Bug Fix in Parsing of FB and Datablocks and Proper S7Attribute Parsing

LibNoDaveConnectionLibrary/DataTypes/Blocks/Step7V5/S7Block.cs

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ public class S7Block : Block
     {
         internal S7ConvertingOptions usedS7ConvertingOptions;
 
-        public string BlockVersion;
+        public Version BlockVersion;
 
-        public String BlockAttribute; // .0 not unlinked, .1 standart block + know how protect, .3 know how protect, .5 not retain
+        public S7BlockAtributes BlockAttribute; // .0 not unlinked, .1 standart block + know how protect, .3 know how protect, .5 not retain
 
         public List<Step7Attribute> Attributes { get; set; }
 
@@ -103,6 +103,45 @@ public override SymbolTableEntry SymbolTableEntry
                 return null;
             }
         }
+
+        [Flags]
+        public enum S7BlockAtributes: byte
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// The block exists in the controller, and is also linked into execution.
+            /// if this attribute is FALSE:
+            /// -For Code blocks such as FB or FC, this means that they are existing in the controller but not actually executed
+            /// -For data blocks this means, that they do not have any Actual values assigned to them. Any attempt to read current data from them will fail.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <remarks>
+            /// This corresponds to the "Unlinked" attribute in the Simatic manager, which actually shows the status in reverse
+            /// This Attribute is only false when either especifically selected from simatic manager (only possible for Datablocks)
+            /// or during a breif period when an Code block is alrady downloaded, but not yet linked (usually part of the "Block Download" process
+            /// </remarks>
+            Linked = 1, //.0
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// This is an standard block from the default library
+            /// </summary>
+            StandardBlock = 2, //.1
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// The block is protected by an Password
+            /// </summary>
+            KnowHowProtected = 8, //.3
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Only applies to datablocks. if an DB is non retentive, its actual data get reset to its initial values every time the controller
+            /// restarts
+            /// </summary>
+            NonRetain = 32 //.5
+
+            //These two Attributes somehow do not appear on online blocks, even though they are settabele in Simatic Manager
+            //Maybe some more testing is necesary
+            //WriteProtected
+            //ReadOnly
+
+        }
     }
 }
 

LibNoDaveConnectionLibrary/PLCs/S7_xxx/MC7/MC7Converter.cs

@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ internal static S7Block GetAWLBlockBasicInfo(byte[] MC7Code, int MnemoricLanguag
                  * xx      = Nertworks
                  */
 
-                retBlock.BlockVersion = Convert.ToString(MC7Code[2] - 1);
-                retBlock.BlockAttribute = Convert.ToString(MC7Code[3] - 1);
+                retBlock.BlockVersion = new Version (MC7Code[2] /10, MC7Code[2] % 10); 
+                retBlock.BlockAttribute = (S7Block.S7BlockAtributes)MC7Code[3];
                 retBlock.BlockLanguage = (DataTypes.PLCLanguage)MC7Code[4]; // Enum.Parse(typeof(DataTypes.PLCLanguage), Helper.GetLang(MC7Code[4]));
                 retBlock.MnemonicLanguage = (MnemonicLanguage)MnemoricLanguage;
                 retBlock.BlockType = Helper.GetPLCBlockType(MC7Code[5]);
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ internal static S7Block GetAWLBlockBasicInfoFromBlockHeader(byte[] MC7Code, int
                  * xx      = Nertworks
                  */
 
-                retBlock.BlockVersion = Convert.ToString(MC7Code[2] - 1);
-                retBlock.BlockAttribute = Convert.ToString(MC7Code[3] - 1);
+                retBlock.BlockVersion = new Version(MC7Code[2] / 10, MC7Code[2] % 10);
+                retBlock.BlockAttribute = (S7Block.S7BlockAtributes)MC7Code[3];
                 retBlock.BlockLanguage = (DataTypes.PLCLanguage)MC7Code[4]; // Enum.Parse(typeof(DataTypes.PLCLanguage), Helper.GetLang(MC7Code[4]));
                 retBlock.MnemonicLanguage = (MnemonicLanguage)MnemoricLanguage;
                 retBlock.BlockType = Helper.GetPLCBlockType(MC7Code[5]);

LibNoDaveConnectionLibrary/PLCs/S7_xxx/MC7/Parameter.cs

@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ internal static S7DataRow GetInterface(byte[] interfaceBytes, byte[] actualvalue
             while (pos <= (interfaceBytes.Length-2)) // && pos < BD.Length - 2)  //pos<BD.Length-2 was added so SDBs can be converted!! but is this needed?
             {
                 object startVal;
-                if (Helper.IsWithStartVal(interfaceBytes[pos + 1]))
+                if (Helper.IsWithStartVal(interfaceBytes[pos + 1]) && actualvalueBytes != null)
                 {
                     if (interfaceBytes[pos] != 0x10) //Datentyp == Array...
                         startVal = GetVarTypeVal(interfaceBytes[pos], actualvalueBytes, ref Valpos);