Installing a station
Station installation usually involves copying an existing station from the
Prerequisites: The following conditions have been met:
- All hardware (PC or controller) has been installed and connected.
- The controller has been commissioned nand network communication configured.
- The station you wish to install exists in the
- You are prepared to answer the Station Transfer Wizard questions.
This topic is part of configuring a station for the first time or upgrading a station from a previous version of
Perform the following steps:
- Open a secure platform connection to the target controller, the one on which you wish to install the station.
- Expand the Platform container in the Nav tree and double-click the System Copier.
Figure 59. Example Station Copier view at local Supervisor host
- On the left side (
The Station Copier displays “Loading module information” and, if all needed modules are available, launches the Station Transfer Wizard.
If any module needed by the station has a dependency that requires the controller (platform) to be commissioned (commissioning upgrades core software or the operating system), the station installation stops immediately, displays a message, and provides the option to start the Commissioning Wizard instead. The need to commission a controller arises if you are installing a brand new controller or upgrading a controller from old version to new version and forgot to run the Commissioning Wizard.
- Follow the wizard prompts clicking Next or Back as necessary.If the station is running, the wizard informs that it will stop and restart the station.
- Review all the changes you selected and click Finish.The wizard displays installation progress in the Transferring station window.
- To complete the operation, click Close.The Station Copier prompts you to open the Application Director now.
- To view the station log, click Yes.