Welcome to the C-more Programming Software
Version 2.53 (28 Sept 2009)
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This document describes some of what's new in this release of the C-more Programming Software. It also includes known issues as well as updated information for the documentation provided with this software. The information in this file and in the Help system is more up-to-date than that in the manual.


Contents

1. Welcome
2. Getting Started
3. Demo Version Notes
4. What's New?
5. Known Issues
6. Technical Support Procedures.
7. Documentation Changes.
8. Help File Changes.
9. Object Library.
10. Known Problems and Conditions.
11. Uninstalling the C-more Programming Software.
12. Contact Technical Support

Part 1:Welcome

AutomationDirect.com would thank you for using the C-more Programming Software. We have loaded many powerful and exciting features to the New C-more software; however we know that our customers sometimes have great ideas for features. Please feel free to give us input on the C-more product line and you may even request features that you feel would add more value to the software for your application

Tell us what you think about C-more!
Call our C-more comment line at 1-800-935-1084 or email your comments to Cmore@AutomationDirect.com



Part 2: Getting Started

See the C-more Programming Software Installation Guide for help on installing the software on your PC. Also, see the Hardware Quick Start guide that comes with every panel. You can find the same information in the C-more help files by selecting the Getting Started topic in the Software Help file.



Part 3: Demo Version Notes

During the install, if you do not enter a key code when prompted to do so, the Demo version of the C-more software will be installed. This version has been created to allow users to sample our latest C-more programming software before purchasing. It is limited in only a few features.

DEMO DETAILS:
1. The demo software has all the features of the purchased version, except that you cannot save your project to disk or download it to a panel.
2. You can convert your existing EZTouch project and verify through the simulator that it looks and functions just like your original EZTouch project. You can save a converted EZTouch project (one-time save).
3. You can download our sample projects and explore the capabilities of C-more.
4. You can use the Simulator to test your project on the PC, and see how the Simulator can save you hours of programming time.
5. You can create your own objects, and save them in your object library.
6. You can explore the online help, and find answers to many questions that aren't covered here in the read me file.
7. You cannot use the complete language fonts. English is the only available language font.
8.  The demo software comes with a demo version of Symbol Factory.

To install the complete full version of the software, call our 1-800-633-0405 number and select Sales. After the order is approved you will receive a key code to install the full version of the software.



Part 4: What's New? 

Please note that the entries in this section have been rotated to read information relevant to the current version first.

9/28/2009 – Version 2.53
 Bugs fixed
1) Panels with firmware version 2.52 may lock up and display a white screen.  


9/10/2009 – Version 2.52
 New drivers
1) AutomationDirect Productivity 3000

 Bugs fixed
3) Call Recipe values will not edit
4) DF1 Full Duplex Pass through problem: Timer preset values are incorrect
5) Alarms reporting incorrectly on power up
6) White screen when devices with different serial protocols are configured

Readme errata
Version 2.52 item 13 has been changed from bug to improvement


8/19/2009 – Version 2.51
 New drivers
1) GS Drives Modbus Serial
2) GS Drives Modbus Ethernet
 
 Bugs fixed
3) MultiState Text Indicator, bug when using String Tags
4) Simulation problem: AB drivers (DH485 and DF1), T4:11.ACC does not work in Simulation on PC
5) EZTouch Conversion - Modbus and Modbus TCP - Poll time is not converted properly
6) Alarm message object does not update properly on a Background screen
7) DF1 Half Tag-Based, problem when using two devices of same protocol.
8) Message database doesn't properly display edited message
9) Sounds Crackling on second loop 
10) LCD remains dark after screen saver is deactivated by touching the screen in EA7-S6M(-R) panels
11) A-B Ethernet/IP 1100 with two PLCs, problem when communications lost to one PLC.
12) Slider object: Enter and Cancel buttons do not appear when object is narrower than default and On Demand is selected
14) C-more USB Pen Drive Recognition
 
 Readme errata
Version 2.40 item 8 has been changed to read: The total quantity of screens in the project is increased to 9999, limited by available memory.
 
 Improvements
13) EtherNet/IP Tag Based Control/CompactLogix: Tag Copy of Strings with an odd length does not copy correctly- Added byte swap option.
15) Adjust Screen value set by Adjust Screen object should be retentive
16) Event Manager - Tag Event - for Analog Tags, base the event on <, = or > or not equal or like the Visibility option on most objects
17) Line Trend Graph and PID Trend graph Objects - Scroll Buttons - Add Check Box option "Display Scroll Buttons" to Options Tab, Default = checked
18) Modbus RTU & Modbus TCP: Allow write function code for registers and Coils to be selected
19) Radio Button - Expand the object to use the entire 16 bit word instead of just 8 bits.
20) Radio Button - Background to Buttons should be editable
21) Trend Data Logging - CSV file needs headers
22) Event Manager Export/Import - There is a field at the bottom of an Event Manager Export that we can not see. But if it is deleted or if data is added after it on the spreadsheet, the import will not work as expected. Identify this row so it will not be deleted.
23) Limit C-more Tag data type selection to Allen Bradley PLC memory type
24) Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP: Add "2" as an option in the "Registers Per Message" field for the Panel Manager settings
25) Modbus RTU and TCP: allow Registers per Message and Coils per Message to be unique settings per devices
26) Add Numeric/Text Entry Object Focus option
27) Add Byte Swap option in event manager Tag and Tag Copy events for ASCII data.


4/13/2009 – Version 2.42
   Bugs Fixed
1)  The Source Data becomes corrupted in the Recipe Object using Single Source Recipe  in various circumstances.  
This only happens when converting projects from versions older than 2.40 to version 2.40 or 2.41. 

3/9/2009 – Version 2.41
   Bugs Fixed
1)When converting projects from versions older than 2.01 the Remote Access feature is enabled.

   Readme errata
2) Allen-Bradley String data type is supported in version 2.40… that note is added to Version 2.40 item 4 (Improvements)

2/25/2009 – Version 2.40
   New Features
1) Remote Internet Access feature – refer to description topic and setup topics in the Help file
2) SMTP authentication supported for email
3) Sample projects install with the software – found in the Projects folder

   Improvements
4) Allen-Bradley Long data type is supported
	Allen-Bradley String data type is supported
5) Allen Bradley - DF1 Addressing is expanded to accept I1:0.0 to I1:30.255 and O0:0.0 to O0:30.255
6) Allen Bradley Micrologix L data type now supports bit level addressing
7) A-B Generic EtherNet/IP now allows multiple serial protocols
8) The total quantity of screens in the project is increased to 9999, limited by available memory.

Bugs Fixed
9) Tagname Import - does not work due to Error GUI-179
10) Popup window - Multistate Bitmap does not update in popup window


1/14/2009 – Version 2.23 + Service Pack 1
      Bugs Fixed
1) Allen Bradley L5K Import with TagName the same as DataType causes C-more S/W to crash.
2) When Importing over 30,000 tags the Error Message text is wrong.
3) C-more importing Analog I/O Aliases in ControlLogix driver L5K import with wrong data type.
4) Import Message Database with Message Overwrite, Message Text is deleted.

10/31/2008 – Version 2.23
New Features
PLC Drivers
      1) AutomationDirect CLICK
      2) Siemens S7-200 Ethernet 
									
Improvements
      1) Add functionality to allow C-more access to security locked
      2) Event Manager - Make Event Manager Database Window Sizable

Bugs Fixed
     1) Volume Control - Does not work in 2.2+SP1 12" and 15" Panels


09/10/2008 – Version 2.2 + Service Pack 1

      For Details on New Features and Improvements see the 
		C-more Ver. 2.2 + SP1 Release Notes included on your C-more CD

Improvements
1) PLC Driver – Long data type support has been added for the Allen Bradley PLC drivers.

Bugs Fixed
1) AB Tag-based Driver L5K import, all data types have wrong DataCount value.
2) Web server does not work with FireFox.
3) Importing project data from any project older than 2.1 crashes the C-more programming software.
4) Call Recipe object – If cell is configured for ASCII value and value is blank, it cannot be edited on the panel

07/28/2008 – Version 2.2

      For Details on New Features and Improvements see the 
		C-more Ver. 2.2 Release Notes included on your C-more CD

New Features

PLC Drivers
1) Mitsubishi FX-1N(C)/2N(C)/3U(C) (CPU)
2) Mitsubishi Q/QnA Serial 
3) Mitsubishi Q/QnA Ethernet
4) Mitsubishi Q Series (Q02/Q02H/Q06H/Q12H/Q25H CPU)
									
Improvements
1) Add functionality to allow C-more access to security locked Allen Bradley Control/Compact Logix
2) Event Manager - Make Event Manager Database Window Sizable

Bugs Fixed
1) EtherNet/IP Tag Based: C-more doesn't request Float Array tags correctly
2) Screen Library - Screens can not be saved to the Screen Library
3) Screen Selector object with popup option getting corrupted and crashing customer projects
4) Screen Capture Event - RTE-012 error is displayed if there is no LOG folder.
5) Alarm History - Cannot clear the Alarm
6) Key Button - Notification does not work.
7) Screen Saver being affected by External Clock Source Tags
8) Simulator - Does not work well with attached project
9) Event Manager - Shorten the file name of the screen capture
10) Event Manager Import - Error GUI-185 when trying to Import using Select and the Action type selected is not in the XLS file.
11) C-more Clock - When 49.7 days pass, the date is reset.
12) Entivity Modbus RTU & Modbus TCP: Software should not import Strings above S-192
13) Export Screen Images With Object Name does not include object names
14) Import / Export Event Manager - Recommended Text
15) Event Manager- Error
16) Installation - L5KPreDefine_Template.txt file not getting installed into C-more Installation Folder
17) Popup Window - Viewing area shifts with each window opened
18) Bar meter with meter image and the background image upgrade to ver. 2.10 causes application error.
			

04/28/2008 - Version 2.1

For Details on New Feature and Improvement see the 
		C-more Ver. 2.1 Release Notes included on your C-more CD

New Features
1) PLC Drivers
   a) Omron CS/CJ FINS Ethernet
   b) Siemens S7-300 Ethernet (ISO over TCP/IP)
   c) Siemens S7-200 PPI Serial
			
2) Panel Lost Firmware / OS Recovery Tool
3) Project Memory Tool
			
Improvements
1) Added "Read Project" to the File Menu
2) Selection to Tag Name Database Import for A-B SLC and MicroLogix
4) Added Alias Tags options to CompactLogix Tag Imports
5) Import/Export Event Manager Database
6) Option to Turn-off Scientific Notation in Panel Manager
7) Added Font Selection for Slider, Trend, analog Meter and Bar Graph 
8) Added Scaling to Slider Object
9) Added Analog Meter angular position and angle selections
10) Trend - Enabled use of Mixed Data Types
11) Added Port Number for Email Server
12) Added Port Number for Web Serser
13) Added Notification Option to Key Button Object
14) Added Visibility Control to Key Button Object
15) Added Option to Panel Manager to reduce project size when using bitmaps with less than 16 Bit color
16) Added Project Memory Tool to analyze project size contributors
17) Added Range checking to Inc/Dec Object
18) ASCII String Data Type increased from 81 characters to to 128 characters.
		
Bugs Fixed
1) Alarm History - Clear All - Inactive and Active Alarms are both cleared
2) Alarm History - Alrms clear even when confirmation is required
3) Alarm History- '>' and '<' characters cause a memory error
4) Call Recipe Sheet - Data not displaying in random situations
5) Call Recipe Navigation Buttons Causing Major Memory Leak
6) Call Recipe - Opening Recipe Sheet causes a memory leak
7) Email Client - Subject Line and From field are blank
8) USB Driver will not install on some PC's
9) PID Trend - Autoscale Minimum value does not autoscale
10) Print - Multistate Text Indicator Database - Only 17 messages will print
11) Screen Capture File Name Length over 244 characters causes panel to crash
12) Control/CompactLogix: Exporting bit-of-Word and re-importing - Bit information lost
13) Event Manager - Sound Action Problem
14) Object Visibility not correct when Notification & Handshake Option used
15) Application error occurs if datalogging is turned on on more than 16 Trends
16) Trend Cursor Open combined with an Event Manager Change Screen causes panel to crash
17) Trend Cursor open causes a memory leak
18) Bar Graph not always updating with PLC data when large number of bar graphs on screen
19) Bar Graph Language - Label showing two languages at once
20) PLC to Panel Screen Number higher than 999 causes system screen to display
21) Slider object does not follow touch point on touch screen
22) Line - Animation - Line length does not change consistently
23) Key Button - CALL TO SYSTEM SCREEN, bypasses the System Screen password
24) System Screen Password - Asterisk are not displayed when password is entered
25) Panel Manager - The lists in the dialog are not displayed when screen is set to 120DPI
26) TagName of "0" can not be imported
27) Numeric Entry Handshaking not working with Ethernet/IP BOOL Array
28) EtherNet/IP Float Array tags not requested correctly
29) Pass Through - The application error occasionally occurs on screen change
30) PCL to Panel - Switch to Screen Number - It doesn't work sometimes
31) Screen Saver and Message Box - If Message Box pops up and then the screen saver activates, there is no way to recover. Panel must have power cycled.
32) Project Size Calculation Error - Project will download but will not run on Panel
33) Low Memory Error- Line Trend Graph Stored Sample not included in project Size Calculation
34) Screen Saver and Message Box - If Message Box pops up and then the screen saver activates, there is no way to recover.
35) Panel to PLC - C-more Start up Screen does not get written to the PLC Register            upon power up of the C-more.
36) No version checking of project when using "Read From Panel"

			
09/5/2007 - Version 2.0 Build 07.35A,B,C,D E
Bugs Fixed
1) Allen Bradley EtherNEt/IP PLC-011 error
2) No * when entering Screen Password
3) DH-485 Communication Timing optimized
			
Improvements
1) Retentive Tag Startup Performance Improved
2) Added Copy and Paste of Individual Records within Event Manager	


09/5/2007 - Version 2.0 Build 07.35
Bugs Fixed
1) Allen Bradley EtherNEt/IP PLC-011 error
2) No * when entering Screen Password
3) DH-485 Communication Timing optimized
			
Improvements
1) Retentive Tag Startup Performance Improved
2) Added Copy and Paste of Individual Records within Event Manager


08/6/2007 - Version 2.0 Build 07.32
New Features
1) Added Allen Bradley Drivers
	ControlLogix/CompactLogix Ethernet IP Tag Based Client
	ControlLogix/CompactLogix DF1 Full Duplex Tag Based Client
      ControlLogix/CompactLogix DF1 Half Duplex Tag Based Client
   SLC5/05 EtherNEt/IP Client
	MicroLogix 1100 EtherNet/IP Client
	Net-ENI EtherNet/IP Client

Bugs Fixed
1) Internal Retentive Tag Values cleared


07/16/2007 - Version 1.31 Build 07.27
Fixed bugs as listed
1) Popup Window Memory Leak
2) Objects overlapping Text Objects causing objects to not update
3) A-B DH485 did not accept Panel Station number set to 1
4) Old project transferred instead of saved project
5) Firmware updates failures
6) Load Library Fail - Database issue with Windows 2000, missing msvcp60.dll
7) Modbus TCP/IP double requests causing "PLC-499 Error Code 0x0004"
8) Recipe Sheet in Popup window causing an error


06/01/2007 - Version 1.3 Build 07.21A - Firmware Release Only
Fixed bugs as listed
1) Memory Leak in Line Trend Graph Object - will cause panel to lockup.


05/17/2007 - Version 1.3 Build 07.21
New Features
1) Recipe Object - New Multiple Source Recipe Selection
2) Recipe Object - Added Tag Name Trigger 
3) Call Recipe Object
4) Recipe Sheet Database
5) Recipe Backup and Restore through FTP, CF or USB Pen Drive
6) Trend Object - Time Stamp Option
7) Trend Object - Touch Cursor Data Display
8) Trend Object - Added Pause Button that does not stop logging
9) Improved Bitmap Drawing and Graphic Performance
10) Improved Calendar Time Clock Accuracy
11) Added support for POP3 before SMTP Mail Server Authentication
12) Added Floating Point for Modbus Protocol
13) Generic Ethernet IP Retentive Value Setting
14) Added Omron FINS protocol Support for CS/CJ series PLC's
15) Made other improvements
16) Fix Critical, Major and Minor Bugs
	1) Allen Bradley DF1 use with Pass Through Feature
	2) Allen Bradley DH-485 Token Passing Issues
	3) Screen Sort Causing Program Error
	4) Large Bitmap causing "Not Enough Buffer Memory" even though enough memory exists
	5) Long Tag Name Import Causing Tool to Crash
	6) Message Database Importing more than 500 Tags causes program crash
	7) Loop back test for RS422/RS485
	8) Datalogging Clock Offset by 0.5s
	9) Floating Point Accuracy
	10) 100% CPU Usage issue
	11) Screen Change from PLC Does not cause Screen to come back on
	12) Conflicting IP Addresses displays 0.0.0.0 for IP address
	13) Bad Network Connection causes IP Address to display 0.0.0.0


02/02/2007 - Version 1.21 Build 06.18K - Firmware Release Only
Fixed bugs as listed
1) Floating Point Accuracy Bug
2) Floating Point Data Display Bug with the following Objects
	Numeric Display
	Numeric Entry
	Slider
	Bar Meter
	PID FacePlate
	Analog Meter
3) Trend Graph Update Bug related to clock adjustments

 
10/19/2006 - Version 1.21 Build 06.18I - Firmware Release Only
1) Corrects Performance issues related to the EA7-T12C and Ea7-T15C panels


08/23/2006 - Version 1.21 Build 6.18E
1)Fixed Bugs -Major Bugs listed
General
1.  Added Fonts that had been in version 1.1.1.3a but were removed in 1.21 Build 6.18A: 
    Arial Bold, Arial Italics, Arial Bold Italics
2.  USB driver breaks after new install
3.  Firmware Update fails repeatedly
4.  Autosave not saving
5.  Message Database import bugs
6.  Transfer to External Memory Device - Project broken if not saved first
7.  Project Save error associated with password setup from an object dialog box
8.  FTP server account and password not working
9.  Russian Language causing software to crash
10  Tag Database will not accept Russian character set
11. Creating 999 screens causes an error
12. Screen Change Value of '0' from the PLC should cause panel to go to previous screen

Objects
  Numeric Entry
	13. Floating Point data type not displayed correctly
	14. Downloading Project with Numeric Keypad Open causes error
	15. Displaying wrong number of digits
	16. Displayed current value is not the same as keypad current value
 Shape Objects
	17. Drawing Speed very slow when shape object overlaps another object with blink.
	18. Animation on shape objects causing EA-Run.exe Exception Error
 Pop Up Window Frame
	19. If Pop Up Window is displayed and PLC initiates a screen change, panel freezes.
Analog Meter
	20. Bug in selecting tags for Alarm bands

PLC Communications
21. PLC Serial Communication Loop Back Test Bugs

Changes
23. Autosave and Backup set by default


05/23/2006 - Version 1.21 Build 06.18A
     1)Fixed Sharing Violation Bug


04/21/2006 - Version 1.2
1)National language support
2)Line Trend Graph - New Logging & Resuming features.
3)PID Faceplate Trend - New Logging & Resuming.
4)Bitmap Text - Support for other Language Scripts.
5)Import/Export CSV files -Tag Name Database & Address Book
6)Fixed Bugs -Major Bugs listed

General
1. Clock Source - Write to PLC - If Synchronize Schedule left unchecked panel performance affected.
2. Background Screen causes beeper to stick.
3. PLC ---> Panel - Beeper Specification not correct.
4. USB programming connection - Disconnecting panel from PC or powering down panel causes PC to crash with a    blue screen.
5. Backlight Error on Panels with no backlight problem.
6. Project Size with BMP - Project gets larger every time the BMP is edited.
7. Panel Information Revision information incorrect when viewed in software.
8. Screen Library - Screen Options - Screen Description does not show correct data.
9. System Screen Restore - Restore from USB to Panel with CF1 installed, project loaded to internal memory    instead of CF1.
10.Tag Database Import - Lower case letters imported but not changed to upper case. Lower case not allowed in    the Tag Database.
11.Tag Database - Importing tag-names with lower case causes PLC timeouts
		
PLC Communications
12.DH-485 fails when RSLinx Autobrowse is ON
13.DH-485 Framing Errors on screen changes.
14.Modbus TCP - PLC Comm Timeout not consistent from panel to panel
15.Ethernet/IP stops communicating when screen has no objects with PLC tags

Event Manager
16.Event Manager - Message Box and Sounds conflicting - Sounds not repeating as programmed when message boxes    used in same Event.
17.Event Manager- Screen Capture Action and an Email Action with attached screen capture used in same Event,    email will have no attachment.	
18.Event Manager - Logging Messages to the USB Pen Drive - Data not correct


11/22/2005 - Version 1.1.1.3
	1)Fixed Application error occurs when power on Problem.(Very few case)
	2)Fixed Screen Change stops at PLC to Panel Problem.(Very few case)
      3)Fixed Software crashes using Static Bitmap Problem.(Very few case)


11/15/2005 - Version 1.1.1.1
	1)Fixed 15inch(EA7-T15C) VGA Mode Problem.
	2)New Help file version 1.1


11/10/2005 - Original Release C-more Programming Software Ver. 1.1.1.0



Part 5: Known Issues

Software features not yet available. These items may be disabled or grayed-out in the software.

          1)  Time Server - New feature.
          2)  ECOM Module ID - Used to support with ECOM module Dip Switch settings without IP address.

The following is a list of known issues that could not be corrected before this software release.  
Every effort will be made to correct these issues in the next release.

          1)  Tag Database for all protocols: The software does not cross check objects assigned to tags for Read/Write properties.  Panel will attempt to write to Read Only Addresses.
          2) Message box and Web Server - Popup Message Box prevents Web Client from viewing Screen
          3) Key Button - Cap Locks - Does not change appearance of keys and does not cause Upper Case characters to be entered.
	4) Log - Not enough Memory Space in %Device% (RTE-001) due to conversion overflow of 8.3 file naming 
		

Part 6: Technical Support Procedures

If you need technical assistance, you may find the information you need on our web site at www.automationdirect.com/support. If you prefer, you can send us your inquiry at http://support.automationdirect.com/techinquiry.html.Or you may call Automationdirect at 1-770-844-4200 -- our technical support team is available to answer your questions weekdays from 9 AM - 6 PM EST. Or you can fax the information to us at 1-770-886-3199 any time of day.
Please provide the Version information when requesting technical support. You'll find it under the Help/About C-more Programming Software Version.



Part 7: Documentation Changes

There are none at this time. We request that you contact us with any corrections, enhancements, changes that you would like to see in the documentation via fax (1-770-886-3199) or inquiry at http://support.automationdirect.com/techinquiry.html.
Please always check the On-Line Help files and our web site at www.automationdirect.com/support for updated and new information.



Part 8: Help File Changes

We request that you contact us with any corrections, enhancements, changes that you would like to see in the documentation via fax (1-770-886-3199) or inquiry at http://support.automationdirect.com/techinquiry.html
Please always check the On-Line Help files and our web site at www.automationdirect.com/support for updated and new information.



Part 9: Library

C-more Programming Software includes Object Library which contain examples for your project. Please take the time to review these samples to get a feel for the types of objects which C-more Programming Software uses. You can also register your Object Library to User Object Library. Object Library selecting Tool > Object Library from the menu. We will list new objects in this section of the read-me file when they are available



Part 10: Known Problems and Conditions

Find a Problem?
Please check the version of your Windows once again.
C-more Programming Software runs under the following Windows Operating systems (Windows Vista/XP Pro/XP Home/2000 with SP4)

Please report any problems to Automationdirect via http://support.automationdirect.com/techinquiry.html  or by calling 1-770-844-4200.



Part 11: Uninstalling C-more Programming Software

Before Starting: Data Backup
If you have saved projects that you feel are important to you, then you will need to make a backup of these files. Please backup your files such as Project files and Library files before uninstalling.

Before Starting: Remove USB Cable
If the C-more Panel is connected to the PC USB port, then the USB driver will be active. Please Remove USB Cable between PC and C-more before Uninstalling.



Part 12: Contact Technical Support

Telephone: 1-770-844-4200
Our technical support hours are from 9am to 6pm Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday.

FAX: 1-770-886-3199

Technical Support Inquiry
http://support.automationdirect.com/techinquiry.html

Discussion Forum: AutomationDirect Customer Forum
http://forum1.automationdirect.com/

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