Control Expert Configuration Tool

The exclusive configuration tool for an M580(S) Hot Standby system is:

  • Version 11.0 and later of Unity Pro L (for the BMEH582040 module).

    NOTE:

    Unity Pro is the former name of Control Expert for version 13.1 or earlier.

  • Version 11.0 and later of Unity Pro XL (for the BMEH584040 and BMEH586040 modules).

  • Version 14.0 and later of Control Expert XL Safety (for the BMEH582040S, BMEH584040S, and BMEH586040S.

Programming Application Languages and Libraries

Control Expert supports the following application languages and libraries for the M580 Hot Standby CPUs:

Application language / library

Non-Safety CPUs

Safety CPUs

CPU: BMEH58...

CPU: BMEH58...

2040

4040, 6040

2040S

4040S, 6040S

SAFE task

FAST, MAST tasks

SAFE task

FAST, MAST tasks

Function Block Diagram (FBD)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Ladder Diagram (LD)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Structured Text (ST)

X

X

–

X

–

X

Instruction List (IL)

X

X

–

X

–

X

Sequential Function Chart (SFC)

X

X

–

X

–

X

Derived Function Block (DFB)

X

X

X

X

X

X

Elementary Function (EF)

X

X

X1

X

X1

X

Elementary Function Block (EFB)

X

X

X1

X

X1

X

Ladder Logic 984 (LL984)

–

X

–

–

–

X

PL7 - Standard Function Block (SFB)

–

–

–

–

–

–

X: Supported

–: Not supported

1: EF/EFB prefixed with “S_”