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Load to Device Error - V11 CPU and V12 installed on my PC?

Created by: Jch360 at: 1/28/2014 12:23 AM (2 Replies)

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1/28/2014 12:23 AM	Rate (0)
Jch360 Posts: 22 Rating: (0)	I have recently been assigned maintenance over about a dozen S7-1200 PLCs. I have Siemens TIA Portal V12 installed on my PC, which if I understand correctly is the latest version. I am starting to go around and get backups of each device configuration. Well I amstarting from scratch at my first site and built out the project with the correct CPU (1214C DC/DC/DC) and all modules attached. Was able to go online, but when I go to "Load to Device" to save a backup to my PC. I get the error saying the CPU is V11 and my machine is V12". Is TIA V12 not backwards compatible with V11? If not, what steps do I take to create a backup of my V11 PLC's? I do have some PLC's in my system that are V12, so I do not think it is feasable to retro my software back to V11. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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uel123 Gold Member Joined: 1/29/2006 Last visit: 1/25/2025 Posts: 449 Rating: (65)	Jch360 I have recently been assigned maintenance over about a dozen S7-1200 PLCs. I have Siemens TIA Portal V12 installed on my PC, which if I understand correctly is the latest version. I am starting to go around and get backups of each device configuration. Well I amstarting from scratch at my first site and built out the project with the correct CPU (1214C DC/DC/DC) and all modules attached. Was able to go online, but when I go to "Load to Device" to save a backup to my PC. I get the error saying the CPU is V11 and my machine is V12". Is TIA V12 not backwards compatible with V11? If not, what steps do I take to create a backup of my V11 PLC's? I do have some PLC's in my system that are V12, so I do not think it is feasable to retro my software back to V11. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Hey, Jch! ATTENTION! Load to device means, that the program will be downloaded from PC to DEVICE! ... If I understand your task properly, you want to go from CPU to CPU and get backups.... of all your S7-1200 PLC-s. Again: in Siemens Automation word terms Up-load and Down-load have this menanig: DOWNLOAD means transfer *FROM PC to CONTROLLER* UPLOAD means transfer *FROM DEVICE to PC*. Have fun! uel123.

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0_Einstein Diamond Expert Joined: 7/7/2010 Last visit: 1/24/2025 Posts: 15558 Rating: (2468)	Jch360 I have recently been assigned maintenance over about a dozen S7-1200 PLCs. I have Siemens TIA Portal V12 installed on my PC, which if I understand correctly is the latest version. I am starting to go around and get backups of each device configuration. Well I amstarting from scratch at my first site and built out the project with the correct CPU (1214C DC/DC/DC) and all modules attached. Was able to go online, but when I go to "Load to Device" to save a backup to my PC. I get the error saying the CPU is V11 and my machine is V12". Is TIA V12 not backwards compatible with V11? If not, what steps do I take to create a backup of my V11 PLC's? I do have some PLC's in my system that are V12, so I do not think it is feasable to retro my software back to V11. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! This FAQ may help: https://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/adsearch/resultset.aspx?region=WW&lang=en&netmode=internet&ui=NDAwMDAxNwAA&term=How+do+you+do+a+program+upload+in+STEP+7+(TIA+Portal)+V12+when+the+device+has+been+configured+withST&ID=66027369&ehbid=66027369
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