You can transfer data between a LOGO! Base Module and LOGO!Soft Comfort with the Transfer menu commands.
Prerequisites
To transfer data between the LOGO! Base Module and the LOGO!Soft Comfort, you must configure a communication interface.
Whenever you select a menu command in this menu, LOGO!Soft Comfort displays the Interface dialog. Use this dialog to establish communication between the LOGO! Base Module and LOGO!Soft Comfort.
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The first time when you establish communication between LOGO!Soft Comfort and LOGO! 8.3 Base Module, a window appears for your to choose whether to trust LOGO! 8.3 product root CA. If you select "Yes", it continues the connection process; if you select "No", the connection fails. After you choose not to trust LOGO! 8.3 product root CA, every time you try to connect LSC to LOGO! 8.3 BM, you will be reminded by a window that LOGO! 8.3 product root CA is not trusted and LOGO! 8.3 device is not accessible. You can change the option of whether to trust LOGO! 8.3 product root CA in Tools -> Options: Certificate. |
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For the data transfer, the LOGO! Base Module must not be in RUN mode or editing mode. |
Transfer through LOGO! PC Cable (0BA6 and prior only)
For the data transfer through LOGO! PC Cable, you need to manually choose LOGO! Cable as the communication interface, and set the LOGO! COM port in the drop-down box.
Transfer through Ethernet (0BA7 and later only)
If you select Ethernet for the communication, you can either choose a target IP address from the accessible LOGO! list or enter a known IP address.
You can also store the LOGO! information in the address book in case you need to use them in the future.
Perform the following steps to detect a valid LOGO! Base Module automatically.
Click "①" on the above screen to show the address book.
Enter the IP address of the LOGO! Base Module.
Keep the default subnet address of "255.255.255.0" unchanged.
Enter the correct gateway IP address. Make sure you have completed this step if your LOGO! Base Module is in the same LAN (Local Area Network or not).
Save the item in your address book.
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For LOGO! 8.2 and earlier versions BM connection, you must enter correct IP address and select correct network adapter. For LOGO! 8.3 and later versions BM connection, you only need to enter correct IP address and LSC will try all listed network adapters. |
You can click
to acquire the new accessible LOGO! Base Module 0BA8.
LOGO!Soft Comfort saves the scanned LOGO! Base Modules to the accessible LOGO! list for future use.
Transfer through Dynamic DNS (0BA7 and later only)
If you select Dynamic DNS for the communication, you can enter a known URL address or click the arrow in the URL textbox to recall an URL address you entered before:
You must configure your router in order to access the LOGO! Base Module through dynamic DNS. Make sure you have completed the following settings before connection:
The remote LOGO! Base Module has a valid dynamic DNS account for routing.
The local router has added the dynamic DNS of the remote LOGO! Base Module as a HTTP virtual server.
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LOGO! 0BA8 devices (6ED1052‑xxxxx‑0BA8 and 6ED1052‑xxx08‑0BA0) communicate with a remote LOGO! Base Module with TCP protocol through private port 8080. LOGO! 0BA8 devices (6ED1052‑xxx08‑0BA1) communicate with a remote LOGO! Base Module with HTTPS protocol through private port 8443. |
Connection test
After you select the desired connection interface, you can test the connection in the same dialog.
Click "①" on the following screen to check if the connection is ready.
The grey connection line turns green and you see a check mark icon above the line if your connection is successful.
You can also copy your circuit programs to the SD card in the above screen.
Menu commands overview
The Tools → Transfer menu contains the following menu commands: