VisiLogic V8.00 Features  OS V 3.0.0

 

Note that some of the information below refers to Vision Divisions. These are:

Standard Vision: V120, V230, V260, V280, V290, and V530

Enhanced Vision: V570, V290-C, 350, and V130

New Software Utilities

The release of V8.00 includes new software available from the Utilities section of this Downloads page.

SD Suite Software

·         The SD Explorer, enabling you to remotely access, download, upload SD data without ever removing it from the PLC.

·         The SD Manager, offering a variety of tools to convert, view, edit, and manipulate SD data.

Remote Operator

·         This new Standalone software utility enables you to use your PC to view remote HMI screens and click on-screen objects of a large number of remote Unitronics Vision, M90/91, and Jazz controllers.

SD Card
Ladder functions (Enhanced only)

SD Password

Guards SD data.

Folder Report

Reports the number of files currently in an SD folder, and the number of files can still be created in that folder.

SD to/from Data Table

Use these to read and write data between Data Tables and SD card.

SD Trend

Record an entire or partial trend to a .utr file in the SD card Trends folder.

Display Trend directly from a .utr file via HMI element Trend from SD.

SD Excel

Pull numeric data or text strings from the PLC and use delimiters to structure a line; then create an Excel file on an SD Card. Supports .csv & .txt lines

Data Blocks

Create, and then read/write PLC data to storage areas in the SdBLocks folder on a SD card.

SD Data Blocks may reach a total of 4G.

Data Files

Use Windows Explorer to store any type of file onto an SD card, such as .html or .jpg. Via Ladder, read and write these files in 'chunks' of 512 bytes.

You can also use these functions to pull data from the PLC and create files on the SD card.

SD Card
HMI Elements (Enhanced Only)

SD Browser:

Trend from SD: a new option on the Display Trend variable

High-capacity SD Cards

Now supports SDHD cards.

 

 

String Library (Enhanced)

·         String Libraries have been increased to 16, making it easy to create a single application that can serve end-users in 16 languages.

·         Strings can be imported/exported from/to Excel.

·         Both features are in String Library> File

·         Find Unreferenced Strings is a new tool on the String Library toolbar.

Complex Web Server (Enhanced, TCP/IP)

Build your web pages using an HTML editor. Download them to an SD card in an Enhanced Vision running Enhanced PLC Webserver.vlp. available from:

http://www.unitronics.com/data/uploads/communication/WebServer.zip

The Vision can host pages with a variety of colors, fonts, links to other sites, and scripts. The controller must comprise a TCP/IP port, and must be connected to an Ethernet network.

Vision570 + onboard I/Os Support

Vision V570-57-T34 OPLC—a new V570 model that offers on-board I/Os (not yet released to market)

XL I/O Expansion Module support

XL I/O modules comprise enhanced I/O configurations and detachable I/O connectors. In addition, Some module comprises a built-in adapter for communicating with the PLC and providing power to the other expansion modules in the system

SAE J1939 CANbus Protocol, CANbus modes

If your Vision comprises a CANbus port, you can use:

·         SAE J1939: Configure, then Send/Receive PGNs. Located on
COM> J1939

·         CANopen + CANLayer2: now available as simultaneous modes as option in COM Init

·         New Ladder Element: Map Register bytes can aid in managing CANOpen messages, reordering, expanding, and distributing.

New Ethernet features

New functions available on the COM TCP/IP menu are:

·         Ping

·         Email>SMTP Mail Authentication

·         SNMP(slave)

Built-in Web Server (Enhanced,TCP/IP)

·         Advanced Options enable user logo, and logo via external link.

·         New option ‘Editable’ enable user to send value to PLC via web interface

DF1 Slave

Enables Vision to be slave to the DF1 AB protocol, COM >DF1

Frequency Measurement

New Ladder function on the Immediate menu enables you measure High-speed Input frequency with resolution and accuracy of 0.01 Hz..

Data Tables

New Ladder functions on the Data Tables menu:

·         Copy a Data Table Row to Operand Vector

·         Copy a Vector of Operands to a Data Table Row

Alarms

Now supported by V130

OEM: Image Customization

You can replace the following Unitronics proprietary system images in your application, by placing an image on the display, right-clicking it and selecting Default OS Images:

·         Information Mode: replace the Unitronics logo

·         System Busy: replace the VisiLogic image

·         Start-up Splash screen: replace the DOS-style screen

New Ladder Tools

·         Advanced Find and Replace: Edit> Replace Operand now supports Replace in HMI Displays

·         Address Vector: when addressing an Operand, you can assign a vector of operands a name, and automatically assign consecutive numbers.

On-line Test Mode

Go to HMI Screen: when you are in Test mode, you can jump the VisiLogic application to the display that you see on the controller’s HMI screen by clicking the HMI icon on the Test toolbar.

HMI Variable Features (Color Division)

·         Select Touch keyboard type: Select this when creating a Keypad Entry Variable

·         Numeric Variable-Range: You can now change colors according to range of values.

·         Display Background –Image: Right-click a display, and select a background image.

·         Graphical button: You can now select an image when creating a button.

Vista .emf

This format can now be viewed when running Vista

HMI Improvements

Text: when you create/edit a text box, there are new Alignment options; in addition, older options work in accordance with expected standards.

 

 

 

VisiLogic V7.0.1 Features  OS V 2.001.00

 

Note that some of the information below refers to Vision Divisions. These are:

Standard Vision: V120, V230, V260, V280, V290, and V530

Enhanced Vision: V570, V290-C, 350, and V130

 

X-Operands

These are now supported by a broader range of functions.

Find & Replace

Now supports X-operands

 

 

 

VisiLogic V7.0.0 Features  OS V 2.001.00

 

Note that some of the information below refers to Vision Divisions. These are:

Standard Vision: V120, V230, V260, V280, V290, and V530

Enhanced Vision: V570, V290-C, 350, and V130

 

Vision350 Support
Palm-size PLC with COLOR

 

Vision350 OPLCs belong to the Color Vision Series, comprising a 3.5” TFT touchscreen that can show over 1000 displays; with a 3.5MB capacity for images & fonts.

7 models are currently available, each with a different on-board I/O configuration which may include PT100/TC and analog outputs. Via local and remote I/O Expansion Modules, V350 can support up to 512 I/Os. Additional features include:

Built-in operating panel containing an touchscreen LCD and a keypad ♦ 1 built-in serial port: RS232/RS485 ♦ Optional: the user may order and install additional ports: RS232/RS485/Ethernet and CANbus ♦ SD card support

Remote I/O (all models supporting CANbus)

 

The EX-RC1 remote I/O module adapter enables you to distribute I/O Expansion Modules throughout your system. The adapter is connected to a master PLC by UniCAN, Unitronics’ proprietary CANbus protocol, and functions as a slave device within that network. Each adapter may be connected to up to 8 I/O expansion modules. Up to 512 I/Os may be connected to a single controller, depending on the models you select.

SD Cards: Removable Memory Storage (Enhanced only)

 

Enhanced Vision controllers now support SD cards. The V570 supports standard SD cards; V130 and V350 support micro SD cards. You can:

·         Enable a VisiLogic application to store complete Data Tables, and to log Data Table rows to an SD card

·         Import data on a SD card into Data Tables via VisiLogic

·         Apply a password to prevent programs being uploaded from the controller to an SD card

·         Store Alarms History on SD

·         Use Information Mode to:
- Upload a VisiLogic application and OS firmware onto an SD card, and then copy them into other controllers
- Upload the entire Data Table structure of a controller

·         Use Unitronics SD Tools utility, located on VisiLogic Tools  menu, to:
- Convert and view the data on the SD card via PC
- Export that data to Excel or as an .csv file

Send e-mail (all models supporting TCP/IP)

This function enables a controller to send an email in response to Ladder conditions. In order to send email, the controller must comprise a TCP/IP port, and must be connected to an Ethernet network with access to an SMTP or ESMTP server.

Web Server (Enhanced only, supporting TCP/IP)

 

Enhanced Vision controllers can act as servers and host web pages that can display operand values including timers and counters, and Alarm warnings. The controller must comprise a TCP/IP port, and must be connected to an Ethernet network.

Stepper via High-speed Output (V570 only)

 

Snap-in I/O modules offer high-speed outputs. If you are using a V570 with any model Snap-in I/O module, VisiLogic 7.00 or higher and the relevant OS, you can use these outputs to control stepper motors.

Note that any acceleration and deceleration that is needed to arrive at Target safely and accurately must be implemented via Ladder.

Trends HMI Variable: New Feature (Enhanced only)

 

·         V130 support
Up to 4 Trends, each holding 2 Curves

·         Y-axis value
The minimum and maximum value can now be linked to MI, enabling the value to be entered via keypad

·         Remote Access
You can now view Trends in Remote Access

Information Mode: Additions for V130

 

·         View CANbus settings

·         See connected I/O Expansion Modules

·         View the PLC Name

·         Monitor Ethernet communications as they flow through the port

1.25 mS Interrupt Routine
(Enhanced only)

The 1.25 mS is called by naming a subroutine _Interrupt 1.25 mS.

New Stop Mode Subroutine (All models)

If you include a subroutine named:_RUN_TO_STOP_
this subroutine will run a single time when the PLC enters Stop mode. Note the addition of a new related system operand SB 301, which turns on for a single cycle when the PLC goes into stop mode

New Boot Mode Features (Enhanced only)

 

The OS version released with VisiLogic 7.00 also adds new Boot Mode features

·         OS Download
Download an OS via COM2, Ethernet, or CANbus.

·         Boot Info Mode: This gives you the ability to check software and certain hardware versions, view and edit Unit ID as well as certain CANbus, serial, and Ethernet settings. You enter this mode just like standard Information mode: when you are in Boot mode, touch ( or in the case of the V130 hold down the <I> key) for 7 seconds.

Import/Export Displays

You can export displays and save them as .vld files, then import them into other projects.

HMI Variable Features (Enhanced/Color Division)

 

·         Password: you can now display text in the password variable

·         Numeric Variables: can now display MF values

·         Binary Text, List of Texts: supports background color, text from String Library

·         List of Texts, Range of Texts: you can now determine background and foreground colors, and apply them to all rows

·         List of Images: Select groups of images; when in the Select Image box, by holding down the Ctrl button and clicking images

·         Project>Properties>Colors: you can select default colors for:
-Buttons: Pressed/Unpressed states
-Focus and Focus Text
-Default Line color

UniDownloader

 

Additional details regarding this new feature will soon be available.

The UniDownloader package enables you to build a complete, compressed project and send it anywhere to be installed in a PLC using a standalone downloader. Your end user will be able to download the application, but will not be able to view or modify it. The tool can download applications and OS.

The package comprises the UniDownload Designer, located on the Tools menu, and the UniDownloader, available as a separate download from www.unitronics.com.

UniEDS

Use the UniEDS to open CANopen EDS files. The utility is located on the Tools menu.

Additional Features (All models)

 

·                     Struct: supports MI to Inputs

·                     UDP and TCP RAW functions are located on the COM>TCP/IP>UDP menu. Use them to send a vector of raw data to a remote Vision, broadcast the data to the entire network, or receive a stream of data and write it to a vector of registers

·                     FB Protocol: now supports STX in checksum calculations

·                     New Function: Replace String

·                     Keystroke Ctrl + Z now undoes the last action

Additional Features (Enhanced only)

 

·         OS download via Ethernet

·         Alarms: Supported in Remote Access

·         Virtual Keypads: Enhanced Touchscreen Models
You can use SI 49 to change between three keypad types

·         Relevant X Operand types are now supported in NUM to ASCII functions, and in the Events FB

·         Color models only: Trend (Legacy) FB- you can write a value into SI 48 to change the color of the Trend as it is being drawn

Issue: CANopen compatibility break

 

The CANopen System Operand addressing scheme changed as of VisiLogic version 7.00, OS OS 2.00 (Standard Division) OS 5.02 (Enhanced Division).

You can choose to continue editing older applications using previous VisiLogic versions contained in the VisiLogic Verison Swapper. Note that in this case the controller must use an older OS.

 

 

 

 

 

VisiLogic V6.0.1 Features  OS V1.002 (B7)

 

Known Issues: 

XB- Using a Negative Transition Contact returns a runtime error. Please do not use XB Negative Transition Contacts in your applications.
This bug will be fixed in the next official VisiLogic version.

 

V570: The Virtual Keypad does not offer separate plus (+) and minus (-) signs.

This will be fixed in an upcoming version, with the plus and minus sign replacing the exponential signs  ‘2 ‘ and ‘3’.

Please do not use these exponential signs in your applications.

The bugs listed below are fixed in V6.01

V130: OS Update from the Web

This is supported in this version

Polish Interface

Polish has been added to the VisiLogic interface languages

Processing Memory Floats

The new OS processes floats more rapidly. Note that the OS may be downloaded using the VisiLogic Help menu Help>Update From the Web, and installed in the controller.

 

 

VisiLogic V6.0.0 Features (Requires OS update)

Note that some of the information below refers to Vision Divisions. These are:

  • Standard Vision: V120, V230, V260, V280, V290-BW, and V530
  • Enhanced Vision: V570 and V130

Supports micro-OPLC series: Vision130™

Vision130™ micro-OPLCs belong to the Enhanced Division. V130 is a palm-sized, rugged programmable logic controller that comprises: On-board I/O configuration ♦ Built-in operating panel containing an LCD and a keypad ♦ 1 built-in serial port: RS232/RS485 ♦ Optional: the user may order and install additional ports: RS232/RS485/Ethernet and CANbus

New Ladder functions (Enhanced)

·         Set String Library

·         Library String to ASCII

New Ladder functions (all controllers

·         Store:         RESET Numeric Value

·         Strings:      Step In Range, String to ASCII, Remove String From String, Insert String to String, Left Part of String, Right Part of String, Middle Part of String, Find String within String, and Timer to ASCII

·         COM:          Set PLC Network ID

·         Data Tables:          Set column value in Data Tables

·         HMI:           Refresh HMI Display

·         Logic:        Toggle Register Bit

·         Copy Vector:          Timers added to Operand Type

Alarms (V570 only)

Alarms are linked to a built-in set of Displays. Your application determines how and when an Alarms Display is shown.

String Library (Enhanced)

Organize text into different String Libraries—for example, separate libraries for Spanish, English and Italian—pull strings into HMI objects, and then switch libraries to change the display language.

X Operands (Enhanced)

X Operands are processed within the CPU's RAM memory. Use them in subroutines where scan time is critical, for example during Interrupt Routines. Note that since they are not backed up by battery, they are always 0 at power up.

More Operands (V570)

Operands increased to: MB – 8192, MI – 4095, ML – 512, DW – 256, MF – 64, Timers - 384 Counters - 32

Color Vision Features

·         New Graph object: Thermometer

·         ASCII entry via touch

·         COM 3 now supported for serial communications

·         Draw Line (Cartesian, polar coordinates; vary width, length, and color.)

·         Trends: Curve name may be taken from String Library, Min. and Max Y axis values may be indirectly set from operand, and decimal values may be used

Now supports the HMI objects Round Rectangle and Ellipse

Help- in Spanish - Ayuda en Español

 At installation, VisiLogic installs both English and Spanish Help files. If the user selects the Spanish interface (View>Language>Spanish) VisiLogic will refer to the Spanish files. Note that the English Help files, which are the most recently updated, can always be accessed via the Windows Start menu (typically Start >Unitronics> VisiLogic>Help

 

 

 

VisiLogic V5.2.3 Features (Relevant for V570, V290-C. Requires OS update)

Transitional contacts

Number of permitted Rise/Fall elements increased to 1024

Trends

Now supports decimal point in Y-axis value

 

VisiLogic V5.2.2 Features

Telestar Modem

Now supported by VisiLogic.

V570 Known Issue: if Telestar modem uses a SIM card that requires a PIN, the modem cannot dial out.

Wavecom GPRS Modem

Improved support for V120/230/260/280/290 monochrome.

 

VisiLogic V5.2.1 Features

Calls and Jumps

Number of Call Subroutine functions and Jump to label is now unlimited in ALL models (previously, was limited to 297).

COM Port Parameter

Parameter “Silence Duration” -The value is now displayed in 32usec units in SI 137 (COM 1)138 (COM2), 139 (COM3).