Release History
5.0.21
Service: Restart OPC if there is a BadSecurityChecksFailed on PublishComplete
Service: Added session.Dispose() in Client cleanup.
5.0.20
Service: Update to ignore BadSecurityChecksFailed on PublishComplete
5.0.19
Service: Added logging for OPC Session publish
Service: Fixed (possibly unconsequential) bug with reconnect session dictionary key
5.0.18
Service: Fixed OPC update rates to update at set rate
Service: Moved putting tags in "error" to higher up in reconnect handler to (hopefully) fix issue with it not showing error when disconnected.
Service: Fixed bug in TCSession.Reconnect method
5.0.17
Service: Fixed OPC issue where it was not updating tags after reconnecting.
5.0.16
-MultiGraph: Strip out asterisks from Gated Alarm values.
-*Hotfix*- : Modbus TCP Coil Issue
-*Hotfix*- : OPC Tags not reconnecting
-5.0.15
-OPC: Fixed Write Lockups - Increased KeepAliveStopped Timeout, Create a new session if it becomes disconnected.
-5.0.14
-Event Scheduler: Log executed commands to the User log with username: Event Scheduler (Service).
-Event Scheduler: Add ability to enable/disaple scheduled events (Service & UI).
-Event Scheduler: Add Gate Tag functionality to automatically enable/disable scheduled event (Serivce & UI).
-MainUI: Change descriptor dropboxes to automatically resize to length of description (UI).
-MainUI: Only add items to "Write" drop down boxes that are "Write Enabled".
-MainUI: Fix bug of not adding "Alarm Group" into tag from editor on "Insert" and "Add".
-OPC: Fixed write lockups by encapsulating code that throws exceptions due to network errors in try/catch.
-Use Output of Tag for forwarding by appending ~Output to tag description (Service).
-UserFunction: Replace MSScriptControl with Math Eval (Transformation Plugin)
-FlexScale: New Transformation similar to Scale, but taking "Setpoint", "Aux1", "Aux2", and "Aux3" as 4 required inputs (Transformation Plugin).
-5.0.13
-Fix "TagsCollectorWriteEvent.txt" not found error (UI).
-Fix OPC Writes (Service).
-Change ReadOpc timeout to 25 seconds (Service).
-5.0.12
-Fix OPC to work even if there are multiple servers (Service).
-5.0.11
-Fixed OPC Single Reads (UI).
-Added logic to show data type of OPC device to error message in failed writes (Service).
-Added DOUBLE data type option to DataType dropdown menu (UI).
-5.0.10
-New Protocol (Service & UI): Added BACnet protocol.
-Updated ASComm reference (Service).
-Fixed OPC Reads/Writes (Service).
5.0.9
-PLC Writes (Service): Fix PLC writes feature.
5.0.8
-Taskbar Icon (UI): Fix icon file for on Windows 10 systems.
-Watchdog Transformation (Service & UI): Replace with TagWatchdog and FileWatchdog.
-Tag Timestamp (Service & UI): Update Tag Timestamp to show both date and time. Change Data Type of Tag Timestamp to DateTime.
5.0.7
-Calculated Tags (Service & UI): Write to input of calculated tags
-ABLegacy (Service): Change comparison to case-insensitive when searching for item during tag write.
5.0.6
-Licensing (UI): Add instructions for activate/deactivate.
-Licensing (UI): Update number of days remaining automatically in trial mode.
-Help (UI): Replace with link to web page.
5.0.5
-Alarms (Service): Fix notification type not updating.
-MainUI (UI): Allow only 1 instance of each window type. Close all windows when main window is closed.
-Alarm Delay (Plugin): Update AnalogOffset, AnalogOffsetValue, and AnalogToDigital to correctly handle alarm delays.
-Transformation Presets (UI): Refresh transformation preset combo boxes when a preset is created or deleted.
-GatedDigitalAlarm (Plugin): Update registry path to 5.0
5.0.4
-Licensing (UI): Display License and Hardware Id on Deactivation window.
-Licensing (UI): Remove 'Activation Successful!' popup.
-Licensing (UI): Stop service after deactivation.
5.0.3
-Licensing (UI): Enable license registration from TCMC menu.
-Licensing (UI): Merge online/offline activation into single activation.
-Licensing (UI): Remove borders from keys on main page.
-Licensing (Service & UI): Integrate deactivation.
-About (UI): Fix UI not showing Activation Key.
5.0.2
-Alarm Events (Service): Enable email notifications for Events
-Licensing Service (Service & UI): Update parameters
5.0.1
-Data File Names (Service & UI): Merge AirShow.xml and AirShowSchema.xml with TCData.xml and TCDataSchema.xml
4.1.64
-Tag Grid Sorting (UI): Update Insert/Add/Delete to work with sorted data.
-References (Setup): Remove unused OPC references.
-Code Signing (All): Sign code with certificate.
4.1.63
*New Feature* Logs (UI): New tab for viewing Alarm, Event, User, and Error Logs.
-Tag Grid Sorting (UI): Enable user sorting of tags.
-Error Log Format (Service & UI): Change error log naming format (e.g. TagsCollectorV4_2020_07_14 -> TCMC20200714).
-Update name of executable to TagsCollectorManagementConsole.exe
4.1.62
-MainUI (UI): Change menu items to be more user-friendly.
4.1.61
-Format Boolean (Service): Check format of write value and compare with destination format. Convert to boolean if necessary.
-OpcConnections (Service): Check min/max for OPC writes.
4.1.60
-PLC Data Source (UI): Change to maintain Tag instead of reverting to static value on stop trending.
-OpcConnections (Service): Forward data from opc to tags following transformation.
-Write Combo Box (UI): Update group names in write drop down list anytime database is changed.
4.1.59
-OpcConnections (Service): Update OPC tags when reconnected.
4.1.58
-Email Config (Service & UI): Remove Timeout checkbox. Change default from 0 to 100 (SmtpClient Default).
-Email Error (UI): Open same window instead of creating one each time icon is clicked.
-Tag Data Source (UI): Change OPC "Server Name" to "Port Number" & update tool tip.
4.1.57
*New Protocol* - Database (Service & UI): Added Database to protocols with SQLite as one of its Data Types.
-Email Config (UI): Add Timeout and Subject Prefix.
-Tag Data Source (UI): Make tool tips and labels more specific. Color tool tips blue.
-Settings (Service & UI): Communicate changes in settings from UI to Service instead of restarting service.
-Graphing (UI): Scale when resizing.
4.1.56
*New Feature* - Email Error (Service & UI): Display notification when emails fail to send.
4.1.55
*New Feature* - Historical Data Graphing (UI): Trend graphing added.
4.1.54
*New Feature* - Min / Max (Service & UI): Optionally record min/max for each interval.
4.1.53
*New Feature* - RealTime Graphing (UI): Live graphing added.
-Trend file writing (Service): Escape quotes to display correctly in Excel.
4.1.52
-OPC (Service): Allow for recursive node searching instead of fixed file structure.
4.1.51
-OPC (Service & UI): Replace OPC data collection with custom implementation.
4.1.50
-*New Feature* - RecipeManager (Service & UI): Set up recipes for setting multiple setpoints simultaneously.
-PLC Write (UI) - Added fields and button for PLC write.
4.1.49
-Transformation Plugin (Service & UI): Move transformations out of main application and implement as plugins.
4.1.48
*New Feature* - Setpoint Scheduler (Service & UI): Schedule setpoints to be applied at various times.
4.1.47
*New Feature* - Event (Service & UI): Record non-alarming events in a log and show them in the Alarm Manager.
4.1.46
-Real Time Data (Service): Added functionality for sending data for Real Time Trending in TagShow.
-Transformation Update (Service): Modify so that output is only changed after all transformations have been processed.
4.1.45
-Error Logging (UI): Moved error log configuration to menu item. Make path to log errors configurable. Log entry on each startup.
-Error Logging (Service): Log entry on each startup.
4.1.44
-Connections (Service): Fixed issue with Modbus routepath parsing.
4.1.43
-Tag Manager (Service): Record 'Log Data' value for each Tag in AirShowData file.
4.1.42
-Record Data (Service): Modify so that it records Output (in addition to InputValue) in trend file.
4.1.41
-Transformation Update: Modify so that alarms do not enter "Return To Normal" state if alarm is unchecked and transformation is updated.
4.1.40
-Get Data From (UI): Remove Forward To column. Change Setpoint, Aux1, Aux2, Aux3 into clickable fields that allow user to specify data source. Add Forward To PLC column.
-Get Data From (Service): Update tables to include fields for Setpoint, Aux1, Aux2, Aux3, and PLC data source. Update methods to work with new fields instead of ForwardTo.
4.1.39
-Transformations (Service): Fix alarm glitch - Delcare variables within transformation method instead of class level.
-SendDailyReports (Service): Reduce excessive error logging. Delcare variables within methods instead of class level.
4.1.38
-AnalogOffsetValue (Service): Fix alarm state changing so that it does not flicker in and out of alarm.
-AnalogOffSetPercent (Service): Fix alarm state changing so that it does not flicker in and out of alarm.
4.1.37
-GatedDigitalAlarm (Service & UI): Add option to delay alarm.
4.1.36
-New Transformation (Service & UI): GatedDigitalAlarm
-EditForwardTo (UI): Sort tag list boxes alphabetically
4.1.35
-EditTransformations (UI): Increase data validation on user input.
-EditTransformations (UI): Replace empty input with default values, where input is optional.
-EditTransformations (UI): Add real-time color change for color code textboxes.
4.1.34
-Transformations (Service): Add check for NaN values when handling doubles.
-Connections (Service): Change implementation of Transform Background Task from [..].Start() to Task.Factory.StartNew(...).
-DataCollection (Service): Change implementation of all Background Tasks from [..].Start() to Task.Factory.StartNew(...).
4.1.33
-Scale Editor (UI): Change text box to combo box for trim decimal input.
4.1.32
-Data Write Timer (Service): Decrease interval to ensure each data point is captured.
-Transformations (Service): Improve error handling to increase performance.
-Watchdog Transformation (Service): Change to read "IP Address" field instead of "Path".
4.1.31
-Connections (Service): Change TimeoutConnect from 300 to 2000 on all devices.
-Connections (Service): Disable scanning items for disabled tags.
-File Watcher (Service): Ignore duplicate change events.
4.1.30
-Automated Solutions updated to version 3.10.2
4.1.29
-Insert Row (UI):If there are no rows yet, add first row.
-File Watcher (UI):Ignore duplicate change events.
-Connections (Service):Replaced all other async writes with sync writes.
-Stop Service (Service):Wait for all threads to complete before exit.
4.1.28
-Connections (Service): PLC Item Error Handling. Do not show item errors on tags, show in log only
4.1.27
-Connections (Service): PLC Item Error Handling. Check whether item quality is not good before showing "error" on the tag.
4.1.26
-DataCollection (Service): PLC Write Timer Removed. Handle periodic Tag writes directly in Tag.ForwardTo
4.1.25
-Connections (Service): ABLogix sync data writes replaced with sync data writes
4.0.15
-Remote tag management to allow enable/disable tags and tag alarms through the web portal
-Option to allow "Acknowledged" alarms to be automatically removed from alarm manager
-Option to allow "Return to normal" alarms to be automatically removed from alarm manager
4.0.14
-Added transformation for kW Calculations
-Added transformation for gated analog alarm
-Added transformation for percent deviation of multiple values
-Added transformation for percent relationship between two values
4.0.13
-Selectable foreground color
-TagsCollector ability to run as a service
-Adjustable alarm delays for individual transformations
-Added transformation for watchdog timer
4.0.12
-Added 10 HW tag types to modbus path
-Fixed issue with step 7 of the Multi-State transformation
-Added Calculated data type
4.0.11
-Allowed a value to be sent to multiple setpoint targets (separate targets by comma)
-Reworked OPC collection to use transitions
-Added support for SQLite protocol
4.0.10
-Fixed Translation NAN error after changing a setpoint value
-Added email return to normal & repeat alarms
-Added email alarms
-Added setpoint "Assign to" column
-Added Transformations
-Added User defined function
4.0.9
-Fixed issue with tags in exponential notation
-Added double buffering for dataGridView
-Added support for HTML read protocol
4.0.8
-Created default registry values for new programs
-Watches for AlarmEvent file / acknowledges alarms / logs user events to alarm file
4.0.7
-Copy function now imports decimal trim value
-Added Auto FOREGROUND color function
-Added "Trim Decimal" column for selecting number of decimal places
4.0.6
-Fixed issue with AB Legacy Support
-Added "Bit Array" to data type list
-Added groupread to Logix type PLCs
4.0.5
-Added tag subscribe for reading multiple OPC Items