Using Cm Below Emt - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Operating Manual

Management of equipment module types

8.6 Using CM below EMT

Requirements
● The "Type configurator" plugin is open. See also section Opening the Type configurator
plugin (Page 59).
● An equipment module has been created. See also section Creating an equipment module
(type) (Page 41).
Procedure
1. Right-click on an equipment module in the "Type structure" column and select the "Insert
new object > Message" command in the context menu.
2. Define the details of the message in the "Type attributes" column.
3. Save your entries.
Result
The message has been created. When you transfer the messages to PCS 7, you configure the
block allocation and the message identifier later in PCS 7.
8.6 Using CM below EMT
The user can work with CMs created under the EMT. The CMs can be created from the existing
CMTs (typified CMTs) or can be created newly under EMT (non typified CMTs) using the
context menu in the "Type structure" column.
See also chapter Creating an equipment module (type) (Page 41).
Creating CM using existing CMT (typified CMTs)
1. Open the "Type configurator" plugin.
2. Select an existing EMT.
3. Drag & drop a CMT from the "Type library" column to the EMT in the "Type structure" column.
4. The new CM is created below the EMT and can be used for control module assignment.
Note
Only CMs created using existing CMT can be defined as "Basic requirement".
Creating CM using the context menu (non typified CMTs)
1. Open the "Type configurator" plugin.
2. Select an EMT in the "Type structure" column.
44
Plant Automation Accelerator 3.0
Operating Manual, 04/2019, A5E46351208-AA