AC800M SD Card
Is it possible to use a Compact Flash Adapter and SD card to maintain the controller Program? If yes how can I backup de Program on it? Is on the near future a project to include an SD card on AC800M like in the Freelance or AC500 Controllers?
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I haven't tried one personally. Its probably possible ....
Given that CF Card Writers are becoming hard to find and CF cards quite rare, it probably doesn't hurt to TRY in an **OFFLINE** controller. However, you are on your own if this doesn't work. I would not recommend in a live plant until you've spent some time testing this.
Let us know if you do get this to work.
- Use a "good quality" CF adapter. There's a lot of complaints that cheap ones are unreliable. If you expect to remove the SD card from the adapter often, then ensure that you can easily do this. Some models appear to have very limited access to the SD card.
- The AC800M is *NOT* a PC, so there's no guarantee at all that the CF driver inside the controller is capable of working with all CF adapters.
- Check the maximum allowed CF memory size. Do not use an SD card larger than this.
Given that CF Card Writers are becoming hard to find and CF cards quite rare, it probably doesn't hurt to TRY in an **OFFLINE** controller. However, you are on your own if this doesn't work. I would not recommend in a live plant until you've spent some time testing this.
Let us know if you do get this to work.
Answered 8 months ago
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PM86x controllers use CF cards. PM891 controller uses SD cards. Refer to attached document.
Answered 8 months ago
by backdraft
CF / SD Card may not be used if Program is downloaded via Network... Please request such "Features" from your Sales contact, if everyone does this we may finally get this useful feature!
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