Manufacturing Connect Edge 3.5.2

5min
Release Date: May 4, 2023
New Features
Description
DeviceHub:
Support is now provided for the following Gen 2 drivers:
AB CompactLogix Ethernet Advanced
Mitsubishi A Serial Series
Mitsubishi Q/L Ethernet
Modbus RTU Advanced
Modbus RTU over TCP
MQTT Client
MQTT Server
Omron Fins Ethernet
OSI Agent
The new Server Search feature allows you to search for and add pre-defined tags to DeviceHub devices.
A new DataHub page replaces the DataHub > Configuration page. The DataHub (Legacy) page will be removed in a future release. You will need to create new configurations and migrate existing DataHub (Legacy) configurations to the DataHub page. 
Integration:
Support is now provided for the following connectors:
DB - Mongo v4+
REST API 
System:
You can now use Zerotouch installation, which allows you to pre-define a Manufacturing Connect Edge configuration and use it to deploy edge devices on-site with no additional human input. 
Enhancements and Improvements
Description
DeviceHub: 
Additional data types have been added in the Register Table for the Sinumerik 808D Serial (Gen1) driver. 
When searching for tags, you can now use the search filters contains and equals to.  
When you create or update Gen 2 drivers, you can select the Enable logging check box. 
When using Browse Tags, you can now cancel active browse requests. 
You can now download  new versions of Manufacturing Connect Edge from the UI. Navigate to System > Device Management and refer to the new Update Files section. 
System:
You can now download  new versions of Manufacturing Connect Edge from the UI. Navigate to System > Device Management and refer to the new Update Files section. 
Resolved Issues
Description
DeviceHub:
Fixed the following issues: 
Not being able to successfully add all tags using Browse Tags with the AB CompactLogix Ethernet driver. 
Messages not displaying with the poll-once command using the OPC UA Advanced driver. 
Not being able to delete all tags at once for a device. 
The Modbus TCP driver reporting incorrect values when the tag count is greater than 1. 
The connection automatically closing with Gen 2 drivers. 
Fixed issue with tag-level metadata not being transported when importing templates.
Fixed issue with device names not updating in Manufacturing Connect. 
Integration:
Fixed issue with not being able to import a large number of tags with the Google Cloud Pub/Sub connector. 
You can now use special characters in passwords for SQL connectors. 
Fixed issue with errors when editing connector topics that are connected and enabled. 
Fixed issue with the show mapping option in SQL Connectors causing failures. 
System:
Fixed issue with activation fails for node-locked licenses (online and offline) after downloading the latest Docker image. 
When there is an issue creating a template, the error message now provides information on what caused the failure. 
Fixed issue with metrics not being available for Manufacturing Connect Edge devices connected to Manufacturing Connect. 
Fixed issue with the Manufacturing Connect Edge Docker not forwarding events to Manufacturing Connect. 
Analytics:
Fixed issue with the Database Output processor not working successfully.
Flows Manager:
Fixed issue with the Deploy only modified flows option causing errors. 
Known Issues
Description
DeviceHub:
The Siemens S7 (Gen2) driver may have issues publishing data.  
Uploading a CSV file of tags may not be successful if the file contains an existing tag in Manufacturing Connect Edge. 
The AB CompactLogix Ethernet FreeTag (Gen2) driver contains a spare word in write requests. 
When using Browse Tags for the OPC UA Client Advanced driver, the Select all function may not work. 
The CAN Raw device may not be able to connect to HPE EL300. 
The OPC UA Client Advanced driver may not be able to connect to some OPC UA servers. 
Links in device tile warning messages may not successfully launch correct documentation pages.
Analytics:
An error message may display after connecting a Statistical Prediction node to a Moving Average node.
Error messages for the Change of Value node may persist even after addressing the error. 
The debug window may not display data for nodes not connected to an output node. 
Data formatted as INT may not display properly.
Integration:
When running an Influx DB locally with a Docker command and adding an Influx DB connector to Manufacturing Connect Edge, the connector may not be able to run successfully.  
System:
When using VirtualBox, a "Login incorrect" message may display on the Terminal User Interface during startup.
When uploading a template, you may mistakenly receive the error message license sync exceeded. 
Large template files may not be restored successfully. 
Activation errors messages may not display or not display clear reasons for the error. 
Deprecated Components and Features
Description
DeviceHub:
The Refresh icon for device tiles is removed.
The following drivers are no longer offered:
AB CompactLogix (Gen1)
AB ControlLogix (Gen1)
AB MicroLogix (Gen1)
Mitsubishi QJ71E71 (Gen1)
OPC UA Client (Gen1)
Siemens S7-1200 (Gen1)
Siemens S7-1500 (Gen1)
Siemens S7-300 (Gen1)
OPC UA Client Subscribe (Gen1)
Integration:
The DB - Oracle connector is no longer offered. 
﻿
Updated 19 Mar 2024
Manufacturing Connect Edge 3.5.3
Manufacturing Connect Edge 3.3.2
Docs powered by Archbee
TABLE OF CONTENTS
New Features
Enhancements and Improvements
Resolved Issues
Known Issues
Deprecated Components and Features