Upgrading the MICREX-SX Series Programming Support Tool

November 20,2020
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

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We would like to inform you that the Fuji Electric FA website has upgraded the software Standard of our programming support tool.

Applicable model

IEC 61131-3-compliant programming support tool: SX-Programmer

Type Name Newest version Date of upgrade
NP4H-SWN Standard V3.1.0.13 October 2020

Upgrade service details

This new service gives registered users of Standard direct access to the latest version of the software through the upgrade feature on the Fuji Electric FA website.
Users can download the most recent version of the software from the website at their convenience.

Name of the upgrade file for SX-Programmer: StandardUpdateV31013.exe

Main changes in the latest version: V3.1.0.13 (October 2020)

(1) Improvement of function

The following functions are added, and have been improved.

  • Improved so that the background color of the graph and the color of the grid lines can be set in the sampling trace.

  • Improved so that the cursor on the graph can be moved by dragging in the sampling trace.
    Also, the distance between cursors can be displayed in milliseconds.

  • Improved so that it can be sampled continuously in the sampling trace.

  • Improved so that the trigger point can be set by button operation in the sampling trace.

  • Improved so that the sample target address and tag are displayed at the same time in the sampling trace.

  • Improved so that the timing to read the trace data can be specified in the sampling trace.

  • Improved so that XY devices can be added directly to the sample target in the sampling trace.

  • Improved so that the instruction manual can be opened from the help on the toolbar.

  • Improved so that the default value of the display magnification of LD editor and ST editor can be specified.

  • Improved so that the tag rows setting at the time of printing can be linked with the tag rows setting in the display menu.

  • Added the function to delete unused circuit comments.

  • Improved to retain the display magnification synchronization setting.

  • Improved so that it can be connected to the simulator and TELLUS.

  • Added SPF Web Communication Board Support Tool Web_IF Designer.

(2) Problem correction

  • Correct the problem that the internal current consumption value of the system definition does not match the manual.

  • Correct the problem that WDT is up due to an error in optimized compilation.

  • Correct the problem that caused a heavy failure when downloading the project after converting the MICREX-F program.

  • Correct the problem that the standard extended FB (_C_modm) receives due to an error in an unsupported function.

  • Correct the problem that parameter error 2 occurs in standard extended FB (_MHCNT, MHCNTa).

Note)

  • This version is supported for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10.

History of main version upgrades

Backward compatibility

The following table shows the project compatibility for the upgrade.

Projects created with previous version Projects created with V3.1.0.13
NP4H-SWN (previous version) ○ △
NP4H-SWN (V3.1.0.13) ○ ○

Upgrading procedure

  1. 1.

    Create a new folder on the computer's hard disk.

  2. 2.

    Download the V3.1.0.13 upgrade file (StandardUpdateV302024.exe) to the new folder.

  3. 3.

    Extract the downloaded file. (The upgrade is a self-extracting file.)

  4. 4.

    The file will be extracted to the same folder.

  5. 5.

    Double click the extracted Setup.exe file.

  6. 6.

    Follow the prompts from the installer program to upgrade the software.

  7. 7.

    Standard will start up when the installation is completed. Check Info from the Help menu to make sure the version number is V3.1.0.13

NOTE
To use on Windows Vista, Windows7 and Windows8, administrator's right is necessary for the installation.
Install the program according to the procedure below.
Select "Setup.exe" in the Explorer window after extracting the update file, and right-click this.
Select "As the administrator" from the right-clicking menu.
Follow the prompts from the installer program to upgrade the software.

Upgrading precautions

  1. 1.

    Make sure that NP4H-SWN/Standard is already installed on the computer prior to upgrading the software.

  2. 2.

    Do not begin the installation if the upgrade file is not exactly the same size as the file that was downloaded.
    If they are not the same size, throw all of them into the trash and download the upgrade file again.

  3. 3.

    Be sure to quit all programs that are currently running (e.g., Standard or message manager) prior to the installation.

  4. 4.

    If the installation fails due to an error, try to install the software again. If the installation fails again, re-install the previous version of Standard from the setup CD and then try to install the upgrade software again.

Log in to download the upgraded version of the programming support tool.
After logging in, click the "Download documents" button to jump to the download page.
The upgraded version of the programming support tool can be downloaded from the "Download documents" page.

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