************************* GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Version 4.02b ************************* 2000/03/17 Digital Electronics Corporation of Japan Forward Thank you for purchasing the GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows software. This software is designed to create screen data for the GP70 and 77R series of graphical operator interfaces. ================================= Table of Contents ================================= 0.List of Bug Fixes 0-1.Version 4.0 Bug Fixes 1.Version 4.0 New Features 1-1.Newly Supported GPs 1-2.Newly Supported Protocols 1-3.D-Script 1-4.Filing Feature 1-5.Logging Feature 1-6.Expanded Alarm Message Limits 1-7.Modifications 2.Installation Method 2-1.Prior To Installation 2-2.Installation Procedures 3.Previously Corrected Bugs 3-1.GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Forced Shutdown 3-2.Cautions With Windows NT Systems 3-3.When Converting GPPRO2 & 3 Data 3-4.Changing Data Attributes 3-5.Rotating Objects 3-6.Individual Data Transfer 4.PROPB/DOS Version Data Conversion Limitations 4-1.Text String Positioning 4-2.Label Text is Unified in 4 Rows 4-3.Tag Names 4-4.Copying X Screens 4-5.Keyboard Key Changed 4-6.Pop-up Keypads 4-7.Auto Screen Refresh is No Longer Available 5.Uninstalling GP-PRO/PBIII Version 4 5-1.Prior to Uninstalling GP-PRO/PBIII 5-2.Uninstall Procedures ================================= 0 - List of Bug Fixes ================================= --------------------------------- 0-1.Version 4.0 Bug Fixes /** V4.02b **/ 1.When a bitmap screen is copied to the clipboard, items colored red will be changed to blue. 2.In version 4.02a, in certain cases alarm addresses may not be displayed correctly. /** V4.02a **/ 1.If a symbol contains 15 characters or more, printing may sometimes not be possible. 2.During the continuous printing of image files, printed characters may be compressed. 3.A symbol's address offset may sometimes operate incorrectly. 4.When 20 byte symbols are used in Sound Settings, incorrect characters will appear. 5.When a screen is used that calls another screen, Global Cross References will become slow. 6.Copying a screen that uses a D-Script function may cause a forced shutdown of the program. /** V4.02 **/ /-- Screen Editor Software --/ 1.When a screen's background is set as 64 colors and transparent mode text ("bg" setting and "blk") is used, the display colors will be reversed in "Preview" mode. 2.When the PC monitor's color setting is changed from 16 color to 32 bit color during screen creation, only the borders of objects will appear in printouts. 3.When D-Script is set for a screen and then selected from the Screen Data list, a fatal program error occurs. Also, the D-Script Tag count feature does not operate correctly. 4.Global Cross References can occasionally cause a fatal program error. (related to D-Script) 5.Clicking on the "Open Screen" dialog box's "Change" key can cause a fatal program error. 6.The Mark screen's reverse color printing option will not operate correctly when continuous printing is performed. 7.When a timer is set in D-Script using the BCD format, the Timer data will be incorrect when displayed on the GP. 8.GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows bitmap data cannot be pasted into a (Microsoft) Word document. 9.Display of text screen's PC memory usage value (bottom left corner of screen) occasionally flickers. 10.Q-tags imported from DOS version projects may not operate correctly. 11.M8128 cannot be used for special character registration. 12.When the U-tag's "indirect" setting is used, the screen object, when moved ,will only move up and to the left, no matter which arrow key is pressed. 13.The System Start Address cannot be set for Modicon Modbus Plus PLC data. 1.Program shuts down when a screen is opened. 2.GP "freezes" when a D-Script temporary address is used. 3.Text printout disappears when screen is set to 16 bit high color. 4.T-tag and Word switches stop operating, and/or the message "Unsupported Tag" appears. /-- Protocols --/ 1.Occurs only with GP070-ET41 unit. Reconnection confirmation cannot be performed when the GP is set to "Memory Link Ether" and the HOST does not receive a response from the GP during Demand Polling. 2.With a Yokogawa Electric FACTORY ACE 1:1, FA_M3 Ether(net) connection, file registers in excess of B8193 cannot be entered with GP-PRO/PBIII. 3.When a Matsushita Electronics MEWNET-FP is connected to a GP and the MEWNET-FP's power is turned OFF and then ON again, special screens used to change screens will become disabled. ================================= 1.Version 4.0 New Features ================================= --------------------------------- 1-1.Newly Supported GPs (1)GP-377RT (2)GP-377S,L --------------------------------- 1-2.Newly Supported Protocols (1) Toyoda Manufacturing Ltd. PC3J (2) OMRON Corporation CS1 (3) Siemens Corporation Interbus-S (4) Yokogawa Electronics FA-M3 Ether (5) Yamatake Corporation SDC (6) RKC Instrument INC. CB/SR-Mini --------------------------------- 1-3.D-Script (1)Loop Feature has been added. (2)Memory Group Copy, Initialization (3)Address Offset designation now possible. --------------------------------- 1-4.Filing Feature (1)Number of data setting items is increased to 10000 words. (2)Multiple folders are supported. --------------------------------- 1-5.Logging Feature (1)New Loop feature allows automatic logging of data to CF Card. --------------------------------- 1-6.Allowable No. of Alarm Messages is increased. --------------------------------- 1-4.Modifications (1)New Features Provide Increased Drawing Efficiency - Screen Nesting List (for called up screens) - Group (collective) change of screen numbers for called up screens. - Enlargement of area near cursor. - Use keyboard arrow keys to move or enlarge screen objects. - Hairline cursor for accurate positioning of objects. - Numeric entry of object coordinates in pixel units. - Grid type is selectable. - Automatic scrolling of editor area screen. - Expanded Screen Summary features. - Docking/Floating Tool Bar sections. (2)CSV File Compatibility This feature allows: - Import and export of Filing Data and Alarm Files. - Export of Tag and Part List data (3)Global Cross References - Graphical Display of all Address Mapping (4)Customizing of Simulation Addresses For additional details, please refer to your GP-PRO/PBIII manuals. ================================= 2.Installation Method ================================= --------------------------------- 2-1.Prior to Installation - Be sure to close all resident application programs. --------------------------------- 2-2.Installation Procedures - The GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Ver. 4 Installation screen will appear after the master CD is inserted into your PC's CD-ROM drive. When this screen appear, click on "Install" to start the installation program. Note: With certain types of PCs, this Installation screen may not appear. In this case, use the Windows "Explorer" program to locate the CD-ROM's "Install.exe" file and double-click on its icon. --------------------------------- ================================= 3.Previously Corrected Bugs ================================= --------------------------------- 3-1.GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows Forced Shutdown If, while this software is operating, the Windows Program Manager performs a forced shutdown of GP-PRO/PBIII, please change one of the following settings and then restart your PC. These settings will allow you in certain cases to prevent a forced shutdown. If this type of error persists, please contact your local GP distributor for assistance. 1. When Forced Shutdown Occurs During Screen Data Creation - Modifying your PC's Hardware Accelerator setting may prevent the program from shutting down. This setting is found by clicking on the following: [Start] -> [Settings] -> [Control Panel] -> [System] -> [Performance] -> [Graphics]. Move the "Hardware Accelerator" selection to the 2nd from the left (standard) setting. 2.When Forced Shutdown Occurs During Printing Simply re-installing your printer driver may solve this problem. 3.When Forced Shutdown Occurs During Transfer (of screen data to the GP) - If the GP will not change to transfer mode during handshaking, modifying the communications port setting will sometimes correct this problem. To Modify the Communication Port Setting: [Start] -> [Settings] -> [Control Panel] -> [System] -> [Device Manager] -> [Ports (COM&LPT)] -> [Communications Port] -> [Port Settings] -> [Advanced] tab. Here, drag the "Transmit Buffer" slide to the left to a slower setting. --------------------------------- 3-2.Cautions With Windows NT Systems 1.When using the "Screen Preview" feature: The Screen Preview feature, with a screen using the 3-speed blink setting, will sometimes not use the correct blink speed or color. This problem will only occur when using this feature and your screen's settings do not need to be changed. 2.When Importing GPPRO2 Data: If an object that is included in a screen but is outside of the screen's current viewing area is being imported, a "Memory Error" will occur. In this case, move the object so that it is inside the screen display area and the screen can be correctly converted. --------------------------------- 3-3.When Converting GPPRO2 & 3 Data - A, a, Q, or X tags, if they are designated as being rotated, will be slightly offset after conversion. The object offsets are as follows: - with 90 degree rotation : moved up one dot (screen pixel) - with 180 degree rotation : moved up and to the left one dot - with 270 degree rotation : moved to the left one dot --------------------------------- 3-4.Changing Data Attributes When more than 2 Marks are selected, and one of the Marks is changed to a different size, the display of the Mark's "handles" and the Mark itself will not align. The Mark's attribute data, however, will be correctly changed. Clicking on the Mark a second time will cause the handles to appear correctly. --------------------------------- 3-5.Rotating Objects 1.When an Alarm Display is rotated 180 degrees, it will be shifted one dot up when displayed on the GP. If an object is not rotated, its display on the GP will not be shifted, in either the portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal: normal) display mode. 2.After an a-tag or an A-tag is rotated 90 or 180 degrees and saved, when it is re-opened it will be shifted one dot(pixel). If either of these tags is not rotated, its display on the GP will not be shifted, in either the portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal: normal) display mode. --------------------------------- 3-6.Sending User Selected Screens The titles "Bit Log Alarm", "Word Log Alarm", "Data Sampling" and "H70 Global Data" will always appear in the "Select Screens To Send" screen. Even if that data is not present in your project file, selecting them accidentally will not cause any data transfer errors. --------------------------------- 3-7. Symbol Automatic Increment Feature 1. Up to 20 characters can be used for a symbol name, however, when using the automatic increment feature, be sure to limit your names to 18 characters so that GP-PRO can add the suffix "+1", "+2", etc. at the end of the name. If, including this suffix, the total number of characters exceeds 20, a program malfunction can occur. ================================= 4.PROPB/DOS Version Data Conversion Limitations ================================= --------------------------------- 4-1.Text String Positioning In the GP-PRO/PB3 DOS version software (hereafter referred to as "DOS"), when a text string is created, and then an object is created and placed in any way on top of (in front of) that text string, the string will be automatically moved to the front-most screen position prior to data transfer. When this data is converted to GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows (hereafter referred to as "Windows") data, if a text string and an object are grouped together, this text string data will not be moved to the front of the screen and the original position settings will be used. --------------------------------- 4-2.Label Text is Unified in 4 Rows In the previous DOS version software, text entered for a Label could be up to four rows, with each row allowed its own settings for color and positioning. With the Windows version of PRO-PB, this data is now combined into one unit of up to four rows, which can be moved as a single object. This object must, however use only one color, and can not be separated into individual rows. Also, centering of the text is now possible. --------------------------------- 4-3.Tag Names (1) In the Windows version of GP-PRO/PBIII, duplicate Tag names are now allowed. However, when using multiple K-tags on the same drawing screen, be sure all Tag names are unique. Refer to the GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows manuals for details. (2) Chinese characters can now be entered for Tag names. (3) Tag name sizes can be either 8 X 8 or 8 x 16. --------------------------------- 4-4.Copying X Screens Since X screens can now be simply cut and pasted from the original X-screen's editor, the special file conversion used with the DOS version is no longer needed. --------------------------------- 4-5.Keyboard Key Changed The keyboard key used to create perfect circles and squares has been changed from the "Alt" key to the "Ctrl" key. --------------------------------- 4-6.Pop-Up Keypads A Pop-Up Keypad can now be called up by simply clicking in a value's input field, instead of clicking in the "Environment Settings" area. --------------------------------- 4-7.Auto Screen Refresh is No Longer Available This feature was removed to increase the speed of screen creation. Screens can be refreshed by clicking on the "Refresh" button. --------------------------------- ================================= 5.Uninstalling GP-PRO/PBIII Version 4 ================================= --------------------------------- 5-1.Prior to Uninstalling GP-PRO/PBIII - All GP-PRO/PBIII for Windows project data is stored in the GP-PRO "Database" folder. If necessary, make a backup of this data. - All new and modified Library Item files are saved in the CPW folder. If necessary, make a backup of this data. --------------------------------- 5-2.Uninstall Procedures Start the uninstall process by clicking on the [ProPB3Win]'s "Uninstall" selection. This will delete all unaltered files, and preserve all overwritten and newly modified files in the ProPB3 folder. After copying any necessary files from those that are remaining, delete all data. --------------------------------- Note: This document may not be reproduced, either in whole or in part. ************ README.TXT **********