What's New in iX 1.3?
Get a quick overview of new or improved functions available in iX Software 1.30.
Docking framework
Take advantage of the new window docking framework to improve project management. Create new horizontal windows and drag and drop screens / objects between visible windows.
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Compact styles
Several new compact style meters have been added to the iX Developer. These styles are mainly used for low resolution displays to provide clear and readable data.
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Animated GIF
Use your own graphic objects to create a unique user interface. Animated GIF files bring a more realistic look to your application.
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Button with multi-picture
Make your keyboard control more visible by assigning a bit mode to various objects (e.g., a highlighted switch).
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Database export
Production reports (e.g., alarms, trends or audit trails) can be created quickly and exported into external data bases for further analysis (e.g Microsoft Excel).
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Improved alarm viewer
Try the improved Alarm Viewer on the iX Panel. The improved grid view and touch scroll function allows for better navigation control in long alarm lists.
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Multi language keyboard layout
Offer data to your customers in their native language. Use several different keyboard layouts (e.g. Cyrillic or simplified and traditional Chinese) for easy maintenance and data entry.
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More demo applications
Use the extended demo project list to get new ideas for your applications. Just choose an example, learn the functionality and design your own individual screen.
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Template screens
Use the sample screens to quickly develop your own applications. The large selection of templates offers the right option for various applications.
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Improved help
To get a better understanding of the extensive functions, tools and objects in iX, go the improved Help Files section in iX Developer.
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Online controller settings
Save extensive programming time by selecting the PLC drivers during runtime. To do this, prepare your PLC protocol to allow the end-user to choose the final driver on their machine.
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Multilingual Designer
You can choose your own developer language to work in a well known environment. Set up between many European languages or Chinese simplified or traditional.
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... as well as other improvements
- Distributed Alarms
- Unicode string-handling (via driver setting)
- Performance improvements
- Preload at startup
- Configure IP-address etc. in Run Time
Download the free 30 days trial version!
Here you can download the new iX Developer V1.30 trial version for free. Download the zip file, unzip and run setup.exe. This will install iX Developer on your PC and enable you to try-out iX Developer for 30 days.




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