Creating an AADvance Project

Create AADvance projects from the
AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software®
. A project consists of hardware platforms called controllers. A project can contain one or more program organization units (POUs). POUs are programs, functions, or function blocks. POUs are linked together in a tree-like architecture and can be described using any of Sequential Function Chart (SFC), Structured Text (ST), Function Block Diagram (FBD), or Ladder Diagram (LD) programming languages.
TIP: Regularly save changes made to projects and libraries. Before performing modifications, save the project to prevent the loss of modified communication information.
Templates available for AADvance projects:
  • Import AADvance Project
    , enables importing an AADvance project.
  • Restore Project from an Archive
    , enables restoring an AADvance project that was previously archived from a repository in
    AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
     version 1.0 or
    AADvance® Workbench
     2.1.
  • Create Empty Series 9000 Project
    , enables creating an AADvance project containing one controller.
To start
AADvance-Trusted SIS Workstation software
 with the
Windows
 administrator privileges required for AADvance projects, right-click the
SIS Workstation
Windows
 desktop shortcut and select
Run as administrator
.
Set these properties for projects:
Property
Description
Comment
Plain text
Description
Rich text
Name
(Read-only)
Name of the project. Project names are limited to 32 characters beginning with a letter or single underscore followed by letters, digits, and single underscores. The last character for a project name must be a letter or digit; project names cannot end with an underscore character. Reserved words, defined words, or data types such as, elementary, structures, or arrays are not valid names. Use unique names for projects within a directory.
Password Protected
 (Read-only)
Indication that the project is protected by a password controlling its access
Path
(Read-only)
Complete path where the project files are stored on the computer. The path is automatically assigned:
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\SIS Workstation 1.0\Projects\ProjectName
Modify the storage location for projects in the Projects options from the
Tools
>
Options
menu. Set a local path for the project location; network paths may cause unexpected results.
Perform these tasks for projects:
Task
Procedure
Create an AADvance project
  1. From the
    File
     menu, click
    New Project...
     (or press
    Ctrl+Shift+N
    ).
  2. In the
    New Project
     dialog box, in the
    AADvance
    tab, click
    Series 9000
     in the
    Project Types
     list.
  3. In the
    Templates
     list, click the
    Create Empty Series 9000 Project
     template.
  4. Specify a name and location for the project, then click
    OK
    .
Set properties for a project
  • In the
    Application View
    , right-click the project, and then click
    Properties
    .
Import target definitions
TIP: Do not import target definitions.
Build a project
  • In the
    Application View
    , right-click the project element, and then click
    Build All
     (or press
    Ctrl+Shift+B
    ).
Clean a project
  • In the
    Application View
    , right-click the project to clean, and then click
    Clean All
    .
Download project code
TIP: Avoid downloading an application containing zero POUs or empty POU bodies.
Build the project code.
  1. From the
    Application View
    , right-click the project element, and then click
    Download
    .
Control access for projects by setting a password restricting modifications like adding controllers, programs, functions, and function blocks.
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