The patch (Maxum Workstation Patch for Windows 7 Operating System) will load operating system libraries that Microsoft did not include with Windows

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1 1 August 20, 2013 Maxum Workstation Update Release Notes Requirements Maxum System Manager will operate best on computers equipped with a Pentium-166 or faster CPU, using at least 64 MB RAM. For installation, Maxum System Manager needs up to 250 MB of free disk space. It is possible to install and run Maxum System Manager on slower computers with less RAM. You must log in with Administrator privileges. This will ensure unrestricted access to the system registry. Otherwise, the installation will fail. Internet Explorer or higher must be installed. Maxum System Manager has been tested successfully with the following operating systems: Windows XP (Professional and Home Edition), Service Pack 3 Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) Note: Windows 7 requires a patch from the following hot link: The patch (Maxum Workstation Patch for Windows 7 Operating System) will load operating system libraries that Microsoft did not include with Windows NOTE 1: If you already have Maxum Workstation 5.00.x installed on your PC use the Maxum Workstation Update v update on the software download website ( This update contains all of the changes for previous 5.00.x updates. Description of Changes for Syscon 2 Operating System: 1. Problem: Maxum does not always power up with the most recently saved Database. Symptom: Changes made to a Maxum database and saved to flash may not be loaded on the next reset. Resolution: The selection algorithm that determines which Database to load at startup was corrected. 2. Problem: Networks with frequent errors can result in a LAN driver reset that leaks memory. Symptom: When enough memory is lost, the analyzer can reset.

2 2 Resolution: Memory leak in this situation was fixed. 3. Problem: Networks with very frequent errors can result in applications not running. Resolution: Error reporting was modified to prevent very frequent errors from blocking applications. Description of Changes for Syscon 2 Database: 1. Problem: SNE did not correctly process I/O not on the I2C network that was used as a cycle event. Symptom: A DO designated as a cycle event does not work. Resolution: The SNE message for cycle events was corrected to indicate that the DO control for this I/O was to be done by the Database, rather than the SNE. 2. Problem: Automatic parameter lookups for DIs and DOs were incorrect. Symptom: The value passed to the MaxBasic program is incorrect. Resolution: Automatic parameter lookup for DIs and Dos was corrected. 3. Enhancement: Turn off debug messages for DCS writes to modbus map Symptom: Serial and LogMonitor shows excessive debug messages Resolution: Debug Messages were turned off 4. Problem: The status on remote I/O is set to normal (0) every 5 minutes to regardless of the actual state. Symptom: Every 5 minutes remote I/O status is set to normal (0) until the remote I/O poll occurs and returns the status to the actual state. Resolution: Change remote I/O failsafe status to not init (-1) rather than normal (0) Fixes interaction with PrintService 5. Problem: The db_load_file attribute in the system_info table gets set to the last filename saved by the automatic database save function. Symptom: This attribute would rotate between DB0.dat, DB1.dat and DB2.dat. The workstation tools were expecting it to always be the target filename to be used when a database was restored from the workstation.

3 3 Resolution: Control naming of file when loaded from PC, by making the db_load_file always db.dat. Use cmd_file in system_info for incremental saves 6. Problem: The db_load_file attribute in the system_control table was not always set to point to db.dat. Symptom: After a file conversion the db_load_file attribute was left at it s previous settting which could be db0.dat, db1.dat or db2.dat. Resolution: DBConverter was modified to insure that the parameter was set to db.dat after a file conversion. 7. Problem: Parameter Table display of DI and DO values were inconsistent. Symptom: The DI and DO values were displayed as 1. in one case and 1.0 in the other. Resolution: Both DIs and DOs now display as Problem: Pulse DO s do not work correctly with CAN cards. Symptom: A pulse DO using a CAN card address will pulse local Syscon I/O instead. (example: If a pulse DO is set for a CAN card address such as 0: , when the pulse activates it will be seen on DO 0: instead. The CAN node number of 11 in this case is ignored and the local 4.2 address is used.). Resolution: In the above example, 0: will now pulse correctly. DBConverter 1. Problem: fixed db text load of serial_settings table Symptom: When a text file was loaded into an analyzer an invalid entry was created. The result was what appeared to be a blank table in GCP. Resolution: The text file load was corrected to prevent the invalid record. 2. Problem: DBConverter was updating the screen text when 4.x files were converted. Symptom: After a conversion some of the buttons would show bad label instead of the correct label.

4 4 Resolution: DBConverter no longer replaces screen text during 4.x conversions. (To correct a previously converted file you must reconvert the file with the new DBConverter.) 3. Problem: Scaled Modbus values were scaled incorrectly and ended up being transmitted as a zero value. Symptom: The Modbus Host would see zero instead of the correct value. Resolution: Modbus loads were corrected to handle EUHI entries so that they are linked properly to results and calculated the scaled value correctly. Description of Changes for Syscon 2 Database 1. Enhancement to ModbusTCP handling of closed connections to improve reusability of TCP connections in the case of problem networks. 2. Fix to connections from Syscon2 to Syscon1/plus units for remote I/O, transmission of results. Problems were identified when 5.0 GC transmitted values to a 4.x unit on problem networks where the connection was closed. HMI 1. Fixed modification of temperature or pressure program on the Method screens. Fixed the adjustment of the time and setpoint. 2. Fixed truncation of initial character in analyzer name at the top of the screen when the analyzer name was greater than 16 characters. 3. Fixed occasional HMI hang up at reset where a message box popped up with Version 0 message. Description of Changes for Syscon 2 New Features: Modbus 1. Description: Modbus TCP support has been added to this version. Modbus TCP supports multiple masters and can be used in conjunction with serial Modbus. Resolution: The Maxum Modbus driver has been modified to support Modbus TCP protocol in addition to serial Modbus. As part of this implementation the Modbus_setting parameter in the system_control table has been modified to enable/disable Modbus TCP. Serial port

5 5 configuration for serial Modbus is now handled in the new Serial_settings table. 2. Description: The two spare serial ports (3 & 4) on Maxum II have been activated for use by customers. This also means that multiple serial Modbus masters will be allowed to be connected to serial ports 1, 3 and Description: Maxum Modbus slave addressing did not work properly in Symptom: When a slave address was changed to something other than the default 1 the Maxum responds to messages addressed to slave address 1 as well as the new slave address. Resolution: The slave address entry for each Maxum is deleted each time a new slave address is entered which insures that the Maxum will only respond to one slave address. 4. Description: Some serial port baud rates do not work in Symptom: Serial port baud rates set to 1200 and do not work. Resolution: Modifications in place that correct 1200 and baud.

6 6 5. Fix: corrected connection of 5.0/5.1 Database to 4.x unit. Symptom: When using a connection infrequently (a modbus_addmap DOSET address used occasionally to start validation on a remote 4.x unit), the connection is lost and is not able to be reconnected. Resolution: removed cleanup of connection table so that the connections remain over time. HMI General 1. Description: Program Parameter lookup did not alarm if parameter was not found. Symptom: If a Maxbasic program was passed a parameter that did not exist, it did not alarm. This means that the program will appear to run correctly even though a value being passed in is missing. Resolution: An alarm has been added that will notify the user that a Maxbasic program input was not available. Validation 1. Description: Calibration and Validation Sequence handling was changed to improve operation. Symptom: The only mode of validation operation previously was to run the entire validation sequence and at the end of that sequence check the validation results. Single streams could not be validated individually unless all other streams in the validation sequence were disabled. Resolution: Manual Validation was added to the HMI. Validation now works very similar to calibration. The user can select a stream and manually run a single validation stream and then select check results from a manual selection. The automatic mode is also still available where the entire validation sequence runs and then the results are checked automatically and the unit returns to process. 2. Description: HMI Flow Calculator does not always work. Symptom: When the pressure units used in the Maxum was KPA, using the Flow Calculator did not result in a program pressure change in the method. This meant that uploading the method into EZChrom and saving it back to the analyzer would cause the pressure value to revert to an old value.. Resolution: The fix was made to insure that the new pressure was loaded into the method binary.

7 7 System Manager Help 1. Description: Help text was not useable when loaded onto Windows 7 PCs. Symptom: Help text was not visible for Windows 7 PCs without loading a Microsoft patch and some of the version information was out of date. Resolution: System Manager was modified to replace the WinHelp with HTML help now supported by Microsoft operating systems. Description of Changes for Syscon 2 Platform: General 1. Description: - Time Server DHCP setting now defaults to 0 Symptom: If set to 1, the time server did not function properly. (Fixed IP would not work). Resolution: OS now defaults Time Server DHCP flag to 0. System Manager was modified so that the System Info table now shows this parameter in order to allow customers to manually set this parameter back to 0 for existing units. DBConverter 1. Description: Upgrade resulted in a database that was missing the text to be displayed on the local and remote HMI. Symptom: After a 4.3 upgrade the HMI would not come up. Resolution: Text load files were corrected to fix the issue. Workstation HMI 1. Description: - Localization issue with German settings. Symptom: Workstation HMI will generate exception and fail to come up localization issue in workstation HMI

8 8 Description of Changes for Syscon 2 Platform: General 1. Description: Software upgrade failure during network disruption. Symptom: Network problems occurring during a software download could result in corrupt data being written to the Syscon II board. In this event the Syscon II may not power up successfully. Database: Resolution: Fix the TFTP download to detect and ignore malformed packets I/O 1. Description: Added check for enabled CAN I/O as criteria for waiting to startup Symptom: When an I/O was disabled it would still wait on startup. Resolution: Disabled IO is not considered at startup now. 2. Description: Disallow pulse_duration of null. Symptom: When a DO pulse_duration was set to null it would fail. Resolution:. pulse_duration is not allowed to be set to null now. 3. Description: Fixed removals of DO polling when DO is deleted 4. Description: For AO, set the value if zero or fullscale changes Symptom: When AO zero or fullscale was changed the AO value would not be recalculated. Resolution Value will now change when zero or fullscale change. 5. Description: Fixed Warning DO in system control table Symptom: Warning DO would not function properly Resolution: Warning DO now reports to DO set from system control table. 6. Description: Added 735 alarm when clamping AO set values at the database Symptom: When AO was clamped no alarm was generated. Resolution: Now alarm 735 is generated when AO is clamped 7. Description: Zero values for AppAo show under range when they are not. Symptom: When an Appao was set to its zero value it would show under range.

9 9 Debug 1. Description: Removed unnecessary debug associated with remote connections 2. Description: Added debug for realtime chromatogram 3. Description: Only debug dvi_network (Modbus network) if there is an error Calibration 1. Description: Fixed calibration status being stuck in progress, when manual cal is accepted Symptom: After accept factors some analyzers were showing calibration still in progress. Resolution: This has been fixed to show proper status. General 1. Description: Added out of service alarm that occurs at the time out of service is selected. Symptom: Alarm was not happening at the same time out of service was selected. Resolution: This has been fixed. 2. Description: Fixed database save interval to disallow invalid. Impemented D for disabled. Symptom: When save interval was set to an invalid time database save may not occur at intervals. Resolution: Now interval will display D if invalid and disable save. 3. Description: Fixed time reading on SNE alarms to handle milliseconds properly. 4. Description: Fixed CYCLELENGTH in Modbus to remove purge time. Symptom: Some cal streams would have an extensive purge time and this was being added to cyclelength. Resolution: Purge time is not added to cyclelength in Modbus. 5. Description: When stream is deleted, turn off stream valve Symptom: When a stream was deleted in a sequence the stream valve would stay enabled and allow flow. Resolution: Now when stream is deleted the valve is set to off.

10 10 6. Description: Report current instead of next status for modbus (cal and val) Symptom: Analyzer Status would change to 1000 after stream step during the last cycle of cal or val. Resolution: It now holds status till end of cycle. 7. Description: Fixed timestamp on SNE DI read 8. Description: Default detector balance AI to enabled Symptom: When balance AI was created on creation of detector it was disabled. Resolution: When detector is created balance AI is created and enabled. 9. Description: Writing EUHI value to modbus would give a null value. Symptom: when writing euhi using modbus the modbus register would stay null but the corresponding result table entry would update. 10. Description: Run program from modbus without selecting a stream fails. Resolution: If stream is not specified the current stream is used. 11. Description: Removed 691 alarm when status is ok (Modbus) 12. Description: Fixed loading of bad unit text from text files, where the degree symbol was removed. 13. Description: Fix delete of Application by setting active sequence to null before delete. 14. Description: Pad left of PIC serial numbers (A1 becomes A00001) 15. Description: Fixed valve flicker when stream is the same from cycle to cycle 16. Description: Fixed byte count on ipconfig message to adhmaxumd Symptom: When the IP address was changed adhmaxumd would lose communication with the database. 17. Description: Removed quantra calibration function call

11 11 Statmon 1. Description: Fixed sourceattribute,sourcekey setting in Statmon table. 2. Description: Fixed Statmon access to calibration level attributes. 3. Description: Improved Statmon help Resolution: Help has been updated Programs 1. Description: Fixed execution of programs with -1 Appcontext. Symptom: Programs with an apcontext of -1 would fail. Resolution: This is fixed for programs with Maxbasic code, dbfunctions cannot have an apcontext of -1 or they will fail. 2. Description: Fixed runstream back to zero when running program from HMI 3. Description: Changed AO set dbfunction to used buffered value when automvr is true and there are no errors, otherwise, it uses the saved value. Symptom: AO set was using the saved value which is the value from the previous cycle. Resolution: AO set now uses the buffered value if there are no faults and automvr is set to true. 4. Description: For parameter to read DO, when program executes, use readback instead of value. Symptom: Parameter with qtype of 14 would read the value instead of the readback Resolution: Parameter not use the readback 5. Description: Fixed OS time to correct problems in MaxBasic Symptom: Some Maxbasic programs were not functional due to the program looking for a decimal place in the timestamp. Resolution: The OS now has milliseconds 6. Description: Normalization database function was not working for the 1 argument type. Symptom: When using the normalization database function with only 1 argument the normalized results would not get updated, only the unnormalized total would be updated.

12 12 7. Description: PPM calculation was incorrect. 8. Description: Remove duplicate program release: HMI General 1. Description: Removed the ability to change times for Peak Groups. Symptom: Changing the time for a Peak Group from the HMI caused the HMI to reset. Resolution: The change of time for Peak Groups is not needed and the ability to make a change in this area is no longer allowed. 2. Description: Display only the readback of temperature and pressure on the top horizontal list box on certain screens. Resolution: Simplified display or temp and press. 3. Description: Put stream sequence text at top of screen to all on one line Symptom: When stream name was long it became unreadable. Resolution: Name is all on one line 4. Description: Fixed null value display of pulse_duration 5. Description: Fixed delete of table record when viewing detail screens Symptom: When viewing details of result on HMI and deleting that result in system manager, HMI would crash. 6. Description: Fix levels on peak screens. Added sort ability. Symptom: Levels would display as one less than actual. Resolution: Levels fixed and a sort button added. 7. Description: Fixed failure when using right arrow key on the response factor screen Symptom: On the Peak Settings/Factors screen the right arrow would cause failure 8. Description: Fixed bad text in dialog box for several confirm operations

13 13 9. Description: Fixed setting max pressure on pressure details, which caused an exception on the workstation HMI Symptom: When a pressure that exceed Max Pressure was entered this would cause a failure. 10. Description: Changed text for Gateway on modify IP of system_setup to Router 11. Description: Allow add and delete of CAN cards for version prior to Description: Fixed operation of numeric keypad on pressure program screen to changed button sequence during pressure calculation. 13. Description: Fixed dot/dash scrolling of valves on localhmi Symptom: Using the dot or dash to scroll through DO would not work on local hmi 14. Description: Fixed functionality on all screens for versions 4.0 and above 15. Description: Fixed select Application when Application added to empty unit Symptom: After a unit was first loaded with a blank database and text file, the HMI Appeared to have no database until the Application screen was displayed and the cursor used to select an Application. 16. Description: Added ability to manual cal the entire sequence from the calibration sequence screen. Symptom: Set Always and Set Active were removed and the ability to run an entire manual cal sequence was not possible. Resolution: A Run Stream and Run Sequence option were added on manual cal. 17. Description: Added warnings for Stop Calibration and Accept Factors. Resolution: When accepting factors a warning box Appears. 18. Description: Fixed program running whenever modifications occur 19. Description: Added zero navigation to program screen from maintenance menu Resolution: User can navigate to 0 screen from maintenance menu

14 Description: Fixed temperature and pressure program to change the method Symptom: When changing values from the temperature and pressure programs on the HMI the method would not be updated and therefore had to be manually changed Resolution: On change method is updated. 21. Description: Added units type to pressure controller and temperature controller. Resolution: Proper unit type is now displayed. 22. Description: Improve date and time displays to only display time when date is today Resolution: When time stamp is during current day only the Time is displayed. 23. Description: Fixed change of injection_lag and cycle_length for channel screen Resolution: When times are changed on HMI the method is now updated to reflect change. 24. Description: Fixed acknowledge on alarm detail screen Resolution Fixed 25. Description: Fixed time readout on Optichrom PSP display of Maxum/MicroSAM. Symptom: When connecting to a Maxum analyzer from an Optichrom PSP the time was displayed incorrectly. Resolution: The time is now displayed correctly. 26. Description: HMI Crash due to double click on baseline offset or fullscale field. 27. Description: Fixed Stream display to fit 2 line names 28. Description: Controller bar at the top of Application screen is not readable. Resolution: Names are Appended to fit. 29. Description: Stream status shows disabled when disabled and not next 30. Description: Fix device type list for system setup Symptom: From the system setup screen on the HMI the device type list was unclear. 31. Description: Hard to read text on multiple different screens. Symptom: The text would not be formatted in a way that was easy to read. Resolution: Test is readable.

15 Description: Many screens did not refresh unless user scrolled or left menu and returned. 33. Description: German PC alarm acknowledge status was wrong and did not work. 34. Description: Time Stamp on Results was in GMT instead of local time Symptom: On the results screen when a result would update the time would change to GMT, also on the details of results the time was in GMT. Resolution: Time is displayed as local time for results. 35. Description: Workstation HMI would crash if offline database was in Null Mode. 36. Description: Removed enable and disable from monitor screen. Resolution: Monitor screen is not intended to allow user to modify analyzer therefore this function was removed. 37. Description: Could not accept factors after using the Flow calculator. Symptom: When using the flow calculator the accept factors did not function properly. 38. Description: HMI would go black for 45 seconds on startup. Resolution: This is normal but text has been added to inform user. 39. Description: Added to peak screen indication of linear exponent and fixed display of retention times, margin for groups 40. Description: Added stream ID to most places with stream name. DBConverter 1. Description: Fixed delete all Applications on text load. Resolution: Disabled this function. 2. Description: Display name(truncated to 30 characters) with IP address 3. Description: Removed the warnings and errors that seem trivial

16 16 4. Description: Fixed modbus load to syscon1 by making order of results and euhis not important. 5. Description: Disallow source or target IP for localhost or Description: Disable all buttons except EXIT after START is selected. Resolution: When conversion is started all buttons are disabled to prevent accidental failure. 7. Description: Add warning for running Applications when text load to IP Resolution: When loading a text to an IP address with a running Application a warning is given to prevent possible failure. 8. Description: Changed visibility of table list for text unload, removed duplicates from list. 9. Description: Fixed problem with db.dat is loaded from 4.3 upgrade folder. Symptom: When the blank database was loaded the symbols on HMI Appeared as text. 10. Description: Add ability to load text into an empty database. 11. Description: Fixed load of CAN cards from old text file to 5.0+ unit. Display errors properly 12. Description: Implement dropdown list for IP address. 13. Description: Count skipped records during text load as errors. 14. Description: Added DBConverter version into log files Description of 5.00 Changes for Syscon 2 Database: 1. Fixed Warning_do setting in System Control table. 2. Added check for enabled CAN I/O as criteria for waiting to startup 3. Fixed loading of bad unit text from text files, where the degree symbol was removed.

17 17 4. Fixed removal of DO polling when DO is deleted 5. Removed unnecessary debug associated with remote connections 6. Fixed calibration status being stuck in progress, when manual cal is accepted 7. Fixed time readout on Optichrom PSP display of Maxum/MicroSAM. 8. Added out of service alarm that occurs at the time out of service is selected. 9. Fixed sourceattribute,sourcekey setting in Statmon table 10. Fixed Statmon access to calibration level attributes 11. Fixed execution of programs with -1 Appcontext 12. Disallow pulse_duration of null 13. Pad left of PIC serial numbers (A1 becomes A00001) 14. Fixed database save interval to disallow invalid. Impemented D for disabled. 15. Fixed time reading on SNE alarms to handle milliseconds properly. 16. For AO, set the value if zero or fullscale changes 17. Fixed valve flicker when stream is the same from cycle to cycle 18. Fix delete of Application by setting active sequence to null before delete 19. Fixed byte count on ipconfig message to adhmaxumd 20. Fixed runstream back to zero when running program from HMI 21. For parameter to read DO, when program executes, use readback instead of value. 22. Added Application as an optional integer arg for shutdown dbfunction 23. Added 735 alarm when clamping AO set values at the database 24. Removed clamping of AO on the readback 25. When delaying Application from startup due to I/O, skip disabled Application I/O. 26. Fixed broken connection from unit broadcasts 27. Fixed CYCLELENGTH in Modbus to remove purge time 28. Added debug for realtime chrom 29. When stream is deleted, turn off stream valve 30. Changed AO set dbfunction to used buffered value when automvr is true and there are no errors, otherwise, it uses the saved value. 31. Only debug dvi_network (Modbus network) if there is an error 32. Report current instead of next status for modbus (cal and val) 33. Removed quantra calibration function call 34. Fixed timestamp on SNE DI read 35. Default detector balance AI to enabled 36. Fixed OS time to correct problems in MaxBasic HMI 1. Added stream ID to most places with stream name. 2. Display only the readback of temperature and pressure on the top horizontal list box on certain screens. 3. Put stream sequence text at top of screen to all on one line 4. Stream Results screen title change to have more info 5. Fixed null value display of pulse_duration 6. Fixed delete of table record when viewing detail screens 7. Fix levels on peak screens. Added sort abiltity. 8. Fixed failure when using right arrow key on the response factor screen 9. Changed debug level screen and how the level changing works

18 Fixed bad text in dialog box for several confirm operations 11. Fixed setting max pressure on pressure details, which caused an exception on the workstation HMI 12. Changed text for Gateway on modify IP of system_setup to Router 13. Fixed select Application when Application added to empty unit. 14. Allow add and delete of CAN cards for version prior to Fixed operation of numeric keypad on pressure program screen. Changed button sequence during pressure calculation. 16. Fixed dot/dash scrolling of valves on localhmi 17. Fixed functionality on all screens for versions 4.0 and above 18. Removed fix for PurgeDI will be fixed in CAN bridge release added alarm. 19. Added ability to manual cal the entire sequence from the calibration sequence screen. 20. Added warnings for Stop Calib and Accept Factors. 21. Fixed program running whenever modifications occur 22. Added zero navigation to program screen from maintenance menu 23. Fixed temperature and pressure program to change the method 24. Added units type to pressure controller and temperature controller 25. Allow startup of program without command line arguments on embedded 26. Improve date and time displays to only display time when date is today 27. Change connection timeout to 1 second instead of Added to peak screen indication of linear exponent and improved calculations 29. Fix display of retention times, margin for groups 30. Fixed change of injection_lag and cycle_length for channel screen 31. Fixed ackn on alarm detail screen DBConverter 1. Add ability to load text into an empty database. 2. Fixed middle box display when using DBConverter in several complex operation modes 3. Fixed load of CAN cards from old text file to 5.0+ unit. Display errors properly. 4. Fixed delete all Applications on text load. 5. Implement dropdown list for IP address. 6. Count skipped records during text load as errors. 7. Added DBConverter version into log files 8. Display name(truncated to 30 characters) with IP address 9. Correct crash when files are read only 10. Removed the warnings and errors that seem trivial 11. Fixed modbus load to syscon1 by making order of results and euhis not important. 12. Disallow source or target IP for localhost or Disable all buttons except EXIT after START is selected. PrintClient 1. Starts in running mode 2. Added the option to print to the default printer