Maintenance and service
5.5 SIMOTION CompactFlash Card
SIMOTION D410
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Commissioning Manual, 02/2012
5.5.2
Writing to a CompactFlash card
Overview
You have the following options of writing data to a CompactFlash Card:
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Writing to a CompactFlash Card that is inserted in a SIMOTION D
The programming device / PC must be online to SIMOTION D410 in order to execute this
function.
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Writing to a CompactFlash Card without a SIMOTION D module
This function requires a CompactFlash Card adapter.
Note
CompactFlash Card are always shipped in formatted state. It contains the SIMOTION
Kernel (D4xx firmware).
Trouble-free operation of the CompactFlash Card can only be guaranteed if you do not
modify its partitioning.
Writing to a CompactFlash Card that is inserted in the SIMOTION D
The CompactFlash Card can be used as storage volume for technology and user data
(programs, configuration data and parameters) from the "volatile data" area. Proceed as
follows:
1.
Establish the connection between the SIMOTION D410 and the PG/PC (refer to section
Creating a SIMOTION project and inserting a SIMOTION D410 (Page 45)).
2.
Select the "Copy RAM to ROM" command in SIMOTION SCOUT to write the data to your
CompactFlash Card.
Writing to a CompactFlash Card without a SIMOTION D module
A CompactFlash Card adapter must be installed on the programming device / PC and can
be used to write data to the CompactFlash Card. Always save your project data to
CompactFlash Card using the programming device / PC before you update the SIMOTION
firmware, for example.
Note
Do not use any of the onboard tools in Windows to modify or delete files which were written
to the CompactFlash Card using the "Copy RAM to ROM" function in SIMOTION SCOUT.
Such actions may irrevocably destroy your project.
