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Device replacement
Type ME64
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dEvicE rEplacEMEnT
For further information on replacing devices, see the operating instructions
“Central configuration management of Bürkert devices”
(
Type ME64)
Clients can be replaced in a büS network without configuration work. The provider reads and saves the
configurations of a connected client. If the client is replaced, the provider detects the replacement and
transfers the saved configuration to the new device.
Type ME64 is the client, fieldbus gateway ME63 the provider.
Prerequisites
The following prerequisites must be met for the configuration to be transferred to a replacement device:
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The replacement device has the same identification number and a different serial number from the
predecessor device.
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The function “configuration provider” is enabled in the provider (via Bürkert Communicator).
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The provider has an SD card.
Device replacement process
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device is replaced,
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provider detects the replacement and transfers the configuration to the client,
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client reboots 1 minute after integration into the network.
Error messages
If the configuration is incorrectly transferred:
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Client status LED glows blue.
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A blue maintenance alert appears in Bürkert Communicator.
The maintenance message appears 180 s after the start.
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