Process Automation Template Version 1

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Setting contents

Create Settings

1.        

Select Template

Select “Process Automation Version1”.

2.        

Import Source

Specify the assignment information database file (*.FADB) exported from a GX Works3 project using the FBD/LD program for process control.

3.        

MELSEC Device Path

Enter the path to generate the device and communication tag settings for Mitsubishi Electric FA.

4.        

Assets Equipment Path

Specify the AssetWorX Equipment hierarchy that shall be generated. There must be three hierarchies.
Example: “/Plant/Cell/Unit”

5.        

Select Language

Specify the language (English or Japanese) of the translation generated for Language Aliasing. Specify the language of the “Process Automation” tag comment in the assignment information database file (*.FADB) specified in the “Import Source”.

6.        

Project Output Folder

Specify the folder in which the template screen files for monitoring “AssetWorX Equipment” are expanded. In addition to the screen file, a list of Process Automation tag FB to be placed in the Control Panel (FacePlateList.csv) is also generated in the same folder.

Overwrite Options

7.        

Force overwrite existing Assets Equipment

If checked:
Delete the “AssetWorX Equipment” (Process Automation tag) with an identical name on the same level and create a new “AssetWorX Equipment”. Delete the items that do not exist in the file configured in the “Import Source”.

If this check box is cleared:
Keep the existing “AssetWorX Equipment” (Process Automation tags).

8.        

Force overwrite tag comment in Language Aliases

If checked:
After deleting the tag comment of the “AssetWorX Equipment” with an identical name on the same level in “Language Aliases”, a new tag comment of the “AssetWorX Equipment” is generated. Delete tag comments for “AssetWorX Equipment” that do not exist in the file specified by the “Import Source”.

If not checked:
Keep the existing items with identical names

9.        

Force overwrite template screen files

If checked:
Delete the template screen file with the identical name and create a new template screen file. Delete the CSV file of the FacePlateList and generate a new one.

If not checked:
The template screen file with an identical name is retained. In the CSV file of the FacePlateList, delete the items of the same hierarchy set in the “Asset Equipment Path”, generate new items, and keep the existing items with other hierarchies.

10.      

Create Instances

Create an instance (settings and template screen) with a specified configuration.

11.      

Cancel

Discards the settings and exit Asset Builder.