Creating A Plc Hardware Upgrade Archive - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Configuration Manual

Configuring the NCU
2.6 Creating SINUMERIK PLC archives
2.6.4

Creating a PLC hardware upgrade archive

Requirement
● The data carrier to be used or storage location is available and has sufficient storage
space.
Procedure
To create a hardware upgrade archive, proceed as follows:
1. In the project tree, right-click the device name, e.g. "CNC_1", and select "Create
SINUMERIK archive > Hardware only" in the shortcut menu.
The "Create SINUMERIK archive" dialog opens.
Figure 2-4
2. Make the required settings:
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"Create SINUMERIK archive" dialog with hardware
Element Purpose
File name Enter the desired file name of the SINUMERIK archive in the text field.
File extensions cannot be changed
The file extension (.arc) is not displayed and cannot be changed.
Path Click Browse and select a directory, or enter the directory directly.
Default storage location for data export
The used path is shown as the default setting the next time you export an archive.
To specify the default setting for the data export in the settings, switch to "General
> General > Data exchange > Storage location for data export" in the settings.
Author Name of the author or a person responsible for the project.
The default setting corresponds to the setting of the user name in the TIA Portal
under: "Extras > Settings > General > General settings > User name".
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