When to update the version of the runtime system on the PLC?
This is how you are able to quickly check in Neuron Power Engineer whether a more current version of the PLC runtime system is recommended for usage with the application:
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In the Instance view: Select the requested PLC (= appertaining IEC-resource with icon ) or one of the children.
Result: Above the toolbar for the view, the selected PLC incl. the project name is displayed. -
Expand the item PLC Information for the IEC-resource. Then expand the item Runtime system.
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Make sure that the items for Current version and Recommended version quote an identical version.
In case of different versions, the correct execution of the application on the PLC or even the successful loading of the application cannot be granted. Best practice in this case: Install the recommended version of the runtime system on the PLC.
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It is not possible to use a runtime system version < 4.0.0 with the Neuron Power Engineer version 2.0.0 or a following version. The new data structure supports enhanced features, such as the representation of values for →reference variables within the Values of Variables view. The old data structure has been kept for incl. the Neuron Power Engineer version 1.126.0 in order to maintain the compatibility of previous runtime system versions with these Neuron Power Engineer versions. When using the Neuron Power Engineer version 2.0.0 or a later version, observe that the redundant data is no longer generated. If you are using a runtime system < 4.0.0 version and you want to use the current Neuron Power Engineer version, upgrade to the current runtime system version. The current installation package for runtime system is included in the delivery range of Neuron Power Engineer.
It is not possible to use a runtime systemversion < 5.0.0 with the Neuron Power Engineer version 3.1.0 or a following version. Neuron Power Engineer checks the version of the runtime system when the application is loaded. If Neuron Power Engineer requires a more current runtime system version, the following message is displayed: If you do not need this check, contact your administrator or system integrator and ask for the deactivation of this check.
It is not possible to use a runtime system version < 5.1.0 with the Neuron Power Engineer version 3.6.0, if you want to build/load an application using →interfaces incl.→method prototypes. In contrast to this: It is possible to use the runtime system version 5.0.0 again with the Neuron Power Engineer version 3.7.0 or a following version – even if you are using interfaces incl. method prototypes or the mentioned blocks in the built/loaded application. |