Publication 1762-RM001C-EN-P
2-10 Controller Memory and File Types
Clearing the Controller
Memory
If you are locked out because you do not have the password for the
controller, you can clear the controller memory and download a new User
Program.
You can clear the memory when the programming software prompts you
for a System or Master Password to go on-line with the controller. To do
so:
1. Enter 65257636 (the telephone keypad equivalent of MLCLRMEM,
MicroLogix Clear Memory).
2. When the Programming Software detects this number has been
entered, it asks if you want to clear the memory in the controller.
3. If you reply “yes” to this prompt, the programming software instructs
the controller to clear Program memory.
Allow Future Access
Setting (OEM Lock)
The controller supports a feature which allows you to select if future
access to the User Program should be allowed or disallowed after it has
been transferred to the controller. This type of protection is particularly
useful to an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) who develops an
application and then distributes the application via a memory module or
within a controller.
The Allow Future Access setting is found in the Controller Properties
window as shown below.
When Allow Future Access is deselected, the controller requires that the
User Program in the controller is the same as the one in the programming
device. If the programming device does not have a matching copy of the
User Program, access to the User Program in the controller is denied. To
access the User Program, clear controller memory and reload the
program.
NOTE
Functions such as change mode, clear memory, restore
program, and transfer memory module are allowed
regardless of this selection.
Controller passwords are not associated with the Allow
Future Access setting.
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