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Created by: Denilson Pegaia at: 7/19/2012 5:42 PM (3 Replies)

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7/19/2012 5:42 PM	Rate (5)
Denilson Pegaia Platinum Expert Joined: 9/23/2005 Last visit: 12/8/2023 Posts: 4284 Rating: (1381)	Hi, As from V11 SP2 ud4 it is possible to do online backups of PLC devices.A description of it could be found in the readme file of the update 4 (http://support.automation.siemens.com/BR/view/en/58112582). Here some tips (and highlights from the read me) about it (but I recomend to read the readme file first of all): 1 - What it does? “You can back up the hardware configuration and software of a device in the TIA Portal. Thismeans that you can load and try out a new configuration on a device without risk. If necessary, you can restore the old configuration of the device.” Note: The upload could not be directly edited in V11. The main usage is the capacity to upload and download pre configured sets (like prosave with HMI). 2 - Where it could be used? "This function is only valid for the following device types: S7-300; S7-400 with Flash memorycard; ET200S and ET200Pro. Modules with fail-safe programs do not have this functionality. Online backups cannot be uploaded to S7-400 devices without a memory card or with a RAM memory card." 3 - How to do it? Part A - Upload "To create an online backup of the current software and hardware configuration of a device, follow these steps: 1. Select the device in the project tree. 2. Select the "Download backup from online device" command in the "Online" menu. If you have not previously established an online connection, the "Extended download to device" dialog opens, and you must first select the interfaces via which you want to establish the online connection to the device... " Part B - Donwload "To restore an older software and hardware state on a device, follow these steps: 1. Open up the folder of the device in the project tree to display the lower-level objects. 2. Open the folder "Online backups" and select the required backup. 3. In the "Online" menu, select the "Upload device to PG/PC" command. ..." Note on3: I don't found the "Upload device to PG/PC" enabled. My sugestion is to Select the backup file, right mouse click, menu-> "Download to device"
	Last edited by: Pegaia at: 7/19/2012 5:45 PM Denilson Pegaia Siemens Industry Sector Technical Support
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9/10/2013 8:05 AM	Rate (0)
vipz Gold Member Joined: 9/2/2012 Last visit: 6/15/2023 Posts: 711 Rating: (30)	Hai Pegaia, 1. if am doing backups like this, hardware property also will get upload properly?? that is each module adress, retentivity ranges etc ?? 2. for normal upload,(1200/300/400) is any update released for uploading the hardware configuration properly ?? currently hardware property,retentivity ranges etc are not updating properly. its showing default values. 3. also can we upload the s7-400 project done by simatic manager 5.5sp3 using tia professional v11 sp2 upd5 ? i tried with s7-300, working fine. regards vipz
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Ganes10 Platinum Member Joined: 8/31/2010 Last visit: 11/23/2023 Posts: 1500 Rating: (221)	vipz Hai Pegaia, 1. if am doing backups like this, hardware property also will get upload properly?? that is each module adress, retentivity ranges etc ?? 2. for normal upload,(1200/300/400) is any update released for uploading the hardware configuration properly ?? currently hardware property,retentivity ranges etc are not updating properly. its showing default values. 3. also can we upload the s7-400 project done by simatic manager 5.5sp3 using tia professional v11 sp2 upd5 ? i tried with s7-300, working fine. regards vipz Hello vipz, 1. The complete HW config + Blocks are stored together as a binary code. When you re-download using this backup, all the settings are also downloaded back to the CPU (incl. module adress, retentivity ranges, etc) 2. Hope you have read this already- How upload a S7-1200 program in STEP 7 V11 SP2 3. It is always recommended to upload the blocks from the same platform (STEP 7 Classic or STEP 7 TIA Portal) which is used to download. If STEP 7 v5.5.x is used to download the blocks intially to the CPU, it can be uploaded using STEP 7 v5.5.x and then migrated to TIA Portal and then downloaded. (Though it is working in your case, it may not work in all situations).
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Min_Moderator Platinum Member Joined: 9/3/2014 Last visit: 3/13/2019 Posts: 4782 Rating: (123)	New question published by Prashantagouda is split to a separate thread with the subject How to open S7 backup in TIA?. Best regards Min_Moderator

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