Hi,

Sometimes it is not possible to perform a configuration download (for example, when the target device is not physically connected to the engineering station). In this situation the configuration could be transferred as archive (by e-mail, USB stick, etc.) and loaded on the runtime system. It is called as offline project transfer or transfer by archive.

Main steps:

On the engineering station:

• Create a folder with Windows explorer
• Point this folder in TIA, Project Tree, Card Reader/USB memory, Add user-defined Card Reader:  the selected folder will be appeared there, in the project tree.
• Drag and drop the WinCC Unified application to this folder (not the PC station, just the WinCC Unified application): the TIA will compile and “transfer” the project to the selected folder as a compressed archive.

On the runtime station

• Create a folder with windows explorer and move the created archive from the engineering station to there
• Open the Runtime Manager, click on the “+ “ button, select the moved archive. Click in Add Project
• Select the Project in Runtime Manager and click on play button. (alternatively, you can also click on the checkbox “start runtime with project” in the last step).

On the HMI

• Go to control panel, Runtime Properties > On the runtime station
• Click on "Load Project from storage"
• Select the media where the backup is.
• Click on "Load projec"

More details in the HMI manual at HMI Comfort V18 Operating instructions