Various improvements and new functions
New functions
Device Manager functions
Improvements in usability for the signal tree:
- Cut and paste signals and nodes
- Show preview in copy dialog
- Performance improvements (paste signals into large tree)
Usability improvements for the signal list:
- Show icon for signal type
- Easy switching between overview and detail view (no scrolling in toolbar required)
- Column grouping
- Action bar (show number of selected signals)
- Easy insertion of multiple signals (as in tree)
- Improved fill and increment functions (also for dropdown list boxes)
- New replace function
Signal import/export supports signal parameters (e.g. Text_On, Text_Off)
Signal Import/Export supports signal assignments from applications
Note: Signal mappings of the SHMI graphic editor are not supported.
Logic Editor functions:
Logic Editor supports global variables
- Interactive creation of global variables
- Support of Global Variables import
- Support of Global Variables during automatic chart generation (ACG)
Logic Editor supports switching from Signal Name to PPS Name (Power Plant Identification System)
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Improvements
- SICDM: If more than one hardware pin is shown for an assignment, the order is corrected. [156587]
- SICDM: Changed engineering ID when restoring the device (archive) [152989]
- SICDM: IEC 61850 Client Import filters access points if duplicate IP addresses occur in SCD file [150356]
- SICDM: Unclear error message of path specification (configuration security services) [158522]
- SICDM: Crash when copying signals from another device while displaying mappings [157354]
- SICDM: Initialization of SICAM A8000 CP-8031/50 devices did not work for pre-shared keys. [162751]
- SICDM: CPCI85 update via "Update devices - Applications" does not finish during "Finalize in progress" [153969]
- SICDM: SICAM Device Manager starts with white screen on Matrox graphic card [157436]
- SICDM: Crash when entering attachment names with special characters and more than 18 characters [158309]
- CFC/Logic Editor: background images of text boxes in plans are now also displayed after the following actions:
- Downloading a device
- Restore a device
- Restore a project [149844]
- SICDM: Missing display of diagnostic texts [157585]
- SICDM: bug fix for missing domain check for rankings in RTU settings [161595]
- SICAM HMI: misleading error text for missing ALM license [153667]
- CFC/Logic Editor: if chart layout contains more than three sheets vertically, they are correctly converted to partitions. [143682]
- SICDM: In the function "Copy signals from other devices" the filter for signal names did not work if there was a "/" in the signal name. [157355]
- CFC/Logic Editor: Logic cannot be opened after update V3.85 to V3.90 (repository corrected) [155462]
- SICDM: IEC 61850 server data model data can be lost after restoring a project backup [156417]
- SICDM: English is always the default language in SICAM WEB [143665]