CIMPLICITY Machine Edition Getting Started, GFK-1868E

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Machine Edition
Machine Edition Projects
6. If necessary, configure the I/O hardware connections for your project.
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For Logic Developer - PC, set up Control I/O in the Control I/O Drivers
folder (in the Project tab of the Navigator). To add a driver, right-click the
Control I/O Drivers folder and select New Driver. Use the Control I/O tool to
configure your drivers. Map variables to I/O terminals.
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For View, set up PLC Access I/O in the PLC Access Drivers folder. To add a
driver, right-click the PLC Access Drivers folder and select New Driver.
Configure the drivers in the Inspector window. On NT targets, you might want
to set up OPC I/O in the OPC Client folder.
7. When your project is complete; validate, download, and run your project by pressing the F9 function key.
Machine Edition saves the project, performs a validation, builds the run time files,
and attempts to establish a connection to the target computer.
Validating and Downloading a Project
During project development, you will go through the validation and download
processes several times. The validation process checks the project for errors. If the
project contains errors, they are listed in the Build tab of the Feedback Zone.
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All errors must be fixed before the download process can proceed. Warnings
are also listed in the Feedback Zone, but they do not prevent the download
from starting.
When fixing project errors, use the F4 function key to scroll through errors in the
Feedback Zone, jumping to their locations in the project.
The download process involves two steps. The first step creates (or builds) all the
run time files necessary for a target to perform its role in a completed project. The
second downloads those files to the target devices or computers.
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Want to know more?
In the Help Index, look up control and choose “Control I/O Tool”.
For Motion Developer, the easiest way to set up the motion control device for
downloading is with the Set Communication Parameters wizard. Open the
Main Wizard page for the target (right-click the target and select Main Wizard).
Then, point to Configuration and select Communication Parameters. Click
Finish when you’re done.
To download a View or Logic Developer - PC project to the Windows NT
computer on which you are developing (a local target), ensure the target
property Computer Address is set to “.” (without the quotation marks).
Otherwise—for remote targets—type the IP address or computer name of the
remote computer you want to download to, in the Computer Address property.
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