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IPL EXP I/O Series • Software-based Configuration and Control 32
Basic Setup Steps: a Guide to this Section and Other Resources
NOTE: GC projects can be created offline and uploaded to the hardware at a later date.
Follow the steps in Setup Checklist starting on page 6. The overall process for setting
up a control processor using GC is as follows:
Configure the IP settings
of the control processor,
expansion interface,
NBP network button panels, and
TouchLink Pro touchpanels.
See Network
Communication Setup
Create monitors, schedules, timers,
macros, and local variables.
Add IPL EXP expansion interfaces, touchpanels, other
interfaces, or button panels (if used) to the project.
Import GUI layouts and configure the
touchpanels or other interfaces.
Test the system, make adjustments,
finalize configuration.
Save the project.
Build and upload the configuration to
the control processor.
If desired or required, use
Toolbelt or other software to configure
security settings for 802.1X, SSL.
Upload security certificates, private keys.
Create a new GC Professional or GC Plus project
and add the control processor to it.
Within Global Configurator
(GC Professional or
GC Plus mode):
Use GUI Designer to create
and save GUI layout designs
as needed.
Or. ..
Download existing
GUI layouts from identical
touchpanels.
Configure ports on the
control processor.
Is
a GUI layout
required?
No Yes
Figure 18. Overall Configuration Steps
Network
Communication Setup
on page 9.