Version 2.6 Do-more Designer is now available. (http://support.automationdirect.com/products/domore.html)
Version 2.6 contains the following new features, including support for the latest BRX 16 Channel and Combination Analog I/O modules. View the Updates.pdf (http://forum.hosteng.com/wndm/Updates.pdf) file for complete details about all the new features available for Do-more PLCs in 2.6.
- New BRX Analog Modules:
- BX-16AD-1 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-16AD-1) BRX 16-channel analog input module, Current, input current signal range(s) of 0-20 mA, 4-20 mA
- BX-16AD-2B (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-16AD-2B) BRX 16-channel analog input module, Voltage, input voltage signal range(s) of 0-5 VDC, 0-10 VDC, +/- 5 VDC, +/- 10 VDC
- BX-4AD2DA-1 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-4AD2DA-1) BRX analog input/output Combo module, Input: 4-channel, Current, 0-20 mA and 4-20 mA, Output: 2-channel, Current, 0-20 mA and 4-20 mA
- BX-2AD2DA-1 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-2AD2DA-1) BRX analog input/output Combo module, Input: 2-channel, Current, 0-20 mA and 4-20 mA, Output: 2-channel, Current, 0-20 mA and 4-20 mA
- BX-4AD2DA-2B (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-4AD2DA-2B) BRX analog input/output Combo module, Input: 4-channel, Voltage, 0-5 VDC, 0-10 VDC, +/- 5 VDC and +/- 10 VDC, Output: 2-channel, Voltage, 0-5 VDC, 0-10 VDC, +/- 5 VDC and +/- 10 VDC
- BX-2AD2DA-2B (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-2AD2DA-2B) BRX analog input/output Combo module, Input: 2-channel, Voltage, 0-5 VDC, 0-10 VDC, +/- 5 VDC and +/- 10 VDC, Output: 2-channel, Voltage, 0-5 VDC, 0-10 VDC, +/- 5 VDC and +/- 10 VDC
- BX-4RTD4DA-1 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-4RTD4DA-1) BRX temperature/output Combo module, Input: 4-channel RTD types: Pt100, Pt1000, JPt100, Cu10, Cu25 and Ni120, Output: 4-channel, Current, 0-20 mA and 4-20 mA
- BX-4THM4DA-1 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-4THM4DA-1) BRX temperature/output Combo module, Input: 4-channel Thermocouple types: J, E, K, R, S, T, B, N, C, Output: 4-channel, Current, 0-20 mA and 4-20 mA
- PC-based Simulator can now simulate any Do-more PLC Offline Project (BRX, 205, Terminator)
- New Instructions
FIFO/LIFO Queuing Instructions (Misc./Data Manipulation group) available on all Do more platforms. Load/unload any numeric, string, built-in structure, or User Data Type structure element into a data block of the same type utilizing FIFO or LIFO behavior.
- FIFOLOAD - Load First-In-First-Out
- FIFOUNLOAD - Unload First-In-First-Out
- FIFORESET - Reset FIFO Queue
- LIFOLOAD - Load Last-In-First-Out
- LIFOUNLOAD - Unload Last-In-First-Out
- LIFORESET - Reset LIFO Queue
- Instruction Toolbox supports 3 customizable Instruction Subsets. Just click on one of the subsets to reduce the Toolbox contents to that subset. Default subsets are basic Core, Communications, and Process. Click on any one of the subset button's drop-down arrow to completely customize it to YOUR needs. Redefine/rename the subset based on the application type, or just tweak/expand one of the predefined subsets.
- For BRX Local I/O Configuration Mode, added a 2nd Manual mode to support a more forgiving I/O Configuration mis-match, where you can specify that EVERY local expansion module is "optional".
- MQTTPUB and MQTTSUB (IoT Publish/Subscribe MQTT Topics) support sending/receiving numeric/bit element data as TEXT.
- All PID Loop Tuning history across all projects is logged to a Comma Separated Variable file (.csv) in the Public Document Do more Designer's bin folder in the file PID.CSV.
- Added Find All hot key (Ctrl+Shift+Y) and Search->Find All menu item to perform a Find All operation on the current view's current element (Ladder, Documentation Editor, or Data View). Whatever Element field has focus, simply hitting Ctrl+Shift+Y will find all of the references of that element in your Ladder Logic and list them out to the Find Results 1 window.
- Added PLC's communication Session Count to Dashboard view's Communications Panel, i.e. how many users or other PLCs are connected to THAT PLC utilizing Do-more session-based protocol.
- Pre-fill the Documentation Editor with all physical I/O points in the system to make it easy to fill out the element documentation for all the I/O.
- Easily open the Documentation Editor to a specific I/O Module's set of I/O from the Dashboard by left clicking on the specific module and selecting the Edit I/O Documentation menu item.
- Setup Offline dialog provides all the hardware specification details similar to the New Offline Project dialog.
- When there is a failure to connect to the PLC, provide options to modify the connection parameters, or an option disassociate a project file with a specific connection.
There are many more features added in Do-more 2.6 available across all Do-more PLCs (BRX, 205, Terminator, and Simulator). For a complete list, see the most recent Updates.pdf (http://forum.hosteng.com/wndm/Updates.pdf) file for more details.
To download Do-more Designer 2.6 (it's free), click here to go to the Do-more Designer download page (http://support.automationdirect.com/products/domore.html).