SeaSTAR OPTIMUM EPS - Backing Up Component Configuration Files

© 2014 SeaStar Solutions Optimus Installation Manual, Rev. E
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It is good practice to make backup copies of component configuration
files for every installation. The backups can be used to verify the
correct configuration after firmware updates, and to import a configuration
to a new component in the event of a failure.
You can back up the configuration files using either the CANtrak
display or Datalink. However, it is important to note that the CANtrak
reads and writes .xcu files, but Datalink reads and writes .ecu files.
If you export files using the display, they can only be imported using
a display. Likewise, files exported with Datalink can only be imported
using Datalink.
E.4 Backing Up Component
Configuration Files
The entire system can be backed up in one step using the CANtrak
display and a portable USB drive.
1. Insert a USB drive into the port on the back of the CANtrak display.
2. Navigate to Dealer Menu > Tools > Export System Settings.
3. Set USB Drive as the destination and press Select.
4. The display will export the .xcu configuration file for every device
in the system. If necessary, the procedure creates a directory
structure on the USB drive and places the .xcu files in
appropriately named folders.
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For future use you should give these files meaningful names,
that include the component name, revision level, and current
date. (You will need to use a computer – you can’t do it through
the display.) For example:
 •HelmRevBYYYY-MM-DD.xcu
 •PortShiftActuatorRevAYYYY-MM-DD.xcu
Don’t change the names of the folders that were created on the USB
drive. The system uses these folder names to locate the .xcu files
for import later.
The location of backup files in your computer’s folder system is not
critical. It is only important that they be well organized and easy to
find. We recommend that you create a folder on your desktop named
‘Optimus ECU Backups’ and create meaningfully named subfolders
for each installation project. Regularly copy the contents of the backup
folders to another computer (or to an internet service such as DropBox)
so that you retain the backups in the event of a computer failure.
Procedure
1. Connect to the Optimus system using Datalink as shown in
Appendix C.
2. Double click the component name in the Interfaces list to access
the component configuration pages.
E.4.1 Using CANtrak
E.4.2 Using Datalink