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Solution 4.1 Creating a Control Project

4.1.1 Project Framework

Create a new Control Network object in the Control Structure. This object is created under the Root object and represents the physical Control Network on which the controllers reside.

1. Navigate to the Control Structure in the Structure browser. Right click on the “Root” object and select “New Object…”

2. Select the “Control Network” object type and enter “Sxx_Control_Network” in the Name edit box and click the “Create” button.

3. Check that the new object is created in the Control Structure.

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Create a new AC800M Control Project object under the “Sxx_Control_Network” object and name it “Sxx_Project”.

1. Add a new object as before. Make sure you are selecting the “Sxx_Control_Network” object.

2. Select the AC800M object type and name this instance of the object “Sxx_Project”.

3. Control Builder M will automatically open and the required Control Builder M objects will be created automatically from the AC800M template. This may take several minutes to complete.

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Explore the Project in “Project Explorer” (Control Builder M) and compare it’s structure with the object created in the Control Structure through the Engineering Workplace.

1. Are all of the objects under “Sxx_Project” object exactly the same in both the Engineering Workplace and in Control Builder M? What are the three main objects beneath the Project object in the Engineering Workplace? In Control Builder?

No, there are many differences if you compare the two closely. Engineering Workplace: Applications and Programs Control Builder M: Libraries, Applications, and Programs

2. How many “Applications” were created by the AC800M template used when the Project object was created?

One. It is named “Application_1” by default

3. How Many “Programs” were automatically added by the AC800M template used when the Project object was created?

Three Program object were created named “Program1”, “Program2”, and “Program3”

4. What type of functionality do you think the default Program3 object provides?

Program3 contains diagnostic type functionality

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5. What is the name of the “ModuleBus” object created under the “PM860” object in the Control Structure?

“11”