Requirements For The Upgrade; Set Up The Working Environment For The Sinumerik Software Update Tool; Prepare Usb Flash Drive With Data Structure - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

Requirements for the upgrade

3.1 Set up the working environment for the SINUMERIK software update
tool.
The following steps to set up the working environment have to be performed in order to execute
the SINUMERIK Software Update Tool:
● Prepare USB stick with data structure
● Insert the USB stick into the NCU
● Prepare operation with PC mouse
3.2

Prepare USB flash drive with data structure

In order to use the SINUMERIK Software Update Tool, you need a USB stick or a bootable
USB stick (service stick) from which you can execute the tool.
To set up the USB stick, proceed as follows:
1. Format the USB stick to FAT32.
2. Copy the following files to the USB stick:
– Required tools (*.usz files) to the root directory
– NC SW files for a SW update (*.tgz files) to the root directory or to a user-defined
Example of a data structure on a USB stick:
You will find the following data on the USB stick shown as an example:
● Multiple tools (*.usz files)
● Three data backup folders ("CF-...")
● A folder with CNC software, *.tgz file ("CNCSW_STD040703...")
Figure 3-1
SINUMERIK Software Update Tool
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subfolder
Data structure of the USB stick
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