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willpoll

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DM2 CPU?
« on: June 02, 2026, 06:18:04 PM »
Is the DM2 CPU still in the works?
Thanks!
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Re: DM2 CPU?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2026, 11:44:07 PM »
Quote from: willpoll on June 02, 2026, 06:18:04 PM
Is the DM2 CPU still in the works?
Thanks!

Yes.
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Re: DM2 CPU?
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2026, 02:24:53 AM »
Are you able to share any information on any new features/abilities? or even a timeline?
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Re: DM2 CPU?
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2026, 01:01:02 PM »
Quote from: JT on June 05, 2026, 02:24:53 AM
Are you able to share any information on any new features/abilities? or even a timeline?

There are several schools of thought on this and we are back and forth on which we are going to do. What things would you like to see?
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Re: DM2 CPU?
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2026, 12:27:14 AM »
Quote from: BobO on June 13, 2026, 01:01:02 PM
Quote from: JT on June 05, 2026, 02:24:53 AM
Are you able to share any information on any new features/abilities? or even a timeline?

There are several schools of thought on this and we are back and forth on which we are going to do. What things would you like to see?

The things I would like to see in no particular order would be,

  • DNP3-SA support
  • Profinet support
  • More memory for larger UDT types > 64DWords
  • Double length tag/nicknames
  • More than 1 level of nesting in a UDT
  • Structured Text support
  • A folder structure to sort/group programs and tasks in the project browser ect. e.g. A program that controls a pump, and calls separate tasks for different functions can be nested underneath

We are based in Australia and our work is mostly with Water Authorities and these are the protocols that they use including Ethernet/IP but that is already supported.
We have already started using a few of the OPCUA poms and so far they have been a great addition but DNP3 is our biggest hindrance in using more BRX.

I understand everyone has different use cases and ours might be the minority but that’s my 2 cents.
« Last Edit: June 16, 2026, 06:55:42 PM by JT »
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Re: DM2 CPU?
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2026, 05:11:13 PM »
  • More memory
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Re: DM2 CPU?
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2026, 05:15:45 PM »
More memory and a textual subroutine language are in the plan, although I'm really not a fan of ST as the textual language. We'll probably do it, but graybeard languages from the 80s really shouldn't be the focus. A Java/C variant makes better sense for the future and even that starts to become a question when AI enters the picture.
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Re: DM2 CPU?
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2026, 05:23:03 PM »
Quote from: BobO on June 26, 2026, 05:15:45 PM
More memory and a textual subroutine language are in the plan, although I'm really not a fan of ST as the textual language. We'll probably do it, but graybeard languages from the 80s really shouldn't be the focus. A Java/C variant makes better sense for the future and even that starts to become a question when AI enters the picture.

100% concur.  Weird Pascal isn't really my preference either.
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