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Description of FINS Commands Section 6-3
Function
A backup file (BACKUPE1.PRM) made with the simple backup function can
be written to the Loop Controller.
Note BACKUPE1.PRM File
This is the LCB function block data file made using the simple back-
up function and output to a Memory Card. The function block pa-
rameters in the LCB can be replaced by writing the
BACKUPE1.PRM file using the SINGLE FILE WRITE command.
Command format
1) Disk Number
2) Parameter
3) Name of Write File
The name is always BACKUPE1.PRM and is not case sensitive.
SINGLE FILE WRITE Command code
22 03
Command code Disk
number
0x0000
(Cannot
be
changed.)
Parameter
0x0001
(first frame)
Or 0x0002
(second frame
and higher)
File name
BACKUPE1.PRM
(Name cannot be
changed and is
not case
sensitive.)
Write
start
position
Write
data
length
File
data
(write
data)
Directory
length
Data format 0x22 0x03
Data length
(bytes)
11 2 2 12 42--- 2
Disk number
0x0000 LCB (Cannot be changed.)
Parameter Meaning Details
0x0001 Create new file
(also overwrite)
• First frame
• Creates a new file.
• If a file with the same name
is already in the specified
directory, that file will be
deleted before the new file is
created.
0x0002 Append to existing file • Second frame and higher
• Appends data to existing
file.
• For files that must be written
to multiple frames, this
parameter must be specified
for the second frame and
higher.
8B 1B 3B
File name: “BACKUPE1.PRM”
(4241434B55504531 Hex)
“.”
(2E Hex)
Extension: PRM
(50524D Hex)