FactoryTalk Software Version History

Third-party disaster recovery

• Built-in support for Schneider M340 and M580 controller disaster recovery grows the devices against which FactoryTalk AssetCentre can operate.
• Expand Siemens TIA Portal support to include Version 19 controllers.
• Support FTP connections that use TLS encryption (FTPS).

Scheduled database maintenance

• Ensure database performance by automatically removing Archive versions and log (event, audit, diagnostic) records from the database.

Cross FactoryTalk Directory operation

• Forward FactoryTalk Diagnostics from remote systems to a central FactoryTalk AssetCentre system.
• Perform disaster recovery on remote FactoryTalk Directory and FactoryTalk View Site Edition servers.

Third-party disaster recovery

• Built-in support for Siemens S7-1200/-1500 and Mitsubishi controller disaster recovery expands the devices against which FactoryTalk AssetCentre can operate.

• Asset Lifecycle dashboard summarizes inventory and provides visibility to device lifecycle status, supporting the critical need to keep devices up-to-date for compliance, performance and safety

• Quickly and easily manage FactoryTalk AssetCentre schedules and tasks from a client running in a web browser

• Automate database maintenance tasks to deliver system performance

• CIS Benchmark certification hardens security in a FactoryTalk AssetCentre system

• Larger system configuration with support for up to 250 clients

Lifecycle Management

• Keep devices current and up to date using the version lifecycle status

• Provide additional security and manage control system access

• Integration with OPC UA data servers via FactoryTalk Linx OPC UA Connector for seamless data integration and improved operational efficiency
• Browing data server paths now includes FactoryTalk Linx OPC UA Connector

• Script the import of complete or partial Area Model XML (AXML) files into an Equipment Model configuration (CFG) file
• Import via Command-line or scripts
• Develop using your preferred tools and seamlessly integrate those area models within FactoryTalk® Batch

• Script the import of recipes to automate the import process, improve workflows and reduce manual efforts
• Simplifies importing and exporting files from different systems, allowing more design modularity
• Supported through the Batch XML format only

• Updated archive database schema, resulting in performance to speed up transactions, queries, and reports
• Introduces a new database migration utility, making it seamless to transition older databases to the new database schema for FactoryTalk Batch version 15 and later

• Add batches to the batch list without specifying all parameters
• Introduces three new API endpoints
• Allows for ongoing support of streamlined batch management, improved integration capabilities, and repeatable and modular design

Enhanced Batch Journals

• New batch journal file format makes parsing and sharing data easier.
• Allows the addition of new data fields without breaking parsing tools and third-party applications.

UTC time stamps

• Improves integration & correlation of data across data sources, by adding UTC time stamps into the new EVTJ journal format.
• UTC time stamp from the EVTJ journals is used in the FactoryTalk Batch History Database so that they do no must be calculated, thus improving the accuracy and consistency UTC time stamps in the database.

Deferred Material Parameters

• Reduce the number of recipes with material-based recipe and batch creation workflow improvements. Support for deferring material parameters, lots, and labels. Revamped batch creation workflows to support additional material-based workflows.

Enhance support for scripting in manual instructions

• Improved support for custom scripting in eProcedure® Manual Instructions. Build custom scripts to accept barcode inputs and interact with objects in the instruction file.

Expanded Runtime Area Model Updates

• Support for additional runtime area model edits and increased system limits combine to make your system more flexible while at the simultaneously improving the system uptime.
• Delete and remove elements from an area model at runtime.

Phase/Sequence Program Selection

• Enabled flexible modular factory design.
• Promote reuse of controller code
• Improve integration of OEM skids into a system

Improved Phase synchronization

• Added support for the new Phase program name property
• Fewer issues when synchronizing phases between FactoryTalk Batch and Logix Designer application project files.
• Support for additional synchronization workflows

Increased Tag Count

• Improve support for large complex systems and OEMs by increasing the overall limit on the number of tags that can be included in an Area Model.

Increased Memory Limits (LBA)

• Support larger and more complex systems by taking advantage of the 4.0GB of memory available to 32-bit processes on 64-bit operating systems.
• Improve system stability and uptime, with new guardrails that help prevent users from performing actions that will cause the server to run out of memory.

• eProcedure subscribes to Area Model data from the Batch Server allowing it to support runtime area models updates without restarting the eProcedure server.

• eProcedure® server will start even if there are missing or malformed instruction files, while still helping prevent execution of batches that have missing instruction files.

• New runtime area model edits make your system more flexible while at the simultaneously improving the system uptime.

Recipe formulations

• Use recipe formulations to reduce the complexity of recipe management and provide greater flexibility in product variations.
• Easily adjust for seasonal, environmental, or other discrepancies.

FactoryTalk® Linx adoption

• Take advantage of the improved connectivity and stability of FactoryTalk Linx Enterprise for communication with PhaseManager™ and SequenceManager™.

Modern intuitive interface

• FactoryTalk® Batch View™ provides a modern and intuitive portal into a comprehensive batching solution for effective operations.
• The product leverages its own web server using HTML5 technology to provide fundamental connectivity into a FactoryTalk Batch Server
• Zero install simplifies device administration on the client

FactoryTalk® View SE integration

• User credentials are automatically inherited from FactoryTalk® View SE Client, reducing the amount of scripting required for integrated security.
• When the runtime language in the FactoryTalk View SE client is changed, the FactoryTalk Batch View HMI Controls automatically update as well.

• FactoryTalk Batch v14.0 is the first release to include the new Enterprise Integration API. This API is built on top of the BatchView™ web server and provides a modern API that allows the web-based enterprise system to easily integrate with FactoryTalk Batch

Locate Stratix® switches

• Quick and accurate identification for Stratix® 5200, Stratix® 5800, and 1783-ETAP3T
• Save time and reduce troubleshooting by guiding personnel to the correct device

• Easily browse for devices inside an electrical enclosure
• Optimize management and reduce unnecessary network traffic by efficiently collecting a list of connected devices through the Ethernet/IP In-cabinet gateway

FactoryTalk® Resource and Status service

• Expanding OT health monitoring to include computer services and resources that could affect overall software performance
• Adds IT-centric metrics to existing OT reporting systems
• Expanded operational analytics to support real-time decision-making

Driver option for automatic NIC failover

• Advanced setting to improve connection accuracy and increased availability using NIC failover
• Configuration permits communication to continue another network that could not be the “Windows Default”

• FactoryTalk® Design Studio™ online communications via FactoryTalk® Remote Access™
• Remote connection to controller to download and monitor operations
• Support for Logix Smart Objects and Routine Scope tags
• Simplifies user workflow to download a program to a controller from FactoryTalk Design Studio

• Route data acquisition to automation devices on isolated network

New FactoryTalk® Live Data tag browser

• User option to include tag bit references and Extended Tag Properties
• Enhanced productivity by reducing manual entry

• DNS names now appear in the topology
• Driver list increased from 64 to 255 items
• Options to auto-start and minimize to tray
• Improved usability and productivity

• All supported languages installed automatically
• Users choose desired language

• PLC-5^® / SLC 500™ Unsolicited Messaging
• Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) Neighbor information

Productivity Enhancements

• Remote Proxy driver permits the FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser to use drivers configured in FactoryTalk Linx on another computer with the FactoryTalk Linx Gateway Professional’s Remote Proxy Service enabled

• Configuration backup/restore and import/export
• Driver and shortcut configuration import/export tool
• Studio 5000® and ControlFLASH Plus™ improved online performance (faster upload/download)
• DTL performance for Logix Upload/Download
• New “@Namespace Timestamp” pre-defines
• Optional 1400/2000 byte packet size for PanelView™ Plus application deploys to improve performance from VMware .

• EtherNet/IP Address Commissioning tool (replacement for BOOTP)

• Access CIP device data
• EtherNet/IP to DH+ bridging CIP Security Proxy device
• Network browser device commissioning

• Established secure encrypted communications with FactoryTalk Policy Manager using CIP Security

• Start menu launch of network browser
• Permanent USB branch added to the network browser tree
• Communications services for Connected Components Workbench™ (CCW), FactoryTalk AssetCentre and FactoryTalk Policy Manager
• Dual instance of FactoryTalk Linx service on one PC

• FactoryTalk Security added new policy for FactoryTalk Linx
• Secure/encrypted communication to Logix via CIP Security
• Browse detection of FactoryTalk Linx in computer hardware (CIP Identify response)
• Logix runtime tag/UDT member rename immediate disconnect
• Logix Extended Tag Attribute improved read performance
• Logix structure/array description pass-through
• Enable listening on EtherNet/IP Encapsulation port default setting
• Support for unsolicited PLC-2 messages

• MQTT Publisher is now supported as a data source for MQTT clients in FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
• Expands FactoryTalk Linx Gateway’s role to function as source for IT and cloud data collection systems

• Extended tag properties can be shared across third-party software through OPC-DA, OPC UA, and MQTT interfaces
• Provides enhanced data transparency and third-party interoperability for Logix controllers

• Expanded support for OPC UA Specification version 1.05 to enhance security and the ability to communicate with a broader set of OPC UA clients

• Enhances security by limiting the changes OPC-DA clients can make to data

• OPC DA and DDE to Logix directly
• Simpler configuration Ideal for small systems

OPC UA Bits & Folders

• Custom namespace folders improves data organization  
• Direct access to bits within integers for tag list or custom namespace enhances productivity

• Option to save OPC UA tag list or custom namespace to a disk file
• Results in quicker service startup

• All supported languages installed automatically
• Users choose desired language

• Reverse Connection

Data Acquisition

• Permits legacy software and Microsoft Excel access control system data using Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) / Excel Real Time Data (RTD) interfaces
• Custom data model
• Software Development Kit (SDK)

• Remote Proxy Service

Productivity Enhancements

• Improved access to Logix scaler and structured arrays to enable less sophisticated OPC UA Clients to access Logix data
• Configuration backup / restore to recover from workstation failure more quickly
• Raises the default DCOM authentication to packet integrity to align with Microsoft operating system

• Effortlessly update and manage interfaces remotely with new ME Transfer Utility compatibility with ASEM 6300 industrial PCs, enabling direct project deployment from any location

• Application Manager now offers enhanced restoration capabilities, allowing for seamless recovery of machine interface projects regardless of ActiveX version discrepancies or absence

• Choose a modern default color palette or maintain a traditional color scheme to customize your application interface

• Experience an intuitive and modernized tag management system with a redesigned tag browser, featuring extended tag properties and the ability to access more detailed bit-level data

• Enables applications on the newest edition of our PanelView™ Plus product line. Series B provides updated hardware with increased storage, enhanced security, and support for modern peripherals.

• RecipePlus enhancement makes it easier to build displays that present recipe information to operators.

• Added support for Windows Server 2019 and Windows 11 (64 bit), and Microsoft FactoryTalk® Analytics™ Edge web browser. 32-bit platforms are no longer supported.

• New FactoryTalk View Studio look and feel that matches Studio 5000 Logix Designer® software. New display folder and subfolder hierarchy, searchable object toolbox for display elements, common keyboard shortcuts for zooming in on display elements, and additional enhancements that improve design-time ease of use.

• Industry-specific enhancement for automotive industry enables users to display the actual versus desired position of a machine as it is working.

• To help meet the data integrity requirements of validated industries subject to regulations such as 21 CFR Part 11, value changes in a recipe file are now tracked in an audit message to the FactoryTalk® AssetCentre system.

• Option of using InfluxDB™ as a built-in time series database, DataLogPro enhances historical data storage by supporting external InfluxDB™ and InfluxDB™ Cloud Serverless.

• Fallback to built-in InfluxDB during external disconnects and maintains data continuity in redundant setups.

• DataLogPro enhancements feature real-time database connection status monitoring, operational control via context menu, migration of historical data stored in data log model file sets to InfluxDB, and customizable locations for data storage.

• Integrates MQTT libraries into VBA, enabling MQTT client creation that supports publisher and subscriber roles.

• Compatible with MQTT versions 5.0 and 3.1, including TCP and WebSocket protocols with TLS options.

• Alows the import of multiple application libraries, including different versions of the PlantPAx^® Library of Process Objects and Device Objects Libraries.

• Available during both new HMI server setups and updates to existing servers.

• Supports the creation and management of multiple navigation menus.

• Allows for the configuration of distinct menus during design that can display across multiple runtime clients or monitors, each tailored to specific operational needs and roles.

• Graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring ThinManager Logix PinPoint in FactoryTalk^® View SE allows users to connect to ThinManager Logix PinPoint directly from the Alarm and Event Summary toolbar or context menu.

• GUI configuration provides options to add, edit, and delete Studio 5000 Logix Designer^® project files and configure navigation types and display settings.

• FactoryTalk Alarms and Events version 6.50 now supports standard email notifications when scoped alarms or events are activated.

• Users can define alarm scopes based on priority within selected groups, with rules customizable per group.

• License simplification and a lower cost bundled pricing model makes it easier to select and purchase FactoryTalk View SE

• Design mobile HMI interfaces with FactoryTalk ViewPoint now included with FactoryTalk View SE Station and Server (supported in v11 and later)

• Enhanced visual fidelity across devices with automatically scaled graphical elements ensures display clarity and consistency, regardless of screen size

• Client rendering engine upgrade significantly improves the visual fidelity of graphics, ensuring that drawings, text, and images retain quality across various display conditions

• Improved and refined touch interaction supports intuitive multi-touch gestures like zoom and pan, improving the user experience in interacting with TrendPro and XY Plot elements

• Multi-monitor display docking and sizing improvements now allow users to dock navigation elements and maximize main display areas effectively, optimizing screen real estate and workflows

• New DataLogPro engine elevates data logging efficiency with InfluxDB integration, managing extensive time series data and supporting complex logging needs, both periodic and event-driven, for comprehensive data analysis

• Seamless integration of historical data from FactoryTalk Historian into data grids, enriching data representation and accessibility within the application

• New runtime navigation menu with runtime search streamlines both design-time navigation setup and runtime operation with dynamic alarm and diagnostic notifications, along with a powerful runtime search for quick tag location

• Built-in .NET Control that integrates with Apache E-Chart widgets empowers HMI designers to easily configure and adapt web widgets, leveraging the versatility of Apache E-Charts within a .NET framework for richer user interfaces

• Intuitive and modernized tag management system with redesigned tag browser, featuring extended tag properties and the ability to access more detailed bit-level data

• Project Explorer with filtering of HMI components enhances efficiency by displaying only elements that meet filter criteria, reducing clutter and focusing the designer’s attention, streamlining project management, and optimizing system performance

• New VBA methods for TrendPro and XY Plot enhance chart interaction and toolbar functionality

• New Add Component tool streamlines the process of upgrading and maintaining HMI projects by allowing components to be added directly, saving time and simplifying project management

• New radar chart enhances data display, allowing complex, multivariate analysis through an intuitive, radial chart format, facilitating clearer insights

• Attach insightful text annotations to historical records directly in TrendPro to provide context with user timestamps and simplify management of abnormal events or data markers on trend lines

• Command buttons with a new modern look that aligns with contemporary design standards

• Addition of electronic signature capability for more objects ensures compliance and traceability, allowing for secure verifications and authentications within operations processes

• Users receive proactive notification of expiring licenses, ensuring continuous operation by facilitating timely updates and license management

• FactoryTalk Alarm and Events Summary enhances insights with concurrently displayed trigger and real-time values, providing a simplified interface by eliminating the need for extra Live Data tag configurations

• New animations for alarm status and priority-driven metrics for alarms provide operators and designers with dynamic tools for enhanced decision-making

• Alarm messages can now seamlessly reference translated extended tag properties from the Logix controller via existing client language switching commands

• Upgrades to the Rockwell Automation Library of Process Objects (also known as the PlantPAx Library of Process Objects) support a wider range of languages and messages, improving localization and customization in applications

• License simplification and a lower cost bundled pricing model makes it easier to select and purchase FactoryTalk View SE

• New Data Grid data source provides users a way to display data log information to operators in a tabular format
• New XY Plot object allows operators to analyze the relationship of two sets of data against each other

• With support for .NET objects, users can develop their own .NET controls and use them in FactoryTalk View SE applications
• V13.00 extends the PowerShell scripting engine capabilities introduced in V12.00 and opens bidirectional data interactions with the ability to write information back to HMI tags with PowerShell script
• Client-specific-tags display functionality with tag values specific to each client/user session in a distributed system make it possible to customize client-specific behavior

• System Status Portal provides a new webpage with an overview of all FactoryTalk® application servers and their status – see if a server is running, or which server is active in a redundant pair
• Drive HMI animations based on information retrieved from Automatic Diagnostics, to give operators a visual indication of conditions present
• Mobile access to Automatic Diagnostics provides operators with information about I/O communications and controller faults on their mobile device
• Automatically integrate third-party alarms into the FactoryTalk® Alarms and Events system with OPC UA Alarms and Conditions integration

• Enhanced redundant system synchronization in V13.00 ensures that application-specific values used by the HMI but not stored in controller tags remain synchronized
• Custom diagnostic audit messages for electronic-signature and string input remarks allow system designers to provide granular audit logging and align with new FDA requirements
• Complete language switching for TrendPro and Recipe Pro+ objects provide HMI users with an interface completely in the selected runtime language

• New FactoryTalk View Studio look and feel that matches Studio 5000 Logix Designer® software. New display folder and subfolder hierarchy, searchable object toolbox for display elements, common keyboard shortcuts for zooming in on display elements, and additional enhancements that improve design-time ease of use.

• New offerings with a list price at 50% of the primary server of the same size lowers the cost of implementing redundant HMI systems.

• New SQL database connector and Data Grid object provide both terminal-based and mobile operators with access to the data they need to make good decisions.

• Version 12 provides the operator with access to automatic device diagnostics such as disconnected I/O or fault messages that are generated by the Logix controller in a system.
• Automatic Diagnostics are supported in Studio 5000 Logix Designer version 33 ControlLogix® 5580 controllers, CompactLogix™ 5480, and CompactLogix 5380 controllers.
  

• SVG objects provide operators with a better visual representation of the system they are working with, and make it easier for designers to resize images to the desired height and width.
• New Symbol Factory 3.0 provides an enhanced SVG object library with graphic content easily adopted for graphic displays.

• Allows mobile device users to capture operator comments when an alarm is resolved
• Gives mobile users same alarm functionality as users on a full FactoryTalk View SE client

• Mobile trend object support for overlay of FactoryTalk Alarms and Events with production data allows mobile device users to see alarms in context with production data

• New options for inactivity timeout, automatic synchronization of displays, and maximum tag update rate make it easier to manage global server settings

• Gives mobile users access to recipes, with a native HTML format optimized for web browsers on desktop or mobile devices

• Adds FactoryTalk Alarms and Events support for mobile users – see alarm history on a web browser or device with ViewPoint Mobile
• Allows users to analyze alarm history from any FactoryTalk Alarms and Events database in the system

CompactLogix™ & Compact GuardLogix® 5380

• New emulated controller family
• Includes emulating dual Ethernet port configurations

CIP Motion Axis Simulation for Safety

• No project modification or physical drive is needed when testing the code for motion CIP Axis for Safety

Simplified Diagnostic Data Collection

• Save diagnostic files to a known location to easily send over to Rockwell Automation Technical Support for analysis

Product Activation workflow Improvement

• Turn On or Add at least one emulated controller instance to check out the license
• Return (check-in) the unused activation by Turning Off or Deleting all emulated controller instances

GuardLogix 5580 Emulation

• First emulation platform to support safety controllers by introducing GuardLogix 5580 controller catalogs
• Download to GuardLogix controller types and emulate the execution of both Standard and Safety tasks in a project
• Accommodates chassis slots for the safety partner and supports both SIL2 / PLd and SIL3 /PLe projects
• Projects with safety signatures can be downloaded without modification due to FactoryTalk Logix Echo’s ability to generate an imitation signature for emulation without disrupting the real safety signature

Multi-Chassis Support

• Supports the creation and communication of multiple chassis via one FactoryTalk Logix Echo license
• Create the configuration and arrangement of controllers/slots users need without limitations
• Flexibility for multiple users to each access different controllers that can all reside in respective slot positions

Motion Axis Test Mode

• Allows physical axes to be placed into a test mode during evaluation, emulation and testing
• Downloading a project into a FactoryTalk Logix Echo controller automatically places motion axes into test mode, reinforcing no modifications required

API Expansion

• Provided advanced users to hook in more complex simulation modes
• Return all available controller tags and individual bits for unveiling the access to individual bits for integer tags

Improved Testing

• Provides access to more than 20 variations of the 5580 ControlLogix Platform

Simplified Emulator Experience

• Take any ControlLogix 5580 version 33 and later project and download directly to FactoryTalk Logix Echo without modifications
• Simple, modern UI paired with direct project downloads streamlines user understanding

Flexibility

• Native Software Development Kit (SDK) allows users to connect their emulated controller to countless other software including: Studio 5000 Simulation Interface to link MATLAB & ANSYS models, operator training software from vendors such as Wood, Digital Twin software like Emulate3D or user’s own custom applications

• New OptixPanel template lets you create a project designed for a specific OptixPanel type and size

• Localized languages for FactoryTalk Optix Studio and product Help let you develop a project using your preferred language. Supported languages now include Italian, English, Spanish, French and Chinese

• Ability to make a container or graphic object moveable, allowing a user to drag and move an object, such as a popup window, at runtime

• All editors now open in separate tabs in the central pane of FactoryTalk Optix Studio, providing an easy to use design UI

• New pre-configured library widgets provide access to system settings such as LAN and WAN network interfaces, date and time, and device name in a runtime application

• Bit level access now provides the ability to address an individual bit for a numeric tag or variable
  
  
• New ToggleBit and SetBit methods allow the value of a specific bit of a variable to be set via command

• Introduction of support for OptixPanel™ Compact, OptixPanel™ Standard, and Logix Embedded Edge Compute

• Support for FactoryTalk Remote Access OptixPanel™ integration

• Deploy applications via USB

• Expanded on-premise Git provider support means FactoryTalk Optix now offers both cloud-based and on-premises version control solutions: GitHub for cloud-based central project repository and GitLab for an on-premise central project repository

• Added support for OPC UA structured variables

• New OptixPanel template lets you create a project designed for a specific OptixPanel type and size

• Localized languages for FactoryTalk Optix Studio and product Help let you develop a project using your preferred language. Supported languages now include Italian, English, Spanish, French and Chinese

• Ability to make a container or graphic object moveable, allowing a user to drag and move an object, such as a popup window, at runtime

• All editors now open in separate tabs in the central pane of FactoryTalk Optix Studio, providing an easy to use design UI

• New pre-configured library widgets provide access to system settings such as LAN and WAN network interfaces, date and time, and device name in a runtime application

• Bit level access now provides the ability to address an individual bit for a numeric tag or variable

• New ToggleBit and SetBit methods allow the value of a specific bit of a variable to be set via command

• Introduction of support for OptixPanel™ Compact, OptixPanel™ Standard, and Logix Embedded Edge Compute

• Support for FactoryTalk Remote Access OptixPanel™ integration

• Deploy applications via USB

• Expanded on-premise Git provider support means FactoryTalk Optix now offers both cloud-based and on-premises version control solutions: GitHub for cloud-based central project repository and GitLab for an on-premise central project repository

• Added support for OPC UA structured variables

• As part of application deployment, you can now choose to include the project source to the runtime device; project can be uploaded from the runtime device back to a development PC

• New Momentary, Toggle, and Delayed buttons address button behavior requirements

• Updates to the Trend object including a configurable pen threshold line, tracing point can be overlayed on the trend, and the ability to get min, max and average values within a time range

• New Sparkline object provides a way to show useful contextual information in a compact way

• Enhancements to responsive design options with new flexbox style layout container
  
  
• Multi-monitor support for FactoryTalk Optix Studio allows you to undock panels and display them on a second screen to optimize the center pane for screen editing

• Multi-aliases for multiple objects to support faceplates

• Web Browser object now supports custom headers, Native Presentation Engine incognito mode, and progressive web app (PWA) support

• Role-based security support lets you create and assign roles to users and groups, then assign roles to application logic for an extra layer of security

• Enhanced color picker lets you mark favorite colors, select a color from new palettes, or enter Hex or RGB colors

• Exclusive alarm message and state enhancements allow for more precise information for operators, such as presenting animation based on alarm level

• With new flexible style sheet options you can define more than one style for every control in a style sheet

• Docker w/ disconnected licensing

• FactoryTalk Optix Runtime support for Linux Ubuntu22 OS

• Disconnect alert and automatic reconnect for FactoryTalk Optix web clients running in web browser now alerts the operator when the connection to the FactoryTalk Optix Runtime is unavailable

• IP Address property for connected web client sessions provides a way to design application logic based on the web client IP address

• Support for additional version control providers for both cloud-based and on-premise solutions, including GitLab for cloud-based and Azure DevOps and Bit bucket for on-premise complements existing GitHub and GitLab (on-premise) provider support

• Automatically create a new code repository and push a project to it in one easy step

• The FTRA Runtime is now available as a Docker Image for x86 architectures, OS Debian 11.9 and Ubuntu 22.04.
• Supported features are: Remote Desktop, VPN, Sub-devices, Assistance Request and the Local Connection.

• The local connection applet has an improved UI with added functionality:
  • A checkbox was added to remember the password for a device
  • A “Managed Devices” dialog box was added to manage, name and save multiple devices

• There is a new download and install package option available in the FT Remote Access Manager and Product Compatibility & Download Center for devices using the Windows 10 IoT operating system.

• Spanish, Italian, and German are now available in the FT Remote Access Manager, the FT Remote Access Runtime software, and the FT Remote Access Tools.

• The platform now includes 5 new Relay Servers for the FTRA Runtime and FTRA Manager tools, starting with version 14.1, it also includes improvements in Relay Server selection when the user is connecting to a device.

• The device updater enables the user to perform over-the-air updates for device firmware and runtime software directly from the FactoryTalk® Remote Access™ Manager Domain.

• The installable runtime application for Windows and Linux will be accessed through a new web-based UI. The web-based UI allows the user the ability to set a password for restricted access on the runtime PC.

• This release will include the option for FT Design Studio integration that will enable secure cloud-to-controller connectivity.

• Chinese is available in the FT Remote Access Manager, the FT Remote Access Runtime software, and the FT Remote Access Tools.

• The Local Connection which allows access to the Interactive Access features to a remote device on the same LAN (local area network) without internet access will now be available for the Linux Ubuntu 22 Runtime software.

• The Domain now supports the manual definition of sub-devices (PLCs, drives, iPCS, etc.) that are connected to the subnetwork behind the remote device and their related services

• Invite a user directly to a device wizard, in this release a user will be able to invite users that have a FactoryTalk Hub account directly to a device and set an expiration time and date

• Contextual Menu visible after clicking on a device is improved
• New "provide feedback" dialog
• Improved search bar: it is now possible to filter devices not only by resource name, but also by their resource properties

• Providing enhancements in performance, stability and security

• FactoryTalk Remote Access Runtime 13.6 (or later) will recognize the ASEM 6300 hardware and assign a complimentary Basic Runtime entitlement

• A device that is registered to a FactoryTalk Remote Access Domain will have its public IP address recognized, so that its location will be automatically placed in the map view

• What changed for newly created Domains:
  
  
  • Only the "Admin" group will inherit settings from FT Hub, with no option for editing
    
    
  • The Owner user will be assigned to the "Admin" group, while users designated as "Billing Admin" and "Contributors" will be placed in the root folder
     

• What changed for existing Domains:
  
  
  • The groups "Contributors," "Owner," and "Billing Admin" will remain intact but will be made editable
    
    
  • The Owner will be transferred to the "Admin" group

• Devices can be associated to a new domain if the old one is expired, including Demo or Trial entitlements

• The tools will include a new Device Discovery applet (firmware dependent feature)

• The VPN throughput for the Stratix 4300, OptixPanel Standard and Compact, and Embedded Edge Compute module have been improved; the Stratix 4300 has been doubled (firmware dependent feature)

• Audit Connections Details Button

• Information Pane

• Reduced Padding Naivagtion Menu Collapse

• Copy IP Address from Device Information

• Double-click to start VPN

• Reconnect Device added to Interactive Access tools

• Routing Rules added to Interactive Access tools

• The local connection allows access to the Interactive Access features of FactoryTalk® Remote Access™ to a remote endpoint on the same LAN (local area network) without internet access. The local connection is established and managed via the interactive tools' applet installed on the local PC. (firmware dependent feature)

• Export device logs functionality added to the interactive access tools for the OptixPanel Standard and Compact, Embedded Edge Compute module and the Stratix 4300 (firmware dependent feature)

• Ability to upgrade the OptixPanel™ Compact basic runtime entitlement to the pro runtime entitlement

• FactoryTalk® Remote Access™ runtime is now supported on Linux Ubuntu 22 (in addition to Windows OS support)

• Improve project efficiency by generating server area models for one or all batch servers, without users needing to understand complex batch dependencies

• Provides warning to help prevent loss of project work when sensitivity labels are not set in Microsoft Excel, as required by company policies
• Reduces the need for users to redo work if sensitivity labels were not properly set prior to project export

• ACM version 5 supports the following software to simplify workflows and processes:
  • Studio 5000 Logix Designer® version 37 and prior
  • FactoryTalk® Batch version 15 and later

• Save time by streamlining the process to create document templates that automatically populate based on their associations.

• Conveniently instantiate library objects directly into the Studio 5000 Logix Designer (LD) application, avoid manual exports of files from Application Code Manager (ACM) to LD, and easily combine workflows between software environments.

• Conveniently use the Configuration Workbook to read/write tag values in a controller and update parameters in ACM database with the online tag values.

• ACM version 4 now supports the following software to further simplify workflows and processes: FactoryTalk View Site Edition VBA, FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Alarms, Studio 5000 Logix Designer Version 33, and Logix Parameter Connections.

• Use hierarchical relationships to create associated sub-objects automatically when creating an object.

• Streamline project creation or object additions by making batch calls to Application Code Manager from the Command Line.

• Create and configure Logix tag-based alarms for objects.

• Be notified when a newer version of an object is available in your library.

• Easily see all the library objects (and their instances) for each controller.

• Ease development cost and time by merging content into existing Logix Designer projects.

• Display all the project data for an established node, including controllers, tasks, programs, AOIs, and I/O modules.

• Import from your CAD package with improved network layout arrangements on the Studio 5000 Architect® canvas.

• Jump start your projects with device information from CAD packages that leverage he AuomationML data standard.

• Compact 5000™ I/O
• FLEX 5000™ I/O

• Use an updated UI that uses common elements and terminology across the Studio 5000 family of products.

• PowerFlex® Drives
• CompactLogix™ 5380
• ControlLogix® 5580
• Various Kinetix® Drives

Logix SIS Support

• Simple Logix Designer application workflow to enable high availability safety
• Enables a flexible architecture to incorporate Standard and Safety IO in one platform where redundant safety is required

Instruction Toolbox

• Improved on-boarding experience for new Logix Designer application programmers
• Enables a consistent workflow across Rockwell Automation design software

Online Help

• Stay current on support documentation
• Further enable self-help tools for immediate assistance

Simplified OPC UA Workflow

• Reduce configuration effort by removing coding requirements
• Improved ease of troubleshooting and support for OPC UA applications

New Hardware Support

• 1756-RM3

• As an OPC UA server or OPC UA client
• Enable Logix controllers can directly communicate with other third-party automation devices with built-in OPC UA

• Additional Safety Signatures at lower component levels
• Generate a Safety Signature Report for all Safety Signature IDs
• Faster time to market by reducing validation and testing time

• Expanded support for Standard Ladder Logic instruction in Safety.
• Create more code in Safety routines, instead of referencing Standard routines for desired code functionality

• Validate safety code including safety tasks, CIP Safety drive connections, safety feedback, safety attributes, and pass-through safety parameters.
• No dependencies on physical drives during design or testing, reducing overall cost

• Reference each motion axis as a variable
• Create efficient code by using this variable in motion instructions instead of the named axis

• Cut/Copy/Paste to duplicate existing IO in the device tree, including the existing parameters.
• Also available in L5X file

• Harmonize EDS, IO-Link IODD, and HART DD between workstations with new Export feature.
• Import to other workstations to deliver description file consistency.

• 5032 IO-Link
• 1756-L85ES

• Directs PhaseManager™ programs inside a Logix-based controller in an ordered sequence to conduct process-oriented task
• Includes integrated visualization and reporting
• Integrated with FactoryTalk® Batch

• 5580 & 5380 ControlLogix® and GuardLogix®
  • Standard task motion logic, CIP Motion drive connection
• Low Fidelity CIP Motion axis/drive simulation model
  • Kinetix® and PF CIP Motion drives, iTRAK® 5730

• P_D4SD - controls and monitors feedback from a discrete 2-state, 3-state, or 4-state device in various modes, monitoring for fault conditions.
• P_nPos - controls a circular or linear discrete device with 2…30 positions
• P_ValveMP – controls one mix-proof valve in various modes and states and can check position feedback inputs to verify that the valve reached the commanded position.

• Audit Value and ChangesToDetect attributes available to 5x80 Controllers

• FLEXHA 5000™ 
• 1756-EN4TR Enhancements
• GuardLink®

• CIP Security support in all GuardLogix® 5580, Compact GuardLogix® 5380 platforms and CompactLogix™ 5380

• Now supported in PanelView™ 5000 Studio 5000 View Designer® version 8 and above
• Now supported in PowerFlex® drives
• Now supported in Stratix® Network Switches

• Improved online experience
• Improved download performance
• New Time Data Types
• CIP Security expansion

• Support for the ControlLogix 5580 controller redundant capability, process controllers, no-stored energy controllers, and iTrak 5730.

• Use updated and embedded process instructions, a pre-made task model, instruction usage reports, and highly integrated HART for improved project workflows.

• Send project device diagnostic information directly your FactoryTalk View SE 12 diagnostic frame without additional programming.

• Introducing data preserve download, default FactoryTalk® Linx communications, extended tag properties (AOIs/alarms), display task period, enable/disable embedded webpage, and more.  Includes version 32 feature expansion: 64-bit data types, function block functions.

• Export View Designer project contents in a textual format

• Create content in that textual format and import into a View Designer project

• Screens, popups, and add-on graphics export as separate text files in a folder structure

• Conversion tool is a free download from PCDC (located under View Designer V9 downloads)

• Export FactoryTalk View ME displays in FactoryTalk View Studio ME, convert them into the View Designer import format, and import into your View Designer project

• Provides a starting point to move a PanelView Plus project to PanelView 5000 (not a 100% conversion)

• Refer to the conversion tool help file for a detailed explanation of what converts

• Better support PanelView 5000 applications in a large facility where operators often change

• Link Active Directory groups to user security roles

• Operators can log on using their Active Directory user name and password, and their group membership defines their role

• The latest 10 logon credentials are cached for 24 hours in case the Active Directory connection is temporarily lost

• Can still use local users as a backup if the Active Directory connection is lost

• Display data faster on a PanelView 5000 after loading a new project on the controller

• Browse tags more quickly in View Designer after linking an .ACD file

• Custom folder icons to make hierarchical navigation more visually appropriate for your application

• New side location option for the navigation menu allows longer shortcut captions and provides a new search field to find screens more quickly in a large application

• Read and write data from these instructions, including extended tag properties

• PlantPAx faceplates for the PanelView 5000 available starting in the PlantPAx 5.10.01 release

• The HTML5 capable web browser built into the PanelView5510 greatly expands the types of information available to your operators.
• New Open Web Browser command launches the web browser using any event such as button presses or machine state changes.
• Display content from different locations like Internet, Intranet, SD card and USB drive.
• Define allowable list of URL locations to limit operator interaction.

• The PanelView™ 5510 now supports larger projects with up to 500 screens and popups.
• View Designer performance improvements in V8 (depending on project contents) include save up to times faster, find/replace up to 32 times faster, project open four times faster, launch emulator up to two times faster and AOG renames up to five times faster.
• Runtime performance improvements (depending on project contents) include screen switching up to two times faster and downloads up to 1.25 times faster.

• Integrates the Automatic Diagnostics feature introduced in Logix version 33.
• Automatically shows control system faults with no HMI configuration work.
• New indicator on system banner showing when faults occur.
• New Automatic Diagnostics summary element lists any current diagnostic notifications.
• New Automatic Diagnostics history element shows the past 1000 diagnostic events.

• Extends the Clear Data Log command introduced in V7 to allow clearing just one datalog.
• New optional Status tag property on the datalog configuration can be used to see the status of an individual datalog (running or stopped while clearing).

• Numeric inputs have a new property for KeypadPosition.
• Useful to display the keypad in a location that avoids covering needed operator data.
• Useful when using the web browser as an overlay window.

• The PanelView 5000 now stores up to 40,000 alarm transitions and maintains them through downloads and power cycles. This allows users to easily see troublesome alarms that occur multiple times, forensically evaluate shutdown events, etc.  The Alarm History Viewer supports sortable columns, filtering by alarm transition type and by time, and has a details pane for more information about a selected alarm transition.

• Export the alarm history to an SD card or USB drive for external analysis or storage of historical alarm transitions. The alarm history export is in the form of a zipped CSV file.

• A new UpdateRate property on screens and popups allow you to configure the update rate to 100 msec, 250 msec, or 500 msec for better visualization of higher speed data or for smoother movement animations.

• State tables now support up to 2500 states for applications such as displaying error code strings.

• Select between the normal size or a larger size keypad and keyboard as part of Project Properties. The larger size is useful for easier touch operation, particularly for gloved operators.