3. Security Interlaock feature is great for Data Entry objects but what about the rest? Well with this new version this great feature has been added to Bit Lamp, Word Lamp, Numeric Display and ASCII Display objects. Now you can hide those pesky Bit Lamps!
4. Connect to an SIEMENS S7/300 eith the current version needs a patch cable going to a SIEMENS MPI cable. This was a rather expensive scheme to get communications. With V3.10 you can connect SIEMENS S7/300 directly without a MPI cable via a serial port COM1 or COM3 (using 187.5k baud rate) with SIEMENS S7/300 MPI driver. (Only MMI8070H and MMI8100 withMPI compatible stickers on the rear panel support this function.)
There's even more features that I have not covered here. Get the new software and try it out. Let me know if you find any bugs. New version for test V3.10 (66MB)
Some new MMI6050 docs are in the MMI8000 documentation section.
1. For those of you who hate it when people decompile the latest project you can make a project un-decompilable (is that a real word?). Look for the "Decompilation is prohibited"check box when compiling a project. Nobody can steal your work now.
2. Portrait Mode: For those of you who like "Kindle" and the like, this is for you. Now you can make long vertical sliders.
3. Security Interlaock feature is great for Data Entry objects but what about the rest? Well with this new version this great feature has been added to Bit Lamp, Word Lamp, Numeric Display and ASCII Display objects. Now you can hide those pesky Bit Lamps!
4. Connect to an SIEMENS S7/300 eith the current version needs a patch cable going to a SIEMENS MPI cable. This was a rather expensive scheme to get communications. With V3.10 you can connect SIEMENS S7/300 directly without a MPI cable via a serial port COM1 or COM3 (using 187.5k baud rate) with SIEMENS S7/300 MPI driver. (Only MMI8070H and MMI8100 withMPI compatible stickers on the rear panel support this function.)
There's even more features that I have not covered here. Get the new software and try it out. Let me know if you find any bugs. New version for test V3.10 (66MB)
Some new MMI6050 docs are in the MMI8000 documentation section.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
MMI6050 Update
The first regular shipment of MMI6050 product is expected to be available 07JUL09. The first shipment is limited to 15 units. Plan your purchases now.
EB8000 bug found in Find and Replace feature. The Find and Replace feature does not find Bit and Word addresses if they are associated with and Index Word.
Friday, June 12, 2009
New 4.3" product coming soon!
Monday is the expected release date of the new MMI6050 HMI. This new design replaces the older MMI430T. The case is the same as the old MMI430T. But this new unit uses the new improved EasyBuilder 8000. If you uploaded the latest version last week you will see the MMI6050 selection in the list of HMI models.
I will be adding the MMI6050 Datasheet to the website so look for it soon!
If you get a chance upload the latest help file for the EB8000 Project Manager at
http://brian.kep.com/MMI8000/Software/EB8000_Software.html
Interesting Bug found by Tim...
When copying a Word Lamp with more than 31 states, the copied object loses it's font information for states above 31. It must be entered again manually.
I will be adding the MMI6050 Datasheet to the website so look for it soon!
If you get a chance upload the latest help file for the EB8000 Project Manager at
http://brian.kep.com/MMI8000/Software/EB8000_Software.html
Interesting Bug found by Tim...
When copying a Word Lamp with more than 31 states, the copied object loses it's font information for states above 31. It must be entered again manually.
Friday, June 5, 2009
New EB8000 Version 3.02 posted
I am posting the new version 3.02. The help files are out of date but for the most part still apply. More on this later.
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