Jimbojones
Member
I'm looking for some advice on recipe backup on the AB CompactLogix line.
I store my recipes in a UDT array of size 50. The UDT is relatively large in size - 8300 bytes.
What I need is a way to:
-Backup the array to files (timestamped, preferably)
-Backups triggered periodically and by a button press
-Revert from a file back into the UDT array
Unfortunately, it is too late to change the recipe architecture (storage on a PLC). I know there are other options out there - and maybe they were better (using FTME recipe editor).
Bottomline is the customer will ultimately want to make backups of the recipes. Two options came to mind:
Option 1
-Provide a copy of Studio5000 Service Edition to allow the customer to connect a laptop and upload tag values per their backup schedule.
Problem is there is a cost associated with this software.
Option 2
-Integrate the CompactFlash sample code to store recipes to the SD Card (I assume the code would work with a SD card).
Problem with this is there appears to be no easy way to manage the backup file directory structure. For instance, I cannot (easily, at least) pull up a file listing on the HMI. It looks like I would need to use static filenames. Then the customer would need to remove the SD card whenever they wanted to bring the files over to a NAS.
Is there a third option I'm missing ? Just looking for advice on what others have experienced.
Thank you,
John
I store my recipes in a UDT array of size 50. The UDT is relatively large in size - 8300 bytes.
What I need is a way to:
-Backup the array to files (timestamped, preferably)
-Backups triggered periodically and by a button press
-Revert from a file back into the UDT array
Unfortunately, it is too late to change the recipe architecture (storage on a PLC). I know there are other options out there - and maybe they were better (using FTME recipe editor).
Bottomline is the customer will ultimately want to make backups of the recipes. Two options came to mind:
Option 1
-Provide a copy of Studio5000 Service Edition to allow the customer to connect a laptop and upload tag values per their backup schedule.
Problem is there is a cost associated with this software.
Option 2
-Integrate the CompactFlash sample code to store recipes to the SD Card (I assume the code would work with a SD card).
Problem with this is there appears to be no easy way to manage the backup file directory structure. For instance, I cannot (easily, at least) pull up a file listing on the HMI. It looks like I would need to use static filenames. Then the customer would need to remove the SD card whenever they wanted to bring the files over to a NAS.
Is there a third option I'm missing ? Just looking for advice on what others have experienced.
Thank you,
John