IXON IoT Platform – May 2020 Release Notes

At IXON, we continuously refine our Industrial IoT solutions to deliver superior quality and an exceptional user experience. These updates empower customers to provide more efficient remote service, proactive maintenance, and deeper machine insights.

This brief overview highlights the work we’ve accomplished over the past month, covering both firmware updates for the IXrouter (since version 3.13) and a range of optimizations for the IXON IIoT platform.

Updates to the IXON Cloud Platform

Beyond bug fixes and performance improvements, we introduced three highly requested features:

Features

• Extended Remote Access to support Mitsubishi controllers via the MELSEC protocol. IXON Data Logging now works with Mitsubishi L Series, Q Series, iQ‑R Series, and iQ‑F Series PLCs.
• Added a web interface to the IXrouter, enabling easier debugging of routers with weak cellular reception. Future firmware releases will build on this functionality.
• Streamlined the process of inviting our Support Team to your company. Grant limited access (8 hours to 14 days) through the “Support” section of your IXON Cloud account, and link the invitation to an open service ticket.

Updates to the IXrouter Firmware

IXrouter 3.17 firmware

Released on May 11th, 2020

Features

• Introduced the MELSEC protocol for data logging.

Changes

• Added datetime support for OPC UA.
• Enhanced the web interface with additional status information.
• Implemented dynamic string length for Ethernet‑IP LGX type.

Fixes

• [opc‑ua] Resolved authentication with variable nonce length.
• [ethernet‑ip] Fixed delayed interval push to the platform.

IXrouter 3.16.1 firmware

Released on February 18th, 2020

Fixes

• Corrected an issue that occurred when saving logging data to storage.

IXrouter 3.16 firmware

Released on February 3rd, 2020

Changes

• Improved cellular connectivity performance.
• Added a diagnostics webpage for cellular networks.

Fixes

• Enhanced memory management for pull apps.
• Fixed an RTC timing issue.
• Resolved a logging-to-storage error.

IXrouter 3.15.2 firmware

Released on October 23rd, 2019

Changes

• [opc‑ua] Added password encryption for authentication.

Fixes

• Improved memory management in libixagent.
• Ensured stunnel compatibility with both IPv4 and IPv6.
• Expanded cellular modem compatibility.
• Enhanced memory management for logging.

Security

• Applied security updates across the firmware.

IXrouter 3.14 firmware

Released on June 25th, 2019

Features

• Prepared for UDP broadcasting support.
• Accepted ‘router.conf’ as an alternative configuration file name to ‘ixrouter.conf’.

Changes

• [modbus] Improved clarity of error messages.

Fixes

• [bacnet] Enabled access to device IDs larger than 64k.
• [ethernet‑ip] Added support for select Omron PLCs.
• [opc‑ua] Fixed crash when logging empty strings.
• [modbus] Optimized data pulling efficiency.
• Resolved a hang when pull applications encountered error responses.
• Fixed crash during a subsequent push before completion of a previous configuration push.
• Corrected broadcast message routing between Wi‑Fi and LAN.
• Fixed incorrect WAN‑side MAC address after config push or firmware upgrade.

IXrouter 3.13 firmware

Released on March 14th, 2019

Features

• [bacnet‑ip] Added the ability to pull data from multiple devices.
• [bacnet‑ip] Enabled foreign device registration.
• [bacnet‑ip] Introduced BBMD device functionality.

Changes

• Added support for expiring stable values.
• Included additional network information in log files.
• Now reports OpenVPN and OpenSSL versions to ensure compatibility with TLS‑1.2‑only servers.

Please visit our support portal for detailed configuration instructions.

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