Ladder, Stage, and Mnemonic Program Views now support ZOOM IN / ZOOM OUT via CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS and CTRL+SHIFT+MINUS HotKeys, or via CTRL+Mouse Wheel. (163)Ĭan now ZOOM IN / ZOOM OUT to eleven (11) levels via new drop-down Zoom control on the main offline toolbar. level-triggered) Boxes and IBoxes in Ladder View. Graphical indicator denotes edge-triggered (vs. (4162)īoxes in Ladder View now display Input Leg Labels. Also added ability to manually "Check for Updates." under the Help menu.Ĭrisp new graphics-based displays in Ladder View and Stage View with alpha-blended Block Cursors. (4126)ĭirectSOFT now automatically Checks for Updates on startup. (4144)Īdded ability to select a particular Network Interface Adapter Card ("PIC-A-NIC") in the Comm Server Link Wizard.
The DirectSOFT Comm Server now auto-detects the PC's Serial COM ports. Right-click on your favorite Data View and select "Trend All" to automatically create a new Trend View that tracks the Data View elements!įaster status updates! (Like in Do>more Designer!) - Thanks to Bob! =) The Trend View is a cool new debugging tool for tracking multiple elements values over time. Rel 6 adds more IBoxes, along with the coolest debug tool, Trend View. MATH, NETRX, NETWX, but also added a bunch of functionality for ECOM100 modules, like sending EMAILS from your PLC! (can't do that with DS Rel 4). Rel 5 created macro-type "instructions" called IBoxes (Intelligent Boxes) that boiler plate common coding logic, e.g.
Rel 5 was the biggest leap in functionality for DirectSOFT EVER.