Firmware version history file for power supply series PSB 9000 PSB 9000 SLAVE PSBE 9000 Meaning of the symbols: + Feature added - Feature or bug removed (general bug fixes are not listed to have a better overview) * Feature changed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component KE: v2.20 (first release) + Added PSB features * Bug fixes and general performance improvements v2.24 + Battery test support (ModBus & SCPI) + Analog interface pins 6, 14 and 15 can now be configured to signal various statuses * Profinet: network settings (IP, subnet mask, gateway) are now ignored, because with Profinet they are usually configured via network and remote tools such as Siemens PST * Ethernet timeout can now be set to 0 to turn it off v2.25 + SCPI: Support for leading colon (":") * Ethernet timeout: the timeout can now be deactivated by setting it to 0 + XY generator: support for XY tables (IU, PV, FC, PV EN 50530) added v2.26 * Improved parallel ramping of slaves in master-slave operation + Added ModBus command to perform "Reset device to defaults" also from remote + Added command to restart the IF-AB interface module via USB (in case it hangs or changed settings haven't been submitted successfully) * OT: the signalling of an OT alarm is now delayed for 2 s (means, the OT condition must persist for at least two seconds to be signalled) + Profibus/Profinet: added slots and indexes for some ModBus registers which were added for PSB 9000 series, also for other added features such as battery test etc. + EtherCAT: added indexes for some ModBus registers which were added for PSB 9000 series, also for other added features such as battery test etc. v2.27 + Profibus/Profinet: added slots/indexes for new registers (see updated register list) + OT: added setting to determine whether the DC output shall be off after an OT alarm or continue * Master-slave: improved current ramping of an MS system when swithing the DC output on(there is a natural delay between the master and the slaves) * Ethernet: enabling "TCP keep-alive" setting now forces the Ethernet timeout setting to 0, which means "off" - Removed a bug where the system would hang when the ModBus protocol is disabled, but the device receives a ModBus message * Improved SCPI setup and control of extended PV function EN50530 v2.28 * Profibus/Profinet: slot of registers for second XY table defined to number 12 + Analog interface: signals of pin 9 and 10 are now parameterizable - RS232: Fixed bug which caused the IF-AB-RS232 module not to be detected * Analog interface: behavior of the DC output, when leaving analog remote control, equalized to digital remote control and depedence on setting "DC output after remote" v2.29 * Further improvements on master-slave operation stability to avoid MSP alarms v2.30 - Removed a bug where the device would hang after "Reset device" and entering DIN EN 50530 function * Extended ModBus full compliance mode by accepting slave address 0x01 (first byte of a ModBus RTU message) * Ethernet ports 502 and 537 are now locked for setup for normal Ethernet access * Function generator: removed a bug where the DR controller would still use old sequence point data after switching the arbitrary generator mode * REM-SB and function generator in remote control: corrected the control flow for SCPI use -> a function can now be configured via SCPI and controlled (RUN/STOP) via the REM-SB pin * SCPI: removed a bug where the use of multipliers "k" (kilo) and "m" (milli) would translate wrong -> for example, VOLT 200mV had not set 0.2 V * Profibus/Profinet: removed a bug where indexes 12, 13 and 14 in slot 2 would return wrong values v2.31 * EtherCAT: sorted CoE indexes by number * Slave models: when performing "Reset device" action via command, it would also set master-slave mode to "Slave" which is a default for this series - Removed a bug where the device wouldn't save its latest settings anymore and also keep in this state of not saving * CAN: Improved interface setup when performing action "Restart interface" * SCPI: several small improvements + Interface supervision: deactivated by default, it can be enabled and configured to supervise communication with the device via an user-defined timeout. If the time runs out it would switch off remote control and the DC output. This is valid for all digital interfaces. - Battery test: removed a bug that would cause the test to stop after a max. of 4295 seconds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component KE for GPIB models: v2.08 + Analog interface pins 6, 14 and 15 can now be configured to signal various statuses v2.09 + SCPI: Support for leading colon v2.10 + OT: added setting to determine whether the DC output shall be off after an OT alarm or continue * Master-slave: improved current ramping of an MS system when swithing the DC output on(there is a natural delay between the master and the slaves) - Removed a bug where the system would hang when the ModBus protocol is disabled, but the device receives a ModBus message * Improved SCPI setup and control of extended PV function EN50530 v2.13 - Removed a bug where the device would hang after "Reset device" and entering DIN EN 50530 function * Extended ModBus full compliance mode by accepting slave address 0x01 (first byte of a ModBus RTU message) * Function generator: removed a bug where the DR controller would still use old sequence point data after switching the arbitrary generator mode * REM-SB and function generator in remote control: corrected the control flow for SCPI use -> a function can now be configured via SCPI and controlled (RUN/STOP) via the REM-SB pin * SCPI: removed a bug where the use of multipliers "k" (kilo) and "m" (milli) would translate wrong -> for example, VOLT 200mV had not set 0.2 V -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component HMI (PSB 9000): v2.01 (first official release) v2.02 - Removed bugs where the Ohm symbol would not be displayed correctly * CAN: updated screen information for cyclic data regarding extra the values which are transmitted from PSB 9000 series + CAN: added setup items for cyclic comunication regarding the sink mode of PSB 9000 series + Alarms: added new alarm "Safety OVP" (only with 60 V models) which is displayed only in situations where the output voltage exceeds 60 V. This alarm cannot be acknowledged, the device must be power-cycled instead. v2.03 - Profinet interfaces: removed IP settings, since these are usually managed from a remote tool such as Siemens PST and didn't represent the true network settings after they were changed by the remote tool + Analog interface: added settings to configure the signals on output pins 6, 14 and 15. The pins can now be configured to signal: Pin 6: only "OT", only "PF", "OT" or "PF" Pin 14: 7 combinations of "OVP", "OCP" and "OPP" Pin 15: "CV" or "DC on/off" - Removed possible bug: when switching back from master-slave mode where the power would be displayed in kW to normal mode, sometimes display of kW would remain - Removed a bug where the adjustment limits for sink operation were not respected when switching to master-slave mode - Removed various bugs v2.04 + XY generator: support for XY tables (IU, PV, FC, PV EN 50530) added + Battery test: support for battery test (4 modes) * Ethernet timeout: the timeout can now be deactivated by setting it to 0 * Fixed bug: Setting current values of > 3000 A in master-slave systems and in function generator didn't work v2.05 + "DC output after OT alarm": similar to previous already available settings, this new setting in General Settings menu enable to chose what the DC output shall be after an OT alarm, on or off (default: on) + Function to restart interface in COMMUNICATION menu, in the submenu for the particular interface. This is used to reset a supposedly hanging interface on the device side + Master-slave: added "Rnom" to summary screen after master-slave init * Ethernet timeout: the Ethernet timeout can now be set to zero which deactivates the timeout, the same thing is now also done when activating setting "Enable TCP keep-alive" v2.06 - Removed small bugs regarding battery test + Master-slave: devices slave running as slave now show an option during master-slave setup which allow to enable the HMI feature "Backlight off after 60 s", which is here directly accessible. The option shall help to protect the screen from running all the time while slaves don't show informative data. * Master-slave: MPPT tracking function now enabled in MS mode * Ethernet: the Ethernet timeout is not forcibly set to 0 when activating "TCP keep-alive" v2.07 * MPP tracking: fixed a bug in relation to time value input * Various small bugs fixed + Added some settings to profiles (analog interface pin 9/10 config, DC terminal after remote) v2.09 - Battery test: removed a bug that made the dynamic test stop after 4295 seconds + Communication: added a switch to set the ModBus compliance mode, which is "Limited" by default to keep it compatible to previous firmwares and can be set to "Full" to have the ModBus protocol, RTU and TCP, be fully compatible to the specification + Communication: added new feature "Interface monitoring" which is related to all digital interfaces and is configurable in the HMI or directly to the KE. It can be used to switch the DC output off in a situation where the comunication line is interrupted * Communication: for all Ethernet based ports where a port can be adjusted, blocked reserved ports 502 and 537 + Value input: added two touch buttons MIN and MAX to every direct input window to quickly set a value to 0 or the allowed maximum (U-max, I-max etc.) * FC function: set value "Pset (EL)" forcibly set to 0 because the FC function only runs in source mode -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component HMI (PSBE 9000): v2.01 (first official release) v2.03 + Added new setting "DC output after OT alarm" + Added settings to reconfigure the pins 6, 14 and 15 of the analog interface to indicate several alarms and statuses v2.05 + New setting: ModBus compliance mode (under Communication) + New setting and feature: Interface monitoring (short explanation: can stop the device from supplying power if digital remote control line is interrupted) + New GUI languages: Spanish and French - GPIB: removed a bug with setting and storing the GPIB address -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component DR: v2.06 + XY generator: support for XY tables added