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Festo Automation Suite
Parameterisation, programming and maintenance of electronic devices by Festo
New Features:
- Topology Editor:
- CODESYS device status is displayed if the PLC plug-in is connected to the device
- Improved handling of long device names
- Selecting all devices in the project via [Ctrl]-[A]
- Firmware Repository:
- Firmware files can be deleted from the repository
- Firmware files can be added from the local file system (requires *.fsfw files)
- Transfer of licenses to CPX-E-CEC controllers
Fixed Bugs:
- Installation of plug-ins or extensions fails with error message "Access denied"
- Project conversion fails if files in the original project folder are locked by another process
- Servo drive CMMT-ST-...-PN cannot be added to the project from the device scan when connected via the PROFINET interface X19
Known Limitations:
- *.fsfw firmware files not yet available for all devices
System Requirements:
- Windows 7
- Windows 10 Version 1607 or higher
- 32 or 64 bit
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2.1.0.519 30/11/2020
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Festo Automation Suite
Parameterisation, programming and maintenance of electronic devices by Festo
Major release
- Existing projects can be converted into the new format.
- The original project remains unchanged.
- Opening a converted project or one created with Festo Automation Suite V2.0 in in V1.x is not possible.
New Features:
- Topology Editor:
- Configuration of network connections based on the network topology
- Configuration specific display of devices
- Adding and connecting of EtherCAT slave devices which are not supported by plug-ins
- Export of parameter files:
- For Siemens S7-1500 (SCL source file)
- For EtherCAT based servo drives (proprietary format)
- Downloading of all available firmware files into the local repository
- Cyclical network requests for retrieving device status data can be deactivated
- Release note history is displayed for plug-ins und extensions
- Improved installation of CODESYS packages during plug-in installation (only if CODESYS extension is installed)
Fixed Bugs:
- Application crashes if "My Documents" special folder is missing
- Loading a project by double clicking the project file fails if "Last used project" startup option is set
- Motor is not imported from PositioningDrives in certain configurations
- Opening previously downloaded manuals raises an error "Download failed"
- Firmware update not possible for CPX-E-CEC basic controller
- Saving of the project fails for certain project names
- Identification function on a device remains active even after application has been closed
- Changed network settings are sporadically not applied when set via the device scan in the right sidebar
- Command for scanning for EtherCAT slaves is shown even if CODESYS Extension is not installed
- Undocked windows show green background when a dialog is opened
Known Limitations:
- CANopen Slave devices which are not supported by a plug-in cannot be added in the topology editor
System Requirements:
- Windows 7
- Windows 10 Version 1607 or higher
- 32 or 64 bit
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2.0.1.9 12/08/2020
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Festo Automation Suite
Parameterisation, programming and maintenance of electronic devices by Festo
New Features:
- Display of Notification, e. g. in case of new available software versions or trace recordings
- Support for transferring licenses into devices
- Device state "no errors" in connection area of Plug-ins now displayed in green
- Width of project list on start page and in backstage menu can be modified
Fixed Bugs:
- Firmware files for new devices (e. g. CMMT-AS-C5) cannot be downloaded (V1.3.2)
- Crash at application start when used with certain Windows language packs (V1.3.2)
- Crash when installing Plug-ins at low disk space
- Crash at application start when installed in user folder
- Installation fails with error code 0x80070643 in rare circumstances
- Crash when saving if the opened project has been deleted from the file system
- Devices not found in the network scan if the network interface is added after the application has started
- Message "Renaming not possible" appears without reason and blocks the application
- Multiple selection in Designer is cancelled when opening context menu
- Error when displaying documents that have been downloaded before
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 7
- Windows 10 Version 1607 or higher
- 32 or 64 bit
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1.3.2 31/01/2020
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CommissioningFile and language versions
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Festo Automation Suite
Parameterisation, programming and maintenance of electronic devices by Festo
New Features:
- Display of Notification, e. g. in case of new available software versions or trace recordings
- Support for transferring licenses into devices
- Device state "no errors" in connection area of Plug-ins now displayed in green
- Width of project list on start page and in backstage menu can be modified
Fixed Bugs:
- Crash when installing Plug-ins at low disk space
- Crash at application start when installed in user folder
- Installation fails with error code 0x80070643 in rare circumstances
- Crash when saving if the opened project has been deleted from the file system
- Devices not found in the network scan if the network interface is added after the application has started
- Message "Renaming not possible" appears without reason and blocks the application
- Multiple selection in Designer is cancelled when opening context menu
- Error when displaying documents that have been downloaded before
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1.3.1.57 29/11/2019
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Festo Automation Suite
Parameterisation, programming and maintenance of electronic devices by Festo
New Features:
- PositioningDrives data import
- Support for modular EtherCAT slaves in EtherCAT scan
- EtherCAT slaves can be imported when importing a PLC from the device scan
- Release notes for available and installed Plug-ins and Extensions
- Connections in Designer now using colors for different connection types
- Devices with identical IP address (path to the engineering interface) are tagged with a warning icon in Designer
- Warnings for parameter pages are indicated in Plug-in navigators (similar to errors)
Fixed Bugs:
- Misleading error message when trying to check for updates without Internet connection
- Undocked windows cannot be moved when trying to drag certain areas of the window title bar
- Context menu in Designer does not work correctly for multiple selections
- Cursor cannot be set with the mouse when renaming a device
System Requirements:
- Windows 7/10 (32/64 bit)
- Screen resolution 1600x900 or higher recommended
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1.2.1.16 06/06/2019
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Festo Automation Suite
Parameterisation, programming and maintenance of electronic devices by Festo
New Features:
- EtherCAT scan (only non-modular devices)
- Manual access also for motors, axes and gears
Fixed Bugs:
- Firmware is not shown correctly after downloading it into the repository
- Connections between devices get lost when copying and pasting
- Opening the scan view while the application window is shown in reduced size might freeze the application
Known Issues:
- After importing a modular device from the EtherCAT scan, its modules still need to be configured manually.
- Downloading a firmware to a CMMT-AS with improper network settings stops at 10 %, and the application freezes.
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1.1.1.610 16/01/2019
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CommissioningFile and language versions
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Festo Automation Suite
Parameterisation, programming and maintenance of electronic devices by Festo
New Features:
Fixed Bugs:
- Opening a Plug-in by double clicking the device in the navigator does not work
- Access error message after Plug-in installation
- Firmware file cannot be downloaded after the user interface language has been changed
- Searching for firmware updates sporadically fails
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1.0.3.6 23/07/2018
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