Upload and save a runtime application

Use the
Upload Runtime Application
 wizard to transfer a runtime application from an HMI device to a computer. Perform the transfer if the .VPD project file no longer exists on the computer that is running
View Designer
. This allows making further changes to the project and downloading the project to the HMI device again.
IMPORTANT:
Runtime applications contain a .vpd extension. Downloading a file without a .vpd extension to an HMI device is not supported.
To upload and save a runtime application:
  1. On the
    Menu
    bar, click
    Communications > Upload
     to start the
    Upload Runtime Application
    wizard.
  2. In the
    HMI Device Path
     box on the
    HMI Device Location
     page, select the IP address of the HMI device containing the runtime application:
    • Click the arrow to select a previously used path.
    • Click
      Browse
      ST5K_Project_Properties_Browse_button.jpg and select the HMI device.
  3. Click
    Upload
    . The
    HMI Device Location
     page displays the progress of the upload process.
    • If a problem exists, an error message displays at the point it occurred and the process stops. Resolve all of the errors before uploading the runtime application.
  4. When the upload is complete, click
    Save
    .
  5. In the
    Project File
     box on the
    Save
    page, select the location to save the file:
    • Click
      Browse
      ST5K_Project_Properties_Browse_button.jpg to navigate to the location.
    • Type the path in the
      Project File
       box.
  6. Click
    Save
    .
  7. When
    Finished
    is selected to indicate the process is complete, click
    Close
    .
    TIP:
    The first time using the
    Upload Runtime Application
     wizard, the
    HMI Device Path
     box is blank. On subsequent use of the wizard, the
    HMI Device Path
     defaults to the most recent IP address that was used successfully.
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