Siemens SINAMICS DCM Operating Instructions Manual page 643

Deactivating know-how protection
1. Connect the Control Unit to the programming device.
2. Call STARTER.
3. Open your project.
4. Establish a connection to the target device.
5. Select the required drive unit in the project navigator of your STARTER project.
6. In the shortcut menu, select "Drive unit know-how protection > Deactivate"
The "Deactivate Know-how Protection for Drive Unit" dialog box opens.
Figure 10-105 Deactivating
7. Select whether you want to deactivate the know-how protection "Temporarily" or
"Permanently" by clicking the corresponding checkbox.
– "Temporarily" deactivating: Know-how protection is active again after switching off and
– "Permanently" deactivating: Know-how protection remains deactivated even after
If you select "Permanently", you can also carry out a data backup on the Control Unit with
"Copy RAM to ROM". The checkbox with the same name is active in this case and is
automatically activated. If you deactivate this checkbox, you must perform a manual
"RAM to ROM" data backup later if the know-how protection remains deactivated after
switching off and on.
8. Enter your password, and click "OK".
Know-how protection is now deactivated. The values of all parameters are displayed
again in the expert list.
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switching on.
switching off and switching on again.
Descriptions of functions
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