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Upgrading and project updates
8.2 Upgrading and changing platforms for a SIMOTION device
To replace a SIMOTION device:
1. Double-click the SIMOTION device to be replaced in the project navigator in SIMOTION
SCOUT. HW Config opens.
2. Open the appropriate folder structure in the hardware catalog:
3. Select the module of the new version in the hardware catalog and drag this above the old
module with the mouse (to the header of the rack shown in the case of SIMOTION D, to
slot 2 in the case of SIMOTION C and P).
Note
Ensure that the module/device (SIMOTION D) to be replaced does not get deleted. When
you change to the new module/device using drag-and-drop, the old module will be updated.
4. Confirm the displayed dialog box with Yes if you want to replace the SIMOTION device.
5. Alternatively, select the SIMOTION device and call the context menu by right-clicking in the
header area of the device. Then select the Replace object ... command followed by the
version required.
6. Accept the changes made to the hardware configuration with Station > Save and compile.
7. Close the HW Config.
Note
The data for the SIMOTION device is immediately accepted in the SIMOTION SCOUT
project and the entire project is saved. In this way, the project also accepts all changes in
the project (e.g. axis configuration).
If you are using technology packages in your project, these are updated automatically.
If the device replacement is made in the HW Config without open SIMOTION SCOUT, the
update is made in SIMOTION SCOUT only after the project has been reopened.
The device replacement process differs from the platform replacement process in that it is
really easy to accept project data during device replacement. Device replacement uses HW
Config, whereas platform replacement (e.g. replacement involving SIMOTION C and D)
requires an XML export/import.
Examples of device replacement:
- Replacement involving different power classes (e.g. D445-2 DP/PN <-> D455-2 DP/PN)
- Replacement involving generations (D4x5 -> D4x5-2)
- Replacement involving variants (D410-2 DP <-> D410-2 DP/PN; C240 <-> C240 PN)
- Replacement involving the main version (C240 V4.1 <-> C240 V4.2)
Upgrade of libraries
When the version of a SIMOTION device and the technology packages changes, the libraries
created in SIMOTION SCOUT must also be adapted.
1. Select a library in the project navigator.
2. Right-click and select Properties... in the context menu.
The Object Properties window opens.
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