Introduction to Configuring Advantys from Control Expert
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The Advantys Configuration Software (ACS) is integrated in Control Expert. This allows you to configure Advantys STB and OTB islands from the Control Expert Ethernet I/O scanning tab.
Configuring an Advantys Island
WARNING
UNEXPECTED SYSTEM BEHAVIOR
Always launch ACS from Control Expert in order to synchronize variables and data between Control Expert and ACS.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.
WARNING
UNEXPECTED SYSTEM BEHAVIOR
Stop the PLC before transferring an ACS configuration and/or I/O scanning modifications.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.
The following procedure configures an Advantys STB or OTB island:
Step
Action
Results
1
Open the Ethernet network configuration screen.
2
In the Module Utilities zone select YES for IO Scanning.
3
Select the I/O Scanning tab.
I/O Scanning screen opens.
4
Enter, on a free line, the IP address for the connection you want to use to communicate with the Advantys island.
5
Enter RD length and WR length on the same line. The lengths must be long enough for the expected Advantys configuration.
6
Validate the I/O Scanning screen.
7
Click on the ... button (that is next to Device Name cell on the same line).
The Property box opens.
8
Select STB or OTB in the Device Type drop-down menu.
9
Enter a Device Name (following the naming rules).
10
You have 2 choices:
  1. If you want to go to ACS now to configure an island, click on the Launch Advantys Configuration Software button.
    Click on Yes in the “Confirm device name and type” Message Box and go to Step 11.
  2. If you want to configure the Advantys island later, click on the OK button.
    Click on Yes in the “Confirm device name and type” Message Box.
    To open the ACS later:
    • Carry out Step 7.
    • Click on the Launch Advantys Configuration Software button.
Results for both 1. and 2. are:
  • A Control Expert message box opens: “The device name and device type won’t be modifiable. Do you want to confirm the device name and device type?”
  • The Device Type and Device Name are verified and saved.
  • The Property box closes.
11
After ACS opens, configure your Advantys island.
NOTE: While the ACS is open Ethernet screen is locked and cannot be edited, but the other Control Expert services can be edited.
NOTE: The User Defined Label must be filled in the IO image. If not, the Advantys varialble will no be added in the Control Expert Data Editor.
12
When your Advantys island has been built and validated, close ACS.
A Control Expert message box opens “Do you want to update your symbols now?”
13
You have 2 choices:
  1. Click on Yes in the “update” Message Box and go to Step 14.
  2. Click on No in the “update” Message Box.
    You are returned to the I/O Scanning screen without carrying out the Yes results.
    Later, when you want to update the Advantys symbols into Control Expert:
    • Carry out Step 7
    • In the Property box, click on the Update button and go to Step 14.
If you clicked on No:
  • You are returned to I/O Scanning without carrying out the results in Step 14.
  • The Device Name is displayed in the I/O Scanning in red. This indicates that the island configuration has not been synchronized with Control Expert.
14
Your Advantys island configuration is being synchronized with Control Expert.
After the synchronization is finished, you are returned to I/O Scanning. Verify that the Device Name is now displayed in black.
The results are:
  • The Advantys island modifications are synchronized with the Control Expert application.
  • The Advantys island symbols are imported into the Control Expert Data Editor.
  • The Advantys Device Name is displayed in the I/O Scanning in black. This indicates that the island configuration is synchronized.
15
Build your Control Expert application.
16
STOP the PLC.
17
Transfer:
  • Control Expert application to the PLC
  • STB or OTB configuration to the Advantys island using ACS
18
RUN your application in the PLC.
Copy an Existing Island
This following procedure copies an existing Advantys island file (*.isl) into a new Advantys island configuration:
Step
Action
1
From Control Expert, open a new Advantys island in ACS.
2
In ACS, select File menu → Copy Island Contents.
3
In the Open island window, select the island file (*.isl) to copy.
4
Click on Yes in the “Do you want to proceed?” message box.
5
The message “Island file has been saved.” in the Log Window verifies that the operation was successful.
Copy an Island File to a New Location
The following procedure copies an Advantys island file (*.isl) to a new directory:
Step
Action
1
In ACS, open an island configuration, for example, STB1.
2
Select File menu => Copy STB1 Contents
3
In the Copy STB1.isl to window, select the target directory.
4
The message “A copy of the island file has been saved with another name.” includes in the Log Window verifies that the operation was successful. The name is new because its path has changed.