Overview
To design the hardware architecture, you need to add equipment from the catalog to the system project. Each instance of equipment that you add represents a device.
You can also create more devices by copying and pasting one or more existing ones.
Ways to Create Devices
You can create devices in the following ways.
Drag equipment from the to... |
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the pane. |
You can select in which topological folder and in which position inside the folder you create it. NOTE:
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Selecting References
For most objects of the catalog ( pane), the reference is predefined by the equipment that you select.
For the following objects, however, you can select a reference manually.
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Reference selection |
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M580 PACs |
In the dialog box after dragging the equipment to a physical view or the pane. |
Devices that use a device type manager (DTM) | You may need to select the specific reference that you want to use either way:
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TeSys T devices |
Refer to the topic describing how to add TeSys T devices. |
Modicon managed and extended switches |
By selecting a specific part number in the pane after the device is created. |
Adding Devices to a System Project by Using the Physical View
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Open the system project. |
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Create and/or open the physical view. |
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In the pane, select the equipment and drag it to the workspace of the physical view.Result: The corresponding device is added to the system project with properties set to default values and a graphical representation of the device is displayed in the physical view. |
Adding Devices to a System Project by Using the
PaneTo add a device to a system project, proceed as follows.
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Action |
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Open the system project. |
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Verify that the pane is visible. |
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If required, create the folder in which you want the device to be located. |
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In the pane, select the equipment and drag it to the folder or between existing devices. Hover over the folder to expand its child structure.Result: The corresponding device is added to the system project with properties set to default values. If you drag a device to a folder that contains other devices, it is added in last position. |
Adding TeSys T Devices to a System Project
To add a TeSys T device to a system project, proceed as follows.
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Action |
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Drag the equipment to a physical view or the node of the pane.Result: The device is added to the system project with and attributes blank. |
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Right-click the device and select . |
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In the DTM window, select a commercial reference that supports communication by using the Modbus TCP or EtherNet/IP protocol and click . |
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To view the I/O profile data of the device ( pane), in the section of the tab, select a value other than , and apply changes. |
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Close the DTM. |
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Result: The and attributes are populated with the information of the reference you have selected. |
Such a device can be added only to a control project after installing the required library and it does not appear in the system project . For example, for a Modbus serial TeSys T device, follow these steps:
Install the Modbus Communication Library on the local computer.
Edit the control project of the PAC that is scanning the device.
In the Modbus Serial Communication DTM to the node.
, add theAdd the TeSys T device to this DTM.
Open the TeSys T DTM and select a reference.