Diablo Analytical has released Version 4.0.12.3 of the EZReporter Software. This is a major release that includes a number of fixes and enhancements. The significant enhancements are listed below. A complete list of fixes and enhancements is provided in the release notes.
Enhancements
Enhancements to All Editions:
[+] [ALL] Added options to the Report Control configuration panel allowing the Sample Information, Component Results, and Summary Results to be included/excluded from the printed report.
[+] [ALL] Added a new Automatic Processing Control section to the Export Control configuration panel. These settings allow you to choose whether to export all results, export only results with no failed parameter alarms, or display a confirmation window allowing you to accept/reject/cancel export. For the “display confirmation window” option, you can choose to only have it displayed if there are failed alarms, and to require a result comment if there are failed alarms. If the confirmation window option is selected for both Export and Results Database, then it will not be shown for export unless there is additional information required that wasn’t collected by the results database window (result comment).
[+] [ALL] You can now edit the order of results displayed in the Sample Information, Component Results, and Summary Results tables. You must first check “Allow results to be re-ordered by dragging rows or columns” option in the “Report Format” section of the Report Settings and then save the configuration file. Then right-click the desired table and choose the “Change Result Order” option. Finally, left-click either the column header (component table) or result caption (sample information or summary results table) and drag it to the new desired location in the table. The custom result order is saved with the currently loaded configuration file. Make sure to disable this option in each table when you are finished by right-clicking “Change Result Order” again. This option is also automatically disabled when you restart EZReporter, process results, or load a configuration file.
[+] [ALL] The Overall Alarm Status is now set after evaluating all of the individual parameter alarms: Pass = no parameter alarms failed, Fail = at least one parameter alarm failed. This result can be included in the Sample Information table on the report, exported as a variable ({OverallAlarmStatus}), and defined as a Modbus input discrete. You can define whether a failed alarm generates a True (1) or False (0) Modbus register state.
Enhancements to the NGA and NGL Editions:
[+] [NGA] Updated the “GPA2145-16” versions of the configuration templates with the new GPA 2166-19 reproducibility formulas for CO2 and Ethane.
[+] [NGA] Updated the GPA 2261 Reproducibility limits in the Standard Components database for the GPA 2145-16 (FPS), GPA 2145-16 (SI), and GPA 2145-09 (FPS) data sources to the GPA 2261-19 formulas (only CO2 and Ethane changed from GPA 2261-13). The repeatability and reproducibility property labels in the component and standard component tables were also updated to reflect GPA 2261-19.
Enhancements to the Results Database Module:
[+] [RDB] Added a new Automatic Processing Control section to the Results Database processing configuration panel. These settings allow you to choose whether to save all results to the database, save only results with no failed parameter alarms, or display a confirmation window allowing you to accept/reject/cancel saving to the database. For the “save all results” option you can also choose to automatically set the result status to accept/reject based on the parameter alarm status (if one or more alarms have failed, reject status is set). For the “display confirmation window” option, you can choose to only have it displayed if there are failed alarms, and to require a result comment if there are failed alarms.
Enhancements to the Modbus Module:
[+] [MOD] Selected results are now defined as Modbus output coils/holding (read/write) registers. The following results are currently supported: Modbus Data Ready (the master can force a reset the Data Ready flag), Modbus Refresh Registers (forces a refresh of the EZReporter Modbus Register Table), and Sample Name, Operator, and Sample Notes (the master can set the Sample Name, etc., prior to a run and have that sample name applied to subsequent results when they are processed by EZReporter).
[+] [MOD] Modbus string registers are now supported for selected sample information/text results. The strings can either be encoded as ASCII/UTF8 characters with 2 8-bit characters packed into each INT16 register, or they can be encoded as UNICODE/UTF16 characters with 1 16-bit character per INT16 register. You set the length of the string (and thus the number of registers required) when configuring the register. If the actual length of the string result is longer than the specified string length, the string will be truncated.
[+] [MOD] Individual Modbus registers can now be setup so they will update with results from any configuration file (the default is to only update with results from the original configuration file). For Component results, Sample Information results, Calculated Results, etc. the configuration file must contain a corresponding result with the same index or ID. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure compatibility between configuration files and the Modbus register.
[+] [MOD] Parameter alarm status can now be defined as a Modbus input discrete. You can define whether a failed alarm generates a True (1) or False (0) state. The failed alarm status will be reset automatically when the next sample is processed. Alternatively, you can configure the alarm status to be reset when the Data Ready flag is reset.
Installing this Release
If you are running version 4.0.4.1 or later, you can download and install the correct version of the software using the “Check for Updates” option of the “Help” menu.
Otherwise, simply download and run the installation program from the download page.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you download the installer that includes support for the chromatography data system you are using.
NOTE: The “web” version of the installer can be used to upgrade an existing installation even if the computer doesn’t have Internet access.
Your current version of EZReporter will be uninstalled and the new version installed automatically. Your license status will be preserved.
Software Support/Maintenance Subscription
This is a free upgrade if your software support subscription has not expired. You can view the status of software support in the License Status window (click “Help > License Status”). If software support has expired then you will either need to extend your support subscription or upgrade depending on when your support subscription expired. Contact Diablo Analytical for information on extending software support, or upgrading your license.
About Diablo EZReporter Software
The Diablo EZReporter software is a flexible, advanced, post-run data analysis and reporting solution for any instrument that can be controlled by a supported chromatography data system. The EZReporter Natural Gas Analysis and Natural Gas Liquids Editions are state-of-art solutions for natural gas analysis and natural gas liquids/extended reporting.
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Upgrading
The price to upgrade to EZReporter 4.0 from earlier versions of EZReporter and BTU Calculator will depend on 1) the number of licenses, 2) the edition you are upgrading from and upgrading to, and 3) the number of instruments you want to license.
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