Issue In projects with medium to large numbers of I/O points, engineers often face significant challenges when manually assigning and maintaining I/O channel mappings in EcoStruxure Control Expert. Manually configuring each channel is time‑consuming, error‑prone, and can lead to inconsistent naming conventions, making future modifications and long‑term maintenance difficult. Resolution To address these challenges, this article demonstrates a practical, structured approach for efficiently managing bulk I/O aliases using Microsoft Excel and EcoStruxure Control Expert. This procedure uses aliases in EcoStruxure Control Expert and Microsoft Excel to efficiently assign multiple I/O channels to a Device DDT structure with minimal manual effort. It reduces engineering workload, maintains naming consistency, minimizes errors, and simplifies future changes and long-term maintenance of large I/O systems.             Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.  

Issue When you use symbolic links in your composites or CATs, these are added to the list of symbolic links. Mapping management becomes a little tedious if you have hundreds of instances, as your symbolic links are displayed in conjunction with the hardware symbolic links (Din, Dout, Ain, Aout). Resolution However, there's an easy way to filter the links you create, using a Name in the $${PATH} path. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.  

Issue EcoStruxure Automation Expert integrates a new tool to configure the Modicon Edge I/O NTS islands. Resolution The purpose of this document is to show how to use the Modicon Edge I/O NTS configurator tool integrated into EcoStruxure Automation Expert, to create an EtherNet/IP connection between a Modicon Edge I/O NTS island and a Soft dPAC PLC running in a Linux virtual machine. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.  

Issue Forced variables will remain stored within the controller even when it is disconnected. This persistence ensures that the forced states are retained and can be reactivated when the controller is reconnected. The persistence of forced variables can occur at any point within your program's logic.   How can I find the forced bits for my Modicon M580 controller? Resolution There are 4 ways to locate your forced bits: LED Front Panel Display of the M580 CPU Status Bar of the EcoStruxure Control Expert Hardware Information Tab Controller’s System Words M580 Safety System Word Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.  

Issue Online help files or documents are intended to be easily accessible and searchable, allowing users to quickly find the information they need. Developing an online help file for your custom user Derived Function Block (DFB) can be very beneficial. Resolution This article will explore how to create customized online help for your user Derived Function Block (DFB). This online help document can be accessed by pressing the F1 key or right-clicking on the selected DFB and selecting the 'Help on Type' option from the contextual menu. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.  

Issue MQTT, used for IIOT object communication, mainly uses JSON to encode information. This document will show you how EcoStruxure Automation Expert can handle JSON strings. Resolution Understand JavaScript Object Notation and use the function blocs available in  EcoStruxure Automation Expert to create and parse JSON strings. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.  

Issue Most people are unaware of certain elements that would help them browse and program more easily within EcoStruxure Automation Expert. Resolution The aim of the document is to give some tips and tricks on how to use EcoStruxure Automation Expert more efficiently. Tips and Trics: Function Block Colors Collapse Offline Parameters List Quickly Switch from Application to Resource Browse in the Function Blocks Network Editor Tab Browsing Cross Reference Links Create Several Links Between FB’s Hide Unused Ports Update 1:  Improving the readability of constants in buildtime. (version > V24.0) Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.  

Issue I want to have multiple engineers working on my EcoStruxure Automation Expert Solution. Resolution This article describes the main features of EcoStruxure Automation Expert Sub Versioning, and how they can be used to allow multiple engineers to work on the same solution concurrently. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.  

Issue When it comes to dealing with IIoT solutions with EAE, NETIO Basic Function Block is one of the most useful to handle interactions with cloud services. However, the help file does not elaborate in detail how to use it. Resolution Understand how NETIO is to be used for a HTTP Post with an example application. We will also get to see how the response should be handled.   Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Schneider Electric.