Author: Sarah Beackley

Features

• Supports integration with FTVersionTrak.
• Supports the new CTI 2500 Series processors, which can now be selected from the list of supported PLC types.
• 505 Simulator can now be fully accessed when security is enabled.
• Application-wide settings can now be accessed from the Application Setup menu item. The Program Setup options “Number of Backup Files” and “Always Show Logic Toolbars” now reside in Application Setup.

Solutions

• Saving a program in online Address Mode no longer results in an unexpected error.
• Saving a program in Network Mode with CAMP enabled no longer results in memory errors.
• Using TEXT instructions no longer causes PLC compile errors.
• Editing the TEXT instruction in Network Mode no longer results in termination of the program.
• Programs with file paths greater than 144 characters can now be loaded normally.
• Attempting to cut, copy, or paste a Special Function program/subroutine containing a PACK instruction (PACK, PACKRS, PACKAA, or PACKLOOP) no longer results in a memory error.
• Every slot in an I/O base can now be used to initiate a Data Window I/O Fill.
• Watchdog Timers now display normally in PLC Configuration.
• Remote bases are no longer cleared when changing the PLC type to a 565.
• 565 PLCs now return to Run mode properly when a ladder edit is made online.
• Using indexed addresses in Special Function instruction parameters no longer results in the contents of the address being referenced instead of the address itself.
• WorkShop now displays a Save As dialog after an attempt is made to save a program to a read-only file.
• Users are now prompted to set the DP Mode when loading a program that contains COM Profibus configuration by parts.
• I/O addresses are no longer cleared when merged COM Profibus configuration files match the configuration.
• End Conditional (ENDC) instructions can now be searched for in the Find dialog.
• The Help button in the Syntax Checker dialog now links to the proper help topic.
• I/O Bits of Word no longer erroneously display a Forced state in ladder status.

Features

• Entering floating point addresses with the Dot notation in Data Windows does not change the default format type.
• Minimized Windows within WorkShop are not pushed below the bottom edge of the WorkShop Window.
• A new “Always Show Logic Toolbars” feature was added to the Program Setup. This feature displays any docked or floating logic toolbars even when focus is on a non-Logic Window (Documentation, Data, Cross Reference, etc.).
• The contents of the Cross Reference Window can be “refreshed” with valid PID Loop and Analog Alarm addresses.
• 505 Workshop Quick Start Guide is now installed in the 505 WorkShop installation directory when the 505 Workshop Manuals option is selected. There is also a link to this PDF document added to the start menu.
• The original online and offline “Edit” security privileges (which allowed editing of both logic in the ladder and Special Function Windows, and values in the Data Windows) have been divided into separate “Edit Logic” and “Edit Data Values” privileges.

Solutions

• The Replace Table replaces any necessary items in networks containing One-Shot instructions.
• Programs load and save correctly while online using CAMP through a CTI 2572 card.
• The last network is saved to the disk file while online in ladder address mode.
• Clicking the Validate and Enter toolbar button repeatedly and rapidly while online does not terminate WorkShop.
• Minimizing and restoring WorkShop no longer relocates docked toolbars to the top or left edges of the WorkShop Window.
• Validating changes in ladder and Special Function windows no longer repositions the logic to display the top of the network that contains the editing cursor.
• The Unique Address feature now finds the same TC addresses in all types of timers.
• The Replace Table now correctly replaces ranges of addresses in PID Loops and Analog Alarms.
• The Cross Reference and Addresses Used features work correctly when online in ladder address mode with PLCs that do not support CAMP.
• Saving some programs while online using CAMP does not reset the CTI communications card.
• Updating the Cross Reference Table when connected to the 505 Simulator does not terminate WorkShop.
• The Security Configurator (FTSecCfg.exe) and site license DLLs are removed when uninstalling WorkShop.
• The Task Codes Per Scan utility is not longer available when online with the 505 Simulator.

Features

• Added 505 Simulator to install. Added Simulator tool bar for debugging and I/O simulation.
• Added Find Previous ability to key word searches in Documentation Window.
• Increased ladder transfer rates, up to 10 times faster, using TCP/IP and a CTI 2572 Rev. 8.5 and higher or 2572A Rev. 1.41 and higher.
• Improved editing the Text Instruction in ladder.
• Updated the PLC type for 530C to include the 530T.
• Added new 505 I/O and Profibus I/O Fill dialogs to Data Window.

Solutions

• Add mouse wheel scrolling functionality in ladder for Windows XP.
• Corrected crashing of Cross-Reference while building the table when TEXT instructions are present.
• Corrected lockups caused by K registers set to zero while having register type programmed in ladder.
• Improved search interface to prevent invalid errors.
• Improved online Open dialog to eliminate informing user of program transfer when program is being opened in a PLC.
• Corrected online Open or Load so that proper errors are displayed.
• Corrected stopping of Profibus operations when canceling out of Halt PLC warning dialog when transferring a program online.
• Corrected appending the *.WDT extension every time a Data Window template is saved.
• Corrected import of Ramp/Soak steps.
• Corrected Paste with Rewire to include all addresses including those without documentation.
• Eliminated removal of the rectangular cursor when using the shortcut key ‘m’ to delete a vertical line.
• Creating a SmarTune Control Block no longer enables PID Loops.
• Updated Security settings to restrict editing of K and V values in the Data Window to users with offline edit rights only.
• Corrected the ability to search the Move Instruction.
• Corrected the Replace Table to again recognize Box Instructions and all address types.

Solutions

• Corrected problem with importing address documentation from VP5 files.
• Improved the method for verifying Administrator privileges for FasTrak and NT Security in computers set up in languages other than English.
• Corrected problem with searching for instructions and addresses in large programs while online.
• When cutting and pasting Special Function Programs and Subroutines, the control block number is now changed.
• Corrected key word search problems, which occurred when the Documentation Window was not sorted by address.
• Eliminated computer lockup that occurred when attempting to export invalid addresses.
• Excess data is now truncated when documentation being imported does not adhere to WorkShop limits.
• Eliminated lockup that occurred when printing non-ladder parts of the program.
• Eliminated lockup that occurred when a Unique function is performed on a constant.
• Corrected problems with importing files created in Excel. If a record being imported has an address but no tag description and description comment, the record is not imported. The import process then continues to the end of the file.
• Corrected problem of windows, which have been minimized, disappearing off of the screen when the logic window is enabled.
• Corrected problems encountered when deleting multiple loops.
• The Data Window now prompts user to save changes to Data Template when the Data Window is closed.
• The Data Window title bar is updated with the template name when the template is saved.
• Headers can now be imported from FSS files that use shared address documentation.
• Corrected the search function in 505 I/O to ensure searching all slots in bases.
• When closing a file after doing configuration changes, the Save Complete Program check box in the Save-by-Parts dialog is checked.
• Corrected the update in the Data Window when using the mouse scroll wheel.
• Load and Save functions have been corrected to update program and meter windows in a timely manner. Cancel has been added to both Load and Save Metering dialogs.
• Corrected problem of multiple copies of the edited network being entered when communication to a PLC is set to a minimum when editing ladder with PLC in edit mode.
• The time needed to display the SF Directory dialog has been decreased.
• Workshop correctly identifies mismatched communications over TCP/IP.
• Corrected lookup when displaying status for compare instructions in large networks.
• Corrected the display of database tables in Shared Doc wizard. Increased allowable tables from 16 to 32 and fields from 32 to 64 per table.
• Eliminated lockup that occurred when copying Special Functions Programs without lines.
• The user is now prompted to uninstall old versions of software before installing a new version.
• Added ability to uninstall FTSvrMgr.exe.
• Add/remove programs has been updated with correct icon.

Solutions

• When pasting into the documentation window, documentation entries are made only for addressees that have documentation.
• The modem time-out default of 40 seconds may be adjusted from the registry.
• The location of the ladder cursor, along with the previously searched address, is automatically displayed in the find dialog drop-down.

Solutions

• Corrects a situation (introduced in version 3.60) in which the software crashed when attempting to go online with a PLC that does not support Profibus.

Features

• Added option to display inline address documentation in Cross Reference Window.
• Added export and import of Ramp Soak Steps to a text file for use with external editors.
• Added detailed information to the Access Activity Audit records.
• Added export and import of V and K addresses to a text file for use with external editors or transfer to another program.
• Added the ability to copy and paste complete Special Function Programs and Subroutines.
• In the Find dialog the ‘Search Wrap’ check box now retains its last value.
• Added the ability to ‘save by parts’ TCP values from the PLC and ‘load by parts’ to the PLC.
• Added 575 processor indicator (A, B, etc.) in the Status Bar ‘Path’ frame when attached to a 575 processor.
• Added the ability to replace a range of BITS-of-WORD within the replace table.
• Added new FTLogger and FTTrend help files to the install tree.
• Added the ability to delete individual address documentation items from the ‘Edit Documentation’ dialog.

Solutions

• Page information prints can now follow the left and right margins.
• TISOFT read-only files can now be opened in 505 Workshop.
• In NT Security the user name given by the operating system is now the user name displayed in the Activity Audits.
• The Special Function Compare mismatches are stated more clearly and identify the line numbers that do not match. The comparison will continue until the maximum number of mismatches is found.
• Corrected problem reading the enabled/disabled and compiled/not compiled Special Functions setting from a TISOFT file.
• Corrected problem within the Data window using the Fill dialog on a 575 PLC.
• The Tag and Description is now displayed for register addresses with leading ‘@’.
• The Tag and Description is now copied with SBR and GTS instructions.
• The edit boxes within the documentation window can now accommodate longer addresses (i.e. VMM123456).
• Corrected problem when launching 505 WorkShop by double-clicking a program file.
• Format of rung comments and descriptions is now consisting upon loading from TISOFT and then exporting back to TISOFT.
• Deleting a Special Functions Program line online will flag the special function save requirements.
• Changes to Program Setup will flag the Program Setup save requirement.
• Clarified wording in the Program Setup – Change Colors: ‘Status Foreground’ is now ‘Status: Instruction Foreground’, ‘Status Optimize Foreground’ is now to ‘Status: Value Foreground’.
• The print settings are now saved in the registry when pressing the ‘set as default’ button. These settings are then used in a new program and when ‘Restore Defaults’ is used.
• The ‘Find’ dialog will now inform the user if an illegal search address has been entered.
• ‘IP Port’in the TCP/IP communications setup dialog has been changed to ‘TCP Port.’
• Corrected problem with the Data Window going blank when canceling a close program command.
• Corrected problem with TIWAY ladder status.
• Profibus slaves are now cleared before downloading new program to PLC.
• Corrected entering ranges above the configured limit for SBR or GTS address within the replace dialog.
• Improved dialog message regarding the Cross Reference table not being up to date.
• Corrected misleading error when message with the ‘Unique Address’ feature.
• Corrected the error checking for RLL instructions using the DSP register address.

Features

• This version of PLC WorkShop for TI 505 is exactly the same as version 3.50, except for the new telephone number.

Features

• Exporting of complete address documentation to a CVS file is now available.
• Support added for the cross-referencing of the SBR instruction.

Solutions

• Corrected error with SmarTunes and loop printing.
• Corrected error when replacing a specific call parameter in the Special Function Program.

Solutions

• Disabling Activity Audits when pending audit records have not yet been saved no longer causes an “Unable to locate the security server” error.
• When “Assign Addresses” in Program Setup is selected, Tags are no longer cleared when cursoring off their edit box in the “Edit Documentation” dialog.
• Output to text file now prints rung Headers longer then three lines
• Changing PLC Configuration settings now displays a reminder to save the program before closing it.
• Correct Profibus Slave “I/O Address” values are now retained.
• Corrected lockup in data window after loading a data template.
• The structure tree during 505 WorkShop installation automatically selects and retains all nodes.
• The hardware key driver is now updated during 505 WorkShop installation when an older key driver is detected.
• Data Window addresses can now be edited after using Ctrl-Home to return to the top of the list.
• Focus now returns to the Data Window after loading or saving Data Template files.
• The Cross Reference table now includes the implied addresses used by the Special Function instructions.
• Complicated printer driver information is now displayed correctly in the ‘Print Setup’ dialog.
• The “Find” feature now locates all implied VMM addresses.
• 505 WorkShop now correctly autobauds when attaching to PLCs through serial ports other than COM1.
• The dialog to edit the Special Function ‘Comment’ instruction uses a fixed font to reflect the way in which the text is held in the PLC.
• Clearing memory while online via TCP/IP no longer causes a lock-up.
• Large Special Functions displayed full screen in high resolutions is now allowed.
• Restoring minimized Windows no longer requires two clicks.
• A condition in which the Meter Window does not close once the metered activity is complete has been corrected.
• An option to enable a disabled Special Function appears when its Window is closed.
• Scrolling through large networks while online no longer causes an “Unknown Network” error.
• When using TISoft hotkeys in the Logic Window, the “N” key now deletes the horizontal branch at the cursor location and moves the cursor to the right one column.
• When using TISoft hotkeys in the Logic Window, the ‘J’ and ‘U’ keys now add vertical branches to the left of the cursor and move the cursor up or down one row, respectively.
• When using TISoft hotkeys in the Logic Window, the ‘M’ key now deletes the vertical branch to the left of the cursor and moves the cursor down one row.
• Connecting to a PLC through H1 communications no longer brings up unnecessary Dialog boxes.

Solutions

• When Windows 2000 Hot Fix KB824141 was installed, the first key entered in a field in a ladder logic component would be repeated. This has been corrected.
• The F2 key once again opens the ladder cursor for editing. Use Shift-F2 when editing SF to toggle between enabled and disabled.
• The Unique Address feature now works on instructions with special addresses, such as timers and counters.
• Several conditions that could cause application errors have been corrected.
• The Logic Store Record Not Found condition in Change PLC Type has been corrected.
• A condition in which downloading to certain older PLCs failed has been corrected.
• A condition in which an “Unknown communication error” could be generated while downloading WX data has been corrected.
• A condition where a progress meter window might not close has been corrected.
• When searching for text in the Documentation Window, the Match Case option is now available.
• Corrected a condition where entering a PACK instruction with an indirect address caused an SF error.