Taking into operation a project created in "Planning" mode in the system

  • A MOVISUITE® project with the required devices and software modules has been created in "Planning" mode as described in chapter Creating an IEC project in "Planning" mode.
  • The devices in the system have been cabled according to the device topology in the MOVISUITE® project.
  • Your engineering PC is connected with the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER via Ethernet interface. Observe chapter Configuring the communication interface.
  1. In MOVISUITE®, switch to "Startup" mode.
  2. In the toolbar, click [Scan].
    • The physically connected devices are detected and are added to the network view.
  3. Assign the devices displayed in the network view to the devices in the function view using drag and drop.
    • The following message is displayed:
  4. Acknowledge the message by clicking "Connect".
    • The following message is displayed:
  5. Click "PC → device".
    • The following message is displayed:
  6. Click "Perform PC → device".
    • The following message is displayed:
  7. Click "Perform PC → device".
  8. Update the IEC project. See chapter Generating an IEC project.
    • The devices are inserted at the EtherCAT® node in the device tree of the IEC Editor in the sequence as they appear in the network view.
  9. Compile (build) the IEC project. See chapter Compiling (building) the IEC project.
  10. Download the IEC project onto the MOVI‑C® CONTROLLER. See chapter Login and download.
  11. Start the IEC project. See chapter Starting the IEC program.
  12. Create a boot application. See chapter Creating a boot application.