I have to agree with your assesment of FoxView/FoxDraw. I have found it to
be buggy as well. Each little upgrade has broken as much as it has fixed.
Also, why do I have to ASK for each version. Why can't Foxboro just send it
out when it becomes available. Same with any patches relevant to my system.
Foxboro knows what I have installed. Why not send me a patch before I have
trouble?
Hmmm. What else would I like?
I would like to see the configuration utilities (the ICC especially) join
the 21st century. Specifically:
I would like everything to be able to have comments.
I would like to be able to insert a step in a calc block.
I would like to have the equivalent of subroutines so that I only have to
change something (maybe a calculation in a calc block)once to have it take
effect globally.
I would like a revision history system, which includes the ability to undo
changes.
I would like high and low limits and engineering units to propogate through
downstream blocks blocks.
One other thing. Please update the version of Solaris that you are using
from 2.5. It's so old that I have trouble with third-party software.
Thanks for the forum to toss my $0.02 in....
-Joe Markham
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Miller
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 11:29 AM
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Subject: RE: Back on the Soap Box
There are a few of things I need to bring up:
First, besides Bo, has anyone had success with doing an upgrade to 6.2 and
not having to reboot the CP's. Bo says that he has seen it work, yet I have
had sources in Foxboro recommend against doing it. Does anyone know why we
would be told this?
Second, in addition Bo's desire to see bootless CP upgrades (with economics
dictating longer intervals between shutdowns, we could use that feature,
too), I'd like to see FoxView/FoxDraw brought beyond what I still feel is
beta test reliability and features. Two years ago, we were promised that
the next version of the package would have dynamic trending - where is it?
I'd also like to know if FoxView is still being developed or is it being
abandoned in favor of a Wonderware based product? I know this isn't as
critical as Bo's issue, but it's important for planning and upgrades.
Finally, there are two and half working days left until the User's
Conference. Has anyone given any thought to how those of us who feel that
bootless CP upgrades are a critical issue can organize and vote to see that
it gets the attention it deserves? Are there any other specific items that
we can bring up - additional function blocks, time delayed alarming, better
documentation of existing control blocks, integerated expert system
functions, fuzzy ? Granted, not everyone will have the same issues, but I
think the group should be able to form a consensus to support each other's
issues.
John
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