Simulation tools MELSOFT Gemini
List of new features
New features added in MELSOFT Gemini Professional / Essentials Ver.1.46.00505 (October 2023)
| No. | Description | Category | Supported products |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The video export function has been supported. | Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 2 | Further details on the process flow processing can now be set as follows. - The number of executions can be limited for each process. - Any execution processes, such as waiting for processing, can be set in the process where parallel operations are performed in any order. |
Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 3 | Enabled/disabled property has been added to the robot statement and process statement. | Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 4 | Windows 11 has been supported. | Support new OS | Professional / Essentials |
New features added in MELSOFT Gemini Professional / Essentials Ver.1.45.00303 (December 2022)
| No. | Description | Category | Supported products |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Function to convert from robot statement programs to MELFA-BASIC programs has been added. | Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 2 | Function to import/export variable pairs under connectivity has been added. | Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 3 | Japanese help documents for PythonAPI have been added. | Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 4 | The following features were added to the process flow editor: - Setting to skip optional workstations - Ability to select the same workstation multiple times in the same flow - Parallel workflow assignment |
Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 5 | Boolean operations added to the simple CAD function. | Function Added | Professional |
| 6 | Support for BMP files has been added to the 2D drawing function. | Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 7 | Support for the following data types has been added to PLC connectivity (OPC UA): - 3DFrame - 3DVector - 3DCartesianCoordinates - 3DOrientation |
Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
| 8 | Parasolid v34, SOLIDWORKS 2022, and so on has been supported in CAD import function. | Function Added | Professional / Essentials |
New features added in MELSOFT Gemini Professional / Essentials Ver.1.45.00202 (April 2022)
| No. | Description | Category | Supported products |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For the following units in MELSEC iQ-R Series, MELSEC iQ-F Series, MELSEC-Q Series, MELSEC-L Series, MELSEC-F Series, support for connection via USB has been added. - Programmable Controller RCPU (R00CPU, R01CPU, R02CPU, R04CPU, R04ENCPU, R08CPU, R08ENCPU, R16CPU, R16ENCPU, R32CPU, R32ENCPU, R120CPU, R120ENCPU) - Process CPU/Redundant System (R08PCPU, R16PCPU, R32PCPU, R120PCPU) - SIL2 Process CPU (R08PSFCPU, R16PSFCPU, R32PSFCPU, R120PSFCPU) - Safety CPU (R08SFCPU, R16SFCPU, R32SFCPU, R120SFCPU) - Programmable Controller FX5CPU (FX5UJCPU) - Redundant CPU (Q12PRHCPU, Q25PRHCPU) - Universal model QCPU (Q00UJCPU, Q00UCPU, Q01UCPU, Q02UCPU, Q03UDCPU, Q03UDECPU, Q04UDHCPU, Q04UDEHCPU, Q06UDHCPU, Q06UDEHCPU, Q10UDHCPU, Q10UDEHCPU, Q13UDHCPU, Q13UDEHCPU, Q20UDHCPU, Q20UDEHCPU, Q26UDHCPU, Q26UDEHCPU, Q50UDEHCPU, Q100UDEHCPU) - High-speed universal model CPU (Q03UDVCPU, Q04UDVCPU, Q06UDVCPU, Q13UDVCPU, Q26UDVCPU) - Universal model process CPU (Q04UDPVCPU, Q06UDPVCPU, Q13UDPVCPU, Q26UDPVCPU) - Programmable Controller LCPU (L02SCPU, L02SCPU-P, L02CPU, L02CPU-P, L06CPU, L06CPU-P, L26CPU, L26CPU-P, L26CPU-BT, L26CPU-PBT) - Programmable Controller FXCPU (FX3SCPU, FX3GCPU, FX3GCCPU, FX3UCCPU-32MT-LT, FX3UCCPU-32MT-LT-2) |
Added Module Support | Professional / Essentials |
| 2 | For the following units in MELSEC iQ-R Series, MELSEC iQ-F Series, MELSEC-Q Series, MELSEC-L Series, MELSEC-F Series, support for connection via Ethernet has been added. - Programmable Controller RCPU (R00CPU, R01CPU, R02CPU, R04CPU, R04ENCPU, R08CPU, R08ENCPU, R16CPU, R16ENCPU, R32CPU, R32ENCPU, R120CPU, R120ENCPU) - Process CPU/Redundant System (R08PCPU, R16PCPU, R32PCPU, R120PCPU) - SIL2 Process CPU (R08PSFCPU, R16PSFCPU, R32PSFCPU, R120PSFCPU) - Safety CPU (R08SFCPU, R16SFCPU, R32SFCPU, R120SFCPU) - Programmable Controller FX5CPU (FX5UCPU, FX5UCCPU, FX5UJCPU) - Redundant CPU (Q12PRHCPU, Q25PRHCPU) - Universal model QCPU (Q03UDECPU, Q04UDEHCPU, Q06UDEHCPU, Q10UDEHCPU, Q13UDEHCPU, Q20UDEHCPU, Q26UDEHCPU, Q50UDEHCPU, Q100UDEHCPU) - High-speed universal model CPU (Q03UDVCPU, Q04UDVCPU, Q06UDVCPU, Q13UDVCPU, Q26UDVCPU) - Universal model process CPU (Q04UDPVCPU, Q06UDPVCPU, Q13UDPVCPU, Q26UDPVCPU) - Programmable Controller LCPU (L02CPU, L02CPU-P, L06CPU, L06CPU-P, L26CPU, L26CPU-P, L26CPU-BT, L26CPU-PBT) - Programmable Controller FXCPU (FX3S, FX3UCPU, FX3UCCPU, FX3GCPU, FX3GCCPU) |
Added Module Support | Professional / Essentials |
| 3 | For the following Robot Controllers and Robot Controller Units, support for connection via Ethernet has been added. - Robot Controller (CR800-R, CR800-Q, CR800-D, CR750-Q, CR750-D) - Robot Controller Unit (R16RTCPU, Q172DSRCPU) |
Added Module Support | Professional / Essentials |
Changelog
Changes from MELSOFT Gemini Professional / Essentials Ver.1.45.00303 to Ver.1.45.00404 (February 2023)
| No. | Description | Supported products |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | <Important> In the MELFA-BASIC program conversion output function, the problem where positioning data [Rx] and [Rz] were swapped was fixed. |
Professional / Essentials |
| 2 | <Important> The MELFA-BASIC program conversion output function was changed so that the coordinates output are based on the Base Coordinates and Tool Coordinates in the 3D world, and the Base Statement and the Tool Statement in program editor were removed. |
Professional / Essentials |
| 3 | <Important> The MELFA-BASIC program conversion output function was changed so that only Linear Motion Statements which have their ConfigurationMode set to "Fixed" will allow output. |
Professional / Essentials |
| 4 | The MELFA-BASIC program conversion output function was changed so that variable name and conditional expression would be output as is. | Professional / Essentials |
| 5 | The problem where the direction of rotation was different between MELSOFT Gemini and RT ToolBox3 for the axis movement when using Point-to-Point Motion Statements and Linear Motion Statements was fixed. | Professional / Essentials |
| 6 | The problem where Switch statements set in Gemini and then run in RT Toolbox were executing the default statement as well as the applicable case statement was fixed. | Professional / Essentials |
Changes from MELSOFT Gemini Professional / Essentials Ver.1.44.00202 to Ver.1.45.00303 (December 2022)
| No. | Description | Supported products |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fixed the issue where Connectivity Configuration setting for FX5CPU made in Ver.1.44.00202 could not be opened. | Professional / Essentials |
| 2 | Default value of Time-out setting on "Edit Connection" have been changed to 30000ms from 1000ms when server setting is newly made. | Professional / Essentials |
| 3 | The following content has been added to the Japanese / Chinese help documentation: - CheckAssembly - Construct - Get Assembly - Get Assembly Step Property - Get Products |
Professional / Essentials |
| 4 | A note about changing to pseudo input mode has been added to the section about connecting to robot controllers in the help document. | Professional / Essentials |
Changes from MELSOFT Gemini Professional / Essentials Ver.1.43.00101 to Ver.1.44.00202 (April 2022)
| No. | Description | Supported products |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The UI of the FA Connectivity Addon has been improved. | Professional / Essentials |
| 2 | In the Create Variable Pairs window, while connected via the FA Connectivity Addon and creating pairs consisting of Robot Controller, Robot Controller Unit, or RT Toolbox3 In/Out signals and Simulation variables, only viable In/Out signals can be selected. | Professional / Essentials |
| 3 | In the Create Variable Pairs window, while connected via the FA Connectivity Addon and creating pairs consisting of a CPU unit's ZR devices and Simulation variables, only viable ZR devices can be selected. | Professional / Essentials |
| 4 | The Japanese help document's contents have been improved. | Professional / Essentials |