Specifications
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RS3: Software Release Notes for P1 R4.2
Changes to RS3 Manuals
Saving a Plant Configuration Automatically
Yo u can enable an automatic save/backup of the plant configuration
from the Console Configuration screen (see CC: Chapter 2, Section 1
for more information) or from the command line option EPB (Enable
Plant Backup).
Automatic plant configuration backup can be customized using the
BackUp Plant Config screen, shown in Figure 2.4.3. This screen is
called up by the BUP (Backup Plant Config) command line option.
The initial BackUp Plant Config screen can be scrolled to display the
remaining PeerWay node numbers through 992. You can scroll as
needed to select the desired node numbers to b e backed up. (Note that
only those nodes containing Control Files connected to ControlBlocks
and/or I/O Blocks will be backed up.)
From the Backup Plant Config screen display, you can also:
D
Specify the first five characters for the destination file(s)
D
Enter a maximum revision letter (from A to Z )
D
Write the backup plant configuration file to disk.
An initial PeerWay number (based on the lowest node selected) and
revision letter (starting with A) is automatically appended to the
destination filename. The filename notation takes the form:
xxxxxppr
where:
xxxxx = user-specified first 5 characters
pp = PeerWay number (01 -- 32)
r = revision letter (A -- Z)
Depending on how many different PeerWay nodes you select, up to 32
individual destination files may be created during the backup. Only a set
of nodes within an individual PeerWay can be saved into a specific plant
configuration destination file during plant configuration backup.
The revision letter capability allows you to maintain up to 26 revisions of
a particular plant configuration, starting with A. The revision letter within
the destination filename field of the Backup Plant Config file will be
automatically updated to the next revision letter after each backup
operation has completed.
The Repeat Last Entry/PeerWay option allows you to repeat the last
node entry (whether the node was selected or deselected) for the
current PeerWay’s remaining nodes or for the next PeerWay’s nodes.