Accessing the Wizard
Step |
Action |
|---|---|
1 |
Create a new application in Control Expert selecting a CPU with enough memory and the I/O access capabilities needed (e.g. Modicon M340). |
2 |
Launch the conversion wizard in Control Expert via .  |
3 |
A file selection dialog is displayed, offering a choice of exported legacy application files (e.g FEF files for PL7, ASC files for Concept etc.).  |
4 |
Select a file and confirm with . Result: Depending on the kind of file selected the respective converter (PL7, Concept, LL984) becomes active and analyzes the content of the selected file. The result of the analysis is displayed in the 3 tabs of the conversion wizard. |
Exported Files
Software |
Extension |
Exported |
|---|---|---|
PL7 |
*.fef |
complete application |
Concept |
*.asc |
complete application |
Concept |
*.sec |
user-defined subset of sections |
Concept |
*.txt |
user-defined subset of variables |
Concept |
*.ccf |
configuration export to extract communication definitions |
ProWORX32 |
*.pwx |
complete application |
MODSOFT |
*.cfg |
complete application |
Control Expert |
*.xpg |
tasks (without configuration) |