Siemens SIMOTION D4 5-2 Series Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual page 321

The following is a description of the procedure with a "new" SCOUT.
1. Open the project.
2. Confirm the prompt with "OK". The project is upgraded.
3. After the conversion another prompt appears as to whether the project should be opened
Open write-protected means: The project remains consistent. The data is the same in the
controller and in the project. Diagnostic functions (status, trace, etc.) can be executed
directly. The project does not have to be loaded to the controller first.
Go online on the SIMOTION device (in STOP operating state) and execute the Save
variables SCOUT function. The retain variables (interface and implementation) and also the
user files (saved with _saveUnitDataSet or _exportUnitDataSet) are saved to the PG/PC.
The project must then be closed.
If you are using a different PC or PG than that configured for the controller, an online
connection is not possible.
Update the PG/PC assignment for this.
You can go directly to the PG/PC assignment via the
The SCOUT project can then be opened again write-protected --- online connection is now
possible.
Additional references
For further information, see the
SIMOTION D4x5-2
Commissioning and Hardware Installation Manual, 02/2012
7.3 Adapting a project (Upgrading the project / Replacing the SIMOTION controller)
When opening the project a window appears with a message that the project to be
opened was created with another SCOUT version, as well as a prompt as to whether the
upgrade should be performed.
Figure 7-2 Prompt as to whether the project should be upgraded
write-protected. Confirm this prompt with "Yes" (open write-protected).
Figure 7-3 Prompt as to whether the project should be opened as write-protected
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