CIT’s Programmer application enables you to clone parameter values from one device to another. When you clone a device, you create a custom menu to store the parameter values, then flash the menu onto other devices.

Note: The device being cloned and the devices being cloned to must have identical Node IDs.

To clone parameter values, take the following steps:

1. Go to Launchpad.

2. If CIT is not connected to the CAN bus, select Communication » Connect or click .

3. Select the device node for the device whose settings will be cloned.

   It is critical that you select the device node and not the system node. To ensure that the device node was selected, in the next few steps you'll save the custom menu, then validate that the menu was saved to the device node.

4. Open Programmer.

5. Select File » Save.

6. In the Save Project Menu dialog, specify the custom menu name and an optional description.

7. Click OK.

8. Validate that the custom menu was created for the device node by taking the following steps:

   1. Go to Launchpad.

   2. Select Project » Project Explorer.

   3. Expand the device’s node. You should see a leaf node that consists of the string menu_name.cmnu, with menu_name being the custom menu’s name.

      The following example shows that the motor controller device contains a custom menu named “Clone Menu” (Clone Menu.cmnu):

      

      
      If the device node does not contain the custom menu, the menu probably was saved to the system node or a different device node. If this occurs, check the other nodes to find the menu, delete the menu, then repeat this procedure.

   4. Click OK to return to Launchpad.

   5. Go to Programmer.

9. Select Tools » Read Project Values from Device. CIT sets the parameters’ project values to the values found on the device. These are the values that will be cloned.

10. Select File » Save.

11. Close Programmer.

12. Select Communication » Disconnect or click .

13. Remove the device from the CAN bus, then add the device to which the values will be cloned.

14. Select Communication » Connect or click .

15. Select the device node for the device.

16. Click the Programmer button.

17. Select File » Open Project Menu.

18. Select the custom menu, then click OK.

19. Select Tools » Write Project Values to Device. This sets the device’s parameter values to the project values stored in the custom menu.

Use the Package and Flash application to package the custom menu into an application and then flash the menu onto the device. When you package, select the custom menu. In the following example, a custom menu named “Clone Menu” is being packaged: