Working Offline - MCi iControl User Manual

Working Offline

Working offline means that you are not connected to a controller but are working with a config-
uration (.cfg) file. You must have previously created the configuration file by saving it while
working on line with a controller.
page 8-20. To work offline:
1. Launch iView.
2. Select Edit from the File > Configuration menu.
3. The Open Configuration File dialog opens. Double-click or select the desired configura-
tion file and click Open. The .cfg extension indicates that this is a configuration file used
when working off-line.
4. A top level screen resembling the controller screen will appear. The title bar of the
screen displays the path and file name. You access the parameter screens and edit
parameters just as you do online. However, you cannot send parameters to a controller
while offline.
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5. To save changes, click the Save button
Note
While working offline you will not be able to view some real-time data screens such as Hoistway
and Floor Heights.
To copy a configuration file:
file. Instead, you can make a copy of the original and then edit the copy.
1. Click the Start button.
2. Click My Documents.
3. Double click the Motion Control Engineering folder.
4. Double click the iView folder.
5. Double click the Configurations folder.
6. Select the configuration file and click "Copy this file" in the File and Folder Tasks list.
7. Select a location from the Copy Items dialog and click Copy.
8. Right click the copied file and select Rename.
9. Type the new name and press Enter.
10. From the File menu in iView, select Configuration > Edit.
11. Select the file from the Open Configuration File dialog and click Open.
12. Edit and Save the file.
Please refer to "Saving Parameters to a Configuration File" on
Please refer to "Loading Parameters from a Configuration File" on page 8-
You may not want to modify the original configuration
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