I recently updated Codesys Visualization Add-On from 4.2.0.0 to 4.3.0.0. Since I did that, I am not able to login to a system that has 4.2.0.0. I was able to login to this system before the update. If I try to install missing add-ons I get a message saying "The required version 4.2.0.0 is overshadowed by the newer version 4.3.0.0.
How can I use 4.2.0.0 in order to be able to go online with the controller?
EDIT:
After uninstalling the 4.3.0.0 Visualization Add-on, everything worked fine.
I don't think I should need to uninstall 4.3.0.0. Can someone give me an explanation on why I cannot use 4.2.0.0 anymore when 4.3.0.0 is installed?
If I understand it correctly, this means that even if I install multiple versions of visualization add-ons in the Codesys IDE, I am only able to use the most recent one? I would have thought this would be one of the main reason of modularization. Being able to use different versions of the add-on. Why bother installing different versions if I can only use the most recent?
I am someone who likes to keep up to date on add-ons. So if I keep updating everytime there is a new add-on, I will end up having to have dozens of Codesys installs on my PC in order to support different versions of runtimes and add-ons that are in the field.
Am I missing something or is it really the only way to being able to support multiple versions of runtimes, add-ons, etc...
I think Codesys modularization still needs a bit of improvements.
Thanks for clarification.
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Hello,
I recently updated Codesys Visualization Add-On from 4.2.0.0 to 4.3.0.0. Since I did that, I am not able to login to a system that has 4.2.0.0. I was able to login to this system before the update. If I try to install missing add-ons I get a message saying "The required version 4.2.0.0 is overshadowed by the newer version 4.3.0.0.
How can I use 4.2.0.0 in order to be able to go online with the controller?
EDIT:
After uninstalling the 4.3.0.0 Visualization Add-on, everything worked fine.
I don't think I should need to uninstall 4.3.0.0. Can someone give me an explanation on why I cannot use 4.2.0.0 anymore when 4.3.0.0 is installed?
Last edit: yannickasselin 2022-11-29
https://faq.codesys.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=105152517
Point 6 in this faq
and :
https://content.helpme-codesys.com/en/CODESYS%20Development%20System/_cds_codesys_modularization.html
If I understand it correctly, this means that even if I install multiple versions of visualization add-ons in the Codesys IDE, I am only able to use the most recent one? I would have thought this would be one of the main reason of modularization. Being able to use different versions of the add-on. Why bother installing different versions if I can only use the most recent?
I am someone who likes to keep up to date on add-ons. So if I keep updating everytime there is a new add-on, I will end up having to have dozens of Codesys installs on my PC in order to support different versions of runtimes and add-ons that are in the field.
Am I missing something or is it really the only way to being able to support multiple versions of runtimes, add-ons, etc...
I think Codesys modularization still needs a bit of improvements.
Thanks for clarification.