Introduction Introduction The majority of system customization operations are made through the ACE software. A few operations require setting hardware (DIP) switches on the controller. For more details, see the Configuration Tools chapter in the ACE User's Guide . Most controller configuration changes will not take effect until the controller has been restarted. The ACE software automatically prompts you when a change has been made that requires a controller restart. The changes made with the ACE software are written to the operating system SD card.
Therefore, if you make changes to the configuration and then start the system with a different SD card, a different controller configuration might be in place. You can use the ACE system to make an exact copy of the operating system and its current configuration for backup. If a card failure results in the loss of your operating system, you can load the operating system directly from the backup. You can also copy the system files from that backup to restore the copy on a replacement SD card. For more details on creating a system backup, see the ACE User's Guide .
Customizing the Controller Hardware When the controller is turned on, the system first looks at the settings of the configuration DIP switches. The DIP switches are located on the front of the controller. The DIP switches determine initial options the system uses during the boot procedure. See the Adept SmartController User's Guide for the location of the DIP switches on the front of the controller. DIP switch #1 controls what IP address to use. If switch #1 is ON, eV+ will use the default IP address. For details on the default IP address, see the Adept SmartController User's Guide . If switch #1 is OFF, eV+ will use the IP address stored on the Secure Digital (SD) card.
DIP switch #2 controls the communication interface. If switch #1 is ON, eV+ will listen on the serial port labeled TERM. If switch #2 is OFF, eV+ will use the normal connection through Ethernet. NOTE: All the other switches should be kept on the OFF position. They are reserved for future use. Changing the Controller Configuration The ACE software, contains a controller configuration tool, which is accessed through the Configure button on the Controller object editor. This configuration tool allows you to access: l the controller configuration parameters l the controller licenses eV+Operating System User's Guide, v2.x, 18320-000 Rev A Page 57