Introduction

There are 2 possibilities to convert legacy applications to Control Expert.

  • Global conversion provides to convert a legacy application (PL7, Concept) to Control Expert as a whole.

  • Partial conversion with the conversion wizard provides to select parts of a legacy application to be converted and to control the conversion result.

To convert a legacy application to Control Expert, you must at first export the application out of the legacy software (PL7, Concept).

NOTE: In case of global conversion with a default hardware configuration (see below) as well as in case of partial conversion, the hardware configuration must be edited and completed by the user.

Global Conversion

To convert a legacy application as a whole you select the file exported out of the legacy software in Control Expert via File > Open .

The respective converter (PL7 Converter, Concept Converter) automatically generates a Control Expert application.

For detailed information on the converters, please refer to EcoStruxure™ Control Expert, PL7 Application Converter, User Manual or EcoStruxure™ Control Expert, Concept Application Converter, User Manual.

  • Global conversion for Premium and Quantum contains also a hardware configuration.

  • Applications with PLCs which do not have a direct equivalent in Control Expert (Compact, Momentum, TSX Micro) should be converted using the partial conversion with the conversion wizard.

However, if global conversion is chosen, a default hardware configuration is generated.

  • For global conversion of Compact applications you can select either Quantum or Modicon M340 as target PLC. Please refer to Importing an LL984 Application.

  • Global conversion of Momentum applications contains only a default Quantum hardware configuration with a CPU (140 CPU 534 14A/U) and a power supply (140 CPS 424 00). If needed the default CPU can be replaced.

  • Global conversion of TSX Micro applications contains only a default Modicon M340 hardware configuration with a CPU (BMX P34 2020) and a power supply (BMX CPS 2000). If needed the default CPU can be replaced.

Partial Conversion

To convert a legacy application partially to Control Expert, use the conversion wizard.

You can launch the conversion wizard in Control Expert via Tools > Convert Partially .

With the conversion wizard you can:

  • select the parts of the application to be converted

  • remap I/O objects before conversion

  • adapt concurrently the hardware configuration of the new application in Control Expert

  • modify the amount of used memory in the CPU

The partial conversion is possible for TSX Micro, Premium, Quantum, Momentum and Compact applications.

With partial conversion for Compact and Momentum applications it is recommended to prepare a Modicon M340 hardware configuration.

For detailed information, please refer to chapter Conversion Wizard.