DeviceXPlorer OPC Server Ver.7.3.1 is released.

We released new version "Ver.7.3.1" of industrial communication software "DeviceXPlorer OPC Server".

In this version, various new functions have been added, specifications have been improved, and bugs have been fixed, so upgrading is recommended.

Main new features

• Support for Mitsubishi Electric produced MELFA industrial robots (R/Q/D type controllers).
• Support for Mitsubishi Electric produced MELSOFT Mirror simulation software.
• Support for connection with Keyence produced programming support software KV STUDIO.
• Support for external operator message history read function in the FANUC Focas communication function.
• Support for history data count reading function in the FANUC Focas communication function.
• Support for Kawasaki Heavy Industries produced K-ROSET offline programming tool for robots.
• Support for JSW Molding Machines (J-ADS, J-AD Series).
• Support for JCC produced Early Observer MEL-E Quattro.

Main improvements

• For log output configuration, expanded the max. remaining specified disc capacity from 65,535(MB) to 999,999(MB).
• Changed the default setting for DxpLink Server to Disabled.
• Expanded the maximum send retry count from 10 to 65535 in the MQTT and HTTP Client communication function.
• Changed the specification to allow TLS to be enabled without specifying a certificate in the MQTT Client communication function.
• Expanded MELSEC Interface Board channel numbers from 1-255 to 1-1023 in the MELSEC Interface Board communication function.

Main bug fixes

• Fixed the issue when OPC UA Server is enabled, where if a currently unconfigured user opened an existing project file, the runtime would stop operating (Target Version: 7.0.0-7.3.0).
• Fixed the issue where runtime stopped operating when connection system tags were accessed by OPC DA client (Target Version: 7.3.0).
• Fixed the issue where messages were not sent from some registered groups in the MQTT and HTTP Client communication function.
• Fixed the issue in the case of many send groups with offline buffering "always enabled", where the runtime application stopped working when performing a change in group settings in the MQTT and HTTP Client communication function.
• Fixed the issue where disconnection with the broker could not be resolved in some cases in the MQTT Client communication function.
• Fixed the issue when Block Access is enabled where the packet was not collected properly in the Melsec Ethernet communication function (Target Version: 6.4.0-7.3.0).
• Fixed the issue when automatically creating tags from device settings where the tags are imported to the Global space even when Device path is specified in the AB Ethernet communication function.

For detailed information, please check following page.

It is possible to update to the latest version from Ver.7.0 with the patch module.