TABLE OF CONTENTS

Release 1.7.0.2 - Dec 2024
Release 1.7.0 - July 2024
Release 1.6.0.1 - Jan 2024
Release 1.6.0 - Oct 2023
Release 1.5.1.1 - Nov 2022
Release 1.5.1 - June 2022
Release 1.5.0 - June 2021
Release 1.4.2 - November 2020
Release 1.4.1 - April 2020
Release 1.4.0 - September 2019
Release 1.3.0 - November 2018
Release 1.2.1 - October 2017
Release 1.1.6 - May 12, 2016

Release 1.7.0.2 - Dec 2024

Please find the current release here.

Release 1.7.0 - July 2024

This release reflects the following Specifications:

FCG TS62769 Revision 1.3

This release reflects the following Test Specifications:

FCG_TT20019 {2.0} HART EDD Test Specification

This release reflects the following Application Guide updates:

FCG AG10101{2.2} Using the HART Standard DD

New features or components in this release:

PA-DIM Inspector (part of the Reference Runtime Environment)

This release contains the following versions of components. Not all licenses will include all of these components:

Component	Version
EDD Engine	12.0.1.110
DMS	1.7.0.3280
UI Engine	1.7.0.4597
RRTE	1.7.0.4268
IDE Plugin	1.8.10
IDE Debugger Plugin	1.2.4.202105071955
HART Tok10	10.48.0.767
HART Tok8	8.2.24.821
FF FDI Tokenizer	6.1.1.534
FF legacy Tokenizer	5.2.2.133
PROFIBUS Tokenizer	4.4.27
HART Standard DDs	20240514.1
Device Package Conformance Test Tool	1.7.0.4259
HART-IP CommServer	1.2.0.0
DeviceInfo Generator	2.3.0
DeviceInfo Browser	1.1.1.0
PA-DIM Server	20240709.2
Package Signing Tool	2.0.2.0
HART Sample package	4.1.0.2
FF Sample package	1.6.0
PROFIBUS Sample package	2.1.0
PROFIBUS/PROFINET Simulator	1.0.0.4025
HTML5 UIP Sample	2.1.0

The following CRs were resolved in this release:

Device Model Services

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4412	Upload method execution aborted
4281	Excessive reads from a device will cause poor performance in hosts - all protocols
4380	Dependent parameters show up as modified parameters after Apply
4341	Need semantic map with culture strings for Multilanguage support for PA DIM AlarmInfoString
4355	Fatal error _pendingCommunicationQueueProcessing is already true
3912	HART 510 BUI10140-(008,009): WRITE_AS_ONE Displays both items instead of only 1
4226	512 VAR19090-001: Initialized TimeSecondsScale value is off by a decimal place
3461	Multiple write requests based on configured parameters related to same command from FDI host
4050	Upload of all device variables has a lot of duplicated commands
4382	OPCUA Namespace should not end with forward slash (/) for AliasNameType
3866	Flickering edit icon is observed in Actual configuration tab of Simocode package v2.0.0 and has an empty value
4342	HART 513 UIB12000-005: DELAY_TIME method must be updated in DMS
4371	max value for cycle_time in uid wrong
4123	RRTE Needs Enhancement: Command 9 to send max number of Device Variable codes in Single Transaction
3894	.net6 wrapper for DMS api
4378	REGRESSION: Delayfor() and Delayfor2() builtins no longer wait for the allotted time
4213	Failed to read device parameter for E & H Level Flex device revision 4 & DD revision 3
3148	PA-DIM: Type of reference is extended with HasAlias, HasProperty and HasComponent possibility

IDE Plugin

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4127	Wrong relationship type for documentation metadata
4189	New method built-in get_status_string2() not recognized by Eclipse Plugin

DPCTT

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4359	Several schema related errors creating UIPs
3433	Allow full automated testing
4293	HTML5 UIP tests shall disallow UIPs from having a host.js file
4203	ListOfDocuments generated without documents
4335	P_2_8_001 fails on FDI registration cert

EDD Engine

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4255	PROFIBUS Reference ARRAY assignment fails
4327	Methods - Parameter types- Array and Menus not working
4426	parameter referenced in refresh relation not read in Version 1.6
4093	EDD Engine crashes due to builtin variable type time_t treated as long instead of long long type
3300	Add new builtin get_status_string2
4125	EDDItemsXML contains duplicate attributes
4273	RRTE request data 3 times before drawing a graph
4328	Cannot import Profinet FDI package into RRTE
4361	HART 513 UIB12000-005: DELAY_TIME method must be updated in EDD Engine

FF Tokenizer

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3690	New method built-in get_status_string2() needs to be added to both FF Tokenizers

HART Standard Library

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4334	Need to update FCG AG10101 to update macros2.h
4311	AG10101 inconsistent loopCurrent name
4324	Minor standard dictionary fix
4330	METHOD transmitter_loop_test needs new std CLASS LOCAL variable w/ HANDLING READ&WRITE
4304	CLASS DIAGNOSTIC must be removed from all the event notification mask variables
4167	Import of HART Commands read_condensed_status_map (523) and write_condensed_status_map (524) not correct
4307	Some required items in standard dictionary are not in embedded_strings.h
4439	METHOD Set_Real_Time_Clock needs to be update to use CLASS LOCAL Variables
4177	AG10101 to include verbiage discussing addition of variable code 250 for mapping
4318	Standard Tables - C8PSK enum was supposed to be reserved from tables 25 Standard Status 1
4256	Multi AO-Command import - Resolution of #3966 has remaining issue
4310	HART Standard Library is missing discrete application commands
4317	Update to wireless DDs (to add INFO qualifier) was missed in the 1.6 release
4225	set_real_time_clock method does not allow editing time
4303	AG10101 READ_ONLY handling for date and time wrong in document
4332	Dictionary String and Embedded_strings.h has typo

HART Tokenizer

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4425	(Regression) Meaning of new HART tokenizer ERROR 853 is unclear
3151	Support COMMAND REDEFINE and DELETE in Version 10
3142	Revert Functionality not usable (use of LOCAL_B)
3153	Support COMMAND REDEFINE and DELETE in Version 8.x
4367	Lexical Analyzer error from DMS when we subscribe for ProductInstanceUri in PADIM server
4119	Specifying a FILE.IDENTITY crashes tokenizer
4430	Root MENU checks are incorrect
4389	WARNING 851: Variable xxx, Index 1 has MIN_VALUE 60.000000 > MAX_VALUE 20.000000
4194	False ERROR 425 when importing response codes
4438	HART tokenizer warning 851 seems wrong for integer max value
4399	Standard IMPORTed VARIABLEs must not generate HANDLING Message 692 nor 693
4305	HART Sample package Tokenizer errors
3213	PARAMxxx symbols shown in symbol file
4416	VARIABLE TYPE INDEX used correctly in Command must not cause Warning 692
4363	An ERROR must occur when VARIABLE (NOT TYPE INDEX) uses INDEX qualifier
4071	GetCurrentDateAndTime builtin method not supported in Tok10
4427	FDI Package created with RRTE 1.7 is not working in Siemens PDM
4387	Version 10 Tokenizer Common Table ERRORs not Generated
4173	VARIABLE with no TYPE causes Tok10 crash
4432	Missing LABEL on MENU is not causing syntax ERROR
4397	VARIABLE response_preambles HANDLING may be redefined when Command 59 is imported
4245	Tokenizer reports manufacturer specific menus as root menus
4413	VARIABLEs with No Read/Write Commands but referenced on OPERATION COMMAND need different Warning Messages
4340	MENU offline_root_menu is not detected with Tokenizer ver 10.48
4011	Version 10 Tokenizer not detecting missing METHOD return_to_normal

IDE Plugin

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4127	Wrong relationship type for documentation metadata
4189	New method built-in get_status_string2() not recognized by Eclipse Plugin

PA-DIM Server

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4140	PADIM server does not create ControlSignal-ControlVariableType base class members or twice
4143	DeviceHealthAlarms are not created
4061	Method to calculate EU range
4144	Upgrade PA-DIM Server to OPC UA SDK v3.3.0 to get HasAlias reference type support
4148	IRDIs missing
4152	Calling FactoryReset method does not work because there are no input arguments
4153	AccessLevel is not updated and cannot be subscribed
4381	Semantic maps for Pressure variable's WithAlias and WithComponent is not mapped with any signal nodes
4154	Values of type LocalizedText have the numeric value instead of the enumeration text
4193	Instable communication with Profibus package
4234	ValueAsText and ValueAsDictionaryEntries do not work for Enumerated Values
3150	PADIM server to support the reference types define in EDD
4374	PA-DIM server gives empty values with no data type for several parameters
3429	Multilanguage support for PA DIM AlarmInfoString

PROFIBUS/PROFINET Tokenizer

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4287	Crash without error message - impossible to find root cause in EDD source (invalid data items in COMMAND REQUEST and REPLY)
4323	DURATION should allow TIME_FORMAT
4285	Tokenizer should return a failure if a METHOD defines a local variable that is same name as a passed variable

Reference Run Time Environment (RRTE)

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3700	Add DeviceInfo to RRTE
4278	FDI.ReferenceHost.config is existing twice
3748	RRTE should use the official released FDI.dll and FdiStandard.dll
4289	Unknown Package Parts detected in device package
4436	Simulator not finding the corresponding fma file
4347	Refreshs do not work correctly in RRTE
4391	RRTE cannot import FDI Package with no certificate and hangs
4337	RRTE must not allow communication between mismatched Device Type in Package vs DD
4405	Invalid HART Device Revision Mismatch in RRTE prevents loading of a valid FM8 HART EDD
4204	No online values for registered EDD
3451	Implement Profibus/Profinet Device Type Identification
4429	REGRESSION: HART Ident Check NOW does not work in FMA for Device Revisions 10 and higher
4214	HART Ident Check does not work for Device Revisions 10 and higher
4174	PI Simulator Scan Result window and columns not resizable
4404	Invalid HART Device Revision Mismatch in RRTE prevents loading of a valid FM8 EDD

UI Engine

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4379	HTML5 UIPs are not working anymore with FDI_Package_IDE_1.7.0_Build662
3938	HART 511 CHT27110-(001,003): Chart axis label in RRTE does not match what is in the Test Spec
3124	ENUMS and BITENUMS that conditionally become out of range should be marked with out of range indicator in RRTE
3940	HART 511 CHT33010-(003,005): Graph behaving inconsistently and in a manner that goes against the spec
3288	GAUGE chart color bands run together - do not follow EDDL Part 4
3992	HART 510 BUI10140-(008,009): WRITE_AS_ONE Displays both items instead of only 1
1732	HART511 GPH21040-002 expectation are not correct
4180	Display menu has empty menu entries for draeger polytron 8000 device type
4244	513 UIB20420-007: (Regression) Invalid values are not reset to previous good value
4390	REGRESSION: False Visibility Group on a PAGE shall not be shown, and space shall not be reserved
4415	512 VAR19090-001: Initialized TimeSecondsScale value is off by a decimal place - correct value is only displayed after clicking
4435	REGRESSION: HART 512 - HQAVAR19000 through 19080 display wrong initial values for 9 Time Variables
3721	FF HTK TC_GR_013 - REFRESH ACTIONS of a GRAPH's Waveform Run Each Cycle Time
3943	HART 513 UIB12000-005: DELAY_TIME method does not behave according to spec in RRTE

Release 1.6.0.1 - Jan 2024

This release reflects the following Specifications:

FCG TS62769 Revision 1.3

This release reflects the following Test Specifications:

FCG_TT20019 {1.0.0} HART EDD Test Specification

This release includes the following enhancements:

WRITE_AS_ONE bug correction
IDE Updated to properly handle feature-table.xml creation as a mandatory package element

This release contains the following versions of components. Not all licenses will include all of these components:

Component	Version
EDD Engine	11.0.2.106
DMS	1.6.0.3196
UI Engine	1.6.0.3822
RRTE	1.6.0.4224
IDE Plugin	1.8.8
IDE Debugger Plugin	1.2.4.202105071955
HART Tok10	10.47.0.704
HART Tok8	8.2.23.805
FF FDI Tokenizer	6.1.1.533
FF legacy Tokenizer	5.2.2.130
PROFIBUS Tokenizer	4.4.26
HART Standard DDs	2023.2
Device Package Conformance Test Tool	1.6.0.4177
HART-IP CommServer	1.2.0.0
DeviceInfo Generator	2.3.0
DeviceInfo Browser	1.1.1.0
PA-DIM Server	1.1.0.23167
Package Signing Tool	2.0.2.0
HART Sample package	4.1.0
FF Sample package	1.6.0
PROFIBUS Sample package	2.1.0
PROFIBUS/PROFINET Simulator	1.0.0.4025
HTML5 UIP Sample	2.0.0

The following CRs were resolved in this release:

Device Model Services

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4329	Revert WRITE_AS_ONE changes from 1.6.0 release. Bug caused menu items to be hidden in RRTE if WRITE_AS_ONE attribute was assigned to the item. The behavior was changed to the 15.1.1 behavior.

IDE Plugin

CR/Bug Number	Summary
4316	Referencing of feature table in FDI Device Package
4320	Feature Table is a required element

Known Issues

Known issues at the time of release are included below. If additional notable issues are found with this version of the product, they will be added to this log for reference with the date they were reported.

CR/Bug Number	Component	Summary	Reported Date (MM/DD/YY)
4281	DMS	Excessive reads from a device will cause poor performance in hosts - all protocols. Goal is to improve performance of DMS for highly parameterized devices. Resolved in Release 1.7.0	09/22/23

Release 1.6.0 - Oct 2023

This release reflects the following Specifications:

FCG TS62769 Revision 1.3

This release reflects the following Test Specifications:

FCG_TT20019 {1.0.0} HART EDD Test Specification

This release includes the following enhancements:

PA-DIM server enhancements
DPCTT enhancements
PROFINET/PROFIBUS device simulator
OPC UA communication server security certificate management
Bug fixes focused on CHC conformance for Host Tests
PROFIxxx device conformance testing supported

This release contains the following versions of components. Not all licenses will include all of these components:

Component	Version
EDD Engine	11.0.2.106
DMS	1.6.0.3187
UI Engine	1.6.0.3822
RRTE	1.6.0.4217
IDE Plugin	1.8.6.20231012012
IDE Debugger Plugin	1.2.4.202105071955
HART Tok10	10.47.0.704
HART Tok8	8.2.23.805
FF FDI Tokenizer	6.1.1.533
FF legacy Tokenizer	5.2.2.130
PROFIBUS Tokenizer	4.4.26
HART Standard DDs	2023.2
Device Package Conformance Test Tool	1.6.0.4177
HART-IP CommServer	1.2.0.0
DeviceInfo Generator	2.3.0
DeviceInfo Browser	1.1.1.0
PA-DIM Server	1.1.0.23167
Package Signing Tool	2.0.2.0
HART Sample package	4.1.0
FF Sample package	1.6.0
PROFIBUS Sample package	2.1.0
PROFIBUS/PROFINET Simulator	1.0.0.4025
HTML5 UIP Sample	2.0.0

The following CRs were resolved in this release:

Communication Servers

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3187	EtherNet/IP Comm Server Descriptions have wrong datatype
3363	OPC UA CommServer cannot load device package for simulated device
3425	EtherNet/IP Comm Server version update

Device Model Services

CR/Bug Number	Summary
957	HART 513: HQAENV20000: Bit-enumerated actions aren't supported
2304	Legacy root menus for handhelds
2607	Feature5: FDI IDE shall support FF DDs execution of user methods
2810	HART: Refresh is not working for Static parameters.
3100	Failing Post Read/Write Actions REQUIRE Host to mark the variable as not being read/written (TC_ACT_010, TC_ACT_017)
3353	HART 513: HQAENV15010- Error message is shown when tried to send modified "Pre-write Action Value" to XMTR
3357	PROFIBUS standard variable std_ResponseCode not getting updated
3391	HART 512 - HQACOL13000-027 Incorrect menu item label and help description
3392	HART 512 - HQAVAR14080-036 Menu item help is not blank
3410	RRTE (DMS) does not copy complete dataset after upload as specified
3470	Local Variables do not update continuously in online window in RRTE
3539	OCTETSTRING datatype for FF not using default display format per EDDL spec -3
3635	PROFINET: LOCAL VARIABLE has edited state in online UI after open it
3725	FF HTK TC_FILE_005: Stored Persistent Data (FILE) causes Listinsert() failure
3741	FDI Reference Host Server crash during parameterization of ISA100 Device Package
3754	OCTETSTRING datatype for FF must support DISPLAY_FORMAT / EDIT_FORMAT of "U"
3779	Default Default (EDDL Initial Values) are not properly supported in Offline for FF
3879	Migrate DMS to Visual Studio 2022
3899	Update managed .Net to .NetFramework 4.8
3947	HART 513 UIB23280-006: get_local_var_value DD_STRING method never completes
3948	HART 513 CMB33000-003: Abort message does display with all Commands after Command 1
3958	FF HTK TC_METH_001 - ListInsert() and ListDeleteElementAt() builtins no longer working for FF in release 1.5.1
3968	infinite loop StartCancel method
4008	RRTE shows password in clear text after download is finished
4016	Unexpected Read request prior to Write request
4019	Incorrect Modbus Response code - Slave Device Failure (Error code-4)
4042	Possible values for parameters of type enumerated are not handled correctly.
4073	ReadService should return UID document in case of communication response warning code
4076	Provide DMS .net component for 4.6.2
4094	Handheld menu - hh_maintenance_root_menu
4100	DIALOG/WINDOW in PAGE does not work
4109	Profinet response codes are not handled correctly
4132	Exception during browsing semantic maps: Unsupported item type ITYPE_SEMANTIC_MAP
4135	Question Marks for variables on menu
4208	Block parameters menu and Legacy Root menu no longer finish opening
4219	DMS-generated "Legacy Root Menu" functionality is broken - Legacy FF Host Tests will fail with DD4 and DD5
4221	GRAPH Rendering Speed Degraded - Poor User Experience (Regression) - FF GRAPH Host Tests Failing in 1.6.0 sprint build 601
4232	512 COL12010: Regression in menu items label and help text

DPCTT

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3510	Update UIE version used by DPCTT
3688	Wrong FDI Version in Test Report Information
3846	P_3_2_041 should show as warning instead of error
3956	Semantic map to CDD creates error message
3960	DPCTT tests failed if hex value is provided for NUM_OF_PARAMS in CFF file
4007	Testcampaign stops with UIP test
4055	Crash in CF parser
4084	CTT in release 1.6.0 needs version updates
4095	Strange version information in DPCTT test report
4124	CTT Test case P_3_2_033 Falsely Fails MENU INIT_ACTIONS in HART FDI Package
4136	UIP test cases that previously passed are now failing in 1.6.0 sprint build 592
4201	UIP Plattform "Workstation and Mobil" causes DPCTT Error
4202	DPCTT crashes when trying to open UIP
4248	reason for test case P_2_11_008 fails unclear
4283	DPCTT hangs with HTML5 UIP Conformance tests

EDD Engine

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3033	Value Array in Conditional always evaluates to False
3334	Issue with switch statement in RRTE
3355	Command as a parameter to a method not working
3533	nsEDDEngine::EXPR::ConvertTo() needs to be updated to convert to/from strings
3577	EDIT_FORMAT should default to DISPLAY_FORMAT, if not specified
3579	FF DD6, DD5: Condition with TYPE BOOLEAN is not working
3628	Need to ensure EDD Engine is handling new rules regarding TAG_DESC
3697	EDD Engine Method Interpreter should report method definition parsing errors better.
3712	EddEngine - EXPR_TYPE_UNSIGNED to EXPR_TYPE_BINARY is missing implementation
3713	Infinite Loop when dumping PROFINET DD
3723	Backward compatibility issue with IDE 1.4.x FF packages
3813	Complex references in a GRID causes an ASSERT
3823	GetCommandList() doesn't find my PB/PN command when I give it a ValueArray[index] reference
3828	Response Code Attribute as a Reference needs to be implemented for FDI Binary File format
3861	Buildin get_rspcode_string_by_id() is not working in Profinet DD
3880	Migrate EDD Engine to Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 4.8
3903	Variable with Boolean-datatype as a condition for IF statement fails in MENU-ITEMS

IDE Plugin

CR/Bug Number	Summary
2739	FDI package generator should accept relative package directories
2806	Changing the Encoded DD path breaks the fdi.Tokenizer.xml file
3855	IDE Plugin i 1.5.1 build 551 has outdated schema files
4015	Content type of feature catalog does not match specification
4018	Package Generator warning : invalid content
4126	UIP version entry too short
4290	Wrong file name for feature table

RRTE

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3298	Downloaded FDI Package is renamed when saved by the RRTE Repository Tool
3395	Helptext is not disappearing even the button is clicked and tabs are opened.
3397	Unable to read OPCUA Device Simulator values
3423	Repository App Fails to find HART or FF EDDs if a Device Name exists in the Manufacturer.XML file
3615	Close icon not proper in Device View (Tabs) Window
3616	Copyright info not displaying correctly.
3627	XMTR-DD Needs Similar Timing Updates as HART Modem Driver For Simulation Support
3745	RRTE displays the symbol name of a TEMPLATE instead of the LABEL of the template.
3826	Profinet device identification question
3900	Update to .NetFramework 4.8
3957	Upgradation of Unified Automation SDK for OPC UA client in RRTE
3998	FDI RRTE does not support Profinet PA Profile devices with multiple device instances
4057	Device Revision is not showing when device type id and Manufacturer is filtered
4064	Integrate Latest FDI DLL and Fdi.ts are updated for IDE 1.6 (FDI spec v1.3)
4081	"About" field in RRTE 1.6.0 build 567 still shows copyright 2022
4086	RRTE gives Signature Status Error on all imported packages in 1.6.0 build 567
4158	PROFINET: No GSD selection during parameter upload into offline data set
4159	PROFINET: No different GSD selection during online access to device in the same session

Signing Tool

CR/Bug Number	Summary
2644	RRTE shows Invalid Signature, upon importing a Signed package which is been registered
3401	SecureBlackBox library will need updating
3619	Signing failure with no explanatory message
3883	the signing of the certificate part relationship is broken
4133	License for SecureBlackbox 2022 missing

Tokenizer - Foundation Fieldbus (FF)

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3126	IMAGE PATH attribute's SELECT clause does not allow cross-block reference
3173	Warning 779 should include more than just "offline_root_menu".
3195	IMPORT of METHOD fails in some cases
3196	IMPORT of WAVEFORM sometimes crashes
3226	FF Tokenizer doesn't support LOCAL_B
3232	VARIABLES of type OCTET_STRING need a DISPLAY_FORMAT and EDIT_FORMAT
3289	Certain keywords cause crash
3568	EDIT_DISPLAYs are now illegal in FF
3622	Tokenizer should check to make sure no conditionals in the semantic map
3696	FF Tokenizer needs to flag use of not supported Builtins
3759	TIME_FORMAT definitions cannot be used with LIKE variable definitions
4030	Tokenizers should check for disallowed TIME_FORMAT for type DURATION
4035	EDIT_FORMAT and DISPLAY_FORMAT are no longer applicable to BITSTRING.
4103	REDEFINE CLASS should be allowed in LIKE variables

Tokenizer - HART

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3000	HART tokenizer is not encoding Item Information for semantic-map item.
3089	New "-p" option for specifying a different folder for images does not work
3092	TOK8 - DELETE of a command transaction on import causes tokenizer to crash
3134	CLASS DIAGNOSTIC for METHOD
3135	Crash on integer size zero
3156	ADD must be updated to latest spec
3258	built-in 'frand' has been changed 'drand' in the latest spec.
3292	HART Tokenizer does not appear to support a 2-pass preprocessor evaluation
3316	61804-4 change to root menus VALIDITY
3319	HART tokenizer warnings 426 and 602 will be encountered almost all the time
3387	HART Tokenizer enhancement to error 677 for command 102
3522	Tok 8: REDEFINE TIME_FORMAT, MIN_VALUE, MAX_VALUE, etc. produces Incorrect ERROR
3576	Handling UTF8 string in builtins
3620	Tokenizer should check to make sure semantic map references to a fully resolved DD item at tokenization time.
3653	DD causes Tokenizer 8.2.20 Crash
3885	REDEFINE of a MENU VALIDITY crashes Tok8
3886	ERROR must be generated when METHOD with TYPE defined is referenced other than a METHOD
3897	WARNING 400 Must be changed to ERROR 400
3905	New Library: Condensed Status import leads to TOK "ERROR 425"
3949	An ERROR must occur when FLOAT, ENUMERATED is not used for DIGITAL_VALUE, DIGITAL_UNITS
3961	HART Tokenizer does not support the PRIVATE attribute anymore
3962	REDEFINE TYPE causes crash in Tok8
3972	Tok8 crash on multiple REDEFINEs of attributes.
4096	Cannot tokenize PA-DIM sample with current version of FDI IDE 1.6.0 Build 567
4120	Bogus network access needs to be removed
4157	ASCII(0) causes crash
4187	Add output of specific suppressed errors
4259	Tokenizer of FDI IDE Build 622 throws ERROR 691
4269	Add build number to banner

Tokenizer - Profibus/ProfiNet

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3464	Limitations for Tokenizer should be known
3726	PROFINET Tokenizer doesn't allow datatype OCTET together with DISPLAY_FORMAT 'U'
4098	PB tokenizer is not encoding RESOLVED_REF correctly
4149	Tokenizer crash - possible cause SEMANTIC_MAP

UI Engine

CR/Bug Number	Summary
1862	HART 512 - HQAVAR16010-008 Out of Range indicator is not consistent
3220	HTML5 UIP window should be resizable
3261	Special Characters in strings are not properly handled between DMS and RRTE
3290	Constant string HELP text is shown twice for single menu item
3320	511: HQAGPH11040 - RRTE fails to display XY Value's Point on the GRAPH
3329	Arrays are not displayed in RRTE for offline_root_menu
3514	Access Level doesn't allow reading or Subscribing to the node message displaying for few parameters
3523	PUT_MESSAGE builtin should not allow Method Abort
3693	Visibility False leads to gaps in MENU and TABLE
3709	Gauge Charts are no longer rendered in IDE 1.5.1 build 508
3718	FF_HTK: VISIBILITY FALSE for PAGE
3751	Host conformance: Bit Enumerated must be displayed as Group Box (Optimized Layout Test)
3753	TIME_FORMAT strings are not supported by the RRTE for FF DATE/TIME Datatypes
3840	RRTE displays hexadecimal numbers with spaces
3856	FDI OPT10290-005 Size of Menu Item Input Fields does not increase with changing Validity
3916	HART 512 VAR19090-005: TimeSecondsScale being rounded up by RRTE
3917	HART 512 VAR19100-005: TimeMinutesScale being rounded up by RRTE
3918	HART 512 VAR19110-005: TimeHoursScale being rounded up by RRTE
3925	HART 511 MLT16030-004: 3 column chart displayed larger than expected
3926	HART 511 MLT19010-002: Menu Items not vertically aligned as specified
3928	HART 511 MLT20010-011: Menu items are not vertically aligned as specified
3936	HART 511 GRD15000-001: Vertical No Heading still has empty heading cells
3964	IMAGEs in the third column are not displayed correctly
4020	Fdi.Ui.1.5.17.1.nupkg has reference to package (Newtonsoft.Json) with vulnerability
4048	Failing Post Read Actions REQUIRE Host to mark the variable as not being read (TC_ACT_010)
4053	Migrate UI Engine to Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 4.8
4069	Migrate UIEngine to .net 4.6.2
4070	Integrate fdi.ts 1.3 to UIEngine
4079	MENU containing GROUP with false visibility is not working correctly on 1.6.0 build
4080	Gauge Chart is rendered, but no longer has indication of a value in 1.6.0 build 567
4138	FF Host Test TC_GR_013: (Regression) INIT, REFRESH, and EXIT ACTIONS on GRAPH no longer run
4160	PROFINET: Online tests cannot be executed due to timeout with RRTE
4209	Using LOCAL INT in a Method to select a String from an ENUM no longer works in HART
4227	512 VAR13000: Integer Variable tab causes the RRTE to crash
4233	HART 511 MLT10070-002: (Regression) Menu Items of column 6 incorrectly positioned on canvas
4236	HART 511 GPH19050: (Regression) Graph actions not executing
4249	FDI HART VIS10040-002: (Regression) Group box "Collection" disappears but does not have its space reserved
4265	Dots are shown in graph rendering in FF Host test

General Updates

CR/Bug Number	Summary
2615	Import/Export Dictionary Documentation
2776	Version info of FDI Package IDE
2884	Installer should provide a link to Eclipse
2905	Fdi.dll 1.2 versioning incorrect
2987	Newly added status codes (added in FDI 1.2) to be implemented in fdi.dll
2988	Newly added status codes (added in FDI 1.2) to be implemented in fdi.ts
3509	Tok and Pretok executables should be signed
3830	DD developers of HART Packages / DDs should easily find document AG10101
3901	Installer is updated that .NetFramework 4.8 is required
3976	RRTE 1.5.1.1 crashes when Simocode package shall be opened
4077	Provide FDI.dll .net component for 4.6.2
4151	FDI IDE about box shall show supported FDI technology version

Known Issues

CR/Bug Number	Component	Summary	Reported Date (MM/DD/YY)
4281	DMS	Excessive reads from a device will cause poor performance in hosts - all protocols. Goal is to improve performance of DMS for highly parameterized devices.	09/22/23

Release 1.5.1.1 - Nov 2022

This release reflects the following Specifications:

FCG TS62769 Revision 1.3

The following CRs were resolved in this release:

Device Model Service (DMS)

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3755	DMS throws exception if EDD variable definition contains dependency in CLASS attribute
3824	Upload fails. Change handling of required parameter to support more than one.
3858	Transfer parameters from device to offline data set failing with Reserved Error code
3863	Read API is not proper for conditional based parameters
3889	Warning message when changing dependent variable on FDI IDE version 1.5.1. Ignore parameter only with status change related to dominant and dependent value change during commit. No message shown to user.

IDE Plug-in

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3612	Unique Particle Attribution violation by including attachment metadata has been fixed.
3848	FDI IDE doesn't allow more than 8 characters in manufacturer Id field, this has been fixed.
3873	Relationship Type for Feature Table correction

Reference Runtime Environment

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3765	RRTE Crashing while accessing online window. Problem may still exist in Microsoft Windows 10 pro 10.0.19044 Build 19044
3853	mV Units cut off by window size in optimized layout.

Known Issues

CR/Bug Number	Component	Summary	Reported Date (MM/DD/YY)
3757	UI Engine	FDIOPT10260 & FDIOPT10270: Resizing (Shrinking & Expanding) must change the Width Gain of Menu Items	02/18/2022
3825	DMS	"INIT_ACTION” method executes no. of times for echo curve window	04/12/2022
3822	RRTE	FSK HART Modem using RS-232 no longer works with newer versions of Windows. Use USB Modem instead as a workaround.	04/08/2022

Release 1.5.1 - June 2022

This release reflects the following Specifications:

FCG TS62769 Revision 1.3

New features or components in this release:

FDI Device Package IDE 1.5.1 contains critical updates to the HART Standard DD Library which is imported by developers into their *.fm8 EDD projects. The update provides embedded strings in lieu of dictionary references. This change is important to the forward and backward compatibility with hosts and addresses the appearance of blank strings when newer content added to the Standard DD Library was implemented in the *.fm8 EDDs.

Important updates in this release include:

HART Sample Package was updated to use latest HART Standard DDs (v2022.1)
Package Signatures must be sha256 encryption
HART Tokenizer extended to support INIT/EXIT ACTIONs in MENUs
DeviceInfo bugs resolved
Built-in execution bugs resolved in Device Model Services and EDD Engine

The following CRs were resolved in this release:

DeviceInfo Browser

CR/Bug Number	Summary
N/A	Removed symbol number from UI

DeviceInfo Generator

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3560	DeviceInfo Generator missing key features

DPCTT

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3297	Signed PDF Attachments may still fail to pass package validity test case P_2_2_002
3660	Removed installed documentation reference, link to online folder instead
3708	Updated version numbers

IDE Plug-in

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3480	"Manufacturer" & "DeviceModel" accepts 8 characters
3821	Unable to load DDL file (eclipse folder needed clean copy-install)

FF Tokenizer

CR/Bug Number	Summary
2998	FF Tokenizer is not encoding "Attribute_Name" correctly in "via-attribute" reference
3516	Missing image file can cause internal Tokenizer error
3519	FF FDI Tokenizer needs to support DISPLAY_FORMAT on string and date/time datatypes
3506	WAVEFORM HANDLING attribute should be required by FF6 FDI Tokenizer

FF Standard DD Library

CR/Bug Number

Summary

N/A

FF Sample Package was rebuilt with latest FDI Tokenizer.
Cleaned up problems with menus that had Group Boxes without labels. Rearranged items on many of the menus for a little better appearance.
Improved download and upload menus. Added an interactive download menu with UI Method Builtins. Added methods in the download menus to handle block modes before and after the download.
Renamed all menus to match the Style Guide requirements.
Added more notes in several places to help new developers implementing FDI.

HART Tokenizer

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3194	HART Tokenizer version 10.43 Does not support INIT_ACTIONS or EXIT_ACTIONS
3311	Tokenizer 10: Device specific dictionary
3368	Version 10.44 does not detect error 408, Redefinition error
3440	Tokenizer extended to support INIIT/EXIT action in every MENU
3458	It would be nice if the tokenizer could locate where offending non UTF-8 strings are
3524	Semantic Map not allowed in symbols.txt
3764	Tokenizer v8: remove STRING TOO LONG warning

HART Standard DD Library

Component	Summary
Tables 25.2	Manufacturer and Device type codes implemented according to latest vendor requested changes Burst Mode enumerations now support simple On/Off labels for devices that only support bursting on 1 channel Tokenized DD in version 8 file format uses direct strings rather than dictionary references
Universal 7.5	HART Command 11 & 21 now support response code 38 Tokenized DD in version 8 file format uses direct strings rather than dictionary references universal_revision now has a MIN_VALUE defined (in addition to existing DEFAULT_VALUE) to be compatible with applications that reference MIN_VALUE instead of DEFAULT_VALUE for device integration purposes.
Universal 6.4 and 5.4	Tokenized DD in version 8 file format uses direct strings rather than dictionary references universal_revision now has a MIN_VALUE defined (in addition to existing DEFAULT_VALUE) to be compatible with applications that reference MIN_VALUE instead of DEFAULT_VALUE for device integration purposes.
Common Practice 12.2	Command 51 now support response code 8 Command 73 now supports response code 38 Command 104 has updated verbiage for response code 104 New Commands 534 & 535 are now supported Tokenized DD in version 8 file format uses direct strings rather than dictionary references
Common Practice 7.6, 8.4, 9.4 and 11.2	Tokenized DD in version 8 file format uses direct strings rather than dictionary references
Wireless 2.2	Fixed missing commas in DD source (previously ignored by tokenizer, but was syntactically correct) Command 770 no longer supports response code 7 Commands 771 & 772 are updated to append Max Join Retry parameter to end of commands Commands 773 & 774 are updated to append Current Network ID to end of commands Commands 776, 777, 781, & 822 now support response code 16 Command 778 no longer supports response code 32 Tokenized DD in version 8 file format uses direct strings rather than dictionary references
Wireless 1.4	Tokenized DD in version 8 file format uses direct strings rather than dictionary references
PV 1.3, 2.3, and 2.4	Tokenized DD in version 8 file format uses direct strings rather than dictionary references
AG10101 Document version 2	Updated to include updated HART standard DD version Added further descriptions / clarifications of allowed redefinitions that can be applied to the HART standard DDs Added further solutions to common issues encountered by DD developers Addressed several CRs that were raised by FCG members
Sample DDs	Samples import the newest standards that have been added to this release Updated the samples to declare appropriate unit relations for digital units and config units separately Sample menu structure references the config units in order to allow access for user to change the engineering units code Samples are coded for Tok 8 and Tok 10. Tok 6 support is not included in the new samples.

PA-DIM Server

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3471	PA-DIM Server not working with FDI 1.3 Package
3816	Elements of PA-DIM not visible in OPC UA Client UAexpert

Profibus/Profinet Tokenizer

CR/Bug Number	Summary
	No changes

Reference Runtime Environment

CR/Bug Number	Summary
2764	Menu Style Dialog not modal
3388	Optimized Layout is not working
3405	Communication Package configuration parameter access
3421	Cannot connect to OPC UA device
3498	ISA100 Comm Server cannot be connected with error message MethodSet for CommunicationServer not found
3530	Connecting to HART-IP device fails
3547	RRTE has general C# bug attempting to deploy some registered HART FM8 EDDs
3575	Cannot create UIP of style DIALOG
3629	IMS load and resulting errors should no longer be part of RRTE launch

Signing Tool

CR/Bug Number	Summary
3443	sha1 no longer be supported; sha256 encryption must be used. secure timeserver not optional

Known Issues

CR/Bug Number	Component	Summary	Reported Date (MM/DD/YY)
3612	IDE Plugin	Unique Particle Attribution violation by including attachment metadata	10/13/2021
3755	DMS	DMS throws exception if EDD variable definition contains dependency in CLASS attribute	02/18/2022
3757	UI Engine	FDIOPT10260 & FDIOPT10270: Resizing (Shrinking & Expanding) must change the Width Gain of Menu Items	02/18/2022
3765	UI Engine	RRTE Crashing while accessing online window	02/28/2022
3824	DMS	Upload fails	04/11/2022
3825	DMS	INIT_ACTION” method executes no. of times for echo curve window	04/12/2022
3842	DMS	Methods are not working in PN device	05/20/2022
3848	IDE Plugin	FDI IDE doesn't allow more than 8 characters in manufacturer Id field for PROFINET	05/24/2022
3849	PBPN Tokenizer	GPE Tokenizer gives error for Manufacturer" & "DeviceModel" if string values are used	05/24/2022
3853	UI Engine	FDI OPT10260-001: mV Units cut off by window size	05/24/2022
3863	DMS	Read API is not proper for conditional based parameters	06/08/2022
3822	RRTE	FSK HART Modem using RS-232 no longer works with newer versions of Windows. Use USB Modem instead as a workaround.	04/08/2022
3889	DMS/RRTE	Warning message when changing variable on FDI IDE version 1.5.1	07/13/2022

Release 1.5.0 - June 2021

Versions of Tokenizers in this release: HART 6.3.5 HART 8.2.20 HART 10.44 FF 5.2.2 FF 6.1.1.502 PROFIBUS 4.4.21.0 The following issues were resolved in this release:
HART Tokenizer
Tok8 - fixes to command line processing for -k option.
Updated Dictionary standard.dc8 (24.00.5)
FF FDI Tokenizer
3315	root menus cannot contain a VALIDITY attribute
3053	implement updated Semantic_Reference_Table_Struct
Profibus Tokenizer
3244	Need to support PROTOCOL of "OPC UA"
3054	implement updated Semantic_Reference_Table_Struct
3266	Support of 4byte response code is not working
UI Engine
Integrated label alignment for Optimized Layout
Added default layout type to constructor for backward compatibility
Integrated “FDI UI Engine Optimization” code to “UI Engine” Revision 1.5.3.0
3216	Not able to read or write parameter from Web Browser for the HTML5 UIP
3198	FDI HTML5 UIP interface (Typescript) type "WriteResult" isn't compatible with RRTE server value
3201	FDI HTML5 UIP interface (TypeScript) method "Fdi.UIPServices.activate()" always has context=Offline
3109	Space for label not sufficient
2833	Gauge is not displaying range properly
2911	UIP button labels are not left aligned
Integrated “FDI UI Engine Optimization” code
3344	HTML5 UIP Support appears to be broken
EDD Engine
3266	Support of 4byte response code is not working
3242	String constants in methods and language codes
3167	Issues with string concatenation in methods
2914	Import of new standard dictionary crashes.
2891	Need to make sure that the attr_avail set is correct
3055	EDD Engine to implement updated Semantic_Reference_Table_Struct
Device Model Services
Add support for OPC UA Comm Server
3264	4 bytes Error Codes are not supported for Generic Protocols
3276	Download fails when a value of a ReadOnly-Variable differs between offline and device
3218	Correct handling of vector references in GRID
3266	Test system changes
3178	Test system changes
1950	Fix label and help generation for complex variable references
2995	Fix updated value in GET_DEV_VAR_VALUE when REFRESH action changed the parameter
2802	First fixes to show item label in error messages
3282	PA-DIM: VALIDITY should be generated for reference types
Reference Run-Time Environment
Added the PMS Client Wrapper for PADIM Server.
Update new ReadRSD API to get the Semantic RSD information.
Brought in FF Comm Server support
3224	Comm Server Name should be indicated in Comm Tab
3176	Device Type Model and Code should be indicated in the repository list
3165	RRTE should check for allowed attachment files and give a warning if violated.
3162	Support request to add additional languages to RRTE
3125	Communication Failure Message in Package Repository App May Be Misleading
3252	Incorrect package version check
1869	EDD FILE Constructs in FDI Package IDE
3109	Space for label not sufficient
3347	comm server configuration parameters are not displayed
ComponentVersionInfo shall load from the Program Data Location
Signing Tool
3256	Detect poor PC clock synchronization during signing
3023	Missing intermediate certificates
3416	PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. is missing as valid signer
3336	Unsynchronized clocks should be a warning on package load
2907	Added individual proxy command line options
2986	Security error message, when loading a device package
Device Package Conformance Test Tool
3047	additional filename checks
3297	update version numbers to 1.5.0
3155	bring in fdiPackageVerifier with Root Store solution
3239	update mechanism for detecting PA-DIM Namespace_Collection
2587	standard entry points
3346	Test cases need to be re-signed
3372	Package filename version field length change
Eclipse IDE Plugin
3273	Add new attachment types (metadata)
2971	Debug Ant Script should not build the FDI Package with the same name as the regular ant script
2928	Unitconversion in offline (Feature Table added)
PA-DIM Server
Updated new Implicit & Explicit rules for EDD to OPC UA nodes.
Fixed the issue with Unit Mapping.
Updated new Nodeset.xml v1.0.1
Implemented Device Health Alarms
Implemented and Validated the Device Health Alarm issues.
Fixed the Implicit Rules issues.
Fixed the method execution issues.
HART-IP Comm Server
Updated package project file to FDI version 1.2
Updated to use Unified Automation SDK 3.0.8
HTML5 Sample Package
Update to 1.0.6 delivery (host.ts implementation change)
HART Sample Package
3364	Integration of HART Standard DDs into FDI-IDE installer needs a few updates
All Sample Packages
Update FDI Technology Version to 1.3 in sample projects

Release 1.4.2 - November 2020

Versions of Tokenizers in this release: HART 6.3.5 HART 8.2.19 HART 10.44 FF 5.2.2 FF 6.1.1.1190 PROFIBUS 4.4.16.0 The following issues were resolved in this release:
HART Tokenizer
3210	crash on bad Items in Reference Array
3217	inconsistent PNG image encoding
3250	(v8 Tokenizer) FATAL ERROR 202: Attributes for item device_variable_code too large.
Reference Run Time Environment
2007	RRTE shall have option to disable / enable Direct Access service
2893	TEMPLATE View: Display OCTET strings
2762	Revision is unclear and not sufficient
2204	FDI Host/Client should show details of certificate
2796	Simulation Mode Should Have an LED Indicator on Front Panel of RRTE When Enabled
2790	Error "Import Package"
2883	AuditTrail is not implemented in RRTE
2769	Empty DropDown in menu bar
2984	Communication Logger displays incorrect Byte Count for each HART Command
1883	Reference Run-Time Error Message Box Focus Problem
2751	Com Logger saves always with same file name until restart
2964	It should be possible to resize the main Template Window in RRTE
2771	RRTE hangs opening online menu of profibus FDI package
2871	Device "Name" field in Device Information Hidden by EDD Language Field
2847	RRTE is not considering values from CFF file.
3080	RRTE can sometimes import the wrong CFF file
3129	RRTE displays wrong message after finishing a download to a device
2433	Can’t connect to the corresponding OPC UA Comm server
Profibus/Profinet Tokenizer
3054	PROFIBUS Tokenizer to implement updated Semantic_Reference_Table_Struct
EDD Engine
3083	Added support conditional evaluation of COMMAND for PROFIBUS
3114	Added support for "name" field in Device Directory Image Table
3197	Added support for SEMANTIC_MAP_ITEMS in a FF block
Device Model Services
3082	Implementation of Conditionals - make available in RRTE, DPCTT
2847	RRTE is not considering values from CFF file.
3146	PA-DIM: Namespace access is resolved for PA_DIM server
3147	PA-DIM: PA-DIM server can identify reference type (EDD Method, EDD Variable)
3049	RRTE is not considering values from CFF file -(DMS).
3084	Support conditional evaluation of COMMAND for PROFIBUS
3022	Some managed objects are leaking in DeviceModelServices
3016	DMS doesn't return proper response code for WriteCommand Profibus builtin
3015	Method window is not closed even after the method is completed
2957	DeviceHealthDiagnostics -if there is an empty element in array later elements are not checked
2812	Error message in case of commit is not helpful for user
1795	FF ST REV not implemented
2919	RRTE is not updating value for static parameters.
UI Engine
2495	UI shall be set to read only, when access/role in FDI Host permitted write access
2910	No label is shown in LINK method window if Image has blank label (Additional Fix)
Signing Tool
2996	Verifier does not handle URI encoded partnames
3099	Signature using sha256 algorithm
3097	Selection for digest algorithm was added to the signature tool
2708	Added options for allowing signing and timestamping to be a two-step process
3161	Signature Validation no longer fails on non-English Windows machines
FDI DLLs
	No changes this release
Eclipse Plugin
3027	New: Relation Technology Version to IDE Version
3139	CommunicationProfileSupport File is not getting added for EtherNet/IP Device Package
feature	Support of extension dib as bmp
feature	'Outline' view and 'Completion' function in Eclipse IDE > 4.6
fix	Problem with "Add include folder..." solved in Eclipse IDE > 4.6

Release 1.4.1 - April 2020

Versions of Tokenizers in this release: HART 6.3.5 HART 8.2.19 HART 10.43 FF 5.2.2 FF 6.1.1.1163 PROFIBUS 4.4.15.4 The following issues were resolved in this release:
HART Tokenizer
#2837	Image languages are limited to 10
#2876	Support for more than 10 Language strings is needed
#2917	Tok 10 does not support min/max value in time_value
#2918	Support for more than 10 languages is needed also for version 8 tokenizer.
#2921	Tok 10 reports error 662 on index to value array being redefined
#3007	WARNING 614: Menu maintenance_root_menu is always invalid
#3056	HART Tokenizer Won't Support Image Files in a sub-menu of source files
#3061	LABEL (in HART EDD) must not reference an EDDL item
Reference Run Time Environment
#3035	Connection to Profibus device is not possible (DP_INITIATE timeout to short)
#3045	Import of package fails with 1 is not a supported code page
Profibus/Profinet Tokenizer
#3050	Cannot Build Package - Only Tokenizes Binary 25% of the time
EDD Engine
#3063	Security patch applied
Device Model Services
#2885	Access Violation may happen during shutdown of DMS instance
#2890	Opening online view for FCxxxx crashes with stack overflow
#3019	RRTE hangs when the specific menu is opened.
UI Engine
#3011	Modified values are not sending to the device instead it takes previous value
Signing Tool
#2664	fdiVerifier.dll is not able to verify package at Windows 10 system (CW specific)
FDI DLLs
n/a	No changes to this component for this release.

Release 1.4.0 - September 2019

Important Changes:

UIPs can now be written in HTML5
The Eclipse IDE can now debug methods
New HART DeviceInfo generator and browser
All documentation now online

Reference Run-Time Environment:

New Communication Logger available for all bus protocols
Device Simulator available for HART and FF

Reference RunTime Environment

Power cycle of Profinet device causes failure.

RRTE doesn't provide correct (absolute) path for "Documentation" and "ProtocolSupport" files in "PackageInformation"

At the end of up/download a precise message about errors should be shown

DI RRTE hangs if you switch to another application or window from the currently open modal dialog on the RRTE

Signature check verify once the configuration file is proper or not

Repository Tool Does Not Find FDI Packages when attempting to Download EDD/Packages for Live Devices

Block parameters in templates should be referenced by block and block number instead of just by name

New DD Tree View feature in RRTE Does Not Provide Table Information of Entire FBAP

RRTE is Not able to connect to XMTR and HART Device

- New DD Tree View feature in RRTE is insufficient for viewing details of block items

Repository Tool Does Not Find FDI Packages when attempting to Download EDD/Packages for Live Devices

The Host is expected to display an abort message but no such message is displayed

RRTE is hanging when it is closed if user chose not to start Communication Logger

New DD Tree View feature in RRTE Does Not Provide Table Information of Entire FBAP

New DD Tree View feature in RRTE is insufficient for viewing details of block items

Fdi.Reference.Server.exe crashes when disconnecting EDDL method debugger

Revision is unclear and not sufficient

Manufacturer ID numbers instead of names in Repository List

RRTE crashes when Synchronize button in Package Repository tab is clicked

Repository Tool Does Not Find FDI Packages when attempting to Download EDD/Packages for Live Devices

Default color should not be red for Status of Package/EDD upgrade existence

Communication Logger does not support changing sizes of columns

Opening a multi device-variant package requires user intervention

Burst message support in HART Driver

IMS no longer loads at startup of RRTE in build

RRTE-shows Failed to initialize upon reopen

Information Model Server task left running after crash keeps a new RRTE from being started

Legacy FF/DD5: RRTE does not see and cannot support device templates in a DD5

FDI package with HTML5 UIP for Platform WorkstationAndMobile cannot be imported in RTTE

HTML5 UIP for Platform Mobile cannot be loaded

Device Model Services

Communication issues when executing DPCTT test P_3_2_094/095

Method Builtin read_value2() does not work during transfer to device

Error message needs to be improved

RRTE stops communication after sending command 238 – improved DMS internal communication queue handling for nested dependencies

Fixed DMS crash when getting debug ITEM_INFORMATION from EDD Engine fails

GET_DEV_VAR_VALUE builtin crashes method in offline

Communication of BITSTRING for PROFIBUS/NET failed

Download is not possible when variable is changed offline and REFRESH_RELATION was triggered

Read value is not used when evaluating a condition (download only/pre_write_action)

Method Builtin read_value2() does not work during transfer to device

RRTE stops communication after sending command 238

Built-in send_value does not support record member communication

An empty download list causes the RRTE to crash

RRTE hangs forever when write operation is performed in UIP for Profibus Protocol

Edit Status icon for the parameter in the method is always displayed even after written to the device

BitMask for commands support size of 8 Byte

DMS doesn't provide the different language translation string for the FF DD-IDE xml

FF MIN_VALUE_1 and MIN_VALUE_2 Conditional Acceptance Tests Reporting False Failure

At the end of up/download a precise message about errors should be shown (DMS)

Block parameters in templates should be referenced by block and block number instead of just by name

Unsuccessful download indicated as successful

Added workaround to EDDW method debugging to fix/revert duplicated string escaping ("\[afnrtv\"|?]") done by tokenizers and EDD Engine functions [FDI/HART/FF] "ddi_get_string_translation()"

Improved EDD method debugging to don't hang on missing EDD "item_information" attribute and to display correct name and label of currently executing EDD method for all action nodes.

REFRESH relations not being used

Upload from device hangs; improved command selection

HART Host Test HQAOVR12010 – Float Variable, WRITE should display the variable… in OFFLINE mode

FF DD5 Sources w/o labels not derived from variable

Undefined enumeration value causes dependent values to go Bad; improved error handling in relation processing

Blue question marks in Refresh Relations fixed relation StatusCode handling in param / edit cache

Access violation crash when specific package is loaded; added support for "EUC" string EDD variable data type

Communication built-in methods read_/send_value do not support record member communication

Added pugixml license text to Device Model Services source code and release

EDD Engine

Decoding of ENUMERATION is incorrect

EDD Engine fails to SetDynamicAttribute (i.e. VIEW_MIN/MAX) for different data types

Legacy FF/DD5: RRTE does not see and cannot support device templates in a DD5

Grids in FF5 EDDs are displayed with the grid vector label as part of the scrolling list of values

FF Host Test Kit LIST Tests Now Failing with DD5

Method execution fails to assign DD_STRING array elements

EDD Engine build 7.0.0 provides incorrect values to IBuiltinSupport::SetDynamicAttribute(…)

FF Legacy - HTK DD5 - TC_COND_0017 fails RRTE but HTK FDI/DD6 passes

Bit Masks with 8 Byte length should be supported

EDD Engine gives error if "send_value" or "read_value" is called with "member_id == 0" for a RECORD or ARRAY

UI Engine

Enumeration values are shown in hex if no STYLE is set

HTML5 UIP hosting:- UIP services and hosting service are implemented completely

Updated Fdi NuGet packages to version 1.2.0 (FileVersion 1.2.2.0)

Size of the UIP web control can be configured via config file see 6.5 Configuration of UIP web control size.

Updated fdi.ts to version 0.11

Crash in Reference Runtime with empty bit-enum parameters

FDI IDE Plugin

Added support for DeviceInfo files

HART Tokenizer

HART tokenizer is not encoding Attribute_name as per EFF

Tokenizer User Guide is removed from zip

Ddt8.exe revs to 8.2.18

Collection in Expression Crash

Memory Limit Reached

Symbols.txt anomaly

Upload_from_device_root_menu should not include CLASS DYNAMIC variables

METHOD Debugger Builtin not encoded by HART Tokenizer

Profibus Tokenizer

PB Tokenizer gives tool_release value "0" in header

Preprocessor: Expression in paranthesis not evaluated correctly

Support for debugging command-line option

Two-dimensional arrays not working in PROFIBUS Tokenizer

FF Tokenizer

Issues with BITSTRING encoding

encoding of VARIABLE_REF for CONSTANT_UNIT

FF tokenizer puts incorrect line no for METHOD DEFINITION attribute in ITEM_INFORMATION

Some root menus are not recognized as such

Menu item conditionals cannot contain cross-block references

Information Model Server

Open ports issue

Device Package Conformance Test Tool

P_3_2_097 fails if FDI version is 1.0.2

CTT needs latest EDD Engine

HART tests for "GetHealthStatus" method need to be fixed

DPCTT test P_3_2_077 is failing for FF Device package

DCTT test case P_3_2_049 fails if unit variable has conditional HANDLING

EDIT_FORMAT and DISPLAY_FORMAT test cases incorrect

Test case p_2_11_025 fails in CTT from FDI 1.4.0

DPCTT cannot communicate with Profibus device

DirectAccess for Profibus not working

P_3_2_087 does not properly consider Profinet

Variable Name is not displayed for Test 'P_3_2_067' in DPCTT

Upgraded bindings to support loading UIPs linked against older Fdi.dlls

P_3_2_055 throws an exception

Signing Tool

Package Signature(s) Valid with warnings. Additional Info: Could not determine XAdES-T certified time.

FDI Signing Tool does not work with Win10 VM

Release 1.3.0 - November 2018

Important Changes:

Extending Duration of Package Signature period.
Root Certificates are required for Package validation.
HART Tokenizer 10.28 released including verification.
Device Package Conformance Test Tool improved and updated for latest testcases.

Reference Run-Time Environment:

Updated for EDDL update FCG TS61804-3 version FCG TS61804-4 FCG TS61804-5 version
Support device variants for PROFIBUS/PROFINET
Information Model Server (OPC-UA) introduced.
Additional bug fixes related to Device Package EDD support.

Installation updates:

Consolidated delivery of installers

Reference RunTime Environment
	Information Module Server added
2195	ISA100 Comm. Server Connect/Disconnect delay response issue
2265	Allows import of CF file with bad block numbering
2371	Add root menu entry element in RRTE for "/Block_parameter_root_menu" in FF
2308	Legacy Menus Should Include Block Parameter Lists by Default
2489	RRTE loads the old version of UIP instead of new version
2293	Need to add signature validation to the RRTE
2569	FDI-H-3.3-118_PA – result parameters are not changed
2556	TC_MN_018 dropdown menu rendering issues
2555	TC_MN_008 menu representation is not as expected
2554	The message shown corresponding to Response Code is not user-friendly in Profibus transaction
2235	ISA100 Comm Server "BadTooManySessions" error caused by RRTE
	Integrated FdiPackageVerifier v2.0.0.8 libraries
	Added new configuration file “FdiSignatureVerifier.config”

Device Model Services
	Managed .NET interface version 1.3.0.9500
	New EDD Engine logging interface
2271	changes modified to only apply for FF and ISA100
2124	changes modified to only apply for FF and ISA100
2418	MENU structure evaluated when conditioned variable contains REFRESH_ACTION. Implemented asynchronous execution of REFRESH_ACTIONS for LOCAL variables in separate EditContext to don’t interfere with regular communication transactions. Added support for Communication Builtins for REFRESH_ACTIONS (as specified in IEC 61804-5, 4.3 Builtin Categories, Table 3 – Usage of Builtins).
2419	Access of read values of a CMD in POST_READ_ACTION. Modified handling of variables which are accessed in context of EDD method execution (i.e. POST_READ_ACTIONS) to don't try to read it from device which doesn't work because there's already a communication transaction active (occured with Simocode pro PN device).
2268	Access to different parameter in RE/POST_READ/WRITE_ACTION
2270	Improved EDDL method abort processing for user interaction builtins for FDI.
	Fixed issue with incorrect ISA100 “AppID” value in communication transaction objects
	BLOCK support for information model representation according to OPC UA implemented (FF, ISA100)
	PROFIBUS / PROFINET identification extended (Ident_Number, DeviceID, VendorID)
2137	Error message is improved
2436	Value array in GRID
2360	Type check and automatic conversion implemented for built in “assign” and “assign2”
	Added support for Device Variants by implementing basic support for EDD COMPONENT and COMPONENT_FOLDER and provide information in node path “/ComponentSet/...”. See DeviceModelServices Specification / Product Description section 5.9 and 7.11 for details
2436	UID xml for value array references in GRID
2457	ISA100 Device Package Loading EDD Engine Error Code -1705 (CHARACTERISTIC record = 0)
2228	HQAENV18050 and HQAENV18060: Modified value is not displayed
2180	handle “REFRESH_ACTIONS” as per new spec and HART SPEC500 (refresh action shall not be executed during condition evaluation for HART)
2190	reading of BlockParameterRootMenu attribute Label
2043	changed mapping of EDDL type "OCTET" from "StringValue" to "BinaryValue" (to support displaying ASCII for FF block tag and hexadecimal for other protocols)
	Added default DisplayFormat in DMS for OCTET string variables – “s” for FF, “X” for ISA100 and “#x” for other protocols PB/PN/GPE/CS (to support OCTET string FDI issue #2043)
2573	FDI_H_4_18_002_PA – Variable seems to be incorrectly read
2194	ISA100 Offline upload parameters total count displayed is different from the actual count uploaded
2256	VISIBILITY tests for Record, Array, List, and Collection
2543	Transfer Offline Data Set to Device with FF HTK FDI Package crashes Fdi.Reference.Server
2413	DeviceHealthDiagnostics shall be implemented according FCG TS62769-5/7.3.2
2600	HQAGRD11000 instead of "ON" readonly grid shows 0x8585
2612	RRTE crash when using Simocode_pro_PN 1.0.3 PROFINET device package
	Fixed OPA UA device “Identification” attribute for HART devices “DEVICE_REVISION” to be mapped to “transmitter_revision”
	Improved Device Model Services source code to support compilation with other compilers than Microsoft Visual Studio

EDD Engine
1838	EDD engine writes Logfile to root directory of drive C:
2202	Stack Overflow when executing a method with large expression
2257	VALIDITY Test for Collection Now Failing
2287	Legacy FF - TC_MN_013 - Menu stacked 8 levels deep fails in DD5 but passes in DD6/FDI
2288	FF Legacy - Menu without style type is not displayed as a group
2253	timet_to_string, GetCurrentDateAndTime
2299	Specifying the wrong DD causes process to exit
2345	EDD Engine Method interpreter crashes during evaluation of loop condition
2370	Delay in loading and opening root menu of HART 7 device package
2397	Indexing Operator for DD_STRING crashes
2423	Method Interpreter must not abort when accessing device parameters with VALIDITY == false
2430	Truncation of large text writes?
1863	HART 512 - HQLST14000-035 Wrong information in method display
2406	Expression EnumeratedVar(EnumeratedVar) is not decoded
2257	VALIDITY Test for Collection Now Failing
2501	EDD Engine is not correctly evaluating COMPONENT attribute product_uri
2452	EDD Engine fails to resolve references to COMPONENT and COMPONENT_FOLDER
2453	EDD Engine fails to correctly evaluate COMPONENT and COMPONENT_FOLDER attributes CLASSIFICATION and PROTOCOL
2561	UIB10220-007 fails as XMTR-MV does not receive any HART command 133
2562	HQAUIB10230 Test fail as after execution of a method, the FDI server stops working
2563	Test CMB11010-004 fails as an unexpected value of the menu item is displayed.
2564	Tests HQACMB20010 and HQACMB21020 fail as they go in an infinite loop during method execution.
2539	HART 512 Device Managed LIST tests are all failing again
2253	timet_to_string, GetCurrentDateAndTime
2633	GRID with LABEL selector
2634	NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS
2639	String VARIABLEs crash when longer than around 900 characters

UI Engine
2254	Scrollbars not showing up for long ASCII Variables
2312	HBar/VBar should show negative values as per HQACHT47060
2394	UIEngine raised null reference exception when fastly opening and closing.
2409	UIB20300 and UIB21300 fail - an additional abort message-box is displayed
2414	UiEngine crash on UIP execution when data path inaccessible for current user
2424	UIP window shall show full control
1876	HQAVAR16000 - Scaled Float value that is out of range is modified in the display when edit mode is exited
2471	Win Form UIP's 'BeginClose()' API not invoke after clicked on close button of UIP window
1316	HQAVAR16000 - HQAMST10020- Test case expects the menus to be available as popup menus, but menu appears as a link which opens a window
1317	HQAMST- "Menu level 3 table", "Menu level 4 table", "Menu level 5 table", "Menu level 6 table"
2043	DMS mapping EDDL type "OCTET" to FDI "StringValue" instead of "BinaryValue"
2500	Page content not updated when validity changes
2558	In TABLE style menu, values for the VARIABLEs in GRIDs are blank and not updated
2589	FDI Client shows extra standard action item (OK button) on bottom of RUIP
2584	TC_DL_005 Time Difference Value cutting off decimal values

FDI IDE Plugin
2393	Modifying the property of fdi-project after import was not possible
2131	Command line optional arguments may need to be enhanced
2134	Verbiage used in the FDI-IDE is awkward for legacy DD creation
2411	Semantic Parameter Mapping should be supported in the Eclipse Plugin.
2506	Importing a *.CSV file into a dictionary entry could not succeed.

FDI IDE Setup
	FDI IDE Prerequisites Setup is now capable to be installed even if VC++2017 Redistributables are already installed
	FDI IDE Prerequisites are now mandatory to be installed before FDI Package IDE Setup
	Setup does no longer create 2 folders “FDI\IDE\Documentation\PNO” and “FDI\IDE\Documentation\FCG” but only one folder “FDI\IDE\Documentation”. “User Guide” and “Quickstart Guide” PDF placed there are equipped with updated Layout (FDT/FCG/OPC/PNO)
	Sandbox settings: Setup now skips the validation of the UIP user account settings if the user skips these settings.
	Quickstart Guide PDF file updated to r1.4.1 (“FDI Package IDE Quick Start Guide_r1.4.1_final.pdf”)
	User manual PDF file updated to r2.1.3 (“FDI Package IDE User Guide r2.1.3_final.pdf”)

HART Tokenizer
2396	This release fixes Bugzilla 2395 where the tokenizer crashed when all of the ENUMERATIONs were deleted in the REDEFINITION portion of an IMPORT
2396	This release also fixes Bugzilla 2399 where the tokenizer crashed due to a '$' character used in a string.
2412	NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS attribute reference failed.Attribute reference is now encoded
2400	Escaped character sequence not accepted.The “\\” escape sequence is now properly handled. Two HART library DDs (of 1500) changed to properly record strings containing “\\”.
5839	_TRACE, _ERROR, and _WARNING built-ins generate Errors. This has been fixed to properly handle these debugging built-ins.
5806 5801	DYNAMIC dominant variable has no warning.A warning has been added for variables that are dominant in a UNIT or REFRESH relation and are CLASS DYNAMIC.
	Tokenizer 8: Enable BLOB,PLUGIN and TEMPLATE to be read in from the symbols.txt file
	Tokenizer 8: Eliminate the second PTOC table from the encoded file, if it is empty
2419	Attribute reference is now properly encoded
2523	HART Tokenizer crash on GRID.VECTORS with a vector that has only one element
2493	HART Tokenizer doesn't support "NO_LABEL" menu item qualifier for image references

ProfiBus Tokenizer
2220	Expression EnumeratedVar(EnumeratedVar)
	Preliminary support for SEMANTIC_MAP
2429	improved - Added additional trace messages
2427	fixed - VARIABLE_STATUS Selector Type verification
2429	fixed - Improved syntax checking for dictionary parser
2443	fixed - Profibus tokenizer is not encoding expression EnumeratedVar(EnumeratedVar) correctly.
2459	METHOD Debugger Builtin not encoded by PB, PN, GPE Tokenizer
1147	partially fixed - Checking that METHODs with parameters cannot be called without arguments
2508	PB tokenizer allows LABEL attribute for COMPONENT_REFERENCE which is not legal attribute for this construct
2581	Bit Masks (item_mask) with 8 Byte length should be supported
2531	PROFIBUS Tokenizer should support -D command line option to define macros
2443	Profibus tokenizer is not encoding expression EnumeratedVar(EnumeratedVar) correctly
2508	PB tokenizer allows LABEL attribute for COMPONENT_REFERENCE which is not legal attribute for this construct
2443	Profibus tokenizer is not encoding expression EnumeratedVar(EnumeratedVar) correctly
2443	EnumeratedVar(EnumeratedVar) encodes now all expressions
1147	partially fixed - Checking that METHODs with parameters cannot be called without arguments
2459	METHOD Debugger Builtin not encoded by PB, PN, GPE Tokenizer
2428	PB Tokenizer license check fails if IDE not in Admin

FF Tokenizer
2297	Remove CHARACTERISTIC for ISA100, add EDD_PROFILE construct

Information Model Server
	fixed Device identification properties to have correct data type in all cases
	improved and extended automatic Information Model Server tests (ISA100 identification information and BlockType properties)
	fixed conversion of ArrayValues with no elements to have correct data type
	fixed reading and subscribing of BlockType properties by using correct VariableDataType information from host (provided by Device Model Services in BrowseResult objects)
	fixed duplicate DeviceType child nodes (added by host and IMS with same BrowseName)
	New interface version 1.8.0.0
	Human readable external name of instance is part of “BeginConnectDevice” call
	BlockType support implemented
	Local Discovery Service registration implemented
	PORT address changed: 4845
	Correct requested name “GetHealthStatus” to correct EDD name

HART Sample Package
	DD modified to pass advanced HART Tokenizer validation (Missing referenced entries in Collections)
	Updated project file with standard library path settings as new tokenizer expects this

PROFIBUS Sample Package
	Updated Supported FDI Version
	Updated project file with standard library path settings as new tokenizer expects this

FF Sample Package
	Updated project file with standard library path settings as new tokenizer expects this

FF DD Library
2437	fixed wrong Version information
	Updated Library to include newer information(Standard Connection Points).
	Added batch files to support Tokenizer 6.
	Added SCP standard block and parameters
	Added ISA100 standard block and parameters

Device Package Conformance Test Tool
2255	P_4_2_004 and P_4_2_005 (Strong Name tests) failing but should pass
2259	FDI CTT has false failure for hand-held menus in test case P_3_2_077
2260	FDI CTT has false failure for a window linked from an image
2261	P_3_2_071 - A Method Referenced...is not defined - not enough information in FDI CTT log
2262	FDI CTT falsely fails "validity" items in an FF EDD - P_3_2_033
2351	Profibus test campaign, P_3_2_101 throws error for initial value out of range on bit-enumerated
2218	"Official FF Test Campaign" Test Case P_3_2_032 Fails if "Upload_Wanted" or "No_Download" Collections are empty
1959	Can't see the test case description in the Test Results window
1958	Can't filter on failed tests in Test Results
2387	circular loop in refresh relations
2352	Missing a DPCTT conformance check for GetHealthStatus
769	Validation of Package Catalog now to latest schema v1.0.3 from FDI 1.1
1896	Added P_3_2_108 to check for forbidden (UI) builtins in GetHealthStatus
2374	Removed P_3_2_047 as an invalid test (impossible to fully check)
2387	Removed P_3_2_066 as an invalid test (circular REFRESHes are allowed)
	Added auto-sign of test cases to build process
2255	More work on adding known FDI DLLs to UIPHostModule/Version0_18_1/UIPTestEnvironmentAdapter.cs
2530	Modified P_2_084 and 085 to only check the item table for existence, and avoid loading the item (causes errors)
769	removed some obsolete testcases from the .TG files
2259	added hh_diagnostic_root menu to known menus
2484	Changed P_4_2_004 and _005 to accept different (released) versions of Fdi.dll as valid
2546	P_2_3_005: Fixed issue related to the newest XML Schema not being part of the installer
	Updated version info on Utility.dll to force installation of new version
	Updated version info on UIPHostModule.dll to force installation of new version
2637	Fixed missing entry point error
	Performed manual signing of standard test campaigns
2283	Fixed stack overflow crash in EDD Engine

License Manager
	Binary file is now digitally signed
	LicenseManager does not delete the license file anymore.

Signing Tool
	FDI_PACKAGE_SIGNING_TOOL.EXE graphical interface:added support for passing intermediate certs to fdiNotary
	fdiNotary.exe commandline tool:added option for SHA256 signature. Default is still SHA1.added option for inclusion of intermediate certificatesintegrated validation via the fdiPackageVerifier DLLmade the "sign" command skip the FDI Registration Certificatemade the "sign" command call the fdiPackageVerifierDll with the option to accept 0 signatures
	fdiPackageVerifier.dll:Changed the SHA1 signature validation "error" to a "warning"
	Note: There is a bug related to specifying the signing certificate by serial number. To work around this, use the SHA1 thumbprint instead to identify the signing certificate by specifying the "--sha1" option rather than the "--serial" option”
2653	fdiPackageVerifier.dll is changed to more robust behavior, when validation of FDI package ends in an error.This allows deployment of packages even in case of an error. See also section 6.3 How to deploy a package if the import of the package leads to an Error of these document.
	Integrated FdiPackageVerifier v2.0.0.8 libraries
	Improved Validation of Signatures for device packages. Makes use of new configuration file “FdiSignatureVerifier.config”

Sample UIP
	Recompiled with Fdi.dll v1.1.0.4
	UIP State machine added for Sample UIP
	Updated .net Framework to Version 4.6.1

Release 1.2.1 - October 2017

Important new features in this release include:

Tokenizers updated to support prior versions of the encoded formats (ff0, ff5, fm6, fm8)
UIPs running within a sandbox
Time stamps for the FDI Package signature
ISA100, HART-IP/WirelessHART protocols enabled
New Generic Protocol Extension to allow the addition of Modbus, Ethernet/IP and future extensions as they become available

Installation updates:

Added a Prerequisite installation step to update Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and .NET

The following issues were resolved in this release:

Device Model Services

Change EDD VALIDITY behavior according to EDDL specification

HQAUIB20260 GET_DEV_VAR_VALUE - refresh action test fails.

IUpDownloadDialog shall provide error ID that host can work with messages

SPECIALIST Attribute is not generated for Actions in UID

Methods during upload must access offline data set

“The access level does not allow reading or subscribing to the node." error while writing COND0070 and COND0073 variable

fm6/fm8 without "response_code" (ITEM_ID 150), "device_status" (ITEM_ID 151), and "comm_status" (ITEM_ID 152) are supported

Add DMS support for new LOCAL_B construct

FF HTK DD5 (grid vector) supported

EDD Menus Include Block Parameter Lists by Default

Variable set computed by upload_from_device_root_menu shall be transferred to offline data set

ISA100 Offline upload parameters total count displayed is different from the actual count uploaded

Newly valid variable values should display edited values if edited

put_string_value2() builtin does not work – improved handling of BuiltinAdapter::SetParamValue() for BITSTRING variables

Extended class BuiltinDialogAbortedError by UiEngineCode to indicate ActionExecutionFailedDueToInnerActionFailure with a dedicated type.

LABEL Selector returns always the default language

Direct Dictionary References resolve to the default language only

Initial value calculation of index variable depending on conditioned item array not working

Gap in DMS - Browse for "ActionSet" not implemented

Accessing additional LIST elements which were added in online

Displayed parameter values not updated after POST_WRITE_ACTION (Profibus/Profinet conformance test case FDI_H_4_18_019_PA)

Managed .NET interface version 1.2.1.9000

Integrated new EDD Engine 4.0.6

FDI IDE Plugin

ISA100 specific VARIABLE CLASS attributes (i.e. STATIC and CONSTANT) not recognized by FDI Eclipse IDE Plugin

Package Signing Tool must be removed from Eclipse Plugin

Improve console output of Packager

UIP development - runtime environment information shall be configurable via UIP project settings

OSS information must be included in ReadMe/Documentation

Wrong FDI Technology Version is used

Added new keywords for syntax highlighting (LOCAL_A, LOCAL_B, LAYOUT_TYPE, ...)

FDI IDE Setup

AppID for HART Modem driver corrected

OSS information is available in folder .\OpenSourceSoftware in Setup Zip

Reference Run-time Environment

Support new version of FDI catalog schema

Support FDI Package of type “Profile”

Continuous Response Code Busy (0x20) Produces infinite loop in METHOD

CMB18020-003: Host must only send 1 Data Link Layer Delayed Response

Provide Extension to RRTE to fix the Yokogawa HART Modem Driver Issues [2242, 2243]

Merged HART modem configuration items into the Fdi.HARTModemDriver.config file and removed Fdi.HARTModemDriver.config2 file from “Configuration” folder

Added log appender for the HARTModemDriver module in the Logging.config file

FOUNDATION Fieldbus Tokenizer

FF Tokenizer is crashing while creating “.ff6”

FF Tokenizer is not encoding "Status-Class" correctly for Bit-enumerated variables.

ISA100 Tokenizer error for ISA100 specific VARIABLE CLASS attributes (i.e. STATIC and CONSTANT). Added support for VARIABLE CLASS “CONSTANT”.

Fixed crash related to SEPARATOR item being used in menus

HART Tokenizer

HART tokenizer inserts duplicate index entries in Item to Command Table (Item_Cmd_Table_Struct)

SHARED and PRIVATE attributes added to the FILE item.

Added LIST elements to the relation table handled like ARRAY by replacing the unused RECORD element handling.

Consistently ordered the symbol table by symbol number.

Enable BLOB, PLUGIN and TEMPLATE types to be read-in from Symbols.txt.

Enable the listing of Imported files when –v command line switch is set.

Fixed the very old bug that allowed duplicate entries in the update table.

ProfiBus/ProfiNet Tokenizer

Conditionals in Attribute MEMBERS of Construct GRAPH

Conditionals in Attribute MEMBERS of Construct CHART

Support builtin Menu

ARRAY OF IMAGE supported

UTF8 EDDs are not handled correctly

HART Sample Package

Sample UIP file structure corrected. New version of Sample UIP is 1.1.1, new Version of HART Sample Package is 0.1.96

UI Engine

HQACHT40040: Source label is not shown correctly

Label shall be shown complete when enough space is available

Newly valid variable should be initialized to Uninitialized value

HQAIMG13000 Linked menu label is not shown when menu is opened through link

Edit Format Examples for FLOAT Variables in RRTE are False/Misleading/Confusing

Automatically Generated Chart AXIS is not large enough to show all data

Cancelling Read, Write and Browse service are not support for UIP

When a UIP is opened an empty console window is opened on Windows 7

When a messagebox is opened from UIP, it does not stay on TOP

Assertions in DefaultWindowFactory sometimes if there is a delay in opening UIP

EDD Engine

HQAUIB28XXX - display_response_status fails with selection 9: Multi-Definition

ISA100: MENU not available when MENU_ITEM reference to invalid block instance

HELP Selector does not work in METHOD.DEFINITION

Support for CONSTANT Class attribute in EDDEngine

EDD Engine EndMethod should return correct return code if UI builtin is canceled

FDI Package Conformance Test Tool

Template issues with FF

Release 1.1.6 - May 12, 2016

Known Issues

ID	Issue Description
Reference Run-time Environment
1	managed DLL are built for .NET FULL Framework instead of .NET Client Profile Framework for unknown reason
2	#1196 - Reference Run-time Environment does not implement Forward Compatibility or Generic DD functionality
3	#1406 - Device Configuration must be reset after every reinstallation of software
4	#1738 - Edit of Local Variable makes "apply" and "revert" buttons visible and active in host
5	#1869 - As a Package developer, I want to test EDD FILE constructs in FDI Package IDE
6	#1949 - Support new version of FDI catalog schema
UI Engine
7	#1466 - Display Message built in does not execute control sequences correctly.
8	#1729 - HQAGPH17060 Pan beyond scale is not possible
9	#1873 - Label shall be shown complete when enough space is available
Device Model Services
10	#957 - 513: HQAENV20000: Bit-enumerated actions aren't supported
11	#1263 - HQAVAR11010 & HQAVAR11020 After value modification the ""Cond validity"" Menu item appears.
12	#1666 - APP_OO_UD_0710 and APP_OO_UD_0210 - Result parameters are not changed on use of 'download/upload_to_device_root_menu' instead of 'upload/download_variables' menu
13	#1689 - HQACMB18020: The DD Host displays an unexpected abort message

14	#1781 - Templates - Completion of implementation
15	#1795 - FF ST REV not implemented
16	#1841 - IUpDownloadDialog shall provide error ID that host can work with messages
17	#1848 - Crash during Close of application window.
18	#1909 - ENV15020 : The value of the menu item ""Post Write Action Value"" does not get sent
19	#1930 - SPECIALIST Attribute is not generated for Actions in UID
20	#1942 - Newly valid variable should be initialized to Uninitialized value
21	#1944 - Methods during upload must access offline data set
22	#1950 - UIB30030-009 - The help strings do not match.
EDD Engine
23	#41 - Interface method return codes
24	#621 - EDD Engine error codes are not accessible through EDD Eng...
25	#1150 - GetBlockDir API missing on EDDEngine interface
26	#1797 - Improve documentation
27	#1838 - EDD engine writes Logfile to root directory of drive C:
28	#1924 - Need to support Expression_List references in Templates

Resolved Issues

ID	Issue Description
Reference Run-time Environment
1	#692 - CancelBrowse, CancelRead, CancelWrite not working
2	#1739 - UIP opened from online menu cannot access offline data and vice versa
3	#1922 - Templates will be supported with simple references
4	#1901 - Default FF Device Address Should Be 247
5	#1824 – Loading of UIPs with wrong reference
6	#1923 - Support of different EDD Languages
7	#1982 – CancelBrowse, CancelRead, CancelWrite raise exception in error case as defined in specification
UI Engine
1	#1933 - Cannot edit value with required precision
2	#1964 - HQACHT45010 limit lines are not shown on HBAR when common axis does not define min/max
3	#1903 - FDI-H-3.3-063 - inconsistent handling of out-of-range inputs for DATE and DATE_AND_TIME parameters
4	#1951 - UiEngine(UipManager) should allow maximum two instances of the same UIP type.
5	#1650 – No Format Scaled Int failure
Device Model Services
1	#1904 - FDI_H-3_3_063 - incorrect handling of out-of-range value input for TIME_VALUE(8) data type

2	#1917 - Stack Overflow when executing Read for a large number of Parameters.
3	#1910 - Default value out of range
4	#1918 - Application does not show any device values for KROHNE Optiwave
5	#1919 - Crash after opening a graph on METSO device
6	#1856 - ParameterInputRequest does not read the value from the device
7	#1902 - FDI_H_4_18_777 - application crashes after selection of template in the menu
8	#1891 - BUI10030-029 "?" incorrectly displayed on NaN value
9	#1936 - NodePath allows no access to 'upload_from_device_root_menu' or 'download_to device_root_menu'
10	#1900 - FDI_H_3_3_056_PA - NaN value is not correctly displayed
11	#1915 - NodePath allows access to 'upload_variables', but not to 'download_variables'
12	#1872 - TC_MN_018 - label for Block Mode.Target
13	#1825 - UIP Node path format is wrong for FF protocol
14	#1912 - Bitmask handling throws exception
15	#1946 - HQAUIB20320-003 and HQAUIB21320-003 - After method execution the string message does not display a static (non-changing) floating point value
16	#1953 - Download picks wrong command to write unit variable for KROHNE device
17	#1760 - HQAVAR13210 and HQAVAR16020: Unacceptable Values Accepted by FDI Host
18	#1979 – Enumeration entries cached in case of partial bit mask during communication
EDD Engine
1	#1940 - Method Interpreter stops application after buffer overrun
2	#1911 - HQAUIB10100-001 - The Host returns an unexpected value in the message
3	#1954 - Crash in EDD Engine method thread when method without UI built-ins is cancelled

4	#1865 - UIB30000-007 - After clicking on abort, the method goes in an infinite loop
HART Tokenizer
1	#1950 - FDI Tokenizer 10.14 - unbounded device lists do not appear to be encoded in the Item to Command Table
PB/PN Tokenizer
1	#1792 - builtin To_Date_and_Time() is changed, but not reflected in FDI PB/PN Tokenizer
FF Tokenizer
1	#1952 - FF Tokenizer is not encoding "Status-Class" correctly for Bit-enumerated variables.

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FDI Device Package IDE Change Log Archive Print

Release 1.7.0.2 - Dec 2024

Release 1.7.0 - July 2024

Device Model Services

IDE Plugin

DPCTT

EDD Engine

FF Tokenizer

HART Standard Library

HART Tokenizer

IDE Plugin

PA-DIM Server

PROFIBUS/PROFINET Tokenizer

Reference Run Time Environment (RRTE)

UI Engine

Release 1.6.0.1 - Jan 2024

Device Model Services

IDE Plugin

Known Issues

Release 1.6.0 - Oct 2023

Communication Servers

Device Model Services

DPCTT

EDD Engine

IDE Plugin

RRTE

Signing Tool

Tokenizer - Foundation Fieldbus (FF)

Tokenizer - HART

Tokenizer - Profibus/ProfiNet

UI Engine

General Updates

Known Issues

Release 1.5.1.1 - Nov 2022

Release 1.5.1 - June 2022

Release 1.5.0 - June 2021

Release 1.4.2 - November 2020

Release 1.4.1 - April 2020

Release 1.4.0 - September 2019

Release 1.3.0 - November 2018

Release 1.2.1 - October 2017

Release 1.1.6 - May 12, 2016

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