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System Upload / Download
When to use Upload / Download function.
Your AK-SM 800 offers both Online and Offline configuration
methods. Understanding the concept of these difference meth-
ods will help in determining the use of the Upload or Download
feature.
Upload = Retrieve field bus controller device settings and sync
with AK-SM 800 database
Download= Send controller device settings held in the SM800 to
the field bus controller
Online Configuration:
Online configuration is where the site application has live control
devices (i.e. Danfoss AK-CC 550) connected to a field bus and the
SM800 will be used to configure the settings and configuration
of these control devices. Since the AK-SM 800 has the ability to
offer online and offline programming it is important to sync the
AK-SM 800 database BEFORE attempting any online configuration
or setpoint changes. The UPLOAD function is used to ‘retrieve’ the
control device settings and update the SM800 database. Once
the upload is performed and completed any subsequent device
setpoint changes done via the SM800 will get immediately sent to
the field device (no need to perform upload/download)
Upload Example: A contractor arrives on site and connects the
control devices to the field bus. The contractor performs a net-
work scan to ensure all nodes on the network are present. After
the network scan the contractor performs an upload function,
which will sync the AK-SM 800 database with the settings that
exist in the field bus control devices. The upload will take the
settings from the control devices and sync to the SM800 data-
base. Once the upload is complete the contractor can continue
to configure via the AK-SM 800 and change settings in the control
devices.
Offline Configuration: With the use of the RMT tool, a compre-
hensive AK-SM 800 offline configuration can be accomplished
without even being connected to any control device or AK-SM
800. For many customers and users this represents a considerable
time saving in the configuration phase (assuming the site defini-
tion is known).
By selecting the appropriate AK-SM 800 simulator in the RMT
tool you can simulate (in an offline state) a AK-SM 800 instal-
lation, complete with control device selections (known as EDF
selections). The EDF device selections come pre-set with factory
parameter settings. Once your application has been defined and
any EDF setting changes made, the simulator (including all EDF’s)
can be saved in a AK-SM 800 database format. This saved AK-SM
800 database file can then be later loaded to a live AK-SM 800
on site and all the control device settings (contained in the EDF
files) can be ‘pushed down’ to the relevant connected live control
devices to configure them. [Note that for some Danfoss controls
the Main Switch is required to be in the off mode before settings
can be written].
To ensure the original ‘offline’ AK-SM 800 database (which holds
all the control EDF device settings) is in sync with the live control
devices the ‘DOWNLOAD’ function is required. It is critical that the
AK-SM 800 is in sync with the live control devices since the param-
eters in the SM800 database could be different to the parameters
residing in the live control device(s). Use the Download function
when you have performed an offline configuration of your ap-
plication.
Download Example: A contractor opens the RMT tool and decides
to fully configure the AK-SM 800 which will be used in a supermar-
ket in the following week. He knows how many and what type of
devices will be on site and decides to deploy the RMT tool to of-
fline program the AK-SM 800 database. After selecting the device
type(s), via the EDF selections the contractor decides to configure
some key parameters per the customer application. Finally the
AK-SM 800 database is saved to USB and the following week the
contractor arrives on site. The AK-SM 800 on site is connected
to all the control devices via the filed bus and a network scan is
performed to check field communications is valid. The contractor
loads the AK-SM 800 database and performs a DOWNLOAD func-
tion to ensure that the settings made offline now get sent to the
devices on the field bus.
The Upload and Download function can be found under
Configuration>Network Nodes.
Note: Due to field bus speeds, quantity of data sets and devices
the Upload or Download function can take several minutes. On
sites with a large number of devices Danfoss recommends select-
ing 30 to 40 devices at a time and repeating the procedure.
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