Release Notes – january 2024

CDP Studio IDE v2.5

Highlights in the CDP Studio IDE release

Running applications in the cloud, deploy applications to a cloud instance (e.g. AWS) by selecting the authentication key
Configure/modify running cloud applications
Events and alarms are now supported in WebUI’s and over CDPStudioAPI
New Event History pane showing all events that have occurred in the application
New toolkit for Wago TouchPanels, Edge Controller (752-8303), Compact Controller 100 and PFC 100/200 generation 2 HW
Application Manager to set up and manage devices and applications on devices
Application deploy now works if rsync is not installed on target device, fallback to sftp
New TypeHint=”MultiLineText” can be used in XML models for multi-line XML configuration values (like scripts snippets) to be edited in Studio in a separate editor delegate
Add “Copy Value” action to Block Diagram sidebar and Table Editor cells to allow copying read-only values
Support drag and drop from tables to project tree

Coming: New generic toolkit for ARM 64-bit

Improvements and corrections

Windows: Fix generating key for device pairing when the username contains special characters
Studio Deploy Network configuration now correctly finds single hosts with network netmask 255.255.255.255
Reduce network usage when downloading CDPLogger data from Analyze mode by excluding unused fields and not repeating unchanged values
MessageArguments now report ConfigurationAlarm when getting not supported messages
Alarms pane, now show full alarm text in tooltip to make it readable when the text does not fit
Improves Studio application scanner not to re-scan found application and thereby consume less CPU and TCP port resources
Improve Alarms and Connection Info panes to support Copy action in the context menu and filtering
Fixed slider knob text and orientation updating.
Fixed problem when disabled Security settings were automatically set back on after system disconnect
Fixed pin error message box in dialog button that caused hang in WebUI
Fixed, CDP Studio sometimes leaves deleted block XML file residing in the application configuration folder
Fixed cases where pasting complex nested structures to library created invalid library configuration
Fixed a form file encoding problem that could cause file corruption on Windows.
Fix wrong license deployed with deployment project

Updates and hotfixes:

Update 2.5.4 November 2024

Analyze mode: Fix performance issue when saving data from multiple loggers at the same time
Analyze mode: Reduced device CPU load when viewing logged data, historic data is refreshed once per second instead of every 20 ms
Analyze mode: Fix save plot data sometimes failing to save data with no value changes
Fix crash in undo/redo
Fix crash when navigating Analyze mode Resource tree right after connecting to a large system
Fix rare crash in Analyze mode CSV export
Fix subcomponents getting reordered after renaming or moving the parent component
Fixed on copy crash when there was no context to copy from

Hotfix 2.5.3 April 2024

Support SFTP and tar deploy to targets which don’t support GNU tar extensions
Fix Security Configurator not updating values for Roles and Users added during runtime

Update 2.5.2 March 2024

CDP widget updates and fixes that require Studio also to updated due to Design Mode preview
Fix values not propagating in INode Browser

Update 2.5.1 February 2024

Fix fetching configurations from device not working when username contains special characters

Release Notes – March 2023

CDP Studio IDE v2.4

GUI / UI Designer (Design Mode)

Create UI elements or UI blocks and drag these to the Scratchpad to create reusable UI elements
Save and load reusable UI elements
Share UI elements in the team or store the reusable UI elements in SW repositories / GIT
Scratchpad has autosave and autoload

Other highlights

Added metro style and layout option for the no-code block diagram
Now possible to select which applications to run when you deploy a system

Improvements and corrections

Store watch window, block diagram and table editor settings into config.xml to be able to commit them to sw repositories/GIT
Support deploying to Ubuntu Core
Show Block Diagram UI routings also for WASM web applications
Save editors every 30 seconds to not lose Block Diagram layout
Remember Help mode zoom level when navigating between pages.
In library mode routing helpers will no longer suggest making connections between different top-level models and recipes because they would not work.
Improve scaling on Windows when using multiple monitors with different scaling factors.
A number of fixes and improvements to the watch window
Fix vendor device info no longer working
Fix UI routings in block diagram not reappearing when re-adding a recently deleted node
Fix system project in Configure mode sometimes not being loaded when opening a session with multiple systems
Fix Studio losing Configure mode editors when connected to online systems
Fix Studio didn’t remove all sub-component files from filesystem on component-tree remove from application
Fix revision number for libraries on windows
Fix regression in Design mode icons on Linux when using 200% scaling
Fix new top-level element hints like InputOutputHint set on models leaking into configuration XML of projects.
Fix moving components not working in the project tree when GIT branch name has dots in its name
Fix deleting Push routings online in block diagram not working
Fix Code Mode CDPPort dialog not generating correct code
Fix changing CDPProperty type in Configure mode not changing C++ variable type
Fix CDP Studio crash reporter not working on Ubuntu 22.04 and newer Linux distros
Display Units in Block diagram if it has been filled out
Disable upgrade for deployment projects
Allow Fetch Configuration on running applications. While the state of a running application might be inconsistent, the diff tool allows users to manually verify the state before applying the result
Disable Hide Base Model Items filter by default
Hide CDPAlarm blocks from Block Diagram. Still visible on

Updates and hotfixes:

Hotfix v2.4.3 – November 2023

Fix, not able to upload application models via Welcome mode Connect when application was configured with custom TLS CA (security)

Update v2.4.2 – April 2023

Implement automatic reconnect when losing connection to only some of the applications in the system
Change Import Deployment wizard default directory to Downloads
Store/restore position and scaling of blockdiagram views
Disable deleting of GUI routings in block diagram
Fix block diagram zooming out when clicking on block port
Fix block diagram sidebar generating multiple columns when xml is manually changed
Fix block diagram layout changes are lost because auto-layout get enabled automatically
Fix crashes in Block Diagram when showing a label with unit and in the LoggerPlugin

Hotfix v2.4.1 – March 2023

Fix block diagram adding config.xml with unrelated project info

Release Notes – OCtober 2022

CDP Studio IDE v2.3

New functionality when working with projects on site, added features to

Backup live (running) systems
Upload a project from a live site, modify the project offline and then redeploy the project
Diff and merge tool to see and cherry-pick configuration changes between the system stored on your PC and the system installed on the actual controllers when fetching or deploying systems
Deploy and run scripts on the target controller from CDP Studio

Enhanced SW development features

Resources are now session based, this allows working with different versions of a library in different sessions
Build all libraries in a project in the correct order according to dependencies with the “Build Dependencies” function
Build all open projects with the “Build all projects” function
Build or modify reusable blocks in libraries using the Block Diagram editor
Now possible to add prefixes to variables in code when adding Signals, Parameters or Alarms

Other highlights

Undo/Redo now works throughout Configure Mode
New visualizer for Kinematics ad-on (robot arms, cranes….)

Improvements and corrections

Device (controller) information is now stored globally instead of per system
Support keyboard shortcuts for copy/paste
Support copy/paste between different CDP versions
Components now have configuration fault alarms that is triggered when some node like Operator has configuration faults
Recipes can now apply values from Element type property (eg. fs or Debug properties of CDPComponent)
Make documentation issues warnings instead of errors. This means library project build will not fail if there is a mistake in code documentation syntax
Improved auto-naming when adding objects with a name that already exists. Can have number in the middle of text now
Improved Hi-DPI (4k) monitor support
Improve dialog and context menu style on Windows 11
Improve Analyze mode time sync with remote applications. Now the same time correction is applied to all applications running on the same physical machine
Hide attributes in library block diagram view by Hide model attributes filter
ScopedNode and ScopedNodeList TypeHint can now be used to filter nodes using base models
Do not list recipe items in online mode Resource tree as they cannot be added
Do not allow copying of labels and pinned blocks in block diagram
Ask name before adding a resource in connected mode because online rename is not supported. This also prevents accidental modifications to live systems
Allow users to reorder applications in a system
Add information to cygwin setup about windows password requirement
Analyze mode now keeps the loaded database when disconnecting
Improve Analyze mode autoscaling when using multiple data sources
Fixed issues while adding sub elements of recipes from resource tree
Fixed Debug Visualizer for CDPSim signal to show correct value
Fixed Analyze Mode so it will no longer automatically go to the real-time mode when you pan past the stopped time. Click the Play icon to go to real-time mode
Fix slow startup
Fix routings not working when the system name and application name are the same
Fix periodic time sync between remote application and CDP Studio Analyze mode
Fix the issue that caused some component properties to be reset to the initial value on the component rename
Fix incoming connections in block diagram to be shown on pinned blocks
Fix crash when using search bar in Resource tree and navigating to a different node
Fix crash when cancelling saving graph data
Fix build failure when project path contains spaces or unicode characters
Fix Design mode not updating theme properties when changed by theme selector

Updates and hotfixes:

Hotfix v2.3.1 – November 2022

Watch window now supports alias names and reordering
License Manager now with proxy support
Improved 125% scaling on Windows and behaviour on high-DPI monitors for 150% scaling
Diff tool: added “IgnoreInDiff” modifier to allow users to ignore parameters such as timestamps, machine counters etc
Fixed, GUI routing labels and routing labels from sub-components are now shown in Block Diagram again
Fix having 2 aliases with the same name in analyze mode legend makes Studio hang
Fix problem where routings to Attributes (ie. CDPProperties) were sometimes shown invalid in the model editor
Fix crash when moving nodes when the optional INodeBrowser plugin is enabled
Fix application deployment skipping some files when using the diff tool, e.g. GUI was not updated
Fix, increased performance when switching between large active projects
Fix F2 not working in the block diagram
Fix deploying a new application fails when clicking View Changes in the deploy confirmation dialogue

Release Notes – November 2021 / February 2022

CDP Studio IDE v2.1/2.2

Cyber Security according to IEC 62443-3-3 is now embedded in the development platform enabling you to develop secure automation and control systems. Create web user interface with a no-code drag-and-drop UI designer and a web widget to show web content in native user interfaces.

Cyber security compliant to IEC 62443-3-3 and the maritime specific DNV RUSHIP Part 6, Chapter 5, Section 21 Cyber Security for ships. New tab in configuration view to configure cyber security parameters and users.
Create user interfaces/HMI with the no-code UI designer and convert HMIs to web-UI using web assembly without any knowledge of html programming
New HMI widget for showing any web content as part of a native HMI running on a panel PC, only for Linux targets
Add support for high DPI screens
Add UI/HMI tour to introduce new users to CDP Studio
Upgrade CDP toolkits to Ubuntu 18.04
Low-code and full-code now support C++17 and use clang-based code model for parsing C++ code for better coding experience

Improvements and corrections

Use short name in graph legend, extend with parent if already exists
Allow stopping connected applications even when they were not started from CDP Studio
Make it possible to leave application running when closing CDP Studio
Scanning any remote network in the Deploy Configuration tab Networks table.
Prompt user and make it possible to re-pair when remote host SSH server key has been changed (eg. reinstalled OS).
Make it possible to open copies of the same application
Make it possible to add new IP addresses in Welcome->Connect
Invalid routings were not show red in Properties table
Improve StudioAPI automatic time sync to have higher priority so the calculated time difference to targets is more precise under load.
Hide parameters in Block Diagram that have CDPParameter as base model
Fix tooltip information in Block Diagram when in connected mode
Fix system level manual layout getting lost in Block Diagram
Fix reordering of nodes in Configure mode failing in some obscure cases.
Fix issue that field validator was not showing field value invalid (red) immediately after change in online mode.
Fix handling of read-only values in a library project
Fix context sensitive help for recipes
Fix Block Diagram losing positions when toggling parameter filter
Analyze mode: Fix Saving Data progress bar hanging when removing a signal while save is in progress
Added drop down in welcome mode tutorial tab for selecting CDP version.
Add scrollbars to Block Diagram delete popup
Add Debug button to system node as well to debug all applications at the same time
Fixed some crashes, squashed some minor bugs and fixed documentation

Updates and hotfixes:

Hotfix v2.2.3 – May 2022

Fixed CDP Studio installer to support Ubuntu 22.04
Fixed, pairing a device could fail the first time after installing CDP Studio
Fixed possible crash when closing CDP Studio after using Welcome mode Connect

Update v2.2.2 – March 2022

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

Hotfix v2.2.1 – February 2022

Fix error when adding resources to a library right after opening multiple library projects
Fix crash when hovering StudioCore:SelectedNodeURI macro tooltip in External Tools when no node is selected

Update v2.2 – February 2022

Model editor now keeps original subcomponent naming on copy configuration to the library.
Library deploy configuration not updating when a new library is selected.
Improve high DPI scaling in the device pairing dialog
Fixed wizards for adding qml, file, and cppheader.
List only paired devices in Device Selection combobox
Fix some fields in Configure mode Properties table were not marked read-only.
Fixed crashes and squashed bugs

Hotfix v2.1.1 – November 2021

Fix new CDP version available notification not working in Deploy Configuration tab

Release Notes – April 2020

CDP Studio IDE v2.0

New visual editor, the Block Diagram is the new default editor when you build control system. for configuring and building systems. The Block Diagram makes creating systems more intuitive and simpler. The Block Diagram includes:

Visual programming (No-code and Low-code programming)
Online view of running systems including real-time view of signals and parameters
Top-level operators (mathematic functions) for creating systems without programming (require CDP Framework 4.8 or later)
Sidebar for easy access to important properties and settings
Graphical overview of your system
Pin/unpin components to easy create connections between different levels

Improvements and corrections

CDP configuration recipe support
Redesign editor selection in Configure mode
Fetch model after each Run (not just Deploy)
Documentation improvements
ObjectDictionary Value shows incorrect value on node page in Offline mode
Performance improvement in CDP Studio when editing routings in big projects
When plotting same signal twice from local database file, second is zero
Deleting a connection label in Block Diagram deletes the signal itself
Manual layout between online and offline is now kept
Add and Open parse produce different nodes for ScalingPoint
Block Diagram: Loopback should now use continuation label
No value shown for CAN ObjectDictionary entries in connected mode
DebugHelpers show CDPObject names as array of numbers
CDP Studio now show a warning the last weeks before the license expires
Block diagram value node classification sometimes behaves erratically
Unable to deploy lib for the first time when one model uses another model from the lib
New Linux distros do not have deprecated arp command – no device MAC addresses shown
Changing property type in model editor generates invalid model
Entering a Name containing forward slash generates invalid XML
Having a ‘ in a signal name breaks the component
Graph data is painted incorrectly when zoomed out
Deploy to GUI app fails if Wago toolkit is used
Debugging is now available for PLCNext
Fixed sine crash

Updates and hotfixes:

Hotfix v2.0.10 – March 2021

Prevent fetching empty configuration files from target controller causing corrupt project files (empty files can be created on a controller after power loss if OS level write caching is enabled)
Save all files when switching IDE modes
Fix project dependencies are in rear occasions lost
Fix configuration corruption when sending CDPMessage to an offline component

Hotfix v2.0.9 – March 2021

Give error and delete database when Save plot data fails
Fix possible hang in Analyze mode when browsing or downloading logged data

Update v2.0.8 – December 2020

2 or more component configuration levels can now be copy-pasted to a library
Fix labels losing layout position when connecting in block diagram
Fix – operators added to a component in a library now works after it is added to a system
Fixed Debugging for PLCnext
Fix issue where CppName argument property was created incorrectly and showing warnings at startup
Updated CDP-Qt interface enabling unused properties to be kept, improve routing replacement performance
Crash fixes

Update v2.0.6/7 – December 2020

Add automatic Fetch Configuration when stopping an application
Add Debug to Configure Mode project tree context menu
Add automatic Fetch Configuration when stopping an application
Add Debug to Configure Mode project tree context menu
Accept TypeHint and related (Routing, Selection) attributes to be overridden in user models
Show duplicate prototype instantiations (invalid XML configuration) errors on project open
Remove library namespace from subcaption in block diagram
Make CAN Node Signals usable as values in Analyze mode and CDPLogger
Improve Analyze mode Resource tree layout and make online version show deep structures in Resources
Fix visible columns in tables not stored/restored correctly when reopening project
Fix save plot data not working because of duplicate shortnames
Fix removing user resources breaks Library builder
Fix model name when added to library depending on lib folder name not lib name
Fix graph autofit not working in some cases
Fix downloading plot data being paused when leaving Analyze mode
Fix deadlock when bulk deleting models in a library project
Fix crash when deleting models in a library project
Fix crash when bulk removing loaded databases in Analyze mode resource tree
Fix block diagram losing manual layout when filter changed
Fix Studio losing added dependencies after building a library
Fix Resource tree not showing some application dependencies when including a library which also had dependencies.
Fix Analyze mode not showing logger data when using the Remote SSH Access plugin
Fix “Deploy” and “Fetch Configuration” actions to use SSH tunnelling when connected with the Remote Access plugin
Don’t show self-loopback connection to inside of component itself
Do not clear the resource filter when changing the selection in Block Diagram
Disable Fetch Configuration when connecting to a system from Welcome Mode
Fix crash in Design mode when opening a session which contains a DatabaseGraphConfigurationWidget
Remove unneeded dependency scan on node removal
Fix reordering system components deletes them when a model is missing.
Display nodes with missing models in red.
Fix Add Multiple failing in online mode if user navigates away while add is still in progress
Other crash fixes

Update v2.0.4/5 – October 2020

Performance improvements
Improve high DPI screen support
Support relative routings in Block Diagram ‘Connect From…’ dialog
Support manual adding/removing dependencies
Fix rename of models or recipes in library to work correctly (2.0.5)
Fix manual layout lost when pinning nodes is Block Diagram
Fix Design Mode not activating when qml file open in Code mode
Fix duplicate entries and keep order in watch window when connecting
Add missing context menu actions to Block Diagram
Fixed issue with xml-file line-endings sometimes being converted to windows-format.
Fix error sometimes causing invalid thumbnails to be shown in Welcome mode Examples pane
Crash fixes

Hotfix and update v2.0.3 – September 2020

New very useful features when testing, tuning and commissioning systems
Update and tune running system by adding, removing and configuring operators, e.g. live tune valves with a scaling operator
Save and load Analyze mode plot data for offline analysis and debugging in the office

Hotfix and update v2.0.2 – July 2020

Added notification mechanism to inform about new CDP versions
License enforcement of developer, project and service engineer roles
CDP Studio Trial license now expire after 30 days and commercial or non-commercial licenses must then be requested
Right click on project tree no longer change selection
Stabilised and improved remote SSH plugin
Improved connection time to running systems
Improvements parsing models when building systems for efficiency
Remember and restore open UI files in Designer when switching between applications
Logger plugin now works again with CDP Framework 4.6 and older
CDP StudioAPIClient now handles correctly rename structure runtime
Fixed issue in CDP 4.7 -> 4.8 project upgrade script
CDPLogger now prints less info in Application Output pane
Renames some operators for consistency and ease of use
Fixed debug issue for systems running on Ubuntu 20.04
Fixed resize issue for Resources/Watch list tab
Squashed some crashes

Hotfix and update v2.0.1 – April 2020

Hide internal CDP2Qt UI labels in Block Diagram
Fix block positioning when re-adding blocks with same name
Fix some links in Help taking you incorrect page
Welcome mode example page is now default start page
Show CDP Parameters filter by default in Block Diagram
Fix Legal Information Credits link

Release Notes – SEPTEMBER 2019

CDP Studio IDE v1.9

Highlights in the CDP Framework release

Block Diagram Editor improvements: Property sidebar for easy editing component properties and improved adding of resources
Watch List to bookmark any object throughout the system for easily watch signal values or navigation to object
Add support for renaming tabs in Analyze mode

Improvements and corrections

Clear Block Diagram selection when navigating
Fix broken Block Diagram context menu when doing split
Fix changing the order of the components not redrawing the routings correctly in Block Diagram
Fix CDP Studio removing include statements for cdpeventmanager.h, automation.h and StudioAPIServerLib.h
Fix CDP Studio sometimes not connecting to systems via RemoteSSH plugin
Fix second (vertical) graph not showing signal names
Add support for styling signal graph y-axis min and max values
Add support for setting Y-range on axis to be less than 2e-6
Update number of decimals on graph y axis in Analyze mode
Fix changing x-axis range while in history mode not causing the plot to update
Fix graph going to realtime mode if panning graph when showing milliseconds
Switch the position of time and date in graph time axis
Fix resolving dependencies also for Models not listed in Resource tree
Squashed some crashes

Updates and hotfixes:

Hotfix v1.9.2 – November 2019

Fix crashing Watch List
Fix possible crashing in device selection
Fix radix 16 representation
Fix ordering in dependencies.pri and lib.h
Fix fetching of MAC and license fail on newer Linux distros

Hotfix v1.9.1 – October 2019

Fix design mode not updating theme correctly when changed by theme selector
Fix crash in Watch List
Fix Libraries.h getting broken when building a library while connected to a live system

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