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Issue To enable remote access of EcoStruxure Automation Expert Platform, you need to create and configure the On-Prem Lite certificate. Resolution The objective of this article is to guide you through the steps to create self-signed certificate for your EcoStruxure Automation Expert Platform On-Prem Lite installer. 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 This document aims to assist users to configure PLC Viewer App, which runs on AVEVA System Platform. With this configuration, the user will be able to view and navigate through the PLC logic on the supervision system. 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 some network architectures, the transparency of the network is necessary to be able to do configuration and commissioning from a local engineering station without having to go to the field, reducing the time of downtime and commissioning. Resolution This document explains the configuration of the BMENOC0321 Network Card to obtain transparency in the network without the need for the use of L3 switches. 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 The best way to experience and learn the General Purpose Library is to run the Demonstration Project and explore its features and configuration. An updated version has been created General Purpose Library & AVEVA System Platform 2023 Demonstration – Setup Guide Resolution The attached document is to provide a step by step guide for the installation and setup of the General Purpose Library (GPL) with Wonderware System Platform using the supplied Demonstration Project. 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 often customer requirements to send safety related data over communications links. At the same time, the requirement automatically arises for the transference of safe and non-safe data via a collective standard network. A safe network will allow the Safety controller to communicate with each other and provides a robust and safe means of sending safety related data using the communications medium that best suits the applications and budget. Resolution With M580 Safety CPU firmware 3.20 or later, the safe time synchronization is based on an internal "monotonic" time clock. The safe communication DOES NOT need NTP time synchronization as the CPU is sharing its safe time with all its local and remote I/Os. The remote I/O drop uses BM•CRA31210 module and must have a firmware 2.60 or later to work. A monotonic clock is a time source that always moves forward and will not be impacted by variations leading to jumps in time (due to NTP or Daylight Savings Time updates). Monotonic uses Thomas Habets's cross platform "monotonic_clock" library under the hood. Attached herewith are two documents file that guide you on how to implement Safe Peer-to-Peer communication between two M580 Safety ePAC (MASTER PAC and SLAVE PAC). 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 Kinematic calculations help to transform joint into cartesian values and vice versa. But how to define the robot arm configuration (e.g. elbow up or elbow down) while sending the robot to a defined position in cartesian space? Resolution Using inverse kinematics the mendatory entry of a reference positions solves this issue. 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 The Modicon M580 Safety controller can execute single task and multi-task applications. Unlike a single task application which only executes the MAST task, a multi-task application defines the priority of each task. When a task is running, it can be interrupted by another task with a higher relative priority. For example, when a periodic task is scheduled to execute its code, it would interrupt a lower priority task, but would wait until the completion of a higher priority task. Resolution For optimal CPU performance, Schneider Electric recommends that the total percentage of CPU bandwidth consumed by an application not exceed 80%. Users will need to determine the CPU bandwidth and fine tune to adjust the tasks period for an optimal CPU performance. 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 With EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin Developer you can create customized assemblies, place them in catalogs and use them with EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin Builder. But how to get started with C# and the catalog template provided in the installation folder of the software. Resolution This KB article guides through the termplate, its architecture and usage. It will enable the reader to undertsand the basic structure to get started with programming. 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 upgrade the firmware of my Modicon Edge I/O NTS Network Interface Module to overcome published vulnerabilities identified in the previous firmware version or gain access to features delivered in a newer version. Resolution The aim of this article is to provide a step-by-step guide to properly upgrade the firmware of the Modicon Edge I/O NTS Network Interface Module NTSNEC1200 from V0.1.45 or earlier to V1.0.0.503. 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 can I manage firmware packages in EcoStruxure Automation Device Maintenance? Resolution This document explains how to manage firmware packages in EcoStruxure Automation Device Maintenance. Enter resolution. 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 connecting Schneider controllers to a customer network infrastructure there is often an issue where the path between IT and OT seems blocked. The purpose of this document is to examine one of the common causes and explain the different architecture philosophy implemented in IT using Cisco as an example. Resolution Please 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.

Objective The objective of this knowledge base article it to demonstrate how to disable the User Rights Only for the Web-visualization on M2xx controllers. Resolution This is done by creating an empty ".cfg" file on the controller files system and rebooting the controller. This helps accessing the visualization via the Web server without being asking for a password and username. 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 access the EcoStruxure Control Expert Security Editor tool because of SystemAdmin's password being lost or forgotten. Resolution Using the attached article its possible to clear the Security Editor database properly to enable login again. 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 The IEC 61131-3 not only describes the PLC programming languages themselves, but also offers comprehensive concepts and guidelines for creating PLC projects. Defined in IEC 61131 standard, a Program Organization Unit (POU) provides a modular and hierarchical way of structuring programs that makes it easier to develop, debug, and maintain industrial control programs. How will this concept be used to organize and structure industrial control programs? Resolution In this document the term POU is used for programming elements in general that can contain IEC code, such as methods, properties, interfaces etc. The term Program Organization Unit (POU) is used for all programming objects (programs, function blocks, functions, etc.) which are used to create a controller application. 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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