Configuration Data
Applicable to OS V1.7
The Configuration Data is a service designed to save configuration settings of Data Points for the purpose of restoring them if changed or lost. The service is executed by adding the Configuration Data extension to Data Points:
AnalogDataPoint;
BinaryDataPoint;
MultistateDataPoint.
The service functions as a backup mechanism for device-specific configurations – it can bring back saved values of Data Points within a single device. To transfer applications between devices, use Backups.
The Configuration Data Service in the workspace tree
The Configuration Data service slots
The Configuration Data service has the following slots:
Status: indicates the current status of the component. If the component works properly, its status is OK; however, it changes accordingly when values in other slots are adjusted.
Available information: disabled (the Enabled slot is set to false), OK;
Enabled: change of the slot's value enables or disables the component.
The Configuration Data service has the following actions:
Note
Actions are executed for all applicable Data Points at once.
Save Configuration Data: saves the slots values of Data Points with added Configuration Data extension to the controller’s memory;
Load Configuration Data: uploads the saved slots values to Data Points with added Configuration Data extension;
Note: The data can be loaded only to Data Points, which had the extension added at the point of saving the values.
Clear Configuration Data: erases the saved slots values of Data Points with added Configuration Data extension.
Warning!
Remember that restoring default settings on the controller by the 6th DIP switch clears the values saved in the Configuration Data service too.
Configuration Data Service View
The Configuration Data service view
The Configuration Data service view is a simple table view showing which Data Points have the Configuration Data extension added, along with their Description and Out slots.
The Data Points marked N/A in the view are Data Points added to applications but without the Configuration Data extensions, as the service collects data only from Data Points with added extension. The view shows Data Points from all applications executed in the Applications container. Additionally, it allows to export the gathered data with the Export option in iC Tool.
Configuration Data Extension
The Configuration Data extension has no slots. Its functionality is fully achieved by adding it to the Data Point. It is automatically enabled and allows the Configuration Data service to save and upload slots values of the Data Point.