Transferring the project between the terminal and the PLC

At a Glance

Transferring a project enables you to:

copy the current project from the terminal to the memory of the current PLC (PLC whose address is selected)
copy the embedded project from the current PLC to the terminal. It then becomes the current Control Expert project

NOTE:

When you manage a PLC (controller) as part of a system project (Topology Manager), you cannot transfer the project from the PLC to the terminal by using Control Expert editor; the corresponding commands are disabled.

For controllers of the M340, MC80, and Momentum platforms, transfer (upload) the project from the controller to the system project by using the Topology Manager.
For controllers of the M580, Quantum, and Premium platforms, transfer the project from the PLC to the terminal by using Control Expert Classic.

Transfer from the terminal to the PLC

Perform these actions to transfer the current project to a PLC:

Step	Action
1	Use the PLC > Set address command to define the current PLC to which you would like to transfer your project.
2	Change to online mode.
3	Activate the PLC > Transfer Project to PLC command, which displays the corresponding screen.
4	Check the PLC Run after Transfer box if you want the PLC to switch automatically to Run after the transfer.
5	Activate the Transfer command.
6	If the project has not been generated in advance, the screen below allows you to generate it before the transfer (Rebuild All then Transfer) or interrupt the transfer (Cancel Transfer).
7	The transfer progress is displayed on screen. At any moment, you can interrupt the transfer by using the Esc key, which invalidates the PLC project. Note: In the event that the project is transferred to a Flash Eprom memory card, the transfer can take several minutes.

Transfer from the PLC to the terminal

Perform these actions to transfer the contents of the PLC to the terminal:

Step	Action
1	Use the PLC > Set address command to define the current PLC to which you would like to transfer your project.
2	Change to online mode.
3	Activate the PLC > Transfer Project from PLC command to display the corresponding screen.
4	The transfer progress is displayed on screen. At any moment, you can interrupt the transfer by using the Esc key.

Terminal to PLC transfer screen

Description of the parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the Terminal to PLC transfer screen.

Parameter	Description
PC Project	Identification field for the project in the terminal: Name Version Last Build (date and time the executable was last generated) SourceSafeSignature: an SHA256 algorithmic fingerprint of the safe application (for safety PLCs). NOTE: An icon located between the SourceSafeSignature entries in the PC Project field and the Overwritten PLC Project field indicates a comparison between the two values: indicates the values are DIFFERENT. indicates the values are EQUAL. No icon indicates there is no application in the PLC.
Overwritten PLC Project	Identification field for the project in the embedded in the PL. This project will be overwritten or updated by the transfer: Name Version Last Build (date and time the executable was last generated) SourceSafeSignature: an SHA256 algorithmic fingerprint of the safe application (for safety PLCs).
PLC Run after Transfer	If this box is checked, the PLC changes to Run after the transfer.
Transfer	Transfer command.
Cancel	Command used to cancel the transfer.

PLC to Terminal transfer screen

Description of the parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the PLC to terminal transfer screen.

Parameter	Description
Overwritten PC Project	Identification field for the project in the terminal: name, version, date and time the executable was last generated. This project will be overwritten or updated by the transfer.
PLC Project	Identification field for the project embedded in the PLC: name, version, date and time the executable was last generated.
Transfer Project from PLC	Transfer command: the project is transferred.
Cancel	Command used to cancel the transfer.

Incompatibility during a transfer

During transfer from the terminal to the PLC, incompatibility between the current project and the PLC configuration triggers display of a message.

During transfer from the PLC to the terminal, incompatibility between the project embedded in the PLC and the version of Control Expert also triggers display of a message.