Siemens SIMOTION D4x5-2 Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual page 348

Service and maintenance
8.3 Adapting a project (Upgrading the project / Replacing the SIMOTION controller)
The following types of data can be backed up:
● Retentive global device variables and unit variables, as well as TO retain data (as of V4.1),
located in the SRAM or NVRAM depending on the controller
● Data saved with _saveUnitDataSet or _exportUnitDataSet and located on the CF card.
Note
When performing an upgrade with a firmware version that is ≥ V4.1, this function is only
required for backing up and restoring unit data sets that have been created using
_saveUnitDataSet.
Retain and unit data (saved with _exportUnitDataSet) remain valid even after a version
upgrade.
SIMOTION retain data can also be easily backed up to a memory card without the use of
SIMOTION SCOUT. For this purpose, use:
● The _savePersistentMemoryData function or
● The service selector switch or DIAG button on the SIMOTION D4x5‑2 or SIMOTION IT
Procedure
The backup of the user data must be performed before the upgrade of the SCOUT project.
This is possible for a version upgrade with the "old" SCOUT version or the "new" SCOUT
version.
The following is a description of the procedure with a "new" SCOUT.
1. Open the project.
When you open the project, a window appears with a message that the project you are
opening was created with a different SCOUT version, as well as a query asking whether
you want to perform an upgrade.
Figure 8-2
2. Confirm the prompt with "OK". The project will be converted to the current version.
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web server
See also Section Backing up diagnostic data and non-volatile SIMOTION data
(Page 396).
"Convert project" message
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