Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 - 7.9 Uploading from the online CPU; 7.9.1 Comparing the online CPU to the offline CPU

Programming concepts
7.9 Uploading from the online CPU
S7-1200 Programmable controller
System Manual, V4.2, 09/2016, A5E02486680-AK
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7.9
Uploading from the online CPU
You can also copy the program blocks from an online CPU or a memory card attached to
your programming device.
Prepare the offline project for the copied program blocks:
1.
Add a CPU device that matches the online CPU.
2.
Expand the CPU node once so that the "Program
blocks" folder is visible.
To
upload the program blocks from the online CPU to the
offline project, follow these steps:
1.
Click the "Program blocks" folder in the offline project.
2.
Click the "Go online" button.
3.
Click the "Upload" button.
4.
Confirm your decision from the Upload dialog
(Page 1313).
When the upload is complete, STEP
7 displays all of the
uploaded program blocks in the proj
ect.
7.9.1
Comparing the online CPU to the offline CPU
You can use the "Compare" editor (Page 1323) in STEP 7 to find differences between the
online and offline projects. You might find this useful prior to uploading from the CPU.