Maintenance and service 5.3 Performing a software and firmware update
Note
Retain data can be backed up with SIMOTION SCOUT; see SIMOTION SCOUT Configuration Manual or Online Help. See also Section User memory concept (Page 35).
Procedure
The following procedure describes how to perform the upgrade:
1.Switch off the power supply to the D410.
2.Remove the CompactFlash Card from SIMOTION D410 and insert it into the CompactFlash Card adaptor of your PC.
3.Open Windows Explorer. The CompactFlash Card must be visible as removable data volume Windows Explorer under an arbitrary drive letter.
4.If generating a backup copy of your data on the CompactFlash card (_saveunitdataset) using your own application: Save the "...\USER\SIMOTION\USER_DIR\UPP\UNITDS" folder to the CompactFlash Card using the Card Reader tool and Windows Explorer on the PC / programming device.
5.Delete all the data from the CompactFlash Card.
6.Unpack the file delivered to you on the CompactFlash Card. Always maintain the file structure when setting up the unpacking tool.
7.Copy the folder saved in step 4 back to the appropriate folder structure on the CF card.
8.Remove the CompactFlash Card from the CompactFlash Card adaptor of your programming device / PC.
9.Insert the CF card into the D410.
10.Switch on power to the D410. The new firmware is loaded from the CompactFlash Card to the SIMOTION D410 module.
Note
The license key is stored in the "KEYS" directory on the CF card. For the initial startup of the SIMOTION device, as of Kernel Version V4.1, the license key is saved in the boot sector of the CF card. The license key in the boot sector cannot be deleted by an operation action. The license key remains saved even by formatting the CF card or rewriting the boot loader.
If the license key is no longer present on the card, for example, as the result of deleting the "KEYS" directory, it will be written again during the startup of the SIMOTION device from the boot sector into the "KEYS" directory. The license key can be changed at any time, for example, by relicensing. At the next startup, the license key will be saved again in the boot sector.
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