Technical Support Notes

Symptoms
Projects can be merged when using monitor mode and Project | Open (not recently opened projects).

When this occurs, all of the program, include and point files in the controller project are combined with the program, include and point files in the current RC+ project.

Causes
This is caused by a bug in EPSON RC+ 5.0.

1. Create project Test.

Add the code below to main.prg

Function main

  Do

    Print "Test"

    Wait .1

  Loop

Fend

Note that Project Test has main.prg, no includes and a points.pts file.

2. Build project in controller.

3. Disconnect from controller.

4. Open any other project.

5. Connect to controller in Auto.

6. You get a message about the project not being the same one as in the controller. Click the Yes button to close the project.

7. Disconnect from Controller.

8. Open the original project from Project | Open (Do NOT use the Project | Recent Projects selection).

9. You will see the program files from the controller combined with the program files from the project. The 2 projects

become merged. This happens for Include and Point files as well.

10. Now, If you make a change and save the project, the sprj and wsp files will have duplicate programs, includes, and points. If you do NOT save at this point, the project will be OK.

Remedy
When connecting with the controller in auto mode, if you get a message stating that the project in the controller is different then the current project, answer no and then select Project Close, then connect again.

Status
This problem is fixed in EPSON RC+ v5.2.0 SP3.

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