Writing To The The Compactflash Card; Formatting The Compactflash Card - Siemens SIMOTION D4x5-2 Commissioning And Hardware Installation Manual

8.5.2

Writing to the the CompactFlash card

Overview
You can write to the CF card by:
● Writing to the CF card inserted into a SIMOTION D
This function requires the connection to be established between the PG/PC and the module.
● Writing to the CF card without a SIMOTION D module
For this function, you need a CF card adapter.
Note
The CF card always comes formatted. It contains the SIMOTION Kernel (SIMOTION D
firmware).
To ensure that the CF card functions properly, the card must not be repartitioned.
Writing to the CF card inserted into a SIMOTION D
The CF card can be used to store technology packages and user data (programs, configuration
data and parameter assignments) from the "volatile data" area on the CF card. Proceed as
follows:
1. Establish the connection between the SIMOTION D and the PG/PC.
2. In SIMOTION SCOUT, the CF card is written to by means of the "Copy RAM to ROM" menu
command.
Writing to the CF card without a SIMOTION D module
With a suitable memory card adapter, you can write to the CF card directly via a PG/PC. Writing
to the CF card using the PG/PC is required, for example, when you want to upgrade the
SIMOTION firmware.
Note
Files that have been written to the CF card with "Copy RAM to ROM" in SIMOTION SCOUT
must not be modified or deleted with Windows. This can corrupt the project.
8.5.3

Formatting the CompactFlash card

You can format a faulty CF card, for example.
Before formatting the CF card, please observe the notes in Section Backup of the
CompactFlash card data (Page 365).
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