---
title: "SPC:Perspective:GUI:Configure Equipment"
id: "spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment"
project: "Tutorials"
url: "https://docs.sepasoft.com/articles/mes-module-tutorials/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment"
updated: 2026-07-23T18:14:05Z
---

# SPC:Perspective:GUI:Configure Equipment

## Setting Up Production Equipment Model for SPC
Let's create a simple equipment line with multiple cells, using the MES Equipment Manager component:

### Create Production Model Equipment in the MES Equipment Manager
* Create a new Ignition Perspective window called ***MES Equipment Manager*** and place an MES Equipment Manager component on it. Go into **Preview** mode.
* Create the Production Equipment items shown under ***New Enterprise*** in the **MES Equipment Manager** component by clicking **Add** ![](/resources/Storage/mes-module-tutorials/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment-2025-08-04.png) and selecting the type of equipment item to create:
    * Create a **Site** called ***Site***.
    * Create an **Area** called ***Area***.
    * Create a **Line** called ***Line 1***.
    * In **Line 1**, create two **Cells** called ***Cell A*** and ***Cell B***.
    * In **Line 1**, create a **Location** called ***Test Location*** (this is for SPC).

![](/resources/Storage/mes-module-tutorials/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment-2025-08-04-1.png)

* Activate new equipment created by using the **Activate** slider in the Equipment Manager toolbar

![](/resources/Storage/mes-module-tutorials/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment-2025-08-04-2.png)

| ![Information](/resources/Storage/mes-module-tutorials/Info.png) | Due to a deliberate restriction in the **Activate** functionality, it will not activate equipment items (and their children) that were previously deactivated manually. To activate these, select the highest parent level that is not activated, select **Activate** and answer **Yes**. Repeat for any other equipment items that were not activated by activating from the **Site** level. |
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* Create Perspective Page for Equipment Manager

![](/resources/Storage/mes-module-tutorials/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment/spc-perspective-gui-configure-equipment-2025-08-04-3.png)

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