Saving an Advantys Configuration in an Control Application

At a Glance

ACS saves an island configuration in an *.isl file. To add the island to an application, it is necessary for Control Expert to know the location of the island configuration information.

Saving the Configuration

The recommended way to save your island configuration information is to save your Control Expert application as a *.stu or *.sta file. The *.isl file is automatically included in these files.

Uploading or Importing

There are 2 situations where the information contained in the *.isl file is not available:

Uploading the application running in the PLC
Importing an *.xef file

In these 2 cases, if ACS is launched from the Property box, it automatically tries to open the latest Device Name.isl file the Control Expert General Path => Project Path directory:

If the same PC is used for the import (upload) and export (download) and the Control Expert Project Path has not changed, the island configuration is synchronized with ACS.
If the same PC is not used for the import (upload) and export (download) or if the Control Expert Project Path has changed, either:
- Create a new island
- Use the File menu => Copy Island Contents function
  
  NOTE: The new Device Name.isl file is copied to the Project Path directory.