Product Updates
2023

Litmus Edge 3.5.2

5min

Release Date: May 4, 2023

New Features

Description

DeviceHub:

  • Support is now provided for the following Gen 2 drivers:
    • AB CompactLogix Ethernet Advanced
    • LioN-X
    • Mitsubishi A Serial Series
    • Mitsubishi Q/L Ethernet
    • Modbus RTU Advanced
    • Modbus RTU over TCP
    • MQTT Client
    • MQTT Server
    • Omron Fins Ethernet
    • OSI Agent
  • The new Server Search feature allows you to search for and add pre-defined tags to DeviceHub devices.
  • A new DataHub page replaces the DataHub > Configuration page. The DataHub (Legacy) page will be removed in a future release. You will need to create new configurations and migrate existing DataHub (Legacy) configurations to the DataHub page.

Integration:

  • Support is now provided for the following connectors:
    • DB - Mongo v4+
    • REST API

System:

  • You can now use Zerotouch installation, which allows you to pre-define a Litmus Edge configuration and use it to deploy edge devices on-site with no additional human input.

Enhancements and Improvements

Description

DeviceHub:

  • Additional data types have been added in the Register Table for the Sinumerik 808D Serial (Gen1) driver.
  • When searching for tags, you can now use the search filters contains and equals to.
  • When you create or update Gen 2 drivers, you can select the Enable logging check box.
  • When using Browse Tags, you can now cancel active browse requests.

Digital Twins:

  • When mapping dynamic attributes in Digital Twins instances, you can now use a drop-down list to select connected devices and then search for corresponding topics.
  • You can now search for existing static attributes and dynamic attributes in Digital Twins models.
  • The Save icon is now available from the Hierarchy tab.

System:

  • System updates are now more robust. You also now have the option to upload and download upgrade files in System > Device Management.

Resolved Issues

Description

DeviceHub:

Fixed the following issues:

  • Not being able to successfully add all tags using Browse Tags with the AB CompactLogix Ethernet driver.
  • Messages not displaying with the poll-once command using the OPC UA Advanced driver.
  • Not being able to delete all tags at once for a device.
  • The Modbus TCP driver reporting incorrect values when the tag count is greater than 1.
  • The connection automatically closing with Gen 2 drivers.
  • Tag-level metadata not being transported when importing templates.
  • Device names not updating in Litmus Edge Manager.

Integration:

  • Fixed issue with not being able to import a large number of tags with the Google Cloud Pub/Sub connector.
  • You can now use special characters in passwords for SQL connectors.
  • Fixed issue with errors when editing connector topics that are connected and enabled.
  • Fixed issue with the show mapping option in SQL Connectors causing failures.

System:

  • Fixed issue with activation fails for node-locked licenses (online and offline) after downloading the latest Docker image.
  • When there is an issue creating a template, the error message now provides information on what caused the failure.
  • Fixed issue with metrics not being available for Litmus Edge devices connected to Litmus Edge Manager.
  • Fixed issue with the Litmus Edge Docker not forwarding events to Litmus Edge Manager.

Analytics:

  • Fixed issue with the Database Output processor not working successfully.

Flows Manager:

  • Fixed issue with the Deploy only modified flows option causing errors.

Digital Twins:

  • Fixed issue with changes to instances not being saved after being reassigned to a new model.
  • Fixed issue with models and instances being included in templates even when they are not selected.

Known Issues

Description

DeviceHub:

  • Users with appropriate role permissions may be unable to trigger the Enable Data Store option for devices. Workaround: Use the admin account to trigger the Enable Data Store option.
  • The Siemens S7 (Gen2) driver may have issues publishing data.
  • Uploading a CSV file of tags may not be successful if the file contains an existing tag in Litmus Edge.
  • The AB CompactLogix Ethernet FreeTag (Gen2) driver contains a spare word in write requests.
  • When using Browse Tags for the OPC UA Client Advanced driver, the Select all function may not work.
  • The CAN Raw device may not be able to connect to HPE EL300.
  • The OPC UA Client Advanced driver may not be able to connect to some OPC UA servers.
  • Links in device tile warning messages may not successfully launch correct documentation pages.

Digital Twins:

  • The order of model hierarchies may not save properly.
  • Write and Poll-once topics should not be listed as options for dynamic attributes.

Analytics:

  • An error message may display after connecting a Statistical Prediction node to a Moving Average node.
  • Error messages for the Change of Value node may persist even after addressing the error.
  • The debug window may not display data for nodes not connected to an output node.
  • Data formatted as INT may not display properly.

Integration:

  • When running an Influx DB locally with a Docker command and adding an Influx DB connector to Litmus Edge, the connector may not be able to run successfully.

System:

  • When using VirtualBox, a "Login incorrect" message may display on the Terminal User Interface during startup.
  • When uploading a template, you may mistakenly receive the error message license sync exceeded.
  • Large template files may not be restored successfully.
  • Activation errors messages may not display or not display clear reasons for the error.
  • Expired licenses may display an incorrect expiry date in System > License.

UI:

  • The support chat text may be misaligned.
  • The support chat window may block some buttons.
  • The System page may display double scroll bars.

Deprecated Components and Features

Description

DeviceHub:

  • The Refresh icon for device tiles is removed.
  • The following drivers are no longer offered:
    • AB CompactLogix (Gen1)
    • AB ControlLogix (Gen1)
    • AB MicroLogix (Gen1)
    • OPC UA Client (Gen1)
    • Siemens S7-1200 (Gen1)
    • Siemens S7-1500 (Gen1)
    • Siemens S7-300 (Gen1)
    • OPC UA Client Subscribe (Gen1)

Integration:

  • The DB - Oracle connector is no longer offered.



Updated 19 Mar 2024
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