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How is an ISaGRAF project uploaded from a controller?
It is possible to write a complete ISaGRAF project, including all text and comments (see previous question), to a controller. To upload (read) the project from the controller:
- From the Project Management dialog, select the File | Upload Project command. The following dialog is displayed:
- Select the Setup button. The following dialog is displayed:
- Verify that the Target Slave Number is set to 1.
- Ensure that the Communication Port is set to TeleBUS Driver.
- Select the Setup button. The following dialog is displayed:
- For a direct serial cable connection between the PC and the SCADAPack controller, select the Default button and then change the Port selection to reflect the actual COM port on the PC that is to be used to communicate with the controller.
- Select the OK button to accept the changes to the PC communication settings and to close the dialog.
- Select the OK button on the PC-PLC Link Parameters dialog to accept the changes and to close the dialog.
- On the Upload Project dialog, select the Run button. The project will be uploaded to the computer.
- When the upload is completed, select the Close button to close the dialog. The uploaded project will be added to the Project Management list. If a project with the same name as the project that is being uploaded already exists in the Project Management list, the user is prompted to rename the uploaded project
