Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 System Manual page 212

Overview of backup types
The table below shows the backup of CPU data in line with the selected type of backup and
its specific characteristics:
Table 11- 3 Types of backup
Current values of all DBs
(global and instance data blocks)
Blocks of the type OB, FC, FB and
DB
PLC tags
(tag names and constant names)
Technology objects
Hardware configuration
Actual values
(bit memories, timers and coun-
ters)
1
Content of the SIMATIC Memory
Card
Archives, recipes
Entries in the diagnostics buffer
Current time
Backup possible for failsafe CPUs
Backup can be edited
Backup possible in operating mode
SINAMICS Integrated configuration
backup
Only the values of the tags that are set as retentive are saved.
1
Content of DataLogs, Recipes and UserFiles folders
2
SINAMICS NVRAM data must first have been backed up on the SIMATIC Memory Card.
3
Note
Downloading project data to the CPU
Files with project data to be loaded from the SIMATIC Memory Card to the CPU must not be
larger than 2 GB.
SIMATIC Drive Controller
System Manual, 11/2019, A5E46600094-AA
11.8 Configuring SIMATIC Drive Controller backup and restore
Backup from online
device
✓
1
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
--
--
Properties of the backup type
✓
--
STOP
✓
3
Upload from device Upload device as
(software)
✓
✓
✓
✓
--
--
--
--
--
--
✓
✓
RUN, STOP RUN, STOP
--
Commissioning
Snapshot of the
new station monitor values
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
--
✓
2
--
--
--
✓
✓
RUN, STOP
--
✓
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
✓
✓
--
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