Maintenance and service
5.4 SIMOTION CompactFlash Card
D410
Commissioning Manual, 08/2008 Edition 131
5.4 SIMOTION CompactFlash Card

5.4.1 Replacing the CompactFlash Card

Prerequisite
Note
Always power down the unit before you insert or remove the CompactFlash Card!
The RDY LED on the SIMOTION D410 flashes in green color as long as any application is
accessing the CompactFlash Card (see the chapter "Fault and status displays").

Procedure
How to replace the CompactFlash Card:
1. Shut down the power supply.
2. Remove the CompactFlash Card from the card slot of SIMOTION D410.
3. Hold the card between your thumb and finger on the gripping cavity and then pull it out.
4. Insert the new CompactFlash Card into the card slot. Push it in all the way with slight
pressure until it engages. The insertion direction of the CompactFlash Card is identified
by an arrow on the card and a matching arrow on the slot.
The properly inserted card does not protrude from the SIMOTION D410 housing.
5. Restart the power supply.

5.4.2 Writing and deleting data on CompactFlash Cards

Overview
You have the following options of writing data to a CompactFlash Card:
Saving technology and user data to the CompactFlash Card
The programming device / PC must be online to SIMOTION D410 in order to execute this
function.
Saving data from the programming device / PC to the CompactFlash Card.
This function requires a CompactFlash Card adapter.
Note
CompactFlash Card are always shipped in formatted state.
Trouble-free operation of the CompactFlash Card can only be guaranteed if you do not
modify its partitioning.