1

Start EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert.

2

Open the project that you want to add to a system project.

3

Click the Show System Explorer button from the toolbar.

Result: The System Explorer dialog box opens.

4

Enter the path to the system location folder in the System Location box.

5

Click the Create System Project button.

6

In the Create System part of the System Explorer dialog box, enter the System Name, for example, System1 and the optional System Description, and click the Create button.

Result: The new system project System1 is added to the list of SYSTEM PROJECTS on the left-hand side of the System Explorer dialog box.

7

Click the Add Current Project button.

Results:

oThe open EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert project is added to the system project System1.

oThe System Explorer dialog box closes.

oThe System Mode icon is displayed in the upper right corner of the EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert dialog box to indicate that a system project is open.

1

In the Project Explorer tree, select the System Architecture > Target > Driver node and click the +Driver button.

Result: The Add Driver dialog box is displayed.

2

From the list Manufacturer, select Schneider Electric.

From the list Driver, select SoMachine Network.

Click the OK button.

Result: A Schneider Electric SoMachine Network node is created below the Driver node.

3

In the System Architecture view in the middle of the EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert screen, click the +Equipment button.

Result: A SoMachineNetworkEquipment entry is added to the Equipment list.

4

Select the SoMachineNetworkEquipment entry and configure the Properties on the right-hand side of the EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert screen.

5

Select the SoMachineNetworkEquipment entry (column Name) and rename it by using the controller name.

NOTE: Since this name is used as prefix for the symbols that will be imported from the EcoStruxure Machine Expert symbol configuration, enter a meaningful and unique name.

6

To define the controller, retrieve the exact node name or IP address from the Communication Settings tab in EcoStruxure Machine Expert Logic Builder, enter this information in the NodeName or IP Address text box in the Basic tab of the Properties.

1

In the Project Explorer tree, select the Variables > Symbol Link node and click the +Symbol button.

2

From the Equipment Name list, select the entry of the Schneider Electric controller you defined.

From the Format List, select SoMachine Symbol File.

Click the Import button.

Result: The Device Selector dialog box is displayed.

3

From the Device Selector dialog box, select a controller entry and click OK.

Result: The variables of the selected controller are imported and displayed in the Variables view in the middle of the EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert screen. You can use them in the EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert screens.

1

In the Project Explorer tree, select the controller node below Variables > Symbol Link whose variables you want to refresh.

2

Click the Delete button from the toolbar and confirm the Confirmation message with Yes.

NOTE: Variables configured in the EcoStruxure Operator Terminal Expert screens will still be available after deleting the variable list.

Result: The selected controller node is removed from the Project Explorer tree.

3

Proceed by executing the steps described for Importing a Symbol Configuration of an EcoStruxure Machine Expert Logic Builder Project.