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Managing the CMOS.BIN file of a project

A MOTOMAN robot is not considered saved until the CMOS.bin file has been saved along with the rest of the data. The CMOS.bin file cannot be saved automatically. Save the file on an external medium (USB stick or external hard disk) and then integrate it into octoplant. There are 2 different ways to do this:

If you want to manage the CMOS.bin file in a separate Component

  1. Copy the CMOS.BIN file to a portable storage medium.
  2. Create a new MOTOMAN-NX100 component in the UserClient.
  3. Right-click on your component and select Show in file manager or press Ctrl+E.
  4. Copy the CMOS.BIN file to the working directory.
  5. In the UserClient, click on Create base version and Check-In.

Want to manage the CMOS.bin in the same Component as the versioned robot data

  1. Create a new MOTOMAN-NX100 component.
  2. Copy the CMOS.BIN file to the working directory.
  3. In the UserClient, click on Create base version and Check-In.
  4. Open the AdminClient and click on Jobs.
  5. create a new job for your MOTOMAN component:
    1. Select the MOTOMAN project.
    2. Click on Create or drag and drop the MOTOMAN component into the area Jobs.
  6. Configure the job in the Motoman Robot settings:
    1. In Device, enter the IP address.
    2. Enter a valid Username.
    3. Enter the corresponding Password.
    4. In the Upload field, select the Program and controller option.
  7. Activate the Enable custom configuration for this job option.
  8. Click on Edit.

  9. Go to the Compare these files field, select the cmos.bin line and click on Remove.

    Figure: Backup file configuration dialog, Comparison of the cmos.bin file

  10. Exclude the line that contains the timestamp of the system.sys file: Go to the field Compare these files these files and click Configure comparator.

    Figure: Backup file configuration dialog, Comparison of *.SYS files

  11. In the Exclude lines from comparison field, enter the following text: TOTAL : 2???/??/?? ??:??,?????:??'??.

    Figure: Comparison configuration dialog, exclude rows from comparison

  12. Click OK.

  13. Save your changes.
  14. Click Execute selected jobs once.
  15. Open the UserClient, open the Jobs tab and select the job.
  16. In the Job results area, select the backup you want to copy.
  17. Click on Copy version to directory in the ribbon.
  18. Select the working directory of your component as the destination and select Next.

  19. Click on Replace and copy.

    Warning

    If you click Delete contents then copy, you will delete the CMOS.bin file.

  20. Open the Home tab in the menu bar.

  21. Click on Create new version.
  22. Click on Check-In.