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Upload to memory card, Download from memory card, Parameter file format – Rockwell Automation 7000 PowerFlex Medium Voltage AC Drive (B Frame) - ForGe Control (PanelView 550) User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 7000-UM151E-EN-P - January 2013

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Drive Programming and Parameters Chapter 5

Upload to Memory Card

Press [F4] to read the parameters from the drive and copy to a memory card. On
the DIRECTORY screen, enter a parameter filename. Refer to

Select/Enter a

Filename on page 241

. When you enter the filename, the TRANSFER:

PARAMETERS screen displays the filename, the operation in progress, and the
current operation status.

Figure 237 - Transfer File Parameters

The screen prompts for confirmation. Press [F8] to proceed, or [F9] to abort.
Press [F4] to restart an aborted transfer or one that failed. To select or enter a
different filename, press [F7].

Download from Memory Card

Press [F2] to copy the parameters from a flash card to the drive. On the
DIRECTORY screen, select or enter an existing parameter filename. Refer
to

Select/Enter a Filename on page 241

. When you enter the filename, the

TRANSFER: PARAMETERS (similar to

Figure 237

, except the operation will

show “FILE TO DRIVE”) displays the filename, the operation in progress, the
current operation status.

The screen prompts for confirmation. Press [F8] to proceed, or [F9] to abort.
Press [F4]to restart an aborted transfer or one that failed. To select or enter a
different filename, press [F7].

Parameter File Format

The stored parameter file on the flash card is in a DOS file format. You can create
the parameter file off-line on a PC using any ASCII text editor, then copy it to
the memory card via a PCMCIA card drive.

This section is not necessary to operate the interface. It is required knowledge if
you wish to create a parameter file off-line and then download into a drive.