GT Series Firmware Version-Up Information

The following points have been upgraded.

GT03-E(Ver.1.40[Color])/GT05(Ver.2.70[Monochrome])/GT05(Ver.2.60[Color]/GT32-R/E(Ver.1.80)

• Modified the control software due to a IC change.

The following points have been upgraded.

GT02(Ver.2.04)/GT02L(Ver.1.84)/GT03-E(Ver.1.35[Color])/GT03-E(Ver.1.34[Monochrome])/GT05(Ver.2.54[Color])/GT05(Ver.2.634[Monochrome])/GT12(Ver.2.34)/GT32(Ver.2.64)/GT32-R/E(Ver.1.75)

• Supports up/download FP program of FP-XH PLC.(GT03-E/GT32-R/GT32-E)
• Supports switching between holding and non-holding of the BATLOW flag.
• Corrected the phenomenon that the graph display may shift when "blink" is set for line graph parts (Block).
• Corrected the phenomenon that the graph may not be displayed when the "Total Value" is set for the line graph part (Block).
• Corrected the phenomenon that may not be displayed correctly when the "Total Value" is set for the line graph part (Block).
• Corrected the phenomenon that the graph display may not be maximized when "Automatic Setting" in "Max./Min." is set to "Yes" in the line graph parts (Block).
• Corrected the phenomenon that "Data Error" may occur on the screen where the custom part is pasted.
• Corrected the phenomenon that the screen 0 may return and the parts may blink when the ASCII data logging trigger occurs.
• Corrected the phenomenon that "Data Error" may occur on the screen where the keyboard parts are pasted.
• Corrected the phenomenon that it may freeze when switching the display / hide of the parts pasted in the flow display area.
• Corrected the phenomenon that files with extension FP are not displayed in GT_SD_Reader.
• Corrected the phenomenon that the holding data may be corrupted if the power is turned off / on after changing the GR area by bit operation when the Hold GT device setting is set.
• Corrected the phenomenon that the display may be distorted during the push-down reverse display of the transparent custom switch.
• Corrected the phenomenon that the FP0H program created with FPWIN Pro 7 cannot be uploaded and downloaded.

The following points have been upgraded.

GT12(Ver.2.331)

• Corrected the phenomenon that freeze may occur when the Display/Hide of parts that overlap the flow display area is switched.

The following points have been upgraded.

GT02(Ver.2.03) / GT02L(Ver.1.83) / GT03-E(Ver.1.34[Color]) / GT03-E(Ver.1.33[Monochrome]) / GT05(Ver.2.53[Color]) / GT05(Ver.2.63[Monochrome]) / GT12(Ver.2.33) / GT32(Ver.2.63) / GT32-R/E(Ver.1.74)

• Corrected the phenomenon that a communication error may occur when communicating to FP7 with the through function.

The following points have been upgraded.

GT03-E(Ver.1.33[Color]) / GT32-R/E(Ver.1.73)

• Support FP program up/download function from SD card to FP0H.

The following points have been upgraded.

GT02(Ver.2.02) / GT02L(Ver.1.82) / GT03-E(Ver.1.32) / GT05(Ver.2.52[Color]) / GT05(Ver.2.62[Monochrome]) / GT12(Ver.2.32) / GT32(Ver.2.62) / GT32-R/E(Ver.1.72)

• Corrected the phenomenon that recipe data deletes when turning off the power while saving recipe.
• Modified the touch panel setting of the system menu from 3 point touch to 5 point touch. (GT12)
• Corrected the phenomenon that may freeze when executing the SD recipe function.
• Corrected the phenomenon that the error display was not cleared even if the GT link token was received normally.
• Corrected the phenomenon that an error may occur when an Index modifier data part is used.

The following points have been upgraded.

GT02(Ver.2.00) / GT02L(Ver.1.80) / GT03-E(Ver.1.30) / GT05(Ver.2.50 (Color)) / GT05(Ver.2.60 (Monochrome)) / GT12(Ver.2.30) / GT32(Ver.2.60) / GT32-R/E(Ver.1.60)

• Supports the Hight complession.
• Corrected the phenomenon that the SD card saving completion notification may be sent when alarm history overflow occurs with general purpose serial.
• Corrected the phenomenon that highright spots may be displayed on the screen.
• Corrected the phenomenon that lines other than deleted alarms may be blank when one alarm is deleted in the alarm history part.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the variable file (FPWIN Pro) import function.

The firmware of the below products are updated; GT02(Ver.1.90) / GT02L(Ver.1.70) / GT03-E(Ver.1.20) / GT05(Ver.2.40(Color)) / GT05(Ver.2.50(Monochrome)) / GT12(Ver.2.20) / GT32(Ver.2.50) / GT32-E(Ver.1.50)

The following points have been upgraded.

• Supports the LCD panel of TFT.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Supports the LCD panel of TFT.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the 1-second countdown timer function.
• Added the function to rotate the display 180 degrees. (GT03-E/GT32-E)
• Supported the internal clock setting with the general-purpose serial command.
• Supported the reverse display of the basic communication area. (GT32M-E)
• Changed it to display an error code, when a device table overflowed.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the occasional error that data parts which the index reference has been used are not activated.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added Disabling Data Transmission function.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the error that the first log is not recorded with a correct date when activating GT without a battery and starting logging after the clock setting.
• Corrected the error that it takes a long time to clear flow display data when the display condition of flow display changes from ON to OFF.
• Corrected the occasional error that parts are not displayed when changing the user screen to the contrast adjustment screen, and returning to the user screen.
• Corrected the occasional error that GT cannot get out of the touch switch test screen of the system menu.
• Corrected the occasional error that "**1060" error is momentarily displayed on a screen in which the index reference of data parts is used.
• Corrected the occasional error that the clock loses a lot of time.
• Corrected the occasional error that the communication with PLC is disconnected when the energized time exceeds approx. 1200 hours.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the error that GT may freeze when a lot of clock parts were pasted in a base screen.
• Corrected the phenomenon that touch position slightly slips off.
• Corrected the error that the clock may be greatly out of order by a combination of hardware and firmware. (GT32M)

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the function to upload data in a SD card.
• Corrected the error that the language does not change at startup when the multi-language exchange reference device is held.
• Corrected the error in a vertically installed GT that it may freeze when a SD card is inserted while a flow display is being displayed.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Supports the Panasonic FP7.
• Corrected the error that the touch position slips off below. (GT32-E)
• Corrected the error that the data part does not suppress zero after input.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Supports the data transfer function from SD to GT for FP-X0.
• Added the contrast adjustment function in GTWIN configuration settings. (GT02, GT02L, GT12)
• Corrected the error that log data in which negative values are stored may not be plotted correctly when it is graphically displayed.
• Corrected the error that GT may freeze by changing the screen when using the skip communication error station function with multiple PLCs.
• Corrected the error that the backlight does not turn off even if the power supply voltage drops when the "Now Booting up..." screen is displayed.
• Corrected the error that GT freezes by reading a recipe which refers to an internal device when the transmission delay time has been set.
• Corrected the occasional error occurred when data in Float format is written with the SD recipe function.
• Changed to start GT with the backlight turned off if the power supply voltage drops right after the backlight was turned on.
• Corrected the rare error that logs are not plotted correctly when they are graphically displayed.
• Corrected the error that logs are not plotted correctly when they are graphically displayed after clearing logging data with the logging function.
• Corrected the error that GT may go out of control when a particular screen is displayed. (GT32T, GT05S, GT32-E)
• Corrected the error that a PC may not recognize GT when it is connected to the GT using USB.
• Corrected the error that parts may not be displayed on particular screens. (GT32T, GT05S, GT32-E)

The following points have been upgraded.

• Supports the vertical type display. (GT05/GT32/GT32-E）
• Added the SD memory card installation flag in Basic Communication Area.
• Supports program upload and download for FP2SH 32K.
• Corrected the error that the screen does not jump to the keyboard screen by touching data parts. (GT05 Color / GT32 Color / GT32-E）
• Corrected the phenomenon that it takes a long time for communication to establish when the power is turned on with Hitachi EH/EHV series, Keyence KV-10/16/24/40 series, KV700 seires, KV1000 series, KV3000/5000 series or Mitsubishi MELSEC-Q(CPU) series.
• Corrected the error that the factory default settings are deleted when performing FROM clear after setting DIP-SW 2, 3 and 4 to ON. （GT02L）
• Corrected the error that a transmission error may occur when sending data including comments from FPWIN GR with the through function.
• Corrected the error that True Type font characters may be garbled.
• Corrected the error that the message "Event queue full" is displayed when receiving a general-purpose serial command from the COM port with factory default settings.
• Corrected the error that a different device may be referred when Word and Double Word are mixed for the same device in the screen data.
• Corrected the error that the OFF signal of Momentary is not output when specifying Momentary and Others [For Operation Security function Logout)] for Operation Mode for function switch and custom switch parts.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the error that the left and top sides of TFT LCD are missing.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the FP monitor function.

• Added the function to adjust the backright brightness in the basic communication area.

• Added the function to upload and download PLC programs to a password-protected PLC from a SD card.

• Corrected the error, when using index reference for data parts, that showing or hiding other parts may not be performed.

• Corrected the error that GT may freeze by the switch operation after transferring data after clearing the GT screen.

• Corrected the error that a disturbance in screen display may occur when repeating the switch operation.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the mode to disable the CS/RS control when performing a general-purpose serial communication.

• Corrected the error that sometimes occurs in the alarm history readout tool in the general-purpose serial mode.

• Corrected the error, when using index reference for data parts, that showing or hiding other parts may not be performed.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the error that the screen may flicker when the backlight is set to a value other than the maximum value.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Enhanced error checking for accessing the GT internal memory.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the "True Type(GTWIN)" and "Windows(R)" font display function for the Data parts, Clock parts and the numerical display of Bar graph parts.

• Modified the first communication time-out period to be shortened in order to connect to the PLC quickly.

• Corrected the error that the clock does not work punctually even if Clock Type is set to PLC Clock with GT02 (without SD card).

• Corrected the error that GT freezes when the condition of Reverse/Blink setting becomes true while the conditions of a lot of parts are true.

• Corrected the error that GT may freeze on the "Screen No Error" screen when the GT Link function is used.

• Corrected the error that the previous character string is displayed momentarily when inputting the data parts the data format of which is "Character String" on Keyboard screen.

• Corrected the error that the screen changes to "SD->GT" screen when there is no screen data and the "SD File Delete" button in the system menu is touched.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the error that the backlight color changes or the backlight is not turned on once a communication error has occurred when using Keyence PLC.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the error that the flow display may not be displayed. (Color models only)

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the error that another screen may be displayed right after changing the screen.

• Corrected the error that the format error may occur when writing SD recipe data into a SD card.

• Corrected the error that GT freezes if attempting to display keyboard screen when the forced display flag is on.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the SD recipe function.

• Added the alarm history data save in SD memory card.

• Added the "Skip Communication Error Station" function for using the PLC multiple connection function.

• Added multiplication and division to the write device function.

• Added four arithmetic operations between devices to the write device function.

• Added the operation not to create a POW file for the data logging function.

• Corrected the error that "**00FF" is displayed when the communication with a PLC was disconnected momentarily and reconnected quickly.

• Corrected the error that GT does not start when the data parts the data type of which is Character String and the GT link function is used simultaneously.

• Corrected the error that the data logged with difference values may not be correctly displayed when it is displayed with line graph parts.

• Corrected the error that a disturbance in screen display occurs when executing reading a recipe while the keyboard screen is displayed.

• Corrected the error that GT freezes when the recipe file that exceeds the maximum capacity is transferred from GTWIN.

• Corrected the error that a communication error may occur when jumping to the keyboard screen when connecting multiple PLCs.

• Corrected the error that GT may freeze when executing reading a recipe while the data logging has been set.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Corrected the error for the data parts the data type of which is Float that a minus sign is not displayed even though the number is a negative number when a carry is produced as a result of rounding.

• Corrected the error that POW files of data logging with the same content are created any number of times when the power turns on.

• Corrected the error that GT may stop when jumping to the administrator's management screen for the operation security function.

• Corrected the error that the difference values logged by the data logging function may not be stored correctly.

• Corrected the error in the graph display of log data that the graph is displayed on a one-tenth scale when the number after the decimal point is 0.

• Corrected the error that a point in the screen closest to the touched point is considered that was touched when touching the point located out of the screen.

• Corrected the error that data logged in ASCII data format cannot be saved for the specified number of digits when PLC type is "General-purpose serial".

• Corrected the error in the data logging function that the on/off state of Output during write to SD card may not be recognized when it has been set in the internal device.

• Corrected the error that GT may freeze when the "GT>SD" button is touched inserting a SD card while using the GT link function.

• Corrected the error that the value of GDT0034 is rewritten when log data is saved in a SD card with the data logging function.

• Corrected the error that values in BCD format are output in DEC format when outputting the maximum values of line graph parts.

• Corrected the error in the line graph parts the reference data of which has been set in a SD card (logging data) that the value of 256,512,768 is not graphically displayed in the correct position.

• Corrected the error in the line graph parts the reference data of which has been set in a SD card (logging data) that the specification error of Term setting device is not deleted even the status has been recovered after the occurrence of the error.

• Corrected the error that the GT may hang when more than 70 log files of the data logging function are saved in one folder.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Supports the displays in simplified Chinese / traditional Chinese / Korean for data parts.

• Added the graph display function for log data.

• Supports the bar graph display for line graph parts.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Modified the phenomenon that GT does not start up when the firmware has been downgraded.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the reversing display function for Monochrome models.

• Added the function for logging data into a SD card.

• Supports Japanese kanji display for data parts.

• Supports Index reference for data parts.

• Supports the display/hide function for switch, function switch and custom switch parts.

• When using General-purpose serial/Modbus Slave (RTU mode), GT unit numbers can be specified in the system menu.

• Supports the data copy from SD to GT that Data protection password has been set.

• Modified the phenomenon that the Write device function does not activate during the display of keyboard screen.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the reversing display function for Monochrome models. (GT01/GT11)

• Added the touch sound disable flag in Basic communication area.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added "Multi function" function that enables multiple operation settings for one function switch/custom switch part. (GT05,GT12,GT32)

• More than one Panasonic FP-series PLC can be connected.(GT05,GT12,GT32)

• Modified the phenomenon that the switch cannot be turned off if the screen has been changed while the momentary switch is being continuously pressed.

• Modified the phenomenon that the parts are not inverted or flash when transparent lamp parts have been pasted.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Modified the phenomenon that the touch sound disable flag in the basic communication area does not work.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Extended the usable devices when using Omron SYSMAC-CS/CJ series.

• Added the buzzer enabled flag in the basic communication area (bit area).

• Modified the phenomenon that pressing a switch during the communication time out makes users unable to access the system menu.

• Modified the phenomenon that the momentary switch located on the top left corner of the screen remains in the on state if it is pressed repeatedly.

• Modified the phenomenon that the position where the data input bit turns on is not correct when the internal device has been specified for the basic communication area (bit area) with Siemens S7-200 series.

• Modified the phenomenon that the condition for a custom switch does not become effective although it has been specified to be enabled.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the buzzer enabled flag in the basic communication area (bit area).

• Modified the phenomenon that aother part overlapped with a transparent custom switch part cannot be seen.

• Modified the phenomenon that the part of another part overlapped with a blinking part is not drawn.

• Modified the phenomenon that the drawing of bar graph part with the width of 16 dots or less is missing.

• Modified the phenomenon that the custom parts that "Change Attributes for Every Appearance" has been specified are not replaced.

• Modified the phenomenon that the clock loses more than 180 seconds per month.

• Modified the phenomenon that the parts drawings are disturbed when the number of bitmapped parts on 1 base screen is the maximum limit.

• Modified the phenomenon that a message is displayed at the bottom of the screen when specifying a name for the login screen.

• Modified the phenomenon that the guidance is not displayed for alarm list parts.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Added the operation security function.

• Added the GT link function.

• Extended the limitation of the number of reference devices for one base screen to 512.

• Modified the problem that the communication error occurs when monitoring 128-point alarm with a Keyence PLC.

• Modified the problem that the error does not indicated when executing the copy to a SD card if the available memory of the card is low.

• Modified the problem that data is written in the basic communication area when changing switch parts.

• Modified the problem that the guidance and the switch part is alternatively displayed by touching the overlapped area when the guidance display and the switch part for calling the guidace are overlapped.

• Modified the problem that the unit freezes when receiving the general-purpose serial command while clearing FROM from the system menu with the general-purpose serial for the PLC unit type.

• Modified the problem that the custom switch and custom lamp message parts do not activate properly in the conditions other than the replacement No. 0 when setting them to "Change attribute every replacement".

• Modified the problem that a value that is not scaled is displayed for a moment when determining the input of data parts in case of setting the scaling for data parts to "On".

• Modified the problem that a value that is not scaled is diplayed when determining the input of data parts without any change in case of setting the reference device of data parts to an internal device and the scaling to "On".

The following points have been upgraded.

• Modified the problem that GT can't communicate with a external device when using the general-purpose serial.

• Modified the problem that "Transmission Delay" is not available when using the through function.

• Modified the problem that GT freezes when Basic Communication Area address of GT configuration is bigger than the following address.
  - Device of Hold Device Value
  - Device of Recipe Control Device
  - Monitoring start device of Alarm part /Device of Alarm History Control
  - Sampling Start Device of Line Graph part/Device of Line Graph control
  - Reference Device of Sound function
  - Reference PLC Device of Muluti-Language Exchange function
  - Output Device of Clock transfer outside

• Modified the problem that GT05C and GT32T don't work properly when screen data stored in the internal flash memory is allocated in a certain location in rare cases.

The following points have been upgraded.

• They support Mitsubishi MELSEC-Q (CPU)-series PLC.

• They support Hitachi EH/EHV-series PLC.

The following points have been upgraded.

• Improved the followings
  - Improved the start-up time after turning on the power supply, and added the display "Now Booting up" on the screen during power up.
  - Changed the screen switching method to display various parts after displaying the base.

• Modified the followings
  - Modified the problem that as for the alarm history parts, even if the bit turns on, the alarm cannot be displayed if all the "Triggered", "Recovered" and "Acknowledged" boxes are not checked.
  - Modified the problem that as for custom lamp or custom message parts, if those parts are highlighted without display data, they cannot be hidden while they are highlighted.
  - Modified the problem that if recipe data larger than 32638 bytes are set, the unit does not operate properly.
  - Modified the problem that when selecting the Siemens PLC model, the recipe, alarm list, line graphs, sound, flow display, device hold, clock device and data part (ASCII format) functions does not activate correctly.
  - Modified the problem that if the setting for the device hold function exceeds 8 words, data cannot be written correctly.
  - Modified the problem that on the Ver.1.12, the copy function for screen data with the SD does not activate properly when communication with PLC is not available.
  - Modified the problem that if the backlight forced flag is used, the backlight auto-off function does not work properly. (for GT05 only)