AVEVA™ Communication Drivers Pack – Allen Bradley - ABCIP Driver Readme

HEYLast revision: 11/20/2020

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About This Release

This document contains important information about ABCIP Communication Driver. Review this document for known issues and changes to the ABCIP Communication Driver.

New Features and Enhancements

Installation

The ABCIP Communication Driver is installed along with the Communication Drivers Pack. It is a selectable option during the Communication Drivers Pack installation.

System Requirements

Platform Compatibility

The ABCIP Communication Driver will always be compatible with the latest release of System Platform. For a detailed information on product and platform compatibility, refer to the Technology Matrix section of the Global Customer Support (GCS) Site.

Operating Systems

For a list of supported operating systems for the communication drivers, refer to the Technology Matrix, available at the Global Customer Support (GCS) Site:

The Technology Matrix is a searchable database that contains the latest product information. Enter the product name in the search bar, then select the release to view:

Product Information: version name, number, release date, etc.
Product Notes: key release information, new features, and updates
OS Compatibility: list of compatible Windows and Windows Server versions
Browser Compatibility: list of compatible browsers
Virtualization Compatibility: list of compatible virtualization software products and versions
Product Coexistence: list of products that can be installed on the same computer
Product Interoperability/Compatibility: list of products that can operate together and communicate with each other through a common message protocol.

Hardware Requirements

To run a Communication Driver, the following hardware configurations are the minimum recommended:

2 GHz or faster processor, 32-bit or 64-bit (Intel Itanium processor is not supported)
RAM: 1 GB or more (512 MB minimum supported but may limit performance and some features)
At least 8 GB of available hard disk space
Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Allen-Bradley Logix Hardware and Firmware

Please reference the Online Compatibility Matrix for the latest list of controllers and supported firmware. Additional information is available from the AVEVA Global Customer Support (GCS) Compatibility Matrix, and in the ABCIP Communication Driver help.

Auto-Build Support

To support the Auto-Build feature:

The ABCIP must be installed on a Galaxy Repository node.
Application Server Development license of GRAccess feature must be present in the Galaxy repository node.
Auto-Build must have a professional Communication Driver license.

Resolved Issues

The following issues are resolved in this release.

Defect ID	SR/Case Number	Description
CR-L00156234 CR-L00155914	SR-63511595	All data was gradually returned after 30 minutes when the communication was lost.
CR-L00155251	SR-75110225	DEMAND READ and DEMAND WRITE Timing out when one of the PLCs was shutdown.
CR-L00154060	SR-31613884	ABCIP was not running after starting multiple instances at the same time.
CR-L00151244	SR-54810623	ABCIP process consumption of CPU and memory steadily increased to point of non function of server over 1-2 weeks.
CR-L00149502	SR-44311716 SR-37115204	Memory leak when connecting to a faulted PLC (or a PLC with no Program).
CR-L00148999	SR-223110242	Writing one bit to true in an int or dint array element can cause several bits to get set to true if you also write an integer value to a different element in the same array in the same transaction.
CR-L00145700	SR-103145265	Couldnot connect to a CompactLogix 5069-L320ER - Firmware 28. The tag database upload failed with errors: STS=0101, ExtSTS=0312: Link Address specified in Port Segment Not Available.
CR-L00145360 CR-L00144113 CR-L00146111	SR-54810279 SR-54810279 SR-54810325 SR-45210260	OI-ABCIP did not reconnect automatically after PLC was powered off or disconnected from network.
CR-L00145245	SR-14414165	Some of the boolean tags were not showing the correct values when compared to RSLinx. Also STS=1E errors that caused bad quality items and possibly caused the PLC to major fault and lose its program.
CR-L00149163 CR-L00149608	SR-48912116	DAS ABCIP hanged after running for a while.
IMS-575825	IMS-960009443	A note was missing in the new ABCIP Communication Driver Help for Max CIP Connections, which was there in the older versions of the DAS ABCIP Help.

Known Issues

There are no known issues in this release.

ABCIP Communication Driver Documentation

The ABCIP Communication Driver documentation set includes the following guides:

ABCIP Communication Driver Help. This guide describes the user interface and functions of the ABCIP Communication Driver.
AVEVA™ Communication Drivers Pack Help. This documentation describes the runtime Configuration, Diagnostics, and Activation/Deactivation aspects of a Communication Driver. These aspects of any Communication Driver are maintained through the generic component called the OI Server Manager.
Log Viewer Help. This guide provides information about the Logger™ and the Log Viewer snap-in to the System Management Console.
LogFlag Editor User's Guide. This documentation describes the user interface and functions of the LogFlag Editor utility. This utility can be opened only from the Log Viewer, a part of the System Management Console suite of utilities.
AVEVA Enterprise License Manager Help This guide describes how to use the License Manager to activate and acquire licenses.
Note: The AVEVA Enterprise License Manager Help can be accessed through the License Manager application (available only for the new license framework). For earlier versions of the license framework, see License Utility Guide.