Backup Functions When Ethercat Slaves Are Connected; Backed Up Ethercat Slave Data; Backup Support Depending On The Controller Status - Omron NJ-series User Manual

9 Backup Functions
9-8 Backup Functions When EtherCAT
Slaves Are Connected
For EtherCAT slaves, you can use the SD Memory Card backup functions, the Sysmac Studio Control-
ler backup functions, and Sysmac Studio backup import function.
This section provides precautions for connected EtherCAT slaves for the data that is backed up, backup
support according to Controller status, restore conditions, and specific models of EtherCAT slaves.
Additional Information
To use the backup functions for EtherCAT Slave Terminals, refer to 9-9 Backup Functions When
EtherCAT Slave Terminals Are Connected.
9-8-1

Backed Up EtherCAT Slave Data

The data that is backed up for EtherCAT slaves is given in the following table.
Setting
EtherCAT Master Settings
EtherCAT Slaves Settings
9-8-2

Backup Support Depending on the Controller Status

The following table shows when backup, restore, and verify operations can be performed for EtherCAT
slaves based on the Controller status.
Controller status
Link OFF
Illegal master status
Network configuration mismatch with configu-
ration information
Network configuration mismatch with configu-
ration at time of backup
Disabled slave in net-
work configuration
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The following data is backed up: Model name, Product name, Number of
Slaves, PDO Communications Cycle, Fail-soft Operation Setting, Wait Time for
Slave Startup, PDO communications timeout detection count, Revision Check
Method, and Serial Number Check Method.
The following data is backed up: Device name, model name, product name,
revision, node address, enabled/disabled settings, serial number, PDO map
settings, enable distributed clock, reference clock, and setting parameter set-
tings.
*4
*5
Disabled slaves in
actual configuration
No disabled slaves in
actual configuration
Data that is backed up
Execution
Backing up data Restoring data
*1
Not possible. Not possible.
*1
Not possible. Not possible.
*1
Not possible. Not possible.
Possible.
Not possible.
*6
Possible. Possible.
Possible. Possible.
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Verifying data
*2 *3
Possible.
*2 *3
Possible.
*2 3
Possible.
*2 *3
Possible.
*6 *6
Possible.
Possible.