How to use Options & Variants module in SXP

from SEE Electrical Expert project
Services requirement : SEE Electrical Expert: V4R3 – SP7 and more
Environment: ITER_V4R3_1.0
This How to is only dedicated to IT, IO, DAs and suppliers using See Electrical Expert with the ITER Environment.
Project Example, xml configurations: ITER_D_24JBGJ
Time: 60 minutes

Author: Gildas ROBERT
Co-author: Sebastien HUBERT
Reviewer: Krisnaduth RAJCOOMARSING
Date: 21 August 2019
Version: 1.0

installation.
– For an installation, a system can have a multiple configuration defined as options or a project can contain several almost identical defined as variants. In this cases, one project must be create by configuration.
– To simplify this process, this module allows to create only one project which contains different options. User can create a diagram which contains several options.
– To known which option is defined, user has to assign a validity on each element.
– Multiple projects can be created from the master diagram in selecting the options and variants
– To can print a project according to the validity (predefined options)
PRINCIPLE:
– Configuration (different options) defined from a XML file or from the variants editor.
– Possibility to assign a validity to the project, the groups, the sheets, signals, symbols and the symbol connection points.
(Currently, not interaction with PLC module)
– Possibility print or display according to the options selected.
– Possibility to copy a project which contains only sheets linked to a validity

you to generate projects by selecting variants

SXP VIEWER PREMIUM

Allow to read and print an SXP native folder by selecting variants

Native folder builder with option 1

Save as a project by selecting variants…

… option 1

… option 2

Native folder builder with option 2

Native folder builder with option 3

… option 3

validites from the “Variant Preview” explorer

Create a project from the save as “variant project” in selecting the chosen options

Workflow

Edit options & variants

Update of generated sheets (terminal strips, connectors, parts list, cables list, annexes)

From the “Options & Variants” editor

From of loading of a Xml file

will be defined to create separately projects in according the following definitions:
Projects list:
Motor 1
Motor 1 et Motor 2 (forward and reverse)
Motor 1 et Motor 2 (forward)
Motor 1 et Motor 2 (reverse)
All these options will be defined in the same project in order to automatically create a project by choosing a variant

Options & Variants Module

Variants Definition

in both possibilities: by options selection or removing.
In the both cases, the goal is to start with the complete wiring diagram containing all configurations possible and to select or remove the options.
For each validity, definition of a name and a description:

Options to selected

Options to remove

presented from the “Example” project of the V4R3 version software.
Only this version software allow you to edit the validities from an editor explorer.

? Open the variants management from the toolbar: File/Project Properties/Variants Management

A configuration can be edited from:
Xml file ? “Load Variants” select
Options and variants editor ? “Edit Variants” select
It’s possible to edit a configuration from the “Options and Variants” Editor and to export this configuration in Xml format
If a new configuration is load, all validities will be deleted in all project
Return in back impossible same with the “Undo/Redo Explorer“
“Turn on variants management” button has the same action to validity
EXERCICE:
Load variants from the project example: ITER_D_24JBGJ
“Options to remove” is loaded by default

“to selected” or “to remove” options

groups in order to assign validities

Same functionalities to the validities assignation between “to selected” or “to remove” options

group in order to assign the validities

Same functionalities to the validities assignation between “to selected” or “to remove” options

performed on each sheet to check the consistency between each configuration

? Open the variants viewer from the toolbar: View/Variants Selection

is created, each validity is completed in the wiring diagram.
When creating a validity project, the following window opens and only one option can be selected
The variant project can be created when the button next to the checkbox is green (Option Name column)

TO SELECTED:
Each configuration are detailed by options when the base project is created, each validity is completed in the wiring diagram.
When creating a validity project, the following window opens and all options can be selected to create a configuration
The variant project can be created when all buttons next to the checkboxes are green (Option Name column)

Operating principle

Project Creation by Validities

? Open the variants project from the toolbar: File/Save as…Variant project (*.seepjr)

open after the creation, an update must be performed following this list

equipment from the toolbar: Process/Update WD attributes and connection points of symbol

Open the Oriented connections from the toolbar:
Process/Automatic creation of wires and cables/Creation or Insertion

Rebuild from the toolbar: Tools/Toolbox/Project Updates/Cross-references Rebuild

from the toolbar: Process/PLC IO Manager

from the toolbar: File/Open Sheet

Possibility to update all generated sheets from the tree view of sheet or to select each sheet to generated independently

Possibility to update all generated sheets from the tree view of sheet or to select each sheet to generated independently

List Explorer from the toolbar: Process/Generate…

Watch out:
Parameter sheets used for the update must be available in the active environment

from the toolbar:
File/Open Sheet

GENERATE
? Launch the cables creation from the command: Process/Generate Interconnection Sheets/Cables/All

? Launch the connection creation from the command: Process/Generate Interconnection Sheets/Cables on location/All

PURGE PROJECT
File/Purge/Purge project

the toolbar:
File/Print

A master project containing all validities can be printed by selecting only one option.
The visibility of the variants will apply exclusively to the detailed wiring diagram, never will the update be made on the generated sheets and the management of cross-references.

being processed by the IGE+XAO editor to fix modifications related at:
PLC comments update.
manage the channels not used from the PLC module.