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To embed a step chain in a plant, you must first create the plant. To do this, select the "New Project" option in the "File" context menu and enter a name.

A new Project can be created under File, New Project.

 

Select project path and assign a unique name. Each project is created as a Selmo pro-ject (*.seo).

 

Next, you need to define the hardware zone where the step chain will be executed.

A hardware zone (HWZ for short) is a specific area of a machine or cell area with separate automatic and manual controls. Each hardware zone has its own specific overview. The size of a hardware zone depends on the configuration of the machine or cell and can contain and control one or more step sequences.

In Selmo Studio, right-clicking on Plant, Add Hardware Zone will add a new machine zone.

Any number of hardware zones can be added to a Plant, but it depends on the performance of the hardware (PLC).

 

This creates the following structure:

Finally, you must add the Sequence, which contains the individual steps of the sequence.

A step chain is called a Sequence and represents a process flow in single steps. You add a Sequence by right-clicking on a HWZ. It is also possible to import or copy a sequence. Each sequence can only be assigned to one hardware zone, but you can assign several sequences to one hardware zone.

The structure of a Sequence is always the same and consists of several layers as shown in the following picture.