EtherCAT Devices Restore

The Restore operation discovers the devices on the EtherCAT network and compares the physical topology information to the topology information stored in the backup.

• A Restore detects the replaced controller devices and restores them.
• Advanced users can manually select the specific controller devices and restore them.
• The backup files containing the topology information, drive firmware file, and drive parameters are retrieved from the controller’s local storage.

Controller	Local Storage
AKD PDMM or PCMM	SD Memory Card See SD Card Support for more information.
PCMM2G	USB flash drive

Procedure

• 
  

• The application starts immediately after the Restore operation is complete if the Autostart option is enabled on the controller.
  Be sure to Restore all of the replaced devices and the EtherCAT device order is correct.
  Disable the Autostart option before commanding the Restore operation if you want to check the devices before starting the application.

• 
  

• The EtherCAT Devices Backup and Restore feature may be used in EtherCAT networks with third-party devices but only the Kollmorgen controller can be backed up and restored.
  Specific configurations applied to third-party devices with non-Kollmorgen tools have to be reapplied when the third-party device is replaced.

1. From the web server home page, click the Backup & Restore tab.
2. Under the Restore tab, choose to either:
   Restore the replaced EtherCAT controller devices.
   Manually select the devices with the Advanced view.
   • To restore the replaced controller devices, click the Restore EtherCAT Devices button.
     When the restore is complete, the web server indicates whether it was successful.
   • To select the controller devices and manually restore:
     1. Click the Advanced link.
     2. Select the devices to restore.
        The controller identifies the replaced drives and pre-selects them.
     3. Click Restore selected devices.
        

When the restore is complete, the Web server indicates whether it was successful.