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C Resolution This document defines in functional terms the way in which the SimSci APC, running on a dedicated PC Server, will connect to DCS OPC Server. The document should be used as the basis for the configuration of the additional tags and logic. 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.

Are you experiencing problem logon into EcoStruxure Process Expert System Server? Are you forgot the password? Or you want to set up another user name? If your server or workstation is managed and connected to domain controller then simply ask your domain administrator to re-set your password or give your account access to the roles of “ESX HDCS System Admin”. However, if the server or workstation is managed by your-self running on Physical Machine or Virtual Machine (VM) then this document will guide you how to regain your access to EcoStruxure Process Expert System Server in above case. There are some workarounds to resolve this problem. This document will explain all possible workarounds and considerations you need to take before determining the method suits your case.

Issue The aim of this document is to provide a step by step guide for the installation and setup of EcoStruxure Automation Expert Soft dPAC into a Raspberry PI 4 and deploy a solution from the Buildtime software. Resolution Download the pdf document 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 would like to deploy the Modicon M580 Profibus DP Master module (PMEPXM0100) within my architecture. Resolution Downloading the attached document will allow the user to learn how to configure & deploy the Modicon M580 Profibus DP Master Module (PMEPXM0100). 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 Architecture using Modicon M580 with PTP protocol (PMEGPS0100) and the solution accuracy Resolution The EcoStruxure architecture and platform is open and interoperable, as noted in this document. The transparency of the Modcion M580 ePAC controller enables multiple architectures without the need for switches while maintaining network transparency. As it is open and transparent, it allows the use of a third-party module from Monaghan (approved) using the PTP protocol to guarantee an accuracy of 1ms for the SOE (Sequence Of Events) digital inputs. 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 Cannot open a project under Project Configuration Tool following the installation of Windows Updates. Cannot start PCT project servers following installation or Windows Updates. Product Line Project Configuration Tool Environment Building Operation Project Configuration Tool (PCT) Cause Configuring Windows Updates for unsupervised installation can result in an ungraceful shutdown of Virtual Box and Project Configuration Tool There have been cases where an ungraceful shutdown of PCT or VBox has resulted in a damaged project or a damaged server within a project. Resolution All projects within the Project Configuration Tool should be shut down prior to the installation of Windows Updates.

Issue This document defines how to design Energy Management Systems for Cement Manufacturing, include Energy management system introduction, Energy management system Functions and the example Bill of Materials, KPIs, and predefined dashboard list. Resolution See the attachment for more details. 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 Required to test a peer-to-peer data transfer between controllers using multi-instance of PLC Simulators before downloading to a real controller. Resolution Flexible and easy to configure data transfer, via multi-instance of PLC Simulators, using READ_REMOTE and WRITE_REMOTE communication function blocks. Reduce time to market, engineering and commissioning time. 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.

Introduction The attached document explains the best practice of implementation of FDT/ DTM technologies for integration of smart instruments (HART supported instrumentations) into Automation system architecture Exercise In the exercise, it will have some specific customer requirements scenario. By the completion of this lab the participant will be able to: • To design and to decide the correct place/ platform to implement FDT/DTM in order to answer specific customer requirements in their whole life cycle of the project (engineering/development, commissioning, maintenance and operation • To understand the drawback or limitation for each platform in term of FDT/DTM implementation in order to help participant to decide the correct platform. 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 In OPC-UA polling, the client actively requests data from the server at regular intervals. This actually will increase server load. The server must respond to each polling request, which can become a performance concern if there are numerous clients or high-frequency polling. Data updates may not be immediate, as they depend on the polling interval. Resolution This article here will describe the method of using subscription instead of the polling method. In the polling method, the OPC-UA client periodically sends requests to the OPC-UA server to fetch the data values. While in the subscription method, the OPC-UA client establishes a long-lasting subscription with the OPC-UA server. The client does not need to send periodic requests; it simply waits for the server to push the data updates. This method is event-driven, as the client receives data only when there are actual changes in the values. It reduces network traffic and processing overhead since data is only transmitted when necessary. To use M580 OPC-UA client programming by subscription method, the attached document following here describes the steps to connect, create subscriptions and to add monitored items to the subscription. 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 One of the biggest challenges in the industrial automation and control field is how to get machines to talk to each other. Exchanging data from machine to machine, or a machine to PC, machine integration between vendors of different types can be complex, laborious, and difficult, requiring expensive engineers and incurring significant expense. When you integrate systems of multiple vendors to provide total solutions to your customers, you want to use standardized, reliable, secure, scalable and platform independent technology. Resolution This is where we can leverage the OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture) to solve these strategic issues faced by most manufacturers. It is a standardized protocol that allows for seamless and secure communication between different systems and devices, regardless of the vendor or platform. The document here describes one of the methods of exchanging data between different machines. By implementing OPC UA client function blocks in a controller, the controller can directly access data from any other OPC UA servers. As an example, a demo architecture is shown: A virtual machine or PC is used here as the OPC-UA server and the Modicon M580 ePAC as the OPC UA client, should be on the same network and should have the correct network settings configured. The virtual machine's network adapter should be set to bridged mode, and the virtual machine PC's firewall settings should allow communication with the M580 CPU (Firmware ≥ 4.10). See attached document on how to implement the Modicon M580 OPC-UA Client Read/Write function blocks. 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.

Objective The objective of this article is to guide us through data acquisition with EMSE over OPC UA. And we shall be going for full blown OPC UA security (the need for user authentication, Certificates and X.509 Token usage) so that we can experience what is involved to get it running. We shall be touching heavily on EcoStruxture OPC UA Expert as well because the simulation project will be running behind that, in a PLC Simulator. Snapshots 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 Integration of OPC UA Server in rack with Ecostruxure Process Expert Resolution This document will guide you in the integration of the OPC UA Server Module in Rack BMENUA0100 with Ecostruxure Process Expert for AVEVA System Platform. 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.

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