Specifications

How to Configure the Island
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Initial Configuration and Reconfiguration Scenarios
Use the following procedure to set up an island bus with configuration data that was
previously saved (see page 105) to a removable memory card. You can use this
procedure to configure a new island or to overwrite an existing configuration.
(NOTE: The use of this procedure destroys your existing configuration data.)
Using the Card and the RST Function to Reconfigure an Island
You can use a removable memory card in combination with the RST function to
overwrite the island’s current configuration data. The configuration data on the card
can contain custom configuration features. Using the data on the card, you can add
password protection to your island, change the I/O module assembly, and change
the user-modifiable CFG port settings (see page 32). Using this procedure destroys
your existing configuration data.
Step Action Result
1 Install the removable memory card
in its drawer in the NIM
(see page 47).
2 Power on the new island bus. The configuration data on the card is checked. If the data is valid, it
is written to Flash memory. The system restarts automatically, and
the island is configured with this data. If the configuration data is
invalid, it is not used and the island bus stops.
If the configuration data was in edit mode, the island bus remains in
edit mode. If the configuration data on the card was password-
protected (see page 106), your island bus enters protected mode at
the end of the configuration process.
NOTE: If you are using this procedure to reconfigure an island bus
and your island is in protected mode, you can use the configuration
software to change the island’s operational mode to edit.
Step Action Comment
1 Place the island bus in edit
mode.
If your island is in protected mode, you can use the
configuration software to change the island’s
operational mode to edit.
2 Press the RST button for at
least two seconds.
If your configuration data was in edit mode, the island
bus remains in edit mode. If the configuration data on
the card was protected, your island bus enters
protected mode at the end of the configuration
process.