Commissioning (software)
6.2 Performing the configuration for the D4x5-2 offline
SIMOTION D4x5-2
Commissioning and Hardware Installation Manual, 02/2012
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6.2.7 Archiving a project to the CompactFlash card (zip file)
Procedure
In SIMOTION SCOUT, you can save the project as a zip file to the CompactFlash card.
Proceed as follows to archive the SIMOTION project on the CompactFlash card:
1. Open SIMOTION SCOUT and select the "Project" > "Archive" menu command.
2. In the "Archive" dialog box, select the SIMOTION project and save it to your drive
(PG/PC).
3. Open the project.
4. Go online with the SIMOTION D4x5-2.
5. In the project navigator, select the SIMOTION D4x5-2 and select the "Target system" >
"Load" > "Save archive project on card ..." menu command.
6. In the dialog that is displayed, select the project and click "Open".
This saves the project to the CompactFlash card as Project.zip in the following directory:
USER\SIMOTION\HMI\PRJLOG
Note
If you want to load the current project from the card, select the "Target system" > "Copy
archived project from card to PG/PC ..." menu command.
Prerequisite is that you have backed up the project with "Save archive project on card..."
each time a change was made.
Additional references
Detailed information on loading data to the target device can be found in the
SIMOTION
SCOUT Basic Functions
Function Manual.