What are the differences between the firmware versions of the VGA MB Panels?
FAQ #101301
This FAQ lists the main changes which have been implemented in the firmware 1.22.09, 1.20.36, 1.18.28, 1.12.17, 1.12.11, 1.12.01 and 1.01.04.
Firmware version 1.22.09 (September 2013)
New features
- Support for connection to a password protected web server (for the security upgrade)
- Support for Web Server password (for the security upgrade)
- Support for Binary Trend
- Setup: Support for SNTP timer server and time zones
- Setup: Configuration of FTP
- Setup: Status information of configured web connections
- Setup: Scanning of the local network for PCD's
- Support for new SBC File System format as used in the PCD FW 1.20.xx. With improved
speed and increased number of files. Date and time stamps are now supported. - Automatic centering for web projects, which are smaller than the physical screen dimensions.
- Size of the orange message box in the upper left corner is adjustable.
Main corrections
- FTP user root is disabled by default
- Setup: Fixed crash when changing language
- Fixed freeze of uBrowser in low memory situation when using DDL, FileViewer or Alarming
- Default value of focus border width is now 0
- Bug fix in Alarm macro, if the macro is not height enough to display at least one line
- Bug fix in parsing double or int values, remove leading spaces in PPO values for comparison
- Adjust array of points in polygon and line painters, with the scale factor
- S-Service is now supported on all panels
- If the maximum amount of objects in a .teq is reached a message is written into the log
- LCD is now turned off, if back light is turned off in order to prevent (reversible) ghost images
Firmware version 1.20.36
(April 2013)
New features
- Support for connection to a password protected web server.
- Support for new SBC File System format as used in the PCD FW 1.20.xx.
With improved speed and increased number of files. Date and time stamps are now supported. - Automatic centering for web projects, which are smaller than the physical screen dimensions.
Corrections
- SIP was disabled after a reset all parameter.
- Default value of focus border width is now 0.
- Occasional wrong resolve of written PPO's, which contained container offsets.
- Null byte in ppo value returned by Saia PCD®xx7 series for S7-String.
- HD-Log trend with two log files, using prefix like "L01" and "L01_TR"
- Enable MB_UpdateAfterCoWrite only on user action, do not stress PLC with EventP (HD-Log).
- Alarm macro, if the macro is not height enough to display at least one line.
- Parsing double or int values, remove leading spaces in PPO values for comparison
- Adjust array of points in polygon and line painters, with the scale factor.
- S-Service is now supported on all panels.
- If the maximum amount of objects in a .teq is reached a message is written into the log.
- LCD is now turned off, if back light is turned off in order to prevent (reversible) ghost images.
- The amount of memory, which can be allocated to the uBrowser has now been fixed to a save size.
- Fixed flicker on 10” CCFL MB-Panels.
- Fixed missing focus ring.
- Fixed bug, which returned a old time value the first time when using cgi-bin requests.
- Default value of focus border width is now 0.
- Screen was shifted by 1 pixel when rotated.
- Webserver stops working if a MB-Panel accesses the web server for a long time.
- Video cache is now doubled.
- Fixed bug, which prevented the video cache to be flushed if full.
- New Alpha/keypad.
- ASN String is now nicely formatted.
- Alpha/Keypad offset and speed fix.
- Line painter in keypad has now correct offset.
Remarks
- The button "Set Date/Time" in the Online trend macro is not supported/working on MB Panels (VGA and SVGA)
- The button "Save to file" in the Alarming2 macro is not supported/working on MB Panels
Firmware version 1.18.28 (April 2012)
New features
- Added the connection list (for connecting several servers over S-Bus)
- Support for Alarming 2
- Support for DHCP and DNS
- Online trend with correct time indicated
- The MB panel can be rebooted using a container or a cgi-call, see FAQ 101687
Corrections
- Improved touchscreen sensibility (mainly for 10", see FAQ 101546)
- Improved the internal memory management for HDLog trends
- No OnGain/LostFocus events if entering/leaving to a dialog view like keypad, alphapad, msgbox in order to be compatible with the applet (the OnGain/LostFocus is now identical on a PC and on the MB Panel)
- Only one alarm shown if PPO alarm text is to long (approx. 30 chars)
- "File not found" if file cache is disabled and after a lot of teq jumps
- Setup: String is not properly modified, if it was previously cancelled
- non ASCII PS2 characters are not shown correctly
- Disabling automatic DNS server has no immediate effect
- Font replacement works again (added courrier10)
Remarks
- The button "Set Date/Time" in the Online trend macro is not supported/working on MB Panels (VGA and SVGA)
- The button "Save to file" in the Alarming2 macro is not supported/working on MB Panels
Firmware version 1.12.17 (December 2010)
Corrections
- Improved touchscreen sensibility (FAQ 101546) (first steps)
- PCD texts with umlauts used in the alarming macros were not displayed correctly (FAQ 101433)
Firmware version 1.12.11 (March 2010)
Corrections
- Backlight container is again compatible with version 1.01.04 (FAQ 101322)
- Alphateq and keypad is correct after startup (FAQ 101323)
- Alarming macro can now be used over S-Bus and http direct on any ports (FAQ 101320)
Firmware version 1.12.01 (April 2009)
New features and improvements
- Compatibility with S-Web Editor version 5.14.27
o HDLog on PCD file system
o Autoscaling - New key pad for handheld version
- Default PPO value is "?"
- Increase RAM Disk size to load larger *.gif files
Corrections
- From time to time on VGA MB Panels with firmware version 1.01.04 a change of colour (usually grey areas became pink) has been observed
- After an URL jump the file cache has not been reset properly
- Space characters in PPOs are no longer shown as "%20"
- After changing the IP address of the panel no reboot is required to work with the FTP server
- Adjusted contrast settings to prevent a black screen
- Improved touch detection in order to prevent "Ghost clicks"
- ANSI characters are shown correctly in a multiline text
Categories
PCD7 / D4xx (MB Panel)
Last update: 01.06.2015 03:10
First release: 29.09.2009 08:07
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