FM-3 Programming Module Reference Manual

NVM Options for Uploading and Downloading

Uploading

When uploading from a FM-3 module, the values that were last downloaded are uploaded and put into a PowerTools Pro configuration file. At the completion of the upload, the user will be asked if they wish to upload the NVM values. This dialog box is shown below.

By selecting Yes, the values of all parameters stored in NVM will be uploaded and entered into the PowerTools Pro file values. If No is selected, the values entered into the PowerTools Pro file will remain the same as those that were last downloaded to the FM-3 module.

Downloading

When downloading to the FM-3 module the user will be required to select how to handle the NVM parameters upon downloading. The dialog box asking the user to select one of three options for the download is shown below.

A description of each of the options is as follows:

Overwrite – This option will overwrite all the parameters stored in NVM with the current values in the user configuration (PowerTools Pro file). The values that are in NVM prior to the download will be lost.

Update – This option will upload the current NVM parameter values from the FM-3 module and enter them into the user configuration (PowerTools Pro file). Once the NVM values have been stored in the file, the file is fully downloaded.

Keep – This option will download the entire user configuration, but then NVM parameters will be restored to the value prior to download. This is similar to the Update option, but the

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