Glad to hear you're going to one-scan online updates.
Other requests:
Master modules (scanners) for popular industrial networks. Slave adapters (Profibus, DeviceNet, etc.) are well represented but the lack of masters is a real barrier to using DL Plc's in projects that mandate the use of devices that don't come in any Koyo networks, or for retrofits where one could just chop off the PLC and install a new one reusing all the old I/O racks. The top of the line processors are plenty powerful enough to do large projects if we could only talk to the I/O.
Better data views and manual manipulation of data files! In a SLC, I can see a couple hundred data values on the screen simultaneously, and write to them simply by clicking on the value, typing in the new value, and hitting Enter. In contrast, in a DL, I have to manually generate a Data View. This has it's merits as well, but with RSLogix, I have the choice of doing it either way (tabular view vs. custom view made from specified registers). Personally, I find I use the tabular view 99% of the time. Forcing is also a pain in the butt in the DL's.
Paramaterizable subroutine calls, and multiple return values.
I also don't like the modal Data and Cross Reference Views, etc. I would like to have the option like with any MDI program of splitting them or having them all maximized and Ctrl-Tab'ing between them. Someone told me that the way it's done now is the standard Windows way of doing it. I don't care, it doesn't work as well. At least give us the option and then the people who like it this way can still have it. Both of them.
Another nice feature is the ability to drag and drop addresses from one token on screen to another. I find in Logix, the fastest way for me to enter ladder is to hit enter with the cursor on the rung, thus opening a mnemonic window overlaying the ladder window, type in the structure of the rung sans addresses, then drag any applicable addresses that are available from other rungs visible on screen, then fill out any remaining ones manually. To be fair, your graphical ladder entry (Ctrl-arrow, Ctrl-Shift-arrow, assumed contact, assumed "C", "/" to change NO <-> NC, etc.) is MUCH better than RS's, so the fact that they have these other options is partly making up for what you have that they lack. Even so, I'm greedy and hope to get the best of BOTH systems!
Also, the hideous button icons. It's not like you haven't had time to do nice ones; the Directsoft 4 ones were much more pleasant.
