Emitter, Receiver Or Sim-P Module Swap: Useful Information; Emitter; Receiver; Sim-P Module - ScanMeg SIM-P User Manual

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Emitter, receiver or SIM-P module swap:
At any time, one can replace the emitter, the receiver or the SIM‐P module. Some of these
replacements are transparent in the operation of the photocell, some are not. The parameters are
stored in the SIM‐P module. After a power up, the parameters are read from the flash memory of
the SIM‐P for normal operation. The receiver contains a memory backup of the SIM‐P's parameters.
The parameters can be retrieved if necessary. The emitter has no memory to store parameters. In
the following paragraph, each component is described.

Emitter

The emitter can be replaced without any influence on the photocell operation. When the SIM‐P
detects the receiver, all the actual parameters needed to operate correctly are sent to the emitter.
As soon as the emitter has received the parameters, the photocell starts to function.

Receiver

An emitter can be replaced without any influence on the photocell operation. The receiver however
has the backup memory of the SIM‐P module. When you modify it, the actual backup is no longer
available. If you replace the receiver and the SIM‐P module at the same time, you cannot operate
the photocell as it was working before the change. Try to avoid replacing the receiver and the SIM
during the same power down operation. To update the backup memory of the SIM‐P module
inside the new receiver, you need to follow one of these steps:
Modify one parameter in the SIM‐P module. Every time a parameter is changed, the
complete memory is sent to the receiver memory for backup purposes automatically. Any
change of a parameter makes a full update in the receiver memory.
Execute the "save parameter" command from the SIM‐P command menu. This command
will take the data in the SIM‐P's parameter memory and send it directly to the receiver's
memory to update the new receiver
SIM‐P module
When the SIM‐P module is replaced, the parameter's memory is gone with the old SIM‐P module. It
means that the photocell will not work as it was working before the SIM‐P module swap. You can,
however, retrieve all of the old parameters from the receiver by doing the following:
Execute the "retrieve" command from the new SIM‐P module. This command must be executed
before any parameters are changed. If a parameter is changed first, you will lose all the backup
parameters available in the receiver head.
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Module SIM‐P
Useful information
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