Overview

The following are considered legacy controller platforms:

  • Modicon Premium

  • Modicon Quantum

The information in this topic also applies to the following non-M580 PACs:

  • Modicon M340

  • Modicon Momentum

  • Modicon MC80

You can add these devices to a system project but the services that the Topology Manager offers to manage them are limited.

Scope of Services

The table describes the scope of the services that are available for legacy and non-M580 controllers in a system project.

Service/pane/view

Description

SYSTEM PROJECT pane

Only one node is created. Drops, backplanes, and modules are not represented.

Control project

A control project is associated to these devices.

You must edit it by using the Edit Control Project command to perform the entire configuration with the help of Control Expert Editor, which opens with full functionality except for some commands of the File menu that are not available.

Physical views

Controllers are represented as a single object without Ethernet connectivity.

System Monitoring

Not supported.

Network consistency analysis

Other views of the Topology Manager

Import

Supported.