Introduction

The Control Expert Hardware Catalog contains a list of modules and devices that you can add to a Control Expert project. EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP devices are located in the DTM Catalog tab at the bottom of the Hardware Catalog . Each module or device in the catalog is represented by a DTM that defines its parameters.

EDS Files

Not all devices in today’s market offer device-specific DTMs. Some devices are defined by device-specific EDS files. Control Expert displays EDS files in the form of a DTM. In this way, you can use Control Expert to configure devices that are defined by an EDS file in the same way you would configure a device defined by its DTM.

Other devices lack both a DTM and an EDS file. Configure those devices by using the generic DTM on the DTM Catalog page.

View the Hardware Catalog

Open the Control Expert Hardware Catalog:

Step

Action

1

Open Control Expert.

2

Find the PLC bus in the Project Browser.

3

Use one method to open the catalog:

  • Use the pull-down menu (Tools > Hardware Catalog).

  • Double-click an empty slot in the PLC bus.