Delta AH500 - 7.6 Introduction of CARD Utility

Chapter 7 Memory Card
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7.6 Introduction of CARD Utility
There are SD slots on AH500 series CPU modules. Users can back up/restore data in an AH500 series CPU
module through the use of a memory card. Besides, ISPSoft provides CARD Utility for AH500 series CPU
modules. The users can back up/restore data in an AH500 series CPU module or an ISPSoft project through a
wizard. The program code, the parameter setting, the hardware configuration, and the network configuration in
an AH500 series CPU module or an ISPSoft project can be backed up. The values in the devices in an AH500
series CPU module can also be backed up. Please refer to operation manuals or technical documents for
more information about the specifications of the SD cards which can be inserted into AH500 series CPU
modules, and the usage of the SD cards.
The hardware configuration stored in an AH500 series CPU module is data which is only related to the AH500
series CPU module itself. If users want to back up a hardware configuration, only the part of the network
configuration which is related to the AH500 series CPU module selected will be backed up. The part of the
network configuration backed up consists of a routing table and an Ether Link. Likewise, if the users want to
restore data backed up to an ISPSoft project, there will be no network configuration in the ISPSoft project.
Please refer to chapter 9 for more information about a network configuration.
The functions supported by CARD Utility are described below. The diagram below is a flowchart.
 If users export data in an AH500 series CPU module as a backup file (*.dup), the data exported can be
saved in the memory card inserted in the AH500 series CPU module, or a folder in the computer. The users
can decide whether to back up the values in the devices in the AH500 series CPU module.
 If users export an ISPSoft project for an AH500 series CPU module as a backup file (*.dup), the ISPSoft
project exported can only be saved in a folder in the computer, and the values in the devices in the AH500
series CPU module are not backed up.
 Users can put the backup file saved in the memory card inserted in an AH500 series CPU module into the
AH500 series CPU module.
 Users can put a backup file (*.dup) saved in a computer into the AH500 series CPU module connected to
the computer, or restore the backup file to an ISPSoft project. If the users choose to restore the backup file
to an ISPSoft project, the system will automatically skip the values in the devices and the hardware
configuration in the backup file.