AVEVA™ Communication Drivers Pack – Modicon - MBTCP Driver Readme

Last revision: 11/20/2020

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About This Release

This document contains important information about the MBTCP Communication Driver.

New Features and Enhancements

Installation

The MBTCP 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 MBTCP Communication Driver will always be compatible with the latest release of System Platform.

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 the OI 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
Note: For every additional 5 connections (Up to 10,000 I/O @ 1000 ms each), add 1 GB RAM and 1 Cores.

Resolved Issues

The following issues are resolved in this release.

Defect ID	SR/Case Number	Description
CR-L00155158	SR-37115568	MBTCP is not running after starting multiple instances at the same time
CR-L00151574	SR-51314806	How to change the communication port 502 when using modbus bridge object.
CR-L00149763 CR-L00146343	SR-103151128 SR-22319945	Request to add support to Zero Based Bits pulling within a Register - eg, 400001:0 to 15, currently our server can only pull bit 1 to 16 in any register; some end device holding registers uses bit 0 to 15.
CR-L00145442	-	WSP 2017 Activation-Based Licensing Support - Request HotFix for MBTCP OI Server to support activation based licensed for users that want to use the centralized activation-based licensing, so they don't have to use a mixed set of licenses.
CR-L00142831 CR-L00142634 CR-L00142605	SR-40710110 SR-103140646	MBTCP OI stops responding and crashes
CR-L00142705 CR-L00142450	SR-103142555 SR-103142021	When tried to read value from ModBus-Energy Meter and the following message is repeatedly observed: "DASProtFail - Message possibly timed out. Failed to split the message from ReceiveBuffer for Sequence Number 17547"
CR-L00151301	SR-54810747	Making change to Global Parameter 'Device Group Update Interval' changed defined rate for <Default> and for Named Groups.
CR-L00149578	-	When tried to collect data in 32 and 64 bit with Modbus protocol, the system allowed to exchange records without problems, but the exchange of bytes of each record was not supported.

Known Issues

There are no known issues in this release.

MBTCP Communication Driver Documentation

The MBTCP Communication Driver documentation set includes the following guides:

Modicon - AVEVA™ MBTCP Communication Driver Help. This guide describes the user interface and functions of the MBTCP Communication Driver.
AVEVA™ Communication Drivers Pack Help. This guide 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.