Commissioning a project
6.5 Backup and restore
Basic Panels
Operating Instructions, 04/2012, A5E02421799-03
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6.5.3
Backup and restore using ProSave
Requirements
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The HMI device is connected to a PC on which ProSave is installed.
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The data channel is parameterized on the HMI device.
Procedure – backup
Proceed as follows:
1.
Go to the Windows Start menu and start ProSave on the PC.
2.
Select the HMI device type in the "General" tab.
3.
Select the type of interconnection for the HMI device and the PC.
Set the connection parameters.
4.
Select the data to be backed up in the "Backup" tab.
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"Complete backup" generates a backup copy of configuration data, recipe data and
the HMI device image to a file in PSB format.
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"Recipes" generates a backup copy of the HMI device's recipe data records in PSB
format.
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"Recipes (CSV format)" saves a backup copy of the HMI device's recipe data records
to a text file in CSV format. The semicolon is used as column separator.
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"User management" generates a backup copy of the HMI device's user data in PSB
format.
5.
Select the folder and file name for the *.psb" backup file .
When generating a backup copy of recipes in CSV format, only select a folder. A CSV file
is generated for each recipe in this folder.
6.
Set "Transfer" mode on the HMI device.
If automatic transfer mode is enabled on the HMI device, the HMI device automatically
sets "Transfer" mode when a backup is initiated.
7.
Start the backup operation in ProSave with "Start Backup".
Follow the instructions in ProSave.
A progress bar opens to indicate the progress of the operation.
Result
The system outputs a message when the backup is completed.
A backup copy of the data is now available on the PC.
