PanelView Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade Package 10.

00-20181112 Release Notes

November 2018

These release notes apply to PanelView™ Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade Package 10.00-20181112.

Firmware upgrade packages are cumulative. The latest available firmware release includes all previous release updates.

These release notes summarize the new features, feature enhancements, and anomalies fixed in this release.

In this document

System requirements on page 1

System features on page 1

Anomalies on page 2

Functional changes on page 2

Application notes on page 2

System requirements
PanelView Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade Package 10.00-20181112 works within the system requirements of all Rockwell
Automation® software products. For the latest compatibility information, refer to the Product Compatibility and Download
Center .

Hardware requirements

PanelView Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade Package 10.00-20181112 requires the following hardware:

• PanelView Plus 7 Performance terminal types

Component revisions

The following table identifies the new component version information after PanelView Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade
Package 10.00-20181112 is installed.

Components Revisions
FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 10.00.14
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 10.00.00
FactoryTalk Services Platform 3.00.297
FactoryTalk Linx 6.00.02
Operating System 2.60.00
Operating System Extensions 2.60.00
Fonts 2.00.00

System features
PanelView Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade Package 10.00-20181112 contains updates for PanelView Plus 7 Performance
terminals and includes no new feature.
Anomalies
The following lists identify the anomalies corrected in PanelView Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade Package
10.00-20181112 and the known anomalies found during testing or reported by customers for this release. Use the identification
information provided in the brackets [] to track an anomaly in future releases or to request assistance from Customer Support
with a related issue.

Corrected anomalies

• On PanelView Plus 7 Performance terminals, the internal configuration data can be corrupted when using the firmware
with operating system revision earlier than 2.59.00. [145373]
In this Firmware Upgrade Package, this problem is resolved.

Known anomalies

• If two or more pens are used with the display option to isolate the graphs, the colors of the pens will no longer match the
legend and will appear offset. First identified in Firmware Upgrade Package 7.00. [289734]
To avoid this problem, use a Next Pen button to align the legend with the pen.
• The date of backup file is not updated after the file is overwritten. First identified in Firmware Upgrade Package 7.00.
[EOI00037403]
There is currently no workaround for this anomaly.
• The default background image is always selected after restoring a backup file that uses a different image. First identified in
Firmware Upgrade Package 7.00. [EOI00037616]
There is currently no workaround for this anomaly.
• Display update and draw rates are slow on a PanelView Plus 7 Performance terminal. First identified in Firmware Upgrade
Package 8.00. [EOI00041621]
To get the best performance from a PanelView Plus 7 Performance terminal, see Answer ID 835131 in Rockwell
Automation Knowledgebase.

Functional changes
PanelView Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade Package 10.00-20181112 has no change in functionality since the last release.

Application notes
The following are the application notes for PanelView Plus 7 Performance Firmware Upgrade Package 10.00-20181112.

When to perform an update?

If any of the listed anomalies appear similar or identical to symptoms experienced on your terminal’s software or hardware, it is
highly recommended to perform an update to the listed firmware release to eliminate potential issues.
After performing a firmware upgrade, third-party applications may need to be reinstalled and the FactoryTalk View Machine
Edition startup application may need to be reconfigured.

How to get firmware updates?

Firmware Upgrade Packages are available from the Product Compatibility and Download Center . After signing in, a selection of
updates will become available for download.

To get the firmware updates

1. Select the type of terminal you want to update.

2. Select the version of the Firmware Upgrade Package and click Downloads.

3. Click and follow the web page instruction to complete the download.

The available selections may appear different from what is shown here. Select the version that applies to your hardware
configuration.

Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase Documents

Additional information regarding PanelView Plus 6 firmware updates can be found in Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase
http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com.

To locate pertinent documents, search using the keywords: "PanelView Plus 7", "PanelView Plus v7", "TOC", or "PVP7".