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. If so, jump to the instructions for Adding a 140 NOP 850 00 Module. If not, the following pages show you how to create a new Control Expert project and add the following components:
NOTE: Design your network so that IEC61850 GOOSE transmissions and Quantum Ethernet remote I/O transmissions are not carried by the same media.
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 both a CPU and a rack. In this example, a 140 CPU 670 60 controller (which supports Hot Standby) and a 10 slot rack are selected:
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Click OK. Control Expert displays the Project Browser.
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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, do the following:
  1. Enter a File name which is the name of your Control Expert project.
  2. Select the .STU or .STA extension in the Save As field.
  3. Click Save.
NOTE: If you do not save the project as an .STU or .STA file type, Control Expert does not save the 140 NOP 850 00 IEC61850 configuration.
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, select then drag a power supply (in this example, a 140 CPS 111 00) to the slot 1 position in the rack.
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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 140 NOP 850 00 Module to the New Control Expert Project
The next task is to add a 140 NOP 850 00 module to your project. To do this, you first need to download and install the Modicon IEC61850 Configuration Tool:
Step
Action
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Contact your Schneider Electric sales agent to obtain the installation files for the Modicon IEC61850 Configuration Tool.
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Insert the installation CD into your PC, then navigate to and double-click Setup.exe. The Modicon IEC61850 Configuration Tool installation wizard starts-up.
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Follow the wizard instructions to install the Modicon IEC61850 Configuration Tool. This process adds the 140 NOP 850 00 to the Hardware Catalog.
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In the Hardware catalog, under the Communication node, drag a 140 NOP 850 00 module to an open slot in the rack — in this example, slot 4:
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In the File menu, select Save to save your edits.
Next, you need to open the Configuration tab for the 140 NOP 850 00 module, where you can: