Transferring a station to a controller

The Station Transfer Wizard assists with any station copy (installing or backing up) by presenting a number of steps. The exact steps vary by the direction of copy, as well your selections in wizard windows. In each step, click Next to advance to the next step. As needed, click Back to return to a previous step and make changes, or click Cancel to exit from the wizard (no station copy performed).

You are working in Workbench running on a PC and are connected to the remote station.
  1. Stop the remote station.
  2. In the PC, expand Platform and double-click Station Copier.
    The Station Copier view opens.

  3. To copy the source station BOG file from the computer to the target remote controller, select the station to copy in the left pane and click Copy ().
    The Station Transfer Wizard opens with a prompt to enter or confirm the station name.

    Default name is the station directory being copied. If you rename the station, it will be identical to the source (copied) station in every way except for the name of the station directory.

  4. To continue, click Next.
    If the target controller already has a station installed whose name is different from the name of the source station, the wizard prompts you with a message.

    The wizard skips this message of no station exists on the target controller or the names of the source and target stations are the same. Otherwise, it deletes the entire remote station directory (all subdirectories and files) when the station installation starts. If you are unsure, it may be best to Cancel, then backup the remote controller’s station first before copying the new station to the controller.

  5. To continue, click Next.
    If the source station consists of more than a config.bog file, the wizard prompts you to select the station files to copy.

    This selection defaults to copy all files and folders under the station directory.

    When copying from Workbench to a remote platform, the copier transfers only some files. For example, the copier does not allow alarm and history data to be transferred. This is true even if you choose Copy every file in the station directory and its subdirectories. And if you choose Copy files from selected directories, the wizard does not allow you to select any alarm or history folder or subfolder. To include such data, perform a backup/restore operation instead, that is, back up the station to a *.dist file making sure to edit default backup settings to not exclude alarms/history data.

    • Copy files from selected directories is not shown if the source station has no subdirectories.

    • Copy every file in the station directory and its subdirectories copies all files.

    • Copy only the “config.bog” station database file limits the copy to only the config.bog file.

  6. Make your choice and click Next.
    If an identically-named target station already exists, the wizard prompts you to choose what to do with it.

    If you previously selected to copy everything, this step defaults to Delete existing station directory before copying. Otherwise, this step defaults to the overwrite option.

  7. Make your choice and click Next.
    The Station Startup Options window opens.

    Auto-Start is one of two settings for any station as specified in the Application Director view. Typically, you enable both settings.

  8. To continue, click Next.
    If you selected to copy selected directories, the copy files window opens.

    This step provides a tree to select station subdirectories (folders) to include in the copy. By default, all selectable folders are both expanded and selected, while unselectable folders are not. If present, you cannot select a station’s alarm and history folders.

  9. Click to deselect any folder and click Next.
    The wizard skips this step of all required modules are already in the controller.
    If the target platform is missing one or more of the modules required by the station being copied (installed), the wizard lists the missing modules and versions to be installed during the station copy operation.

    The Station Copier compares any missing modules against the software that is already installed in the target platform and looks in your User Home software database for versions of the missing modules that can be installed without re-commissioning the target platform.

    There are two possible results when the wizard reaches this step:

    • Station can be installed with most current modules. If all missing modules can be installed using the most current versions, they list without any warning.

    • Station can be installed with out-of-date modules. If any module to be installed is not the most current version, you have the option to cancel the copy.

  10. Do one of the following:
    • To continue click Finish.
    • To terminate the copy, click Cancel.
    If you clicked Finish, the local-to-remote copy starts including installation of the station and listed modules. The Transferring Station window reports progress.

    If you clicked Cancel, The Station Transfer Wizard closes. Then, either select another station to install, or, if upgrading the controller is possible and you have purchased an upgrade license for it, run the Commissioning Wizard. This will also install a station on the controller.

  11. To complete the process, click Close.
    The wizard asks if you wish to switch to the Application Director.

    It is a good idea to observe a station’s output upon first startup.

  12. To automatically switch to the Application Director after installing a station, click the check box to Don’t ask again, then click Yes.
    If you selected Auto-Start in the wizard, the station starts automatically and you can watch its output.