You can use Control Expert to download an application file from your PC to the , and to upload an application file from the PAC to your PC.
To perform a successful upload, confirm that the application file includes specific upload-related information as part of the application.
Downloading DTM-Based Applications
Control Expert applications that include DTM files require more memory than traditional Control Expert applications. These products employ DTMs for network configuration:
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BMENOC0301/11 Ethernet communication modules
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140NOC77101 Ethernet communication module for Quantum
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TSXETC101 Ethernet communication module for Premium
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BMXNOC0401 Ethernet communication module for M340
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140NOC78•00 Ethernet communication module for Quantum
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BMEP58•0•0 CPUs for M580
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BMEH58•040 CPUs for M580
In some cases, the configurations created for these modules (and the data associated with them) require more memory than is available in the CPU.
If the amount of memory required by an application exceeds the amount of memory that is available in the CPU, Control Expert displays a message during the build process, before the application is downloaded to the PAC.
When this situation occurs, exclude the additional upload-related information from the application to complete the build and enable the application download. To do this, change the Control Expert configuration:
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In the main menu, select Tools → Project Settings... The Project Settings window opens.
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In the left pane of the Project Settings window, select General → PLC embedded data.
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In the right pane, deselect the Upload information check box:
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Click OK to save your changes and close the Project Settings window.
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After the Upload information setting is disabled, you can build the application and download it to the PAC.
NOTE: An application in which the Upload information setting has been disabled cannot later be uploaded from the PAC to the PC.
Uploading DTM-Based Applications
DTM-based applications that were successfully downloaded to the CPU (with the project’s
Upload information setting enabled) can later be uploaded from the PAC to the PC if the target PC has these files installed:
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a version of Control Expert that is equal to or later than the version used to create the application
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the DTMs for the modules included in the configuration
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the device DTMs for the DTM-based devices attached to the network (confirm that the DTMs are of the same or later revision as each device DTM used in the configuration)
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the device files for any device used in the configuration (confirm that the EDS files are of the same or later revision as each device EDS file used in the configuration)
After the above components have been installed on the target PC, you can upload a DTM-based Control Expert application from a PAC.
NOTE: Confirm that each of the above DTM components is installed on the target PC before attempting the upload.
