Yes — Smart Breeze is specifically built to restore previous PLC settings quickly after an incident.

In industrial environments, unexpected issues such as crashes, incorrect parameter changes, power interruptions, or software faults can lead to production downtime.

Smart Breeze helps operators and engineers restore the last known stable configuration within seconds.

When restore is used

A restore is typically used in situations such as:

• unexpected PLC crash

• machine restart with lost settings

• incorrect manual parameter changes

• failed maintenance adjustments

• software updates causing issues

• recipe or batch values overwritten

Instead of manually re-entering values, teams can restore a previously saved version.

How the restore process works

1. Select a previous backup

All backups are stored with a timestamp and version history.

This makes it easy to select the exact moment you want to restore.

For example:

• before maintenance

• before a software update

• last working shift

• last production run

2. Review the saved values

Before restoring, operators can review the stored values and settings.

This gives full visibility into what will be written back to the PLC environment.

Typical examples include:

• setpoints

• temperature limits

• speed values

• operating modes

• batch parameters

• alarm thresholds

3. Restore to the PLC

Once confirmed, Smart Breeze writes the saved values back to the PLC via OPC.

The restore process is fast and designed to minimize production downtime.

In many cases, this allows the line to resume operation much faster than manual troubleshooting.

Example use case

Imagine a machine speed setting is accidentally changed during a shift.

The line starts producing faulty output.

Instead of spending time searching for the previous value, the operator can simply restore the last stable backup from earlier that day.

This reduces downtime and prevents further production loss.

Why this is valuable

Fast restore is one of the most important features for factories where every minute of downtime matters.

Smart Breeze helps:

• reduce downtime

• prevent manual errors

• speed up recovery

• reduce dependency on individual engineers

• maintain production continuity