Performing a Multi Download

After you made settings and entered PLCs you want to download the project to, you can start a multi download by clicking the button Multi Download.

Note

Important!

A multi download should be the first action you perform (after the configuration) when you start using the MultiOnlineChange tool. The multi download builds necessary infrastructure by performing the following tasks:

• It creates all directories defined in the PLC table (this is the first and only time when folder are created).
• It copies the *.ri files to the folders.

Without folder and the corresponding *.ri files in them, online access and online change are not possible. In fact, an online change will be executed even if folders or files are not available, but any PLCs without a defined folder or *.ri file will be skipped.

An error message will be shown if there are:

• Rows without IP address
• Rows without a defined directory
• Duplicate IPs or directories

During the multi download, no other operation is possible and the tool can no longer be operated until the operation is finished.

Note

Multi download (as well as online change) might take a long time, depending on the number of PLCs. Each PLC requires approximately 15 seconds (without firmware update), i.e. 100 PLCs would require about half an hour. Therefore the timeout parameter in the tabpage Settings has to be adapted according to the project dimension.

Note

Important!

If you change the IP addresses of a PLC or the folder where the corresponding *.ri file is stored, a multi download should be performed again to rebuild the infrastructure (folders etc.).