Miscellaneous Features; Backup And Restore Of Drive Contents - ABB ACSM1 Firmware Manual

Miscellaneous features

Backup and restore of drive contents

General
The drive offers a possibility of backing up numerous settings and configurations to
external storage such as a PC file (using the DriveStudio tool) and the internal
memory of the control panel. These settings and configurations can then be restored
to the drive, or a number of drives.
Backup using DriveStudio includes
• Parameter settings
• User parameter sets
• Application program..
Backup using the drive control panel includes
• Parameter settings
• User parameter sets.
For detailed instructions for performing the backup/restore, refer to the DriveStudio
and control panel documentation.
Limitations
A backup can be done without interfering with drive operation, but restoring a
backup always resets and reboots the control unit, so restore is not possible with the
drive running.
Backup/restore between different program variants (such as the Motion Control
Program and the Speed and Torque Control Program) is not possible.
Restoring backup files from one firmware version to another is considered risky, so
the results should be carefully observed and verified when done for the first time.
The parameters and application support are bound to change between firmware
versions and backups are not always compatible with other firmware versions even if
restore is allowed by the backup/restore tool. Before using the backup/restore
functions between different firmware versions, refer to the release notes of each
version.
Applications should not be transferred between different firmware versions. Contact
the supplier of the application when it needs to be updated for a new firmware
version.
Parameter restore
Parameters are divided into three different groups that can be restored together or
individually:
• Motor configuration parameters and identification (ID) run results
• Fieldbus adapter and encoder settings
• Other parameters.
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