DriveTools SP v5.04 Software Patch

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DriveTools SP v5.04 Software Patch

This release note describes major revision 5, minor revision 4 of software for DriveTools SP. This patch is not a complete installation and only installs the necessary updated software components.

The following information is included in this document:

Topic Page

Determining Your Software Revision 2

Installing the Software Patch 3

Verifying the Software Component Revisions 4

Enhancements 5

Corrected Anomalies 6

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Determining Your Software

Revision

This section describes the procedures to determine the software revision of your DriveTools SP software package. You must have v3.01…v5.03 already installed on your PC in order to update to v5.04.

Method #1

Launch DriveExecutive and read the revision number that is displayed in the startup window. Note the startup window is only momentarily displayed when DriveExecutive launches. If you could not read the revision in time, use Method #2 below to view the revision.

Method #2

In DriveExecutive, select Help >> About DriveExecutive to display the About DriveExecutive Software window.

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The version number will be located under the DriveExecutive name on the General tab (see image below).

Installing the Software

Patch

This section describes the procedure for installing the software patch. You must have v3.01…v5.03 already installed on your PC in order to update to v5.04.

1. Install the necessary v5.04 patch over v3.01…v5.03 on your PC.

2. Open DriveExecutive.

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Verifying the Software

Component Revisions

Method #1

Launch DriveExecutive and read the revision number that is displayed in the startup window. Note the startup window is only momentarily displayed when DriveExecutive launches. If you could not read the revision in time, use Method #2 to view the revision.

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Method #2

In DriveExecutive, select Help >> About DriveExecutive to display the About DriveExecutive Software window. The version number will be located under the DriveExecutive name

Enhancements

This section describes the enhancements provided in this revision of software:

Windows® 7 64-bit Support

This software patch provides support for 64-bit OS versions of Windows 7.

Diagram Updates for PowerFlex DC Drive Firmware Version 4.xxx

Added new diagram files for firmware version 4.xxx of the PowerFlex DC drive for block diagrams that changed from version 3.xxx.

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DeviceLogix Editor Updated

This software patch incorporates the latest version of the DeviceLogix Editor.

Wizards v3.02

This software patch incorporates the latest version of Wizards (there is no need to download and install separately).

Corrected Anomalies

This section describes the anomalies corrected in this revision for software:

DriveExecutive Does Not Export Universal Feedback Module

Parameters When Saving as .csv

Anomaly: When exporting a PowerFlex 750-Series drive with a Universal

Feedback module to a .csv file, the Universal Feedback module's parameters were not exported.

Correction: The .csv file now contains the Universal Feedback parameters.

DriveExecutive Does Not Allow Flash Upgrades of Peripherals in

Boot Mode

Anomaly: DriveExecutive would not allow peripherals such as the 20-HIM-A6

and 20-750-UFB to be flash upgraded when they are operating in boot mode (The Flash button on the Properties page was disabled).

Correction: The Flash button is now enabled for devices in boot mode.

DriveExecutive Crashes on Parameter Save for PowerFlex 755

CIP Motion Drive Over Embedded Ethernet

Anomaly: DriveExecutive crashes if the user tries to save a .dno file for a

PowerFlex 755 drive connected to a network via Embedded Ethernet when a CIP Motion connection is active. The crash occurs when DriveExecutive tries to upload the DeviceLogix program data.

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DriveExecutive Issues with Custom Firmware

Anomaly: DriveExecutive reports the wrong version and cannot create a new

offline device for some drives with custom firmware. DriveExecutive interpreted the custom firmware version incorrectly and would have errors if the custom revision did not match the normal revision.

Correction: Updated to correctly interpret the custom firmware revision and

updated the database searching to always use the standard revision to avoid errors.

RSLinx Driver Setup Dialog Will Not Launch Inside of

DriveExecutive on Windows® 7

Anomaly: In Windows 7, the Driver Setup dialog would not launch from the

Connect to Drive window when RSLinx was running as a service. It had to be configured to run as an application for the dialog to launch correctly.

Correction: Added a notification message in Windows Vista and later if RSLinx

is running as a service and the user tries to launch the Driver Setup dialog.

Restrictions

The following restriction applies to this revision of firmware:

DriveTools SP V3.01…v5.03

DriveTools SP v3.01…v5.03 must already be installed on your PC in order

for the v5.04 patch to install. If v3.01…v5.03 is not already on the PC an error

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