Selecting the processor

The choice of processor is made when the project is created, this choice is not irreversible.

Carry out the following actions:

Step

Action

1

From the welcome screen of the software, select the New command from the File menu.

2

Open the type of PLC required.

Example:

3

If you want to see all PLC versions, click Show all versions .

2

Select the processor.

4

Validate with OK.

Rules

For a Modicon M580 station:

  • The processor occupies the slots 00 and 01.

  • The processor is double format.

For a Modicon M340 station:

  • The processor occupies the slot 0.

  • The processor is single format.

For a Modicon Premium station:

  • The processor occupies the slot 0, it may occupy slot 1 if a double format power supply is configured.

  • The processor is single format or double format (in this case it occupies two slots).

For a Modicon Quantum station:

  • The processor can occupy any position in the rack.

  • The processor is single format or double format (in this case it occupies two slots).

You cannot move or copy a processor in another rack. The processor cannot be deleted from the rack, it can only be replaced.

Modicon M580 processor restriction

The following Modicon M580 processor version cannot be replaced:

  • Upgrade: OS version < V2.00 cannot be replaced by an OS version ≥ V2.00.

  • Downgrade: OS version ≥ V2.00 cannot be replaced by an OS version < V2.00.

If a processor replacement mentioned previously is needed, proceed as follows:

Step

Action

1

Export the original application program and/or elements (I/O configuration, DFB type, animation table, ...).

2

Create a new configuration with the new Modicon M580 processor OS version.

3

Import original application program and/or elements.

Replacement of the processor

The configuration editor helps you if you wish to replace the processor. A message is sent if a replacement is not authorized.

The new processor has to belong to the same PLC family as the previously configured processor.

If certain previously configured input/output modules are no longer supported by the new processor, when the project is analyzed, error messages are displayed. You have to resolve these incompatibilities.

NOTE: This operation is only possible in offline mode (PLC not connected).

You may proceed in accordance with two methods:

Method 1:

Step

Action

1

From the bus editor, select the processor.

2

Using the contextual menu, click Replace Processor....

3

Select the required processor.

4

Validate with OK.

Method 2:

Step

Action

1

From the bus editor, display the list of processors. To see all the processor versions, select Show all versions.

Example:

2

Select the required processor.

3

Confirm your selection.
NOTE: When making a processor replacement, if an FFB used in the application is not available for the selected processor, you have to remove it from the Application sections and you have to remove it from the Application itself by the Tools > Types Library Manager > Purge Unused Types option.