Creating a Project in Control Expert
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You may have already created a project in Control Expert and installed a power supply and a 140CRP31200 remote I/O head module. If so, jump to the Adding a 140NOC78000 Distributed I/O Head Module... topic If not, the following pages show you how to create a new Control Expert project and add the following components:
NOTE: To add the power supply and a 140CRP31200 module to the local rack in Control Expert, refer to the Quantum EIO Remote I/O Modules Installation and Configuration Guide.
Creating and Saving a New Control Expert Project
The following steps describe the creation of a project:
Step
Action
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Open Control Expert.
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In the Control Expert main menu, select File → New....
The New Project window opens displaying a list of Schneider Electric controller types.
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In the New Project window, expand the Quantum node and select a CPU. In this example, select the 140 CPU 651 60 controller:
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Click OK. Control Expert displays the Project Browser, below.
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To save the project, select File → Save. The Save As  dialog opens.
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In the Save As dialog, type in a File name — which will be the name of your Control Expert project — then click Save. Control Expert saves your project to the specified path location.
NOTE: You can change the default location Control Expert uses to store project files. Before saving your project:
1 Select Tools → Options. The Options Management window opens. 2 In the left pane, navigate to Options → General → Paths. 3 In the right pane, type in a new path location for the Project path. You can also edit the:
  • Import/Export file path
  • XVM path
  • Project settings templates path
4 Click OK to close the window and save your path edits.
Adding a Power Supply to the New Control Expert Project
The next step is to add a power supply to your Control Expert project:
Step
Action
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In the Project Browser, double click Local Bus. Control Expert displays both the:
  • Local Bus window with the selected CPU in the second position, and
  • Hardware catalog displaying the Local Bus tab, below:
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In the Hardware catalog, under the Supply node, use your mouse to select then drag a 140 CPS 111 00 power supply to a position in the rack — in this example, slot 1.
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In the File menu, select Save, to save your edits.
NOTE: Schneider Electric recommends that you periodically save your changes as you make edits.
Adding a 140NOC78000 Distributed I/O Head Module to the New Control Expert Project
Next, add a 140NOC78000 distributed I/O head module to your project:
Step
Action
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Returning to the Hardware catalog, under the Communication node, use your mouse to select then drag a 140NOC78000 control head module to an open slot in the rack — in this example, slot 5.
When you drop the module into the rack, Control Expert opens the communication module Properties window.
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In the General tab of the module properties window, Control Expert assigns a the device an alias name, in this example, Q_NOC78000. You can type in a name to change the default alias name.
When you change the alias name, Control Expert changes the base input and output type and variable names to match the edited alias name.
NOTE:
  • Schneider Electric recommends that you assign a unique alias name to each communication module. This practice helps you distinguish between modules of the same type.
  • No other configuration needs to be, or can be, performed in the tabs of this window. All other pages are read-only.
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In the File menu, select Save to save your edits.
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Click OK to close the Properties window. The Local Bus now displays the modules you have added:
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The next step is to configure the located memory space in the CPU for the 140NOC78000 module’s inputs and outputs.
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Open the DTM Browser in Control Expert to configure the DTM properties of the 140NOC78000 module by clicking Tools → DTM Browser.