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Release 6.0.8

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 ....................................................................................................................... 1-1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 1-1

Windows 7 ........................................................................................................................................................ 1-1 Release 6.0.8 Update Details ................................................................................................................................ 1-2

New DPU Security Access Configuration ......................................................................................................... 1-2 maxFileSync and Primary Domain Check......................................................................................................... 1-2 IOBusConfig support for DPU MR .................................................................................................................. 1-2 mxsProxy .......................................................................................................................................................... 1-2 DPUMRSetup ................................................................................................................................................... 1-3 Standard Configuration Libraries for Allen Bradley EIP and SCM .................................................................. 1-3 SbpSpy .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-3 maxDPUTOOLS Improvements ....................................................................................................................... 1-3 maxINIT Interactive Interface ........................................................................................................................... 1-4 Standard Displays Changes ............................................................................................................................... 1-4 WorkStation support for DPU MR2 ................................................................................................................. 1-4 Documentation Updates .................................................................................................................................... 1-5

Release 6.0.7 Update Details ................................................................................................................................ 1-5 New maxVUE V4 Compatibility Option .......................................................................................................... 1-5 maxSCRIPT Run Command Enhancement ....................................................................................................... 1-6 New Report Subsystem Features ....................................................................................................................... 1-6 Report Control Panel Application ..................................................................................................................... 1-6 New Report Print Preview Application ............................................................................................................. 1-6 Legacy Report Migration .................................................................................................................................. 1-7 Event Subsystem – Duplicate Events for same Point ........................................................................................ 1-7 New maxSTORIAN Statistics ........................................................................................................................... 1-7 New CheckBIOS Utility .................................................................................................................................... 1-7 Virtual DPU Backup ......................................................................................................................................... 1-8 maxDNA List Control Pop-up Navigation ........................................................................................................ 1-8 SimConsole Improvements ............................................................................................................................... 1-9

Release 6.0.6 Update Details ................................................................................................................................ 1-9 Integrated PROFIBUS installation .................................................................................................................... 1-9 Integrated Field Care Installation ...................................................................................................................... 1-9 maxDPUTools changes ..................................................................................................................................... 1-9 Documentation Updates .................................................................................................................................. 1-10

Release 6.0.5 Update Details .............................................................................................................................. 1-11 Special Applications ....................................................................................................................................... 1-11 Maximum Operator Security Level Enforcement ........................................................................................... 1-11 Convert Slider Control VB Script ................................................................................................................... 1-11 Legacy HWTest Display Change in Behavior ................................................................................................ 1-12 Support for DPU/ACN MR 6.1 ....................................................................................................................... 1-12 ACN MR Details Display ............................................................................................................................... 1-12 maxDPUTOOLS MIO Download of Redundant MIO .................................................................................... 1-13

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Allow maxSTATION Installation on Windows Server 2008 .......................................................................... 1-13 Auto Update of Sizable Trend Assignments .................................................................................................... 1-13 Last Button Expanded ...................................................................................................................................... 1-13 Sizable Trend Date and Time Color ................................................................................................................ 1-13 Documentation Updates ................................................................................................................................... 1-13 Navigation Button Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 1-14

Release 6.0.4.1 Update Details ............................................................................................................................ 1-14 Point Call-up Button ........................................................................................................................................ 1-14 LSS HID Alarming .......................................................................................................................................... 1-14

Release 6.0.4 Update Details ............................................................................................................................... 1-15 Special Applications ........................................................................................................................................ 1-15 VB Script to Convert Trend Displays .............................................................................................................. 1-16 Enhancements to the Bar Control .................................................................................................................... 1-16 Simulator Control Console............................................................................................................................... 1-17 Simulation Point Creator .................................................................................................................................. 1-17 Chinese Fonts ................................................................................................................................................... 1-18 Time Sync ........................................................................................................................................................ 1-18 Tracking Point Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 1-18 ACN MR Support ............................................................................................................................................ 1-18 Documentation Updates ................................................................................................................................... 1-18 Support for DPU MR 6.1 ................................................................................................................................. 1-19 Support for DPU 4F 4.6 ................................................................................................................................... 1-19

Release 6.0.3 Update Details ............................................................................................................................... 1-19 maxTOOLS ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-19 Legacy maxVUE Displays ............................................................................................................................... 1-20 maxLINKS ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-20 Transfer Tool ................................................................................................................................................... 1-20 Virtual DPU Backup ........................................................................................................................................ 1-20 DPUMRSetup .................................................................................................................................................. 1-20 Legacy embedded VB support in maxVUE displays ....................................................................................... 1-20 Terminal Server ............................................................................................................................................... 1-20

Release 6.0.2 Update Details ............................................................................................................................... 1-22 SimTransport User Interfaces .......................................................................................................................... 1-22 maxDPUTools ................................................................................................................................................. 1-22 maxVUE Editor and Runtime .......................................................................................................................... 1-23 maxVUE Editor and Runtime .......................................................................................................................... 1-24 History Report Server ...................................................................................................................................... 1-25 New maxTRANSPORT Alarm ........................................................................................................................ 1-25 Terminal Server ............................................................................................................................................... 1-25 Legacy DHW Data Access .............................................................................................................................. 1-25

CHAPTER 2 ...................................................................................................................... 2-1

Bugs Fixed .................................................................................................................................................................... 2-1

CHAPTER 3 ...................................................................................................................... 3-1

Special Instructions for Upgrades .............................................................................................................................. 3-1 Overview.................................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 C:\Custom .................................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 History Report Updates ............................................................................................................................................. 3-1

Update the Generic Definition settings .............................................................................................................. 3-2 Update Configured Reports ............................................................................................................................... 3-2

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Run History Report Server as a Service ............................................................................................................ 3-3 Startup Config ........................................................................................................................................................... 3-4 Older Release Features No Longer Supported .......................................................................................................... 3-4

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Overview maxSTATION Release 6.0.8 is a full install update to Release 6.0.7

intended to support existing customer upgrades to WINDOWS 7, and

include fixes (refer to Bugs Fixed Section) to previous 6.0.x Releases.

This release is a one-DVD installation disk. All prerequisites for the

installation of a maxSTATION are on this DVD. The installation

process guides the user through the installation. The maxTOOLS is

optionally installed, by enabling the check box on the installation type

display to Include Legacy support.

The DVD includes a folder that contains an installation file for Chinese

Fonts. This is not installed automatically, but is available for Chinese

Windows installations.

The release DVD also includes a folder that contains an installation file

for .Net 4.0. This should be automatically installed if not already on

the station, but some Chinese Windows laptops failed this installation.

This folder is included so that the .Net package can be manually

installed without going to the Internet to download files. In order to

fully use .Net on Chinese Windows, a Chinese language pack (not

included on the DVD) should also be installed.

This document contains highlights of the changes and new features in

this release. Descriptions of the bug fixes can be found in section Bugs

Fixed. There are other supporting documents that give additional

information about this release.

For full installation or upgrade instructions, refer to the Release 6.0.8

Installation Instructions (InstallationInstructions608.pdf).

Release 6.x requires a version 6.0 USB dongle.

Windows 7

Release 6.x runs only in a computer running Microsoft Windows 7.

Windows 7 64 bit Professional and above are supported by this release

of maxSTATION.

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As a result of the use of Windows 7, the maxSTATION should have at

least 4 GB of memory, due to the larger memory ‘footprint’ occupied

by the operating system.

Update details for all Release 6 versions are included below.

Release 6.0.8 Update Details

New DPU Security Access Configuration

This release adds support for configuration of Workstation read-only

access to specific Controllers within a Domain.

The following parts of the system are required to take advantage of this

new feature:

1. A DPU MR running at least version 6.1.1

2. A new Configuration tool in MCS\Setup called

DpuStationSecurity.

3. The new version of the DPU Security pop-up included with this

release.

4. The new version of maxDPUTOOLS included with this release

that downloads the security information to the controllers.

For more information about the DpuStationSecurity configuration tool,

please refer to Manual 278609 System Resource User’s Guide.

maxFileSync and Primary Domain Check

The maxFileSync utility has a check when adding a station as a Slave to

a Master group for a match of the Primary Domain of the Slave with the

Primary Domain of the Master. If they do not match, the user is asked

to confirm that the addition should continue.

IOBusConfig support for DPU MR

Added support for new I/O modules types and I-Module bus used by

the DPU MR.

mxsProxy

The mxsProxy application, which provides proxy access to

maxSTORIAN data across multiple domains, has been updated to allow

for a maxSTORIAN service name that does not start with “_MXS” via

command line input “/Include=<maxSTORIAN Service Name>”.

For more details, please refer to Manual 278730 maxSTORIAN User’s

Guide.

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DPUMRSetup

This program has been modified to disallow installation of controller

files older than version 6.1.0.7. If older 6.1 files exist when this utility

is run, it will prompt the user to install the latest version. Versions

older than 6.1 (e.g. 6.0) will be excluded from the selection list if they

are on the disk.

Standard Configuration Libraries for Allen Bradley EIP and

SCM

The configuration libraries for the version 6.1 controller and above

have been updated to support redundancy. For more details on the use

of these updates, please refer to Manual 278718 DPU-ACN Links

Configuration User’s Guide.

SbpSpy

This release adds the ability to resize the dialog that shows Message

Details to allow viewing more information without scrolling.

maxDPUTOOLS Improvements

This release includes the following improvements to maxDPUTOOLS:

1. Added checks for exceeding point and reference counts before

a download. Download dialog now shows these counts along

with limits, and % usage.

o When exceeding 90% the display shows warning in

yellow.

o When exceeding 100% the display shows error in red,

and requires download confirmation to proceed beyond

the recommended limits.

2. Added new workstation read only security download when

present for the MR and MR2.

3. Corrected date string comparison of custom block differences

during incremental download.

4. Improve incremental download to minimize any temporary

increase in service counts, by recognizing and deleting marked

services sooner, rather than waiting until add services fully

completes.

5. Omit AlmSev and Defeat writes on download when these

attributes are wired to a parent. DPU was passing these through

unlike other attributes, where the write is ignored when wired.

6. Corrected incremental download differencing error, due to

wrong HID lookup for a nested custom block.

7. Improved the Add Group dialog to allow creating a hierarchy

without exiting the dialog. Also provide immediately switching

to block addition mode for the last group added.

Manual 278597 maxDPUTOOLS User’s Guide has been updated with

details about these changes.

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maxINIT Interactive Interface

This release adds the ability to resize the maxINIT Dialog. It also

includes a new feature that will filter out everything except SBP errors

when the “ShowErrorsOnly” keyword is used.

For more details, please refer to Manual 278594 Auxiliary Functions

User’s Guide section “Creating extra services and values for display

support”.

Standard Displays Changes

ReportServerStatus.MN

The History Report Server Status display did not provide correct

navigation to the pop-ups for detailed information about the History

Report Service. To correct a customized version of the display with the

problem make the following change to the Navigation for each pop-up:

From: "SystemStatus\RptDetailsTabular.MN" dp1=%param2%

To:"SystemStatus\RptDetailsTabular.MN"dp1=[%{param1}]%{param2}

ForcedPtSummary_DPU4E.MN

This display is similar to the standard Manual Points Summary display.

This Forced Point Summary display shows only ATAG and DTAG

points that are in manual mode. Buttons with navigation to this new

display have been added to the other summary displays.

MR2 Controller Displays

New controller detail displays have been added in support of the MR2

version of the maxDNA Controllers. The DPU4fStatus display has

been updated with Templates for providing navigation to these new

displays.

WorkStation support for DPU MR2

This release adds preliminary support for the new MR2 controller. This

includes:

1. maxDPUTOOLS support, including the 7.0 Master database.

2. New MR2 Details displays

3. DPUMRSetup support

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4. Standard Libraries for version 7.0

5. NetAnalyze support with a new icon to represent the MR2

6. CheckBios support to recognize the MR2

7. Note: a Controller version of at least 7.0 is required to make

use of these new features.

Documentation Updates

Multiple documents have been updated in this release.

Volume Document

1 278596 maxPAC Hardware Reference Guide

278599 maxSTATION Operator Guide

2 278594 Auxiliary Functions Manual

278597 maxDPUTOOLS User’s Guide

278609 System Resources User’s Guide

5 278589 Atoms – Function Block Programmers Guide

278718 DPU-ACN Links Configuration User’s Guide

278721 Terminal Server User’s Guide

278745 PROFIBUS Windows 7 User’s Guide

6 278742 maxDNA ACN MR User’s Guide


New maxVUE V4 Compatibility Option

The option to disable (by user) the ghost image that appears briefly

when closing a pop-up has been added.

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Change the MCS Registry User default setting from “No” to “Yes” to

eliminate this new feature. Then restart the system.

maxSCRIPT Run Command Enhancement

The maxSCRIPT Run command has been enhanced with the addition of

an optional third parameter to define command line parameters to the

program being started. For example, to run a custom application with

one parameter:

Run "C:\Custom\Applications\MyApp.exe, NoMatch, MyApp %param1%”

Please refer to Manual 278588 – maxSCRIPT User’s Guide for details

on Using the Run Command in Volume 5 of maxDNA documentation.

New Report Subsystem Features

The Report Subsystem has been enhanced as follows:

1. Separate Start of Shift Time

2. New Shift information added to the database

3. New Report attributes

4. User interface improvements when creating reports

5. Improvements to online Report user interfaces

Please refer to Manual 278583 – History Reports User’s Guide for

details in Volume 2 of maxDNA documentation.

Report Control Panel Application

The Report Control Panel has been enhanced as follows:

1. Both the Generated and Archived report listings now include

Start and End time, interval, and coverage type (Demand,

Hourly, Shift Daily…).

2. The generated and archived report listings can be filtering by

report, coverage, and time of creation.

3. The initial display and updating performance are faster.

4. Larger list capacity can be achieved.

Please refer to Manual 278583 – History Reports User’s Guide for

details in Volume 2 of maxDNA documentation.

New Report Print Preview Application

A new Report Print Preview program can be launched as a popup in

maxVUE, via a maxScript Run command, to preview a report

previously generated in the report package subsystem. A typical

application is to add a button to the horizontal toolbar on a maxVUE

display to view the last generated Hourly, Shift, or Daily version of a

select report by name, related to the current maxVUE display content.

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Refer to chapter 6 of the Manual 278583 – History Reports User’s

Guide for more details.

Legacy Report Migration

Note that in Windows 7 the legacy report export options for Lotus 123

and Excel 5.0 Extended are no longer supported due to a change in

Crystal reports. These will be automatically changed to Excel 5.0, when

a report definition is opened in the editor. Refer to Chapter 3 of this

document.

Event Subsystem – Duplicate Events for same Point

The Event subsystem has been enhanced to allow for duplicate events

with different severity level for the same point at the same time.

New maxSTORIAN Statistics

Two new statistics have been added for maxSTORIAN retrieval:

1. FIRST – the value of the point at the start of the interval (as

opposed to SAMPLE which is the value at the end of the

interval).

2. DIFF – meaningful for use with counter-type values only –

shows the difference between the start of the interval and the

end of the interval with automatic detection of a counter

resetting during the interval.

New CheckBIOS Utility

The CheckBIOS utility is available via the maxDPU Utilities menu.

This program checks the BIOS settings of all of the DPU MRs and

ACN MRs that are accessible from the workstation. Non “MR”

controllers are skipped. Click the “Check DPUs” button on the dialog

to collect the BIOS settings. If all MR BIOS settings are correct, the

following pop-up will appear:

Controllers with incorrect BIOS settings will be shown on the dialog.

A DPU MR or ACN MR with incorrect BIOS setting will operate

erratically and be prone to resets and takeovers. DPU MR releases

from December 2014 (6.1.0.5) and onward contain an automatic BIOS

fixer. ACN MR release 6.1.0.7 (June 2015) has an automatic BIOS

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fixer. A controller with bad BIOS settings should be upgraded to one

of these releases as soon as possible. Note that the MR SD flash must

be updated on a local card reader to get the BIOS fixer.

Virtual DPU Backup

Relaxed the timeout for BackupVirtual link failure from 2 seconds to

10 seconds. In addition, this value is now configurable via a command

line option “/ReadTime n” where n may be between 2 – 30. If not

supplied, the value defaults to 10. This relaxed failure detection

eliminates unexpected virtual DPU takeovers during heavy workstation

CPU usage.

maxDNA List Control Pop-up Navigation

Special consideration needs to be taken when configuring display

navigation associated with clicking on a maxDNA List Control.

The List Control provides the ability to show a grid of information

about system points. The cells of this control may be configured to

show information about multiple unique points in the system.

Each cell may be configured to allow the use to take an action when

that cell is clicked – write a value or set the selected point for the

information shown by that cell.

The control as a whole may also be configured to perform pop-up

navigation when it is clicked. This is often accomplished by setting the

display path like this:

"Popups\%{%{param1}.objtype}\%{%{param1}.objtype}-control.mn"

where param1 is set to a system tagname. The requested pop-up is

configured to use the selected point for displaying information.

This works as long as the user clicks inside a cell on the List Control

where every cell is associated with the same system point. The list

control sets the selected point and requests maxVUE Runtime to

navigate to the pop-up.

However, if there is a border around the List Control and the user

actually clicks on the border around the List Control, the selected point

is not set (because the click was not in a cell) and the pop-up content

will be based on whatever the selected point is at that time.

This problem can be resolved by changing the display path to be:

"Popups\%{%{param1}.objtype}\%{%{param1}.objtype}-control.mn" dp1=%{%{param1}.tagname}

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and changing the pop-up(s) to be based on DP1 expansion, rather than

on the selected point.

Note that this means all pop-up navigate (e.g. right click menus,

horizontal toolbars) must use this technique.

SimConsole Improvements

New features have been added to the SimConsole interface:

1. Reset Wait Time Setup – the user may specify a time in

seconds to wait before commanding Virtual DPUs to start

running.

2. Protected Scenarios – the user may define specific scenarios as

protected to keep them from accidentally being overwritten or

deleted.

3. Reset time improvement – Virtual DPUs are now commanded

to reload simultaneously if running on different maxSTATIONs

instead of processing each one serially.

Note: It is no longer necessary to copy the SimConsole executable from

C:\Mcs\Simulation to C:\Custom\Applications\Simulation.

For more details on running and setup of SimConsole, please refer to

Chapter 7 of Manual 278707 – Virtual DPU Simulation in Volume 5.


Integrated PROFIBUS installation

This release now includes installing the PROFIBUS configuration programs

and configuration libraries, which formerly required separate installation.

Additional licensing is still required to use the features.

Please reference the new online manual entitled “278745_PROFIBUS Windows

7 User's Guide_A1” in the folder “C:\MCS\maxDOCS\_Release 6.0

Manuals\278615 Volume 5”.

Integrated Field Care Installation

This release now includes installing Field Care support files specific for the

maxDNA version of Field Care, which formerly required separate installation.

Additional licensing and installation is still required for the base Field Care

package to use the features.

Please reference the new online manual entitled “278748_maxDNA_Windows 7

FieldCare User's Guide_A1” in the folder “C:\MCS\maxDOCS\_Release 6.0


maxDPUTools changes

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Changes have been made to the Online differences, DPU upload, and DPU

Bulk Upload dialog displays to include the showing of the current status of both

DPUs of a DPU pair. The intent is to allow the user to choose the Inactive Hot

member of a DPU pair for the selected operation. Previously for differences

and Bulk Upload, only the active DPU was used by default. Selecting the

Inactive Hot DPU will produce the same results as using the Active DPU, and

avoids the additional loading on the Active DPU, which has the potential to

slow peer-to-peer subscription data transfer, causing problems when these data

transfers are critically timed. The dialog displays now accentuate with highlight

text that an Inactive Hot DPU is the preferred choice to use when present.

Please reference the updated online manual entitled

“278597_maxDPUTools_B5” in the folder “C:\MCS\maxDOCS\_Release 6.0


In addition, updated master configurations and libraries are included to match

the recent releases for DPU 4F version 4.6, and DPU MR version 6.1.0.1.

These include changes in the optional Network Storm configuration, and

support for the new features of the FBG and EFB algorithm blocks.


Multiple documents have been updated/added in this release.

Volume Document

1 278596 maxPAC Hardware Reference Guide

278740 DPU MR User’s Guide

2 278594 Auxiliary Functions User’s Guide

278597 maxDPUTools User’s Guide

278605 maxDPU Auxiliary Functions User’s Guide

278609 System Resources

5 278588 maxScript User’s Guide

278589 Atoms – Function Block Programmers Guide

278623 maxLinks User’s Guide

278711 maxAPPs User’s Guide

278715 HART Configuration Guide

278718 DPU-ACN Links Configuration Guide

278730 maxSTORIAN User’s Guide


278745 PROFIBUS Windows 7 User’s Guide (new)

278747 maxEDC User’s Guide

278748 maxDNA Windows 7 Fieldcare User’s Guide

(new)

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Special Applications

This release includes a number of what on XP were added after the fact

as special applications. This includes:

Operator tools

o Log In/Log Out Buttons

o Enhanced Last Button

Engineer tools

o Navigation Configuration Tool

o Login Management Configuration Tool

o Check For System Alarms Application

o maxEDC Utility for use with Excel spreadsheets – refer

to Volume 5 Publication 278747 maxEDC User’s

Guide for more information

o GE Turbine Link Application – refer to Volume 5

Publication 278746 GSM Link User’s Guide for more

information

o Miscellaneous Calculation Utilities – refer to Volume 5

Publication 278709 maxCALCS User’s Guide (Chapter

14) for more information

o OCX Register Tool

The 6.0.5 release installs these applications in sub-folders in C:\Mcs

and if they already exist on a target station, they will be removed from

C:\Custom\Applications and saved in C:\Temp\CustomApplications.

Except as noted above, detailed information about the applications is

included in Chapter 9 of Publication 278599 maxSTATION Operator’s

Guide and Chapter 13 of Publication 278594 maxSTATION Auxiliary

Functions User’s Guide.

Maximum Operator Security Level Enforcement

This release includes the ability to specify and enforce a maximum

security level for an Operator user. Please refer to Volume 2

Publication 278609 System Resources User’s Guide for more

information.

Convert Slider Control VB Script

Release 6.0.4 included enhancements to the standard Bar Control that

allow it to write a value based on dragging its bitmap to a desired level.

Release 6.0.5 includes a VB script called Convert_Slider_Control.vbs

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found in the C:\Mcs\Setup folder that will convert displays that use the

Slider to use the Bar control. Instructions on its use may be found in

Volume 2 Publication 278605 Auxiliary Functions User’s Guide.

Legacy HWTest Display Change in Behavior

Security settings on Windows 7 no longer allow access of files across

the network. For this reason, the Legacy HWTest display has been

changed to work only on a station that contains the supporting

configuration files locally. The display now informs the user of this

fact.

Support for DPU/ACN MR 6.1

This release includes maxDPUTOOLS and DPUMRSetup program

support for version 6.1 DPU/ACN MR. This includes the Ethernet

Fieldbus Buffer (EFB) Buffer and new attributes FreezeOnRestart and

IOType. Please refer to the DPU/ACN MR Release notes for 6.1 for

details.

ACN MR Details Display

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This release includes a new version of this display that positions

Primary ACN MR information on the left side of the display and

Secondary ACN MR information on the right side. This view is

consistent with the DPU Details displays and provides a more user

friendly view when used in mixed systems.

maxDPUTOOLS MIO Download of Redundant MIO

This release includes changes to maxDPUTOOLS when downloading

an ACN MR with redundant MIO configuration. Previously, a

download of redundant MAOB and MDOB modules set the following

attributes. This behavior has been removed.

FSafeTimenn = 2

FSafeRampnn = 0

FSafeValnn = 0

Where nn = channel number

Allow maxSTATION Installation on Windows Server 2008

This release allows the user to pick the Workstation option when

installing maxSTATION on a Windows Server 2008. Previously the

user was forced to the Terminal Server option. Please refer to the

Release 6.0.5 Installation Instructions for more details.

Auto Update of Sizable Trend Assignments

This release includes changes to the Sizable Trend display to detect that

an old version of its display has saved online changes. It prompts the

user to confirm that the old changes be copied to the new version in the

online assignment database. This is a onetime, online, prompt that

results in the online changes being preserved or removed. For more

details, please refer to Volume 2 Publication 278594 Auxiliary

Functions User’s Guide for more information.

Last Button Expanded

This release increased the number of displays that the last/next buttons

can handle to ten (plus the current display).

Sizable Trend Date and Time Color

This release has added the ability to configure the color of the date and

time display on the Sizable Trend wrapper graph. The default color is

yellow.


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Multiple documents have been updated in this release. In addition,

some new documents have been added for the application specials that

have been added with this release.

Volume Document

1 278561 System Power and Grounding

278596 maxPAC Hardware Reference Guide

278599 maxSTATION Operator’s Guide


2 278594 Auxiliary Functions User’s Guide

278605 maxDPU Auxiliary Functions User’s Guide

3 278568 Model IOP Quad PAT Module

278577 Model MAS Auto/Manual Station Installation

5 278709 maxCALCS Performance Calculations User

Guide

278721 Terminal Server User’s Guide

278724 File Sync User’s Guide

278728 Network Diagnostics User’s Guide

278730 maxSTORIAN User’s Guide

278746 GSM Link User’s Guide (new)

278747 maxEDC User’s Guide (new)

6 278742 maxACN MR User’s Guide

Navigation Button Configuration

This release has added the ability to configure the appearance of the

Navigation Button. Please refer to Publication 278594 Auxiliary

Functions User’s Guide.

Release 6.0.4.1 Update Details

Point Call-up Button

This release includes the Point Call-up as part of the base installation

instead of including it only if the Legacy option is selected.

LSS HID Alarming

This release includes a new HID that may be used for filtering on the

Alarm Summary and Alarm List. The /Station HID is created by the

maxLSS Program especially for maxSTATION alarms maintained by

maxLSS.

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Special Applications

This release includes a number of what on XP were added after the fact

as special applications. This includes:

Operator tools

o Graphical Point Details

o Quick Trend Pop-up

o Tracking Trend Pop-up

o Operator Data Groups

o Navigation Button

o Horizontal Toolbar Navigation Buttons

o Increment/Decrement control Buttons

o Slider Control

o Pulse Button Control

Engineer tools

o Point Table

o Quick Trend Criteria Editor

o Modifications to Tracking Point Editor in support of

the Tracking Trend function

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These applications have been moved to sub-folders in C:\Mcs and if

they exist on a target station, will be removed from

C:\Custom\Applications and saved in C:\Temp\CustomApplications.

Detailed information about the applications is included in Chapter 9 of

Publication 278599 maxSTATION Operator’s Guide and Chapter 13 of

Publication 278594 maxSTATION Auxiliary Functions User’s Guide.

VB Script to Convert Trend Displays

This release includes a VB script that may be used to aid in converting

trend displays when upgrading from the older 4 x 3 monitors to the

newer wide screen monitors. The two older Trend Wrapper controls do

not stretch themselves to fit on the wide screen monitors, but the

Sizable Trend Wrapper does. This script processes MNT files created

by maxVUE Editor and converts to a new MNT file using the Sizable

Trend Wrapper with the properties from the older wrappers.

The new MNT files may be imported using the maxVUE Editor which

will convert the displays to use the newer Sizable Trend Wrapper.

More detailed instructions may be found in Publication 278594

maxSTATION Auxiliary Functions User’s Guide.

Enhancements to the Bar Control

This release includes new properties for use in the Bar control.

1. Under the "General" tab, an "Elliptical" check box. Use this to

draw the bar in an elliptical shape.

2. Under the "Bitmap" tab, a "Use HalfTone" check box. Use this

to display bitmap using half tone drawing mode.

3. Added a new tab "Drag" in the control properties to provide the

following options:

Write Value Identifier: Specify this identifier to enable

writing a value represented by the position of the cursor on

the Bar Control. Clicking at the current value position and

dragging the cursor to a new position will write to this

identifier.

Confirm on Release: Check this box to have the user

confirm that a write to the Write Value Identifier should

actually be performed.

Intermediate Write Value Identifier: Specify this

identifier for use with the check boxes below it. This

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identifier will show either the current value of the Point

Identifier (specified in the Live Data tab) or the value being

calculated while dragging the bar.

Follow Read Identifier when not dragging: Check this

option to set the "Intermediate Write Value Identifier" to

the value of Point Identifier (from the Live Data tab) when

not dragging.

Create Temporary in LSS: Check this option to specify

that the Intermediate Write Value Identifier should be

created as a temporary LSS service. If "Create Temporary

in LSS" check box is unchecked, then the Intermediate

Write Value must be an existing Service and Attribute.

Show value while dragging: Check this option to display

the value in a tool tip representing the position of the Bar

when the bar is being dragged.

Count Major Ticks in Range: Use this option to display

major tick marks on the bar control. The bar is divided into

“Count” spaces with a major tick mark dividing each space.

Major Tick Color: Specify the color of the major ticks by

clicking on the bitmap next to Major Tick Color.

Count Minor Ticks in Range: Use this option to display

the minor tick marks between major tick marks on the bar

control. The space between each major tick is divided into

“Count” spaces with a minor tick mark dividing each space.

Minor Tick Color: Specify the color of minor ticks by

clicking on the bitmap next to Minor Tick Color.

Simulator Control Console

The Simulator Control Console application has been added to the 6.0.4

Release. For details on its operation, please refer to Publication 278707

Virtual DPU Simulation User’s Guide.

Simulation Point Creator

The 6.0.4 Release includes the SimPointCr application for use with

Virtual DPU use. For details on its operation, please refer to

Publication 278707 Virtual DPU Simulation User’s Guide.

Release Overview

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Chinese Fonts

The Release DVD for 6.0.4 includes a folder called “Chinese Fonts”

that includes an installation file for systems that are using Chinese

Windows. Double click the file to install useful Chinese Fonts.

Time Sync

The 6.0.4 Release includes the Time Sync application for using a

maxSTATION to maintain system time. For details, please refer to

Publication 278609 System Resources User’s Guide.

Tracking Point Configuration

The 6.0.4 Release includes a modified version of the Tracking Point

Configuration tool that allow the user to specify High and Low Range

attributes for use with the Tracking Trend function. For details, please

refer to Publication 278594 maxSTATION Auxiliary Functions User’s

Guide.

ACN MR Support

The 6.0.4 Release includes support for the ACN MR controller. For

details, please refer to documentation in Volume 6 of the maxDOCS

folders.


The 6.0.4 Release includes updates to various publications.

Volume 1

278599 – maxSTATION Operator’s Guide; Updates for Special

Applications added as a new chapter; Display updates for the

ACN MR and DPU MR controllers.

Volume 2

278594 – maxSTATION Auxiliary Functions User’s Guide;

updated details regarding the use of Alternate Language in the

Event Summary display; Updates for Special Applications

added as a new chapter.

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 5

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278589 – Function Blocks Programmer’s Reference and User’s

Guide; Fix TimeSync reference to Publication 278605.

278707 – Virtual DPU Simulation User’s Guild; Updated and

added more details for Simulation Control Console.

278730 – maxSTORIAN User’s Guide; Added Appendix B

documenting Global Access.

278716 – Event Storage User’s Guide; Updated details

regarding the use of Alternate Language in the Event Summary

display.

Volume 6

278733 – obsolete manual for ACN C20 was deleted

278732 – MIO Buffers Function Blocks Programmer’s

Reference and User’s Guide; Updated for ACN MR.

278742 – maxDNA CR ACN/MIO System Overview and

User’s Guide; new manual providing an overview of the ACN

MR controller.

MIO and ACN MR Metso documentation; updated with

information regarding Metso hardware. Older version were

removed.

Support for DPU MR 6.1

Updated the DPU MR Setup program to support the 6.1 release

when it is available.

Support for DPU 4F 4.6

Added maxDPUTOOLS Master database and support libraries

for DPU 4F 4.6


maxTOOLS

1. The complete maxTOOLS suite is included.

2. ExCEL compiler

3. EWSImport

4. 58x Multi-op Import

5. Other features / updates to be included:

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a. Updated maxDPUTools support and master files for the

configuration of DPU MR and ACN MR.

b. A new UNIXToDOSFileConversion for EWS Import files

in a folder hierarchy

Legacy maxVUE Displays

Hardware test displays

Interaction Page displays (dual screen capable)

ExCEL Ladder logic displays (dual screen capable, auto sizing to wide

screen)

DBM Point Summaries

DBM System Status

TypeMap Editor

Legacy MCSPtCallupBtn.ocx

maxLINKS

The maxLINKS suite is included.

The program’s operation is identical to release 4.5.1.

NOTE: The maxLINKS functionality has only been qualified for use

with the MODBUS TCP and MODBUS Serial. Testing remains

ongoing for other protocols. Please contact Lansdale for information on

the use of other link types.

Transfer Tool

The transfer tool is included.

The program’s operation is identical to release 4.5.1.

Virtual DPU Backup

The virtualDPU backup has been ported to WINDOWS 7 supporting

the 6.X virtualDPU. Otherwise identical to release 4.5.1.

DPUMRSetup

This program has been updated to support SD card and network

programming for both the DPU MR and ACN MR.

Legacy embedded VB support in maxVUE displays

This feature has been included, intended for legacy display support.

Terminal Server

The Terminal server was updated to now support flexible IP address

use.

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Release Overview

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SimTransport User Interfaces

When SimTransport is run as a service, the user interface that shows

Virtual DPU status via its dialog window is not available. Changes

have been made to remedy this:

A tab showing the information that would be shown on the

SimTransport dialog application has been added to

SBPMonitor. This tab is only shown if SimTransport is

configured to run.

SimTransport has been updated to support browsing of the

information it maintains via the Point Browser.

maxDPUTools

Improvements have been added to validate the maxPAC bus address

assignments based on the rules for modulo address alignment, and span

of addresses required per the different buffer types combined with

maxPAC attribute setting. Fast DIB address ranges will also be

validated.

Data validation for the address will take place on the detail grid as entry

is completed. Dropdowns have been added to now show HEX address

format as well as integer value. Complete Validation can be demanded

but will also run prior to an install. Errors such as invalid or

overlapping address assignments will prevent a download from starting

until corrected. A docked validation pane will appear on demand to

show the results and allow navigation to the detail when correction is

needed.

The Hardware tab has also been improved to show the range of bus

addressing used by a buffer, and will include yellow or red background

highlighting of problems along with error message tooltips.

Advance configuration support has been added for the new model DPU

MR and ACN MR. Each has a 6.0 release version master configuration

included. The configuration file types will use file extents of

“DPUMR”, and “ACNMR” to distinguish them from the “4E” and

“4F”. Upwards conversion is supported for migration of existing

configurations to the newer versions as needed.

Refer to the updated “278597_maxDPUTools_B3.doc”.

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maxVUE Editor and Runtime

Improvements have been made to maxVUE to handle the situation

where it may be opening a display with unregistered (custom) OCX

controls. These OCX controls could be embedded in the display itself

or part of an MNG Group.

An OCX that is embedded in a display will be drawn as a white

area with red stripes.

An OCX that is part of an MNG will not draw.

A warning message is output when such an OCX is discovered.

maxVUE Editor will not save a display with an embedded OCX

that has caused the warning message. A display that uses

MNG(s) with this warning will be saved, but a source display

used to generate the MNG will not be saveable.

The layers dialog in maxVUE Editor may be used to find

embedded OCX controls and delete them so the display can be

saved if desired.

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maxVUE Editor and Runtime

The option to display all Buttons with rounded corners has been added.

The option to add a surrounding glow to a button when the mouse is

placed hovering over the button has also been added.

Above: An example of rounded corners with a glow emphasis.

Both of the rounded corner buttons and button glow options are

controlled by registry settings accessible using the MCSRegisterEditor

and default to not disabled:

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History Report Server

When the History Report Server is run as a service, there is no visibility

to information on its Dialog Window.

This release has improved the server to provide its dialog

information via the Point Browser.

A Display called ReportServerStatus.MN has been created that

shows this information. It may be found in the

C:\Mcs\Displays\MN\System Status folder.

There is no standard navigation to this display, but the user may

add a button to his Custom version of the SystemMenu display

to provide navigation to the Report Server Status display.

New maxTRANSPORT Alarm

A system alarm has been added to maxTRANSPORT to announce

problems communicating on the Tunnel Network. This network is

typically used on a maxSTORIAN pair for network transactions used by

the Backfill process.

_TRANSPORTALM – tagname of alarm

Backup Tunnel diverted to A/B Nets [<Station Name>] –

alarm/event text of alarm where <Station Name> is the name of

the station where the problem is detected.

Terminal Server

Release 6.0.2 adds support for a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Terminal Server that allows limited access to a maxDNA system from

the Internet. Refer to the updated “278721_Terminal Server User's

Guide_A5.doc”

Legacy DHW Data Access

The RealTimeGateway has been included but is limited to the support

of live data displays, History collection, Alarm displays, and Event

History collection. Support for maxTOOLS configuration installation,

Ladders, and Interaction-Page display is deferred until the next release.

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Chapter 2

Bugs Fixed

Fixed Subsystem Description / Explanation

6.0.8 maxVUE Trend Control (6-3569) fix crash when configured to show intervals less than 1 second

6.0.8 maxVUE OpDataGroups (6-955) – corrected the logic that determines when to switch to the secondary database source.

6.0.8 maxVUE Single Point Value Control (6-2709) – corrected this control to show double precision values

6.0.8 maxSTATION (6-4106) Fixed problems when more than 1000 SBP Connections are made on a workstation.

6.0.8 maxSTATION ReportServerStatus display (6-2201) – corrected navigation to Details Pop-ups.

6.0.8 maxSTATION (6-312) Fixed repeated Event for DST update (Southern Hemisphere problem only)

6.0.8 maxDPUTOOLS (6-2291) – fixed crash when downloading a reference with more than 16 turns. (6-508) – fixed problem validating a reference that traversed up to the root group of the DPU and then down.

6.0.8 maxDPUTOOLS (6-4627) – corrected problem where static maxVUE information is not drawn when opening a new Sheet via following a reference. (6-102) – corrected missing Graphical Configuration toolbar tooltips

6.0.8 Xfer Tool (5-3325) – corrected problem where a negative number from maxLINKS was not properly transferred

6.0.8 FindBadRef (6-392/4876) – fixed problems with this utility crashing and getting inconsistent results.

6.0.8 OpDataGroups (6-955) – fixed problems switching to the secondary data source for the supporting database.


6.0.7 maxVUE Event Summary (6-3368) Correct printing of selected rows

6.0.7 maxVUE Event Management Summary (6-3368) Correct printing of selected rows; synchronize the Event View with the basic Event Summary view

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6.0.7 maxVUE Editor (5-1806) improve Border Scheme user interface to provide better feedback as to scheme actually in use

6.0.7 maxVUE Runtime (6-631) Fix Sheet Logic that expanded the size of Atoms when paging on multi-page Sheets

6.0.7 maxVUE Runtime (6-1166) Made no Runtime Debug Log the default processing

6.0.7 maxVUE maxSCRIPT (6-4965) Fixed crash when DBM pop-ups were requested at a site that had a corrupt TypeMap database

6.0.7 maxVUE Sizeable Trend (6-338) – corrected the Alternate Language DLL VB interface to show translated text using the correct Font

6.0.7 maxVUE mxsPanel (5-4437) – fixed problem that caused a Runtime crash when the Point Panel pop-up was closed before it finished populating the list of history points

6.0.7 maxVUE EvtServer (6-263) – corrected interface that formatted date & time when retrieving events

6.0.7 maxVUE Editor (6-4121) Added missing Help file for F1 Editor Help

6.0.7 maxVUE ACN MR Details Display (6-3237) – updated to match the look of the current ACN MR

6.0.7 maxVUE FBGSingleChannelStats display – corrected title of this display

6.0.7 maxVUE Runtime & MCSClass DLL (6-2809) – improved performance of first time update of border schemes on initial display update

6.0.7 maxVUE Runtime, MCSClass DLL, MCSRegedit (6-2788) – add the option to disable ghost image that appears for a moment when a pop-up is closed.

6.0.7 maxVUE Runtime (6-1987) – fix problem where requesting a Print of a Sheet was not honored

6.0.7 maxVUE Alarm Summary (6-1094) – Correct the width calculation for text on the title bar so that the title is not truncated

6.0.7 maxVUE DPU Database Summary display (5-1800) – Fixed processes that was not showing all manual points for a DPU

6.0.7 maxVUE Event Collector (6-1403) – event collection has been modified to allow duplicate events for the same tag at the same time if the severity of the event is different

6.0.7 maxVUE Runtime & List control (6-2558 & 6-1879) – corrected problems with double click navigation not putting the pop-up in the correct location

6.0.7 maxVUE maxSCRIPT (6-17) – add the ability to specify command line parameters for a program being started via the Run command

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6.0.7 History mxsDial (6-608) – fix crash when attempting to cancel a multi-point deletion before the deletes are complete

6.0.7 History maxSTORIAN (6-2168/4266/ 3636; 5-516/1468) - Correct crash when deleting points that are actively trending; corrected missing data for retrievals of daylight savings 25-hour day with large (2 hours or more) intervals; force existing subscription re-subscribe on maxSTORIAN failover.

6.0.7 History mxsConfig (6-1403) – fixed problem where a large History database (13,000+ points) failed to install

6.0.7 History maxSTORIAN and other maxSTATION support for two new statistics: FIRST and DIFF

6.0.7 maxSTATION VB6 Printed Reports – (6-1872) fixed failure to print reports in maxDPUTOOLS and mxsConfig

6.0.7 maxSTATION MARX Dongle Drivers (6-3987) Upgrade from 2.0.7.214 to 2.0.13.224

6.0.7 maxSTATION Valmet Branding

6.0.7 maxSTATION WINXPCustomControls.vbs (6-247) – corrected bug in VB Script processing when there are no files in Applications root folder

6.0.7 VDPU BackupVirtual (5-3311) - Relaxed the timeout value for link failure. Default was changed from 2 seconds to 10 seconds. Also updated the dialog to show the timeout value. Supports command line configuration for ReadTime (/ReadTime 20)

6.0.7 CheckBIOS Initial version of the CheckBIOS utility that summarizes key BIOS settings for all system DPUs

6.0.7 Reports maxHISRepsvr (6-3218, 3901,3211) – Fixed report wrapper calculations bug; fixed problem using same report for multiple intervals; added new separate shift start time, new protocol optimization for Control panel; add backwards compatibility for generated files without a papersize assignment

6.0.7 Reports maxHISReportEditor 6-(3901) - Added Separate shift start time configuration. Corrected export options. Added point group up/down sorting buttons

6.0.7 Reports Report Control Panel (6-3901) – Improved user interface; dynamic resize for wide vs. 4 x 3 monitor screens

6.0.7 Reports Note that in Windows 7 the legacy report export options for Lotus 123 and Excel 5.0 Extended are no longer supported due to a change in Crystal reports. These will now be automatically changed to Excel 5.0, when a report definition is opened in the editor.

6.0.7 Reports ReportPrintPreview – new application to show Report Previews without the Report Control Panel

6.0.7 Reports (6-3316) - In the report editor correct the double click selection of a Group or Point in a Group for modification.

Release Overview

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6.0.7 OPC - MAXOPCServer & MAXOPCHDAServer (6-2838) - Add missing AppId to the registry required for OPC Client to Server connections

6.0.7 OPC OPC90Gateway (6-2271) - Use DPMS prefix in OBJType import for simulator. Use one reference subscription to synchronously write value and quality

6.0.7 OPC MAXOPCAEClient (6-2813) - Correct the failure of subscription, when a warning status is returned

6.0.7 maxDPUTools (6-2030) - Correct import library out-of-date comparison after a DPU revision upgrade

6.0.7 maxDPUTools (6-2104) – Added missing EB attributes for use as references to the 6.1 DPUMR master configuration. Now dated as 11/Aug/2015.

6.0.7 maxDPUTools (6-1601) – Changed the display layout of the Bulk Configuration Upload dialog to fit in 1024 X 768 screen resolution.

6.0.7 maxDOCS (6-727) - Fixed the table of contents and other cleanup of Power and Grounding manual 278561; (6-3905),(6-35), (6-244) (6-2337)- fixed missing diagrams for Ethernet Buffer in the atoms manual; 278589 Clarified SCM version in Links manual. Fixed the installation instructions for Ethereal. Updated FB Status attribute in the atoms manual

6.0.7 File Sync maxFileSyncViewer (6-2423) – Fixed slow dialog update when some maxSTATIONS are not up

6.0.7 Point Browser (6-3726) – Fix Atoms Types GRP browsing that showed no groups when any GRPs were locked

6.0.7 Atom Code ModbusSlave (5-1827) Fixed slave_exec atom to handle writes longer than 22 registers

6.0.7 Sbp Core maxTRANSPORT (6-661) - Fix crash when subscription requests are sent to Transport before it has finished its initialization

6.0.7 Sbp Core ServicesStartup – move dongle update logic to a separate thread so as to avoid timeout – especially on system start where startup waits for completion of certain programs. This was noticed on History stations with a large point count.

6.0.7 DPU Utilities DpuAtomList – improved user interface; used DPU names instead of only IP address. Provide feedback on status of processing.

6.0.7 SimConsole SimConsole (6-346, 461, 848) Add Reset Wait Time used in Reset Scenario processing; Add ability to define Scenarios as protected; Improve Reset Scenario time-to-reload


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6.0.6 maxVUE MCSButtonControlCtl - Added MouseDown and MouseUp events. PulseButton is now modified to use the MCSButton control and added control properties to configure the button properties.

6.0.6 maxVUE maxVUE_maxDNA_QUICKTREND_WRAPPER - Modified the Project Properties to change Startup Object from "frmSplash" to "frmCriteria".

6.0.6 maxVUE TrackingPoint - Modified the code to display form "New" in correct monitor from where it is clicked.

6.0.6 maxVUE MCSTrendControl (5-2529) - Protect against incorrectly entered override description/uom text.

6.0.6 maxVUE NavigationConfig - Now restricted to allow only 1 copy to run at a time.

6.0.6 maxVUE LoginMGM - Modified to use the MCS maxVUE Button control and provided the properties to change the bmp, text, color and font. Modified the code to correct the event in Event Summary when the user is logged off from Vertical Toolbar.

6.0.6 maxVUE maxDNA_PtDetails_exe - Modified to show enumerated values similar to the Point Browser. Replaced the Timer function with subscriptions to AlarmText & AnyAlarm. Modified the logic in PopulateInterface function to show the Inputs, Parameters and Ouputs correctly, and corrected vertical scrolling.

6.0.6 maxVUE MCSListControl - Modified to show exponential values in MCS List control, similar to the browser.

6.0.6 maxVUE TrackingPoint - Improvement to track tagname configuration as well as ObjType configuration

6.0.6 maxVUE MCSEnumFieldsControl – Corrected initial data display problems and database disconnect on exit.

6.0.6 Reports MaxPrintSvr – Updated the Crystal report format type for an HTML export to be HTML V4.0 rather than 3.2 which is no longer available.

6.0.6 Reports MCS_MAXVUE_CONTROLPanel - Add back in the demand export options for HTML and EXCEL.

6.0.6 Reports maxHisRepSvr - (6-3633) - corrected filtered Event Query request.

6.0.6 Startup Startup (6-2812) - Run the applications using ShellExecute API for which elevation is required.

6.0.6 maxVUE (6-4760) - fix crash attempting move to another page of a multi-page Sheet after opening a pop-up for the selected point (presumably Block on that Sheet).

6.0.6 maxVUE MCSTrendControl - (5-2529) - Validate the syntax of dynamic trend requests and don't pass them on to maxSTORIAN if they are bad.

6.0.6 maxDPUTools Correction to Upload and differencing - During master configuration version discovery only compare the downloaded configuration version stored as the /System.Title for a virtual DPU.

Release Overview

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6.0.6 maxVUEEditor (5-4118) - Correction for stall out when canceling the security password entry initiated before an auto-arrange.

6.0.6 maxDPUTools (6-983) – For the DPU MR master configurations, change the FB Buffer LookAhead default value to 1 rather than 8.

6.0.6 maxVUE Add "MR" to DPU MR details displays' bitmap.

6.0.6 maxDPUTools (6-4868) - Correct reference validation to accept a .Quality sub-attribute included in a reference.

6.0.6 MAXMergeAlm (6-3924) - Expanded the limit of merge alarm sources to 100 from 20. Also now allow for an LSS specification of the local station name as [name] in brackets. Do not include any _lss suffix! It is implied. This second entry will be ignored, but this allows for a common ini file to be used among all workstations, rather than having to comment out the local station on each.

6.0.6 maxVUEEditor (6-4221) - fix Import of rotated bitmaps.

6.0.6 MAXMergeAlm (6-2929) - Fix alarm summary subscription routing of alarm text and point description using a pivot identifier, when multiple instances of the same alarm service are registered and have equal Quality of service, as in OPC client redundancy.

6.0.6 SBP (6-1411) - added code to protect against multi-cast subscriptions by treating them as 'normal'.

6.0.6 maxSTORIAN/BackFillHoles

(6-1959) - Correct loss of data on network breaks.

6.0.6 SBP (6-64) - add flush logic for output buffers.

6.0.6 CsvExport and mxsExport

(6-2629) - A hand edited import file list of points needs to be compared case insensitive when matched against maxStorian configuration.

6.0.6 maxOPCServer (6-2896) - Add an SBP service to allow browser access to dialog data when running as session 0.

6.0.6 AnnunTask (6-4931) - Correct memory leak introduced in 6.0.5 when running as a service.

6.0.6 maxVUE MCSButtonControl (6-64) - fix potential for solid loop which can cause Runtime hang

6.0.6 maxVUE MCSTextState (6-64) - fix potential for solid loop which can cause Runtime hang

6.0.6 maxVUE MCSTimeState (6-64) - fix potential for solid loop which can cause Runtime hang

6.0.6 maxDPUTools Updated Dpu MR version 6.1 - Added Fast maxPAC option to TC and RTD for use with new revision modules.

6.0.6 maxVUEEditor SbpMonitor\maxRRSView - (6-2023 & 6-71) - fix crash when maxRRSView ocx display is opened in Editor

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6.0.6 SBP (6-64) - change pipe wait timeout from 12 sec to 100 ms; add IpcShutdownAllMyConnections interface.

6.0.6 maxVUE (6-64) - add call to IpcShutdownAllMyConnections immediately before creating new maxVUE Runtime.

6.0.6 OPCGatewayConfig (OPC90) - Remove access repair, it stalls on a very large configuration. Preserve ref entry when re-importing. Clone attributes for a user defined objtype. Allow RW access combined with a reference.

6.0.6 maxVUE (ACN MR testing) - MEIBC Detail Popup MIO status modifications; TMode text expanded

6.0.6 maxEDC Added xlsSbpServer.reg file to installation (both maxSTATION and maxEDC)

6.0.6 maxDPUTools (6-3674) - correct search criteria results that compare numeric values.

6.0.6 maxVUE MCSEnumFields (IR#84) - correct logic to handle multiple enumeration fields on one display; do not unload database in destructor

6.0.6 maxSCRIPT (6-2634) Expand the pointer table size of allowed constants and subscriptions from 200 to 512.

6.0.6 maxSTORIAN (5-146) Improve slow midnight retrieval with prioritizing of retrieval vs. storage.

6.0.6 maxVUE maxDNA_PtDetails_exe - fix v-scroll limits, disallow windows resizing, only minimize.

6.0.6 maxEDC On an install, add maxEDC Server, Point Browser mmc & DCOM port to Firewall settings for maxEDC Client.

6.0.6 maxScript SBP (6-2178) - Correction for local huge string data subscription lost data.

6.0.6 maxDPUTools HART Library (2879) - Allow short reply to cmd 15 from the Sierra device, that does not include PV H/L limits.DPU version 4.6, MR versions 6.0 and 6.1 libraries updated.


6.0.5 File Sync Server Fix problem where registry exports were not written to disk

6.0.5 maxOPCAEClient Added /OPC HIDs to maxOPCAEClient alarm points

6.0.5 File Sync Client Do not attempt to request registry export from stations not in the domain where the request is being made

6.0.5 Annunciator Task Do not monitor alarms from an Inactive DPU unless it is a member of a Hot Pair

6.0.5 maxOPCServer Dynamically determine intrinsic data types

Release Overview

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6.0.5 Annunciator Task Fix problem where the audible sound was not triggered to indicate a new alarm when running as a service

6.0.5 Module Compiler Remove Shell variables for which there is no current support (ADI01-ADI08, DisplayDigits, DispUnit, NV09-NV16)

6.0.5 OPCGateway Correct processing of Boolean data types

6.0.5 maxVUE Editor Fix crash when doing a Bulk Import of a display using the MCSWeb control or the Browser control

6.0.5 Module Download Improve error handling and appearance

6.0.5 Graphical Config Fix non-resize of Configuration view and Configuration properties dialog windows

6.0.5 LSS, Startup, SbpMonitor

Change these applications to prompt for confirmation of close request

6.0.5 MIO Pop-ups Modified MIO pop-ups for AIB, RTD and TC to use color as well as tool tip text to indicate quality states

6.0.5 Inc/Dec Buttons Changes for compatibility with older configurations; fixed the Hold logic

6.0.5 Quick Trend Criteria Editor

Improve the user interface for entering information

6.0.5 Tracking Point Configuration

Improve the user interface for entering information

6.0.5 Point Table Tool Improve the user interface for this tool

6.0.5 Pulse Button Add resize logic so the control draws to fit its given space

6.0.5 Nav Button Fix problem where a large menu was output on the first monitor even if requested on the second

6.0.5 List Control Modified the behavior for displaying Absolute time values to show seconds/minutes for small values instead of a future date/time

6.0.5 Database Viewer Add logic to prompt for a password when viewing a password protected database

6.0.5 Quick Trend Pop-up Correct the logic to use the configured Hi/Lo Range and Hi/Lo Alarm information

6.0.5 Tracking Trend Add resize logic so the control draws to fix its given space

6.0.5 Op Data Groups Improve the user interface for this tool

6.0.5 Graphic Point Details

Improve the display of data on this application

6.0.5 OPC Gateway Config

Convert special characters from Rovisys Imported tagnames to an underscore

6.0.5 VB Sbp Interface OCX

Do not issue Subscribe request for blank tagnames

6.0.5 HealthLog Collecting HealthLog statistics generated enough SBP activity that it could significantly slow down peer to peer response between DPU4Fs. This was fixed by throttling the read requests.

6.0.5 maxARCHIVER Fix hang when corrupted maxSTORIAN filename has been created

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6.0.5 Sbp Control Modified the Subscribe logic to not make a subscription request if an identifier is not specified

6.0.5 Graphical Configurator

Add logic to query the DPU for valid Relative Index (within a Group) before pasting a Block

6.0.5 Event Summary & Event Management

Fix Date Conversion bug found when local station Short date format was changed

6.0.5 Alarm Summary Fix Date Conversion bug found when local station Short date format was changed

6.0.5 maxTOOLSUpdate and new.mdb

Fix the Emergency down and Initial output state for downloading the Valve controller control block in maxTOOLS.


6.0.4.1 File Sync Client Fix problem that caused files to be erroneously removed from Slave stations during a Sync All operation

6.0.4.1 maxCALCS Correct setup for maxCALCS utility

6.0.4.1 maxLINKS Correct duplicate modbus receive message count indication

6.0.4.1 maxLSS Correct non-printing of events on Event Logger

6.0.4.1 HealthLog Correct problem with peer-to-peer reference timing out during statistic collection

6.0.4.1 Remote SBP Server Fix problem that caused truncation of a large sample trend request


6.0.4 Report Control Panel

Resize to make it fit on a monitor with 1024 x 768 resolution

6.0.4 OPCServerTest Fixed crash when processing data with Substitute Quality

6.0.4 TimeSync Atom help Updated the help for the Time Sync Atom

6.0.4 maxVUE Editor Corrected WMF Export of Sheets that had filled text objects

6.0.4 Terminal Server Corrected problem with folder permissions set up during installation

6.0.4 dpmsFSTOUT pop-up

This pop-up had been missing from the Windows 7 Release

6.0.4 maxDPUTools Improvements for maxPAC buffer display and addition

6.0.4 OPCServerConfig Fix configuration notification between this tool and the OPCServer

6.0.4 maxFileSyncViewer Fix crash when a display using the maxFileSyncViewer control is opened in maxVUE Editor

6.0.4 maxLinks Fix problem with Serial Communications to PLC5 Model

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6.0.4 mxsArchiveMounts Fix crash when a display using the mxsArchiveMounts control is opened in maxVUE Editor

6.0.4 mxsPanel Fix crash when a display using the mxsPanel control is opened in maxVUE Editor

6.0.4 Browser Fix crash when a display using the Browser control is opened in maxVUE Editor

6.0.4 maxTRANSPORT Fix problem with startup on Chinese Windows

6.0.4 maxDPUTOOLS Fix problem when maxDPUTools did not fully exit after performing a version update

6.0.4 maxDPUTOOLS Fix date comparison failure in Chinese Windows

6.0.4 maxVUE Editor Fix failure to create Cross Reference database when processing a display with a string consisting of 1 double quote

6.0.4 maxSCRIPT Fix crash in maxVUE Runtime – mostly manifested when opening pop-ups.

6.0.4 Report Control Panel

Fix Remote Print Preview function

6.0.4 maxDPUTOOLS Fix crash when editing data in Graphical Configuration Sheet view

6.0.4 Events Added support for Russian characters in the Event Summary display

6.0.4 Sbp Fix memory leak when more than 10 local Sbp Clients are active in a maxSTATION

6.0.4 maxDPUTOOLS Fixed <F9> attribute selection when an external identifier is used

6.0.4 maxTRANSPORT Do not overwrite user specified names for non-maxNET A/B networks

6.0.4 maxVUE Editor Fix crash that occurred when a maxSCRIPT reference to a default bitmap was not for a bitmap

6.0.4 ModBusHelper Fix crash during message creation

6.0.4 Sbp Correct processing of Daylight Savings Time change

6.0.4 maxVUE Editor Fix GDI Resource leak during Bulk Import/Export functions

6.0.4 maxLINKS Fix crash during MiniConf configuration; fix crash when installing modbus+ type configuration on startup

6.0.4 maxDPUTOOLS Correct clearing of references when copying a custom block in Graphical Configuration mode


6.0.3 EventSummary Fix "Wide Format" Printing that truncates lines

6.0.3 FileSync Correct Windows 7 Registry export location.

6.0.3 IOInventoryControl Modify logic that shows icon to consider Inactive/Active or Active/Inactive as Good (not bad/good or good/bad)

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6.0.3 maxDPUTOOLS Change the incremental download to first blank unused references, then set attribute value, then write remaining references as before.

6.0.3 maxDPUTOOLS Eliminate errors in differencing bulk uploaded files.

6.0.3 maxSTORIAN Initially disable SBP connection timeouts for 5 minutes.

6.0.3 maxLSS Make IP and ladder display variables arrayed for multi-screen.

6.0.3 maxVUE Fix crash when importing display that contains rectangles

6.0.3 maxVUE Check "Disable Display Stretch" setting before doing the stretching.

6.0.3 maxVUE Added code to handle 32 bit color display option when reversing colors for printing

6.0.3 maxVUE Modified logic to save the changes in MN file when MN file is opened both in maxVUEEditor and maxVUERuntime.

6.0.3 MCSAlarmListCtrl + MCSAlarmSummart

Ctrl

Add note to General Property Page that Font Size is determined by Rows/Page property

6.0.3 MCS_MAXVUE_CONTROLPANEL

limit the choices of report output file types to TXT and DOC.

6.0.3 mxsCONFIG Hide the Find button on the Sheridan navigation toolbar, and replace the find with a right click context Find replacement in code.

6.0.3 OPCServer Prevent multi-item read re-entrancy that can occur with multiple clients.

6.0.3 SetSecurity No password prompt for security level 0


6.0.2 MCS Button Control Corrected to save Curved property

6.0.2 Report Subsystem Improved to allow Print Preview of Reports from security level 0

6.0.2 MCS DateOrTime Control

Corrected for Y2K issues

6.0.2 maxDPUTOOLS Fix crash when users attempts to close maxDPUTools immediately after doing a download

6.0.2 maxDPUTOOLS Graphical Config

Fix timeouts of SBP connection when opening a Sheet with an exceptionally large number of output users; show tagname for user (on Sheet) if available.

6.0.2 maxTRANSPORT Problem 5-4732 – Fix problems with Tunnel socket transport of Huge Transactions; added alarm for failure of the Tunnel network. Fix crash seen at customer site’s backup Historian.

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Chapter 3

Special Instructions for Upgrades

Overview

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of maxDNA, please follow

these extra steps to ensure that your system gets updated properly.

If you are upgrading from a Windows XP station, please follow these

extra steps to ensure that your system gets updated properly.

If this is a first-time installation of maxDNA, skip this section.

C:\Custom

If you are converting from a Windows XP station, your C:\Custom

folder may be copied from the XP station to the Windows 7 station. Do

not rename or delete the Windows 7 Custom Folder. Copy the contents

of your XP C:\Custom folder directly into your Windows 7 C:\Custom

folder.

History Report Updates

If you are upgrading from XP and have History report files that you

copied from your XP System to Windows 7 you may need to update

those files.

NOTE: Starting with release 6.0.7, the Report Control Panel is not

backwards compatible with earlier release versions of the report server.

A system update must include updating all maxSTATIONS to the same

release.

Note that the report export options for Lotus 123 and Excel 5.0

Extended are no longer supported due to a change in Crystal reports.

These will be automatically changed to Excel 5.0, when a report

definition is opened in the editor.

Perform these steps on the station that will run the History Report

Server before configuring the server to run. Failure to perform these

steps may cause the Report Server to abort.

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On Windows 7 systems you must run the Report Server as a Service. It

will not function properly if run as an Application.

On Windows 7 systems, the File Sync Server must be running for the

Report Control Panel to copy and view generated report content.

Update the Generic Definition settings

The new “Shift Start Time” option must be configured:

1. Start the Reports Editor: Click on the “Start” button (lower

left button of the screen). Click on “All Programs”. Navigate

to “maxDNA”, then to “Utilities”, and then to the “Reports

Editor”, click to start application.

2. Within the “Select Configuration Group” click on the

“Generic Definition” icon. The “Generic Definition” screen

will appear.

3. The “Shift Start Time” will be present and set to initially

match the “Day Start Time” value. If a different value is

desired then edit the “Shift Start Time”.

4. click “OK” to save (required, even if not changed).

Update Configured Reports

Configured reports will be automatically updated by opening them and

re-saving them:

5. Start the Reports Editor: Click on the “Start” button (lower

left button of the screen). Click on “All Programs”. Navigate

to “maxDNA”, then to “Utilities”, and then to the “Reports

Editor”, click to start application.

6. Within the “Select Configuration Group” click on the

“Report” icon. The “Report Configuration” screen will

appear.

7. For each line item (report) on this screen, do the following:

Select the item and click “Modify”. If the report needs to be

updated an Information popup titled, “Report Editor” will

appear. The popup will indicate that this report was configured

with an older template, and it is now updated. Click on the

“OK” button. Click “OK” on all subsequent screens that

appear UNTIL the screen entitled, “Modify …” followed by

the report name appears. Click “OK” on this screen and then

go on to the next item. Repeat this procedure until all items

have been processed.

8. Exit the Report Editor.

9. Run the GenReportUpdate utility. Click on the “Start” button

(lower left button of the screen). In the ‘Search programs and

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files’ box, type “C:\Mcs\Report” and select

GenReportUpdate.exe.

10. Click the Select button. A dialog box will appear listing all the

“.mdb” files in c:\Custom\Report\RptEditor.

11. Left-click on a file to select then left-click on Open.

12. Left-click the Update button.

13. If the file requires updating, it wil be performed at this time.

After the update the following message will appear:

“<file name> has been updated to Version 1.8”

If the file has already been updated the following message will

appear:

“Database is already at Version 1.8”

Close the message box.

14. Repeat steps 6 – 9 above for each RPT file in

Custom\Report\RptEditor.

Run History Report Server as a Service

If you are upgrading from Windows XP you should inspect your

Startup Configuration with respect to the History Report Server. In

Windows 7, the History Report Server must be run as a Service.

If “Run as Service” is not checked, check it and click the OK button.

Then click the Save/Exit button and press the Yes button to overwrite

the maxDNA.ini file.

Please refer to Publication 278583 History Report User’s Guide

Chapter 6 for details.

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Startup Config

If you are upgrading from Windows XP and have copied your Windows

XP version of the C:\Custom\Sbp\maxDNA.ini file you MUST update

this file before starting the system running. The Startup Config utility

will automatically update the file for you.

This can be done at any time.

1. Log onto an account with Administrator privileges.

2. Click the “Start” button and navigate through “All Programs”

to the “max Administrative Tools” item and select

“StartupConfig”.

3. Click the “Save/Exit” button and click the “Yes” button to

write the updated file.

Older Release Features No Longer Supported This section describes features of older maxSTATION releases that are

no longer supported in the Windows 7 Release series.

Remote maxVUE – the ability to run maxVUE as a remote station via

a modem connection is no longer supported. This was previously

supported via the maxCONNECT utility. The maxDNA Terminal

Server provides secure, remote interface to a maxDNA system via the

Internet.

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