What's New in CIMPLICITY 11.1

A Description text box is added to the General tab of the Properties screen of CimEdit. This enables you to add a description for an object. You can view the saved description in the Properties screen of CimEdit or CimView.

Previously, the newly added members/controls or members would not work as expected if there was a Dispatch ID mismatch. This issue has now been resolved. Whenever a new member or control is added, it is mapped to the next available ID.

Also, you can now modify the following properties as per your requirement in the GEIP.Orion.ComponentBuilder.config file located at <installation_location >\Proficy\Proficy CIMPLICITY\exe

Previously, when you opened a screen or when there was a screen overlay, the cache logic searched for a screen that matched the screen name and project of the current screen.

Now, a global parameter GSM_CACHE_USE_VARS is introduced to improve the screen caching algorithm. When the value of GSM_CACHE_USE_VARS is set to Y, the cache logic searches for a screen with the same screen name, project, and initial variables. The default value of the parameter is N.

When the value of the parameter is N or if the parameter does not exist, the cache logic searches for a screen with the same screen name and project.

The logging feature if EM_LOG is now enhanced, for every run script action_type, a corresponding run script done, or run script abort, or run script error action_type would be logged. This enables you to know the status and time of an action.

Introduced PTMRP_CALOG_EU_VALUES to enable you to log the EU values in the point_val and point_prevval fields of CA_LOG.

The CIMPLICITY HMI Webspace Plug-In is introduced to enable users to access CIMPLICITY CimView screens from Operations Hub. It can be integrated with other Operations Hub widgets for better consolidation and visualization of data. This provides the users an end-to-end solution for better data analysis, visualization, and monitoring.

In CIMPLICITY Options, the Webspace tab has been modified to include options to configure the servers. These configurations allow you to use Operations Hub authentication to access CimView screens from Operations Hub.

To enable seamless integration of the products some of the default ports have been modified. Also, you must open the firewall for some of the ports.

Watch the following videos for demos on CIMPLICITY HMI Webspace Plug-in Setup:

Buffer Data for Redundant Failover check box in introduced in Point Device Properties to enable PTMRP to buffer the data from OPC DA and UA in case of a failover. When you select Buffer data for redundant failover check box in Point Device Properties the data changes are buffered to avoid any data loss during the switch over. When the secondary server starts working, the relevant Alarms and Events can be generated based on the buffered data.

PTMDP_DO_OVERRIDE_EXPR_RESULT_ALWAYS parameter is introduced to ensure that an equation with an override point is updated when the values of the source points are modified.

Introduced Log Only Option

The Change Approval feature is enhanced to include Log Only option. It enables you to log point changes into CA_LOG without any digital signature from users or services.

Introduced new batch files Generate_CSR.bat and process_server_cert.bat that enable you to generate the Certificate Signing Request, and then process the SSL certificate received from external authority.

Introduced SOCKET_CONNECT_TIMEOUT to enable you to prevent the Windows Firewall from creating a failure mode. You must add this parameter to cimhosts.txt file. The optimal value may differ from system to system. However, the recommended range of values is >=2 seconds and <=5 seconds.

The maximum number of regions supported, depends on the PRT_DC process memory. If the memory utilized exceeds 4 gb, the following error appears in the status log: 'Not enough memory resources are available to process this command.'

The maximum number of available locations that are allowed in the region is 32767. The maximum number of items that can reside at a single region location is 32767. The maximum items per project should not exceed 33554429.