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SIMOTION softwareEngineering softwareSIMOTION SCOUTWorkbench■ OverviewSIMOTION SCOUTHardware and network configuration■ Overview6The SCOUT Workbench is the common basis for all tools in theengineering system. The Workbench therefore acts as "navigationcenter" for individual engineering steps, is used to createand manage SIMOTION projects, and provides a uniform, integratedview of all data and programs.SCOUT Workbench – three basic sections:• Project navigator (left-hand section): The technological treestructure of the project. This area provides a hierarchical viewthat can be filtered of all devices (controls, drives, etc.), alltechnology objects (axes, output cams, cams, etc.), and allapplication programs. In the project navigator, you can createnew objects and programs or call and modify existing ones.• Work area (right-hand section): The work area is used to snapin all of the processing tools for the engineering system (parameterassignment dialogs, program editors, etc.), providinga custom-tailored view of each engineering activity in a permanentouter framework. If several windows are open at thesame time, you can either arrange them as necessary or youcan quickly switch from window to window using the tabs.• Detail vue (bottom section): The detail view, which can be activatedand deactivated, provides a view of data and messagesfor each situation. Included in the data are system variablesfor the devices and technological objects, I/O data(inputs/outputs), and the user variables you have defined. Thecurrent status of the data can be displayed by means of an onlineconnection to the SIMOTION control. The message viewincludes online messages and alarms from the SIMOTIONcontrols, as well as warnings and errors generated when theprogram was created.■ Benefits• Integral function-based view optimized for ease-of-use• Integrated intuitive engineering system• Central data and program management, even for distributedsystems• Function-based, technological project structure with filterableviews• Fast access to individual engineering tools, for e. g. configuration,programming, and commissioningOne of the first engineering steps to define the automation topologyand assign parameters to the components and networks isto create:• Hardware configuration• Network configurationTo do so, SCOUT uses the STEP 7 tools HW-Config and NetPro.You make selections from a hardware catalog to combine allrequired hardware components graphically in the work area,assign parameters to the components, and create bus connectionsbetween the individual components. You are warned immediatelyof any illegal inputs, so that only plausible configurationscan be generated.6/14 Siemens PM 10 · 2005