| Version |
Date |
Type |
Description |
|
| 2.9.201 |
Jan 28, 2012 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
Added project file format check to prevent a v3 project file from being opened. SERVOsoft v2 can only open v2 project files. If a project is saved by v3, it must be saved in the v2 project file format. |
Database v2.9.40 Dec 14, 2011:
Stober:
Added all gearboxes
B&R:
Added 242 gearboxes
Updated 2545 gearboxes
Neugart:
Added 271 gearboxes
Updated 2954 gearboxes |
|
| Fixes |
Feed Roll mechanism: Corrected the 'Loop Weight' units conversion when the default Mass units are not 'kg'. |
|
| 2.9.198 |
Nov 15, 2011 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
Options form: Added option to hide tooltips. Disabling tooltips is helpful when making training videos |
Database v2.9.38 Nov 15, 2011:
Stober:
Added all 40734 gear motors
Updated all 156 rotary motors
Added 4282 new gearboxes
Updated 9593 gearboxes
Baumueller:
Added 112 DST2 motors
Neugart (via Baumueller):
Updated 2135 gearboxes |
|
| Fixes |
Motor database: Changed Inertia Mismatch symbol from 'JM' to 'IM' |
| Cut to Length Sequence Template: Removed tooltip for the 'Cut length' input texbox. Was incorrect tooltip with the text "Max velocity" |
| Rotary Knife Sequence Template: Removed tooltip for the 'Knife radius' and 'Cut length' input texboxes. Were incorrect tooltips with the text "Max velocity" |
| Main form: Corrected the German translation for 'Ratio Analysis' tooltip |
| Database Utility: Corrected German translations for 'Select source database', 'Select target database', 'Select Vendor' and 'Unselect Vendor' |
|
| 2.9.196 |
Oct 14, 2011 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
Database:
Stober:
Added 5746 gear motors
Updated all 156 rotary motors
Baumueller:
Added 4 infeed modules
Added 8 drives
Added 10 bleeders
Removed 78 DST (1st generation) motors |
|
| Fixes |
Main form: When the Energy Cost Model form is opened, the 'Total Bus Capacitance' and 'Max Bus Stored Energy' fields in the Main form change when they should not. This was a display error and did not affect the calculations. |
|
| 2.9.195 |
Jul 16, 2011 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
(none) |
|
| Fixes |
Winder Center and Surface Driven mechanisms: Corrected issue when 'Unwinder' and 'Spooler' are both selected. In this specific scenario, the material inertia was not calculated correctly. |
|
| 2.9.194 |
Jul 4, 2011 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
(none) |
|
| Fixes |
Import Sequence from ASCII using was not working with a comma separated delimiter, which includes CSV files. |
| Transformation & Gearboxes: The efficiency of a transformation or gearbox is applied incorrectly (ie. 1xn when should be 1/n, and 1/n when should be 1xn). This occurs only when the Slider Crank mechanism is used. |
| Slider Crank: The efficiency of Slider Crank is applied incorrectly (ie. 1xn when should be 1/n, and 1/n when should be 1xn). |
| Slider Crank: Corrected the inertia calculated values, which in some sequences, would show a spike in inertia. The inertia profile for the Slider Crank is calculated in a different manner from all other mechanisms. The inertia profile is for display purposes only, and is only used in the Sequence chart and in the inertia mismatch calculation. Therefore, this bug did not affect the torque profiles or any other critical calculations. |
|
| 2.9.192 |
May 25, 2011 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
B&R PV: Updated the sample projects for the B&R Promotion Version |
| Ball Screw default Metric units changed from 'rev/m' to 'mm/rev' ('mm/U' in German) |
| Add Edit Rotary Motor form: Improved German translation for "Enter mechanical data only" and the text below the checkbox |
| Vendors form: Significantly improved load time. As the database has grown to now over 60,000 records, the loading of the Vendors list form grew to be unacceptably slow. So it was optimized, and the load time is now reduced by ~95%, starting with Database v2.9.133 May 14, 2011. |
| Installation: Corrected German phrase for "Launch program" to "Programme starten" |
|
| Fixes |
IMCalc: Was not resetting the active project file variable when IMCalc is loaded. So when the user clicked Save, the project file specified by the user remained for all instances of IMCalc until SERVOsoft was restarted. This has been corrected such that the project file variable is reset each time the user opens IMCalc. |
| Ball Screw: Corrected German translation of 'Screw is stationary' from 'Spindel ist unbeweglich' to 'Spindel wird nicht gedreht' |
| Saving Gear Motor product data in the project file was not working. |
|
| 2.9.191 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
System Check: When the backlash value is greater than the 'Min position accuracy' input value, a new System Check message is displayed, warning the user that the backlash exceeds the position accuracy. Applies to the Rack & Pinion and Dual Rack & Conveyor mechanisms. |
| System Check: Added multi-line and word wrap for longer messages that do not fit on one line. |
| Gearbox database: Significantly improved gearbox database query performance. |
| Add/Edit Rotary Motor: Improved German translations for the text below the 'Enter mechanical data only' checkbox |
|
| Fixes |
System Check: Reported "Infeed Pxt temperature derating not possible (TempR=0C) (TempMax=0C)", even though the Infeed Pxt TempR and TempMax database values were not zero. |
| System Check: Corrected an issue when the project is in E-Stop mode and the selected gearbox does not have E-Stop shaft load rated values. In this case System Check was using shaft loads of 0N, and therefore reported a critical alarm even though the application shaft load was less than the Max rated value. So now the program uses the Max values when E-Stop values are not available. |
| STOBER TS: Corrected print Logo issue, where the STOBER logo was not displayed in the print report. |
| Motor Model: Corrected a rare bug dealing with very small torque values (<10^-9) the motor torque-current model did not handle properly, resulting in a program stall/crash. |
|
| 2.9.190 |
Mar 4, 2011 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
System Check: Added a new critical message when the motor is operating outside of its allowed parameters - "The motor current and power calculations are not valid when the application torque and/or speed are outside the motor's characteristic curves." |
| Inverter Power Profiles: When the application torque and/or speed are outside the motor's characteristic curves, an approximate calculation for inverter power is used. Previously, incorrect and unintuitive profiles were displayed. These were the natural result of the motor model operating outside its bounds. With the simplified approximate calculation, users now have a reasonable approximation when the motor is operated outside its bounds. Note that this is still only an approximation. Accurate power calculations can only be made when the application torque and/or speed are within the motor's characteristic curves. |
| Added EXLAR print logo option |
|
| Fixes |
Gearbox data was not being stored in the project file. |
| Move form: Corrected bug when calculating the move time for a Time/Distance input using Linear profile type with Jerk. When the user changes the sign of the Jerk value and then saves the move data by clicking OK, the resulting move time increases a very small amount. Repeating this process continually increases the move time a very small amount each time. |
|
| 2.9.189 |
Jan 24, 2011 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
IMCalc: Added a warning message after the user clicks 'OK' when there are no elements in the table. |
|
| Fixes |
Slider Crank: Corrected the inertia and mismatch calculations, which were always 0 at the Slider Crank input. |
| Corrected the units conversion calculation for ft/min², °/min², rad/min², rev/min². All were out by a factor of 60. |
| Corrected project automatic save when program terminates prematurely |
| Print: Corrected text for Dual Conveyor mechanism on its print page, where the 'Idler 3' radius and inertia texts were displayed as 'Drive pulley'. |
|
| 2.9.188 |
Nov 18, 2010 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
PARKER PV released |
|
| Fixes |
(none) |
|
| 2.9.187 |
Nov 16, 2010 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
License Activation: When one or more fields are empty and the user clicks 'Next', the user is now prompted with a message box asking them to complete all input fields. In addition, any empty fields are changed to yellow. |
|
| Fixes |
Database Import from Project Data: Corrected importing of product data stored in the project file, when the project data is stored using a different locale than the user's PC. For example, the product data is stored in the project file in one locale such as German, where commas are used for decimals. Then the project file is opened by a user with a different Windows locale such as English (US), where a period is used for a decimal. This caused the imported data to be entirely incorrect, not using any decimals where they should have been. This has been corrected to import correctly, where the product data is using a "comma" for decimals, and the locale machine is using a "period" for decimals, and vice versa. |
|
| 2.9.185 |
Oct 9, 2010 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
(none) |
|
| Fixes |
Database backup during uninstall not working. Microsoft 'partially' broke support for the Windows Installer custom action used in the SERVOsoft installation. This custom action is used to backup the default database during an uninstall. The same code has not changed in over 3 years (since v2.8.127), but now has stopped working. This release contains a slight modification to solve the problem. |
| Database Update Wizard: Changed German translation "Datenbank übertragen" to "Datenbank verknüpfen" based on customer feedback. This matches the "Merge Databases" button in the wizard, which also uses the German translation "Datenbank verknüpfen". |
| Database Utility: When the Database Utility was launched from the Windows Start menu, it would trigger an installation wizard window to appear with the message "Configuring Windows…", before eventually launching the utility itself. Now the utility launches immediately. |
| STOBER PV: When STOBER PV USA license, the Main form logo url was to www.stoeber.de. It has been changed to www.stober.com |
|
| 2.9.184 |
Sep 29, 2010 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
STOBER PV: Added 5 new sample projects as provided by STOBER, which include very detailed and helpful information in the Project Notes. |
|
| Fixes |
Corrected issue when program starts without the EasySize Wizard, and the custom logo at the top right of the Main form may be partially hidden because the default form size is a little too small. For this scenario, the default form size is increased. |
| Pxt Model: Corrected check if to apply the Pxt Offset calculation for Drives. Was using the Infeed Module Max Internal Temp value instead of the Drive's value. Therefore, the Pxt Offset was not added to the Pxt model. |
| Bleeder Peak Power distribution: Corrected calculation for the Axis Bleeder required resistance value. Was using the system peak power, and should have been using the peak power configured to flow through the specific axis bleeder. |
| Environment form: Corrected a bug where the Drive's temperature field is disabled when the 'Motor and gearbox in different environment' checkbox is not selected. |
| Gear Motor, Rotary & Linear motor databases: Corrected minor display issue where the bus voltage text displayed at the top right of the chart was also being displayed when the product image was visible. The text should only be displayed on the chart. |
|
| 2.9.183 |
Aug 27, 2010 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
SystemCheck: Added a new SystemCheck message when the Gearbox calculated shaft loads <> 0 and are not equal to the manual inputs that are applied. "Warning: Gearbox output shaft load values are different than the calculated values." |
| Gearbox Shaft Loads: Now 'Apply calculated values' are enabled by default when creating a new project, or inserting a new axis. |
|
| Fixes |
(none) |
|
| 2.9.182 |
Aug 19, 2010 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
Rotary, Linear and Gear Motor databases:
Added display of motor bus voltage at top right of motor chart when motors database is active
Added display of drive nominal bus voltage at top right of motor chart when drives database is active
Added warning message when about to apply margin filters on more than 100 records
Added 10, 15, 20, 25,… to value drop down lists for all margin filters for quick selection |
| Main form: Added ability to launch the Database Utility directly from the Tools drop down menu. |
Help:
Added Gearbox inertia mismatch formula
Added Transformation inertia mismatch formula
Added Transformation nominal output torque at mean input speed formulae |
|
| Fixes |
Gearbox and Gear Motor selection: Corrected issue where a project is opened using a gearbox from any vendor except STOBER or SDI, and then the user opens the gearbox database and chooses a STOBER or SDI gearbox. The torque curves are not visible because the Temperature Factor is set to 0. |
| Gearboxes Database: Corrected bug when the 'IM' inertia mismatch filter is applied when the user inertia units are not kg-m2. The formula was not handling the user units conversion properly. |
| Gear Motors Database: Corrected display of Inertia Mismatch value. Was displaying the Motor IM, instead of the Gear Motor IM. |
| Infeed and Drives databases: Corrected bug with SVmin, SVmax, S0, when using the Req_SV and Req_S0 variables resulted in an 'Invalid Query' error |
| Bleeder Duty Cycle vs Power charts and Performance values were calculated using the application Continuous Power. This has been corrected to use the application Peak Power. Ie. The Peak Power at Duty Cycle point should fall under the Duty Cycle vs Power curve. |
| Rotary and Linear Motors databases: Corrected 'nmax' filter to just use the Peak Torque Point 7 Speed of each voltage curve |
| Motor Torque vs Current form: Corrected display of temperature units. Would always show degC even though the user specified units were degF. |
| Servo Motors Database: Corrected bug when the 'IM' motor inertia mismatch filter is applied when the user inertia units are not kg-m2. The formula was not handling the user units conversion properly. |
| Servo Motors Database: Corrected bug when the 'Jm' motor inertia filter is selected. The variable 'J_T1' used in the drop down list formulae should have been 'Jload_T1', which is the load inertia at Transformation 1 input. 'J_T1' is the Transformation 1 inertia. The Abbreviations page in the help file was also updated accordingly. |
| Gearbox 'No Load Running Torque' was being applied even when the axis was at standstill with no holding torque at the output. |
| Import Sequence: Corrected bug where segments are imported using 'Paste from Clipboard' when the Clipboard contents exceeds 32,767 characters. The program failed to paste from the Clipboard, and gave no error message. An error message has also been added in case an error does occur. |
| Gearbox Shaft Loads form: When the M2K chart option is selected, the individual move profiles are not displayed, and are set to 0Nm. This is was a bug that occured when the database field FxRTyp = 0 (None). FxRTyp is the gearbox shaft load speed de-rating type. |
|
| 2.9.178 |
Jun 4, 2010 |
New Features
|
Added support for storing product data in project files. Now when a project is opened and the product data is not in the database, the user is prompted to add the product to the database. Note that this feature only applies to licenses that have the Add/Edit database feature enabled. |
| Main form: Added 'Request Product Data from Vendor' to encourage end users to communicate with vendors to request product data to be added to the SERVOsoft database. Added under the Help menu as well as on the toolbar buttons at the top right of the form. |
| Main form: Added 'Send Project To ControlEng'. Added under the Help menu as well as on the toolbar buttons at the top right of the form. |
| Added support to recover an unsaved project file if the program terminates prematurely. Eg. When a Remote Desktop (RDP) Terminal Server connection is lost. |
| Main Form: Added 'Save As Project Template' in the File menu. This feature allows users to define a project template that is used each time a new project is started. |
| Database Utility: Add a new Command Line interface so that users can automate database updates |
|
| Enhancements |
Allow users to enter motor data with the electrical parameters set to zero. That way they can at least size the mechanical aspects of the motor. Then in System Check, added a message stating that the electrical components cannot be sized because motor electrical data is missing. |
| Drive and Motor Limits form for Gear Motors: Added new tab for Gearbox limits including Gearbox Max Output Torque, Gearbox Max Nominal Output Torque, and Gearbox Max Input Speed, as well as Gearbox Life and Output Bearing Life. |
| System Check: Added a warning message when ProductType = UserDefined |
Database Filters - DisplayType filters:
Added 'Standard' type to DisplayType filters list
Allow all operators, where previously only the '=' operator was allowed |
Database:
B&R:
Added 196 new 8GA series gearboxes (692 total)
Added 14 new 8GF series gearboxes (201 total)
Added 514 new 8GP series gearboxes (1504 total)
HIWIN:
Added 38 x new LMF series linear motors
STOBER:
Updated all 66 motors with the revised thermal time constants (Cont1_Tth)
Added 1143 new gear motors
Added 268 new gearboxes |
| Database Utility: Improved performance by up to 300% |
|
| Fixes |
In Windows 7, double-clicking on a project file would not launch SERVOsoft. This has been corrected to launch SERVOsoft with the project file opened. |
| Gearbox database form: Corrected 'Invalid query' bug when the filter 'Typ = Helical Shaft Mounted'. |
| Gear Motors database form: Corrected 'Invalid query' bug when the filter 'GB_Typ = Helical Shaft Mounted'. |
| Sequence form: Corrected bug when Slider Crank mechanism and chart crosshairs selected and X scale units is not seconds. Ie. Crank image would not position correctly when the units were other than seconds |
|
| 2.9.174 |
Apr 22, 2010 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
Database v2.9.9 April 19, 2010:
Added 96 x Neugart PLFN Series gearboxes
Add 1673 new B&R gearboxes including 496 x 8GA series, 187 x 8GF series and 990 x 8GP series gearboxes |
|
| Fixes |
Gearbox Database: Models starting with a number were "right-aligned". This has been corrected to "left-aligned". |
|
| 2.9.171 |
Feb 5, 2010 |
New Features
|
(none) |
|
| Enhancements |
Added new SERVOsoft logo to program and help file
more » |
| Improved support for Windows 7 - 32 & 64 bit |
| Gearbox Lifetimes and System Check: Added 'Gearbox life', 'Output bearing life' and 'Input bearing life' inputs to the 'Gearbox Margins' form, so that users can specifiy the desired minimum lifetimes. Previously, the database values were always used in System Check. However, now if the user enters a minimum lifetime value > 0, System Check will ensure the application lifetime value is greater than the the user value. Finally, users can enter 0 to use the database values in System Check.
more » |
| Database: Full update of STOBER and SDI existing products, as well as 6 new motors, 16 gearboxes and 700+ gear motors. Also corrected Gear Motors inertia values which were 2x the actual value in the previous database (v2.9.5). |
Database: Updated existing 477 Neugart gearboxes with latest data, and also added 1,562 new Neugart gearboxes. There are now 2039 Neugart gearboxes in the database, and includes the PLE, PLFE, PLN, WPLE and WPLN series gearboxes.
Note that all Neugart Model names have been expanded to support the Neugart standard format. Neugart data also includes support for gear lifetime and output bearing lifetime calculations. |
| Database Utility: Added new option to "List changes in log file". This option is available when "Source overwrites Target" is checked. When "List changes in log file" is checked, every overwritten field is listed in the log file with the field name followed by the old and new values. All parameters are TAB delimited. |
|
| Fixes |
Power vs Time chart: Corrected bug where the user first runs the Energy Cost Model (ECM), and without forcing a power recalculation, the user then opens the Power vs Time chart. The System Supply Power chart displays the power profile with the ECM recommended capacitance, which is a reduced power profile, instead of the profile for the existing system. If the user does not run the ECM, and then the proper System Supply Power profile is displayed. |
| System Check: The message "Gearbox F2am/F2rm ratio exceeded" was not being displayed when the radial load is zero (F2rm), and the axial load (F2am) is not 0. In this case the ratio is definitely exceeded since the denominator is a zero. |
| Corrected +/- efficiency assignment for the mechanism holding torque at dwell. Was being applied as 1/n, which is hurting, as opposed to n, which helps with holding torque at standstill. |
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