Using Digital Storage Cards Using Digital Storage Cards In place of a traditional hard drive, the SmartController EX system uses a Secure Digital (SD) card. An SD card has no moving parts and, therefore, adds to the reliability and durability of Omron Adept's products. It is also removable and can be moved to any other SmartController EX system, should this be necessary for replacement or testing purposes. WARNING: Use suitable measures for eliminating electrostatic discharge during removal and installation of the SD card. This includes, but is not limited to, use of a grounded wrist strap while performing this operation.
Because the eV+ system is very efficient, most, if not all, eV+ applications will fit onto the SD card. The SD card is addressed as drive D. Backing Up Data SD cards are very reliable storage devices, but they can fail. Data on a failed card may not be readable and may be completely lost. Therefore, Omron Adept strongly recommends that you make periodic backups of your card. The eV+ system and user data can be backed up using the Backup utility and File Explorer tool in the ACE software. In the event of a card failure, the backup data can be used to restore the contents to a new SD card.
For details on creating a system backup and using the File Explorer to copy files, see the ACE User's Guide . Obtaining Formatted SD Cards The SD card is factory-preformatted and should never need formatting, unless a failure occurs and the card must be replaced. The eV+ system requires that special formatting operations be performed before a card can be used in an Omron Adept controller. You can obtain additional preformatted SD cards from Omron Adept. Please contact Omron Adept Customer Service for assistance.
Using Hard Drives The ACE software allows you to use the PC hard drive, or an external hard drive that is connected to the PC, for storage of your ACE software, application programs, eV+ data and system backups, and other information. Therefore, in the ACE environment, you are not restricted to storing everything on the controller. For more information on storing information to your PC hard drive with the ACE software, see the ACE User's Guide . eV+Operating System User's Guide, v2.x, 18320-000 Rev A Page 55