Creating Configuration Files On Nc Or Flash File System - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

Expanding the Operator Interface (BE1)
7 Configuring and Working Environment
7.2.2

Creating configuration files on NC or Flash file system

Introduction
While screen form configuration files are being created or tested, it is useful to
store them on the NC so that they can be edited with the program editor and the
result checked immediately.
Since configuration files have to be copied to the RAM of the HMI every time they
are accessed by the NC, the resulting access times are long.
For this reason, tested configuration files (except for the control file
COMMON.COM) should be transferred to the Flash file system of the HMI and
executed from there to achieve the best possible performance.
Configuration files are write-protected once they are stored in the Flash file system.
Images can only be inserted into screen forms from the Flash file system.
The following chapters describe the steps needed to transfer configuration files and
images to the Flash file system of the HMI using a PCMCIA card.
Preconditions, tools
You will need a PC with programmer for PCMCIA cards or a PG with integrated
programming device for PCMCIA cards.
Software requirements:
• HMI, HT6
• HMI, HT6
• Sinucopy FFS
• PCIN/SinuCom PCIN
BE1/7-164
SINUMERIK 840D sl/840D/840Di/810D HMI Installation and Start-Up Guide (IAM) – 08/2005 Edition
System environment
application environment
(software to program PCMCIA cards)
(Software for transferring data via RS-232-C
interface, transferring configuration files from NC
to PG/PC, where required)
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