Firmware version history file for power supply series PSE 9000 Meaning of the symbols: + Feature added - Feature or bug removed (general bug fixes are not listed to have a better overview) * Feature changed Note: according to the block diagram in the manual, these devices have three microprocessor controlled components which have separate firmwares. There are listed below in separate sections. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component KE: v2.01 (first official release) v2.17 --> switchover to KE firmware used in PSI 9000 and ELR 9000, see history file of those for further information + Added support for all current IF-AB series interfaces (CAN, CANopen, RS232, Ethernet 1&2 port, ModBus TCP 1&2 port, Profinet 1&2 port, Profibus, EtherCAT) * Master-slave: * Improved overall performance * Introduced auto-enumeration for slaves --> setting up slave addresses not required anymore v2.19 * Actual current values <0,2% of Inom not indicated/readable anymore v2.23 * Improved IF-AB Ethernet interface communication speed * Attention! Important change: SCPI over Ethernet now requires termination character 0xA (LF)! + Analog interface pins 6 and 14 now configurable (via ModBus or SCPI, HMI will follow) to signal more alarm situation than before - Removed a bug in master-slave (buffer overflow) which could lead to a stop of the master-slave system and interrupt contact between master and slave units v2.24 + 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 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) v2.28 - 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" v2.30 - 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 - 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component HMI (with blue LCD, not produced anymore): v2.06 * Master-Slave: behaviour of MS adapted to other series like PSI 9000, where the master resets all set values of the MS system after successful initialisation - Removed a bug regarding loading/saving of profiles v2.07 + New settings "DC output after remote" and "DC output after OT alarm" + Configuration of analog interface pins 6, 14 and 15 (the default settings for these pins are the same as before this update) + Setting for Ethernet: TCP keep-alive can be activated to stop closing the socket due to Ethernet timeout + Support for EtherCAT interface + Russian language ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component HMI (with color TFT): v2.01 (first official release) v2.02 * Ethernet timeout: the timeout can now be deactivated by setting it to 0 - Removed bug which caused the power LED on the front to stay orange after boot + Analog interface pins 6, 14 and 15 can now be configured to signal various statuses v2.03 + Added new setting "DC output after OT alarm" (this also requires to update the KE firmware to 2.27 or higher) * Ethernet: the Ethernet timeout is not forcibly set to 0 when activating "TCP keep-alive" v2.04 + New setting "DC output after remote" + PSBE only: Configuration of analog interface pins 9 and 10 (the default settings for these pins are the same as before this update) 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: v1.0.15 * First DR firmware release for this series v1.0.18 * Various improvements and bug fixes