Writing Data to the Controller Writing Data to the Controller To write data to the controller: 1. After making changes to the configuration parameters, click Apply to display the Apply Changes dia- log. 2. Choose the appropriate options to write the changes. For details on user interface elements, see Option Descriptions in the previous section. 3. If you close the Configuration Manager Utility program without saving the configuration changes to the controller, a message box will prompt you to save your configuration. 4. Click Write to write the changes using the selected options, or click Cancel to close the dialog without writing the changes.
ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x, 18316-000 Rev A Page 289 Item Description Destination Destination options determine whether the configuration data is com- mitted to the non-volatile memory on the controller. Write changes to temporary memory only Writes the changes to the RAM on the controller. When the controller is rebooted, the changes will be lost. Write changes to permanent memory Saves the configuration data to the non-volatile memory (NVRAM). When the controller is rebooted the updated configuration data will be loaded. Servo Reset Servo Reset options determine whether the servos are reset when the configuration data is written to the controller.
Reset Servos for changes to take effect imme- diately When you select this option, the Apply Changes operation issues a SRV.RESET command to restart the servos. This ensures that all con- figuration changes are immediately in effect. Do not reset Ser- vos. I will reboot the controller later When you select this option, the Apply Changes operation will execute without restarting the servos.