Industrial Automation Knowledge Base

This document demonstrates the configuration of the DNP3 Agent with the Data Logger 4G and Geo SCADA Expert

Issue The aim of this article is to show how to monitor and check OT data files from Edge into EcoStruxure Plant Advisor – Core Foundation (formerly EcoStruxure Plant Advisor – Data Hub). Resolution Please see the attachment for further information. 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 This article will bring us through the installation of EcoStruxure Clean-In-Place Advisor (ECIPA) on a fresh system. It also includes a final section on generating a request file that is to be sent to Schneider IIoT in order to acquire a proper license.   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 How to migrate previous version of EcoStruxure™ Control Expert Classic project to use in Topology Manager? The functionality of Topology Manager within EcoStruxure™ Control Expert provides a collaborative environment that manages, designs and deploys the entire automation architecture with multiple controller systems including various types of automation assets. Resolution To convert and upgrade existing EcoStruxure™ Control Expert Classic project to the latest version of EcoStruxure™ Control Expert Classic, at least from version 15.1 onwards. Create a new System Project and import the converted or upgraded project into Topology Manager. To support the Topology Manager features, the I/O Scanning mode will be changed to Enhanced mode and the M580 CPU firmware must be at least version 2.70 or higher..   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 Control Expert - Asset Link uses Patterns to crate, update and delete Assets and Attributes within AVEVA System Platform.  EcoStruxure Control Expert - Asset Link can also be configured to create Patterns. Resolution The aim of this document is to provide a step by step guide for creating a Pattern for EcoStruxure Control Expert - Asset Link. It provides the user with an EcoStruxure Control Expert Project and a corresponding Template 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.  

Issue Using the EcoStruxure Automation Device Maintenance tool. Resolution The aim of this document is to provide guidance on the use of EcoStruxure Automation Device Maintenance and how to manage devices. 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 using EcoStruxure Automation Expert V22.1 and AVEVA System Platform the Galaxy project needs to contain all the templates associated with EcoStruxure Automation Expert AppCommonProcess Library, by default the Galaxy backup supplied by EcoStruxure Automation Expert V22.1 is for AVEVA System Platform 2020 R2 SP1. To use a newer version of AVEVA System Platform requires migration. Resolution The following knowledge base article details how to migrate the Galaxy backup supplied by EcoStruxure Automation Expert V22.1 to AVEVA System Platform 2023. The first time EcoStruxure Automation Expert is used to create a AVEVA System Platform Galaxy, it will copy the Galaxy project supplied as part of the installation (called CFLBlankGalaxy) from the ASP Library folder to the AVEVA System Platform BackupGalaxies folder.   Once the Galaxy backup has been copied, it will then create all other projects based upon this backup. The aim is to replace this backup file with a fully migrated version.     Step 1 – Create a temporary EcoStruxure Automation Expert Solution Create a temporary solution and right click on the solution and select Configuration>AVEVA SP Configuration      Give the new Galaxy project any name and click Create   After some time you will notice a message in the Output window saying ‘Galaxy needs to be migrated manually’.   Cancel the System Platform Configuration form.   Step 2 – Migrate the Galaxy project  Open System Platform IDE and select On Server and double click on the project created by EcoStruxure Automation Expert.   A message will be displayed asking if you want to migrate, select Yes   The migration will start and will take some time (around 45 minutes), once the migration is complete click the Close button.   Once the Close button has been clicked you will be asked to log in. The default username and password is Administrator and password left blank.   When the AVEVA System Platform IDE opens, close without making any changes.   Step 3 – Create a Galaxy Backup from the Migrate project  Open the Operations Control Management Console   Navigate to the newly created Galaxy project and right click and select Backup.   Confirm that you want to create a Backup by clicking Yes   Save the backup to a known folder, e.g., Downloads and name it CFLBlankGalaxy     Step 4 – Copy the new CFLBlankGalaxy over the old Copy and Replace the newly-created Backup to the BackupGalaxies Folder     From this point on Automation Expert will create any new Galaxy projects using the migrated CFLBlankGalaxy backup. . 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 For welding the tool shall perform a Z shape movement (MoveZ) or follow a straight line with oscillation tool (MoveZS). Resolution The application blocks for Lexium Cobot available in EcoSreuxure Cobot Expert app programming offer these features. 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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Issue When converting some logic from IEC61131 to IEC61499 often we find time measures using TON or TOF.  Thinking about developing this in IEC61499 might be difficult, but it is possible. Resolution This knowledge base intends to show how we can monitor the time for a condition. 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.  

This article help to configure MIBGET function block in EcoStruxure Automation Expert(EAE) Software to monitor dPAC system diagnostic informations.

How do I create custom templates within EcoStruxure Automation Expert which will allow me to synchronize to AVEVA System Platform?

Objective The purpose of this article is to introduce the necessary steps to calibrate a Lexium Multicarrier track with the example project embedded in EcoStruxure Machine Expert. Resolution This article has highlighted how to calibrate a Lexium Multicarrier track in EcoStruxure Machine Expert. It shows which steps must be done and guides the reader through the functionalities and provided structure of the track calibration.  

Issue  EcoStruxure Automation Expert V21.1 introduces the possibility of using adapters in the basic Function Blocks. Resolution The purpose of this document is to describe, using a simple example, how to use these as adapters. 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 Although EcoStruxure Automation Expert comes with some standard data entry tools, I want to create different ways of entering information, similar to Microsoft Forms. Resolution This document aims to show how to use C# to create different methods of data entry. It assumes no previous knowledge of C#. 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.  

This article will help you and guide you step by step to generate the log file inside a SD Card.

Firewalls help protect network security zone perimeters by blocking unauthorized access and permitting authorized access. This article will help you to configure a firewall script using the dynamic mode with the dedicated function block.

Background Growing in popularity now is the trend to propagate data into the Cloud. AVEVA Insight Online is one of the featured Applications which we can easily propagate data to and have them displayed as smart data to be viewed anywhere.     When using AVEVA Insight Online as it is, without any added configurations, we usually have our contents displayed in its simplest form as below.   Objective When this knowledge is applied, not only are we able to get the Units of Measurements to show (on the Analog Tags), but we are able to also get Digital Tags to show a descriptive state instead of just ON and OFF.    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 There are some scenarios where making online modifications on the standby CPU of a hot standby system may be necessary. For example, if there are changes to the process or system configuration that need to be implemented immediately, and the primary CPU is not available, making online modifications on the standby CPU may be necessary to ensure continuity of the process. Resolution To make online modifications to an application program, a logic mismatch signal will be enabled to allow a Hot Standby system to continue operating even if there is a mismatch between the applications in the Primary and Standby CPUs. The Logic Mismatch feature will be used to modify an application program and the I/O configuration while the process remains redundant.   This document describes the procedure to perform an online modification to a Modicon M580 Standby controller.  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.