Industrial Automation Knowledge Base

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 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.  

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

Issue References are widely used in programming, especially to efficiently pass large or mutable data as arguments to procedures, or to share such data among various uses. A reference may point to a variable or record that contains references to other data. This idea is the basis of indirect addressing and of many linked data structures, such as linked lists. Resolution There are many advantages of using variables reference over pointer variables (like in C++ programming) such as: A reference variable does not consume any extra memory. It has the same memory address as the variable it refers to. While a pointer needs extra space for itself. In order to access the value of the referenced variable using pointer, we need to use a dereferencing operator whereas we can do the same using reference variable without any dereferencing method. Reference variables are cleaner and modish as compared to the pointers; they can also be used while passing in the function as arguments, known as call by references. 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 Customers would like to monitor the power supply modules of the Modicon M580 controller and observe whether they function correctly. Diagnose and analyse with the information so as to find its root cause. Resolution The Modicon X80 Redundant Power Supply module beside providing power supply module redundancy coming from different power sources, it can also provide users monitoring and diagnostics information. The PWS_DIAG and PWS_CMD function function blocks provide users internal diagnostic (e.g. voltage and current) for each of the redundant power supply modules. 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.  

Background There are some industry segments (such as power) which require that when communication with RTU/PAC/PLC is broken, instead of showing the #BAD #COM or #PEND, display the last know good value instead. Resolution In this sample project, we show how to make use of Tag Extension for such matters. 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 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.  

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 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.  

Article describes how to do Diagnostics with M262 Motion Controller.

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.  

The purpose of this article is to introduce the necessary steps to configure an additional station in a Lexium™ MC12 Multicarrier application of EcoStruxure Machine Expert.

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This article is purposed to provide step-by-step exercise on how to modify the supervisory communication protocol of an existing EcoStruxure Process Expert project configuration from OPC DA to OPC UA

Issue How to add a customized gripper to the robot assemblies of the SE catalogs. Resolution Use the IRobot2 interface to receive a coordinate system parts or another coordinate system can be attached. 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 Platform can be deployed in a Multi-User Environment which is a simplified setup that consists in a single server capable of supporting up to five client connections. Resolution The purpose of this article is to introduce the necessary steps to add a User to an existing Automation Solution and assign rights for collaboration. This configuration is ideal for small teams or projects requiring localized data processing and management. 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.  

Can EcoStruxure Machine SCADA Expert v2020 and v2023 be installed on the same PC at the same time?

Objective The purpose of this article is to introduce the basics and necessary steps to change the firmware of the Lexium™ MC12 Multi Carrier in EcoStruxure Machine Expert. Resolution The attached document provides an overview of how to change the firmware of a Lexium™ MC12 Multi Carrier.