OPTO 22 SNAP-PAC-R1 User Manual page 66

MAINTAINING THE SNAP PAC R-SERIES CONTROLLER
2. If your controller has a firmware version older than 9.0a and you want the strategy saved to
3. For all firmware versions 8.4a or newer, if you want to set the strategy to autorun, check the box
4. Click OK.
5. Choose one of the following:
6. Rename the .cdf or .ssd strategy file to fit the 8 dot 3 filename format for the microSD card (see
7. Create a directory on the card in the root and name it:
60
SNAP PAC R-Series Controller User's Guide
flash memory, check the box Save strategy to flash memory after download. (This checkmark
has no effect for firmware 9.0a and newer.)
Set autorun flag after download.
Autorun works if you insert the card and then turn on the controller; it has no effect if you insert
the card when the controller is already turned on. (If the controller is already turned on, the new
strategy follows the status of the existing strategy: if the existing strategy was running when
the card was inserted, the new strategy will run; otherwise, it will not.)
If you use background downloading, the controller will switch to the new strategy when the
card is inserted.
a. If you're using Secure Strategy Distribution, follow steps in form #1762, the PAC Terminal
SSD Technical Note, to create a download file with the file extension .ssd.
b. Otherwise, compile the strategy as a Control Engine Download file (.cdf) by right-clicking
the name of the control engine in the Strategy Tree and choosing Compile Control Engine
Download File from the pop-up menu.
The file is created in the same folder as the strategy, with a .cdf extension and a filename
consisting of the strategy's name and the control engine's name (for example,
MyStrategy.MyEngine.cdf ).
"Card Type and Format" on page
IMPORTANT: You must retain the correct file extension (.cdf or .ssd).
Remember, if you are looking at the card in the controller, you create the
in the directory. If you are looking at the card in a card reader, create the
sdcard0
48).
strategy
directory
strategy
strategy