Month: August 2009

505 Simulator v2.10 Release Notes

Posted: 8/17/2009

Features

  • Simulator now supports the following Special Function instructions when simulating the CTI 2500 Series controller:
    • FOR / NEXT
    • WHILE / ENDWHILE
    • SWITCH / BREAK / CASE / DEFAULT / ENDSWITCH
  • Simulator now supports up to 10 parameters for the SFSUB ladder instruction when simulating the CTI 2500 Series controller.
  • Bit-of-word access is now available for Special Function instructions that support expressions, element indexing, or discrete parameters when simulating CTI 2500 Series controllers.
  • Special Function temporary memory size has been increased to 64 when simulating CTI 2500 Series controllers.

Solutions

  • Using the PACK instruction to pack less than 16 bits into a word now properly sets the unused bits to zero when simulating CTI 2500 Series controllers.
  • Lead-Lag instruction results are now consistent across controller types.
  • Users may now add a password to the PLC under FasTrak Security when using the Simulator.

PLC WorkShop Suite for Siemens 505 v4.50 Release Notes

Posted: 8/17/2009

Features

  • WorkShop now supports the following Special Function instructions for use with the CTI 2500 Series controller:
    • FOR / NEXT
    • WHILE / ENDWHILE
    • SWITCH / BREAK / CASE / DEFAULT / ENDSWITCH
  • WorkShop now supports up to 10 parameters for the SFSUB ladder instruction for use with the CTI 2500 Series controller.
  • Bit-of-word access is now available for Special Function instructions that support expressions, element indexing, or discrete parameters in CTI 2500 Series controllers.
  • Special Function subroutines can now be protected with a password in CTI 2500 Series controllers.
  • Special Function programs and subroutines can now be imported and exported.
  • Special Function temporary memory size has been increased to 64 in CTI 2500 Series controllers.
  • The program file format has been updated to support new Special Function features. A message now appears when attempting to save a program file created in an earlier version confirming the format change. Please note: program files saved in version 4.50 will not be accessible to earlier versions of WorkShop. See the Knowledge Base article titled “Can a program file created in the new version of WorkShop be opened with an older version of the software?” for more information.