Installing Software With The Pcu Installer - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Commissioning Manual

4.8.4

Installing software with the PCU Installer

Precondition
● The PCU Installer is activated
● The setup directories to be used are empty
● If you want to install multiple setup packages one after the other, you have defined
Procedure
To make the PCU Installer accessible to setup packages, proceed as follows:
1. Copy the setup packages to be installed into the setup directories. Copy each setup
Result
Installation of the setup packages is started as soon as an administrator logs on during the
PCU 50.5 boot or the Service Desktop is started under the logged-on administrator.
As soon as setup is completed or ended, a log file is saved to the setup directory. A general
log file is stored to log directory:
C:\ProgramData\Siemens\MotionControl\User\System\Log\PCUInstaller.log
Note
Troubleshooting for incorrect installation routines
If completion of an installation requires a reboot but installation cannot be completed after
the reboot, the Service Desktop is not started.
In this case, restart the PCU 50.5 in protected mode to prevent the PCU Installer from
starting. (to start in protected mode, press F8 repeatedly during booting until a selection
menu opens.)
Then reconfigure the PCU Installer or remove the setup packages.
PCU Base Software (IM10)
Commissioning Manual, 03/2013, 6FC5397-1DP40-3BA1
See: Activate PCU Installer (Page 51)
multiple setup directories in the configuration file
package into a separate directory.
Installing and configuring updates and automation software
4.9 Migration
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