Release Notes

Software Release Notes for

ecologOne

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 Table of Content
1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.2 Explanation of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Instructions - Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 Known Critical Issues - Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3.1 ecologOne backend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4 Information and Known Issues - Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4.1 ecologOne backend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4.2 ecologOne frontend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5 Release Information - Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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 1 Overview

1.1 Purpose

This document applies to all specified devices an it is part of user documentation.

This document is intended for specialists. These specialists are people who are qualified by their appropriate training
and their experience to see risks and to avoid possible hazards that may be caused during operation or maintenance of
the device.

The document contains additional information about the correct handling of the device and provides information about
known issues and addition release information. Read this document before use to familiarize yourself with the additional
information and known issues. Keep this document during the entire duration of use of the device.

1.2 Explanation of symbols

WARNING!
Warning of serious personal injury. Death or serious irreversible injuries may result.

CAUTION!
Warning of personal injury. Slight reversible injuries may result. Damage on the machine may result when
instructions are not followed by the system integrator.

NOTICE!
Warning of damage to property.

Symbol Document Content Release Information / Known issues

Safety related Important warning Safety related Known issue which can cause serious
personal injury or damage property. Death or serious
irreversible injuries or damage on the machine may
result when instructions are not followed by the system
integrator.

Safety related Important note, non-compliance Safety related Known issue which can cause
may result in malfunction or interference. availability problems of the machine . Damage on the
machine may result when instructions are not followed
by the system integrator.

Safety related Information, supplementary note. Safety related Additional information for the integration
such as restrictions, implementation hints and
implementation examples.

Important warning Known issue which can cause damage property.

Damage on the machine may result when instructions
are not followed by the system integrator.

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 Symbol Document Content Release Information / Known issues

Important note, non-compliance may result in Known issue which can cause availability problems of
malfunction or interference. the machine . Damage on the machine may result
when instructions are not followed by the system
integrator.

Information, supplementary note. Additional information for the integration such as

restrictions, implementation hints and implementation
examples.

Software Feature Description of the new feature that was added in the
software version.

Software Change Description of the change that was done compared to

the predecessor software version.

Fixed Issue Description of the issue that was fixed compared to

the predecessor hardware version.

► Instruction Instruction

> Reaction, result Reaction, result

[...] Designation of keys, buttons or indications Designation of keys, buttons or indications

→ Cross-reference Cross-reference

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 2 Instructions - Software

There are no instructions for this release.

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 3 Known Critical Issues - Software

3.1 ecologOne backend

WARNING! 2217

When installing ecologOne, the application is provided as a trusted application by ifm electronic gmbh, but
when uninstalling the application from the computer the process is declared as untrusted.

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 4 Information and Known Issues - Software

4.1 ecologOne backend

2217
Uninstalling process of ecologOne is not licensed

When installing ecologOne, the application is provided as a trusted application by ifm electronic gmbh, but
when uninstalling the application from the computer the process is declared as untrusted.

2014
User configurations do not remain after updating ecologOne

At the present stage of a fresh ecologOne installation, all configurations will revert to their
default settings. Any modifications executed via the system-tray will be reset to default,
necessitating manual reconfiguration.

2602
Communication timeout bigger than 21 second not effective

When setting the communication timeout to a value bigger than 21 seconds the timeout will appear after 21
seconds.
Every timeout below is effective.

4.2 ecologOne frontend

After updating ecomatController / ecomatBasic, the device needs to be disconnected and 2190

connected again

Upon updating an ecomatController or an ecomatBasic and receiving a success message, the

application displays Error 401, preventing connection to the device. To resolve this issue, a
workaround involves disconnecting and reconnecting the device from within the application.
This happens for updating from V3.2.0.3 to any higher version or downgrading from a higher
version back to V3.2.0.3.

1845
Connection ends in timeout when updating communication settings

If the communication settings of the connected device are changed over the 'Software' tab, the update never
shows that it has completed.
Instead the UI displays a timeout.

Error handling:

1. Accept timeout message

2. Reach page where all devices are listed
3. Disconnect device with old communication setting
4. Connect device with new communication setting

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 2220
Password for ecomatController and ecomatBasic needs to be MD5 hash in uppercase

If an ecomatController/ecomatBasic has a password configured, it must be entered as an MD5

hash in uppercase format.

Workflow:

1. Create md5 hash of your password

2. Capitalize all letters from step 1
3. Input result from step 2

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 5 Release Information - Software

Version V1.2.4
New Features and Changes

2732
Connection timeout setting

The ecologOneServiceManager provides the possibility to set a connection timeout between 3s and 60s.
This is the timeout the application is waiting for a devices response.

2733
Displaying picture of connected device

If there is an internet connection, a picture of the device is displayed within the Identification tab.

2734
Opening ecologOneServiceManager

The ecologOneServiceManager can be opened by left or right clicking the ifm icon in the tray bar.

Fixed Issues

1936
ecologOne on Windows 11 not startable

This version of ecologOne is incompatible with windows 11.

Within the next versions this will be possible.

2191
Application shows device tabs after update

After updating a device and refreshing the page it can happen, that the device tabs will be shown in the
connected devices page.

2216
Parallel use of Peak can adapter with ecologOne and CODESYS gateway not possible

When trying to use a peak can adapter within ecologOne and any other application (for example CODESYS),
only one application is possible to use the adapter.
That means the user has to stop either ecologOne or the other application that the Peak can adapter works.

2132
Setup of ecologOne needs .NET 6.0

Before installing the ecologOne-setup.exe, there is the need to install the .NET 6.0 Framework on the PC.
Please refer to the attached document 'ecologOne_SetupNotes_V1.1.2'.

Version V1.1.2
New Features and Changes

2228
Supported USB-to-CAN adapter

The following USB-to-CAN adapter are supported:

CANFox
IXXAT
Peak

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 New Features and Changes

2227
Supported devices

The following devices are supported:

ecomatController
ecomatBasic
BasicSystem including:
BasicController
BasicDisplay
ioControl
SmartController

2229
Added ecologOneServiceManager

The ecologOneServiceManager can be reached through the System tray menu and supports the following
functionalities:

Start/Stop ecologOne
Changing the application port

Fixed Issues

2032
Overlapping in list of can adapter

When more than one can adapter was recognized, they are displayed overlapped in the selection.

1827
Updating ecomatController in bootloader mode fails

When updating a ecomatController that is in bootloader mode, the update is not possible.

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