### Downloading to controllers If you make any of the following changes, you must download the new data from the WebCTRL® application to the affected controllers.
In the WebCTRL® interface | Change or reload a control program Change or reload a driver Change a schedule NOTE A schedule change automatically downloads unless you uncheck Automatically download schedules on each change on the My Settings page. Change a touchscreen or BACview® file Check or uncheck a .view file's Included in download option
In SiteBuilder | Add a device Add equipment Change or reload a control program Set an object instance Change or reload a driver Assign or unassign equipment Check or uncheck a .view file's Included in download option
The WebCTRL® application automatically marks the affected controllers as requiring a download. You can download these controllers from the Downloads page or Properties page for the controller, the equipment, or a microblock. When the WebCTRL® application marks a controller for download, it determines what information needs to be downloaded based on the type of information that changed. See Download Options. NOTES A property change in the WebCTRL® interface is automatically downloaded to the controller. If the download fails, the controller is added to the Downloads page with the reason for the failure. To see who downloaded a controller last, go to the Network tree, select the controller, then do one of the following: Go to Reports > Network > Controller Status, then click Run. View Downloaded by on the Properties page. Click Module Status on the Properties page.
Click for details below Download Options To download from the Downloads page To download from a Properties page If a controller fails to download
#### Download Options When the WebCTRL® application marks a controller for download, it determines what information needs to be downloaded based on the type of information that changed. Below are the options that can be downloaded.
This option... | Downloads...
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All Content | • The names and executable portion of the driver and control programs • The names and full content of Equipment Touch and BACview® files • The names of any .view files that are marked to be included in a download • Parameters • Schedules NOTE An All Content download also: • Synchronizes the controller's time to the WebCTRL® server. • Overwrites trends in the controller. • Restarts the controller.
Only Schedules | All schedules that are not set for automatic download
Only Parameters | All editable properties
Only BBMDs | BBMD tables (.bdt file) that you have updated but have not yet written to the controller
NOTES An All Content download clears trend, history, and alarm data from the affected controllers. At the beginning of the download process, trends that have the Trend Historian enabled are saved to the system database. You can choose to have the All Content option download the full source files. On the WebCTRL® Network tree, select a controller, then enable Download Source Files on the Properties page.
- #### To download from the Downloads page The Downloads page shows any controllers that the WebCTRL® application marked for download. But if needed, you can add other controllers to the list. To download: On the Network tree, select an item to download controllers at and below that item. Click Downloads. Click to the left of a Location to see controllers that require a download. Optional: To add controllers to the list: Click Add. Select the controller(s). NOTE Use Ctrl+click or Shift+click to select multiple controllers. Select a Download Option. Click Add, then click Close. Select the controllers that you want to download. NOTES Use Ctrl+click, Shift+click, or the Select All checkbox to select multiple controllers. A network's controllers download in the order shown. To change the order, select a controller(s), then drag and drop or click Move to Top or Move to Bottom. EXCEPTION If a controller's router requires a download, it will download first regardless of its position on the Download page. Click Start. NOTES Click Hold to stop pending downloads. Active downloads cannot be stopped. Up to 5 routers can download simultaneously. A controller is removed from the list when its download is complete. Icons in the Tasks column indicate the following:
  | Active—The WebCTRL® application is downloading to the controller.
  | Pending—You initiated the download, and the controller is waiting for its turn to download.
  | Failed—The download failed. See If a controller fails to download.
  | On Hold—Indicates either of the following: • The controller requires a download • You clicked Hold to stop a pending download.
Click in the upper left-hand corner to view a log of download activity in the current session. Copy to Clipboard lets you copy the text to paste it into another application. To remove an item from the download list, right-click the item, then select Remove selected tasks.
#### To download from a Properties page If a controller requires a download, a red download message and a Download button appear at the top of the Properties page for the controller, the equipment, or a microblock. Click the button to start the download. Downloading from the Properties page downloads All Content to the controller.
#### If a controller fails to download A controller that fails to download appears on the Downloads page with this icon . Review the reason for the failure: Hold your cursor over the failed task to see hover text giving the reason. Click in the upper left-hand corner of the page to see information on all failed downloads. Copy to Clipboard lets you copy the text to paste it into another application. Correct the problem that caused the failure. Select the controller on the Downloads page, then click Start.