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Updates in DBDOC 11.5
SPE 2.x and Composer systems
- CLDs are now presented in the ABB document index order to be consistent with general usage.
- BATCH programs are now organized in a single chapter by program name.
Improved support for 800xA graphics
- Graphics are now generated directly from the full AFW backup, requiring no additional tools.
- Extracted graphics are presented in chapters related to the project structure.
- Tags are also extracted from the AFW backup, and full tag information is now presented.
Extended support for AC 800M systems
- DBDOC supports both mixed INFI 90 / AC 800M and exclusively AC 800M systems.
- Full navigational and search support has been implemented.
- Multipage sequence diagrams are automatically merged for easy visualization and navigation.
Improved support for SPlus graphics
- Improved handling of SPO 3.3 .mimic & .bin files.
- All .mimic graphics are presented in a single chapter to represent a single HMI.
- Many improvements to hotspot, link, and text generation and placement.
Master EWS Taglist
- Each SPE or Composer project now gets a master list of tags for synchronization with graphics.
- Tags containing “Copy” in the name are excluded.
Hyperview Command Line Exports
- Hyperview can export full-sized screenshots for use by other programs. Relevant meta-information (size, title, etc) is also exported.
Hyperview in a Web Browser
- A no-login mode has been added and made the default, so that Hyperview pages can be viewed without the need for user accounts.
Search
- Search All Titles now matches to anywhere in the title string, not just the start.
- Hyperview text search results can now be exported to a TSV file.
Error Browser
- Running Error Browser on an older file resets the “new” markers without affecting the user flags, allowing version by version examination of errors.
Hyperview Miscellaneous
- Bookmarks now save both panes.
- F(x) function graphs are now persistent, and don’t need to be recreated when you leave the CLD.
And since the initial 11.5 release, further updates include:
- 2024-11-28T22:16:06-07:00 [Build]
- Allow selection of which AFW graphics chapters to include in build
- 2024-11-28T21:49:16-07:00 [Build, CIUMon, Hyperview]
- If Internet Explorer's "Allow Programmatic clipboard access" security setting is set to "disabled", copying from most places within Hyperview wouldn't work. A fallback method that avoids tripping this restriction was added.
- Building native PG2 graphics will also load the relevant taglists from the AFW files without needing to be specified in the config
- 2024-11-07T23:45:30-07:00 [Build]
- Update shipped Python to 3.12.7
- 2024-11-02T00:58:58-06:00 [Build]
- Automatic association of SPO databases and wildcard *.xls
- 2024-09-26T23:21:45-06:00 [Build]
- ODA 25.8 (update to AutoCAD-handling library)
- 2024-09-26T22:22:28-06:00 [Build]
- Log commandline failure to user's Documents folder if the specified buildroot does not exist
For a more in-depth overview, see our full release notes .
Updates in DBDOC 11.4
Powerful new support for SPE 2.4 systems.
- DBDOC now supports S+ Engineering 2.4 systems.
Initial support for AC 800M systems
- DBDOC now supports mixed INFI 90 / AC 800M and exclusively AC 800M systems.
- Full navigational and search support is implemented.
- Click to see all uses of a function block, and double-click to go to its location in the configuration.
- Multipage sequence diagrams are automatically merged for easy visualization and navigation.
Improved support for 800xA graphics
- BBA folders as well as ASSYST folders now searched by the build system.
- Improvements to hotspot generation, placement, and sizing.
- Improvements to dynamic bar support, and identification of more horizontal dynamic bars.
- Text handling improved to make search more correct and complete.
Improved support for SPlus graphics
- Improved handling of SPO 3.3 .mimic & .bin files.
- Many improvements to hotspot, link, and text generation and placement.
Multi-user BuildPlus buildroots.
- Multiple users, even of different privilege levels, should now automatically see all of the same buildroots and projects.
Hyperview in a Web Browser
- More browsing and navigation idioms supported, such as browse and synch to table of contents.
- All dbdoc file “documents” can be accessed transparently via a regular web browser url.
- Various and sundry bug fixes and improvements to functionality and usability.
Hyperview Search
- Recall search results with “R” key
- The database of a search result is now displayed in database search results.
- Title searches are now retained after restart, for convenience.
Hyperview miscellaneous
- Due to popular demand, Treeview Table of Contents has been fully reinstated.
- Double click on a signal line on CAD/CLD goes to block source.
Live data
- Blue “EXTERNAL” is no longer shown for unfetchable live data on graphics.
- Stop fetching data for a block if Destination Node Offline error is received.