Product Updates
2021

Litmus Edge 3.1.0.0

4min

Release Date: March 25, 2021

Improvements and Bug Fixes

Description

New - Serial Device Alias

  • Added support for serial interfaces on UI which helps users to add DeviceHub Drivers with persistent configurations which survives a reboot
  • Added support for custom names and aliases for serial interfaces

New - LDAP Grouping

  • Added support to map user roles to different LDAP groups easily from UI

New - Enhancements to dynamic browsing with OPC UA Client

  • Added support for dynamic browsing for > 1k tags with OPC UA client drivers

Additions to System Events

  • Added system performance improvements
  • Extended support for Marketplace application events
  • Extended support for events with licensing
  • Added support for event forwarding with Litmus Edge Manager 2.0

Improved status reporting with marketplace image pull

  • Added support for real time status update on application image download
  • Enhancements made to UI or application launch from catalog

Additions to DeviceHub Drivers

  • Added float support for Modbus driver (Gen 2)
  • Added improvements to OPC UA Client subscription

Note: OPC UA Client is now subscription-based and not polling.

  • Added the OPC UA Client Poll driver
  • Added the Emerson ROC800 Ethernet driver
  • Added the Brother TC Ethernet driver
  • Added AB CompactLogix Ethernet FreeTag driver
  • Added Mitsubishi QJ71e71 driver
  • Added Mitsubishi Q ASCII driver

Improvements to Integration

  • Added MQTT Last Will and Testament configuration

Added CSRF in different components

  • Added CSRF protection to prevent cross scripting attack

General UI & UX Improvements

  • Improved marketplace application error reporting with user friendly UI messages
  • Improved UI for tags additions > 10,000 tags

Known Issues

Description

  • Backup from previous system with same TagName may show an error upon restore
  • Backup/Restore from previous system may fail for some cases
  • PLC Status tag may show an error of “unexpected token” in flows
  • Applications not included in template if catalog isn't selected during template creation
  • Developer user can't manage OPC UA Server, Integrations, Analytics
  • Containers can't resolve each other by name
  • Occasional TUI message with Login incorrect error
  • Analytics navigates to default group even if you have pinned other groups
  • Deactivation doesn't go through when Litmus Edge Manager connection is lost
  • Applying template on same device overwrites
  • Access node in flows doesn't show drop down of topic before deployment
  • OPC UA Client certificate mode unsupported
  • Disk Space Policy Management is not sending appropriate warnings.
  • Unable to add Siemens Logo PLC.

Deprecated Components and Features

Description

DataHub:

  • Create Database

DeviceHub:

  • OPCDA Agent driver. This is not compatible with the new DeviceHub Agent

Resolved Issues

Description

  • Fixed issues with container logs shown on UI
  • Fixed loading issues of with app terminal
  • Fixed issue with copying analytics flows
  • Fixed issue with docker IP change on
  • Fixed issues with OPC UA server certificate based authentication
  • Fixed issue with applications not being part of template