Release history

v3.4.1

Release Date: 2024-10-31

Fixes

• Fix neuronStream buffer overflow error
• Fix the error that the neuronStream data could not be obtained during rule debugging
• Support parameter sendError in rule options
• Fixed the error when ECP manage NeuronEX with https enabled

v3.4.0

Release Date: 2024-10-24

Enhancements

• Added southbound driver DNP 3.0
• Added southbound driver HollySys Modbus TCP
• Added southbound driver HollySys Modbus RTU
• Added southbound driver Allen-Bradley 5000 EtherNet/IP
• Added southbound driver Allen-Bradley DF1
• MQTT driver supports reporting southbound driver status to MQTT topics
• MQTT driver supports MQTT 5.0 version
• Focas driver PMC read optimization
• DLT645 driver supports reading data from address area 05
• ModbusTCP and Inovance Modbus TCP drivers added parameter Check Header
• ModbusTCP and ModbusRTU drivers support device degradation
• Southbound driver and northbound application pages support pagination display of node information
• Added environment variable NEURON_SUB_FILTER_ERROR and configuration parameter sub_filter_error, which can configure Subscribe attributes to only detect normally reported values
• Data processing module adds connection management function, supporting configuration of MQTT and SQL connectors, with automatic reconnection support
• File source supports reading CIME files in the power industry
• Split source/sink operators
• Added rule statistics indicators
• Rule running indicators can still be viewed after the rule is stopped
• Portable plugin adds status and error information display
• Supports complete backup and recovery of NeuronEX
• UI supports password hiding
• Supports choosing whether to start the data processing engine when starting NeuronEX
• NeuronEX supports HTTPS API
• Supports modifying the admin password and Viewer account in the configuration file neuronex.yaml
• Parameters in the configuration file neuronex.yaml support mapping for use as environment variables
• Added OpenTelemetry tracing function, supporting the following features:
  • API and downstream MQTT control command tracing
  • Data collection link tracing
  • Rule calculation link tracing
• Supports outputting logs to the console via environment variables
• The time-related configuration items of the data processing module now use the go duration string format
• Add judgment conditions when deleting a Source, and the Source referenced by the rule cannot be deleted
• SQL Source no longer supports reading null data

Fixes

• Fixed the issue of reading data errors in the Panasonic Mewtocol driver
• Adjusted Docker installation package system parameter net.unix.max_dgram_qlen = 1024
• Fix SQL source scan for some column type for different databases
• Window accomodate time shift back
• Fix metrics for batch operator
• Fix csv format output to avoid e-notation for float
• Operand nil in an operation always return nil (e.g. a + b, if a == nil, result is nil)
• Fix random memory source failure when restarting rule
• Fix log rotate count when logs rotate too much
• Neuron connection remove size limit (may drop when payload is bigger than 1MB)

v3.3.3

Release Date: 2024-10-22

Enhancements

• DLT645 driver supports reading data from address area 05
• SparkplugB supports southbound driver disconnection ddeath, and reconnection after dbirth
• SparkplugB supports ndeath for device power failure

Fixes

• Fixed the issue of reading data errors in the Panasonic Mewtocol driver
• Fixed the issue of reading Decimal type data errors in SQL source

v3.3.2

Release Date： 2024-09-02

Enhancements

• Southbound device and northbound application pages support driver paging and total number display.
• Source and rule action support custom source and sink types in portable plugins.
• Delete offline cache data when delete MQTT node.
• Optimize the disk usage of NeuronEX docker image.

Fixes

• Fixed Mitsubishi 3E plugin reading incorrect value of bit tag.
• Fixed Mitsubishi plugin filter unexpected reponse.
• Fixed the problem of duplicate names in fields of rule action.
• Fixed the front-end prompt error of Modbus TCP plugin Check Header parameter.
• Fixed the problem that the prompt information of file source Columns parameter was not fully displayed.
• Fixed the invalid source type filtering function on the source configuration key page.
• Fixed the problem that the portable plugin customized source and configuration group page displayed incomplete information.
• Fixed BatchOp metric: calculate time batch outputs
• Fixed BatchOp metrics: do not calculate empty time batch outputs

v3.3.1

Release Date： 2024-07-31

Enhancements

• Focas driver PMC reading optimization
• Data monitoring page optimization
• Optimize data collection core module log
• Add dataField and Field fields to action property configuration items
• File source supports cime file type
• When logging into NeuronEX for the first time, the browser language is used as the default language
• Tag subscribe attribute, triggers subscribe to report data only when normal data changes.

Fixes

• Dataprocessing node communication error after NeuronEX starts
• Southbound driver imports API, and the error caused by importing points exceeding the license limit
• When northbound application contains Chinese, garbled characters appear in the downloaded log file
• The style of the drop-down multi-select input box on the action page is messy
• Fix the ECP update portable plugin package is invalid
• Fix some issues with the single sign-on function
• Fix the problem of REST Sink when the Content-type is application/vnd.microsoft.servicebus.json

v3.3.0

Release Date： 2024-06-24

Enhancements

• Added Modbus ASCII southbound driver
• Added XINJE Modbus RTU southbound driver
• Added Codesys V3 southbound driver
• Added IEC 60870-5-101 southbound driver
• Added IEC 60870-5-102 southbound driver
• Added IEC 60870-5-103 southbound driver
• Added AWS IOT northbound application
• Added Azure IOT northbound application
• OPCUA driver supports data tag discovery
• OPCUA driver supports localizedtext data type
• IEC 61850 driver supports asynchronous read and write
• IEC 60870-5-104 driver adjusted to standard version, and supports providing private - customized version
• DLT645 supports multi-data reading
• Supports uploading CNC files
• Data tag supports offset
• Support tag test when adding data tags (currently only supports Modbus TCP driver)
• Data monitoring page supports filtering to display only error tags
• Data monitoring page supports tags paging display
• Optimize decimal display of floating data tags
• Add CAN Source
• Support for Javascript custom functions
• Add Image Sink
• Neuron Sink supports writing multiple tags in data template
• Data source redis, influxdb v1/v2 support connection test
• Add RBAC user management, support two roles of administrator and viewer
• Support network connection test
• Support display of system CPU and memory load
• Optimize SQL Source parameter configuration
• Optimize time display on rule status page
• Optimize SSO function
• Optimize MQTT Northbound applications generate default clientid and topic
• In the default configuration of rule retry, the delay is changed to 5000ms, and the - multiplier is changed to 1
• Add some rules SQL usage examples
• Support custom hiding of left and top menu bars

Fixes

• Fix the growth of ekuiper log after NeuronEX Log Level is set to debug
• Fix the names of southbound drivers, resulting in configuration export errors
• Fix the tag descriptions that all become the last edited content when adding multiple tags
• Fix the problem of inaccurate statistics of southbound driver nodes
• Fix the driver exception caused by modbus batch writing tags

v3.2.2

Release Date： 2024-06-28

Enhancements

• Inovance Modbus supports coil area merge reading and writing
• Optimize Siemens S7 driver performance
• Optimize neuron core module log
• Display of floating point data, remove invalid suffixes
• In the default configuration of rule retry, the delay is changed to 5000ms, and the - multiplier is changed to 1

Fixes

• opc ua cannot correctly connect to the third-party opc server
• Inaccurate display of group tags in driver statistics
• Issuing wrong configuration causes neuron to exit
• Too many "tag not changed" logs
• Issue of inconsistency between rule status and import configuration after rule import
• Using non-existent httppull lookuptable address, the rule still runs normally
• Kafka sink writes to multiple partitions when the same key pub is used
• Add multiple points at one time, and when adding descriptions, all become the last edited content.
• After the northbound application is stopped, the trans_data_message statistical indicator does not return to 0
• Incorrect display of floating point numbers on the data monitoring page

v3.2.1

Release Date： 2024-04-26

Enhancements

• Focas driver supports more function
• SECS/GEM driver tag resolution to specific values
• Inovance Modbus driver supports collecting TIME and DATA_AND_TIME data types
• Siemens S7 driver supports collecting DATA_AND_TIME data type
• Modbus driver configuration items support configuration endian
• Modbus driver configuration items support configuring the starting address 0 or 1
• Added file upload function
• Optimize the creation page of northbound node
• Optimize sources, extensions and configuration pages
• The default log collection level is adjusted to error
• Add some SQL examples
• When creating a rule, generate a random Rule ID
• When copying drivers and rules, a default name is generated
• Adjust the operation position of rule status statistics
• On the southbound driver data statistics page, the timestamp of the collection error information is displayed as local time.
• Remove clock check for trial license
• NeuronEX server optimizes 100-continue response
• MQTT sink password is hidden and not displayed

Fixes

• Fixed the issue where after the rules are imported, the page needs to be refreshed to see the new rules.
• Fixed the issue where the portable plugin list display is empty and the list interface returns data.
• Fixed data template multi-line display error during rule testing.
• Fixed the problem that the portable plugin re-upload function is invalid.
• Fixed the issue where influxdb v2 line protocol selects true and submits sink error.
• Fixed the issue where OPCUA driver bool value would fail when writing false.
• Fixed OPCUA driver, memory growth problem.
• Fixed cli reset password function.
• Fixed ECP managed NeuronEX by agent being unable to use the log monitoring function

v3.2.0

Release Date： 2024-03-18

Enhancements

• Added MTConnect southbound driver.
• Added Siemens MPI southbound driver.
• Added Heidenhain CNC southbound driver.
• Added import and export functionality for southbound driver.
• Added data processing Kafka Sink.
• Added support for calling third-party AI algorithm services.
• Added southbound driver replication.
• Added Single Sign-On (SSO) support.
• Added agent connection to ECP platform.
• Added support for Array type in OPCUA driver.
• Optimized asynchronous read/write performance in OPCUA driver.
• Inovance Modbus TCP driver supports AM series and AC series medium-sized PLCs.
• Added function features to Focas driver.
• Added support for wstring type in S7 driver.
• Enhanced data collection plugin update, replacement, and deletion functionality.
• MQTT, SQL, Kafka Source/Sink support for connection testing.
• Source and Sink configurations support direct import of certificate files.
• Redesigned and optimized UI pages.
• Optimized southbound driver creation page.
• Optimized rule debugging page.
• Optimized data statistics page for drivers and rules.
• Optimized data processing Sink configuration page.
• Enhanced search and query functionality for multiple UI pages.
• UI supports downloading portable plugin examples.
• Optimized Dump file generation.
• Adjusted built-in license functionality; data processing functionality is available, but rules will stop after 60 minutes.
• Changed docker installation package naming convention; neuronex:latest and neuronex:3.2.0 - standard installation packages include Python basic environment, while neuronex:3.2.0-slim lightweight version does not include Python environment.
• Removed southbound driver template functionality.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the default timeout for Mitsubishi drivers was too short, causing abnormal disconnection when the data volume was large.
• Fixed an issue where the .so file and .json file did not match when uploading plugins.
• Fixed an issue where the connection status of Mitsubishi PLC 3E was inaccurate.
• Fixed an issue where spaces and carriage returns were transmitted to the backend in rule debugging data templates.

v3.1.2

Release Date： 2024-03-06

Enhancements

• Increased the data tag name length limit to 128 bits.
• Added support for single-point and multi-point reading and writing in the Inovance Modbus TCP driver's I address area.
• Modified the default byte order in the Inovance Modbus TCP driver to match with the device.
• Enhanced OPC UA asynchronous read and write performance.
• Added support for Q/M named address input specification in the S7 driver.

Fixes

• Fixed abnormal disconnection issue in the Mitsubishi driver when handling large amounts of data.
• Fixed error 3008 in the 104 protocol.
• Addressed the problem of excessive dump file generation.

v3.1.1

Release Date： 2024-01-12

Enhancements

• Added Redis source.
• Optimized the log monitoring page.
• Implemented password change validation to ensure old and new passwords cannot be the same.
• Added filter search and pagination for the North Apps page and North Group List page.
• Stored ECP related data (liveness, syslog, password) into SQLite.
• Set the runImmediately option to true by default when creating a rule.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed SQL database password validation error.
• Fixed node/group display error in Data Monitoring page.
• Fixed error that occurred when creating rules while rule testing is in progress.
• Fixed hexadecimal writing data tag error.
• Fixed TLS certificates validation error.
• Fixed rule exception for multiple operators.
• Fixed syslog body validation.
• Fixed eKuiper liveness check when setting log level.
• Fixed liveness report to ECP not working except reboot NeuronEX.

v3.1.0

Release Date： 2023-12-22

Enhancements

• Support for Centos 7, Ubuntu 18.04 and Debian-10 operating systems

• Support for ARM V7

• Support for RPM and DEB installation

• Support for Inovance Modbus TCP southbound driver

• Support for HOSTLINK southbound driver

• Support for adding and replacing southbound and northbound drivers

• The driver template adds the Interval field of group

• New source in the data processing module: HTTP Pull, HTTP Push, SQL, File, Video, Simulator

• New sink in the data processing module: REST, SQL, InfluxDB V1, InfluxDB V2, File

• Added rule testing function

• Optimize Add Sink page

• Optimize rule options UI and Sink configuration UI

• Optimize the configuration process between data collection and data processing modules

• NeuronEX logs, metrics, alarms support docking with ECP

• Add log monitoring

• Support for downloading single southbound and northbound driver log

• Support for downloading data processing module log

• Support for starting and stopping data processing module

• UI displays system architecture information

• Support for command line to reset login password

• Optimize NeuronEX storage directory

v3.0.1

Release Date: 2023-11-3

Enhancements

• Added configuration function to limit the size and quantity of log files.

• Added the function of modifying the log level, and added the log configuration function on the page.

• Added password restrictions when changing passwords on the UI page.

Fixes

• Fixed log-related issues such as garbled logs and format errors.

v3.0.0

Release Date: 2023-10-24

Enhancements

• Realize functional integration of data collection and data stream processing

• Added unified authentication service

• Added unified API

• Added support for syslog service (Support syslog server)

• Added support for yaml format configuration files

• Added support for environment variables and command line settings to run

• Added support for large-scale hardware bundling license distribution

• Added floating license

• Optimize front-end display