MindConnect Hardware Release Notes

General

  • MindSphere provides a highly reliable system, however the MindConnect can be affected by system internal incidents.

  • The MindConnect system send data into the MindSphere. If the data provider (e.g. OPC server) is not available. A value "0" with a bad quality code will be sent up. To see the quality code in the IoT model it's necessary that the quality code is always turned on at the creation of aspects.

  • We recommend to use an OPC UA server as data source with a certificate.

MindConnect Nano

What's new?

  • To avoid the need to open the customer firewall for "*.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com" now also the firmware download is available at "MindSphere.io".

  • Several extra logfiles are now uploaded to MindSphere and will be available via e.g. Fleetmanager:

    • DataProvider - logfile

    • Data-Adapter - logfile

    • Mosquitto - logfile

    • Settings - file

  • User can activate the encryption in the onboarding configuration file that is downloaded to USB stick. The encryption protects sensitive data like proxy credentials in agent configuration.

  • Agent connection status is now displayed on UI.

  • The handling of the mappings between the data points and the aspects has been improved. The mapping will not be lost anymore. This will be effective after the first change of the existing configuration which is going along with a one-time loss of all old mappings.

Fixed issues

  • Logfile upload causing runtime disturbance are fixed.

  • Offline cache corruption is handled.

  • Connecting to Sinumerik devices via S7 channel is now supported.

  • SIMOCODE OPC server handles now the connection loss better. (See known issues)

  • The S7 connections are optimized – Each PLC will just have one connection.

  • Online update via basic authenticated proxy server is now stable. (See known issues)

  • Firmware update can handle the connection losses during firmware download.

Known issues

  • The usage of more than 30 data sources (MindConnect Nano) is not recommended.

  • The connection to a SIMOCODE, SIMOTION, SINAMICS OPC UA Server cannot reestablish automatic if the used Firmware has a MiniWeb version <V5.1. It's recommended to upgrade to a new FW version of the SIMOCODE, SIMOTION, SINAMICS device.

  • If the version V03.02.00.00 b003 should be upgraded to the latest version, and the automatic firmware update does not work, please use the manual update option. This can happen if you use a proxy with fixed credentials.

MindConnect IoT2040

What's new?

  • To avoid the need to open the customer firewall for "*.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com" now also the firmware download is available at "MindSphere.io".

  • Several extra logfiles are now uploaded to MindSphere and will be available via e.g. Fleetmanager:

    • DataProvider - logfile

    • Data-Adapter - logfile

    • Mosquitto - logfile

    • Settings - file

  • User can activate the encryption in the onboarding configuration file that is downloaded to USB stick. The encryption protects sensitive data like proxy credentials in agent configuration.

  • Agent connection status is now displayed on UI.

  • The handling of the mappings between the data points and the aspects has been improved. The mapping will not be lost anymore. This will be effective after the first change of the existing configuration which is going along with a one-time loss of all old mappings.

Fixed issues

  • Logfile upload causing runtime disturbance are fixed.

  • Offline cache corruption is handled.

  • Connecting to Sinumerik devices via S7 channel is now supported.

  • SIMOCODE OPC server handles now the connection loss better. (See known issues)

  • The S7 connections are optimized – Each PLC will just have one connection.

  • Online update via basic authenticated proxy server is now stable (See known issues)

  • Firmware update can handle the connection losses during firmware download.

Known issues

  • The usage of more than 5 datasources (MindConnect IOT2040) is not recommended.

  • The connection to a SIMOCODE, SIMOTION, SINAMICS OPC UA Server cannot reestablish automatic if the used Firmware has a MiniWeb version <V5.1. It's recommended to upgrade to a new FW version of the SIMOCODE, SIMOTION, SINAMICS device.

  • If the version V03.02.00.00 b003 should be upgraded to the latest version, and the automatic firmware update can fail, please use the manual update option. This can happen if you use a proxy with fixed credentials.