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4 — PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS
pg. 75
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 1239E-8525 controller and
write it to other 1239E-8525 controllers; however, it cannot write that same information to a 1239E-
8524 or the 1239E-65XX or 1239E-75XX 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 manager controller parameters will also be loaded into
ancillary controller, then the parameters for the ancillary-vs-manager must be adjusted using
the 1313/1314, as corresponds to the dierences between the manager and ancillary 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 manager and ancillary Dual-Drive controllers.
Note: Using either programmer (1313/1314), the prompts will oer “Advanced Cloning”. Advanced
Cloning is advisable because it restores all parameters, including those at a higher (hidden level). Yet, due
to possible conicts in a non-standard application or OS version, select “No” in the 1313 prompt, or do
not “check” the box in the 1314 if there are any questions. Please contact the Curtis distributor or support
engineer if there are any question on cloning controllers.