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Project Explorer

The Project Explorer toolbox is a window that displays machine application information in a tree-structure representation. This window contains all the following items used to design, implement, test, and document the application.

Figure 3-2: Project Explorer with Controller type and IP address.

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• You can navigate in the project-tree by entering the item's initial letter, or by means of the arrow keys.

A project is made of several items that are:

• System
• Controller
  • PLC
    • Programs
    • Subprograms
    • Defines
  • Motion
    • Profiles
    • Pipe Network or PLCopen
  • Control Panel
  • Controller Onboard I/O
  • EtherCAT
    • AKD Drive
    • Standard I/O Coupler
    • Device
      • Module
  • References
  • Fieldbus
  • KVB Project
• HMI Device
  • KVB Project

System

This item concerns the whole project. A right-click opens its menu that provides the following options:

Table 3-1: System Node - Contextual Menu

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Controller

This item displays the controller's IP address and controller hardware type. It is also used to Access the WebServer From the IDE. The webserver functionality may be used directly within the IDE. For more information on the webserver see Using the KAS Web Server.

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• Please note that the IP address is shown as 127.0.0.1 if the system is in simulation mode.

Table 3-2: Controller Node - Contextual Menu

A controller is composed of a PLC item, a Motion item, control panels, an EtherCAT Motion Bus and some References. These items are described in the following sections.

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PLC

This item contains all the PLC (Virtual MachineThe complete assembly of all connected parts or devices, of which at least one is movable) part of the controller. The following items can be present in this item:

• Program items
• Subprogram items
• Some "Defines"

Table 3-3: PLC Node - Contextual Menu

Programs

Table 3-4: Program Node - Contextual Menu

Command	Description
Add Child SFC"Sequential function chart" It can be used to program processes that can be split into steps. The main components of SFC are: - Steps with associated actions - Transitions with associated logic conditions - Directed links between steps and transitions	Add a child program to this program. Note that this is reserved for the first SFC program only.
Import Child SFC	Import a saved SFC program to the current program. Note that this is reserved for the first SFC program only. How to import all children from one project to another? Export each program one at a time from the existing project Save the program (specify a location and a name, avoiding spaces in the file name) Close the project Open the project to be updated Import each saved program in the project tree Rename the program if needed Please note that only local variables are copied (not the global variables)
Export	Save the selected program to your file server, avoiding spaces in the file name.
Rename	Rename the selected program.
Delete	Delete the selected program.
Print SFC and All Level 2	Print all PLC programs. See Print for more details.

Table 3-5: Program Item - Contextual Menu

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• You can double-click to open the program in the workspace.

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Subprograms

Table 3-6: Subprogram Node - Contextual Menu

You can create your own functions as well as functional blocks that are called UDFBs (User-Defined Functional Blocks). For each of them, you can use the following commands:

Table 3-7: Subprogram Item - Contextual Menu

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• You can double-click to open the subprogram in the workspace.

Defines

This item contains all the global definitions in the scope of the corresponding device.

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• You can double-click a Define item to show these global definitions. Click here to open a file of internal defines.

Use the Defines List

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Motion

The motion item contains the motion-specific items (i.e. the Profiles and PipeNetwork items).

Profiles

This item contains all the cam profiles in the project.

Table 3-8: Profiles Node - Contextual Menu

Right-clicking on a cam profile provides additional commands.

Command	Description
Rename	Provide the cam profile a unique name
Delete	Remove the cam profile from the list
Export	Save the cam profile in CAM (.cam) format
Properties	Open a dialog to modify the cam profile's Master/Input Slave/Output Offset and Scale values.

For more information on cam profiles see Adding Cam Profiles and Cam Profile Editor.

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Pipe Network

This menu applies to the Pipe Network in the project.

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• The existing EtherCAT axis mapping is lost when using Import and replace. Additionally, profiles assigned to Cam blocks are cleared at this time.

  1. Double-click on EtherCAT in the Project View to open the EtherCAT Devices tab tab so you can reassign the axes.
  2. Double-click on any Cam blocks, and set the Profile_Name parameter.

  

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• You can double-click to open the Pipe Network in the workspace.

PLCopen

Table 3-9: PLCopen Node - Contextual Menu

For each PLCopen axis you can use the following commands:

Table 3-10: Axis Item - Contextual Menu

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Control Panel

This item holds the Control Panel item used to provide a basic interface between you and the virtual machine.

• For more details, Design the Control Panel with the Internal Control Panel Editor
• For a more advanced tool to build HMI, KVB Project

Table 3-11: HMI Control Panel Node - Contextual Menu

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• You can double-click to open the Control Panel in the workspace.

Controller Onboard I/O

Table 3-12: Controller Onboard I/O Item - Contextual Menu

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EtherCAT

This item gives access to all the devices linked to the EtherCAT Motion Bus.

Table 3-13: EtherCAT Node - Contextual Menu

Add & Configure Third Party Devices

AKD Drive

You can double-click an AKD to set its parameters. Configure the AKD Drive

Table 3-14: AKD Drive Item - Contextual Menu

AKD-C Central Power Supply

You can double-click an AKD-C to set its parameters. Configure the AKD Drive

Table 3-15: AKD-C Drive Item - Contextual Menu

AKD-N Drive

You can double-click an AKD-N to set its parameters. Configure the AKD Drive

Table 3-16: AKD-N Drive Item - Contextual Menu

Standard I/O Coupler

The Standard I/O Coupler node gives access to its I/O slices.

Table 3-17: Standard I/O Coupler Node - Contextual Menu

Note that all those commands are disabled when the controller is running.

See EtherCAT Coupler Error Handling And Diagnosis in the Troubleshooting section for information about diagnosing the coupler LEDs.

I/O Slice

Table 3-18: I/O Slice - Contextual Menu

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Device

Double-clicking a Device accesses its EtherCAT device configuration views.

Table 3-19: Device - Contextual Menu

Module

References

This item allows you to insert references into your project. Each reference is a user-defined reference that links any kind of deliverable to your project (for more details, refer to Use the Reference Folder)

Table 3-20: Reference Node - Contextual Menu

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• You can double-click to open the Reference in the workspace.

Fieldbus

This item holds the Fieldbus Editor to configure the EthernetEthernet is a large, diverse family of frame-based computer networking technologies that operate at many speeds for local area networks (LANs)/IP or Profinet fieldbusesA Fieldbus is an industrial network system for real-time distributed control (e.g. CAN or Profibus). It is a way of connecting instruments in a plant design. For mode details,

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HMI Device

This item holds the HMI (Human Machine Interface) item used to provide an advanced interface between you and the virtual machine.

Table 3-21: HMI Device Node - Contextual Menu

KVB Project

Table 3-22: KVB Panel Node - Contextual Menu

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• You can double-click to open the KVB panel in Kollmorgen Visualization Builder

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