Exercise 1 - New Project

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Technical Communications - North Andover

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Exercise 1 Starting a New Project

Exercise 7 Complete each step in this exercise. Do not hesitate to ask questions if youdo not understand a step

Step Action

1 Create a new folder on your PC named C:\Class. Your instructorwill give you files to copy into this folder. These will be used atvarious points in the course

2 Launch Vijeo Designer. Right click on the VijeoManager. Select New Project.

3 Name your project Class

Select single target and No Password as options

4 Select XBTGT model 6340 and name Target 1 MyBrewery


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5 Set the targets IP address

6 Add a Schneider TCPIP Communications driver for the PLC.The IP address will be added at the end of this exercise

Click on the Finish button to end the Wizard


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7 Expand your projects in the Navigator until you can see thecommunications driver

Select ModbusEquipment01 in the Navigator and change itsname to PLC200 in the Inspector.

8 Set the address for the PLC connection to 192.168.1.200. If youare connecting to a Unity controller, select the IEC 61131 Syntaxaddressing option. If its a Quantum Unity, select 1 basedaddressing as shown on the right below.

Click on OK when finished

(Non Unity) (Unity Quantum)


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9 From the Navigator, right click on Master Panel and select NewPanel

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- add the image (1) provided by your Instructor(Brewery2.jpg) to the panel

- Add two Data Display objectsto show the date and time

- Save the Master panel as MasterPanel1

The background color of the master panel does not matter sinceit will be come an overlay to the Base panel that uses it


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11 From the Navigator, right click on Graphic Panels and selectNew Panel with Master

Select the MasterPanel1 option

Adjust the color of the panel to match the edge of theMasterPanel1 using the color picker tool

Save the panel using the name Main

Repeat the same procedure to create a second new basepanel.

Save this panel as Navigate

12 Create four new additional new panels but do not use themaster panel for these four panels. Name these panels:


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13 Open the Main panel. This is your splash screen and will lookas shown

- Add two Text objects (1) Vijeo Modern 28x50, 3D, Blue& Black colors Create the two text labels shown (large

text)- Add a Switch (2) from the Native parts. Set the switches

foreground color to light gray. Change the label to readEnter and the labels color to Black

- Animate the switch to Navigate to panel2

- Save


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14 The Navigate Panel (named Navigate) - Open the Navigate paneland create the page shown.

Animate the switches as follows:

Switch Panel

Brew Process ProcessAlarms AlarmsProcess History HistorySystem Settings - animate to System,

Configuration

Add a Native switch on each of the other panels (except Main) tothat will return you to the (Previous Panel) to this panel (e.g.,Navigate)

15 Validate your project.


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Fix any Red Errors (if any) that appear in the Feedback Zone

16 Right click on your Target and select the Simulate option shown.Your project will compile, and start in a window. It will attempt tocommunicate with the PLC

Test your navigation between all panels to insure everythingfunctions correctly. Fix anything that does not work correctly

17 This completes this exercise

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