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As part of a comprehensive site survey, I have to mobilise to a remote site (offshore). I have also been asked to take a backup of their PLCs, so I need to take all the software and cables with me, as they have none of their own.
Unfortunately, I have virtually no experience with the Schneider Electric / Modicon platform, so excuse me if my questions sound daft.
I know that they have a redundant Modicon Quantum PLC system with some remote I/O. According to the information I have been provided with:
- the CPUs are redundant Quantum CPUs, P/N: 140CPU67160,
- they were originally programmed with Unity Pro XL V4.0.
Could someone experienced with this platform advise:
- Is Unity software backwards-compatible? If I want to download the program from their PLCs, can I use the newest version, or do I need to find version 4.0?
- What programming cable will be required? As far as I can tell this CPU has got an USB port, I assume that I can use this port to download the program from the PLC?
Unfortunately, I have virtually no experience with the Schneider Electric / Modicon platform, so excuse me if my questions sound daft.
I know that they have a redundant Modicon Quantum PLC system with some remote I/O. According to the information I have been provided with:
- the CPUs are redundant Quantum CPUs, P/N: 140CPU67160,
- they were originally programmed with Unity Pro XL V4.0.
Could someone experienced with this platform advise:
- Is Unity software backwards-compatible? If I want to download the program from their PLCs, can I use the newest version, or do I need to find version 4.0?
- What programming cable will be required? As far as I can tell this CPU has got an USB port, I assume that I can use this port to download the program from the PLC?