The latest major update introduces Modbus TCP protocol support, Mac platform compatibility, and block reading performance improvements. As the analysis windows contain no data, the impact remains neutral. Future assessments will determine if these technical additions drive increased adoption among industrial users.
Modbus TCP is here — and the app now runs on your Mac, too: one purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. Reading got much faster as well: a 30-tag group that took 301 ms now reads in 11 ms on our S7-1200. MODBUS TCP • Connect to Modbus TCP devices alongside LOGO! and SIMATIC S7 — most PLCs, drives, meters and gateways speak it • Coils, discrete inputs, holding registers and input registers, with the data types you already use • Byte order per group and per object (ABCD/CDAB/BADC/DCBA), FC16/FC15 writes, optional 1-based addresses • Presets and address examples for Siemens, Schneider, Allen-Bradley and ABB — no digging through manuals • A ready-made sample set for the Siemens MB_SERVER example FASTER AND STEADIER • Block reading over all protocols — Modbus TCP, LOGO! and SIMATIC S7: a 30-tag group that 1.3 read in 301 ms now takes 11 ms on our S7-1200 (LOGO!: 21 ms → 2 ms) • Automatic reconnect after a dropped connection or a phone waking from sleep • Live value preview while you pick an address — you see what the PLC returns before you save • Duplicate an object to build rows like HR100, HR101, HR102 in seconds • Keep the screen awake while connected, for panel use on a stand