File Management

Downloading a File to the Controller

HOT START - the controller will use the new or updated configuration in RUN Mode.

WARNING
During Hot-Start, TPSC Outputs turn Off. After Hot-Start complete, TPSC Output
resumes to original position.

During a Hot Start:

- Controller memory will not be re-initialized
- Outputs will be held at their current value.
- Controller will stay in RUN mode
There are two possible actions with a Hot Start.
- If the Hot Start will be completed within approximately 3 controller scan cycles, then
the Hot Start will proceed automatically.
- If the Hot Start requires longer than 3 controller scan cycles, a dialog box displays
a) the estimated duration of the Hot Start and b) options to initiate or cancel the Hot
Start.
COLD START - the controller will transition through normal PROGRAM-TO-RUN mode
transition
- Controller memory will be re-initialized
- Outputs will be turned off during re-start
- Controller will return to RUN mode

ABORT - the controller will disregard the new configuration and continue to use the
previous configuration.
9. The dialog box status line will state "Mode Change in Progress" then "Download Successful"
when completed.
Downloading in Run Mode
WARNING
While we provide application assistance personally, through our literature and the
Honeywell web site, it is up to the customer to determine the suitability of the
configuration in the application and the potential dangers of downloading a
configuration while running.
Downloading in RUN Mode has the potential to create a hazardous situation. Changes
to the configuration result in a short suspension of the control program followed by an
immediate execution of the new configuration. It is the use
that configuration changes will not result in a hazardous situation.
Failure to comply with
these instructions could result in death or serious injury to people and/or property
damage.

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 Downloading in Run Mode (Hot Start) is a means to make configuration changes and download
them to the controller without taking the process off-line.
It is intended for incremental changes to a running configuration, such as:
Adding and Deleting Blocks
Modifying block configuration parameters
Adding/changing soft-wires, signals, variables
Adding OI displays, Data Storage
Adding Recipes, SP Profiles, SP Schedules, or Sequencers.
Adding, deleting, or modifying I/O (DI, DO, AI, AO).
IMPORTANT: If you intend to make a set of changes to a running configuration and wish to
preserve the context of the current configuration parameters you should perform an upload
from the controller first to assure that you have the current configuration, make the
incremental changes, and then download.

Cautions
Configuration Change Transfer
Once the HOT START button is depressed, the configuration will be updated with the new changes.
Note: During the time period required to perform the Hot Start, the controller will suspend the
execution of its function blocks and hold its outputs at their current value. If you select Hot Start and
the Hot Start will take longer than approximately three controller scan cycles, a popup window
appears:

If this time period is acceptable, click Yes to begin the Hot Start. If this time period is not acceptable,
press No.

Configuration Parameters
All Configuration Parameters are set to the value or state in the .cde file following a download.
For example: Tuning constants could be over written by a Download while in Run Mode. The tuning
constants are considered part of the configuration. If you DO NOT first upload the present
configuration, you will overwrite the active parameters with the values in the configuration that are
downloaded. The new download is an all or nothing proposition.
Function Block Changes
If a function block is deleted, Designer does not re-use the block number.
If a function block is added, Designer uses the highest current block number + 1.
Restrictions:
When a configuration uses the last block number (500 for C30, 2100 for C50, 5100 for C70/C70R/C75)
and you try to add another block, Designer will prompt you to "de-fragment" the table and recover
previously deleted blocks. There can be NO Hot Start this case.
Data Storage Schedule (Legacy 559/1042 OI only)
Assuming changes have NOT been made to an OI data Storage Schedule, the data storage will be
interrupted only as long as it takes to transfer the configuration changes.

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