We’re pleased to announce that we have released support for Rockwell Studio 5000 v35! Copia now supports v28-35 of Logix Designer.

Our team has been dedicating efforts to enhance our system's internal performance, aiming to save valuable time for our clients during the conversion and render process. 

We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully completed this initiative, and the results to date are impressive. In some instances, such as with larger Siemens TIA Portal projects, we have observed a 70% decrease in conversion time and an 80% decrease in render time. These advancements are crucial to the foundational features of our DevOps focus on source control for automation, and we hope our customers are enjoying these improvements. 

We are committed to continuing our work on improving the usability and performance of our product in the coming months.

Copia Automation now supports the automatic backup of Siemens Step7 TIA Portal projects via DeviceLink.  This includes support for v15.1 through v18.  Single and multi-station projects are supported.  

With DeviceLink, you can monitor your devices for change, and keep a complete history of any updates made at the controller.  The DeviceLink auto-commit feature will keep your repository "up to date" with the latest project changes.  In addition, with Copia's git-based source control, you can choose to merge device-level changes back into development branches, including review and approval options to complement your internal processes.

Read more about how Copia and DeviceLink are protecting your Siemens automation assets!

We have released a new update for the Desktop App that provides better feedback during the conversion and rendering process.  As always, you can choose to wait for the display, or you can just commit and push!  With the new dialog, you have better visibility into the process, so you can make an informed decision to wait or not.

We're thrilled for you to jump into our overhauled dashboard experience -- check out our prior post to learn more about what's new!

If you have any concerns or would like to see additional features, feel free to reach out to us through our bug report or feature request forms!

The release of Copia's new and improved dashboard is next week! Our new dashboard provides quick access to the most crucial Copia features right at your fingertips. 

Here are a few features you can expect:

Repositories:

Searching for repositories and topics has become much more user-friendly, with the ability to search for multiple items at once.

Sites:

Our DeviceLink customers will benefit from a new Sites page, which provides easy access to job results.

Activity:

All organizational activity has been relocated to a separate page for quick access from the navigation bar.

Customization:

You will be able to set a default landing page that best suits your daily workflows.

The redesign will go live on Monday, February 6th. We hope you're as excited as we are are!

We've been revamping our dashboard experience and will be releasing a redesign in just a few weeks! Copia's new dashboard is easier to use so that you can more efficiently manage your repositories, topics, members, and teams. And for our DeviceLink customers, we're excited to offer the addition of a new Sites page, which will allow you to quickly review your job results. 

Rollout is just around the corner, so keep an eye out in the coming weeks for more announcements!

With the release of the Copia Desktop App v0.0.92, Copia now supports Siemens Step7 TIA Portal v18!  This includes support for rendering and comparison, as well as auto-archive.  (DeviceLink support coming soon, contact us for more information).  

You can read more about our support for Siemens Step7 TIA Portal v18 in our Documentation.

We are happy to announce that we have published support for the configuration and use of Inductive Automation Ignition 8 with Copia Git-based Source Control!  This support is based on the "Ignition 8 Deployment Best Practices", but is adapted to working with Copia as your Git provider.

As we continue to expand our vendor support, we hope this provides the resources you need to get started quickly with your Ignition 8 configuration.

To find out more about this configuration, see our product documentation.

Now you can see what major features Copia has "In Progress", "In Planning" and "Under Consideration"!  You can find this information at the top of the Announcement widget and page.  Click on the "Upcoming Announcements" link and it will expand to show the major features we are working on.

As always, if you have additional feature requests, submit them via our Feature Request submission form.