Upgrading the MICREX-SX Series Programming Support Tool

April 13,2022
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 V3.1.1.16 April 2022

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: StandardUpdateV31116.exe

Main changes in the latest version: V3.1.1.16 (April 2022)

(1) Improvement of function

The following functions are added, and have been improved.

  • Supported the NP1L-RU1H under the SP5000M.

  • In the Ethernet module (NP1L-ET1 V50 or later required), added a function to allow communication only with IP addresses set by the user.

  • Added a function to display section number.

  • Improved the device editor to allow changing the width of the “Initial Value”.

  • Improved the LD editor to leave an explanation when a tag name is changed.

  • Improved print preview to allow specifying more than 1000 pages.

  • Improved the “Go to Section” function so that section numbers up to 99999 can be jumped.

  • Improved so that the SX Control Utility can refer to the system memory in the event of a CPU fatal failure.
    Applicable model : SPH5000M, SPH3000MM

(2) Problem correction

We have fixed the following problems

  • A project the whose name contains “,” cannot be opened by double click.

  • The operation of the I/O module on the SX bus becomes unstable if you clear the program and system definition,and then read the project from the PLC without resetting it (SPH2000, SPH3000, SPH5000, SPM series).

  • The Standard may be forcefully terminated when you import array structures, FBs, or functions, etc.

  • In a multi-CPU configuration of SPH2000-256E, 160KW or later of the multi-CPU retain memory in another CPU cannot be read or written properly.

  • The Standard is forcefully terminated when reading an invalid project by “Load from PLC”.

  • The SX Control Utility cannot restore the CPU common non-retain/retain memory.

  • “NP8SX-143 (FTU size I/O)” cannot be defined on the T-Link I/F module (NP1L-RT1) base board.

  • The comparison detection output does not work when using the internal preset command in the standard extension FB (_MHCNT,MHCNTa).

  • When the phase-Z is detected in 16-bit ring counter mode of the standard expansion FB (_MHCNT,MHCNTa),the counter outputs a 32-bit value.

Note)

  • The latest version supports Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10.

  • The Chinese version was not upgraded. The latest Chinese version is V3.0.9.10

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 V3.1.1.16
NP4H-SWN (previous version) ○ △
NP4H-SWN (V3.1.1.16) ○ ○

Upgrading procedure

  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    Download the V3.1.1.16 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 V3.1.1.16

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.
(1) Select “Setup.exe” in the Explorer window after extracting the update file, and right-click this.
(2) Select "As the administrator" from the right-clicking menu.
(3) Following the instructions from the installer to install the program.

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.
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The upgraded version of the programming support tool can be downloaded from the "Download documents" page.

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