Release Notes – March 2023

CDP Framework v4.11.2

Highlights in the CDP Framework release

Sequencer Framework supports IEC-61499 derived event-based distributed computing with extensions to define cyclic and hybrid blocks with the same Framework. Sequencer Framework supports both no-code and code-based new block creation
Added the new standard for maritime bridge systems UI theme: Open Bridge together with wizards, widgets, and examples
Improved DHChain to support for several dynamically addable velocity-related arguments and ports for forward and inverse velocity kinematics and maximum speed limitation. Added also moving and rotating constraint support for any link
Total rewrite of the Design Mode manual and widget documentation
Several updates to widgets functions and themes
New SCADA and for using Kinematics to Motion-Compensate Crane on a Moving Platform examples

Improvements

Fixed spinbox and combo box widgets to handle disabled state on startup.
Fixed spin box to handle button clicks outside of range without resetting to zero also when routing is not set, not to allow values when maxValue default by switching the min and max in num pad from int to double, to set max or min value instead of discarding when buttons try to set a value that is out of range and to support the wrapping property
Fixed spin box buttons to allow negative values.
Fix graph, not able to plot high resolution (e.g. 10 000 Hz) logger data
Fixed RecieveMessage issue with UI sent a message when using empty TextCommand
Fixed line edit to skip reset to routed value when configured to update on slot only
Updated the disabled state for input widgets in all themes and added properties to configure transparency in the disabled state for widgets that do not have separate graphics when disabled
Updates for compatibility with newer CDP Studio code generator
TypeHint=Selection now allows to add descriptions to be added for simple value selections (for value types other than string)
Throw an error alarm message when RegexOperator Expression is not filled and when Evaluate has incompatible argument names.
String type Argument and Signal data are now propagated the same way as numeric values are in local applications – on the same cycle and without size limit
MQTT and TLS protocol errors are reported into MQTTIOClient application output even when Debug level is not set
Improved ModbusIO Node Online/Offline handling. A node is now online as long as it is enabled and receives valid (non-exception) responses on requests
Fixed, when a Modbus TCP packet, which got a modbus exception, could block sending of packets that were defined after it in the configuration. The blocking would last until the modbus exception for that packet was no longer present
Fixed modbusio online checking where TCP packets triggered at a low frequency caused the connection to close and reopen
Fixed modbus slave that could cause non-written data in a packet to become 0
Fixed an issue with WagoPFCIO using an incorrect NetworkConvert setting
Fixed Weather tutorial and example to accept negative temperatures.
Fixed connecting from ports where one ports name is the start of the second port
Fix single cycle delay of non-routed input value propagation in OperatorContainer.
Fix Matrix::Print() printing timestamp in front of every number making the result unreadable
CDP Simulator: improve SimPort usability on Block Diagram by deriving Connection node Input attribute from SimSignal Input (used to be they had to have matching configurations done manually)
CDP Simulator: fix routing values from SimSignals which are inside SimPorts and fix slow data propagation between SimSignals and CDPOperators
Added support to code-based Sequencer blocks for writing asynchronous service blocks
Added KeepLastChangeOnDisconnect Argument to packets to make it possible to control if values should be kept to the last value or go to zero when the packet goes offline

Updates and hotfixes:

Hotifx 4.11.5 April 2023

ModBus: Fixed regression that caused byte-sized channels to be incorrectly swapped
CDPLogger: Fix bug causing data extraction to ignore the query limit argument and overload the application
CDP Simulator: Make non-routed input SimSignals save their value across application reboot

Hotifx 4.11.4 March 2023

Fixed alarm operator’s status-propagation to component parent

Update 4.11.3 March 2023

Fix, Slider widget now updating value when clicking outside the knob
New custom graphics UI example and tutorial
Fix, AlignOnWordBoundary could cause a faulty mapping of digital I/O
Fix, a permanently suspended component could cause high processing time for the CDPEventSubscriber component in rear cases
Fix, KeepLastValueOnDisconnect handling in ModbusIO so it is read and written correctly
Fix NetworkTransport StudioAPI structure spamming on Open/Close
Fix, periodic gaps in CDPLogger log could occur if deleting old records was slow when limiting database size was configured
Improve automatic reconnect of CDPLogger to also work when the connection is temporarily lost but the remote application itself was not restarted
Improve performance of the CDPLogger dbextractor tool when extracting only by date with no data filtering or compression

Release Notes – october 2022

CDP Framework v4.11

Highlights in the CDP Framework release

A new Kinematics design module for forward and reverse kinematics supporting Denavit–Hartenberg chain is used to simulate the behaviour of kinematic link chains. This is very useful when designing systems with robotic arms, cranes or other systems with a chain of moving arms. The Kinematics editor (viewer) shows the system graphically
Automatic test script enhancements, the configurator command-line (CLI) tool test sections, in addition to simple node value assertions, now more complex value test expressions can be used
New Database Extractor Tool (under the tools folder) allows you to extract a small part of the stored data into a separate file from a potentially very large database file. Very convenient for remote service and maintenance or incident analysis
Multi-language support and translation; added tools to extract translatable text from a system and merge multi-language texts. Language can be changed by an operator run-time
Added support for Azure direct method handling to MQTT
EQ and NE Operators now support string type. The Out-argument is changed from T to bool

User interface (UI / HMI) enhancements

Set any widget property from the control system by adding a dynamic routing property for it
The stacked widget now supports showing its pages in a slideshow. It can also be configured to reset to first page every time the widget becomes visible
The slider widget now supports sending values when being moved and returns to the centre point (minValue if fillStartValue has not been changed) when released (joystick mode). Set cdpsend to onMoveAndRelease
Web UI: CDP application IP and port can now be customized using Javascript
Possibility to add an overlay over a container that can be enabled from the control system (by a routed value). Useful to overlay a grey colour over a container if the subsystem is offline or a red colour if there is a critical alarm
The stacked widget now supports showing its pages in a slideshow. It can also be configured to reset to first page every time the widget becomes visible
The slider widget now supports sending values when being moved and returns to the centre point (minValue if fillStartValue has not been changed) when released (joystick mode). Set cdpsend to onMoveAndRelease
Web UI: CDP application IP and port can now be customized using Javascript
Possibility to add an overlay over a container that can be enabled from the control system (by a routed value). Useful to overlay a grey colour over a container if the subsystem is offline or a red colour if there is a critical alarm
The button and signal selector widget that can be used to select signals to plot in the database graph now supports search, useful for service engineers to plot any signal in the system from a system operator display

Improvements

Note: Removed automation_deprecated. Old projects should be upgraded to use operators from ‘Automation’ instead.
TextCommand CDP messages and CDPSignal routable value maximum length is increased up to 925 bytes
Support operator== with string literals for CDPSignals and Arguments
Reduced overall CPU load for data propagation between components and operators in the same ThreadGroup and Priority
Reduce unnecessary XML changes when running a CDP application to reduce the amount of differences visible in version control tools. That includes not saving programmatic updates to CDPAlarm Text and StudioAPIServer active IP and port
Reduce CDPLogger CPU usage when using a lower PeriodicLogFrequency and add an alarm which will be triggered when the logger must drop samples because of an overload
The number of parent levels to search from can now be limited by prefixing type names with the corresponding number of dots in ScopedNode and ScopedNodeList TypeHint.
New TypeHint RoutingList is added to CDP model syntax, which allows multiple routings to be connected to one object
Make StudioAPIServer component listen on all network interfaces when NetworkInterface property is set to an empty string
Make CDP Browser and WASM web UI apps use high-resolution icons on high-DPI monitors
Intro 2 example is now using yr.no REST service (instead of metaweather.com)
Improved Modbus documentation to make it clearer how the Modbus protocol works
Implemented ‘AddNodeAddress’ setting in CANIO TPDO,RPDO and Object Dictionary Entries to make it easy to set up automatic value-adjustment relative to CAN node address for the selected items
Updated spin box to also support showing out of range values
CDPPort connection propagation can now be controlled by separate connect property
Alarm event re-reporting is now handled by CDPEventNode
Added signals to CDPEventNode to keep track of Unack, Set and UnackSet alarms
Updated CDPBaselabel setWidgetStyle to refresh styleSheet.
Updated CDPBaselabel properties to be editable no matter the stylingType.
Added feature in the slider widget for allowing to paint fill before the background. This allows filling in patterns and shapes by having transparent sections in the background
Added OperatorContainer to allow creating better design hierarchy when using operators in the same scheduling context
Added CDP message based triggering support to MQTTClient (see SendOnMessage and OnReceiveMessage in MQTTIO documentation).
Added MessageTransform and MessageRegexProxy POSIX string value matching and transforming operators
Add string support to several CDP Operators
Add the example “How to use anti-sway on a crane”
Added Custom IOServer wizard, example, and documentation. Updated Documentation for IOServer, ChannelManager, and Transport
Use static linking of libraries for the ‘configurator’ tool included with CDP to make running it more convenient
Fixed widgets max/min handling to avoid race conditions when routed
Fixed widget dialogs to take global position into account when having multiple screens and no parent. Also, updated the translucentBg property to hide the window frame when true and having no parent
Fixed running application LogURL log file can now be opened in a browser also on Windows controllers
Fixed values TypeHint being applied to all other properties in the node
Fixed relative routing to work when using the trigger attribute
Fixed a bug in TCPTransport that in some cases caused a hang on application exit
Fixed CDPProperty flag automatic loading from XML model tree in online mode at application start-up
Fix offline value feature to work with widgets that can support text
Fix node visibility flag (Important, Internal, etc) reading from complex model structure in online mode
Fix issues with dialog startup animation and moving
Fix header to include paths in the class documentation
Fix the meters widget causing GUI freeze when scaling down texts
Fix Web GUI failing to load resources with special characters in their name
Fix PriorityEncoder IgnoreZeroValues option for double types small and negative values
Fix OPC UA Client write permissions to always show correctly
Corrected documentation regarding conditional breakpoints
Fixed CDPBaselabel precision to update displayed value directly
Fixed CDPBaselabel setValue to avoid showing a negative sign when visible digits are zero
Added CDPBaselabel property to make it possible to convert label text to upper or lower case
Fixed the wheel event in the slider to be disabled during joystick mode as it shouldn’t be possible to use the wheel in this mode.

Updates and hotfixes:

Update 4.11.1 November 2022

Fixed TCPTransport issue causing possible application hang on exit
Fixed seldom GUI startup issue where widgets did not get initial value
Fix issue with ModbusIO TCP resend
Fix Port name collision in OperatorContainer based structures with Ports

Release Notes – november 2021

CDP Framework v4.10

Highlights in the CDP Framework release

Cyber security support according to IEC 62443-3-3 and maritime specific DNV RUSHIP Part 6, Chapter 5, Section 21 Cyber Security for ships. This includes amongst others user and user roles, authentication for accessing any system object or accessing any system API, encryption, security patch updates and vulnerability fixes, file access limitations etc
Automatic conversion of drag-and-drop UI to web-UI supported by any web browser with web assembly. Added support for small screen with automatic layout changes based on width, expand vertically and show/hide container.
Added support for Revolution Pi Flat, RevPi Compact and RevPi Connect in addition to the RevPi Core
New functionality in Event List to avoid acknowledging not visible alarms by mistake for general safety and this is a maritime requirement
New examples, cyber security, Web UI with web assembly, Simple redundancy and QML/QtQuick

Improvements

Update MariaDB client to support newer versions of MariaDB and MySQL databases
Added support in LineEdit for disabling auto convert from string to double.
Some operators (mathematical functions) are updated allowing them to be used in CDPChannels
Update jQuery in web gui template
The Value of a StateVariable in CDP Simulator is now possible to set from CDP Studio and via SetProperty-msg
The Com Widget now includes support for emitting string values
RevolutionPi I/O no longer writes to the config.rsc file.
Removed memory leak from Activate/Suspend sequence in StudioAPIServer
Remove routings of internal implementation objects from CDP RoutingTracker table
Reduce idle CPU usage of CDPLogger’s built-in database server
QQuickWidget: fall back to software rendering when OpenGL version is too old (min 2.1)
New property TypeHints like Flags, ScopedNode and ScopedNodeList are added. See CDP Model syntax for more info
ModbusIO: In a special case, some digital modules >8 bit were aligned incorrectly in the Modbus mapping image
Make it possible to inherit operators
Fix sending TextCommand messages from Studio where no parameters are included
Fix not showing messages in Studio for objects not able to receive them
Library build date/time is now updated
InfluxDB bow support API token authentication
Improved configurator commandline interface to accept strings with spaces
Fixed wrong channel-size calculation when operators were used in the IOServers modbusio, plcnextio and wagopfcio
Fixed wrong calculations and scheduling for Operators and DynamicSimComponents used with CDP Simulator
Fixed value-propagation when Operators are used in CDP Simulator
Fixed startup-problem for TOF and TON operators
Fixed some routing-problems for properties in Operators/Arguments
Fixed changing fs on a CDPComponent during runtime sometimes had no effect
Fixed alarm reporting before application itself had started
Fixed CDPConnectors would not connect when path is to non CDPObject
Fixed IIRFilter and RampFilter used wrong frequency when used in DynamicSimComponent
Fixed pin pad to use asterisk and line edits to forward echo mode to key pads
Fixed bug that prevented windows cross compilation to PLCnext applications to run
Fixed LineEdit preventing setting cdp values received during focus, if focus out was triggered manually
Fixed annoying prompt in LineEdit when new value was equal to old and confusing question mark in prompt text
Fixed Kongsberg Seatex MRU serial implementation causing invalid CRC and faulty data
Fixed automatic calculation of MessengerIOServer’s fs could be set too low causing signal update between applications becoming too slow
Fixed CDP Simulator where using OverrideStateValue() in Reset() had no effect
Fixed CDPNode element-type property value not to be written to XML configuration
Fixed Scaling operator Description can now be edited
Fix problem regarding not releasing packet when still needed. This could cause change in signal value for other signals with routing to the same signal.
Fix graph widget yAxisMinValue property resetting on startup
Fix slider now updates routed value when multiple GUIs are controlling the same object
Fix ScalingPoint of a ScalingOperator listing some unknown message nodes in online mode
Fix DB Graph Signal Selector widget not connecting to CDPLogger when the logger was started after the widget
Fixed if signals A and B are routed FROM signal C, and the routing of A is changed, the value of B go to zero for some time
Fix CDPProperty in some cases not escaping the string when saving a value to XML
Fix CDPPort data to propagate without delay when using same fs, Priority and SchedulingGroup in TopDown scheduling mode
Fix CDPLogger failing when logged value name included an apostrophe
Component Status is now exposed as a CDPProperty<unsigned int> to simplify testing alarm conditions on components
CDPLogger sometimes fails to log values in a rare case of application handle collision
Allow renaming CDPLogger LoggedValues and Datastores in Block Diagram mode.
Allow CDPPorts to be chained and subscribing to proxy type CDPPort
Reduce memory usage of StudioAPIServer
Added new toolkits for Insys
Added description of Domain property in Application
Added configurator tool documentation and -cli option for configurator tool to enable scripting of configuration tasks
Added Integrator (simulator-component) to CDP Simulator
Added ‘Troubleshooting’ documentation to ‘A Getting Started Guide’
Add other interpolation options (in addition to Linear) to ScalingOperator – like Makima, PCHIP, BaryRatio
Add GetChild(name) method to ICDPNode which allows accessing the children of any CDP class
Fixed an issue where some Modbus RTU packets could be dropped
Added support for additional wait time before sending a Modbus packet
Fix issues with ExternalControlIO HTTPRequest when PATCH and DELETE method was used
Prevent deleting mandatory arguments from operators in online mode
Fixed some crashes, squashed some minor bugs and fixed documentation

Updates and hotfixes:

Update 4.10.11 March 2023

Compatibility update for CDP Studio v2.4

Update 4.10.10 October 2022

Use static linking of libraries for the ‘configurator’ tool included with CDP to make running it more convenient
Fix library block diagram showing Operator models as lables

Update 4.10.09 July 2022

Fix an issue with ModbusIO KeepLastValueOnDisconnect
Fix CDPPort connection failing in some condition

Update 4.10.7/8 June 2022

Modbus, improved handling non-responsive devices
Modbus, enable/disable individual package sending (use case: do not set values before values are read)
Fixed B&R digital module handling
Fixed Weidmuller DO16 numbering issue
Fixed validity check in TONOperator
Fixed AddRandom random generator initial seeding on Windows
Fixed event list to support Unicode translations on Windows
User-defined operator argument can be flagged as important to stand out or made read-only

Hotfix 4.10.6 May 2022

Fix WebEngineView widget support on Ubuntu 22.04
Fixed value of NumberOfNodesOnline for ModbusMaster when OutputDisable is true
Fix crash in CDP2Qt during startup when Routing from a MessageOperator
Fixed MQTT channels were not able to put into ChannelGroups
MQTTIO automatic ClientID generation is now based on MQTTIO component full name instead of short name, to ensure better uniqueness

Update 4.10.5 March 2022

Added support for new Raspberry Pi Debian 11 Bullseye toolkit and Raspberry Pi 4

Hotfix 4.10.4 February 2022

Fix crash on right-click in the Security Configurator web UI and now able to open the UI without first clicking on table background
Added support for fill start value in the slider widget
Fixed CDPBaseObject::GetProperty()/SetProperty() to use improved function to find the property. Also fixed printing of objects (when pushing ‘o’) to print CDPBaseObjects if having handle
Updated CDPIO PLCnext addon to support the latest PLCnext SW version. Available in the PLCnext Store

Update 4.10.3 February 2022

Cyber security feature enhancements

Pre-made application (web UI) allowing end-users to do system user admin (add and remove operators, reset passwords etc). App also supported for service engineers to change security settings
Auditable event logging, logging of changes to the system is now supported – IEC 62443-3-3 SR 2.8
System Use Notification text can be now configured – IEC 62443-3-3 SR1.12
The Idle Lockout Period can be now configured before re-authentication is required – IEC 62443-3-3 SR 2.5
StudioAPI server now sets Content-Security-Policy HTTP response headers to help reduce cybersecurity risks on modern browsers
Added support for delaying configuration write to ensure uncorrupted backups
RolePermissions for CDPNodes are enabled for some nodes (see user guide)
Fix Design Mode security properties not being editable
Fix CDPOperator RolePermissions being written to the parent node instead
Documentation updates for how to conform to CR 3.14 – Integrity of the boot process, and software and information integrity

Improvements

Enable high DPI scaling by default for HMI/GUI applications
Update jQuery version in CDP2SQL Chat example
Model editor supports now forward declared attributes
Increased max NMEA telegram size from 82 bytes to 1400 bytes.
HMI/GUI documentation improvements for widgets and troubleshooting
If high resolution timing is required in threaded code, globalTime (GetGlobalTime(), GlobalClockMs() and CDPTimerMs) should no longer be used. CDPTime::GetGlobalTimeFromHardware(), CDPTime::GlobalClock() and CDPTimer should be used where more precise timing is required
Fixed opening correct help-page when clicking F1 in Studio Configure mode for some resources.
Fix Design Mode security properties not being editable
Fix CDPOperator RolePermissions being written to the parent node instead
Fixed crash in CDPConnection.
Fix potential crash when editing the TriggerRouting property during runtime.
Fix crash caused by unconfigured transport
Connected status is now also set to true on the first CDPPort in the connection chain.
Bit-number (Nr) for bool-channels in modbusio is now showed in online view in Studio. Also Description for ModbusModule and ModbusPacket is shown in online view.
Automation.Delay operator is fixed for not to miss near-process-cycle length bursts in the input and delay them correctly on output.
Added support for operators and OutputDisable in nmea0183
Added a CDPConfigurator python class to simplify reading and writing application information. By using this class from a python script, it becomes possible to change application configurations or extract information from a CDPStudio application configuration
Some changes in canopenio regarding ObjectDictionary section containing Entries, where Online-view is updated.
Fixed length check for Modbus master requests
Fixed an issue on Linux where Serial API PutByes() would return prematurely if socket write() returned fewer bytes than requested.
Fix meter widget value rounding around zero
CDPPushPort can now be used on block input side for incoming push port connections
Fixed problem setting argument value (from GUI) of an CDPBaseObject operator
Fixed bug in CDPBasePicture that prevented repositioning when having a relative position set and parent being resized
Added support for moving CDPBasePicture by its center position.
Fixed meter rounding issue for values between -1 and 1

Hotfix 4.10.2 December 2021

Fix IOServers could report invalid timestamps for values. Effected plotting in Analyze mode and logging

Hotfix 4.10.1 November 2021

Fix ExternalControlIO HTTPRequest with GET method in cases when request channels are configured

Release Notes – SEPTEMBER 2020

CDP Framework v4.9

Highlights in the CDP Framework release

New signal type supported: String
New Possible to connecting to SQLite and MySQL databases
New Change the displayed language in a GUI applications runtime
New Export plot data from graph widgets
New Expose application message log and save it to log.txt file
Allow adding values to CDPLogger during runtime
Added support for Automation operators in CDPSim

Improvements and corrections

Added Cron generator and the math functions Derivative, Integral, Greater than and Comparison
Create support for string signals for MQTT and OPC UA
Add the actual SW code in the documentation for all the math (operator) functions
Database graph widget autoscale slot scale both axises if no axis is selected selected
Added scaleXAxis and scaleYAxis slots to graph widgetsF
Full resolution data downloadable from CDP Logger
Fixed some components that cleared alarms omn every run
Modbus RTU now always recovers when ethernet cable is unplugged and reinserted
Running dummy app with dummy Beckhoff-EK9000-TCP IOServer will close down the app
Fixed CDP Python examples for Ubuntu 20.04 default install
CDPBaseObject::GetTypeIdName and CDPBaseObject::GetTemplateSubTypeInfo broken for string types on some compilers
Fixed requesting extended event info based on eventId and handle fails
Fixed that Non-GUI applications get access violation when Connecting in Studio under Windows
Fixed strange properties in dump of CDPEventSubscriber
CDPEventSubscriber dropped sending delayed property request for properties with too long names
Routed property does not propagate from remote app (re-route)
Support sending/receiving (property)names/shortnames longer than 32 chars in EventManager-msgs
Alarm OutUnack signals are created when SignalOutUnack is set to 0
CANOpen IOServers show wrong Unit for Bytes sent/received/total signals
CDP writes reparented not-required values to wrong (parent) node
ExternalIO default auth type is now Basic instead of AnyExceptBasic
The æ,ø and å key texts in the GUI keypad are only displaying during move
Unable to plot “node signals” from CAN nodes
Remove duplicate definition: CDPCOMPONENT_PRIORITY_e and CDPProcessMode
CDP XML model and template charset (encoding) is now set to UTF-8
CDPSim: Mass Hangig example graphs MassSpring.x are fixed
The sequence of scheduling components is not always correct.
Add xAxisRangeReceived signal to DatabaseGraphWidget to be able to automatically autoScale
Toggle button bugs: routing, value timeout/flicker during move and move not working when size is small
Updated GUI classes for use in QML
Graph data is painted incorrectly when zoomed out

Updates and hotfixes:

Update 4.9.13 March 2023

Compatibility update for CDP Studio v2.4

Update 4.9.12 October 2022

Fix library block diagram showing Operator models as lables

Hotfix 4.9.11 September 2022

Fix, Modbus TCP could in some cases take a long time to reconnect

Update 4.9.10 February 2022

Fix potential crash when editing the TriggerRouting property during runtime.
Model editor supports now forward declared attributes – it shows forward declared attributes and allows users to mark them defined at any inheriting model level.

Hotfix 4.9.9 November 2021

Fix ExternalControlIO HTTPRequest with GET method in cases when request channels are also configured

Update 4.9.8 November 2021

Fixed automatic calculation of MessengerIOServer’s fs could be set too low causing signal update between applications becoming too slow
Fix issues with ExternalControlIO HTTPRequest when PATCH and DELETE method was used
Fix crash in OSAPIMutex possible deadlock notification

Hotfix v4.9.7 – June 2021

Fix MQTTClient not able to connect to HiveMQ Cloud

Hotfix v4.9.6 – June 2021

Fix for TOF and TON operator, initial value is now false (0) when default is set to False for PT>ET
Automation Scaling operator Description can now be edited
Fix crash when browsing CDPPort with CDP Studio caused by serializing an uninitialized boolean
Fixed CDPSim where using OverrideStateValue() in Reset() had no effect
Fixed CDPPortBase model file so Connected property is not written to component file
Fixed wrong calculations and scheduling for Operators and DynamicSimComponents used with CDPSim
Seatex MRU Serial, fixed an issue where it would sometimes drop data prematurely, causing invalid CRC and faulty data
Fixed changing fs during runttmes for a CDPComponent sometimes had no effect
Fixed possible routing-problems for properties in Operators/Arguments
Fix PortSimSignal and dynamic SimSignal handling
Improve example and tutorial title and introductions

Hotfix v4.9.5 – March 2021

Fix unneeded CppName attribute to appear in Application XML configuration header when top-level operator was added at runtime
Fixed problem where alarms reported before application itself had started, would be reported every 30 sec
Now possible to fill Tag attribute for IOServer channels and for alarms in system to refer to tags used in project design and documentation
MessengerIOServer execution frequency will be increased/decreased automatically according to the frequencies of components sending request-messages, default frequency reduced from 100 to 10Hz
Fixed Routed CDPParameters will now keep the value if the routing destination no longer is available, it will no longer be set to 0 (zero)

Hotfix v4.9.4 – March 2021

Fix PLCnextIOServer accidentally clearing application project dependencies list
Fix hang in database graph widget when browsing or downloading logged data.
New RPi SenseHAT predefined recipe. Adding the SenseHAT you get component with relevant Sense HAT signals and a pre-configured I2CIOServer
Fixed I2CIOServer channel offset calculation for channel-types of ‘bool’ when operators were used
Fixed I2CIOServer value calculations for Sense HAT Humidity, Temperature and Pressure

Update v4.9.3 – December 2020

Fixed – Property value was in some cases not set default values and flags
Added support for graph value label precision
Fixed initial GUI values never changed if value change was 0 or empty string.
Fix compile error when using the SimPort wizard in a library project
Fix the “Preparing ValueProvider failed” error which sometimes occurred on CDPLogger startup
Added communication property in database widgets to make it easier to connect them to database logger
Fix live connect to system issue causing connect failure to every application in the system

Update v4.9.2 – December 2020

Allow adding values to CDPLogger during runtime
Added support for Automation operators in CDPSim
Removed event subscription via connections in CDP2Qt as this fallback should not be needed
Fixes CDP millisecond precision scheduling for latest Windows updates
Fixed problem where property SourceValue for CDPAlarms generated many events.
Fixed issue where ModbusIO debug printouts showed wrong data for responses
Fixed an issue with the Process Overload alarm being incorrectly set.
Fix upgrading project from CDP 4.2 or 4.3 adding two copies of ProcessTimer
Fix broken configuration was written to XML on operator argument remove in online mode
Fix CDPPort being unable to set Routing to CDPNode’s child property
Fix CDPLogger logging to wrong database column if a new LoggedValue is added to the middle of the list of LoggedValues
Fix CDPLogger configured with CDPCompactDatastore not respecting SizeLimitGB after the database splits (happens when logging over 100 values)
Added ui loader finished signal to CDP2Qt and main window. This can be used to measure ui loading time and other tasks we want to run when ui is ready
Improved data-propagation path for I/O-Servers

Update v4.9.1 – October 2020

Fix CDPPort not clearing old remote routings when editing the Routing property
Improved data-propagation path for I/O-Servers
Fixed problems regarding BrokenRoutings for event-based properties. In some cases, some requested property-values would not be received, or old values could be returned.
Make StudioAPI connections independent with separate request queues in CDP to ensure that requests from all subscriber are handled (round robin)
Fix TopDown scheduling mode to process blocks in single cycle when Operators and Components are mixed in multilevel flow.
Fix online add was not working when mklink-ed folder was used in Windows target
Fixed bug that could cause widgets, like sliders and bars, to not receive initial value when they also have routing set for their max value. The fix will correct all widgets that use CDPBaseTickMarks.
Crash fixes

Release Notes – APRIL2020

CDP Framework v4.8

Highlights in the CDP Framework release

Support PLCnext controller from Phoenix Contact
Top level operators
OPC-UA: Client and Server
Better support for multi-core controllers, major upgrade of CDP Scheduler

Improvements

Improve GUI performance on slow hardware (PanelPC)
Add Input attribute to CDP Parameter
Remove “Value” and “Name” CDP Settings from CDP Property
Make PropertyIOServer publish routings to StudioAPI
Rename and refactor Argumentable operator
Remove unused Parameters in MessengerIOServer
Increase fs for EventManager components
Add support for Push and Pull Port

Updates and hotfixes:

Update 4.8.13 February 2023

Fix, CDP Studio connecting to a multi-applications system sometimes failed. Affected also CDPLogger and OPC-UA-Adapter.

Update 4.8.12 October 2022

Fix library block diagram showing Operator models as lables

Hotfix 4.8.11 September 2022

Fix, Modbus TCP could in some cases take a long time to reconnect

Update v4.8.10 – February 2022

Fix potential crash when editing the TriggerRouting property during runtime.
Model editor supports now forward declared attributes – it shows forward declared attributes and allows users to mark them defined at any inheriting model level.

Update v4.8.8 – November 2021

Fixed Kongsberg Seatex MRU serial implementation causing invalid CRC and faulty data
Update Library Documentation and Semantic UI wizards to support Qt Creator 4.13
Fix crash in OSAPIMutex possible deadlock notification
Fix crash when browsing CDPPort with CDP Studio caused by serializing an uninitialized boolean

Hotfix v4.8.7 – March 2021

Fix PLCnextIOServer accidentally clearing application project dependencies list

Update v4.8.6 – December 2020

Fix compile error when using the SimPort wizard in a library project
Fix the “Preparing ValueProvider failed” error which sometimes occurred on CDPLogger startup

Update v4.8.5 – December 2020

Fix upgrading project from CDP 4.2 or 4.3 adding two copies of ProcessTimer
Fixes CDP millisecond precision scheduling for latest Windows updates

Hotfix and update v4.8.3 – September 2020

The scheduling sequence of components was not always correct
AckAll in alarm list now only send Ack to shown alarms
Fixed incorrectly painting of Graph data when zooming out

Hotfix and update v4.8.2 – July 2020

New Waveform (signal) generators (look under operators)
New DA and AD converter operators
New UI example, the UI used for HW IO YouTube tutorials
Fixed OPC UA Discoverer issue when a PLC OPC UA Server is scanned
Sending the CM_TEXTCOMMAND message CDPBaseObjects now works
Routed Properties can in special cases receive incorrect value
Fixed issue in CDPSim routing
Fixed – configurator tool can now be used to test if a value is not changed
Fixed – changing relative routing runtime now works
Fixed – signals can in special cases drops to zero
Fixed – Bar widget fails to connect to a periodic property
Fixed – Too many Process thread overload alarms when in connected mode
Fixed – when a routed signal is de-routed and then routed again, the input signal gets the value from before the disconnect
Fixed – CANIO does not come back up if socket goes down.
Fixed – CDP Python examples fail to start on Ubuntu 20.04 default install

Hotfix and update v4.8.1 – April 2020

Added a great number of readymade functions useful for automation, maths and value transformation (operators)
Show Parameters on left side of blocks in block diagram online view
Improve TimeStamp operator + included FromTimeStamp and ToTimeStamp operators
Fixed Requesting extended event info based on eventId and handle
Fixed project upgrade script for 4.3 to 4.8 upgrades
Fixed Properties values are not always correct in a GUI
Show ScalingPoints for the ScalingOperator in Block diagram online view
Alarm’s Signal routings are shown as red/invalid when routed to an IOChannel
Properties not connected in some cases
Improve documentation and examples
Squashed some crashes

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