Using Automatic Backup - Siemens SIMATIC HMI KP400 Comfort Operating Instructions Manual

Commissioning the device
4.3 Parameter assignment for Comfort Panel
4.3.11.5

Using automatic backup

If the "Automatic Backup" function is enabled, the HMI device stores all data required for
operation on the system memory card. You can insert the system memory card into any HMI
device of the same type. After data is copied and a restart has been performed, the HMI
device of the same type is operational.
Note
Use only a SIMATIC HMI Memory Card as the system memory card.
Only the SIMATIC HMI Memory Card ≥ 2 GB may be used as a system memory card. All
other memory cards are not recognized as system memory card by the HMI device.
System memory card in a device of a different type
If you use the system memory card of an HMI device in an HMI device of a different type, an
error message is displayed.
For service purposes, use a system memory card only in HMI devices of the same type.
The "Automatic Backup" is enabled in the delivery state of the device.
Requirement
● The Control Panel is open.
Enabling and disabling automatic backup
1. Open the "Service & Commissioning" dialog using the "Service & Commissioning" button.
2. Change to the "Automatic Backup" tab.
If the "Automatic Backup" function was enabled ("Enabled: Yes"), the "Disable & Reboot"
button is displayed.
You can see whether or not a system memory card is inserted under "Attached:".
– "Attached: Yes" means that a system memory card is in the corresponding slot of the
– "Attached: No" means that no system memory card is in the corresponding slot of the
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HMI device. The "Safely remove" button is also displayed. Always use the "Safely
remove" function to remove the system memory card from the HMI device.
HMI device or that the system memory card was not recognized.
Operating Instructions, 07/2017, A5E36770603-AB
Comfort Panels