IndustrialIT

800xA - System
800xA for Melody
System Version 5.0 SP1

Release Notes
 IndustrialIT
800xA - System
800xA for Melody
System Version 5.0 SP1

Release Notes
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 Table of Contents

Section 1 - Release Notes

Introduction .......................................................................................................................7
Product Support .................................................................................................................7
Fixed Problems ..................................................................................................................8
Configuration .........................................................................................................8
Operational .............................................................................................................9
Known Problems .............................................................................................................12
Installation............................................................................................................12
Administration......................................................................................................14
Configuration .......................................................................................................15
Operational ...........................................................................................................17
Instruction Manual Changes ................................................................................19

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Introduction
This document represents the release notes for IndustrialIT 800xA for Melody
functionality of System Version 5.0 SP1. The functionality is part of the IndustrialIT
System 800xA and establishes the connectivity between IndustrialIT 800xA Melody
and 800xA Operator Workplace.
This document provides a brief overview on functionality. It lists the problems that
existed in the previous version or service pack that were fixed and corrected in this
release. It also enumerates known problems encountered in the final testing of this
product release and identifies workarounds that help overcome the problem. The
document contains additional notes that may be valuable to customers and service
personnel working with the product. It replaces the existing release notes for the
prior release and is included on the product CD.
Fixed and Known Problems are divided into functional categories:
• Installation.
• Administration.
• Configuration.
• Operational.
• Instruction Manual Changes.

Product Support
Contact ABB technical support for assistance in problem reporting.

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Fixed Problems Section 1 Release Notes

Fixed Problems
Configuration
Table 1 lists the major system or product configuration issues that have been
corrected since the previous version or service pack. A brief description of the
correction has also been given.

Table 1. Corrected Configuration Issues

Issue Correction or Fix

When engineering has been performed in a Fixed with Version 5.0 RU 1.
system where individual nodes have been Relevant NLS related documentation can be used
set to different language settings this might without restrictions.
have lead to inconsistencies.
To avoid inconsistencies there is a Product
Bulletin regarding “Native Language
Support (NLS)” (Doc. ID: 3BSE042313).
In addition to these descriptions further
settings were necessary to avoid potential
problems.

800xAMel-CN-5000-186

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Operational
Table 2 lists the major system or product operational issues that have been corrected
since the previous version or service pack. A brief description of the correction has
also been given.

Table 2. Corrected Operational Issues

Issue Correction or Fix

MSU event generation. Fixed with Version 5.0 RU1.
Acknowledged alarm remains in the Alarm
list if there is an active message
suppression (MSU) activated.

800xAMel-OL-5000-366
During commissioning of a plant a Fixed with Version 5.0 RU1.
Connectivity Server can send a lot of error
events for controllers which are not
available or not loaded. Under rare
circumstances this can result in a failure of
the Connectivity Server.

800xAMel-OL-5000-371
Contronic E with SFCViewer: Fixed in SFCViewer Version 5.0 RU1.
SFCViewer: no animation in transition logic
view for criteria without logic with
Contronic E - GSB

800xAMel-OL-5000-441
SFCViewer shows wrong start criteria for Fixed in SFCViewer Version 5.0 RU1.
single-chain SFCs.

800xAMel-OL-5000-458

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Table 2. Corrected Operational Issues (Continued)

Issue Correction or Fix

If the configuration option "Optain an IP The control network on a Connectivity Server node
address automatically" has been selected should be configured with a fixed IP address.
for the Melody Server then the CPU load
might increase to very high values (up to
nearly 100 %).

800xAMel-OL-5000-461
If several couplers (“CCO”) have been Solved with this Service Pack 1.
configured and only one is not available for
both (active and backup) Melody
Connectivity Servers, then the redundancy
switchover does not work any longer.
The redundancy switchover mechanism
does not work if the redundant Melody
Servers are OFFLINE.

800xAMel-OL-5000-468
When using commands with configured Solved with this Service Pack 1.
logic state descriptors this could lead to
unprecise message texts for a tracking
event.
Example for an incorrect message text after
switch over from manual mode to automatic
mode:
incorrect:
RC_CECLCD01.AUT_1/SIG changed from
'(Automatic)' to '1'
correct:
RC_CECLCD01.AUT_1/SIG changed
Automatic from 0 to 1

800xAMel-OL-5000-471

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Table 2. Corrected Operational Issues (Continued)

Issue Correction or Fix

For alarms on channels from AC 870P / Solved with this Service Pack 1.
Melody local I/O modules without existing
HSI tags the acknowlegement is only
Note: Melody IO Related Alarm without configured
possible with administrative permissions in
Melody HSI Object will get the source name of the
800xA Operations.
coupling module.
800xAMEL-OL-5000-002
For some events the column "unit" within Solved with this Service Pack 1.
the Melody Alarm List is filled with text that
has already been used in column
"description".

800xAMEL-OL-5000-426
Melody Connectivity Server shows good Solved with this Service Pack 1.
quality for tags that are only deleted in
controller.

800xAMEL-OL-5000-444
In rare cases after a wrong configuration of Solved with this Service Pack 1.
the Event Concentrator and an incorrect
Server Parth for the Melody Connectivity
Note: after system installation it is recommended to
Server these wrong settings could cause
check the adjusted Server pathes.
the AlarmManager to consume 100% CPU
load due to duplicate Melody Alarms.

800xAMEL-OL-5000-456
If a signal has bad quality before the Melody Solved with this Service Pack 1.
Connectivity Server is up and running then
alarms/events will be created from this
Note: With SP1 the Melody Connectivty Server
signal even if the signal quality is bad.
doesn’t generate alarms/events for signals with
bad quality.
800xAMEL-OL-5000-464

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Known Problems
Installation
Table 3 lists issues that may exist and affect the installation and upgrade of the
system or product at time of release. Workarounds, clarifications, or helpful hints
have been provided for each issue wherever possible.

Table 3. Installation Issues

Issue Workarounds, Clarifications, and Helpful Hints

After installation and configuration or after To avoid unnecessary expansion of the database
upgrade the Config Server database will be volume set the Recovery Model to “Simple” by
created automatically with Recovery Model following the steps below on all Melody Connectiviy
settings adjusted by default to “Full”. Server:
A Recovery Model set to “Full” causes the • Change to:
SQL Transaction log file on the Connectivity c:\Program Files\ABB Industrial IT\ Operate
Server (mirror database) steadily increasing IT\Base\Update\Patch546
up to very large size depending on the
• Start PRC546.BAT by double-clicking on it.
amount of configuration changes.
This will configure the SQL Server to automatically
Eventually the log could grow big enough to
truncate the transaction log.
hinder performance.
For verification start CheckConfigServerLog.vbs in
800xAMEL-IN-4100-001 the same directory as listed above.
During Upgrade of 800xA for Melody the If this condition ocurs, reboot the node and call up
installation normally stops the task manager to verify that the EbServerBroker
EbServerBroker Service. process is not running.
In rare cases it might be possible that this
Service may not stop and consequently the
upgrade can’t be finished.

800xAMEL-IN-5000-518

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Table 3. Installation Issues (Continued)

Issue Workarounds, Clarifications, and Helpful Hints

When creating the PC host name and the
service account with a total No. of more
than 30 characters the automated
installation might not be possible because
of “unknown username or password”.
Make sure that the combination of PC host name
and service account consitsts of maximum 30
characters.

800xAMEL-IN-5000-483
Some Firewall settings for DHCP Server are To get the DHCP Server work correctly with
missing. Firewall enabled on the DHCP Server for AC 870P
Controllers additional UDP Ports needs to be
800xAMEL-IN-5001-350 opened manually:
Open Start / Control Panel / Windows Firewall on
DHCP Server Machine.
• Select the Exceptions TAB
• click Add Port...
• select UDP
• enter name: e.g. DHCP and enter the Port 67
• click ok
• repeat this step for Port 68
• click ok
System Installer can not be used for For upgrading 800xA for Melody from SV 4.1 to
Upgrade of 800xA for Melody from SV 4.1 to SV5.0 SP1 follow the manual upgrade procedure.
SV5.0 SP1.

800xAMEL-IN-5001-529

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Administration Section 1 Release Notes

Administration
Table 4 lists the issues that may exist and affect administration at time of release
including user, node, and service structure related problems. Workarounds,
clarifications, or helpful hints have been provided for each issue wherever possible.

Table 4. Administration Issues

Issue Workarounds, Clarifications, and Helpful Hints

After failure of the primary HSI network
(Client Server Network) the time
synchronization from the Melody system
part to the Melody Connectivity Server is
interrupted.
After having detected a failure of the primary HSI
network the disturbance has to be eliminated as
soon as possible to achieve time synchronization
with Melody again.

800xAMEL-AD-4100-002
Database replication does not work if the Log into the Service account at least once and
800xA Service account has not been reboot on the Melody Config Server and Melody
logged into at least once on the Config Connectivity Server nodes.
Server and Connectivity Server nodes. Two or three reboots of the Melody Connectivity
Server nodes may be required to start the
800xAMEL-AD-5000-003 database replication process.

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Configuration
Table 5 lists the issues that may exist and affect configuration of the system or
product at time of release. Workarounds, clarifications, or helpful hints have been
provided for each issue wherever possible.

Table 5. Configuration Issues

Issue Workarounds, Clarifications, and Helpful Hints

Melody Composer does not provide the Do not use the listed function block modules.
following function block modules with
Operations Code Generation:
BFLAG-H0
CSCBOOL-00
CSCCL-00
CSCDUR-00
CSCINT-00
CSCPB-00
CSCREAL-00

800xAMEL-CN-4100-005
A violation of the tag configuration limit Keep the number of configured tags lower than the
(10,000 per Connectivity Server) will not be documented high limit.
announced. Messages for tags exceeding
the limit will not be sent.

800xAMEL-CN-4100-006
When using CCC 30 coupling modules To get the CCC 30 (module related) system
system alarms coming from the individual
messages properly transferred to the ’Alarm &
CCC 30 module will be sent to the lost and
Event list’ create for the individual CCC 30 a
found area. generic object under the relevant Connectivity
server using the mounting place position (EPC) as
800xAMEL-CN-4100-008 name.

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Table 5. Configuration Issues (Continued)

Issue Workarounds, Clarifications, and Helpful Hints

When setting a CCO Object ’out of service’ Do not set a CCO Object ’out of service’ as long as
as long as there are tags assigned to this there are tags assigned to this CCO!
CCO then subsequent tag configurations for
If a CCO Object has been set ’out of service’ as
those tags may not work properly. long as there were tags assigned to, then you have
to delete and recreate all tags that have been
800xAMEL-CN-5000-001 assiged to this CCO.

When moving an existing tag from one Redo HSI code generation for this tag.
controller to another by using Composer
this could cause the tag to vanish from
operation.

800xAMEL-CN-5000-007
In case that the recommendations for the
NetBIOS settings have not been followed
and if network disturbances occur then the
redundancy for the Melody Connectivity
Server may not work properly.
800xAMEL-CN-5000-005 –
Shortcuts on desktop for WebBasedServer
Explorer and Replication Monitor are not
working after installation of Microsoft
Internet Explorer version 7.
800xAMEL-CN-5000-487
Observe the following recommendations for
NetBIOS configuration (taken from 800xA-System,
Automation System Network, 3BSE034463):
– Enable NetBIOS on all interfaces for the
Primary Client Server Network.
Disable NetBIOS on all interfaces for the
Secondary Client Server Network.
– Disable NetBIOS on all interfaces for the
Control Network and do not use DNS.
After the installation of SP1 together with Microsoft
Internet Explorer version 7 all shortcuts on the
desktop that have already been created for the
WebBased Server Explorer have to be deleted and
recreated again.

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Operational
Table 6 lists the issues that may exist and affect operational of the system or product
at time of release. Workarounds, clarifications, or helpful hints have been provided
for each issue wherever possible.

Table 6. Operational Issues

Issue Workarounds, Clarifications, and Helpful Hints

Maestro Tracking Events show the wrong It is possible to combine both ’Maestro Tracking
actor identity. Events’ and the ’AuditEvent_OperatorAction’ to get
full information in form of two entries in the
800xAMEL-OL-4100-004 Alarm&Event list. The 800xA Audit Trail message
for ’AuditEvent_OperatorAction’ Events shows the
correct actor identity.
IDFViewer – first P0/P1 criterion is wrong if As workaround add an OR to the single release
only one release criterion is configured. criteria.
If there is only one release criterion
configured without any logic, the logic view
may show the first input line of the
protection criterion in wrong colour.

800xAMEL-OL-5001-476
IDFViewer – display problems in logic view In case that the logic view is corrupt then use the
In rare cases it might be possible that some list view instead.
protection and release configurations are
not displayed correctly in logic view.

800xAMEL-OL-5001-513

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Table 6. Operational Issues (Continued)

Issue Workarounds, Clarifications, and Helpful Hints

IDFViewer - missing protection criteria in If there are not more that two level of logic, then it is
unfulfilled criteria view. very likely that the problem will not appear.
If the logic is simple (not more than two
levels of logic) then the unfulfilled criteria
view shows correctly the protection input
signals, that prevents the output from
changing to green.
If the logic is more complex (more than two
levels of logic) then it might be possible that
not all unfulfilled criteria are displayed.

800xAMEL-OL-5001-519
IDFViewer – negation of release / protection Place an OR module before the input of the
input not visible in logic view sequence control module. Negate the input of the
If the release or protection input of the OR and not the input of the sequence control
sequence control module (i.e. the output of module.
the displayed logic in logic view) is negated,
then this information is not shown in logic
view.

800xAMEL-OL-5001-526

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Instruction Manual Changes

Table 7 list the problems or issues in the instruction manuals that exist at product
release. The corrections to the instruction have been indicated.

Table 7. Instruction Manual Changes

Instruction Error (Page) Change or Correction

800xA for Melody, System List of “Illegal Illegal Character Set
Version 5.0, Configuration Character Set” is The following characters must not be used in
missing names:
800xAMEL-MC-5000-009
<character> (<name>) <ASCII Value>
“ (quotation) 034
# (pound) 035
% (percent) 037
& (and) 038
’ (apostrphe) 039
( (parantheses open) 040
) (parantheses close) 041
* (asterisk) 042
, (comma) 044
. (period) 046
/ (slash) 047
: (colon) 058
; (semicolon) 059
? (question mark) 063
[ (bracket open) 091
\ (backslash) 092
] (bracket close) 093
{ (curly bracket open) 123
} (curly bracket close) 125
127
00 through 31

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Table 7. Instruction Manual Changes

Instruction Error (Page) Change or Correction

Post Installation Missing note that Note: the recommendation for NetBIOS
NetBIOS settings configuration in the 800xA System “Automation
described in System Network” guide (Doc ID
Section 4 3BSE034463R5001) are mandatory for 800xA
“Domain and for Melody.
800xAMEL-MC-5000-008
DNS
Configuration” of
the manual
“Automation
System Network”
are mandatory
for 800xA for
Melody
Post Installation Missing note Note: After the firewall of the Config Server has
regarding firewall been switched on the file sharing option of the
800xAMEL-CL-5001-257 settings of the firewall has to be checked.
Config Server.
Configuration Paragraph: Melody TimeSync Daemon installation
800xAMEL-CN-5001-001 ”Melody info: Form Melody Connectivity Servers and for
TimeSync the Melody Config Server the TimeSync
Daemon Daemon is automatically installed during
installation” installation.
inSection 7:
Computer that neither belong to Melody nor to
“Time
the 800xA Process Portal but that need a time
Synchronization”
synchronization must have a TimeSync
has to be
Daemon installed or must use the SNTP
replaced
protocol.
Refer to 3BSE034463, Automation System
Network, Design and Configuration” manual,
Section 5.

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Table 7. Instruction Manual Changes

Instruction Error (Page) Change or Correction

Configuration In paragraph: The Windows Time Synchronization Service
”Windows Time must remain disabled with the exception of the
800xAMEL-CN-5001-002 Synchronization (redundant pair of) 800xA for Melody
Service Connctivity Server that does the time
(W32Time)” synchronization.
inSection 7:
“Time
Computer that neither belong to Melody nor to
Synchronization”
the 800xA Process Portal but that need a time
the under
synchronization must have a TimeSync
“Change or
Daemon installed or must use the SNTP
Correction” listed
protocol.
text has to be
taken as Refer to 3BSE034463, Automation System
additional Network, Design and Configuration” manual,
information. Section 5.

Configuration A part of the The event collectors can be configured so that

configuration of SV 5 works in the same ways as SV 4 if it
800xAMEL-CN-5001-484 the Melody Event receives an alarm for an object that is not know.
Collectors is not
1. Configure the "Source Object Interceptor
described.
Object" aspect
Without this
configuration, a. Select the Special Configuration tab on a
800xA do not Melody Event Collector service group.
show an alarm b. The field "Source Configuration" is
for a new tag empty. Select the "Melody AE Server
which is already Source Object Interceptor Configuration"
in alarm state at aspect.
the time it is
created in 800xA. 2. For all other Melody Event Collector service
groups select the "Melody AE Server
Source Object Interceptor Configuration"
object in the field "Source Configuration.

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