American Dynamics ADMPCPU User Manual

MEGAPOWER CPU 

8200-0421-03, REV. G 

ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE 

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•  Time Format – Select a Time Format by 

clicking either Standard Format (12-hr., a.m. 
and p.m. display) or Military Format (24-hr. 
display). 

•  Default MPCPU IP Address –Set the default 

IP address used for write/read operations if no 
IP address is specified as CPU A and CPU B 
in the System – Options screen. 

•  Default Config File Save and Backup Paths 

−  Check To Enable Writing Config File By 

Default in File => Write – When this 
checkbox is checked, the File => Write 
dialog Save To File checkbox also will be 
checked when a Write operation is invoked. 

−  Default Config Save To Dir – Specify a 

path to the default directory to which 
configuration files will be saved when 
invoking File => Write with a new MPCPU 
configuration. Use the Browse button on 
the right side of the path field to help define 
the path. 

−  Check To Enable Writing Backup File By 

Default in File => Write – When this 
checkbox is checked, the File => Write 
dialog Backup File checkbox also will be 
checked when a Write operation is invoked. 

−  Default Backup Config File Dir – Specify a 

path to the default directory to which backup 
files will be archived when invoking File => 
Write. Use the Browse button on the right 
side of the path field to help define the path. 

3. Click OK to save your preferences or Cancel to 

close the dialog box without saving your 
preferences. 

4.  Close and restart EASY CPU for your change to 

take effect. The Main Screen (Figure 52 on 
page 23) appears in the selected language. 

To view the configuration file properties, do the 
following: 

1. Click File on the main screen. 

2. Click Properties… in the dropdown menu bar. 

The Config File Properties screen (Figure 40) 
displays information about the currently open 
configuration file. 

Note: If your configuration file was created prior 
to EASY CPU Version 2.00, it is designated as a 
Version 1.00 file and the Properties screen does 
not contain any information other than the version 
number and a note on how to convert a Version 
1.00 file to a Version 2.00 file. 

 

3. Click OK to exit this screen. 

EASY CPU allows you to save system configurations 
on your hard drive. You can do this either before or 
after transferring new configurations to the 
MegaPower CPU. However, any configuration you 
save to your hard drive must be transferred (written) 
from the hard drive to the CPU before it will take 
effect in the system. 

To save configuration data on your hard drive: 

1. Click File on the main screen. 

2. Click Save in the dropdown menu bar if you are 

planning to overwrite the existing file or Save As 
if you are planning to create a new file. 

3. If Save As, navigate through the Save As dialog 

to a desired folder and enter a file name. 

4. Click Save to save and close the file.