Desigo™ CC

Getting Started
Version 3.0

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INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this Getting Started document is to support the System Engineer through the initial startup
and setup of the Desigo CC software and to connect Desigo CC to one XNET fire network. This does
not include setup for additional Clients, FEP, Desigo Fire Safety Modular, and other optional
functionalities. Once the computer and software have been successfully started then the System Engineer
can refer to the Desigo CC documentation at InfoLink
http://iknow.us009.siemens.net/infolink/automation/DesigoCC/DesigoCC%20MP30.htm ) for additional
information to setup these functionalities.

The user documentation is also on the Desigo CC v3.0 DVD. This can also be accessed by selecting
“Start Documentation.bat” from the DVD directory.

1 Prerequisites

1. Desigo CC v3.0 DVD (P/N: S54469-A2-A1)

2. Desigo CC license email containing the license activation information or an Engineering Dongle
3. Comark PC (minimum of Category A) with Win 10 OS.

2 Hardware Setup
1. Connect the monitor to the Video port on the PC. Use the accompanying cable.
2. Connect the keyboard and mouse to the PC.
3. If present, connect the audio cable to the green Audio Out jack on the PC.
4. Connect the Comark Monitor Board resistor block.
5. Connect the 120 ohms resistors to the NCC-2F or SNC card per its installation instructions.
6. Verify the main power switch on the back of the PC is in the off position.
7. Connect the PC power cord to the AC power line.
8. Turn power on to the monitor and the PC.

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3 Prepare the Installation Environment

The Desigo CC v3.0 PC is shipped without the Desigo CC v3.0 software installed. After turning on
the PC power, Windows will boot and display the Windows login screen.

1. Select the SystemAdmin account.

2. Enter the default SystemAdmin account password – Siemens_US1!
3. Minimize or close the Siemens Management Station – Installation Verification Utility
window that appears.

a. Copy the contents of the Desigo CC v3.0 DVD to the hard drive. (Recommend
D:\InstallerDVD)
b. This will ensure the DVD contents are available for future use even if the DVD is not
present.

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4 Set Up Users and Passwords for Windows and Desigo CC
4.1 Change SystemAdmin Password

1. Click the Search Windows button and select User Accounts.

2. Click Manage another account.
3. Select SystemAdmin.
4. Click Change the password.
5. Enter the Current Password – Siemens_US1!
6. Enter a new password and reconfirm.
7. Click Change password.
NOTE: It is recommended to document the Administrator password and store the password in a
secure location.
8. Close the User Accounts window.

5 Install the Desigo CC Software from the Siemens Management Station

Installation Verification Utility

1. Select Browse and navigate to D:\InstallerDVD.

2. Click OK.
3. Click Install.
4. If a User Account Control dialog box displays asking if you want to make changes to your
computer, click Yes.
 The Welcome to the Desigo CC Install Wizard dialog box displays.
 The Installation dialog box displays.
5. Select the Server.
- Select Customize.
6. Select language (default is English). Add an additional language if desired.
- Click Next.
7. Set up Type.
- Choose Server.
 Feature Selection allows user to select/install extension module (leave at default).
 Language Pack allows user to add different language pack.
 System Requirements indicate the minimum version of SW packages.
- Click Next.
8. Click OK.
 If there is a mismatch in prerequisite SW version, then the Prerequisites Version Selection
dialog box will display.
9. If the Prerequisites Version Selection dialog box displays, click Next.
 This selects the latest versions of SW prerequisites. The SW calculates the needed space.
Verify that there is enough available free space before proceeding.
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 10. Accept the default path [C:\GMSProjects] and click Next (unless a different location is
preferred).
 The License Agreement dialog box displays.
11. Select a license from the Name field, read it, and then click Agree. Repeat this for each license.
12. Click Next.
 The Ready to Install the Program dialog box displays.
13. Click Install.
NOTE: If the system prompts you to restart during the installation: Restart, log back on with the
same account, re-run the installer file, and the installation continues.
NOTE: The install check utility will display. Browse to D:\InstallerDVD and click Install.
NOTE: If the install check utility does not display, run the file D:\InstallerDVD\InstallFiles\
Siemens.Gms.InstallerSetup in order to re-run the installer file.
NOTE: In all cases if the Account Control dialog displays, click Yes.
 The system installs the listed components and displays the Installation Complete dialog box.
14. Click Close.

6 Activate Licenses

Verify that the Entitlement ID to activate the Desigo CC Software is available prior to starting
this process. This Entitlement ID will contain all of the Activation IDs needed for the licenses you
have ordered.

To activate the licenses, you will need to communicate with the Siemens License Management Server
(LMS) system – either directly through a Desigo CC computer that has internet access, or through
Tech Support offline. To activate the License offline, proceed to the Offline License Activation
section.

Alternatively, you can use an engineering dongle for install setup and activate the licenses through
Entitlement ID at a later time.

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6.1 Online License activation
1. Double click the LMS icon on the desktop to start License Management Utility (LMU).
2. In the menu on the left, under Activatable Items, click Entitlement ID.

3. In the box at the bottom of the page, enter the Entitlement ID in the box shown and click
Retrieve Entitlement.

4. In the box entitled Activate Line Items, click the box next to each Activation ID to select them
all.

5. Click the box entitled Activate Licenses at the far left side of the menu at the top of the page.
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 6. Click the bar entitled Licensed Products at the bottom left of the page. Expand the Product
Family by selecting the right arrow and then expand the license by selecting the right arrow. The
licenses that have been activated should appear on the screen in the area entitled Licensed
Products. Print this screen for future reference or export the license info to PDF for your record.

6.2 Offline License Activation

1. Double click the LMS icon on the desktop to start License Management Utility (LMU).
2. In the menu on the left, under Activatable Items, click on Activation ID.

3. Open the Entitlement ID file and copy the Activation IDs shown in the file into the space in the
LMU entitled Activate Line Items. To do this, in the box at the bottom of the page, enter entitled
Activation ID, select Manual, and then click Add Activation ID. Repeat this until all the
activation IDs are visible above.
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 4. In the menu at the top of the page, click Create Req. File (second box from left). Save this file
to your hard drive or desktop, and then send a copy of it to Tech Support via email. Ask Tech
Support to send you a Response File.

5. When you receive the Response File, save it to your hard drive or desktop.
6. In the LMU, select Trusted Response File in the Activatable Items menu.

7. Click the bar entitled Licensed Products at the bottom left of the page. The licenses that have
been activated should appear on the screen in the area entitled Licensed Products. Print this
screen for future reference.

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7 Creating History Database and New Project
Launching the System Management Console (SMC):

1. From the MS Windows start menu as shown in the figure below, click Start >Siemens>Desigo
CC SMC or click the System Management Console shortcut on the desktop.

7.1 Creating and Configuring a History Database

The History Database (HDB) is required to log a wide range of user and system activities as well as
online and offline trend data.

7.1.1 Selecting an MS SQL Server

1. In the Console tree, select History Infrastructure.

2. Select the Historic Data tab.
3. Select the SQL Servers expander and click:
- Scan Local: Detects all MS SQL servers on the local computer.
4. In the SQL Servers expander, select the desired SQL server name. Default SQL server name =
(local)\GMS_HDB_EXPRESS.
5. Click Link .

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History Databases with Named Instance

7.1.2 Creating a New HDB

1. In the Console tree, select History Infrastructure > [MS SQL Server Name]. Default SQL
server name = (local)\GMS_HDB_EXPRESS.
2. Click Add .
3. Select the Settings expander and type or click the following data:
- HDB Name: Suggested name to use: Siemens_HDB (do not insert a space). The name is
freely-definable designation for the HDB (do not use special characters).
- Database size: Set the size of the HDB to 10 GB (the default).
- Accept default values for the rest of the fields in the settings expander.
4. Under the Files and Paths expander:
- Data file: Accept default value
- Log file: Accept default value
- Backup file: Accept default value
- Recovery log path: Accept default value
5. Under the Security expander and accept all default values.
6. Click Save .
7. Click Yes to confirm or No to cancel.
 If confirmed, the History Database is created and displayed in the Console tree. Creation may
take a few minutes depending on the selected database size.
 The History Database starts automatically.
 History data is logged after linking to the project.

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7.2 Creating a New Project using a template
 You have installed the necessary Extension Modules.
1. Launch SMC if not already opened, either from the MS Windows Start menu, or using the SMC
desktop shortcut .
2. In the Console tree, select the Projects node.

 Management screen.

3. In the toolbar, click Create Project from Template.

 The Select Project Template Folder dialog box displays.

4. Browse to C:\GMSProjects > GMSMainProject > ProjTemplates and select either

Template_Fire_UL or Template_Fire_ULC.
5. Click OK.

 The Restore Project page displays.

6. Open the Server Project Information expander, if not already open, and provide the details as
follows:
- In the Project Name, type the name of the new project. The project name cannot start with a
hyphen (-).
- For the Project Path, click Browse for the target directory where the directory containing the
project name is created. The default project path is [installation drive:]\ GMSProjects.
- Accept the default port numbers for Pmon, Data, Event, HDB Reader and CCom ports.
7. In the Server Project Information expander, use the Linked HDB combo box to select the HDB to
link to the new project. Select (local)\GMS_HDB_EXPRESS\Siemens_HBD.
8. Click Save Project. A dialog box will be displayed to confirm saving the project.
 A message displays.
9. Click OK to initiate the project creation or click Cancel to abort.
 If confirmed, the data entered during project creation, including the HDB selected, is validated
and saved.
 On successful project creation, the new project node is created as a child under the Projects node
in the Console tree. If it is in the Stopped state, you can start, edit, or delete it.
- A project folder structure is created with subfolders and files at the specified path.
- A Pmon service is created in the MS Windows services using the System user in the format
GMS_WCCILpmon_ [project name]. This service provides support for Desigo CC Runtime
Systems.

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7.2.1 Adding Extension Modules (EMs)

1. Select Add to Project  Project Extension. The Dialog box is displayed.

2. Click Select All.
3. Click OK.
4. In the toolbar, click Save Project.
 The project will be updated with the additional extension modules. This will take a few
minutes.

7.2.2 Starting a Project

 At least one project is available under the Projects root folder and is stopped.

1. In the Console tree, select the Projects node.

2. In the Projects tree, select the project that you want to start.
3. Click the Project Settings tab, if not yet selected.

 Project Settings displays.

4. In the Project Settings toolbar, click Start Project . The Start Project icon is enabled only
when the selected project is stopped.
- The project starts running.
- On successful completion.
- The selected project is started, the toolbar Start icon is dimmed, and only the Stop icon is
available.
- The status Started along with the green project started status indicator displays in the Project
and System Information expander of the Project Settings tab.

5. Close the System Management Console (SMC) using the X on the top right corner once the
project is successfully started.

8 Start Desigo CC Client (User Interface)

1. Open Client interface by selecting the Desigo CC icon on the desktop. Alternatively,
Select the Start Menu > Siemens, and then click Desigo CC.

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 Desigo CC path

2. Accept the End User License Agreement (EULA).

3. Enter DefaultAdmin as User Name.
4. Enter the password (DefaultAdmin).
NOTE: You can set up additional user names and passwords as needed once you have logged in.

Client interface Logon

8.1 Configuring the Fire Network

The following subsections describe the XNET configuration process and include the procedures you
need to perform.

Configuration Workflow

 Configure the XNET Driver.

 Configure the XNET Network.
 Import the XNET control panel (MXL, FireFinder XLS/Desigo Fire Safety Modular) databases.
 Configure the Block Commands for the networked panels.

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8.2 Creating the XNET Driver

8.2.1 XNET Driver Configuration

 The NCC-2F or SNC Card Driver is successfully installed.

 System Manager is in Engineering Mode.

1. In the Management View of System Browser, select:

Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers > XNET Driver on server
2. The XNET tab displays in the Primary pane.
3. In the Object Configurator toolbar, click New object , and select New XNET Driver.
4. In the Object Configurator tab that displays, do the following:
a.(Optional) Modify the Description, which automatically displays the same text as the
Name, but allows spaces between words.
b. (Optional) In the Description field, click the Flag icon to display and modify the
description text for all languages configured in the system.
c. Click OK.
NOTE: To avoid difficulties and mistakes in choosing the driver in multi-select lists, do not use the same
description on the Server and FEP stations.

 The new driver has been created in the Drivers folder but not started (in the Secondary pane, see
the Manager Status property of the Operation tab.)

- Select the new driver node.

 The corresponding node information populates the Primary pane including three tabs: XNET,
XNET Card, and Object Configurator.
 Click the XNET tab.
 The configuration page displays in the Primary pane. The parameters are organized in multiple
expanders.
Use the arrow on the top-left of each expander to open or close it.

From top to bottom, the parameter sections are the following:

 XServer API Information: Read detailed information on the current XNET server’s API.
(Read Only)
 Driver Settings: Assign XNET card and address of management station from Zeus and save.
 Control Settings: Accept default settings.

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XNET Card Tab Settings

1. Select Programming mode. Click OK to acknowledge the warning about XNET drivers
stopping.
2. Set a card identifier and click Set ID.
3. Select a network wiring type.
4. If NRCs are used in the XNET, the NRC checkbox should be checked.
5. Click Save.
NOTE: If multiple cards are installed, the test button can be used to identify the XNET card.
When the test button is pressed, the LEDs on the XNET card will flash.

XNET Driver Configuration Page

Configuration Tips
 When you enter and save the driver configuration parameters (at least the Network Settings are
required), two pre-defined nodes are automatically inserted under the driver to act as reference
objects for handling special events, namely:

–Internal events related to the driver (XNET [system name] Node)

–Events that cannot be associated to any object due to a missing or inconsistent configuration
(XNET Unidentified Node)
 You can customize the default description of a node by selecting it in System Browser and
modifying the Description text in the Object Configurator tab.

Notes:
1. The NCC2F Card Driver is installed for serial port information to be displayed.
2. The serial port may be related to an emulated port supporting a connection to the XNET via a
read-only solution (for read-only solution, refer to the Help Utility for additional information).
–Network type: Select XNET in the drop-down list.

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8.2.2 Starting and Stopping the XNET Driver
 System Manager is in Engineering mode.
 The driver is present in the driver list of Server.
 You want to start the driver to activate the connection with the fire network
OR
you want to start the driver to support the configuration tasks that require an active driver
OR
you want to stop the communication to perform maintenance operations on the system.
1. Depending whether the driver runs on the Server or FEP station, in Management View of
System Browser, select:
Project > Management System > Servers > Main Server > Drivers > Driver Node
2. Select the driver node.
3. In the Extended Operation tab of the Contextual pane, check the status of the Manager
Status property, which can be:
- Started, if the driver is currently active.
- Stopped, if the driver is not currently active.

4. Depending on the current status, click Start to fully activate or click Stop to fully deactivate
the driver.
NOTE: Use the Start Configuration command to support configuration activities without
activating any real connection to the field. You may need to enlarge the pane to access the
buttons that are located on the right side of the pane.

Driver operation

8.3 Configuring an XNET Field Network

Note: Refer to the Help Utility for additional information.

 System Manager is in Engineering mode.

 The XNET network is present in the Field Networks list of the system.
1. Select the XNET Networks node in the Management View of System Browser.
 The corresponding Object Configurator displays in the Primary pane.
2. Select XNETImport object configured.
3. Set the desired Block command behavior.

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 4. Set the desired ownership setting behavior.
5. In the Primary pane, click the XNET tab.
6. Expand the network setting option.
7. Select the appropriate Driver from the drop-down list of Monitored by Driver.

XNET Network Configuration Page

8.4 Importing the XNET Database

XNET Configuration Database File

You can import the data structures of XNET units into the system configuration using the
database file exported by the Zeus or CSGM tool. This is an XML file containing the complete
internal structure of one or more control panels.
Depending on the XNET configuration, you can create the XML file in one of three ways:
 XNET with MXL panels only: use the CSGM tool to export the MXL configuration.
 XNET with FireFinder XLS/Desigo Fire Safety Modular panels only: use the Zeus tool to
export the FireFinder XLS/Desigo Fire Safety Modular configuration.
 XNET with both MXL and FireFinder XLS/Desigo Fire Safety Modular panels: create the
MXL configuration with CSGM first and import the XML file into the Zeus tool. Then create
the complete XML file including both types of panels.
For compatible panel firmware and configuration tool versions, refer to the Help Utility for additional
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 Import Procedure
A specialized import procedure is able to read and identify the XNET and all the control unit
points that correspond with the pre-defined object data types. For each of the objects found in the
configuration database file, a new data point is automatically created in the system configuration
as an instance of the corresponding data type.

WARNING

If the panel configuration is modified, you need to re-import the configuration file to re-align
the management system. Failing to import the latest configuration file may result in a wrong
interpretation of field messages. An Unidentified Event is generated in all cases when a
message is received with no corresponding data point.

XNET Network Node

In the Management View, perform the Database Import in the XNET Network node of the
Field Networks folder.

XNET Import

8.4.1 Importing the Database

 System Manager is in Engineering mode.

 The destination network node has been created in the system configuration.
 The driver associated to the destination network is running.
 One or more valid database files are available locally or by browsing for the reachable
network file.
1. Select the Field Network node in the Management View of System Browser.
2. In the Primary pane, click the Import tab.
 The Import page displays in the Primary pane.
3. In the field on the top of the page, specify the name of the file(s) to import: use the Browse
button to locate and Open the database file(s).
NOTE: Use the CTRL key to select multiple files.
 The list of control panels displays in the Source Items section on the left, showing the units
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  The Source Items list includes a Panel ID, the Panel Name, and the number of Instances, or
objects, that belong to each panel.
4. (Optional) In the Hierarchies Mapping expander, drag-and-drop an additional hierarchical
structure (physical and/or logical according to the database contents) to the System Browser
position where you want to import. If you perform this additional mapping, the
5. In the Source Items list, you must select and copy the panels to import in the Items to
import section on the right. Do one of the following:
- Select all panels by clicking Select-all .
- Select a single panel by clicking it in the Source Items list and then click Single
Selection .
- Double-click a single panel to add.
- Deselect all panels by clicking Deselect-all .
- Deselect a single panel by clicking it in the Items to import list and then click Single
Deselection .
- Double-click a single panel to remove.
- Filter the contents of either list by typing some search-matching characters in the fields
above the lists (Type to search fields). The filter is removed if you delete the text.
- If you are importing a database that was previously imported, you can choose to delete
part of the existing configuration by selecting the check box called Delete unselected
items from the views and leaving the panels to delete unselected.
The check box is located at the bottom-right of the screen. Enabling it results in the
unselected items being removed from the previously imported configuration.
6. When the Items to import list includes all panels you wish to import, click Import.
 The import procedure starts. The progress status is reported on the top-right of the
screen and on the individual lines of the Items to import list in the State column.
The State can be: Completed, Failed, In progress (%), Partially completed (no. of failed
instances).
 When the import starts, the Cancel button becomes available and allows you to stop the
procedure at any time (click Yes when prompted if you are sure you want to cancel the
current import procedure). In this case, a summary of the partial results is provided.
IMPORTANT: Note that no roll-back function is available, and canceling the import
may result in an inconsistent database status of the system database.
 While the import procedure is in progress, you can safely leave the import page by
selecting other objects on the screen and then come back to the import page at any time.
When prompted if you want to leave and cancel the current import procedure, you can:
click Yes to cancel the Import, click No to leave and let the Import continue, or click
Cancel to go back to the Import page.
IMPORTANT: Do not stop the software application while the import is in progress.
This will automatically cancel the procedure.
 At the end of the import procedure, a message displays summarizing the results and
provides access to a detail log (Open Log button).

7. After the Database Import, switch to Operating mode and return the user access control to
its starting point.

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