First Steps in Machine Expert - Safety

Starting Machine Expert - Safety, Log in and Device Confirmation

Step	Action
1	In the Devices tree in Logic Builder, right-click the Safety_PLC node (SLC) and select Machine Expert - Safety > Edit project [Ethernet_1 > Safety_PLC] from the context menu. NOTE: If you are starting Machine Expert - Safety for the first time after the software installation but you did not enter a license key for permanent software activation, you must register once to get a trial version activation. For that purpose, follow the instructions on the screen. Result: Machine Expert - Safety is started and the safety-related project is generated automatically. The Project Log On dialog appears.
2	You must create a password for the project (access) levels Development and Commissioning of the tool as you are opening the safety-related project the first time in Machine Expert - Safety. (The lowest access level Maintenance does not require a password.) The complete functional range from programming up to debugging is provided at Development level. Result: The Confirm changed SDIO Devices dialog appears. Refer to the chapter Password Protection for Projects and Safety Logic Controller in the EcoStruxure Machine Expert - Safety - User Guide for detailed information on password protection.
3	Confirm the safety-related devices by marking the appropriate check boxes and clicking OK.

Step

Action

In the Devices tree in Logic Builder, right-click the Safety_PLC node (SLC) and select Machine Expert - Safety > Edit project [Ethernet_1 > Safety_PLC] from the context menu.

NOTE: If you are starting Machine Expert - Safety for the first time after the software installation but you did not enter a license key for permanent software activation, you must register once to get a trial version activation. For that purpose, follow the instructions on the screen.

Result: Machine Expert - Safety is started and the safety-related project is generated automatically. The Project Log On dialog appears.

You must create a password for the project (access) levels Development and Commissioning of the tool as you are opening the safety-related project the first time in Machine Expert - Safety. (The lowest access level Maintenance does not require a password.)

The complete functional range from programming up to debugging is provided at Development level.

Result: The Confirm changed SDIO Devices dialog appears.

Refer to the chapter Password Protection for Projects and Safety Logic Controller in the EcoStruxure Machine Expert - Safety - User Guide for detailed information on password protection.

Confirm the safety-related devices by marking the appropriate check boxes and clicking OK.

Notes on Device Synchronization Between EcoStruxure Machine Expert and Machine Expert - Safety

When opening a safety-related project, the list of safety-related devices in the standard project is synchronized with the device list contained in the safety-related project. This device synchronization is continuously repeated as long as the project remains open in Machine Expert - Safety. This way, any modification in the standard project is recognized and transferred to the safety-related project.
If you reject the modifications in the device list, Machine Expert - Safety is closed.
Device synchronization is only possible if you are logged on at Development level in Machine Expert - Safety.
When applying modifications in the bus configuration to the safety-related project, each modification is entered in the Project Event log and can be traced afterwards.

NOTE: Term definition: Standard = non-safety-related. The term "standard" always refers to non-safety-related items/objects. Examples: a standard process data item is only read/written by a non-safety-related I/O device, that is, a standard device. Standard variables/functions/FBs are non-safety-related data. The term "standard controller" designates the non-safety-related Logic/Motion Controller.