Instruction manual

Download/Upload Configurations
890USE18000 September 2003 71
Uploading Configuration Data to the Advantys Configuration Software
Overview You can upload configuration data from a physical island to the software in one of
two ways:
to an empty .isl file
to an existing .isl file that will be overwritten
You can upload either a custom configuration or an autoconfiguration from the
physical island to the software. If you upload an autoconfiguration, only modules
with island addresses will appear in the .isl file. You will need to take the uploaded
file offline and add missing to it from the catalog browser to make the configuration
valid.
Uploading to an
Empty .isl File
To upload a configuration to an empty .isl file in the configuration software:
Step Action Result
1 With the software offline, create a new
island in your workspace.
A new island with an empty rail appears
in the island editor.
2 Connect the PC to the physical island
with the configuration you want to
upload.
The software will connect to a physical
island. A Connection Settings dialog
appears.
3 If you want, adjust your comm port in the
dialog. The press OK.
An Upload dialog appears.
4 Select Upload from the Online pull-
down menu.
The upload process starts. When the
process is complete, the uploaded
configuration appears on the rail in the
island editor.
Then connect by clicking