Cordex®CXCHPControllerSoftwareManual|20-Maintainingthecontroller
1. Fromthemaindashboardgoto,Controller > Files & Upgrades > Configuration & Software
Backup.
2. SelecttheImport button,selectafiletoimportandselecttheUpload button.
3. Iftheconfigurationcannotbeimportedwithoutambiguity,therewillbeadrop-downlistonSelect
System pagetoselectthedestinationsystemorADIOmodule.Thisonlyhappensiftryingtodoa
partialimport.SelectthedestinationsystemandselectNext.
4. ApagedisplayinganSettings to Import isshown.ReviewthesummaryandselectNext to
import.Ifthesummarylooksincorrect,youcanclosethewizardandtryImport againtoselect
anotherfile.
5. PerformReplace ADIO ifrequired.Whenthisoperationisdone,thecontrollergivesspecial
attentiontothestatusofrelaysmappedtoadisconnect.If,asaresultofthereplaceoperation,a
disconnectrelaywillbesharedwithanalarmrelayorifthestateofadisconnectrelaywillchange
becauseofachangetotherelaypolarity,thereplacewillfailandanentrymadeintheeventlog
identifyingthealarmrelaywascausingthefailure.
20.5.5.1. Import a system
Itiscommontocreateasystemonthecontrollerthathasbeenalreadyconfiguredonadifferent
controller.Thiscanbedonebyfirstexportingaconfigurationfilefromthealreadyconfiguredcontroller,
thenimportingit.Whenexporting,choosetheappropriateexportmethod,eithercloneorcopy,as
previouslydescribed.
To import a system in a configuration file:
1. GotoController > Files & Upgrades > Configuration & Software Backup.
2. SelecttheImport buttontolaunchtheimportwizard.
3. UseSelect File tobrowsetotheconfigurationfileonyourlocalcomputer(forexample,
exportconfig.xml).
4. SelectUpload touploadthefiletothecontroller.
5. ReviewtheImport Summary page.Thisshowsasummaryofwhatyouareabouttoimport.Ifitis
notcorrect,closethewizardandstartovertoselectadifferentconfigurationfile.
6. SelectNext,andthenwaitfortheimporttocomplete.Iftheimportfailsorencountersanerroran
errormessageisdisplayed.
7. PerformReplace ADIO,ifnecessary.IftheimportedsystemreferencedoneormoreADIO
modulestheimportincludedtheseADIOmodules,andtheynowshowupasComms Lost.You
shouldreplacetheseComms Lost ADIOmoduleswithexistingADIOmodulesofthesametype
viatheModules menu.
ThesystemhasbeenimportedandconfiguredtousetheexistingADIOmodule.
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