Siemens Plant Central Clock TC100 - Manual (Page 53)

Configuration Tool
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SICLOCK ® TC100 Operating Instructions
Table 7-3 Possible operations and displays in the Parameter tab
Field / button Meaning / instruction
Print table in text file
Outputs parameter assignment in a text file.
The currently displayed parameter assignment is output in a text file. The
data can be further processed, e.g., with Excel.
Notice
Parameter assignments cannot be restored from these text files. In order to
restore a parameter assignment, it must have previously been saved in U600
format.
See open/save in General functions (Chapter 7.2).
Download parameters
(online connection
required)
Loads the parameters of the connected device
The parameters of the connected device, including its description data (e.g.
texts in all languages), are loaded. This can take several minutes. The
parameter assignment is also implicitly reloaded from the device.
Notice
The displayed parameter assignment data are overwritten. The archived data
are not accepted from the device, i.e. the displayed archived data are
retained.
See also Connect / disconnect online connection (Chapter 7.2.1).
Update parameters
(online connection
required)
Loads the parameters of the connected device without parameter description
The parameters of a connected device are loaded without the description
data. This can take several minutes.
Notice
The displayed parameter assignment data are overwritten. The archived data
are not accepted from the device, i.e. the displayed archived data are
retained.
See also Connect / disconnect online connection (Chapter 7.2.1).
Upload parameters
(online connection
required)
Transfers the writable values of the loaded parameters to the connected
device
The following values/parameters are not transferred into the device:
• Values of write-protected parameters
• Operationally critical parameters
• Display parameters
• Command parameters
To transfer the parameter, an online connection must be established to the
device and the Confiiguration Tool correspondingly authorized. See also
Connect / disconnect online connection (Chapter 7.2.1) and
Authorization (Chapter 7.2.2).
Observe actual values
(online connection
required)
Current values / states of actual values observed
After observation has been activated, the current values and/or states are
readout from the device cyclically, and the displays in the Parameter tree and
the Parameter table are updated.
See also Connect / disconnect online connection (Chapter 7.2.1).