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do so, the user creates an application-specific parameter set using the SOPAS ET
configuration software, or edits the parameter set later as required. The user then loads
the current parameter set into the permanent parameter memory of the device.
Memory organization for parameter set
The following diagram shows the memory organization scheme for the internal and
external components involved:
Parameter set in the
main memory of the
device 3
Permanently saved
parameter set of the
device 4
Factory default setting of
the device 5
Device 1 Computer with SOPAS ET
Configuration Software 2
Volatile memory 8
Opened project file
with current parameter
set of the device 6
Volatile memory 8
Non-volatile memory 9
Non-volatile memory 9
Saved project file (*.sopas)
with archived parameter
set of the device 7
Data base on e. g. hard drive
(non-volatile memory) ß
Figure 22: Configuration with SOPAS ET and saving the parameter set
1
Device
2
Computer with SOPAS ET configuration software
3
Permanently saved device parameter set
4
Parameter set in the working memory of the device
5
Factory-set defaults for the device
6
Opened project file with current device parameter set
7
Saved project file with archived device parameter set
8
Volatile memory
9
Nonvolatile memory
ß
Database on the hard drive, for example (nonvolatile memory)
NOTE
As part of a data backup plan, always save the current parameter set outside the
device memory. This makes it easier, if necessary (device failure, etc.), to restore, to a
replacement device of the same type, the current parameter set used to date.
External data backup:
To back up the data outside the device memory, the current parameter set can be
manually saved and archived to the computer as a project file (*.sopas file with config‐
uration data). This is the generally recommended procedure.
Functionality
The user saves the current parameter set to the permanent parameter memory of the
device using the Permanent option. In addition, the user manually saves the parameter
set as a project file (sopas file with configuration data) on the computer.
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