Quick Start

Process Automation Template Version1

Create Instances

The Quick Start provides basic instructions for using Asset Builder when using Process Automation Template Version1. The following figure shows the flow of the basic operation procedure.

Basic Operation Procedure Flow

Generate an FADB file in GX Works3

1. Open the GX Works3 project (. gx3) with the Process Automation “Tag FB settings” button as defined.

2. Click on the “Tag FB Setting” button.

The “Tag FB setting” button in GX Works3

3. Click on the “Export Assignment Information Database File” button.

The “FADB File Export” button in GX Works3

4. Save the FADB file to a desired folder.

File Save Dialog

Installing the “Equipment classes” template for Asset Builder (only when doing it for the first time)

This procedure has to be executed only when Asset Builder (for each Assets setup database) is used for the first time. If the following configuration database is created in the same database when GENESIS64 is installed, the template Equipment classes will be automatically installed.

Assets
Hyper Alarm Server
Hyper Historian
Mitsubishi Electric FA

If you have already installed the “Equipment classes” template, skip this step.

1. Launch Workbench from Start > ICONICS Product Suite > Workbench.

2. Right-click on “Equipment classes” in Assets and click on “Install Asset Builder templates”.

Installing Asset Builder templates in the “Equipment classes” folder

3. Click “OK” when the “Simulate operation (rollback changes before completing)” check box is OFF. If you check this item and click “OK”, you can run the installation of the “Equipment classes” template as a simulation and check whether it can be installed in the current configuration database.

The “Simulate operation (rollback changes before completing)” button

4. The “Equipment classes” template is installed.

The “Equipment classes” template installation execution window

5. If the installation was successful, Mitsubishi Electric Templates appears in “Equipment classes”.

Execution result of installing the “Equipment classes” template

Launching Asset Builder

1. Launch Asset Builder from the Mitsubishi Electric FA context menu or ribbon menu.

Asset Builder Launch Menu

Setting the configuration to generate

1. Setting the configuration to generate and click "Create Instances".

Asset Builder setup window

Asset Builder setup window specifications

No.	Item name		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 not checked: 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.

2. When the generation is finished, "Asset Builder Task" in the "Recent Tasks" will show "Completed state".

How to view Asset Builder Task on "Recent Tasks"

3. Edit the communication path of the "Mitsubishi Electric FA" device. When communicating with the device, edit the "PC I/F Settings", "MELSEC I/F Settings" of the Mitsubishi FA device generated to the actual communication path. Please see the Mitsubishi Electric FA help for more details.

"Mitsubishi Electric FA" device configuration

4. Right-click on the generated "Mitsubishi Electric FA" device and click on "Activate Device". This enables the "Mitsubishi Electric FA" device to communicate.

Activating of "Mitsubishi Electric FA" devices