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Manning AirAlert-96d Gas Monitor 19073 AIRALERT96D 05/2006 Prelim REVC Copyright © 2006 Honeywell Analytics. All Rights Reserved. 17
7 Configuration continued
Copy (Transferring Data and Copying
Parameters)
The COPY
COPYCOPY
COPY function serves to transfer data and copy
parameters within the following windows:
• Configuration
• Parameters
Configuration (Data Transfer)
This section of the COPY MENU is only accessible if
an SDcard is present. Data can be transferred from
the controller to the SDcard, or from the SDcard to
the controller. Thus, an image of the controller’s
programming may be transferred and stored on a
computer. Similarly, the controller’s programming
may be executed on a computer and then
transferred to the controller.
• Controller to SDcard (transfer from the
controller to the SDcard)
• SDcard to controller (transfer from the SDcard
to the controller)
In order, the first command enables the user to save
the controller configuration and parameters into a file
named ‘config.ini’. The second command enables the
user to load the configuration and parameters from
the same file. Keep in mind that the content of the
‘config.ini’ file can always be edited on a computer.
Before saving the current configuration and
parameters, the system will look for the existence of
any previous configuration. The following steps will
be performed:
1 If a file named ‘config.ini’ already exists, the
system looks for a file named ‘config.bak’;
2 If a file named ‘config.bak’ is found, it is
deleted;
3 Then, the existing ‘config.ini’ file is renamed
‘config.bak’, thus keeping a backup of the
previous configuration;
4 At last, a new ‘config.ini’ file with the current
configuration is created.
Moreover, at card insertion, the controller system
looks for an existing ‘config.ini’ file containing a tag
named “autoload” equaled to ‘1’ (meaning true). If
so, the system will automatically load the content of
the file and set “autoload” to ‘0’ (meaning false). This
feature is useful when you edit the file on a computer
and want to avoid “menu manipulations” on the
controller.
On a closer look, ‘config.ini’ is a text editable
Windows .ini-style file. It can be accessed by any
word processing software, but the simpler Notepad
should be favored. The content of the file has the
following format:
[section 1]
tag 1 = “string value 1”
tag 2 = “string value 2”
tag 3 = 53
[section 2]
tag 1 = true
tag 2 = -12.3
[…]
See example on the next page.
5. Event
-configuration-
Controller to SDcard
Sdcard to controller