American Dynamics MegaPower CPU ADMPCPU User Manual

MEGAPOWER CPU 

8200-0421-03, REV. G 

ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE 

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11.  Choose one of the following: 

•  If you want to enable user logins, go to the 

section, Adding a User Login, on page 21. 

•  If you do not want to enable user logins, your 

system is ready to use. 

Note: You must save a new configuration file to your 
PC before EASY CPU allows you to write to the 
MegaPower CPU. 

To create a new configuration file, do the following: 

1. Click File on the main screen. 

2. Click New in the dropdown menu bar. 

3.  Using the configuring information throughout this 

guide, set up your system configuration. 

4.  When you have completed your configuration, 

click File on the main screen. 

5. Click Save or Save As… in the dropdown menu 

bar. 

6.  Navigate through the Save or Save As… dialog 

box to a desired folder, and enter an appropriate 
file name for your configuration. 

7. Click Save to save the file. The file is saved to 

your PC. 

8. Click File on the main screen. 

9. Click Write in the dropdown menu bar. The Write 

to MPCPU and/or Save Configuration To File 
dialog box appears (Figure 46). 

 

10.  In the section labeled MPCPU A and/or B must be 

specified in Sys => Options, choose one or both 
of the following checkboxes depending on 
whether you have a single MPCPU configuration 
or both MPCPUs in a dual hotswitch 
configuration: 

•  MPCPU A: When checked, the configuration 

is written to the indicated IP address, which is 

defined in the System – Options dialog box. 
This IP address is read-only in Figure 46. 
When unchecked, the configuration is not 
written to the indicated IP address. 

•  MPCPU B: When checked, the configuration 

is written to the indicated IP address, which is 
defined in the System – Options dialog box. 
This IP address is read-only in Figure 46. 
When unchecked, the configuration is not 
written to the indicated IP address. 

Note: If both MPCPU IP addresses are the same, 
a message box will appear stating that the 
configuration will only be written once to the IP 
address. 

11.  In the Site No./Name specified in Sys => Options 

section, the Site No. and Site Name fields are for 
reference only and cannot be changed in this 
dialog box. They are defined in the System – 
Options dialog box. 

12.  In the section labeled Config File Save and 

Backup Options, choose one or both of the 
following checkboxes: 

•  Save To File: When checked, the configuration 

is saved to the path and filename shown in the 
associated field. You can change the 
path/filename by clicking the Browse button on 
the right and navigating to the path/filename of 
your choice in the dropdown list. When 
unchecked, the configuration is not saved. 

•  Backup File: When checked, the configuration 

is backed up to the path and filename shown in 
the associated field. You can change the 
path/filename by clicking the Browse button on 
the right and navigating to the path/filename of 
your choice in the dropdown list. When 
unchecked, the configuration is not saved to 
the backup file. 

13. Click the Write Configuration To Selected 

MPCPUs and/or Files button to begin writing the 
configuration data into the CPU, or Cancel to 
close the dialog box without writing the 
configuration data.