Documentation

• Maintenance:

  Make file names consistent and remove unused files

  GEN2-4437, GEN2-4438

Firmware xGen 0.072

• Maintenance:

  Restore pin configuration on GPIO37 from firmware 0.064 to firmware 0.065

• Maintenance:

  Include links to all product and code documentation in README.md

  GEN2-4271
• Fixed:

  Slow DBx Module turn-on delay to accommodate SL power supplies with PFC stages

  GEN2-4503
• Fixed:

  Change EPWM count mode for compatibility with DBx Module

  GEN2-4463
• Fixed:

  Detection and recovery from incomplete RS485 messages

MagnaCTRL 0.007

• Improved:

  Retain product selection during panel navigation

  GEN2-4512
• Fixed:

  Allow firmware updates and resets to be performed multiple times from MagnaCTRL instances

  GEN-4531
• Fixed:

  Correct timing for pin configuration loading and saving

  GEN-4533
• Fixed:

  Graceful closing and thread cleanup

  GEN-4532
• Fixed:

  Correct label to VIN, IIN, PIN for MagnaLOADs and VOUT, IOUT, POUT for MagnaDCs

  GEN-4532
• Fixed:

  Retain dashboard widget values during widget rearrangement

  GEN-4504
• Fixed:

  Use product names instead of serial numbers, and refresh product names on the panel when names change

  GEN2-4507, GEN2-4508
• Fixed:

  Block appearance of the "Save" button when the same values are reapplied to entry boxes

  GEN2-4509
• Feature:

  Add a "Save All" button on multi-entry panels

  GEN2-4480

Test & Cal Suite (Internal) 0.050

• Improved:

  Calibrate PWM offset at rated voltage on ALx Series

  GEN2-4496
• Improved:

  Revise DBx-C1 stability specification and incorporate PiDAQ for more automated testing

  GEN2-4493
• Improved:

  Clarify instructions for DBx sub-assembly testing

  GEN2-4484
• Improved:

  Handle cases where the CANOpen node is missing

  GEN2-4473
• Improved:

  Revise initial estimates for DBx terminal gain and offset

  GEN2-3558
• Improved:

  Record power factor and efficiency on the first occurrence in testing

  GEN2-4489
• Changed:

  Align parameters for sine-wave generator testing with those described in the manual

  GEN2-4487
• Feature:

  Add an industrial communications server for communications verification

  GEN2-4455, GEN2-4490
• Feature:

  Select various timing and ratings values for SLx and save to EEPROM

  GEN2-4495
• Feature:

  Record shipped firmware versions in the database

  GEN2-4455

Firmware xGen 0.071

• Fixed:

  Correct SCPI pattern and example for the function generator

  GEN2-4430
• Changed:

  Increase ALx Series thermal trip limit

  GEN2-4450

Documentation

• Fixed:

  Correct xGen external user I/O description for Pin 7

  GEN2-4383
• Improved:

  Auto-generate menu system table

  GEN2-3440
• Improved:

  Added Emergency stop (E-Stop)

  GEN2-4439

MagnaCTRL 0.006

• Fixed:

  Provide feedback and keep the application running on firmware flash errors

  GEN2-4457
• Fixed:

  Change resistance and power dashboard widgets to use VMEM values

  GEN2-4459
• Fixed:

  Prevent Product Disconnected warning on factory restore

  GEN2-4460
• Fixed:

  Properly close threads on exit using a daemon

  GEN2-4466
• Fixed:

  Correct range limit rounding on dashboard text entry

  GEN2-4467
• Fixed:

  Incorrect MagnaCTRL Widget Type Model Loading

  GEN2-4470
• Feature:

  Add TCP/IP Ethernet Manual IP Address Input for Product Discovery

  GEN2-4347
• Feature:

  Add warning dialog when removing an active product from Product Explorer

  GEN2-4465
• Maintenance:

  Move graphical assets, create QRC for better direct paths

  GEN2-4468, GEN2-4443, GEN2-4469

Test & Cal Suite (Internal) 0.049

• Improved:

  Add function generator SCPI and Modbus commands

  GEN2-3111
• Improved:

  Instruction updates: FlashFirmware, PopulateEepromFromERP, CommunicationUnpoweredRs485, LineRampUp

  GEN2-4442
• Improved:

  Update ALx Series RMA item number identification

  GEN2-4448
• Feature:

  Disable remote sense testing above 1000V

  GEN2-4429
• Feature:

  Write system rating for multimodule product

  GEN2-4452

Firmware xGen 0.070

• Changed:

  Restrict values ranges for SCPI write commands

  GEN2-4418
• Feature:

  Disable remote sense above 1000V

  GEN2-3764
• Fixed:

  Disable EEPROM initialization once product leaves factory

  GEN2-4273, GEN2-4274
• Fixed:

  LXI TCP/IP Ethernet communication test failure

  GEN2-4365
• Fixed:

  Failed master-slave initialization on ALx Series rack

  GEN2-4427
• Fixed:

  Corrupted remote sense calibration values

  GEN2-4391, GEN2-4405
• Improved:

  Transient load behavior and constant regulation & AutoCrossover

  GEN2-4296, GEN2-4389
• Improved:

  Export firmware variables for MagnaCTRL External User I/O Panel

  GEN2-4419
• Maintenance:

  Create descriptions for elements EEPROM arrays

  GEN2-4137

Communications

• Fixed:

  Reformat status register in Modbus

  GEN2-4055
• Feature:

  Integrate CANopen and Modbus TCP/IP as part of internal system tests

  GEN2-4366, GEN2-4367
• Feature:

  Auto-generate CANopen support and EDS files

  GEN2-4380, GEN2-4397
• Fixed:

  Limit maximum slew rate over SCPI

  GEN2-4355

Communications IVI Driver 1.6

• Feature:

  Initial xGen MagnaDC IVI driver release

  GEN2-4278
• Feature:

  Add Lock function to IVI drivers

  GEN2-2554

Communications NI LabVIEW Driver 1.0.1

• Improved:

  Support for 64-bit status register

  GEN2-4381

Documentation 0.28

• Removed:

  Removed GPIB interface

  GEN2-4178
• Improved:

  Include SCPI command SYSTem:REBoot documentation

  GEN2-4334
• Improved:

  Update status register documentation

  GEN2-4414

MagnaCTRL 0.005

• Changed:

  Change MagnaCTRL timeouts to use a watchdog timer

  GEN2-4392
• Fixed:

  Reset module listing when switching between products in EEPROM Editor

  GEN2-4404
• Fixed:

  MagnaCTRL instability through LXI connection

  GEN2-4362
• Fixed:

  Control Mode widget text changed to match the control mode names from the manual

  GEN2-4237
• Feature:

  User IO Panel

  GEN2-4126
• Feature:

  View slave EEPROM values using a read-only EEPROM Editor

  GEN2-4307
• Feature:

  File Import/Export Pin Configuration in User IO Panel

  GEN2-4408
• Feature:

  Export firmware variables for MagnaCTRL User IO Panel (Pins)

  GEN2-4419
• Maintenance:

  Move GUI (QT/Pyside6) to newest LTS release

  GEN2-4199

Test & Cal Suite (Internal) 0.048

• Changed:

  Refactor temperature measurement signals for change in MagnaLINK Msg05

  GEN2-4406
• Improved:

  Masking fault status register

  GEN2-3852
• Feature:

  Conditional tests for efficiency and power factor measurements

  GEN2-4375
• Improved:

  Fix VO+ and IO+ labels in test report

  GEN2-4363
• Improved:

  DC input/output isolation measurement

  GEN2-4416
• Improved:

  Include line-ground hipot as standard test on UL products

  GEN2-4320, GEN2-4409
• Improved:

  Add CANopen and Modbus TCP/IP to system tests

  GEN2-4366, GEN2-4361
• Improved:

  Ground continuity check using traceable metering

  GEN2-4387
• Improved:

  Industrial Communications Test Server for EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, and PROFINET

  GEN2-4361

Firmware xGen 0.069

• Feature:

  Master-slave support For MagnaCTRL

  GEN2-4284
• Feature:

  Implement temperature measurement and trip on primary-side of main transformer

  GEN2-4331
• Fixed:

  Block master from updating external slave units

  GEN2-4283
• Fixed:

  Invalid system rating fault for modules in a rack

  GEN2-4335
• Fixed:

  MagnaLINK PortB framing error when pressing STOP on master-slave configurations

  GEN2-4346
• Fixed:

  Values on EEPROM page boundaries having read corruptions

  GEN-4391, GEN2-4395
• Maintenance:

  Change encoding to UTF-8 for Python enum files

  GEN2-4357
• Deprecated:

  Disable negative voltage under voltage trip until negative values trip points are implemented

  GEN2-4384

Communications SCPI

• Feature:

  Added VOLT:MAX and CURR:MAX commands

  GEN2-4215
• Feature:

  Added SCPI Reboot Command, SYSTem:REBoot

  GEN2-4225
• Changed:

  Expand STAT:QUES:COND? bits to include critical MagnaDC faults

  GEN2-4265

Communications EtherNet/IP

• Improved:

  Convert UINT32 to SINT32 integer for EIP commands

  GEN2-3496

Test & Cal Suite (Internal) 0.047

• Feature:

  Calculate program SLx EEPROM values based on order data

  GEN2-3802
• Feature:

  Add line-to-ground dielectric withstand test for UL compliance

  GEN2-4323
• Improved:

  Test for analog output measurement accuracy

  GEN2-4079
• Improved:

  Test for open circuit stability

  GEN2-4358
• Fixed:

  Install Custom WHL for SEEEDSTUDIO for CANopen testing

  GEN2-4364
• Fixed:

  Fix Modbus TCP TearDown method

  GEN2-4353
• Fixed:

  Revise chopper current offset calibration

  GEN2-4349
• Changed:

  Increase allowed ripple limit after high-line stress test

  GEN2-4371
• Changed:

  Increase allowed error in chopper current sharing test

  GEN2-4373

MagnaCTRL 0.004

• Security:

  Use code signing certificate for creating MSI installer

  DEVOP-304
• Feature:

  Freeze top bar UI components on scrolling

  GEN2-4011
• Feature:

  Connect and control master-slave systems

  GEN2-4284
• Feature:

  Show if product is configured as standalone or as master-slave in Product Explorer

  GEN2-4309
• Feature:

  Display connected products as standalone or master-slave in Product Explorer

  GEN2-4309
• Feature:

  Implement slave-module EEPROM patching

  GEN2-4360
• Fixed:

  Scale trip and slew rate messages by their system ratings

  GEN2-4286

Firmware xGen 0.068

• Fixed:

  Introduction to system ratings causing multi-module systems (e.g. ALx racks) to fault.

  GEN2-4335

MagnaCTRL 0.003

• Fixed:

  Prevent user from operating product when EEPROM is patching/

  GEN2-4321
• Fixed:

  Program was freezing during initialization due to wrong logic in the Message Scheduler.

  GEN2-4330

Test & Cal Suite (Internal) 0.046

• Fixed:

  Selected correct firmware when gaps in versions.

  GEN2-4318
• Feature:

  Add calibration routines for Line Phase Loss.

  GEN2-4316

Firmware xGen 0.067

• Feature:

  Master-slave functionality

  GEN2-4289, GEN2-4211, GEN2-4166
• Feature:

  Mask faults via Magna-Power provided EEPROM patches

  GEN2-4249
• Feature:

  Measure local current when in multi-module and in master-slave operation

  GEN2-4056 (23080R42)
• Feature:

  Setup and configure master-slave from the front panel menu system

  GEN2-4165, GEN2-4219
• Feature:

  Include aggregate system ratings in the about menu

  GEN2-4168
• Fixed:

  Eliminate fan fault under certain start-up/set-point conditions

  GEN2-4144
• Improved:

  System faults when slave(s) communications are severed

  GEN2-2722
• Improved:

  Factory programmable voltage levels for low AC-line fault

  GEN2-4208
• Improved:

  Automatically dim VFD and LED to extend their life, when not in use

  GEN2-4056

Test & Cal Suite (Internal) 0.045

• Improved:

  Catch condition where thermal couple readout is low

  GEN2-4297

Documentation 0.25

• Improved:

  Expansion and clarification of industrial communication protocols

  GEN2-4106

Communications NI LabVIEW Driver 1.0.0

• Feature:

  LabVIEW drivers for xGen MagnaDC approved by NI

  GEN2-3971
• Feature:

  Added Lock

  GEN2-4169
• Fixed:

  Measure signal and control ordering

  GEN2-3542, GEN2-3144
• Fixed:

  Voltage and current reads timed out after *RST

  GEN2-4171
• Improved:

  Add driver installation instructions to README

  GEN2-3380
• Maintenance:

  Re-organize file naming for multiple product families and generations

  GEN2-4170

MagnaCTRL 0.002

• Feature:

  Implement system ratings in menus and number scalings

  GEN2-4285
• Fixed:

  Reduce screen buffer size for logs to conserve memory

  GEN2-4305
• Fixed:

  Save log file in the application path

  GEN2-4298

Communications 0.058

• Feature:

  Added EtherNet/IP EPS driver, which includes all commands both implicit and explicit, and EtherNet/IP UDT drivers for Input/Output Assemblies.

  GEN2-3476, GEN2-3477
• Feature:

  Show MAC address on front panel for industrial communication options.

  GEN2-3438, GEN2-3323

Firmware xGen 0.065

• Feature:

  Monitor temperature on output capacitors, which could be caused by excessive load ripple, protecting them from premature failure.

  GEN2-3141, ENG-4692
• Feature:

  Added Programming Line Fault detection, which triggers if User I/O signals exceed 110% of maximum allowed value.

  GEN2-3131, GEN2-3332
• Feature:

  Fan control and monitoring improvements with PWM control, tachometer feedback, and rotor fault

  GEN2-3683, ENG-5051, GEN2-4093
• Feature:

  Gain scheduling on inner chopper feedback compensator for improved ripple and stability under various loads.

  GEN2-3907, GEN2-3896
• Feature:

  Maximum slew rate now user/factory programmable in EPROM, laying groundwork for High Slew Rate (+HS) option.

  GEN2-3962
• Feature:

  Added chopper stage hard and resetting soft trip states (burp mode)

  GEN2-4044
• Fixed:

  Disable Modbus protocol when other LXI and industrial interfaces are active. Modbus available for standard USB and RS485 interfaces only. 

  GEN2-2974
• Fixed:

  Master and slave instantaneous current matching.

  GEN2-2786, GEN2-3229, ENG-2086 (23080R42)
• Fixed:

  Stability improvement for front panel firmware upgrades.

  GEN2-3593, GEN2-3874
• Fixed:

  Switching to Function Generator now retains set points.

  GEN-3858
• Fixed:

  Independent fault timers for handling simultaneous faulting.

  GEN2-3916
• Improved:

  Completed syntax for SCPI query SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?

  GEN2-4176
• Improved:

  Front panel status messages now vary between MagnaDC and MagnaLOAD products.

  GEN2-3942
• Improved:

  Expand status register to 64 bits.

  GEN2-2958, GEN2-3777, GEN2-3866
• Improved:

  Modifications to EEPROM read/write settings and visibility to allow editing EEPROM in MagnaCTRL.

  GEN2-3704
• Changed:

  Aggregate temperature faults, create soft and hard fault groups in STAT:QUES:COND?

  GEN2-4186

MagnaCTRL 0.001

• Feature:

  Initial release of MagnaCTRL for SLx Series with core functionality, including: dashboard with multi-product control, EPROM editor, firmware update, and product explorer. 

  GEN2-3579

Documentation 0.002

• Feature:

  Added out of regulation and below minimum voltage faults.

  GEN2-3441
• Feature:

  Added EtherNet/IP documentation with full command list for Implicit/Explicit messaging.

  GEN2-3252
• Fixed:

  Corrected parameter order for SCPI Command SCPI CONF:CONT. 1 (Current) | 2 (Voltage) | 3 (Power) | 4 (Resistance) | 5 (Rheostat) | 6 (Shunt Regulator)

  GEN2-3143
• Improved:

  Updated Remote Sense documentation for revised functionality.

  GEN2-3439
• Removed:

  IEEE-488 GPIB now documented only for ALx Series MagnaLOADs and Gen1 products.

  GEN2-4175

MagnaWEB 0.44

• Fixed:

  Overflowing serial buffer on MagnaWEB communications drivers. Buffer now flushed before sending *IDN? query during protocol check.

  [GEN2-3898]

Test & Cal Suite (Internal) 0.43

• Improved:

  Test report now generated for diagnostic test, for use in validation tickets

  [GEN2-3893]
• Fixed:

  Test and store calibration records on replacement control boards.

  [GEN2-3823]
• Changed:

  Created option to enable more intensive (conditional) testing on reworked products and repairs.

  [GEN2-4085]