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PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade Package 6.10-20120418

Release Notes


General Information

The following release notes contain information about the new PanelView Plus 6 (PVP6) Firmware
Upgrade Package for the associated enhancements and anomalies listed below. The updates are included
in PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade Package 6.10-20120418, available for download from the
Rockwell Automation Support Web page. For the download link, see the How to Get Firmware Updates
section.

Applicable Hardware

o PanelView Plus 6 (PVP6) 700-1500 terminal types

Applicable Software

PanelView Plus 6 Firmware (previously named as FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station
Firmware) Revisions
o 6.10-20110811, 6.10-20120418

Component Revisions

The following table identifies the new component version information after PanelView Plus 6 Firmware
Upgrade Package 6.10-20120418 is installed.

PVP6 700-1500
FactoryTalk View ME 6.10.17
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 2.10.01
FactoryTalk Services Platform 2.50.00
RSLinx Enterprise 5.50.03
Operating System 2.00.00
Operating System Extensions 1.03.00
Fonts 1.01.00

Important: All PanelView Plus 6 Firmware upgrade packages are cumulative; this means that the latest
available firmware release includes all previous PVP 6 release updates.

Whats New in 6.10-20120418?


PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade Package 6.10-20120418 contains updates for PanelView Plus 6
terminals.



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FactoryTalk ViewPoint web applications 'www\ftvp\default.htm' is set as the default value
for Default Web Page to simplify the address you need to enter when accessing a web
application through browsers. Use 'http:\\<ip address>' or 'http:\\<device name> ' to access
the web application. The old way of using 'http:\\<ip address>\ftvp' or 'http:\\<device
name>\ftvp' is not working in this release, but it will work again starting from next release.
Expanded ActiveX Control functionality
o RSView Administrative Password Reset ActiveX Control - allows the user to modify
another user's password in the system.
o Terminal Wakeup ActiveX Control allows the system to 'wake-up' or exit from
screensaver mode when the control is triggered.
Expanded functionality for Operating System 2.00.00
o New port of TightVNC Server provides all of the additional remote access
functionality of the TightVNC Server and Client.
o Backup & Restore functionality a utility for users to backup and restore from an OS
image for terminals.
o Logo Manager - a Control Panel applet to set a splash screen and screen saver image.
o Display Screen Rotation a Control Panel applet that rotates the display.
o BinFS functionality provides faster bootup times and better performance for RAM
intensive programs.
o Restart System to Program menu allows terminal reset without starting up
FactoryTalk View ME Station.
Corrected Anomalies

The following anomalies are identified and corrected in the PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade
Package 6.10-20120418 release.

CQ ID Anomaly Resolution
EOI00035490 Missing DLL results in failure to print to a remote
shared printer.
Corresponding DLL is loaded and users
can print to a remote shared printer.
EOI00035792 Users cannot print from Internet Explorer on
WinCE 6.0 R3 devices.
Users can print from Internet Explorer
on WinCE 6.0 R3 devices.
EOI00035762 Failed temperature sensor message is not
recorded to the System Event Log when the
terminal is restarted after the display temperature
is adjusted to the minimum storage temperature.
The corresponding failure message is
recorded to the System Event Log.
EOI00036839 The bitmap background changes unexpectedly
when switching tabs in the control panel applet.
The bitmap background does not
change unexpectedly.
EOI00035544 Cannot connect to a shared printer from a remote
terminal.
Can connect to a shared printer from a
remote terminal.
EOI00036166 Needs to add network drivers that WinCE 6.0 R3
devices natively support, so that it is possible to
add additional PCI network cards to the terminals
easily.
Network drivers that WinCE 6.0 R3
devices natively support are added.
EOI00036665 Not possible to enter SAFEMODE without using a
USB keyboard.
Added F1 and touch screen input to
enter SAFEMODE.
EOI00036650 The Operating System does not have Chinese or
J apanese soft keyboards.
Chinese Cha J ei IM, Chinese Phonetic
IM, J apanese Kana IM, and J apanese
Roma IM soft keyboards are added to
the Operating System.
EOI00035759 Monitors applet in Control Panel inaccurately
displays negative numbers when the temperature
sensor detects a temperature drop.
The temperature values are correctly
displayed.

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EOI00036499 Processor clock info used to report device info via
Win32 API is not set correctly.
Processor clock info used to report
device info via Win32 API is set
correctly.
EOI00035917 Users can see the Touch applet on a keypad only
terminal.
Touch applet is not shown on the
keypad only terminals.
EOI00035742 The Control Panel on Network Server cannot start
and stop the FTP Servers.
The Control Panel on Network Server
can start and stop the FTP Servers.
EOI00036297 A command with the wrong PDF file location
parameter defined causes Foxit Reader fails in
loading the file and Foxit Reader no longer loads
that PDF again.
Foxit Reader can load PDF files even if
Foxit Reader has failed in loading them
before.
EOI00035760 If the default button is pushed without taking
action and without requiring a keypad, operators
cannot continue with the booting.
Operators can continue with the booting
by pressing the Reset button.
EOI00035900 If the System Event Log is in Scroll View, the
Event at the bottom is not readable.
The Event at the bottom is readable with
the System Event Log in Scroll View.
EOI00036220 XP Skinning for Button Control View should be
able to be turned off in order to support Power
Flex 7000.
XP Skinning for Button Control View can
be turned off now.
EOI00036589 The device description and display intensity
settings are not retained after the terminal is
upgraded or downgraded using the FUP.
The device description and display
intensity settings are retained after the
terminal is upgraded or downgraded
using the FUP.
293014 When you add a font in Font Linking, the
PanelView Plus 6 shows an hourglass and does
not respond to touch-screen or keyboard input.
Adding a Font Linking does not cause
any abnormal behaviors.
293431 When the recipes are not part of the HMI project,
the terminal may report the recipe file is not
accessible or corrupt after a few operations are
executed.
Executing a recipe file has no issues,
even when the recipe file is not part of
the HMI project.
295212 Trend object does not show all time stamps on
PanelView Plus.
Trend object does show all the four time
stamps on Panel View Plus.
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Displays may hang for a few seconds the first time
the terminal connects to any controller running
Logix v18 or later firmware.
This problem is resolved.
272805 A malicious client could cause RNA-Messaging to
crash by sending bad data to a socket that RNA-
Messaging is listening on. This could result in a
heap corruption or the process to crash.
This problem is resolved.
295627 Users could not shutdown the applications
occasionally.
This problem is resolved.
296541 Once an application runs that contains language
switching and the language option at startup is
selected as Start in Last Runtime Language,
switching the language causes the terminal to
hang.
This problem is resolved.

Known Anomalies

The following anomalies are identified in the PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade Package 6.10-
20120418 release.
ID Anomaly Description
289734 If you use at least two pens with the display
option to isolate the graphs, the colors of the
pens will no longer match the legend and will
appear offset. Adding and using a Next Pen
button aligns the legend with the pen.
Workaround:
Adding and using a Next Pen button
aligns the legend with the pen.

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EOI00037403 Date of backup file is not updated after the file
is overwritten.
If display properties (screen saver,
appearance, etc.) are changed, and the
backup file is then created (overwriting
existing file), the file date that is
displayed in Windows Explorer is not
updated but is still the date the file was
overwritten.
EOI00037616 Default background image is always selected
after user restores a backup file that uses a
different image.
An image other than the default is
selected for the desktop background and
a backup operation is performed. A
Terminal Reset is then performed and
the backup file is restored. When the
terminal runs, the desktop background
image displayed is the default instead of
the image selected before the backup
was performed.

When to Perform an Update

If any of the listed anomalies appear similar or identical to symptoms experienced on your terminals
software or hardware, we highly recommend that you perform an update to the listed firmware release to
resolve any potential issues.

How to Get Firmware Updates

PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade Package 6.10-20120418 is available for download from the
following webpage, http://support.rockwellautomation.com/ControlFlash/FUWCom.asp.

After signing in, PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade Package 6.10-20120418 is available for
download. Here is an example of what you see at the Web location:


For all other PanelView Plus upgrade packages, click here ->FactoryTalk View ME 5.1 and Prior


Note: Only select the PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Release version that applies to your actual hardware
configuration. The available selections may appear different from what is shown here.




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Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase Documents

Additional information regarding PanelView Plus 6 Firmware updates is located in Rockwell
Automations Knowledgebase. To locate pertinent documents, search using the keywords: "PanelView
Plus 6", "PanelView Plus v6", "TOC", or "PVP6".

Knowledgebase Link: http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/

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FactoryTalk View ME Release Notes History

Whats New in 6.10-20110811?
PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade Package 6.10-20110811 contains updates for PanelView Plus 6
terminals.
Expanded ActiveX Control functionality
o ME_EmailSender Control - enables HMI applications to send email messages using
external SMTP services.
o RSView WebBrowser Control - displays web pages in HMI applications. A PanelView
Plus 6 with extended features is required for this control because it depends on Internet
Explorer.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 2.10 Support: PanelView Plus 6 Firmware 6.10-20110811 supports
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 2.10 and includes the following enhancements:
o Internet Explorer 9 support.
o FactoryTalk View 6.10 support.
Corrected Anomalies

The following anomalies are identified and corrected in the PanelView Plus 6 Firmware Upgrade
Package 6.10-20110811 release.

CQ ID Anomaly Resolution
271625 If the Alarm History buffer is full and new alarms
occur, the ME application is slow in responding and
the CPU usage is almost 100%.
The problem is resolved.
292622 The Clear Alarm History button clears all alarms
regardless of any configured label.
The Clear Alarm History button only clears
the alarms configured with the
corresponding label. The problem has
been resolved.
292016 When the option to Queue new alarms is checked,
the Alarm banner closes after acknowledging the
first alarm, even if more alarms are queued.
The Alarm banner stays open until all
queued alarms have been acknowledged.
292623 When two alarm messages are set to display with
one trigger, when the trigger is off, one message
may not disappear.
The problem is resolved.
270818 Clicking a Print Alarm Status button multiple times
prints several records on the same page, even if
there is only one active alarm.
Only one record is printed when there is
only one active alarm.
292403 If text objects use position type animations (like
width, height, vertical/horizontal position, or
vertical/horizontal slider), they do not display with
correct sizes when the display first opens.
Text objects display with correct sizes
when the display first opens. The problem
is resolved.
292440 When users use the DataStore Plus ActiveX and
assign a Handshake connection, there can be a
timing issue that prevents the creation of log files.
The log files are created successfully.
292352 Using handshaking with a DataStore ActiveX
Control when a trigger tag value is non-zero results
in multiple lines of data logged instead of just one
line.
Using handshaking with a DataStore
ActiveX Control when a trigger tag value
is non-zero results in one line of logged
data.

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292609 Modifying the Create new File setting to Periodically
or At Specified Times for a DataStore ActiveX
control results in a delay of the initial file creation.
Modifying the Create new File setting
does not result in a delay of the initial file
creation.
292431 If a Numeric Input Enable connection contains an
optional expression connection, using the keypad
during test display causes FactoryTalk View Studio
to hang.
Using the keypad during test display will
not cause FactoryTalk View Studio to
hang now, if a Numeric Input Enable
connection contains an optional
expression connection. This is a desktop
issue requiring a terminal code fix.
270629 If you close an on-top display by both using a global
connection and manually, and if they happen at the
same time, ME runtime exits unexpectedly.
The problem is resolved.
270793 Pressing the Enter key twice to shut down a closed
shell terminal causes the terminal to hang instead
of relaunching.
The ME Station is shut down and then re-
launched after the Enter key is clicked
twice.
291291 If the alarm message includes an embedded
variable, the message will not display correctly.
The message displays correctly now with
or without an embedded variable.
292619 USB printing from the Print Alarm History button
prints some records with the wrong format, and
these records have the last character of the year
cut off.
USB printing from the Print Alarm History
button prints all records correctly.
292649 Datalog cannot record ControlLogix DINT tags to a
ControlLogix Processor with v18 firmware.
Datalog successfully records ControlLogix
DINT tags to a ControlLogix Processor
with v18 firmware.
271424 ASCII characters are byte swapped when read or
written as an INT data type with the SC modifier.
ASCII characters are read and written
correctly as an INT data type with the SC
modifier.
292620 When you close the Alarm display and re-open it or
if the Alarm display was not open when the alarm
came in, all the alarms disappear even if the alarm
triggers are still active, if you use filtering and
AllTriggers.
The alarms do not disappear if the alarm
triggers are still active, if you use filtering
and AllTriggers.
271314 ControlLogix 5572 processors and ControlLogix
5574 processors do not communicate well with PVP
6 terminals.
ControlLogix 5572 processors and
ControlLogix 5574 processors
communicate well with PVP 6 terminals.
269401 When writing several strings which exceed the
maximum packet size to a controller, the writing
fails but RSLinx Enterprise does not properly log an
error message in FactoryTalk Diagnostics.
RSLinx Enterprise correctly logs an error
message in FactoryTalk Diagnostics when
the writing fails.
271514 When RSLinx Enterprise reads a ControlLogix
string the LEN (Length) identifier is being ignored
and the whole string is returned.
Only the number of characters identified
by the LEN (length) identifier is returned.
271116 If a UDT contains a sub UDT string defined as a
SINT[x], reading the UDT from FactoryTalk Data
Client may cause RSLinx Enterprise crash when x
is 3 or greater.
No crash happens when reading the UDT
from FactoryTalk Data Client.

Applicable Hardware

o PanelView Plus 6 (PVP6) 700-1500 terminal types

Applicable Software

PanelView Plus 6 Firmware (previously named as FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station
Firmware) Revisions
o 6.10-20110811


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Component Revisions

The following table identifies the new component version information after PanelView Plus 6 Firmware
Upgrade Package 6.10-20110811 is installed.

PVP6 700-1500
FactoryTalk View ME 6.10.00
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 2.10.00
FactoryTalk Services Platform 2.40.00
RSLinx Enterprise 5.40.00
Operating System 1.02.00
Operating System Extensions 1.03.00
Fonts 1.01.00