Yes, it’s possible to re-use existing PG5 projects which were created with an older version of PG5 on PG5 2.3.195.

The attached document describes changes on Web-Editor8 projects which could be necessary if an existing PG5 project should be used on PG5 2.3.195.

Yes it’s possible to connect a PCD directly to the internet, but you have to protect your PCD against unauthorised access or cyber-attacks.

To protect the PCD against unauthorised access or cyber-attacks, it’s imperatively needed to take some protective measures.

Information about protective measures can be found on the support hp

If you need a PCD with cyber security levels SL3+ and based on ANSI ISA 62443 then checkout our PCD3.M6893 (QronoX PCD), this PCD was developed for cybersecure applications.

Information's can be found here.

In PG5 2.3.175, due to a bug in Web-Editor8 when compiling the Web-Editor8 project (as HTML5 or Hybrid solution), all horizontal and vertical lines of the Web-Editor project were ‘crooked‘ by 1 pixel and this information was stored in the Web-Editor project.

The bug was fixed in PG5 2.3.192 but unfortunately Web-Editor projects compiled in PG5 2.3.175 as HTML5 or Hybrid solutions, have to be reworked manually in PG5 2.3.192 (or newer).

The information about the issue and how to solve the issue is described on the attached document on the chapter ‘Web-Editor8; Horizontal and vertical lines are displayed with an offset’

The error is shown due of an error on the HD_log Fupla library 

Error description:

An error message ‘Direct I/O access is not allowed by this device type' is displayed when the PG5 project is compiled and if the project contains ‘HDLog File’ or ‘HDLog File 4’ FBoxes and the device type is a pWeb Panel such as PCD7.D457VT5F or a Room Web panel such as PCD7.D443WT5R.

Error message is displayed only on PG5 2.3.192 or newer versions of PG5
and if HD_log FBox library 2.6.311 or older are used.

The error message is displayed due of an error on the HD_log Fupla library

Solution:

To solve the issue, the HD_log FBox library 2.6.312 or newer must be used.

Due of an error on PG5 2.3.192, the Web-Editor login macro does not work well if the web page is displayed on SBC Microbrowser Web-Panels or Windows Microbrowser App.

The issue is fixed on PG5 2.3.193

If on the Web-Editor8 included in PG5 2.3.192, an ifCondition statement was used on the function editor, then the ifCondition was not behaving correctly and does not correctly execute the code on the condition.

Such ifConditions statements are used very often on our Web-Editor macros, for example on the login macro.

Issue happens only on Web-Editor project which were compiled with PG5 2.3.192 and if the web-pages are displayed on Microbrowser runtimes (SBC Microbrowser web-panels or Windows Microbrowser App)

There is no issue if the web-page is displayed as HTML5.

To solve the issue, use PG5 2.3.193 or a newer version of PG5.

Yes, it’s possible to re-use existing PG5 projects which were created with an older version of PG5 on PG5 2.3.192

The attached document describes changes on Fupla or Web-Editor8 projects which could be necessary if an existing PG5 project should be used on PG5 2.3.192

The handling of the @CO_ and @COFF_ expressions on the Web-Editior8 has been changed on PG5 2.3.192.

More information can be found on the attached document.

If the Fupla project contains ‘Alarm advanced’ FBoxes then since PG5 2.3.192 it’s mandatory to place a ‘Plant Code’ FBox on the Fupla project.

The ‘plant code’ FBox must be placed before the first ‘Alarm advanced’ FBox.

On older PG5 version the ‘Plant Code’ FBox was not mandatory.

More information can be found on the attached document.

On the Web-Edtior8 of PG5 2.3.192 it’s no more allowed to access PCD variables with an expression PCD_variable+n.

Instead the Expression PCD_variable.n needs to be used.

More information can be found on the attached document.

No

Saia-Burgess Controls devices and software are not affected from Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerabilities published with the report name NAME:WRECK

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No, Saia-Burgess Controls devices and software are not affected from AMNESIA:33 or from SUNBURST

• AMNESIA:33: Describes Security vulnerabilities in TCP/IP stacks
• SUNBURST: Is a trojan

Yes, it is possible to install and use more than one PG5 2.3 version on the same PC.

However, it requires a manual adjustment of the PG5 installation directories.

If it’s required to install and use multiple PG5 2.3 versions on the same PC, please proceed as follows:

• If no PG5 2.3 version is installed on the PC, then a PG5 2.3 version must be installed.
• If the PG5 2.3 version is installed on the PC then
  open the PG5 2.3 directory c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\ with the File Explorer.
• There a subdirectory is visible with the installed PG5 version. e.g. for PG5 2.3.175:
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175\
• In the directory
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\
  create a new subdirectory with e.g. the name
  PG5 V2.3.175_backup
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175_backup\
• Now copy the whole content (subdirectories and files) of the 'original' directory
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175\
  Into the newly created directory
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175_backup\
• Uninstall the PG5 2.3 version from your PC using the Windows uninstall tools.
• Then install the new version of PG5 2.3 on your PC.
  This will create a new subdirectory on the PC.
  For PG5 2.3.186 this is:
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.186\

To use PG5 2.3.175, the file
c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175_backup\Spm52.exe
must be executed.

In order to start PG5 2.3.186 the file
c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.186\Spm52.exe
must be executed.

When switching between PG5 2.3 versions, the following warning is displayed, which must be confirmed with the 'Yes' button.

After that, another Windows warning will be displayed, which must also be confirmed with the 'Yes' button.

Remarks:

• Under the Windows Start menu the last PG5 2.3 version installed with the installation tool is displayed by default.
• Only one version of PG5 2.3 can be used at the same time, i.e. it is not possible to use different PG5 2.3 versions at the same time.
  If an attempt is made to run different PG5 versions at the same time, the following error message appears
  

Due to a production error it's possible that PCD2.M5540 which have been produced in 2020 may contain a wrong production date with year 2000 and calendar week 0.

This wrong production date leads to an error message being entered in the PCD history:
'FABINFO CRC FAIL'

and in the PG5 Online configurator hardware info and in the diagnostic file the warning:
'Fab. Date (year/week): 2000/00; BAD PROD INFO CHECKSUM'
is displayed.

Error description:

This wrong production date leads to an error message being entered in the PCD history and also in the hardware info of the PG5 Online configurator the warning is displayed.

However, the PCD2.M5540 works perfectly.

I.e. the functionality of the PCD2.M5540 and the user program which is processed on the PCD2.M5540 are in no way affected by this warning.

Information shown in PG5 online configurator, Hardware Info...

Information shown on PCD's history

Solution:

To fix the issue, load the attached program on the affected PCD2.M5540 and set PCD2.M5540 in Run mode.

The program will set the manufacturing date to the year 2020, calendar week 60 and store the information retentively in the uEprom of the PCD2.M5540.

Calendar week 60 was used to recognize that the fabrication date was modified using this PG5 program.

After switching an off and on of the 24VDC the warning
'Fab. Date (year/week): 2000/00; BAD PROD INFO CHECKSUM'
is no longer displayed and the fabrication date year 2020, calendar week 60 is displayed.

The program only needs to be run 1 time on the PCD2.M5540.

It is not necessary to integrate the program into your application program.

Then load your application program into the PCD.

No, for PCD3.T665/T666/T668 devices, it is not possible to define own FTP users, the Service key and the web-server password on the PG5 device configurator.

It’s possible to access to the PCD3.T665/T666/T668 with FTP by using the default FTP user and password.

In some cases, it’s possible that the PG5 Update manger is not able to connect to the server and on the PG5 Update manager the following information is displayed:

‘An error occurred during the connection to the sever’

A modification on the configuration file should fix the issue.

Error description:

In some cases, it’s possible that the PG5 Update manger is not able to connect to the server and on the PG5 Update manager the following information is displayed:
‘An error occurred during the connection to the sever’

Solution:

To solve the issue perform the following steps.

Close the PG5 update manager.

Open with a text editor the file:
c:\Users\my_name\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

Search at the end of the file the string:

'tuple namespace="UpdateWebServiceSoap" localname="Main" base="Absolute" uri="https://update.dev.saia-pcd.com/UpdateWebService.asmx" /'

Remove the .dev syntax from the URL so that the string looks like this:

'tuple namespace="UpdateWebServiceSoap" localname="Main" base="Absolute" uri="https://update.saia-pcd.com/UpdateWebService.asmx" /'

Save the file and restart the PG5 Update manager.

If the error persists then please check:

1.
That the correct FileLocation.xml file was modified.

File which need to be modified is stored here:
c:\Users\my_name\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

You don’t have to modify this file:
c:\Users\my_name\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

2.
If the folder c:\Users\my_name\Documents does not exist on your PC,
then it could be, that you are using a mirror software like for example OneDrive to mirror the content of the ‘Document’ folder to the cloud.

In this case search the location of the ‘Document’ folder used by the mirror software and there you should find the FileLocation.xml file

Example of possible paths:
C:\Users\my_name\OneDrive\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml or C:\private$\home\my_name\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

You can search for the file FileLocation.xml and modify the file which is stored on the path: …\....\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

Unfortunately, the e-mail forwarding service offered by SBC is currently not available.

For this reason, it is currently not possible to send e-mails from Saia PCD via Hostpoint.ch.

We are working to make the service available again as soon as possible.

In the meantime, please use other alerting channels if necessary.

We regret any inconvenience caused.

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Update on 08.04.2020:

The e-mail forwarding service offered by SBC is available again.

Means that it’s again possible to send e-mails from Saia PCD via Hostpoint.ch.

Due of technical problems, currently no calls to the main number of SBC Murten (026 580 30 00) ar possbile.

We are in the process of soling the problem.

However, you can reach us by e-mail:

Please send us your support requests to support.ch@saia-pcd.com

Please send general inquiries to info@saia-pcd.com

Update on the 13.02.2020:
The technical problem has been solved and it's again possible to call the main number in Murten (026 580 30 00)

Due of security reasons, we were forced to change the location of the PG5 Update manager server from:
the old PG5 Update manager server: http://update.sbc-support.ch
to a new PG5 Update manager server: https://update.saia-pcd.com

Detail information:

The url to access the PG5 update manager server is hardcoded in the PG5 update manager application running on your PC and all PG5 update manager applications with versions < 1.6.0.12 access the old server, where all version >=1.6.0.12 access the new server.

All available PG5 and Firmware updates for PG5 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 are now stored on the new server https://update.saia-pcd.com

On the old server http://update.sbc-support.ch there is ‘only’ an update of the PG5 update manager application.

Until the old server is running, then all access from PG5 update manager application (with version < 1.6.0.12) of PG5 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 will point to the old PG5 update manager server and will allow the user to download the new PG5 update manager application.

But it could be, that in the future the old PG5 update manager server is no more available and this fact could lead to the situation, that some PG5 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 versions are no more able to access to the new PG5 update manager server because the PG5 update manager application on the PC was not updated to a PG5 update manager application with version >=1.6.0.12

Error description:

In such a case the following error message would be displayed on your PG5 update manager

Can’t connect to the server.
Check your connection to the server.
Current Uri: https://update.saia-pcd.com/UpdateWevService.asmx
or
The server return an exception.
Try again later and if the error persists, contact SBC-Support.

Solution:

To be again able to access with your PG5 update manager application of your PG5 2.1, 2.2 or PG5 2.3 to the PG5 update manager server it’s necessary to perform the following steps:
1.
Open Control Panel, then Programs and Features
Select the PG5 Version (i.e PG5 Suite V2.2.230), then Press “Change Button”
Uninstall all update managers of PG5 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.
 

2.
Select “Modify” Option, then press “Next”
 

3.
Uncheck “Update Manager” CheckBox, then press “Next” and Continue

4.
Do the same for each installed PG5 Version >= PG5 2.1

5.
Install Standalone Version 1.6.0.12 (or later) of Update Manager

 
The Setup “Setup PG5 Update Manager.exe” is stored on the support homepage as part of PG5 2.3:
https://www.sbc-support.com/en/software/saia-pg5r-controls-suite/saia-pg5r-23-suite/parts-of-pg5-23-suite/

Since February 2018 PG5 2.3 is available on the support site for download.

This FAQ features a short summary of the arguments for PG5 2.3 and shall help to decide whether to work with PG5 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0 or with PG5 1.4.

Introduction

PG5 2.3. is based on PG5 2.2 and is a extension of PG5 2.1.

In PG5 2.0 major improvements have been made in the user interface, symbol management, symbol editing and device configuration.

Due to the important innovations and the Microsoft .Net Framework as base of PG5 2.0, the upgrade step from PG5 1.4 to PG5 2.0 is substantially more important than for example, an update of PG5 1.3 to 1.4. Therefore it is strongly recommended to read the "What's new" document in the PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1/PG5 2.2/PG5.2 section on the support site carefully before starting to work with PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1/PG5 2.2/PG5 2.3.

In general, new features will only be implemented in PG5 2.3 but no longer in PG5 2.2, PG5 2.1, PG5 2.0 and PG5 1.4.

Shall I use PG5 2.3, PG5 2.2, PG5 2.1, PG5 2.0 or PG5 1.4 for my next project?
We recommend using PG5 2.3 for new projects in order to profit from new functionalities.
Since PG5 1.4 will be further available as it is, no reason exists to convert all existing projects immediately.
PG5 2.0 PG5 2.1 and PG5 2.2 projects can be used in PG5 2.3 (but it's not possible to re-use PG5 2.3 projects in PG5 2.2/2.1./2.0)

New features of PG5 2.3.113 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.3:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.3 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.3 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Fupla:

• Symbol Editor completely rewritten to allow a easier and faster Symbol handling
  
  • Easier dragging from symbols to FUPLA from anywhere on the line
  • Better performance
  • New ways to create multiple symbols at once
  • New multi-edit features
  • Group Comments
  • New Quick Search for symbols
  • New Filter options
  • Improved Symbol Error detection
  • Undo / Redo for all symbol operations

  
  

• Symbol import conflict resolution window for more control when importing symbols
  
  • Shows conflicts when importing symbols from Text (Excel etc.), or from files
  • Conflicts can be detected based on names or adresses
  • Symbols can be edited to resolve conflicts

  
  

• New adjust parameter window for speed up commisioning
  
  • Combines the best out of the old and new adjust parameter window
  • No open or close, information's are automatically displayed when you select a new FBox
  • Directly edit Online Parameters (saves a lot of mouse clicks) while keeping the original source values
  • History of changes can be displayed from the FBox
  • Possibility to hide parameters like BACnet options

  
  

• New Template Import for speed up PLC programming
  
  • Way faster import of templates
  • New possibilities for Indexing (Absolute / Relative)
  • One place to do Find & Replace for all tabs

Web-Editor8:

• Generation of HTML 5 compatible web pages

  • Generation of HTML5 output from existing SBC Web Editor projects
  • Projects are up to date with latest browser technology
  • Possibility to generate from Web Editor8 Java, or HTML5 or Java and HTML5 compatible web pages

Improvements:

Device Configurator:

• New devices
  The following devices have been integrated into the Device Configurator:
  
  • PCD7.LRL2-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 16 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRL4-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 24 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRL5-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 24 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRS4-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 14 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRS5-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 14 I/O's 2 x RS485

FBox libraries

• Standard Alarming FBoxes
  
  • Alarming Improvements for Standard & DDC Suite FBoxes in that way, that no manual creation of files needed anymore
  • New Alarm List Advanced FBox to provide all nessecary Informations to send out Alarms via Email, SMS etc.
  • New Alarm FBoxes with the possibility to use PCS, define Alarmtexts and Groups, Prio directly in the FBoxes
  • Processes Alarm state changes from DDC Suite and Standard Alarm FBoxes and puts them into a queue for sending them out via Email, SMS
  • Several options to filter for Group, Prio
  • Alarm Format format can be adapted to customer needs

  
  

• DDC Suite System Alarm FBox
  
  • Automatically detect Alarms in the referenced Systems (AHU01,AHU02 etc)
  • Possibility to define Groups and Priorities
  • Automated collective Alarm for complete systems without placing any additional FBox like OR
  • Acknowledge Alarms per System

  
  

• New Enocean EEP Profile FBoxes
  
  • With the new set of EEP FBoxes you can use every Enocean Device that is compliant to a EEP Profile
  • No dedicated FBoxes for devices are needed in future
  • Easy configuration for different type of devices inside of the FBoxes

  
  

DDC Suite

• News
  
  • Support for BACnet Rev. 14. - projects can be easily upgraded
  • Support for Alarming 2 with Groups & Priorities
  • Fast and easy engineering with 38 predesigned templates for FUPLA, Web & Visi.Plus
  • Templates for AHU incl. Humidification, Dehumidification, Air Quality etc.
  • Automatic sending of Alarms via SMS, Email without engineering effort

And other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.2.130
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.2.130:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.2 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.2 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Windows Start menu

• In the Windows Start menu, the Saia PG5 version 2.2.130 applications are accessible directly under the folder ‘PG5 Suite V2.2.130’ and no more under the folder ‘Saia Burgess Controls’.
  This change has been made in order to be compatible with the Windows 10 start menu that’s accept only one level of folder.

Device configurator:

• PCD3.M3160: Power CPU with 512kByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, 4 IO slots not expandable
• PCD3.M3360: Power CPU with 512kByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, 4 IO slots, expandable up to 64 IO modules.
• PCD3.M5360: Power CPU with 2MByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, RS-232, 4 IO slots, expandable up to 64 IO modules.

Fupla:

• Status indicators of unconnected FBox binary outputs in online mode.
• Probe format of binary connections is automatically defined.
• Double click for defining a new connection from an FBox input/ouput or a connector in selection mode.
• Several corrections in the online mode for indicating the correct states and values.
• Several corrections in the handling of adjust parameters.
• Possibility to connect register float to register input of an FBox.
• Various other corrections.

Web templates and Web Editor 8:

• New templates for the E-Line RIO modules.
• Various corrections in the web templates for user management and trending and also in the Web Editor 8.

Wiring Check Tool:

• Support for the 3 new PCD3 power CPU.
• Support for the PCD1.M2220-C15 E-Line CPU.
• Support for the programmable E-Line modules – PCD1.F2611-15, PCD1.G1100-C15, PCD1.G3600-C15, PCD1.G3601-C15, PCD1.W5300-C15.
• Various corrections.

New features of PG5 2.2.100 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.2:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.2 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.2 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

• Improvements of Fupla
  - New internal structure
  - Undo/Redo
  - Page edition and graphical interface
  - Find and replace
• Web Editor 8.0
  - Multipage templates
  - Support of SVG pictures
  - Rotation of pictures
  - Run button
  - New web-templates
• BACnet Exlporer BACeye
• Wiring check tool
• Support of new devices like  
  - PCD1.M2220-C15:   E-Line CPU with 2 slots for IO or communication modules.
  - PCD2.M4160:          CPU with 4 slots for IO or communication modules.
  - PCD2.M4560 :         CPU with 4 slots for IO or communication modules and connector for extension
                                    modules. 

And other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.310

• Project Manager:
  A warning is displayed when opening a project made with an older version of PG5.

• WebEditor 8:
  Contains all the corrections done in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.300, especially concerning the templates where the format, min and max value are now correctly added to the project.
  The object that serves as reference when doing align operations has a different selection outline color.
  Several bug fixes to improved stability and correctness over the whole application.

• Fupla:
  Improvements in the ‘Update FBoxes’ procedure:
  for a lot of FBox, the automatic update was not possible and the message ‘Invalid structure, please review the structure and make enough place around the FBox’ was displayed.
  For such cases, the function has been improved and the update will occurs automatically.
  The function ‘Create FBox from Page’ correctly creates the FBox.

• Symbol Editor:
  In some special cases, it was not possible to drag & drop symbols to the Fupla page. This issue has been corrected.

• BACnet Configurator / Compiler:
  The function ‘Upload/Merge’ is now working correctly.

And other corrections.

New features of PG5 2.1.300

• Updated user interface, help, FBox libraries and documentation
  The Saia PG5® Suite has been updated according the new company logo and the new product names.
  New ‘SBC’ installation folder name and ‘SBC’ folder for the projects and libraries
  
  
• WebEditor 8
  New translation editor in order to easily handle multi-language web projects
  Enhancements in the ‘Library’ window
  Possibility to define default fore-/background view at project level
  
  
• Device Configurator:
  Support new IO modules   
  - PCD2/3.W380
  - PCD2.G200
  - PCD7.W600
  - PCD7.R610
  
  
• Fupla
  Define groups and separators in the Page Navigator view
  Several enhancements to the ‘Page Import’ feature
  
  
• Cross-reference
  The ‘Cross-reference List’ window now shows the symbols used in the BACnet Configurator,
  the Web Editor 8 and the symbols defined in the LON Configurator
  
  
• Library Manager
  Possible to copy only the actually used libraries into the Project folder
  
  
• HTTP Downloader
  Support of ‘Service Key’ and download over portal – HTTP reverse

And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.210 (Patch 1 of PG5 2.1.200)
Projects done with the version 2.1.200 will be fully compatible with the version 2.1.210.
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.200:

• Project Manager
  - RIO and device names can now begin with a digit
  - In the TCP/IP setting table, device is not shown if Ether-S-Bus is disabled
   
• Device Configurator
  - Corrections in Ethernet configuration for PCD3.M6860 and in media mapping for the PCD2/3.H222
   
• Web Editor 8
  - New Templates DDC Suite 2.0 (Italian) and DDC Suite 2.5 (German / English)
  - Update of Icon Gallery from version 2 to 3
  - New string operations
  - New IMaster SBC 5.15.02: 
    Since the latest Java update from Oracle ( 1.7.0.25-b17) a warning appeared (“missing permission”)
    when a Web-Editor page is displayed in the browser.
    With the new IMaster 5.15.0229 it is fixed. 
    This new IMaster is compatible with Web Editor 5 and the new Web Editor 8.
  - Fixes issue where:
    - 'Show View' in a WE5 project could wrongfully be imported as Jump Back action
    - condition priority was incorrectly compiled
    - Variable format, min and max values are now correctly added when inserting a template
• Fupla
  - Does not crash when clicking on DDC Suite BACnet FBoxes
  - On low memory platforms, adding template does not remove existing Fupla pages
  - Correct an issue concerning counter in ladder diagram
  - For non NT-PCD's, Online values of connections between F-Boxes are set in a randomly way. FAQ101859
• Graftec
  - External symbol declarations are correctly defined in Graftec files
• Assembler
  - Time types, for example ‘T#123s’, can now be ‘public’
  - Predefined max number of flags is now 8191 for PCD2.M170
• HTTP Download
  - Allow support for web server and user key protection mechanism
• DDC Add-on
  - Allow updating BACnet configuration without erasing the clients object
  - Some adaptations regarding the scheduler object
• PG5 Project Generator
  - The PG5 project is now restored when the project update is cancelled by the user.

And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.200
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in PG5 2.1.200:  

Since PG5 2.1.200 the Device Configurator has been adapted following the protection rules for PCDs that are accessible over Internet.
To prevent unwanted access to PCD data and files, default settings and password specifications for the Web Server and the FTP Server have been modified.
The following IP-protocols are disabled by default on the deivce configurator of new PG5 projects:
- S-Bus over TCP/IP
- FTP
- HTTP (Web-Server)

PG5 projects made with precedent version of PG5 2.1 are upward compatible with PG5 V2.1.200, but not back again
Once a project has been opened with PG5 V2.1.200, it is not possible to open it again with the previous versions.
As this new version contains no major changes regarding the project structure and files structure, including WebEditor8, we recommend upgrading PG5 2.1 to version 2.1.200.

• PG5 Device Configurator
  - The following IP-protocols are disabled by default on the deivce configurator of new PG5 projects:
     - S-Bus over TCP/IP
     - FTP
     - HTTP (Web-Server)
  - The user has to turn on the appropriate IP protocols deliberately in the Device Configurator and possibly
     activate the passwords for the access protection.
  - The current FTP standard user "root" with the associated password is no longer enabled by default.
  - A new service key which facilitate and secures the access for example of the Web editor 8 to the PCD.
    The service key replaces the FTP username and FTP password and the web server password.
  - IP filter which allows filtering of incoming IP packets 
    The filter allows to define which IP addresses are allowed to access the PCD or for which IP addresses
    the access to the PCD should be forbidden.
  - Easy definition of indexed symbols in Symbol view on the media mapping
  - Export of Device Configurator information towards Excel Files
    PCD3.Mxx60: Media Mapping for Interrupt Input
• WebEditor 8
  - Role-based user management and access control with with a simple user identification template
  - Download of Web-Editor 8 projects to password protected PCD
  - Find usages of functions, conditions PCD and internal variables in the whole project
  - Renaming variables in the whole project
  - Easy editing of elements without touching the mouse
  - Displaying HDLog trends as discrete (binary) curbe
  - New actions and bit comparison.
• Project Manager
  - The Backup and Restore features have been improved for better handling of project containing
     Smart RIO networks, backup/restore of Common Files, and to backup selected devices instead of the entire project
   
• Project Generator
  - Predefined Templates
  - Import of On-board module I/O symbols and multiple Media Mappings
• Fupla
  - Update all FBoxes in one Fupla File
  - In the ‘Page Navigator’ view, it is possible to assign a color for the each page
  - FBox ID 
    In the new DDC suite 2.5 suite, the BACnet configuration is generated from the FBox in using a unique
    FBox ID as link between the FBox and the generated BACnet object
   
• FBox libraries
  - IP-Filter FBoxen allowing access to the IP filtering functions at runtime
  - Free generation of building ID keys in FBoxes for BACnet and alarming
  -  ‘Summer time’ which indicates winter or summer time
  - Parameter settings for DALI devices
  - Corrections on several F-Boxes

New features of PG5 2.1.100.100 Patch 1
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.100:  

• Web Editor 8.0
  - Help is now available in German and French
  - Images used in foreground, background or embedded views are now correctly shown.
  - Changing download options no longer forces rebuild
  - Changing bar graph grow direction from horizontal to vertical or vice versa also flips width & height
  - Over 40 other stability, usability improvements and bug fixes.
• Fupla
  - The 'Replace' function replaces now all adjust texts.
  - Pressing the 'Ctrl' + Space key in a connector for editing symbol show correctly the window for choosing existing symbols.
  - Template libraries done with older version are correctly restored.
• LON IP
  - The generated configuration is now correctly handled by the PCD.
• HTTP Download
  - It is now possible to download the program into the ‘INTFLASH’.
• Ethernet RIO
  - Support for COSinus version 1.20. This will allow the use Ni 1000 L&S sensor on PCD3.T665/6.
• DDC Add-on
  - The alarm texts are also generated for the Web Editor 8
• Project Generator
  - Add standard templates for an easy import from the 'PCD Konfigurator' tools.
• And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.100 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.1:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.1 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.1 (available in English, German and Frech) also on the support home page :

• Update Manager
• Web Editor 8.0
• Project Generator - Excel-Import
• Improvements of Fupla
  - Cyclical transmission of S-Bus telegrams
  - HTTP file transfer library
  - Display the history of Adjust window
  - S-Monitoring library
  - IP address to text conversion FBox
• Improvements on the Device Configurator
  - Support for Ni 1000 L&S temperature sensor
  - Monitoring and logging of meter data
• Support of new devices like  
  - PCD7.D457VT5F: 5.7’’ programmable panel
  - PCD7.D410VT5F: 10’’ programmable panel
  - PCD7.D412DT5F: 12’’ programmable panel
  - PCD3.M6860: controller with 2 Ethernet interfaces
  - PCD1.M0160E0: e-controller
  - PCD1.M2110R1 room controller
  - PCD1.M2160: PCD1 controller
  - BACnet MSTP module PCD2.F2150 and PCD3.F215
  - LON TP/FT-10 module PCD2.F2400 and PCD3.F240
• Flag and register extension to 16384 flags and 16384 registers (requires firmware 1.20.25 or later)
• Download backup file via HTTP
• Download in Run for PCD1.Mxxx0 and PCD3 +
• MIB File Generator for SNMP
• New User licensing and developer registration

New features of PG5 2.0.220 
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0.220:

• New FBoxes for the new PCD7.L79xN
• New FBoxes for EnOcean devices from Sensortec
• The EIB/IP driver now allows modifying the IP address of the gateway in runtime
• S-Web Editor has been updated to version 5.15.0221

New features of PG5 2.0.210 
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0.210:

• Support of the PCD1.M2160

New features of PG5 2.0 Service Pack 2 (PG5 2.0.200)
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0 SP2:

• Support of smart Ethernet RIO PCD3.T665|T666
• Device Configurator: New media mapping window for all I/O slots
• New FBox classification according functionalities in Fupla
• Fupla Unicode support for Russian computers
• Web-Editor Release 5.15.02
• Full support of 64 bit Windows systems

New features of PG5 2.0 Service Pack 1 (PG5 2.0.150)
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0 SP1:

• Support of up to 14335 flags for PCD3 and PCD2.M5 (requires firmware 1.14.23 or later), see FAQ 101447
• The FTP Server, S-Web Server as well as IP Enhancements (DHCP, DNS, SNTP) can now be configured directly in the Device Configurator (requires firmware 1.14.23 or later), see FAQ 101464
• Support of new hardware (PCD1.M2120, PCD3.Mxx60 and Bluetooth modules (PCD2/3.F160 and PCD2.F2/3.F2xx equipped with a F160)
• Improved German help texts in the Device Configurator

New features of PG5 2.0.110 (first official release)

The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.0:

• Improved user interface with Desktop docking and Multi Document Interface
• Hardware configuration with Device Configurator
• New Symbol handling and Excel-like Symbol Editor
• New FBox properties window for fast editing
• IL Editor with FB and CSF selector analogue to the FBox Selecor in Fupla
• Graftec supports templates
• Library Manager for organizing the libraries used in the project
• Watch window with trending functionality

The new features in detail

• Improved user interface
  o Desktop Docking functionality in order to have a framework
     behaviour between the Project Manager and the different
     editors (Fupla, Graftec, S-Edit).
  o Thanks the docking window function, the position of the
     components (Symbol Editor, FBox Selector) can be positioned
     according the user preferences.
  o Ability to open several source files at the same time (MDI,
     multi-document interface).
  o Use of standard components in the different editors in order
     to make the handling easier and effective.
   
• Hardware configuration
  The Device Configurator, already available in the last service pack of PG5 1.4 is now fully integrated into the PG5 2.0. This configurator gives an overview of the IO, communication and memory slot according to the specific device. Thanks the new IO handling functionality (process image) implemented in the PCD3 and PCD2.M5xx0 firmware, digital and analogue values can be directly mapped in the PCD media, without using FBoxes or FBs.
  Additionally, the Device Configurator features a label creator and calculates the current consumption of the configured modules.
   
• Symbol handling and symbol editor
  The symbol handling has been totally re-designed, including the symbol editor. The symbols are stored in the source code files to make file copying easier. The symbol editor has been improved with features similar to Excel, the possibility to defined more information associated with the symbols, tags, and improved sorting and filtering functions.
   
• Fupla Editor
  The user interface of the Fupla Editor has been improved with a new FBox selector with filter function, new FBox properties and adjust parameter windows. The Fupla Editor also includes the new symbol editor window. It is also possible to open more than one Fupla file in the same instance. It is also possible to copy and paste adjusts parameters from one FBox to another similar FBox.
   
• IL Editor
  The IL Editor contains a new selector window where the installed FB and CSF libraries are shown. With a simple drag and drop, the user can add the FB or CSF calls, including information about the required parameters into his code. 
  The following new PCD3- and PCD2.M5 features are supported:
  o "temporary data" (TEQU) has been introduced in order to reduce the number of resources used inside FBs or macros.
  o Support for IEEE and IEEE double arithmetics
   
• Graftec Editor
  Graftec templates can be created in order to re-use code in an easy way and to improve the development time. The new smart cursor functionality speeds up the diagram design. The interaction between Graftec and the IL and Fupla editors has been improved, including the debugging.
   
• Library Manager
  The new Library Manager gives an overview of the installed FBox, FB and CSF libraries and offers the possibility to copy library into the project in order to have a backup file that includes the libraries.
   
• Watch Window
  Trend functionality has been added in the Watch Window. The user can visualize digital or analogue values and check online the behaviour of the controlled system.

Restrictions of PG5 2.0 and PG5 2.1

Not all hardware and communication features are supported by PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1.
For installations containing the following products, PG5 1.4.300 will be available in future.

• PCD4 and PCD6 CPUs
• Profibus FMS
• Serial-S-Bus RIO Configurator (e.g. for PCD1.T240)

The FBox library regarding the exchanges of datas with the Panels ESA (PCD7.D7xx) and PCD controllers is available for PG5 2.0 and can be used also in PG5 2.1, PG5 2.2 and PG5 2.3.

The FBox library is attached to this FAQ

On PG5 2.1, PG5 2.2 and PG5 2.3 a warning will be shown on the library manager 'BAD VERSION NUMBER' but it's possible to use the FBoxes in Fupla without problems

Since February 2018 PG5 2.3 is available on the support site for download.

This FAQ features a short summary of the arguments for PG5 2.3 and shall help to decide whether to work with PG5 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0 or with PG5 1.4.

Introduction

PG5 2.3. is based on PG5 2.2 and is a extension of PG5 2.1.

In PG5 2.0 major improvements have been made in the user interface, symbol management, symbol editing and device configuration.

Due to the important innovations and the Microsoft .Net Framework as base of PG5 2.0, the upgrade step from PG5 1.4 to PG5 2.0 is substantially more important than for example, an update of PG5 1.3 to 1.4. Therefore it is strongly recommended to read the "What's new" document in the PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1/PG5 2.2/PG5.2 section on the support site carefully before starting to work with PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1/PG5 2.2/PG5 2.3.

In general, new features will only be implemented in PG5 2.3 but no longer in PG5 2.2, PG5 2.1, PG5 2.0 and PG5 1.4.

Shall I use PG5 2.3, PG5 2.2, PG5 2.1, PG5 2.0 or PG5 1.4 for my next project?
We recommend using PG5 2.3 for new projects in order to profit from new functionalities.
Since PG5 1.4 will be further available as it is, no reason exists to convert all existing projects immediately.
PG5 2.0 PG5 2.1 and PG5 2.2 projects can be used in PG5 2.3 (but it's not possible to re-use PG5 2.3 projects in PG5 2.2/2.1./2.0)

Improvements on SP 1 for PG5 2.3 (PG5 2.3.162)

The following short list gives an overview of the improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.3:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.3 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.3 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Graftec:

On PG5 2.3.162, the Graftec Editor supports now the complete range of functions and it's possible to use Fupla pages on Steps/Transitions.

The Symbol Editor has been removed from the Graftec editor. The Fupla or IL editor now has exclusive access to the symbols. 
Graftec editor is for editing the Graftec state machine, not the program itself, so it does not need the program's symbols.
To edit symbols, open a Step or Transition in Fupla or IL.
When symbols are modified, changes are only made to the symbols in other Steps and Transitions when the editor's files are saved. 

Saving one ST/TR file will now save ALL the modified ST/TR files which are open for that Graftec module.

Project Generator:

The Project Generator Wizard is now available.

HTML5 Web-Pages on iOS:

Low performance on iOS devices:
Displaying HTML5 web-pages on iOS devices causes performance issues. 
It took a long time to load a new page if you click on a button that has a view jump. 

New features of PG5 2.3.113 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.3:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.3 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.3 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Fupla:

• Symbol Editor completely rewritten to allow a easier and faster Symbol handling
  
  • Easier dragging from symbols to FUPLA from anywhere on the line
  • Better performance
  • New ways to create multiple symbols at once
  • New multi-edit features
  • Group Comments
  • New Quick Search for symbols
  • New Filter options
  • Improved Symbol Error detection
  • Undo / Redo for all symbol operations

  
  

• Symbol import conflict resolution window for more control when importing symbols
  
  • Shows conflicts when importing symbols from Text (Excel etc.), or from files
  • Conflicts can be detected based on names or adresses
  • Symbols can be edited to resolve conflicts

  
  

• New adjust parameter window for speed up commisioning
  
  • Combines the best out of the old and new adjust parameter window
  • No open or close, information's are automatically displayed when you select a new FBox
  • Directly edit Online Parameters (saves a lot of mouse clicks) while keeping the original source values
  • History of changes can be displayed from the FBox
  • Possibility to hide parameters like BACnet options

  
  

• New Template Import for speed up PLC programming
  
  • Way faster import of templates
  • New possibilities for Indexing (Absolute / Relative)
  • One place to do Find & Replace for all tabs

Web-Editor8:

• Generation of HTML 5 compatible web pages

  • Generation of HTML5 output from existing SBC Web Editor projects
  • Projects are up to date with latest browser technology
  • Possibility to generate from Web Editor8 Java, or HTML5 or Java and HTML5 compatible web pages

Improvements:

Device Configurator:

• New devices
  The following devices have been integrated into the Device Configurator:
  
  • PCD7.LRL2-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 16 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRL4-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 24 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRL5-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 24 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRS4-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 14 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRS5-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 14 I/O's 2 x RS485

FBox libraries

• Standard Alarming FBoxes
  
  • Alarming Improvements for Standard & DDC Suite FBoxes in that way, that no manual creation of files needed anymore
  • New Alarm List Advanced FBox to provide all nessecary Informations to send out Alarms via Email, SMS etc.
  • New Alarm FBoxes with the possibility to use PCS, define Alarmtexts and Groups, Prio directly in the FBoxes
  • Processes Alarm state changes from DDC Suite and Standard Alarm FBoxes and puts them into a queue for sending them out via Email, SMS
  • Several options to filter for Group, Prio
  • Alarm Format format can be adapted to customer needs

  
  

• DDC Suite System Alarm FBox
  
  • Automatically detect Alarms in the referenced Systems (AHU01,AHU02 etc)
  • Possibility to define Groups and Priorities
  • Automated collective Alarm for complete systems without placing any additional FBox like OR
  • Acknowledge Alarms per System

  
  

• New Enocean EEP Profile FBoxes
  
  • With the new set of EEP FBoxes you can use every Enocean Device that is compliant to a EEP Profile
  • No dedicated FBoxes for devices are needed in future
  • Easy configuration for different type of devices inside of the FBoxes

  
  

DDC Suite

• News
  
  • Support for BACnet Rev. 14. - projects can be easily upgraded
  • Support for Alarming 2 with Groups & Priorities
  • Fast and easy engineering with 38 predesigned templates for FUPLA, Web & Visi.Plus
  • Templates for AHU incl. Humidification, Dehumidification, Air Quality etc.
  • Automatic sending of Alarms via SMS, Email without engineering effort

And other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.2.130
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.2.130:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.2 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.2 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Windows Start menu

• In the Windows Start menu, the Saia PG5 version 2.2.130 applications are accessible directly under the folder ‘PG5 Suite V2.2.130’ and no more under the folder ‘Saia Burgess Controls’.
  This change has been made in order to be compatible with the Windows 10 start menu that’s accept only one level of folder.

Device configurator:

• PCD3.M3160: Power CPU with 512kByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, 4 IO slots not expandable
• PCD3.M3360: Power CPU with 512kByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, 4 IO slots, expandable up to 64 IO modules.
• PCD3.M5360: Power CPU with 2MByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, RS-232, 4 IO slots, expandable up to 64 IO modules.

Fupla:

• Status indicators of unconnected FBox binary outputs in online mode.
• Probe format of binary connections is automatically defined.
• Double click for defining a new connection from an FBox input/ouput or a connector in selection mode.
• Several corrections in the online mode for indicating the correct states and values.
• Several corrections in the handling of adjust parameters.
• Possibility to connect register float to register input of an FBox.
• Various other corrections.

Web templates and Web Editor 8:

• New templates for the E-Line RIO modules.
• Various corrections in the web templates for user management and trending and also in the Web Editor 8.

Wiring Check Tool:

• Support for the 3 new PCD3 power CPU.
• Support for the PCD1.M2220-C15 E-Line CPU.
• Support for the programmable E-Line modules – PCD1.F2611-15, PCD1.G1100-C15, PCD1.G3600-C15, PCD1.G3601-C15, PCD1.W5300-C15.
• Various corrections.

New features of PG5 2.2.100 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.2:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.2 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.2 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

• Improvements of Fupla
  - New internal structure
  - Undo/Redo
  - Page edition and graphical interface
  - Find and replace
• Web Editor 8.0
  - Multipage templates
  - Support of SVG pictures
  - Rotation of pictures
  - Run button
  - New web-templates
• BACnet Exlporer BACeye
• Wiring check tool
• Support of new devices like  
  - PCD1.M2220-C15:   E-Line CPU with 2 slots for IO or communication modules.
  - PCD2.M4160:          CPU with 4 slots for IO or communication modules.
  - PCD2.M4560 :         CPU with 4 slots for IO or communication modules and connector for extension
                                    modules. 

And other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.310

• Project Manager:
  A warning is displayed when opening a project made with an older version of PG5.

• WebEditor 8:
  Contains all the corrections done in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.300, especially concerning the templates where the format, min and max value are now correctly added to the project.
  The object that serves as reference when doing align operations has a different selection outline color.
  Several bug fixes to improved stability and correctness over the whole application.

• Fupla:
  Improvements in the ‘Update FBoxes’ procedure:
  for a lot of FBox, the automatic update was not possible and the message ‘Invalid structure, please review the structure and make enough place around the FBox’ was displayed.
  For such cases, the function has been improved and the update will occurs automatically.
  The function ‘Create FBox from Page’ correctly creates the FBox.

• Symbol Editor:
  In some special cases, it was not possible to drag & drop symbols to the Fupla page. This issue has been corrected.

• BACnet Configurator / Compiler:
  The function ‘Upload/Merge’ is now working correctly.

And other corrections.

New features of PG5 2.1.300

• Updated user interface, help, FBox libraries and documentation
  The Saia PG5® Suite has been updated according the new company logo and the new product names.
  New ‘SBC’ installation folder name and ‘SBC’ folder for the projects and libraries
  
  
• WebEditor 8
  New translation editor in order to easily handle multi-language web projects
  Enhancements in the ‘Library’ window
  Possibility to define default fore-/background view at project level
  
  
• Device Configurator:
  Support new IO modules   
  - PCD2/3.W380
  - PCD2.G200
  - PCD7.W600
  - PCD7.R610
  
  
• Fupla
  Define groups and separators in the Page Navigator view
  Several enhancements to the ‘Page Import’ feature
  
  
• Cross-reference
  The ‘Cross-reference List’ window now shows the symbols used in the BACnet Configurator,
  the Web Editor 8 and the symbols defined in the LON Configurator
  
  
• Library Manager
  Possible to copy only the actually used libraries into the Project folder
  
  
• HTTP Downloader
  Support of ‘Service Key’ and download over portal – HTTP reverse

And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.210 (Patch 1 of PG5 2.1.200)
Projects done with the version 2.1.200 will be fully compatible with the version 2.1.210.
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.200:

• Project Manager
  - RIO and device names can now begin with a digit
  - In the TCP/IP setting table, device is not shown if Ether-S-Bus is disabled
   
• Device Configurator
  - Corrections in Ethernet configuration for PCD3.M6860 and in media mapping for the PCD2/3.H222
   
• Web Editor 8
  - New Templates DDC Suite 2.0 (Italian) and DDC Suite 2.5 (German / English)
  - Update of Icon Gallery from version 2 to 3
  - New string operations
  - New IMaster SBC 5.15.02: 
    Since the latest Java update from Oracle ( 1.7.0.25-b17) a warning appeared (“missing permission”)
    when a Web-Editor page is displayed in the browser.
    With the new IMaster 5.15.0229 it is fixed. 
    This new IMaster is compatible with Web Editor 5 and the new Web Editor 8.
  - Fixes issue where:
    - 'Show View' in a WE5 project could wrongfully be imported as Jump Back action
    - condition priority was incorrectly compiled
    - Variable format, min and max values are now correctly added when inserting a template
• Fupla
  - Does not crash when clicking on DDC Suite BACnet FBoxes
  - On low memory platforms, adding template does not remove existing Fupla pages
  - Correct an issue concerning counter in ladder diagram
  - For non NT-PCD's, Online values of connections between F-Boxes are set in a randomly way. FAQ101859
• Graftec
  - External symbol declarations are correctly defined in Graftec files
• Assembler
  - Time types, for example ‘T#123s’, can now be ‘public’
  - Predefined max number of flags is now 8191 for PCD2.M170
• HTTP Download
  - Allow support for web server and user key protection mechanism
• DDC Add-on
  - Allow updating BACnet configuration without erasing the clients object
  - Some adaptations regarding the scheduler object
• PG5 Project Generator
  - The PG5 project is now restored when the project update is cancelled by the user.

And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.200
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in PG5 2.1.200:  

Since PG5 2.1.200 the Device Configurator has been adapted following the protection rules for PCDs that are accessible over Internet.
To prevent unwanted access to PCD data and files, default settings and password specifications for the Web Server and the FTP Server have been modified.
The following IP-protocols are disabled by default on the deivce configurator of new PG5 projects:
- S-Bus over TCP/IP
- FTP
- HTTP (Web-Server)

PG5 projects made with precedent version of PG5 2.1 are upward compatible with PG5 V2.1.200, but not back again
Once a project has been opened with PG5 V2.1.200, it is not possible to open it again with the previous versions.
As this new version contains no major changes regarding the project structure and files structure, including WebEditor8, we recommend upgrading PG5 2.1 to version 2.1.200.

• PG5 Device Configurator
  - The following IP-protocols are disabled by default on the deivce configurator of new PG5 projects:
     - S-Bus over TCP/IP
     - FTP
     - HTTP (Web-Server)
  - The user has to turn on the appropriate IP protocols deliberately in the Device Configurator and possibly
     activate the passwords for the access protection.
  - The current FTP standard user "root" with the associated password is no longer enabled by default.
  - A new service key which facilitate and secures the access for example of the Web editor 8 to the PCD.
    The service key replaces the FTP username and FTP password and the web server password.
  - IP filter which allows filtering of incoming IP packets 
    The filter allows to define which IP addresses are allowed to access the PCD or for which IP addresses
    the access to the PCD should be forbidden.
  - Easy definition of indexed symbols in Symbol view on the media mapping
  - Export of Device Configurator information towards Excel Files
    PCD3.Mxx60: Media Mapping for Interrupt Input
• WebEditor 8
  - Role-based user management and access control with with a simple user identification template
  - Download of Web-Editor 8 projects to password protected PCD
  - Find usages of functions, conditions PCD and internal variables in the whole project
  - Renaming variables in the whole project
  - Easy editing of elements without touching the mouse
  - Displaying HDLog trends as discrete (binary) curbe
  - New actions and bit comparison.
• Project Manager
  - The Backup and Restore features have been improved for better handling of project containing
     Smart RIO networks, backup/restore of Common Files, and to backup selected devices instead of the entire project
   
• Project Generator
  - Predefined Templates
  - Import of On-board module I/O symbols and multiple Media Mappings
• Fupla
  - Update all FBoxes in one Fupla File
  - In the ‘Page Navigator’ view, it is possible to assign a color for the each page
  - FBox ID 
    In the new DDC suite 2.5 suite, the BACnet configuration is generated from the FBox in using a unique
    FBox ID as link between the FBox and the generated BACnet object
   
• FBox libraries
  - IP-Filter FBoxen allowing access to the IP filtering functions at runtime
  - Free generation of building ID keys in FBoxes for BACnet and alarming
  -  ‘Summer time’ which indicates winter or summer time
  - Parameter settings for DALI devices
  - Corrections on several F-Boxes

New features of PG5 2.1.100.100 Patch 1
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.100:  

• Web Editor 8.0
  - Help is now available in German and French
  - Images used in foreground, background or embedded views are now correctly shown.
  - Changing download options no longer forces rebuild
  - Changing bar graph grow direction from horizontal to vertical or vice versa also flips width & height
  - Over 40 other stability, usability improvements and bug fixes.
• Fupla
  - The 'Replace' function replaces now all adjust texts.
  - Pressing the 'Ctrl' + Space key in a connector for editing symbol show correctly the window for choosing existing symbols.
  - Template libraries done with older version are correctly restored.
• LON IP
  - The generated configuration is now correctly handled by the PCD.
• HTTP Download
  - It is now possible to download the program into the ‘INTFLASH’.
• Ethernet RIO
  - Support for COSinus version 1.20. This will allow the use Ni 1000 L&S sensor on PCD3.T665/6.
• DDC Add-on
  - The alarm texts are also generated for the Web Editor 8
• Project Generator
  - Add standard templates for an easy import from the 'PCD Konfigurator' tools.
• And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.100 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.1:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.1 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.1 (available in English, German and Frech) also on the support home page :

• Update Manager
• Web Editor 8.0
• Project Generator - Excel-Import
• Improvements of Fupla
  - Cyclical transmission of S-Bus telegrams
  - HTTP file transfer library
  - Display the history of Adjust window
  - S-Monitoring library
  - IP address to text conversion FBox
• Improvements on the Device Configurator
  - Support for Ni 1000 L&S temperature sensor
  - Monitoring and logging of meter data
• Support of new devices like  
  - PCD7.D457VT5F: 5.7’’ programmable panel
  - PCD7.D410VT5F: 10’’ programmable panel
  - PCD7.D412DT5F: 12’’ programmable panel
  - PCD3.M6860: controller with 2 Ethernet interfaces
  - PCD1.M0160E0: e-controller
  - PCD1.M2110R1 room controller
  - PCD1.M2160: PCD1 controller
  - BACnet MSTP module PCD2.F2150 and PCD3.F215
  - LON TP/FT-10 module PCD2.F2400 and PCD3.F240
• Flag and register extension to 16384 flags and 16384 registers (requires firmware 1.20.25 or later)
• Download backup file via HTTP
• Download in Run for PCD1.Mxxx0 and PCD3 +
• MIB File Generator for SNMP
• New User licensing and developer registration

New features of PG5 2.0.220 
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0.220:

• New FBoxes for the new PCD7.L79xN
• New FBoxes for EnOcean devices from Sensortec
• The EIB/IP driver now allows modifying the IP address of the gateway in runtime
• S-Web Editor has been updated to version 5.15.0221

New features of PG5 2.0.210 
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0.210:

• Support of the PCD1.M2160

New features of PG5 2.0 Service Pack 2 (PG5 2.0.200)
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0 SP2:

• Support of smart Ethernet RIO PCD3.T665|T666
• Device Configurator: New media mapping window for all I/O slots
• New FBox classification according functionalities in Fupla
• Fupla Unicode support for Russian computers
• Web-Editor Release 5.15.02
• Full support of 64 bit Windows systems

New features of PG5 2.0 Service Pack 1 (PG5 2.0.150)
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0 SP1:

• Support of up to 14335 flags for PCD3 and PCD2.M5 (requires firmware 1.14.23 or later), see FAQ 101447
• The FTP Server, S-Web Server as well as IP Enhancements (DHCP, DNS, SNTP) can now be configured directly in the Device Configurator (requires firmware 1.14.23 or later), see FAQ 101464
• Support of new hardware (PCD1.M2120, PCD3.Mxx60 and Bluetooth modules (PCD2/3.F160 and PCD2.F2/3.F2xx equipped with a F160)
• Improved German help texts in the Device Configurator

New features of PG5 2.0.110 (first official release)

The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.0:

• Improved user interface with Desktop docking and Multi Document Interface
• Hardware configuration with Device Configurator
• New Symbol handling and Excel-like Symbol Editor
• New FBox properties window for fast editing
• IL Editor with FB and CSF selector analogue to the FBox Selecor in Fupla
• Graftec supports templates
• Library Manager for organizing the libraries used in the project
• Watch window with trending functionality

The new features in detail

• Improved user interface
  o Desktop Docking functionality in order to have a framework
     behaviour between the Project Manager and the different
     editors (Fupla, Graftec, S-Edit).
  o Thanks the docking window function, the position of the
     components (Symbol Editor, FBox Selector) can be positioned
     according the user preferences.
  o Ability to open several source files at the same time (MDI,
     multi-document interface).
  o Use of standard components in the different editors in order
     to make the handling easier and effective.
   
• Hardware configuration
  The Device Configurator, already available in the last service pack of PG5 1.4 is now fully integrated into the PG5 2.0. This configurator gives an overview of the IO, communication and memory slot according to the specific device. Thanks the new IO handling functionality (process image) implemented in the PCD3 and PCD2.M5xx0 firmware, digital and analogue values can be directly mapped in the PCD media, without using FBoxes or FBs.
  Additionally, the Device Configurator features a label creator and calculates the current consumption of the configured modules.
   
• Symbol handling and symbol editor
  The symbol handling has been totally re-designed, including the symbol editor. The symbols are stored in the source code files to make file copying easier. The symbol editor has been improved with features similar to Excel, the possibility to defined more information associated with the symbols, tags, and improved sorting and filtering functions.
   
• Fupla Editor
  The user interface of the Fupla Editor has been improved with a new FBox selector with filter function, new FBox properties and adjust parameter windows. The Fupla Editor also includes the new symbol editor window. It is also possible to open more than one Fupla file in the same instance. It is also possible to copy and paste adjusts parameters from one FBox to another similar FBox.
   
• IL Editor
  The IL Editor contains a new selector window where the installed FB and CSF libraries are shown. With a simple drag and drop, the user can add the FB or CSF calls, including information about the required parameters into his code. 
  The following new PCD3- and PCD2.M5 features are supported:
  o "temporary data" (TEQU) has been introduced in order to reduce the number of resources used inside FBs or macros.
  o Support for IEEE and IEEE double arithmetics
   
• Graftec Editor
  Graftec templates can be created in order to re-use code in an easy way and to improve the development time. The new smart cursor functionality speeds up the diagram design. The interaction between Graftec and the IL and Fupla editors has been improved, including the debugging.
   
• Library Manager
  The new Library Manager gives an overview of the installed FBox, FB and CSF libraries and offers the possibility to copy library into the project in order to have a backup file that includes the libraries.
   
• Watch Window
  Trend functionality has been added in the Watch Window. The user can visualize digital or analogue values and check online the behaviour of the controlled system.

Restrictions of PG5 2.0 and PG5 2.1

Not all hardware and communication features are supported by PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1.
For installations containing the following products, PG5 1.4.300 will be available in future.

• PCD4 and PCD6 CPUs
• Profibus FMS
• Serial-S-Bus RIO Configurator (e.g. for PCD1.T240)

PG5 and Windows are both in continuous progress, so there may be incompatibilities between different versions. The table below gives an overview about the supported versions.

*) For further information regarding the compatibility of PG5 1.4 with Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows 7/8 please refer to FAQ 100710.
**) Please refer to FAQ 101128 or 101195 for more information regarding the 64 bit version of Window Vista and Windows 7/8
***) The BACnet Configurator from PG5 1.4 is not compatible with the 64bit version of Windows7/8

Yes, it’s possible to re-use existing PG5 projects which were created with an older version of PG5 on PG5 2.3.195.

The attached document describes changes on Web-Editor8 projects which could be necessary if an existing PG5 project should be used on PG5 2.3.195.

The error is shown due of an error on the HD_log Fupla library 

Error description:

An error message ‘Direct I/O access is not allowed by this device type' is displayed when the PG5 project is compiled and if the project contains ‘HDLog File’ or ‘HDLog File 4’ FBoxes and the device type is a pWeb Panel such as PCD7.D457VT5F or a Room Web panel such as PCD7.D443WT5R.

Error message is displayed only on PG5 2.3.192 or newer versions of PG5
and if HD_log FBox library 2.6.311 or older are used.

The error message is displayed due of an error on the HD_log Fupla library

Solution:

To solve the issue, the HD_log FBox library 2.6.312 or newer must be used.

Yes, it is possible to install and use more than one PG5 2.3 version on the same PC.

However, it requires a manual adjustment of the PG5 installation directories.

If it’s required to install and use multiple PG5 2.3 versions on the same PC, please proceed as follows:

• If no PG5 2.3 version is installed on the PC, then a PG5 2.3 version must be installed.
• If the PG5 2.3 version is installed on the PC then
  open the PG5 2.3 directory c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\ with the File Explorer.
• There a subdirectory is visible with the installed PG5 version. e.g. for PG5 2.3.175:
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175\
• In the directory
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\
  create a new subdirectory with e.g. the name
  PG5 V2.3.175_backup
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175_backup\
• Now copy the whole content (subdirectories and files) of the 'original' directory
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175\
  Into the newly created directory
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175_backup\
• Uninstall the PG5 2.3 version from your PC using the Windows uninstall tools.
• Then install the new version of PG5 2.3 on your PC.
  This will create a new subdirectory on the PC.
  For PG5 2.3.186 this is:
  c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.186\

To use PG5 2.3.175, the file
c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.175_backup\Spm52.exe
must be executed.

In order to start PG5 2.3.186 the file
c:\Program Files (x86)\SBC\PG5 V2.3.186\Spm52.exe
must be executed.

When switching between PG5 2.3 versions, the following warning is displayed, which must be confirmed with the 'Yes' button.

After that, another Windows warning will be displayed, which must also be confirmed with the 'Yes' button.

Remarks:

• Under the Windows Start menu the last PG5 2.3 version installed with the installation tool is displayed by default.
• Only one version of PG5 2.3 can be used at the same time, i.e. it is not possible to use different PG5 2.3 versions at the same time.
  If an attempt is made to run different PG5 versions at the same time, the following error message appears
  

In some cases, it’s possible that the PG5 Update manger is not able to connect to the server and on the PG5 Update manager the following information is displayed:

‘An error occurred during the connection to the sever’

A modification on the configuration file should fix the issue.

Error description:

In some cases, it’s possible that the PG5 Update manger is not able to connect to the server and on the PG5 Update manager the following information is displayed:
‘An error occurred during the connection to the sever’

Solution:

To solve the issue perform the following steps.

Close the PG5 update manager.

Open with a text editor the file:
c:\Users\my_name\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

Search at the end of the file the string:

'tuple namespace="UpdateWebServiceSoap" localname="Main" base="Absolute" uri="https://update.dev.saia-pcd.com/UpdateWebService.asmx" /'

Remove the .dev syntax from the URL so that the string looks like this:

'tuple namespace="UpdateWebServiceSoap" localname="Main" base="Absolute" uri="https://update.saia-pcd.com/UpdateWebService.asmx" /'

Save the file and restart the PG5 Update manager.

If the error persists then please check:

1.
That the correct FileLocation.xml file was modified.

File which need to be modified is stored here:
c:\Users\my_name\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

You don’t have to modify this file:
c:\Users\my_name\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

2.
If the folder c:\Users\my_name\Documents does not exist on your PC,
then it could be, that you are using a mirror software like for example OneDrive to mirror the content of the ‘Document’ folder to the cloud.

In this case search the location of the ‘Document’ folder used by the mirror software and there you should find the FileLocation.xml file

Example of possible paths:
C:\Users\my_name\OneDrive\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml or C:\private$\home\my_name\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

You can search for the file FileLocation.xml and modify the file which is stored on the path: …\....\Documents\SBC\PG5 Update Manager\DataBase\FileLocation.xml

Due of security reasons, we were forced to change the location of the PG5 Update manager server from:
the old PG5 Update manager server: http://update.sbc-support.ch
to a new PG5 Update manager server: https://update.saia-pcd.com

Detail information:

The url to access the PG5 update manager server is hardcoded in the PG5 update manager application running on your PC and all PG5 update manager applications with versions < 1.6.0.12 access the old server, where all version >=1.6.0.12 access the new server.

All available PG5 and Firmware updates for PG5 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 are now stored on the new server https://update.saia-pcd.com

On the old server http://update.sbc-support.ch there is ‘only’ an update of the PG5 update manager application.

Until the old server is running, then all access from PG5 update manager application (with version < 1.6.0.12) of PG5 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 will point to the old PG5 update manager server and will allow the user to download the new PG5 update manager application.

But it could be, that in the future the old PG5 update manager server is no more available and this fact could lead to the situation, that some PG5 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 versions are no more able to access to the new PG5 update manager server because the PG5 update manager application on the PC was not updated to a PG5 update manager application with version >=1.6.0.12

Error description:

In such a case the following error message would be displayed on your PG5 update manager

Can’t connect to the server.
Check your connection to the server.
Current Uri: https://update.saia-pcd.com/UpdateWevService.asmx
or
The server return an exception.
Try again later and if the error persists, contact SBC-Support.

Solution:

To be again able to access with your PG5 update manager application of your PG5 2.1, 2.2 or PG5 2.3 to the PG5 update manager server it’s necessary to perform the following steps:
1.
Open Control Panel, then Programs and Features
Select the PG5 Version (i.e PG5 Suite V2.2.230), then Press “Change Button”
Uninstall all update managers of PG5 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.
 

2.
Select “Modify” Option, then press “Next”
 

3.
Uncheck “Update Manager” CheckBox, then press “Next” and Continue

4.
Do the same for each installed PG5 Version >= PG5 2.1

5.
Install Standalone Version 1.6.0.12 (or later) of Update Manager

 
The Setup “Setup PG5 Update Manager.exe” is stored on the support homepage as part of PG5 2.3:
https://www.sbc-support.com/en/software/saia-pg5r-controls-suite/saia-pg5r-23-suite/parts-of-pg5-23-suite/

Since February 2018 PG5 2.3 is available on the support site for download.

This FAQ features a short summary of the arguments for PG5 2.3 and shall help to decide whether to work with PG5 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0 or with PG5 1.4.

Introduction

PG5 2.3. is based on PG5 2.2 and is a extension of PG5 2.1.

In PG5 2.0 major improvements have been made in the user interface, symbol management, symbol editing and device configuration.

Due to the important innovations and the Microsoft .Net Framework as base of PG5 2.0, the upgrade step from PG5 1.4 to PG5 2.0 is substantially more important than for example, an update of PG5 1.3 to 1.4. Therefore it is strongly recommended to read the "What's new" document in the PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1/PG5 2.2/PG5.2 section on the support site carefully before starting to work with PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1/PG5 2.2/PG5 2.3.

In general, new features will only be implemented in PG5 2.3 but no longer in PG5 2.2, PG5 2.1, PG5 2.0 and PG5 1.4.

Shall I use PG5 2.3, PG5 2.2, PG5 2.1, PG5 2.0 or PG5 1.4 for my next project?
We recommend using PG5 2.3 for new projects in order to profit from new functionalities.
Since PG5 1.4 will be further available as it is, no reason exists to convert all existing projects immediately.
PG5 2.0 PG5 2.1 and PG5 2.2 projects can be used in PG5 2.3 (but it's not possible to re-use PG5 2.3 projects in PG5 2.2/2.1./2.0)

New features of PG5 2.3.113 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.3:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.3 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.3 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Fupla:

• Symbol Editor completely rewritten to allow a easier and faster Symbol handling
  
  • Easier dragging from symbols to FUPLA from anywhere on the line
  • Better performance
  • New ways to create multiple symbols at once
  • New multi-edit features
  • Group Comments
  • New Quick Search for symbols
  • New Filter options
  • Improved Symbol Error detection
  • Undo / Redo for all symbol operations

  
  

• Symbol import conflict resolution window for more control when importing symbols
  
  • Shows conflicts when importing symbols from Text (Excel etc.), or from files
  • Conflicts can be detected based on names or adresses
  • Symbols can be edited to resolve conflicts

  
  

• New adjust parameter window for speed up commisioning
  
  • Combines the best out of the old and new adjust parameter window
  • No open or close, information's are automatically displayed when you select a new FBox
  • Directly edit Online Parameters (saves a lot of mouse clicks) while keeping the original source values
  • History of changes can be displayed from the FBox
  • Possibility to hide parameters like BACnet options

  
  

• New Template Import for speed up PLC programming
  
  • Way faster import of templates
  • New possibilities for Indexing (Absolute / Relative)
  • One place to do Find & Replace for all tabs

Web-Editor8:

• Generation of HTML 5 compatible web pages

  • Generation of HTML5 output from existing SBC Web Editor projects
  • Projects are up to date with latest browser technology
  • Possibility to generate from Web Editor8 Java, or HTML5 or Java and HTML5 compatible web pages

Improvements:

Device Configurator:

• New devices
  The following devices have been integrated into the Device Configurator:
  
  • PCD7.LRL2-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 16 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRL4-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 24 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRL5-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 24 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRS4-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 14 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRS5-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 14 I/O's 2 x RS485

FBox libraries

• Standard Alarming FBoxes
  
  • Alarming Improvements for Standard & DDC Suite FBoxes in that way, that no manual creation of files needed anymore
  • New Alarm List Advanced FBox to provide all nessecary Informations to send out Alarms via Email, SMS etc.
  • New Alarm FBoxes with the possibility to use PCS, define Alarmtexts and Groups, Prio directly in the FBoxes
  • Processes Alarm state changes from DDC Suite and Standard Alarm FBoxes and puts them into a queue for sending them out via Email, SMS
  • Several options to filter for Group, Prio
  • Alarm Format format can be adapted to customer needs

  
  

• DDC Suite System Alarm FBox
  
  • Automatically detect Alarms in the referenced Systems (AHU01,AHU02 etc)
  • Possibility to define Groups and Priorities
  • Automated collective Alarm for complete systems without placing any additional FBox like OR
  • Acknowledge Alarms per System

  
  

• New Enocean EEP Profile FBoxes
  
  • With the new set of EEP FBoxes you can use every Enocean Device that is compliant to a EEP Profile
  • No dedicated FBoxes for devices are needed in future
  • Easy configuration for different type of devices inside of the FBoxes

  
  

DDC Suite

• News
  
  • Support for BACnet Rev. 14. - projects can be easily upgraded
  • Support for Alarming 2 with Groups & Priorities
  • Fast and easy engineering with 38 predesigned templates for FUPLA, Web & Visi.Plus
  • Templates for AHU incl. Humidification, Dehumidification, Air Quality etc.
  • Automatic sending of Alarms via SMS, Email without engineering effort

And other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.2.130
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.2.130:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.2 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.2 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Windows Start menu

• In the Windows Start menu, the Saia PG5 version 2.2.130 applications are accessible directly under the folder ‘PG5 Suite V2.2.130’ and no more under the folder ‘Saia Burgess Controls’.
  This change has been made in order to be compatible with the Windows 10 start menu that’s accept only one level of folder.

Device configurator:

• PCD3.M3160: Power CPU with 512kByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, 4 IO slots not expandable
• PCD3.M3360: Power CPU with 512kByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, 4 IO slots, expandable up to 64 IO modules.
• PCD3.M5360: Power CPU with 2MByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, RS-232, 4 IO slots, expandable up to 64 IO modules.

Fupla:

• Status indicators of unconnected FBox binary outputs in online mode.
• Probe format of binary connections is automatically defined.
• Double click for defining a new connection from an FBox input/ouput or a connector in selection mode.
• Several corrections in the online mode for indicating the correct states and values.
• Several corrections in the handling of adjust parameters.
• Possibility to connect register float to register input of an FBox.
• Various other corrections.

Web templates and Web Editor 8:

• New templates for the E-Line RIO modules.
• Various corrections in the web templates for user management and trending and also in the Web Editor 8.

Wiring Check Tool:

• Support for the 3 new PCD3 power CPU.
• Support for the PCD1.M2220-C15 E-Line CPU.
• Support for the programmable E-Line modules – PCD1.F2611-15, PCD1.G1100-C15, PCD1.G3600-C15, PCD1.G3601-C15, PCD1.W5300-C15.
• Various corrections.

New features of PG5 2.2.100 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.2:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.2 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.2 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

• Improvements of Fupla
  - New internal structure
  - Undo/Redo
  - Page edition and graphical interface
  - Find and replace
• Web Editor 8.0
  - Multipage templates
  - Support of SVG pictures
  - Rotation of pictures
  - Run button
  - New web-templates
• BACnet Exlporer BACeye
• Wiring check tool
• Support of new devices like  
  - PCD1.M2220-C15:   E-Line CPU with 2 slots for IO or communication modules.
  - PCD2.M4160:          CPU with 4 slots for IO or communication modules.
  - PCD2.M4560 :         CPU with 4 slots for IO or communication modules and connector for extension
                                    modules. 

And other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.310

• Project Manager:
  A warning is displayed when opening a project made with an older version of PG5.

• WebEditor 8:
  Contains all the corrections done in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.300, especially concerning the templates where the format, min and max value are now correctly added to the project.
  The object that serves as reference when doing align operations has a different selection outline color.
  Several bug fixes to improved stability and correctness over the whole application.

• Fupla:
  Improvements in the ‘Update FBoxes’ procedure:
  for a lot of FBox, the automatic update was not possible and the message ‘Invalid structure, please review the structure and make enough place around the FBox’ was displayed.
  For such cases, the function has been improved and the update will occurs automatically.
  The function ‘Create FBox from Page’ correctly creates the FBox.

• Symbol Editor:
  In some special cases, it was not possible to drag & drop symbols to the Fupla page. This issue has been corrected.

• BACnet Configurator / Compiler:
  The function ‘Upload/Merge’ is now working correctly.

And other corrections.

New features of PG5 2.1.300

• Updated user interface, help, FBox libraries and documentation
  The Saia PG5® Suite has been updated according the new company logo and the new product names.
  New ‘SBC’ installation folder name and ‘SBC’ folder for the projects and libraries
  
  
• WebEditor 8
  New translation editor in order to easily handle multi-language web projects
  Enhancements in the ‘Library’ window
  Possibility to define default fore-/background view at project level
  
  
• Device Configurator:
  Support new IO modules   
  - PCD2/3.W380
  - PCD2.G200
  - PCD7.W600
  - PCD7.R610
  
  
• Fupla
  Define groups and separators in the Page Navigator view
  Several enhancements to the ‘Page Import’ feature
  
  
• Cross-reference
  The ‘Cross-reference List’ window now shows the symbols used in the BACnet Configurator,
  the Web Editor 8 and the symbols defined in the LON Configurator
  
  
• Library Manager
  Possible to copy only the actually used libraries into the Project folder
  
  
• HTTP Downloader
  Support of ‘Service Key’ and download over portal – HTTP reverse

And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.210 (Patch 1 of PG5 2.1.200)
Projects done with the version 2.1.200 will be fully compatible with the version 2.1.210.
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.200:

• Project Manager
  - RIO and device names can now begin with a digit
  - In the TCP/IP setting table, device is not shown if Ether-S-Bus is disabled
   
• Device Configurator
  - Corrections in Ethernet configuration for PCD3.M6860 and in media mapping for the PCD2/3.H222
   
• Web Editor 8
  - New Templates DDC Suite 2.0 (Italian) and DDC Suite 2.5 (German / English)
  - Update of Icon Gallery from version 2 to 3
  - New string operations
  - New IMaster SBC 5.15.02: 
    Since the latest Java update from Oracle ( 1.7.0.25-b17) a warning appeared (“missing permission”)
    when a Web-Editor page is displayed in the browser.
    With the new IMaster 5.15.0229 it is fixed. 
    This new IMaster is compatible with Web Editor 5 and the new Web Editor 8.
  - Fixes issue where:
    - 'Show View' in a WE5 project could wrongfully be imported as Jump Back action
    - condition priority was incorrectly compiled
    - Variable format, min and max values are now correctly added when inserting a template
• Fupla
  - Does not crash when clicking on DDC Suite BACnet FBoxes
  - On low memory platforms, adding template does not remove existing Fupla pages
  - Correct an issue concerning counter in ladder diagram
  - For non NT-PCD's, Online values of connections between F-Boxes are set in a randomly way. FAQ101859
• Graftec
  - External symbol declarations are correctly defined in Graftec files
• Assembler
  - Time types, for example ‘T#123s’, can now be ‘public’
  - Predefined max number of flags is now 8191 for PCD2.M170
• HTTP Download
  - Allow support for web server and user key protection mechanism
• DDC Add-on
  - Allow updating BACnet configuration without erasing the clients object
  - Some adaptations regarding the scheduler object
• PG5 Project Generator
  - The PG5 project is now restored when the project update is cancelled by the user.

And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.200
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in PG5 2.1.200:  

Since PG5 2.1.200 the Device Configurator has been adapted following the protection rules for PCDs that are accessible over Internet.
To prevent unwanted access to PCD data and files, default settings and password specifications for the Web Server and the FTP Server have been modified.
The following IP-protocols are disabled by default on the deivce configurator of new PG5 projects:
- S-Bus over TCP/IP
- FTP
- HTTP (Web-Server)

PG5 projects made with precedent version of PG5 2.1 are upward compatible with PG5 V2.1.200, but not back again
Once a project has been opened with PG5 V2.1.200, it is not possible to open it again with the previous versions.
As this new version contains no major changes regarding the project structure and files structure, including WebEditor8, we recommend upgrading PG5 2.1 to version 2.1.200.

• PG5 Device Configurator
  - The following IP-protocols are disabled by default on the deivce configurator of new PG5 projects:
     - S-Bus over TCP/IP
     - FTP
     - HTTP (Web-Server)
  - The user has to turn on the appropriate IP protocols deliberately in the Device Configurator and possibly
     activate the passwords for the access protection.
  - The current FTP standard user "root" with the associated password is no longer enabled by default.
  - A new service key which facilitate and secures the access for example of the Web editor 8 to the PCD.
    The service key replaces the FTP username and FTP password and the web server password.
  - IP filter which allows filtering of incoming IP packets 
    The filter allows to define which IP addresses are allowed to access the PCD or for which IP addresses
    the access to the PCD should be forbidden.
  - Easy definition of indexed symbols in Symbol view on the media mapping
  - Export of Device Configurator information towards Excel Files
    PCD3.Mxx60: Media Mapping for Interrupt Input
• WebEditor 8
  - Role-based user management and access control with with a simple user identification template
  - Download of Web-Editor 8 projects to password protected PCD
  - Find usages of functions, conditions PCD and internal variables in the whole project
  - Renaming variables in the whole project
  - Easy editing of elements without touching the mouse
  - Displaying HDLog trends as discrete (binary) curbe
  - New actions and bit comparison.
• Project Manager
  - The Backup and Restore features have been improved for better handling of project containing
     Smart RIO networks, backup/restore of Common Files, and to backup selected devices instead of the entire project
   
• Project Generator
  - Predefined Templates
  - Import of On-board module I/O symbols and multiple Media Mappings
• Fupla
  - Update all FBoxes in one Fupla File
  - In the ‘Page Navigator’ view, it is possible to assign a color for the each page
  - FBox ID 
    In the new DDC suite 2.5 suite, the BACnet configuration is generated from the FBox in using a unique
    FBox ID as link between the FBox and the generated BACnet object
   
• FBox libraries
  - IP-Filter FBoxen allowing access to the IP filtering functions at runtime
  - Free generation of building ID keys in FBoxes for BACnet and alarming
  -  ‘Summer time’ which indicates winter or summer time
  - Parameter settings for DALI devices
  - Corrections on several F-Boxes

New features of PG5 2.1.100.100 Patch 1
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.100:  

• Web Editor 8.0
  - Help is now available in German and French
  - Images used in foreground, background or embedded views are now correctly shown.
  - Changing download options no longer forces rebuild
  - Changing bar graph grow direction from horizontal to vertical or vice versa also flips width & height
  - Over 40 other stability, usability improvements and bug fixes.
• Fupla
  - The 'Replace' function replaces now all adjust texts.
  - Pressing the 'Ctrl' + Space key in a connector for editing symbol show correctly the window for choosing existing symbols.
  - Template libraries done with older version are correctly restored.
• LON IP
  - The generated configuration is now correctly handled by the PCD.
• HTTP Download
  - It is now possible to download the program into the ‘INTFLASH’.
• Ethernet RIO
  - Support for COSinus version 1.20. This will allow the use Ni 1000 L&S sensor on PCD3.T665/6.
• DDC Add-on
  - The alarm texts are also generated for the Web Editor 8
• Project Generator
  - Add standard templates for an easy import from the 'PCD Konfigurator' tools.
• And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.100 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.1:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.1 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.1 (available in English, German and Frech) also on the support home page :

• Update Manager
• Web Editor 8.0
• Project Generator - Excel-Import
• Improvements of Fupla
  - Cyclical transmission of S-Bus telegrams
  - HTTP file transfer library
  - Display the history of Adjust window
  - S-Monitoring library
  - IP address to text conversion FBox
• Improvements on the Device Configurator
  - Support for Ni 1000 L&S temperature sensor
  - Monitoring and logging of meter data
• Support of new devices like  
  - PCD7.D457VT5F: 5.7’’ programmable panel
  - PCD7.D410VT5F: 10’’ programmable panel
  - PCD7.D412DT5F: 12’’ programmable panel
  - PCD3.M6860: controller with 2 Ethernet interfaces
  - PCD1.M0160E0: e-controller
  - PCD1.M2110R1 room controller
  - PCD1.M2160: PCD1 controller
  - BACnet MSTP module PCD2.F2150 and PCD3.F215
  - LON TP/FT-10 module PCD2.F2400 and PCD3.F240
• Flag and register extension to 16384 flags and 16384 registers (requires firmware 1.20.25 or later)
• Download backup file via HTTP
• Download in Run for PCD1.Mxxx0 and PCD3 +
• MIB File Generator for SNMP
• New User licensing and developer registration

New features of PG5 2.0.220 
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0.220:

• New FBoxes for the new PCD7.L79xN
• New FBoxes for EnOcean devices from Sensortec
• The EIB/IP driver now allows modifying the IP address of the gateway in runtime
• S-Web Editor has been updated to version 5.15.0221

New features of PG5 2.0.210 
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0.210:

• Support of the PCD1.M2160

New features of PG5 2.0 Service Pack 2 (PG5 2.0.200)
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0 SP2:

• Support of smart Ethernet RIO PCD3.T665|T666
• Device Configurator: New media mapping window for all I/O slots
• New FBox classification according functionalities in Fupla
• Fupla Unicode support for Russian computers
• Web-Editor Release 5.15.02
• Full support of 64 bit Windows systems

New features of PG5 2.0 Service Pack 1 (PG5 2.0.150)
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0 SP1:

• Support of up to 14335 flags for PCD3 and PCD2.M5 (requires firmware 1.14.23 or later), see FAQ 101447
• The FTP Server, S-Web Server as well as IP Enhancements (DHCP, DNS, SNTP) can now be configured directly in the Device Configurator (requires firmware 1.14.23 or later), see FAQ 101464
• Support of new hardware (PCD1.M2120, PCD3.Mxx60 and Bluetooth modules (PCD2/3.F160 and PCD2.F2/3.F2xx equipped with a F160)
• Improved German help texts in the Device Configurator

New features of PG5 2.0.110 (first official release)

The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.0:

• Improved user interface with Desktop docking and Multi Document Interface
• Hardware configuration with Device Configurator
• New Symbol handling and Excel-like Symbol Editor
• New FBox properties window for fast editing
• IL Editor with FB and CSF selector analogue to the FBox Selecor in Fupla
• Graftec supports templates
• Library Manager for organizing the libraries used in the project
• Watch window with trending functionality

The new features in detail

• Improved user interface
  o Desktop Docking functionality in order to have a framework
     behaviour between the Project Manager and the different
     editors (Fupla, Graftec, S-Edit).
  o Thanks the docking window function, the position of the
     components (Symbol Editor, FBox Selector) can be positioned
     according the user preferences.
  o Ability to open several source files at the same time (MDI,
     multi-document interface).
  o Use of standard components in the different editors in order
     to make the handling easier and effective.
   
• Hardware configuration
  The Device Configurator, already available in the last service pack of PG5 1.4 is now fully integrated into the PG5 2.0. This configurator gives an overview of the IO, communication and memory slot according to the specific device. Thanks the new IO handling functionality (process image) implemented in the PCD3 and PCD2.M5xx0 firmware, digital and analogue values can be directly mapped in the PCD media, without using FBoxes or FBs.
  Additionally, the Device Configurator features a label creator and calculates the current consumption of the configured modules.
   
• Symbol handling and symbol editor
  The symbol handling has been totally re-designed, including the symbol editor. The symbols are stored in the source code files to make file copying easier. The symbol editor has been improved with features similar to Excel, the possibility to defined more information associated with the symbols, tags, and improved sorting and filtering functions.
   
• Fupla Editor
  The user interface of the Fupla Editor has been improved with a new FBox selector with filter function, new FBox properties and adjust parameter windows. The Fupla Editor also includes the new symbol editor window. It is also possible to open more than one Fupla file in the same instance. It is also possible to copy and paste adjusts parameters from one FBox to another similar FBox.
   
• IL Editor
  The IL Editor contains a new selector window where the installed FB and CSF libraries are shown. With a simple drag and drop, the user can add the FB or CSF calls, including information about the required parameters into his code. 
  The following new PCD3- and PCD2.M5 features are supported:
  o "temporary data" (TEQU) has been introduced in order to reduce the number of resources used inside FBs or macros.
  o Support for IEEE and IEEE double arithmetics
   
• Graftec Editor
  Graftec templates can be created in order to re-use code in an easy way and to improve the development time. The new smart cursor functionality speeds up the diagram design. The interaction between Graftec and the IL and Fupla editors has been improved, including the debugging.
   
• Library Manager
  The new Library Manager gives an overview of the installed FBox, FB and CSF libraries and offers the possibility to copy library into the project in order to have a backup file that includes the libraries.
   
• Watch Window
  Trend functionality has been added in the Watch Window. The user can visualize digital or analogue values and check online the behaviour of the controlled system.

Restrictions of PG5 2.0 and PG5 2.1

Not all hardware and communication features are supported by PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1.
For installations containing the following products, PG5 1.4.300 will be available in future.

• PCD4 and PCD6 CPUs
• Profibus FMS
• Serial-S-Bus RIO Configurator (e.g. for PCD1.T240)

The FBox library regarding the exchanges of datas with the Panels ESA (PCD7.D7xx) and PCD controllers is available for PG5 2.0 and can be used also in PG5 2.1, PG5 2.2 and PG5 2.3.

The FBox library is attached to this FAQ

On PG5 2.1, PG5 2.2 and PG5 2.3 a warning will be shown on the library manager 'BAD VERSION NUMBER' but it's possible to use the FBoxes in Fupla without problems

Since February 2018 PG5 2.3 is available on the support site for download.

This FAQ features a short summary of the arguments for PG5 2.3 and shall help to decide whether to work with PG5 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0 or with PG5 1.4.

Introduction

PG5 2.3. is based on PG5 2.2 and is a extension of PG5 2.1.

In PG5 2.0 major improvements have been made in the user interface, symbol management, symbol editing and device configuration.

Due to the important innovations and the Microsoft .Net Framework as base of PG5 2.0, the upgrade step from PG5 1.4 to PG5 2.0 is substantially more important than for example, an update of PG5 1.3 to 1.4. Therefore it is strongly recommended to read the "What's new" document in the PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1/PG5 2.2/PG5.2 section on the support site carefully before starting to work with PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1/PG5 2.2/PG5 2.3.

In general, new features will only be implemented in PG5 2.3 but no longer in PG5 2.2, PG5 2.1, PG5 2.0 and PG5 1.4.

Shall I use PG5 2.3, PG5 2.2, PG5 2.1, PG5 2.0 or PG5 1.4 for my next project?
We recommend using PG5 2.3 for new projects in order to profit from new functionalities.
Since PG5 1.4 will be further available as it is, no reason exists to convert all existing projects immediately.
PG5 2.0 PG5 2.1 and PG5 2.2 projects can be used in PG5 2.3 (but it's not possible to re-use PG5 2.3 projects in PG5 2.2/2.1./2.0)

Improvements on SP 1 for PG5 2.3 (PG5 2.3.162)

The following short list gives an overview of the improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.3:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.3 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.3 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Graftec:

On PG5 2.3.162, the Graftec Editor supports now the complete range of functions and it's possible to use Fupla pages on Steps/Transitions.

The Symbol Editor has been removed from the Graftec editor. The Fupla or IL editor now has exclusive access to the symbols. 
Graftec editor is for editing the Graftec state machine, not the program itself, so it does not need the program's symbols.
To edit symbols, open a Step or Transition in Fupla or IL.
When symbols are modified, changes are only made to the symbols in other Steps and Transitions when the editor's files are saved. 

Saving one ST/TR file will now save ALL the modified ST/TR files which are open for that Graftec module.

Project Generator:

The Project Generator Wizard is now available.

HTML5 Web-Pages on iOS:

Low performance on iOS devices:
Displaying HTML5 web-pages on iOS devices causes performance issues. 
It took a long time to load a new page if you click on a button that has a view jump. 

New features of PG5 2.3.113 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.3:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.3 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.3 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Fupla:

• Symbol Editor completely rewritten to allow a easier and faster Symbol handling
  
  • Easier dragging from symbols to FUPLA from anywhere on the line
  • Better performance
  • New ways to create multiple symbols at once
  • New multi-edit features
  • Group Comments
  • New Quick Search for symbols
  • New Filter options
  • Improved Symbol Error detection
  • Undo / Redo for all symbol operations

  
  

• Symbol import conflict resolution window for more control when importing symbols
  
  • Shows conflicts when importing symbols from Text (Excel etc.), or from files
  • Conflicts can be detected based on names or adresses
  • Symbols can be edited to resolve conflicts

  
  

• New adjust parameter window for speed up commisioning
  
  • Combines the best out of the old and new adjust parameter window
  • No open or close, information's are automatically displayed when you select a new FBox
  • Directly edit Online Parameters (saves a lot of mouse clicks) while keeping the original source values
  • History of changes can be displayed from the FBox
  • Possibility to hide parameters like BACnet options

  
  

• New Template Import for speed up PLC programming
  
  • Way faster import of templates
  • New possibilities for Indexing (Absolute / Relative)
  • One place to do Find & Replace for all tabs

Web-Editor8:

• Generation of HTML 5 compatible web pages

  • Generation of HTML5 output from existing SBC Web Editor projects
  • Projects are up to date with latest browser technology
  • Possibility to generate from Web Editor8 Java, or HTML5 or Java and HTML5 compatible web pages

Improvements:

Device Configurator:

• New devices
  The following devices have been integrated into the Device Configurator:
  
  • PCD7.LRL2-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 16 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRL4-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 24 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRL5-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 24 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRS4-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 14 I/O's 2 x RS485
  • PCD7.LRS5-P5:        Programmable Room Controller with 14 I/O's 2 x RS485

FBox libraries

• Standard Alarming FBoxes
  
  • Alarming Improvements for Standard & DDC Suite FBoxes in that way, that no manual creation of files needed anymore
  • New Alarm List Advanced FBox to provide all nessecary Informations to send out Alarms via Email, SMS etc.
  • New Alarm FBoxes with the possibility to use PCS, define Alarmtexts and Groups, Prio directly in the FBoxes
  • Processes Alarm state changes from DDC Suite and Standard Alarm FBoxes and puts them into a queue for sending them out via Email, SMS
  • Several options to filter for Group, Prio
  • Alarm Format format can be adapted to customer needs

  
  

• DDC Suite System Alarm FBox
  
  • Automatically detect Alarms in the referenced Systems (AHU01,AHU02 etc)
  • Possibility to define Groups and Priorities
  • Automated collective Alarm for complete systems without placing any additional FBox like OR
  • Acknowledge Alarms per System

  
  

• New Enocean EEP Profile FBoxes
  
  • With the new set of EEP FBoxes you can use every Enocean Device that is compliant to a EEP Profile
  • No dedicated FBoxes for devices are needed in future
  • Easy configuration for different type of devices inside of the FBoxes

  
  

DDC Suite

• News
  
  • Support for BACnet Rev. 14. - projects can be easily upgraded
  • Support for Alarming 2 with Groups & Priorities
  • Fast and easy engineering with 38 predesigned templates for FUPLA, Web & Visi.Plus
  • Templates for AHU incl. Humidification, Dehumidification, Air Quality etc.
  • Automatic sending of Alarms via SMS, Email without engineering effort

And other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.2.130
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.2.130:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.2 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.2 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

Windows Start menu

• In the Windows Start menu, the Saia PG5 version 2.2.130 applications are accessible directly under the folder ‘PG5 Suite V2.2.130’ and no more under the folder ‘Saia Burgess Controls’.
  This change has been made in order to be compatible with the Windows 10 start menu that’s accept only one level of folder.

Device configurator:

• PCD3.M3160: Power CPU with 512kByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, 4 IO slots not expandable
• PCD3.M3360: Power CPU with 512kByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, 4 IO slots, expandable up to 64 IO modules.
• PCD3.M5360: Power CPU with 2MByte program memory, 128MByte intflash, USB, Ethernet, RS-232, 4 IO slots, expandable up to 64 IO modules.

Fupla:

• Status indicators of unconnected FBox binary outputs in online mode.
• Probe format of binary connections is automatically defined.
• Double click for defining a new connection from an FBox input/ouput or a connector in selection mode.
• Several corrections in the online mode for indicating the correct states and values.
• Several corrections in the handling of adjust parameters.
• Possibility to connect register float to register input of an FBox.
• Various other corrections.

Web templates and Web Editor 8:

• New templates for the E-Line RIO modules.
• Various corrections in the web templates for user management and trending and also in the Web Editor 8.

Wiring Check Tool:

• Support for the 3 new PCD3 power CPU.
• Support for the PCD1.M2220-C15 E-Line CPU.
• Support for the programmable E-Line modules – PCD1.F2611-15, PCD1.G1100-C15, PCD1.G3600-C15, PCD1.G3601-C15, PCD1.W5300-C15.
• Various corrections.

New features of PG5 2.2.100 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.2:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.2 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.2 (available in English, German and French) also on the support home page:

• Improvements of Fupla
  - New internal structure
  - Undo/Redo
  - Page edition and graphical interface
  - Find and replace
• Web Editor 8.0
  - Multipage templates
  - Support of SVG pictures
  - Rotation of pictures
  - Run button
  - New web-templates
• BACnet Exlporer BACeye
• Wiring check tool
• Support of new devices like  
  - PCD1.M2220-C15:   E-Line CPU with 2 slots for IO or communication modules.
  - PCD2.M4160:          CPU with 4 slots for IO or communication modules.
  - PCD2.M4560 :         CPU with 4 slots for IO or communication modules and connector for extension
                                    modules. 

And other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.310

• Project Manager:
  A warning is displayed when opening a project made with an older version of PG5.

• WebEditor 8:
  Contains all the corrections done in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.300, especially concerning the templates where the format, min and max value are now correctly added to the project.
  The object that serves as reference when doing align operations has a different selection outline color.
  Several bug fixes to improved stability and correctness over the whole application.

• Fupla:
  Improvements in the ‘Update FBoxes’ procedure:
  for a lot of FBox, the automatic update was not possible and the message ‘Invalid structure, please review the structure and make enough place around the FBox’ was displayed.
  For such cases, the function has been improved and the update will occurs automatically.
  The function ‘Create FBox from Page’ correctly creates the FBox.

• Symbol Editor:
  In some special cases, it was not possible to drag & drop symbols to the Fupla page. This issue has been corrected.

• BACnet Configurator / Compiler:
  The function ‘Upload/Merge’ is now working correctly.

And other corrections.

New features of PG5 2.1.300

• Updated user interface, help, FBox libraries and documentation
  The Saia PG5® Suite has been updated according the new company logo and the new product names.
  New ‘SBC’ installation folder name and ‘SBC’ folder for the projects and libraries
  
  
• WebEditor 8
  New translation editor in order to easily handle multi-language web projects
  Enhancements in the ‘Library’ window
  Possibility to define default fore-/background view at project level
  
  
• Device Configurator:
  Support new IO modules   
  - PCD2/3.W380
  - PCD2.G200
  - PCD7.W600
  - PCD7.R610
  
  
• Fupla
  Define groups and separators in the Page Navigator view
  Several enhancements to the ‘Page Import’ feature
  
  
• Cross-reference
  The ‘Cross-reference List’ window now shows the symbols used in the BACnet Configurator,
  the Web Editor 8 and the symbols defined in the LON Configurator
  
  
• Library Manager
  Possible to copy only the actually used libraries into the Project folder
  
  
• HTTP Downloader
  Support of ‘Service Key’ and download over portal – HTTP reverse

And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.210 (Patch 1 of PG5 2.1.200)
Projects done with the version 2.1.200 will be fully compatible with the version 2.1.210.
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.200:

• Project Manager
  - RIO and device names can now begin with a digit
  - In the TCP/IP setting table, device is not shown if Ether-S-Bus is disabled
   
• Device Configurator
  - Corrections in Ethernet configuration for PCD3.M6860 and in media mapping for the PCD2/3.H222
   
• Web Editor 8
  - New Templates DDC Suite 2.0 (Italian) and DDC Suite 2.5 (German / English)
  - Update of Icon Gallery from version 2 to 3
  - New string operations
  - New IMaster SBC 5.15.02: 
    Since the latest Java update from Oracle ( 1.7.0.25-b17) a warning appeared (“missing permission”)
    when a Web-Editor page is displayed in the browser.
    With the new IMaster 5.15.0229 it is fixed. 
    This new IMaster is compatible with Web Editor 5 and the new Web Editor 8.
  - Fixes issue where:
    - 'Show View' in a WE5 project could wrongfully be imported as Jump Back action
    - condition priority was incorrectly compiled
    - Variable format, min and max values are now correctly added when inserting a template
• Fupla
  - Does not crash when clicking on DDC Suite BACnet FBoxes
  - On low memory platforms, adding template does not remove existing Fupla pages
  - Correct an issue concerning counter in ladder diagram
  - For non NT-PCD's, Online values of connections between F-Boxes are set in a randomly way. FAQ101859
• Graftec
  - External symbol declarations are correctly defined in Graftec files
• Assembler
  - Time types, for example ‘T#123s’, can now be ‘public’
  - Predefined max number of flags is now 8191 for PCD2.M170
• HTTP Download
  - Allow support for web server and user key protection mechanism
• DDC Add-on
  - Allow updating BACnet configuration without erasing the clients object
  - Some adaptations regarding the scheduler object
• PG5 Project Generator
  - The PG5 project is now restored when the project update is cancelled by the user.

And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.200
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in PG5 2.1.200:  

Since PG5 2.1.200 the Device Configurator has been adapted following the protection rules for PCDs that are accessible over Internet.
To prevent unwanted access to PCD data and files, default settings and password specifications for the Web Server and the FTP Server have been modified.
The following IP-protocols are disabled by default on the deivce configurator of new PG5 projects:
- S-Bus over TCP/IP
- FTP
- HTTP (Web-Server)

PG5 projects made with precedent version of PG5 2.1 are upward compatible with PG5 V2.1.200, but not back again
Once a project has been opened with PG5 V2.1.200, it is not possible to open it again with the previous versions.
As this new version contains no major changes regarding the project structure and files structure, including WebEditor8, we recommend upgrading PG5 2.1 to version 2.1.200.

• PG5 Device Configurator
  - The following IP-protocols are disabled by default on the deivce configurator of new PG5 projects:
     - S-Bus over TCP/IP
     - FTP
     - HTTP (Web-Server)
  - The user has to turn on the appropriate IP protocols deliberately in the Device Configurator and possibly
     activate the passwords for the access protection.
  - The current FTP standard user "root" with the associated password is no longer enabled by default.
  - A new service key which facilitate and secures the access for example of the Web editor 8 to the PCD.
    The service key replaces the FTP username and FTP password and the web server password.
  - IP filter which allows filtering of incoming IP packets 
    The filter allows to define which IP addresses are allowed to access the PCD or for which IP addresses
    the access to the PCD should be forbidden.
  - Easy definition of indexed symbols in Symbol view on the media mapping
  - Export of Device Configurator information towards Excel Files
    PCD3.Mxx60: Media Mapping for Interrupt Input
• WebEditor 8
  - Role-based user management and access control with with a simple user identification template
  - Download of Web-Editor 8 projects to password protected PCD
  - Find usages of functions, conditions PCD and internal variables in the whole project
  - Renaming variables in the whole project
  - Easy editing of elements without touching the mouse
  - Displaying HDLog trends as discrete (binary) curbe
  - New actions and bit comparison.
• Project Manager
  - The Backup and Restore features have been improved for better handling of project containing
     Smart RIO networks, backup/restore of Common Files, and to backup selected devices instead of the entire project
   
• Project Generator
  - Predefined Templates
  - Import of On-board module I/O symbols and multiple Media Mappings
• Fupla
  - Update all FBoxes in one Fupla File
  - In the ‘Page Navigator’ view, it is possible to assign a color for the each page
  - FBox ID 
    In the new DDC suite 2.5 suite, the BACnet configuration is generated from the FBox in using a unique
    FBox ID as link between the FBox and the generated BACnet object
   
• FBox libraries
  - IP-Filter FBoxen allowing access to the IP filtering functions at runtime
  - Free generation of building ID keys in FBoxes for BACnet and alarming
  -  ‘Summer time’ which indicates winter or summer time
  - Parameter settings for DALI devices
  - Corrections on several F-Boxes

New features of PG5 2.1.100.100 Patch 1
The following new features and modifications have been implemented in the patch 1 for PG5 2.1.100:  

• Web Editor 8.0
  - Help is now available in German and French
  - Images used in foreground, background or embedded views are now correctly shown.
  - Changing download options no longer forces rebuild
  - Changing bar graph grow direction from horizontal to vertical or vice versa also flips width & height
  - Over 40 other stability, usability improvements and bug fixes.
• Fupla
  - The 'Replace' function replaces now all adjust texts.
  - Pressing the 'Ctrl' + Space key in a connector for editing symbol show correctly the window for choosing existing symbols.
  - Template libraries done with older version are correctly restored.
• LON IP
  - The generated configuration is now correctly handled by the PCD.
• HTTP Download
  - It is now possible to download the program into the ‘INTFLASH’.
• Ethernet RIO
  - Support for COSinus version 1.20. This will allow the use Ni 1000 L&S sensor on PCD3.T665/6.
• DDC Add-on
  - The alarm texts are also generated for the Web Editor 8
• Project Generator
  - Add standard templates for an easy import from the 'PCD Konfigurator' tools.
• And some other improvements and bug fixes

New features of PG5 2.1.100 (first official release)
The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.1:
Detailed information could be found on the support page, section PG5 2.1 New features or on the document "What's new on PG5 2.1 (available in English, German and Frech) also on the support home page :

• Update Manager
• Web Editor 8.0
• Project Generator - Excel-Import
• Improvements of Fupla
  - Cyclical transmission of S-Bus telegrams
  - HTTP file transfer library
  - Display the history of Adjust window
  - S-Monitoring library
  - IP address to text conversion FBox
• Improvements on the Device Configurator
  - Support for Ni 1000 L&S temperature sensor
  - Monitoring and logging of meter data
• Support of new devices like  
  - PCD7.D457VT5F: 5.7’’ programmable panel
  - PCD7.D410VT5F: 10’’ programmable panel
  - PCD7.D412DT5F: 12’’ programmable panel
  - PCD3.M6860: controller with 2 Ethernet interfaces
  - PCD1.M0160E0: e-controller
  - PCD1.M2110R1 room controller
  - PCD1.M2160: PCD1 controller
  - BACnet MSTP module PCD2.F2150 and PCD3.F215
  - LON TP/FT-10 module PCD2.F2400 and PCD3.F240
• Flag and register extension to 16384 flags and 16384 registers (requires firmware 1.20.25 or later)
• Download backup file via HTTP
• Download in Run for PCD1.Mxxx0 and PCD3 +
• MIB File Generator for SNMP
• New User licensing and developer registration

New features of PG5 2.0.220 
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0.220:

• New FBoxes for the new PCD7.L79xN
• New FBoxes for EnOcean devices from Sensortec
• The EIB/IP driver now allows modifying the IP address of the gateway in runtime
• S-Web Editor has been updated to version 5.15.0221

New features of PG5 2.0.210 
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0.210:

• Support of the PCD1.M2160

New features of PG5 2.0 Service Pack 2 (PG5 2.0.200)
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0 SP2:

• Support of smart Ethernet RIO PCD3.T665|T666
• Device Configurator: New media mapping window for all I/O slots
• New FBox classification according functionalities in Fupla
• Fupla Unicode support for Russian computers
• Web-Editor Release 5.15.02
• Full support of 64 bit Windows systems

New features of PG5 2.0 Service Pack 1 (PG5 2.0.150)
The following new features have been implemented in PG5 2.0 SP1:

• Support of up to 14335 flags for PCD3 and PCD2.M5 (requires firmware 1.14.23 or later), see FAQ 101447
• The FTP Server, S-Web Server as well as IP Enhancements (DHCP, DNS, SNTP) can now be configured directly in the Device Configurator (requires firmware 1.14.23 or later), see FAQ 101464
• Support of new hardware (PCD1.M2120, PCD3.Mxx60 and Bluetooth modules (PCD2/3.F160 and PCD2.F2/3.F2xx equipped with a F160)
• Improved German help texts in the Device Configurator

New features of PG5 2.0.110 (first official release)

The following short list gives an overview of the new features and improvements which have been realized in PG5 2.0:

• Improved user interface with Desktop docking and Multi Document Interface
• Hardware configuration with Device Configurator
• New Symbol handling and Excel-like Symbol Editor
• New FBox properties window for fast editing
• IL Editor with FB and CSF selector analogue to the FBox Selecor in Fupla
• Graftec supports templates
• Library Manager for organizing the libraries used in the project
• Watch window with trending functionality

The new features in detail

• Improved user interface
  o Desktop Docking functionality in order to have a framework
     behaviour between the Project Manager and the different
     editors (Fupla, Graftec, S-Edit).
  o Thanks the docking window function, the position of the
     components (Symbol Editor, FBox Selector) can be positioned
     according the user preferences.
  o Ability to open several source files at the same time (MDI,
     multi-document interface).
  o Use of standard components in the different editors in order
     to make the handling easier and effective.
   
• Hardware configuration
  The Device Configurator, already available in the last service pack of PG5 1.4 is now fully integrated into the PG5 2.0. This configurator gives an overview of the IO, communication and memory slot according to the specific device. Thanks the new IO handling functionality (process image) implemented in the PCD3 and PCD2.M5xx0 firmware, digital and analogue values can be directly mapped in the PCD media, without using FBoxes or FBs.
  Additionally, the Device Configurator features a label creator and calculates the current consumption of the configured modules.
   
• Symbol handling and symbol editor
  The symbol handling has been totally re-designed, including the symbol editor. The symbols are stored in the source code files to make file copying easier. The symbol editor has been improved with features similar to Excel, the possibility to defined more information associated with the symbols, tags, and improved sorting and filtering functions.
   
• Fupla Editor
  The user interface of the Fupla Editor has been improved with a new FBox selector with filter function, new FBox properties and adjust parameter windows. The Fupla Editor also includes the new symbol editor window. It is also possible to open more than one Fupla file in the same instance. It is also possible to copy and paste adjusts parameters from one FBox to another similar FBox.
   
• IL Editor
  The IL Editor contains a new selector window where the installed FB and CSF libraries are shown. With a simple drag and drop, the user can add the FB or CSF calls, including information about the required parameters into his code. 
  The following new PCD3- and PCD2.M5 features are supported:
  o "temporary data" (TEQU) has been introduced in order to reduce the number of resources used inside FBs or macros.
  o Support for IEEE and IEEE double arithmetics
   
• Graftec Editor
  Graftec templates can be created in order to re-use code in an easy way and to improve the development time. The new smart cursor functionality speeds up the diagram design. The interaction between Graftec and the IL and Fupla editors has been improved, including the debugging.
   
• Library Manager
  The new Library Manager gives an overview of the installed FBox, FB and CSF libraries and offers the possibility to copy library into the project in order to have a backup file that includes the libraries.
   
• Watch Window
  Trend functionality has been added in the Watch Window. The user can visualize digital or analogue values and check online the behaviour of the controlled system.

Restrictions of PG5 2.0 and PG5 2.1

Not all hardware and communication features are supported by PG5 2.0/PG5 2.1.
For installations containing the following products, PG5 1.4.300 will be available in future.

• PCD4 and PCD6 CPUs
• Profibus FMS
• Serial-S-Bus RIO Configurator (e.g. for PCD1.T240)