7.2
Saving the settings to a PC
You can transfer the inverter settings to a PG/PC, or vice versa, the data from a PG/PC to the
inverter.
Requirements
● The inverter power supply has been switched on.
● One of the commissioning tools STARTER or Startdrive is
installed on the PG/PC.
Tools to commission the inverter (Page 116)
● PC and inverter are connected with one another via a USB cable
or the fieldbus
Inverter → PC/PG
Procedure with STARTER
To back up the settings with STARTER, proceed as follows:
1. Go online:
.
2. Click the "Download project to PG" button:
.
3. Save the project: .
4. Wait until STARTER reports that data backup has been completed.
5. Go offline: .
You have backed up the settings with STARTER.
Procedure with Startdrive
To back up the settings with Startdrive, proceed as follows:
1. Go online.
2. Select "Online" > "Upload device to PG/PC."
3. Back up the project with "Project" > "Save."
4. Wait until Startdrive reports that data backup has been completed.
5. Go offline.
You have backed up the settings with Startdrive.
PC/PG → inverter
The procedure depends on whether you also transfer settings of safety functions or not.
Procedure with STARTER without enabled safety functions
To load the settings from the PG to the inverter with STARTER, proceed as follows:
1. Go online:
.
2. Click the "Download project to target system" button:
.
Saving settings and series commissioning
7.2 Saving the settings to a PC
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