Firmware Update - Siemens S7-1200 System Manual

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Firmware update

You can use a memory card for performing a firmware update. Alternative methods include

using the module information page (Page 616) of the Web server to perform a firmware

update, or using the online and diagnostic functions of STEP 7 to perform a firmware update

(Page 791). This chapter explains the method that uses a memory card.

Protect memory card and receptacle from electrostatic discharge

Electrostatic discharge can damage the memory card or the receptacle on the CPU.

Make contact with a grounded conductive pad and/or wear a grounded wrist strap

whenever you handle the memory card. Store the memory card in a conductive container.

You use a memory card when downloading firmware updates from customer support

(http://www.siemens.com/automation/). From this Web site, navigate to Automation

Technology > Automation Systems > SIMATIC Industrial Automation Systems > PLC >

Modular controllers SIMATIC S7 > SIMATIC S7-1200. From there continue navigating to the

specific type of module that you need to update. Under "Support", click the link for "Software

Downloads" to proceed.

Alternatively, you can access the S7-1200 downloads Web page

(http://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/view/en/34612486/133100) directly.

You cannot update an S7-1200 CPU V3.0 or earlier to S7-1200 V4.0 by firmware update.

Do not use the Windows formatter utility or any other formatting utility to reformat the

memory card.

If a Siemens memory card is reformatted using the Microsoft Windows formatter utility, then

the memory card will no longer be usable by a S7-1200 CPU.

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PLC concepts

4.5 Using a memory card