A S S e r i e s O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l7 - 677.5 Introduction to the CARD UtilityThe AS Series CPU modules include SDHC slots, and you can back up and restore module data with amemory card. ISPSoft includes the CARD Utility for the AS Series CPU modules. With this utility, you can backup and restore data in an AS Series CPU module or backup and restore an ISPSoft project. The backup caninclude the program code, parameter settings, hardware configuration, and network configuration, as well asthe values in the devices in an AS series CPU module. Refer to Section 7.7.1 in the Operation Manual for moreinformation about the specifications and usage of SDHC cards with AS Series CPU modules.The list below describes the functions supported by the CARD Utility, including a flowchart. If you export data from an AS Series CPU module as a backup file (*.dup), you can save the exported datain the memory card in the module or in a folder on the computer. You can also decide whether to back up thevalues in the devices in the AS Series CPU module. If you export an ISPSoft project for an AS Series CPU module as a backup file (*.dup), you can only save theexported ISPSoft project in a folder in the computer. You can see data such as register editing (*.dvl), devicestatus editing (*.dvb), file register editing (*.wft) for the AS Series as values in the device and back them up.You can put a memory card with the backup file into the AS series CPU module. You can copy a backup file(*.dup) saved on the computer into the AS series CPU module connected to the computer, or restore thebackup file to an ISPSoft project. If you choose to restore the backup file to an ISPSoft project, the systemautomatically skips the values in the devices and the hardware configuration in the backup file. If you restore the backup file (*.dup) from the PC to an ISPSoft project for an AS Series CPU module, youcan also restore data such as register editing (*.dvl), device status editing (*.dvb), and file register editing(*.wft) for the AS Series.