The following is a list of features and fixes that have been included in the latest Emulation releases.
Emulation 24.2.0
- Added capability to select MQTT Protocol version.
Emulation 24.1.0
- Added capability to OPC UA Protocol to handle arrays. Can read a whole array or single element and can write a whole array or single element, if supported by the server.
- Added Slave ID support for Modbus TCP/IPv4 and TCP/IPv6 connections.
Emulation 24.0.0 (December 6, 2023)
- Added support for Mitsubishi PLC using MC protocol.
- Added support for connecting to an MQTT Broker.
Emulation 23.0.0 (December 5, 2022)
- Added support for additional protocols: Beckhoff, S7, and PLCSIM Advanced.
- Improved OPC UA connections with support for polling control variables and group writing of sensor variables.
- Using Emulation connections now requires an Emulation license. Modbus and OPC DA connections will work without an additional license.
- Fixed Modbus bugs and improved its error handling.
Emulation 22.0.5 (July 8, 2022)
- Fixed small bug with Allen-Bradley protocol.
Emulation 21.0.4 (April 2, 2021)
- Fixed a threading bug in OPC UA controls.
Emulation 21.0.3 (March 3, 2021)
- Fixed a threading bug in OPC DA controls.
Emulation 20.2.0 (August 11, 2020)
- Added Allen-Bradley connections.
Emulation 20.0.7 (June 17, 2020)
- Fixed a bug with reading uint_16 registers as a server.
Emulation 20.0.6 (May 8, 2020)
- Fixed issues with the Emulation Modbus protocol. When FlexSim is set as a server, clients were unable to connect to, write to or poll FlexSim consistently.
- Updated Modbus variable's register # field to display the actual stored register number rather than a 1-based number to accurately reflect which registers are being used.
Emulation 20.0.5 (April 17, 2020)
- Fixed script that generates self-signed certificates for OPC UA not working for directories with spaces in the name.
Emulation 20.0.4 (April 10, 2020)
- Enabled generation of self-signed certificates for OPC UA.
Emulation 20.0.0 (December 6, 2019)
- Added support for OPC UA connections.
Emulation 19.0.7 (November 13, 2019)
- Fixed modbus not reconnecting properly after a reset.
Emulation 18.2.3 (December 27, 2018)
- Added pick options to the value field of control actions.
Emulation 18.2.1 (September 6, 2018)
- Fixed an exception on reset with binding statistics of internal emulation variables.
Emulation 18.2.0 (August 8, 2018)
- Fixed Modbus polling for changes.
- Fixed the Modbus panels in the Variable shared asset so they show the associated object now.
Emulation 18.1.0 (April 9, 2018)
- Updated the Emulation module and added it to the toolbox.