=================================================================================================== ifm electronic VES004 Version History =================================================================================================== 2017/08/01 V1.21.04 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1992 History Crash when opening an imported history data file if it is not imported within the original device. B#1987 Monitoring Monitoring restrictions for fast data objects (measure time < 10ms) are too restrictive. B#1980 Spectrum VES004 is crashing when changing the x-axis scaling of spectrum data monitoring to speed / orders and averaging is activated. B#1976 Monitoring Not active objects are not shown with a grey marker and the corresponding hint ("Inactive by variant") within project data monitoring. F#1989 VSE150 Profinet GSD file updated to VSE150 firmware version V1.2.6. ------ Manuals English manual updated. ------ Languages Chinese translation updated. ------ Languages English translation updated. ------ Languages French translation updated. ------ Languages German translation updated. ------ Languages Portugese translation updated. ------ Languages Russian translation updated. ------ Languages Spanish translation updated. 2017/07/04 V1.21.02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1977 VES004 VES004 requires Visual Studio 2015 C++ Redistributable Package to be actually installed on the corresponding PC even if the originally necessary Windows 10 Run Time Environment is already installed by other means (i.e. Windows Update). 2017/07/01 V1.21.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1955 Monitoring Out of memory when exporting a really big amount of monitoring data into *.csv files. B#1950 Monitoring Stop monitoring is not working for raw data monitoring. B#1949 VES004 Printing of monitoring data is not working on some Windows environments. B#1892 Monitoring Peak finder radius property has no effect within spectrum data display. B#1870 VES004 An active configuration window for triggers is not completely translated after the UI language is switched. B#1864 VES004 Wrong warning message when creating associated time domain objects. B#1841 VES004 Spectrum data is still monitored after the monitoring has been stopped by the user. B#1839 Monitoring Reading or writing parameter from a device with an open IO data recording of the corresponding device could cause VES004 to crash. B#1827 Monitoring Applying a "Go To End" within an IO data recording in XY display mode leaves an empty data window. B#1815 Monitoring Closing the raw data window could cause VES004 to hang. B#1813 History Reading history from VSE devices could be interrupted with an "Busy" error message. B#1803 Languages Default names for sub objects are not translated when the UI language is switched. B#1779 Monitoring Sometimes no raw data is shown after switching between different display modes. B#1778 Monitoring Wrong time stamps in raw data table view. B#1775 VES004 Some project files cannot be opened/modified by none administrator users if the project has been originally created by an user with administrator rights. B#1774 VES004 After an firmware update the OPC access rights are deleted. B#1766 Firmware Firmware update via slow (VPN) connection leads could be interrupted after running into time out issues. B#1759 Monitoring VES004 runs into time out while transmitting data to other clients like our Profibus converter. B#1758 Monitoring Possible crash of VES004 when accessing spectrum or raw data via a (slow) VPN connection. B#1753 Monitoring Entering scaling values with five or more digits do not work. B#1750 VES004 Newly Imported Data Files (except History) are renamed after application is restarted. B#1735 History Status indicator for counters is missing in the XY legend of the counter data monitoring window. B#1734 History Cannot drop history data items in the project tree into group items or drop them as direct root items. B#1731 VES004 Misleading texts in device scan dialog within search networks page. B#1728 Monitoring Measurement cursor and measurement lines values are wrong in raw data clipboard copies. B#1724 VSExxx Object value calculation starts from zero again after changing the active monitoring window. B#1721 VSExxx DIN bearing code is not stored within the parameters on VSE devices. B#1702 Recording Changing of display units with an open raw data recording could leave the raw data window with no data displayed. B#1701 Recording Raw data recording and unlimited data display could lead to some display artifacts in connection with zooming. B#1694 VES004 Assigning a device via scan dialog could show an unexpected error message "Invalid host name" if the device uses DHCP. B#1693 VES004 Crash in VSExxx scan dialog when assigning a device via the context menu. B#1686 History Update History is missing in the context menu. B#1679 Recording Spectrum data export to *.csv files: Tabulator between filter type and filter generates problems. B#1678 Recording XY diagram view is not working for counter data recordings. B#1677 VES004 After failing to validate an object name edited in place in the parameter tree, the invalid name is not set back to the original, correct one. B#1668 VES004 ID column is missing for sub objects. B#1664 VES004 Changing input of an object does not change the name (prefix) of the corresponding object. B#1663 Monitoring If no object values could be read from the device, the corresponding data table entries are shown with damage (red) background. B#1652 VES004 Windows wait cursor is shown within the results of parameter compare dialog. B#1643 VES004 Connection state of group items is wrongly displayed after moving the children devices out of the group. B#1628 Recording Changing the color of the first data line in a data recording is shifting it. B#1627 VES004 VES004 could crash when closing the application during a pending online operation. B#1626 Recording The upper scale of raw data recordings of the x-axis is not correctly updated. B#1620 Monitoring Initial reading after opening a monitoring window of external inputs is missing. B#1608 Monitoring Label fields within graph display are not possible to edit slowly because of a jumping cursor. B#1588 VES004 Switching to another application and back to VES004 could change the currently active item in the project tree. B#1572 VES004 Wrong application name displayed within the tool tip of the VES004 task bar entry. B#1560 Recording Data display is not correct after applying "Goto End" on data recordings within unlimited data view. B#1557 Monitoring Application hangs/crashes sometimes when executing the parameter comparison function during active data monitoring. B#1539 History Stored and renamed history data files will again get the default name after the history data has been updated. B#1527 Monitoring Wrong raw data value scaling for input type "Other Sensor" with active filter and an offset value not equal to zero. Offset is now always set to zero if a filter is selected. B#1506 Monitoring Possible time outs during data monitoring over a VPN connections via cellular modems. B#1505 History Unit and format of Totalisator counter are wrongly displayed within history data if the parameter set was originally created with VES003. B#1504 Monitoring Starting and stopping of a data recording has an influence to monitoring values. B#1499 History Diagram lines are shifted after activating and deactivating the measurement lines. B#1481 VSExxx Parameter differences within signal weighting are present after downloading a parameter set to the device. B#1476 VES004 After importing a device (*.idev) with included data files, the data files are not shown within VES004. B#1472 Monitoring Time outs caused by a slow connections to a device shows an "Invalid data" instead of "Time out" error message. B#1444 Monitoring Possible time outs during reading the history over a VPN connection via cellular modems. B#1426 Monitoring Measurement lines are drawn on different positions depending on the state of the properties drawer and in print outs. B#1424 VES004 Sensor LED's on VSE devices do not work if the dynamic input is configured as an analogue input. B#1283 Monitoring VES004 could crash with several open monitoring windows and after switching between tabbed window mode and multiple window mode an maximizing one monitoring window. B#1292 Monitoring VES004 could crash in sub object data monitoring when changing the display mode. B#1251 VES004 VES004 sometimes doesn't respond any more after reading parameters from a VSE device. B#1156 Monitoring VES004 is sometimes crashing when moving monitoring windows in multiple windows view mode. B#1126 VES004 After switching to another application and back to VES004 the active window is changed in tabbed window view mode. B#0315 VSExxx Wrong default resolution for frequency objects. F#1967 Settings Common settings page is splitted into a "Common settings" and a "Monitoring" page. F#1838 Monitoring Internal data server refactoring in order to increase the communication stability for online data monitoring over slow network connections. F#1792 Monitoring Prevent monitoring of fast (<10ms) diagnosis objects by default in order to avoid overloading of the connected VSE device. F#1764 Monitoring Counter limits should be displayed within counter monitoring. F#1760 Monitoring Internal data server refactoring in order to increase the application stability during active online data monitoring. F#1729 Monitoring Auto scaling for XY diagrams should apply a minimum upper scale value. F#1689 Monitoring Y-axis values in XY graph monitoring windows should use a fixed number of digits. F#1667 VSExxx Show complete hardware revision (i.e. 'AA') for firmware versions starting from V1.0.0. F#1521 Monitoring Move cursor and measurement lines using the arrow keys in all monitoring windows. F#1346 Monitoring Raw data post processing (display raw data as spectrum data). F#1340 Monitoring Auto scaling improvements (auto scaling also based on warning and damage limits and not on actual values). F#0579 VES004 Show warning when a base line value is actually zero. F#0360 VSExxx Show the calculated response delay in the corresponding combo box. ------ Languages Chinese (Traditional / Taiwan) translation added. ------ Languages Chinese (Simplified / China) translation updated. ------ Languages German translation updated. ------ Languages French translation updated. ------ Languages Italian translation updated. ------ Languages Japanese translation updated. ------ Languages Korean translation updated. ------ Languages Portugese tranlsation updated. ------ Languages Russian translation updated. ------ Languages Spanish tranlsation updated. 2017/01/31 V1.13.08 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1756 Monitoring Spectrum with no data displayed after initially reading the parameter set from the connected device. B#1754 VES004 Application is crashing when trying to open projects created with VES004 V1.20 (beta) version. B#1737 VES004 Missing picture in bearing calculator. B#1645 VES004 Changing the IP address of a VSE device via the MAC address sets the IP address only temporarily. ------ Languages Chinese translation updated. ------ Languages Korean translation updated. ------ Languages Russian translation updated. ------ Languages Japanese translation updated. ------ Languages Portugese tranlsation updated. 2016/12/20 V1.13.06 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1727 Export Counter value is not shown with red background color if the corresponding limit is exceeded within exported XLXS data files. B#1726 Export Wrong flag name "Done" for counter values with exceeded limits within XLSX history data files. B#1725 Export Exported XML Files should use Windows CR/LF characters as new line indicator. B#1722 VES004 Dark UI theme shows still the old application logo and name in the about dialog. B#1721 VES004 Menu shortcuts do not work in German version. B#1709 Monitoring Endless loop within spectrum view when reading parameter set. 2016/11/29 V1.13.04 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1700 Export Invalid formatting of date and time columns within exported Excel files on German Windows systems. B#1698 Languages Spelling errors in German translation. B#1697 Legacy Legacy history data (*.ohs) import doesn't work. B#1696 Export Invalid formatting of floating point numbers within exported Excel files on German Windows systems. F#1688 Monitoring Readability of clipboard copies and print outs of monitoring windows must be improved. 2016/11/14 V1.13.02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1673 Spectrum Spectrum parameter in replay mode are not the same as during recording time. B#1672 Monitoring Spectrum data replay window could be openen without showing any active data source. B#1666 Monitoring Monitoring data could be shown in a monitoring window of a different device. B#1649 Spectrum Possible crash when stopping a spectrum data recording with high frequency resolutions. B#1644 Spectrum Spectrum monitoring properties are not shown (x-axis scaling, peak finder range, ...). B#1642 VES004 Icons (connect, disconnect, monitoring, parameter etc.) within the dark coloring schema are not at the same level as of the light ones. B#1633 Monitoring When downloading a parameter set to a device the project data monitoring within the parameter tree always disappears. B#1619 VES004 VES004 crash when failing to open a data monitor/replay MDI sub window. B#1617 VES004 If an input deactivation is cancelled, the corresponding check box shows the input deactivated. B#1615 History Desktop background is visible within VES004 after copying history data to the clipboard. B#1605 Monitoring The scaling input controls for the x axis are not always shown. B#1604 Legacy Import of VES003 *.orc is failing with error message "Read file failed". B#1591 VES004 Measurement cursor in clipboard copies is not shown at the correct position. B#1589 VES004 Missing translations in VSE scan dialog. B#1587 VES004 Wrong/Missing translation when switching language within the corresponding acknowledgement dialog. B#1585 Monitoring VES004 crash when changing the scale of x-axis in spectrum view. B#1582 Recording Number of samples within recorded raw data and within exported file are different. B#1581 VES004 Missing default button in dialog "Open Project". B#1580 VES004 Inconsistent menu entries "Open..." vs. "Open". B#1576 VES004 Wrong UI style used for combo boxes in test widget. B#1575 Spectrum After modifying and saving a spectrum data file by adding labels it is not possible to open it again. B#1570 Monitoring Restore monitoring display settings: Relative/Absolute setting is not restored. B#1569 VES004 Engineering unit is not updated according to the global application settings within the engineering selection UI. B#1568 VES004 Wrong unit description "mill" instead of "mil" in the settings dialog for the engineering unit selection. B#1567 VNBxxx VNB doesn't support relative scaling within monitoring windows. B#1564 Monitoring Restore monitoring settings: Display is not correct after the baseline and/or the absolute/relative setting has been changed. B#1562 VES004 Window title is not updated after the UI language has been changed. B#1556 Monitoring All y-axis are initially on the right side, when adding lines manually one after the other the new y-axis are alternately added on the left and on the right side. B#1555 Monitoring Counter alarm is lost after merging history data files. B#1552 VES004 Possible application crash when closing the application when connected to a device. B#1549 VES004 Configuration window content is not completely visible within multiple document view. B#1547 Monitoring Start/Stop project data monitoring entries are missing in the main menu. B#1546 VES004 Not rename able elements in the parameter tree can be renamed directly within the parameter tree view. B#1532 Recording Data recording - no values visible after changing the x-axis for unlimited data view. B#1530 Monitoring Monitoring window does not open. B#1523 History Data lines within history data display are not updated after the y-axis scaling has been changed. B#1520 Monitoring Y-axis scaling with configured fixed scaling is set back to automatic scaling when an "Undo Zoom" command is executed. B#1502 History History data values do not fit into the corresponding x-axis scaling range after adding a second object to the history data view. B#1491 History History data is shown with wrong x-axis scaling when switching between moving window and unlimited data view. B#1488 VNBxxx Wrong error message when scanning for VNB devices when no VNB driver is installed. B#1457 Monitoring Text of spectrum markers is displayed incorrectly in the corresponding clipboard copy. B#1389 VSExxx After assigning a new IP address and VES004 cannot connect to the new address the corresponding error message could lead to the assumption that the address change had not worked. B#0938 Monitoring Waterfall diagrams copied to the clipboard are drawn incorrectly. F#1545 Recording Import of multiple data files. F#1544 Recording History (or any other data) should be saved within the project even when the project changes itself are cancelled. F#1521 Monitoring Measurement cursor can be moved also with the left and right arrow keys. F#1517 VES004 Improve readability for clipboard copies and printing. F#1501 Monitoring X-axis scaling in spectrum view (FFT) is not changed if the frequency resolution is changed. F#1492 VES004 Number and date/time format within export files must be changeable within the settings dialog. F#1483 VES004 Connect and disconnect all devices hierarchically within a group. F#1482 VES004 Show connection state (overlay icons) for connected devices hierarchically also for groups. F#1477 VES004 Do not show VSE100 features within VSE002 parameter sets. F#1388 VES004 Change warning and damage input control order. F#1283 Monitoring Show object state within XY graph legend. 2016/08/19 V1.12.04 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1573 History "Out of memory" error message during history data reading from VSE devices. B#1561 VES004 Default object names for Spanish and Russian UI languages too long. 2016/08/01 V1.12.02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1551 VSExxx Wrong time format for counter limits for none German system locale settings. B#1548 Monitoring Application freezes when switching to unlimited data view with some complex parameter sets. B#1543 Monitoring Application crash when switching to unlimited data view. B#1529 VES004 Unknown and not disabled toolbar buttons and menus if VES004 is started without project. B#1524 History Crash when deleting history files. B#1512 VSExxx Monitoring messages still sent after switching of the data monitoring. B#1510 VSExxx Crash when writing a parameter set with insufficient access rights. B#1503 VES004 Project is marked initially as unsaved after opening it. B#1500 VES004 Unable to open recorded data files if the local user ini file contains not supported entries. B#1493 VES004 Object name prefix is not conform to the associated sensor number for associated objects. B#1479 VES004 Modified marking is not removed from parameter windows after saving the project. B#1473 VES004 Missing translations for default buttons in some dialogs. B#1469 VES004 Too much asking of "Save this history". B#1468 History History readout could lead to errors in some very rare conditions. B#1467 VSExxx VSE device scanning will not work if UDP port 2000 is used by any other service or program. B#1466 Recording Undo zoom is not working after executing "Step one data sample backward". B#1462 Monitoring Crash when pressing the "+" button in the data source selection window. B#1459 VES004 Dialog are always opened in the primary monitor even if the main application is placed in the secondary monitor. B#1450 History Counter alarm limits are not shown within history counter data display. B#1440 History X-axis scaling is not ok after adding additional objects to a zoomed X/Y graph. B#1439 VES004 Generally use the same floating point format from the current Windows system settings within the whole application. B#1433 Monitoring After inserting new data sources within data monitoring the display order within data diagrams is wrong. B#1427 VSExxx No error message shown wehn trying to read parameters without corresponding, sufficient access rights. B#1425 Recording Go to end button is not working for small data recordings. B#1416 Monitoring Time-out messages when monitoring spectrum with attached Profibus gateway. B#1408 Recording Deadlock (resp. application not responding) after start/stop data recording. B#1331 Self-test Self-test shows an old value if data monitoring is running in parallel. B#0811 VES004 Assign parameter set button is always grayed. B#0630 Monitoring Initial value of external inputs is not displayed in the I/O monitoring window. B#0468 Monitoring After activating new I/O's the sort order in the I/O monitoring window is wrong. F#1534 History Update of history data without closing and reopening the history data window. F#1460 Monitoring Switch VSE monitoring messages to Yosemite to UDP communication in order to improve communication performance especially on slow network connections. F#1455 VES004 Move devices, data and groups within the project tree using drag & drop. F#1454 History Change the time zone for history data monitoring. F#1341 Monitoring Labels are stored within spectrum and history data files. F#1339 Monitoring Show also corresponding diagnosis object information in spectrum data view. F#1337 History Merging of history data files. F#1336 Monitoring Saving and restoring of different monitoring configurations. F#0458 History Better visualization that the history interval time could be edited by clicking in the corresponding field. F#0447 VSE100 Output functionality test supports now also 0 ... 10V voltage output. F#0201 Spectrum Search area for displaying the frequency windows of subobjects in spectrum view should be increased to +- 5 pixels. F#0169 VES004 Main menu entry (within Device menu) in order to create a new device. F#0112 History Reload history without explicitly closing the corresponding history window. F#0061 Self-test Show EEPROM test result within self-test window too. ------ Languages Portugese translation updated. ------ Languages Italian translation updated. ------ Languages French translation updated. ------ Languages Russian translation updated. ------ Languages Japanese translation updated. ------ Languages Spanish translation updated. ------ Languages Chinese translation updated. ------ Languages Korean translation updated. ------ Languages French translation updated. 2016/05/20 V1.11.04 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1465 VES004 Changed configuration values are not written to the device when the writing is executed via the toolbar. B#1463 Export Time stamp of the .csv file export not properly readable in Excel. B#1390 History History read out - possible time outs on very slow network connections. B#0606 History Read history could fail with error message 'Busy' on slow network connections. ------ Languages Chinese translation updated. 2016/05/01 V1.11.02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1437 Online Upon disconnecting from the network and automatically connecting again, the monitoring window's data sources get duplicated. B#1430 Online Wrong resolution and frequency band when scaling of x-axis is set to analogue inputs within spectrum monitoring. B#1411 VES004 Standard object names are not re translated if the language is switched. B#1409 VES004 Crash after changing the UI language and deleting an diagnosis object. B#1407 Online When opening a data recording the initially shown date on the graphs title bar is the 01.01.1970 instead of the actual recording date. B#1402 VES004 After changing the UI language the active/inactive control texts for dynamic inputs are not re translated. B#1396 Online VES004 crash when changing the y-axis scale. B#1390 Online History read out - Timeout. B#1380 VSExxx Wrong initial warning and damage values when a new bearing object is created. B#1379 Online Raw data recording - 'Go To End' and 'Start' buttons do not work. B#1378 Online Raw Data data sources are not updated if a parameter set is read from a device. B#1373 Online Wrong display range shown when a raw data recording has been opened. B#1371 VES004 UI layout of the counter alarm source tab is displayed vertically stretched. B#1370 VSExxx Several UI/layout issues in variant table view. B#1369 Online The project data monitoring icon in the project tree is not always visible after VES004 has been started. B#1363 VSExxx VES004 crash when reading parameter sets from a VSE device if the analogue alarm has not ID 1 assigned. B#1364 VSExxx No alarm unit and wrong alarm values shown for VSE devices if the analogue alarm has not ID 1 assigned. B#1333 Online Sporadic VES004 crash on long running raw data monitoring. B#1332 Online Rotational speed values are also shown for sub objects. B#1331 Online X-axis scaling in spectrum data view didn't work for manual or analogue input related scaling modes. B#1328 VSExxx Wrong text color within tables in teach and self-test dialog. B#1326 VES004 When a MDI window gets the focus back after switching to another application, all other MDI windows are resized. B#1317 VSExxx HFFT object filter is not updated when the trigger working range is changed. B#1309 Online Dynamic input of type "Other" - raw data shown with wrong offset. B#1308 VES004 New projects are not always stored in the users last recently used projects list. B#1307 VNBxxx Data Monitoring - No data sources shown after reading parameters from the device. B#1305 Online Spectrum - peak finder and mouse movements interfere with each other. B#1301 VES004 Project with a dot in it's name is not shown correctly in the open file dialog and can also not be loaded. B#1291 Online Replay of I/O data recordings do not work. B#1274 History Measurement lines do not snap to the nearest history entry when released. B#1268 VSExxx Sub object values also shown for objects without sub objects. (Sub objects values are only valid for Bearing, Unbalance and Other object types.) B#1247 VSExxx Message box asking if the history data should be saved is only shown at the first attempt to save the current project. B#1238 VSExxx Legacy data import: Wrong data display for relative data. B#1221 Online Empty monitoring data view after disconnect and connect and switching the monitoring type between. B#1220 VES004 Minimize, maximize and close buttons are not always shown for MDI windows. B#0934 VES004 Maximized VES004 does not allow showing automatically hidden Windows Task Bar. B#0805 Online Legacy import spectrum: Sub objects are missing and wrong x-axis display. B#0369 VES004 Infinite input validation when an error message is shown and the active MDI client window is switched. B#0114 VSExxx Value of check boxes is not set back to the original, correct value after an error message is shown. F#1420 VSExxx Values of internal triggers should not be shown in the bar graph diagrams. F#1419 VNB211 Support for external VNA001 sensor added. F#1386 Online Load, show and store counter values for history data. F#1382 VSExxx Keep alarm output signal for 150 ms instead of 50 ms. F#1375 VSExxx Allow underscores in VSE host names. F#1372 VES004 Automatically set the values of input controls back to the last valid value in case of an input validation error. F#1342 Online Data source adding and removing optimizations - improvements of context sensitive menus. F#1329 Recording Automatically stop (and restart) a data recording if the actually displayed data sources are changed. F#1318 VSExxx Show a warning message when writing parameter sets without an configured alarm. F#1279 Online Show tool tips with complete data source names within bar graph diagram if a name is displayed shortened. F#1265 VES004 CSV and XML export for data files. F#1242 VES004 Do not open MDI windows maximized within the multiple document view mode. F#1141 VSExxx Averaging in spectrum data view improved for small resolutions. F#1065 Online Brightness of bar graph colors indicating invalid values increased. F#0664 VES003 Apply new VES004 object prefix (source) and postfix (object id) values on object names also when importing VES003 projects. F#0619 Online Spectrum - Precision tuning of harmonics and side bands. 2016/02/12 V1.10.06 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#1375 VSExxx Allow underscores in VSE host names. 2015/12/18 V1.10.04 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B#1363 VESxxx VES004 crash when reading parameter from a VSE device if the analogue output has not ID 1 assigned. B#1364 VESxxx No unit and wrong values shown for VSE devices if the analogue output has not ID 1 assigned. 2015/12/01 V1.10.02 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Version