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Reading Project Sources from the Controller

When writing the project image to the controller, the project sources can be included into the transmission and stored on the controller. For that purpose, select one of the following 'Write... (with sources)' commands. Once stored on the controller, they can be read and loaded into PLCnext Engineer as follows.

Note
Loading the project sources from the controller overwrites the currently open project. Save any modifications in the current project, if required, prior to performing the following steps.

Note
Reading project sources from the controller is not supported by all controller types. Possibly, the 'Read project sources' icon described here is not available in the Cockpit of your controller.

  1. Double-click the controller node in the PLANT, to open its properties in the editors area.
  2. In the editors area, open the 'Cockpit' editor.
  3. Establish a communication connection between PLCnext Engineer and the controller by clicking the following 'Cockpit' toolbar icon:

    After connecting to the controller, diagnostic information is displayed in the 'Cockpit'.
    In the 'Project information' section, the name of the project is visible.

  4. On the 'Cockpit' toolbar, click the 'Read project sources' icon:

    The icon is only active if project sources are stored on the controller.

  5. A dialog appears showing the name of the project stored on the controller.
    If desired, modify the destination file name and path to which the read project sources will be stored:
    • Click the browse button '...' beside the folder path.
    • Select a directory and modify the project name.

      After clicking 'OK', the data transfer is started.
      If the currently open project has not yet been saved, you are prompted to save or discard changes before opening the project read from the controller.

  6. After completing the data transfer, the loaded project is opened in PLCnext Engineer and can be edited.