Appendix 2 Data transfer to GOT by memory card
Appendix 2.1 Overall procedure
It is possible to download the OS installation data and the screen data from a memory
card to the GOT by writing the OS and project data to the card.
Use of memory card to transfer data to GOT conveniently eliminates the necessity to
carry the personal computer and cable when downloading the project to multiple
GOTs.
Personal computer
(GT Designer2)
OS installation
Downloading the
project data
This section describes an overall procedures for data transfer to the GOT using a
memory card.
1) Personal computer
A Boot OS
B OS
Standard monitor OS
Communication driver
Extended function OS
Option OS
C Project data
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D Special data*
Data to be transferred
*1 Data A and B or C or D cannot be transferred to the same memory card.
*2 Depending on the capacity of the memory card, data B, C and D can be transferred
simultaneously.
*3 GT
1)
Personal computer → Memory card
Various data (Boot OS, OS, project data, special data) installed in the personal
computer is written into the memory card using GT Designer2.
Refer to the GT Designer2 Version2 Basic Operation/Data Transfer Manual for
details on writing data to the memory card.
Memory card
Memory card
Memory card
(CF Card)
*1
*1 *2
Memory card
(CF Card)
only
Appendix 17
GOT
2) Memory card
GOT
Boot OS
OS
Standard monitor OS
Communication driver
Extended function OS
Option OS
Project data
Special data