Curtis 1238SE - Cloning Controllers

4 — PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS
Curtis 1232E/34E/36E/38E & 1232SE/34SE/36SE/38SE Manual, os 31 – May 2017 Return to TOC
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RESET CONTROLLER PARAMETER
PARAMETER ALLOWABLE RANGE DESCRIPTION
Reset Controller
ResetController
0x3B05 0x00
0 – 1
0 – 1
Setting this parameter = 1 will reset the controller. This reset is similar
to resetting by cycling the keyswitch. Reset Controller has the advantage
of resetting without causing the parameter block to be reloaded into the
1313/1314 programmer.
CLONING CONTROLLERS
(for copying parameter settings to multiple controllers)
Once a controller has been programmed to the desired settings, these settings can be transferred
as a group to other controllers, thus creating a family of “clone” controllers with identical settings.
Cloning only works between controllers with the same model number and soware version. For
example, the 1313/1314 programmer can read all the information from a 1236E-5421 controller and
write it to other 1236E-5421 controllers; however, it cannot write that same information to 1236E-
5521 or 1236SE-5621 controllers.
To perform cloning, plug the programmer (1313 or 1314) into the controller that has the desired
settings. While the steps using the 1313 versus the 1314 are slightly dierent in terms of screen
images, the basic concept is the same: Save the parameters from the controller to clone, which is
the act of saving a “.CPF” le (Curtis Program File) using the Save/Save As . . . operations. When
saving the CPF le, chose a le name with meaning as this CPF le is used to write (clone) its data
to subsequent controllers.
For example, using the 1314 PC Programming Station, with the controller to be updated connected,
select “open” in the File menu, then navigate to the above mentioned (saved) CPF le, which will
be loaded (indicated) below the menus bar. In the Communication menu, select the “Save le to
connected system (F6)” icon, and follow the prompts to copy the settings into the controller being
cloned (i.e., the “connected System” or controller). e 1313 is slightly dierent, working o the SD
card where the CPF le was saved versus the PC’s hard drive, and then using the “Restore” feature
to download the settings into the controller being cloned.
For cloning Dual Drive controllers, the Master controller parameters will also be loaded into Slave
controller, then the parameters for the Slave-vs-Master must be adjusted using the 1313/1314, as
corresponds to the dierences between the master and slave dual-drive controllers. See the separate
Dual Drive manual, p/n 53097-DD, for the specic steps to preform for cloning/setup of the Master
and Slave Dual-Drive controllers.
Note: Using either programmer (1313/1314), the prompts will offer “Advanced Cloning” . . . .
Advanced Cloning is advisable ONLY under the direction of your Curtis distributor or support
engineer, because it restores all parameters, including those at a higher (hidden level). Due to possible
conicts, select “No” in the 1313 prompt, or do not “check” the box in the 1314).
Please contact your Curtis distributor or support engineer if there are any question on cloning controllers.