Maintenance

Updating PLC System Executives in a 984 HSBY System

Updating PLC

Bit 12 in the Hot Standby command register can be set to 1 to facilitate an executive

System

upgrade while one of the controllers in the Hot Standby system continues to operate

Executives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION

 

 

 

 

 

Overriding the Safety Checking Protection Hazard

 

 

Setting bit 12 to 1 overrides the safety checking protections between

 

 

the Primary and Standby controllers in your Hot Standby system. It is

 

 

important to reset the bit to 0 as soon as the executive upgrade

 

 

operation is complete.

 

 

Failure to follow this precaution can result in injury or equipment

 

 

damage.

 

 

 

 

Even if it is possible to have this command register parameter be prepared for this

 

operation, it is strongly recommended not to have it set by configuration extension

 

and to set it only when needed. To do this, you can either use a Zoom screen on a

 

CHS instruction block in ladder logic or call up the Hot Standby command register

 

in the Reference Data Editor (RDE).

Upgrading the

 

 

If you want to access the command register via a Zoom screen, make sure that a

PLC executives

CHS instruction has been inserted in ladder logic before the system is powered up.

while Hot

While the Hot Standby system is running, connect to the Primary controller with

Standby system

Concept. Go to the LL984 Editor and call up the Zoom screen when having the CHS

is running

instruction inserted.

 

 

 

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