Platinum Load & Save File Format
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
The following document defines the file format used by the Platinum series Load and Save
commands.
The Save command is intended to capture the configuration of a Platinum series controller and save
it on removable media (ie: USB Stick memory).
The Load command is intended to read a configuration image from an external device (ie: USB
memory stick) and store it on a Platinum device.
The file format used is an ASCII text file, with tab delimiters between each field. These files may be
reviewed or modified using a simple text editor or application programs such as Microsoft Excel that
support reading tab delimited files.
1.2 Definition of Terms and Acronyms
I2C
2 wire serial interface
Base Device
Device connected to slave device
Smart Input
Device supporting 1 or more Input sensors
Smart Output
Device supporting 1 or more Output Elements
Sensor Element
One of the physical sensing elements on a Smart Output
AC
Alternating Current
DC
Direct Current
CS
Chip Select
ADC
Analog to Digital Converter
DAC
Digital to Analog Converter
RS485
Electrical signals used for serial communications
RS232
Electrical signals used for serial communications
CSV
Comma Separated Values
COTS
Commercially-Off-The-Shelf
ESD
Electo Static Discharge
FW
Firmware
HW
Hardware
I/O
Input/Output
LED
Light Emitting Diode
Hexadecimal
Values expressed using base 16 (2
4
)
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