9 Backup Functions
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9-5 Sysmac Studio Controller Backups
You can use Sysmac Studio to back up, restore, and verify Controller data from a computer.
When you back up data, the backup file, restore command file, and automatic transfer command file are
created in the specified directory in the computer. The functions of the backup-related files are given in
the following table.
You can execute these functions in the following operating modes.
You can change the operating mode of the CPU Unit while a backup or verification operation is in
progress. However, an error will occur if the backup or verification cannot be processed normally
due to faulty memory in the CPU Unit, or some other failure.
File
Function
Contents
Backing
up data
Restor-
ing data
Verifying
data
Backup file This file contains the Controller data that is handled
by the functions that are related to data backup.
Created. Accessed. Accessed.
Restore command
file
This file specifies the data groups to transfer when
restoring data. You can edit this file with a text editor
on a computer to specify the data groups to transfer.
Created. Accessed. Accessed.
Automatic transfer
command file
This file specifies the data groups to transfer when
automatically transferring data from a SD Memory
Card. You can edit this file with a text editor on a
computer to specify the data groups to transfer.
Created. Nothing is
done.
Nothing is
done.
Verification results
files
These files contain the verification results after data
is verified.
Nothing is
done.
Nothing is
done.
Created.
Processing Applicable operating modes
Backing up data RUN mode and PROGRAM mode
Restoring data PROGRAM mode
Verifying data RUN mode and PROGRAM mode
Data that is
backed up
Verifying data
Restoring data
Backing up data
Controller
Backup file
Restore command file
Automatic transfer command file
Verification results files
Sysmac Studio